September 2025 Fasting Journey
Posted by Mira on September 3, 2025 in stories
In the past, I’ve experienced hair thinning and spotting, and I stumbled upon the book Fast Like A Girl. It mentioned that not fasting according to the menstrual cycle may cause these symptoms. I want to give this approach a try and see how it helps.
Contents
- Plan for September
- Day 1: September 3
- Day 2: September 4
- Day 3: September 5
- Day 4: September 6
- Day 5: September 7
- Day 6: September 8
- Day 7: September 9
- Day 8: September 10
- Day 9: September 11
- Day 10: September 12
- Day 11: September 13
- Day 12: September 14
- Day 13: September 15
- Day 14: September 16
- Day 15: September 17
- Day 16: September 18
- Day 17: September 19
- Day 18: September 20
- Day 19: September 21
- Day 20: September 22
- Day 21: September 23
- Day 22: September 24
- Day 23: September 25
- Day 24: September 26
- Day 25: September 27
- Day 26: September 28
- Day 27: September 29
- Day 28: September 30
- Day 29: October 1
- Day 30: October 2
Plan for September
Variables to Track
- Length of fasting
- Carb intake
- Symptoms: hair thinning, spotting, energy levels
Fasting Phases
I’ll start with an advanced reset fast as recommended in the book, since I had fasting experiences in the past. Also, count the fast towards the cycle day when it started.
Power Phase 1 (Ketobiotic foods)
- Days 1–5: Intermittent fasting (15 hours)
- Day 6: Gut-reset fast (24 hours)
- Days 7–10: Autophagy fasting (17 hours)
Manifestation Phase (Hormone feasting foods)
- Days 11–15: Intermittent fasting (15 hours)
Power Phase 2 (Ketobiotic foods)
- Day 16: Gut-reset fast (24 hours)
- Days 17–19: Autophagy fasting (17 hours)
Nurture Phase (Hormone feasting foods)
- Days 20–30: Intermittent fasting (13 hours)
Foods
Ketobiotic foods
- Carbs < 50g
- Protein < 75g
- Fats > 60% of total calories
Hormone feasting foods
- Carbs < 150g (root vegetables and fruits)
- Protein < 50g
- Fats as desired
Cycle Start
- My cycle this month began September 2 (evening) with initial signs of bleeding.
- I’ll begin recording on September 3 as Day 1.
- The 3 days before Day 1, I did not fast to support progesterone production.
Day 1: September 3
- Fasting goal: 15h intermittent
- Food type: Ketobiotic
- Actual Fasting Time: 13h (6pm → 7am)
- Carbs: 1 banana
- Symptoms/Notes: no hair loss, clean-cut bleeding, no prolonged spotting period
Day 2: September 4
- Fasting goal: 15h intermittent
- Food type: Ketobiotic
- Actual Fasting Time: 15.5h (7:15pm → 10:45am)
- Carbs: 2 slices of watermelon
- Symptoms/Notes: medium flow (good), joint stiffness (bad)
Day 3: September 5
- Fasting goal: 15h intermittent
- Food type: Ketobiotic
- Actual Fasting Time: 15.5h (7:45pm → 11:15 am)
- Carbs:
- Symptoms/Notes: light flow already (good)
Day 4: September 6
- Fasting goal: 15h intermittent
- Food type: Ketobiotic
- Actual Fasting Time: 15h (7:20pm → 10:15 am)
- Carbs: 1 banana, watermelon
- Symptoms/Notes: light to zero flow (very good!)
Day 5: September 7
- Fasting goal: 15h intermittent
- Food type: Ketobiotic
- Actual Fasting Time: 17h (7:20pm → 12:30pm)
- Carbs: watermelon, banana
- Symptoms/Notes: bad sleep. Had flat white in the morning (in the middle of the fast)
Day 6: September 8
- Fasting goal: 24h gut-reset fast
- Food type: Ketobiotic
- Actual Fasting Time: ??h (6pm → ??)
- Carbs:
- Symptoms/Notes: Had butter at night to prepare the sleep and the long fast
Day 7: September 9
- Fasting goal: 17h autophagy
- Food type: Ketobiotic
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Day 8: September 10
- Fasting goal: 17h autophagy
- Food type: Ketobiotic
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Day 9: September 11
- Fasting goal: 17h autophagy
- Food type: Ketobiotic
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Day 10: September 12
- Fasting goal: 17h autophagy
- Food type: Ketobiotic
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Day 11: September 13
- Fasting goal: 15h intermittent
- Food type: Hormone-feasting
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Day 12: September 14
- Fasting goal: 15h intermittent
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Day 13: September 15
- Fasting goal: 15h intermittent
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Day 14: September 16
- Fasting goal: 15h intermittent
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Day 15: September 17
- Fasting goal: 15h intermittent
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Day 16: September 18
- Fasting goal: 24h gut-reset fast
- Food type: Ketobiotic
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Day 17: September 19
- Fasting goal: 17h autophagy
- Food type: Ketobiotic
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Day 18: September 20
- Fasting goal: 17h autophagy
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Day 19: September 21
- Fasting goal: 17h autophagy
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Day 20: September 22
- Fasting goal: 13h intermittent
- Food type: Hormone-feasting
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Day 21: September 23
- Fasting goal: 13h intermittent
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Day 22: September 24
- Fasting goal: 13h intermittent
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Day 23: September 25
- Fasting goal: 13h intermittent
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Day 24: September 26
- Fasting goal: 13h intermittent
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Day 25: September 27
- Fasting goal: 13h intermittent
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Day 26: September 28
- Fasting goal: 13h intermittent
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Day 27: September 29
- Fasting goal: 13h intermittent
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Day 28: September 30
- Fasting goal: 13h intermittent
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Day 29: October 1
- Fasting goal: 13h intermittent
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Day 30: October 2
- Fasting goal: 13h intermittent
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