Thinking of doing a fasting for 7 hrs. Need help

Abram86

I want to do a 7 hour fast but I don't know where to start. I want to burn up the past few days food that have yet to digest so I can lose more weight. Can I drink green tea throughout? Or is only water allowed? Am I allowed to take protein shakes? I need advice.

Mcgrawhaha

I fast for more than 7+ hours every night.

majasmi

you would need to do more than 7 hours. more like 18-24 hours.

edit: you can drink water, green tea and coffee and other very low calorie drinks. no protein shakes.

Abram86

you would need to do more than 7 hours. more like 18-24 hours.

Hmm I would have to do it on the two days I'm off of work

Achrya

7 hours=going to sleep at night?

Or do you mean 7 hours on top of your normal sleep schedule, so more like 14-16 hours? I assume you mean this. anywho.

I want to do a 7 hour fast but I don't know where to start. I want to burn up the past few days food that have yet to digest so I can lose more weight. Can I drink green tea throughout? Or is only water allowed? Am I allowed to take protein shakes? I need advice.

I'm pretty sure protein shakes would be a no, what with the calories and nutrition and all. Water and unsweetened tea are probably fine.

farway

I want to do a 7 hour fast but I don't know where to start. I want to burn up the past few days food that have yet to digest so I can lose more weight. Can I drink green tea throughout? Or is only water allowed? Am I allowed to take protein shakes? I need advice.

As pointed out, most fast overnight anyway

Strictly speaking a fast is nil by mouth, but water or green tea are not calorie laden, so would do, protein shake seems defeating the object of a fast to me

chrisdavey

maybe thinking about this? www.leangains.com

longer than 7hours

Abram86

7 hours=going to sleep at night?

Or do you mean 7 hours on top of your normal sleep schedule, so more like 14-16 hours? I assume you mean this. anywho.

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I want to do a 7 hour fast but I don't know where to start. I want to burn up the past few days food that have yet to digest so I can lose more weight. Can I drink green tea throughout? Or is only water allowed? Am I allowed to take protein shakes? I need advice.

I'm pretty sure protein shakeis would be a no, what with the calories and nutrition and all. Water and unsweetened tea are probably fine.

Yes I meant 7 hrs on top of my 8 he sleep

jennifer_417

I usually drink lots of water and the occasional other 0 calorie drink.

Mcgrawhaha

I eat my last meal at about 7pm, and I do not eat again until 12 noon the following day. I eat all my calories in a 7 hour window. works fine, im never starving! NOTE: I DO DRINK MY COFFEE BEFORE 12 NOON!

farway

Depending on your outlook / health etc you could check out 5.2 diet, there are some groups on here

eat normally 5 days out of seven reduced calories for 2 days

the normal eating means just that, not stuffing face full of cake, burgers and chocolate, reduced cal days are 600 for a male, choose days to suit your lifestyle

MyJourney1960

I want to do a 7 hour fast but I don't know where to start. I want to burn up the past few days food that have yet to digest so I can lose more weight. Can I drink green tea throughout? Or is only water allowed? Am I allowed to take protein shakes? I need advice.

what is a 7 hour fast? isn't that just "not eating between lunch and dinner"? or something like that? a fast is more like a day at a time where you don't eat (and drink) anything. (and even that doesn't really help with weight loss, as one whose religion dictates two 25-hour fast days a year and a few shorter ones).

I am not sure what you are expecting to get from this. *not eating anything* doesn't always help in weight loss - if you are trying to compensate for eating badly over the past few days then start NOW by making healthy and sensible food choices. Drink a lot of water, exercise, and eat at the proper deficit.

laurynwithawhy

True fasting would just be water, but it's your party man you can make up your rules however works best for you. A few years ago I had success with only eating at one time in the day, which was about a 16 hour fast (8hrs of sleep, 8 hrs of awake time). Just be sure not to over-do it when it's time to eat.

sdonovan4

I am doing a 3 day reboot with just vegetables and fruits from my juicer. check out www.rebootwithjoe.com I did the 10 day when i first started my weightloss goals.

shed50kg

I can not see the point in fasting. Once you start to eat as normal then any weight you lost would just come back?

chrisdavey

I can not see the point in fasting. Once you start to eat as normal then any weight you lost would just come back?

not correct. Depends on total macros consumed. And for many of us, we fast every day.

Mokey41

You won't burn up overeating by fasting for 7 hours. You won't even come close to emptying the waste from your gut. Just carry on as you normally do and be more careful about what you eat next time. Fasting isn't a magic cure for over eating.

kit_katty

You won't burn up overeating by fasting for 7 hours. You won't even come close to emptying the waste from your gut. Just carry on as you normally do and be more careful about what you eat next time. Fasting isn't a magic cure for over eating.

Agreed!