Day 1 - Transitioning into Fasting Mode: Your body begins shifting into a fasting state, activating fat-burning processes and initiating preparation for cellular clean-up.
Day 2 - Accelerated Fat Burning and Ketogenesis: Fat burning intensifies, triggering the onset of ketogenesis (ketone production). By the end of the day, your body may enter ketosis, marking a significant metabolic change.
Day 3 - Cellular Clean-Up through Autophagy: Autophagy, the body’s cellular clean-up process, is in full swing. Fat burning and the production and use of ketones continue to escalate.
Day 4 - Cellular Renewal in Progress: Cellular repair and renewal are underway, accompanied by sustained fat burning. You’re nearing the finish line.
Day 5 and 6 - Renewal and Transformation: As the fast concludes, cellular renewal persists, leaving lasting benefits beyond the fasting period.
Essentially, the variation between the 3-day and 6-day fasting experience is the length of time the body is held in the fasting state. That’s not a recommendation to stay there longer than 6 days. Still, it could be the difference between your motivation to undertake a more extended fasting period to leverage the process a little more.