Pattern Break

## Pattern Break

A pattern break is any action that interrupts an established routine forcefully enough to create a new starting point. In weight loss, the most common pattern breaks are extended fasts, strict elimination periods, or dramatic schedule changes.

FastNow uses a 60-hour water fast as its primary pattern break (Phase 1). The logic is structural: when you remove all food decisions for 60 hours, the old eating pattern has nothing to run on. Cravings still appear, but there is nothing to act on. Habits still fire, but there is no response available. By the time the fast ends, the automatic loop has been interrupted long enough to create genuine space.

Pattern breaks are not sustainable long-term — they are starting tools. Their value is in what comes after: the new structure (Phase 2 calorie deficit, Phase 3 walking) now has a clean surface to build on instead of fighting the old pattern from day one.