After more than 60 hours, the subject of my video changes. I start talking about meals I want to taste again: something from a restaurant, something my wife makes, something my mother prepares.

I am noticing how much affection lives inside food. The memory is not only a flavour. It is a person, their effort and the pleasure of sitting down to something they made.

That observation does not require anyone to fast. You can notice the same care while eating dinner tonight.

A meal is more than fuel

In the clip, I try to distinguish my wish to enjoy food from physical hunger. That describes how the feeling seemed to me; it is not proof that my body no longer needed nourishment.

The more interesting part is the specific memory. I do not say that I miss an abstract number of calories. I picture someone preparing a dish well. Food carries a relationship: somebody knows what you like, makes time and offers something you can receive.

What I was remembering. A person: My wife, my mother, someone who cooks well. A gesture: Time and effort spent preparing a meal. A meeting: The pleasure of sharing food again.
A reflection on this video’s memories, not a biological effect attributed to fasting.

Preparing to eat again

The second half of the video is practical. I say that I have handled the end of previous fasts poorly and want to prepare this time. I mention soup and watermelon as my intended foods.

Those choices are a record of my plan, not a medically checked refeeding protocol. A particular food does not guarantee safety after prolonged restriction. NICE’s clinical guidance assesses refeeding risk using nutritional history, weight change, blood electrolyte levels and other factors; high-risk patients need skilled professional care.[1]

The number in a video title cannot determine your individual risk. This article neither diagnoses me with refeeding syndrome nor gives a universal safe threshold. If you have been going without food for a prolonged period, especially with illness, medications or previous malnutrition, seek medical advice about returning to eating.

My earlier 24-hour update focuses on claims about the body. Here, the thing worth keeping is simpler: I am thinking about who feeds me and what their care means. The meal at the end of the series brings that social part back into view.

You do not need to earn a meal through deprivation. Appreciation can begin with the food already in front of you.

Sources and calculation notes

  • [1] NICE CG32, recommendations 1.4.6–1.4.7, updated 4 August 2017. Clinical risk assessment, not a home refeeding recipe.

  • “More than 60 hours” is the video’s self-report, not independently timed. The article preserves the personal account while separating it from medical advice.

  • Original video and thumbnail: Eduard Luta on TikTok. Published 2026-06-01. Research checked 27 September 2026.