I am starting a fast...any stories or tips?

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  • ayalowich
    ayalowich Posts: 242 Member
    put me in the don't do it camp. I know you can find a study for anything but ones I have seen show that people who fast or do extreme weight loss programs end up putting it all back on and usually more within 6-12 months.

    Be patient and try to eat properly, try for 10-15% less calories and exercise more. That is generic advice, but is what is tried and true and does work.
  • JessieMaeH82
    JessieMaeH82 Posts: 79 Member
    I tried yesterday and FAILED miserably! I BINGED when I got home. It was awful.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    Let us know how it goes!

    you wanna set up a placeholder for her "i lost 15lbs on a fast and gained it all back" thread, or should i?
  • l_clc
    l_clc Posts: 126 Member
    I did this when I was a teenager. My advice is don't do it, you really don't need to put yourself through that! I lost about 17lbs, but guess what? As soon as I started eating again I gained it all back. It's torture, you have no energy and it's not worth it. Eat sensibly...at a deficit and move more. The weight will come off and stay off :) Good luck!
  • DancingDreams1234
    DancingDreams1234 Posts: 165
    I have two friends who went on the lemonade diet, and it's pretty close to water fasting, and they both said it was not a pleasant experience. The mood swings, the hunger, the tiredness, the fact you can't concentrate. Eat healthy, it's not difficult.
  • wannabhealthy50
    wannabhealthy50 Posts: 67 Member
    Not a smart move, in my opinion. You will only lose water weight and as soon as you start to eat again, whether healthy choices or not, you will gain it all right back and be right back where you started. Start today by choosing to eat healthy foods, lean protein first, then vegetables, then fruits, then healthy carbs.
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    Honestly, I think doing stuff ike fasting is probably part of the reason you are yo-yo ing. Starving yourself is probably going to lead you to a binge later. Reducing calories from your TDEE and exercising is going to help you a lot more in the long run. Does it take longer to come off? Absolutely. But it's a lot easier to maintain that type of weight loss.

    ^^^^^
  • andiebaco
    andiebaco Posts: 211 Member
    My advice...don't do it. Please. This woman did, and I would not call her results successful.

    http://forum.fitnessthroughfasting.com/showthread.php/2093-Michelle-s-40-Day-Water-Fast

    Omg.. that was awful to read!!
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    For weight loss, and to try to learn some discipline...i have a hard time with yo-yo-ing....i was 27 pounds 3 weeks ago and went on an eating binge and have since gained 15lbs....so i want to get that off fast while teaching myself to deny the urge to eat...i often do it for no real reason....its an addiction i think.

    Just another bump on your endless yo-yo ride. When you stop considering nonsense like this, you will stop yo-yoing.
  • wannabhealthy50
    wannabhealthy50 Posts: 67 Member
    I'm wondering...did she keep those 15 lbs off and continue to lose?
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    My advice...don't do it. Please. This woman did, and I would not call her results successful.

    http://forum.fitnessthroughfasting.com/showthread.php/2093-Michelle-s-40-Day-Water-Fast

    Omg.. that was awful to read!!

    but she lost 42lbs!

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  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    I am starting a water fast today and was wondering if anyone has ever tried one....what kid of success anyone has had, or any advice you could give me....anything helps! Thank you :)
    ♥Lacey

    My only tips would be that when the voices come, don't listen to them they are not real
  • andiebaco
    andiebaco Posts: 211 Member
    she lost 42 pounds though, @ a pound a day....i think that is successful...if i do 15 days i should be about where i want to be and then wean myself slowly back to a healthy diet...thats what i am thinking anyway
    She also had painful gout, dizzy spells, icky white film on her tongue, bad breath, dry mouth, headaches...not to mention whatever damage she may have done to her body that we don't know about. It's just not worth it.

    And the vision problems... I freaked out when she said that she felt like the light of the computer was blinding her.. I mean.. come on.!!

    And I want to bet how long she managed to keep the 42 pounds lost.. And in Christmas? Yeah, I don't think so.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    Oh, by the way, be careful not to sneeze after day 3. Or laugh too hard.
  • SchroederNJ
    SchroederNJ Posts: 189 Member
    Another day - another water fast post

    You recognize that a binge is a problem - but don't see that going in the complete opposite direction (aka starving yourself) isn't a problem?
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    Another day - another water fast post

    You recognize that a binge is a problem - but don't see that going in the complete opposite direction (aka starving yourself) isn't a problem?
    Yep. Binging and starving...basically opposite sides of the same coin.
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    Oh, by the way, be careful not to sneeze after day 3. Or laugh too hard.

    or eat
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    Most people are opinionated, but ignorant, about water-fasting.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    Most people are opinionated, but ignorant, about water-fasting.
    Are you one of them?
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    Water-fasting does NOT equal starvation. But it does equal a debate on MFP!
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    Water-fasting does NOT equal starvation. But it does equal a debate on MFP!

    You're really going to defend the eating disorder behavior the OP is discussing? :angry: :noway:

    She read the story of the woman who nearly killed herself and called it a success. She wants to mimic that horror show.

    You're irresponsible for backing her up, as though this is safe or sane.

    OP, get help, sincerely, you are going to hurt or kill yourself if you keep this up.
  • Escape_Artist
    Escape_Artist Posts: 1,155 Member
    Considering this is a place to encourage people to eat right and execise I don't think anyone here will give you good advice on water fasting, not anyone in their right mind anyways


    The only thing a fast will do is force your body to tap it's muscle mass for energy, of course you'll lose weight, good luck keeping it off once you start eating again.

    Honestly it's nuts and no one should do it
    Just eat at a deficite and exercise, pretty simple IMO

    Sorry if I come up as rude but these water fasting threads are just silly
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    Water-fasting does NOT equal starvation. But it does equal a debate on MFP!

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  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    Most people are opinionated, but ignorant, about water-fasting.

    Taking nothing but water for a period of time, got it. Really complicated.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Most people are opinionated, but ignorant, about water-fasting.

    Especially the people taking part in them.
  • Alpina483
    Alpina483 Posts: 246 Member
    Wrong forum to ask these kind of questions. Topic will get deleted, that's all.
    Sorry if I come up as rude but these water fasting threads are just silly

    these _daily_ water fasting threads may I add
  • mem50
    mem50 Posts: 1,384 Member
    My tip?

    DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • kerricolby
    kerricolby Posts: 232 Member
    My advice...don't do it. Please. This woman did, and I would not call her results successful.

    http://forum.fitnessthroughfasting.com/showthread.php/2093-Michelle-s-40-Day-Water-Fast

    This woman may have lost 42 pounds, but she stopped posting in her journal at day 40. She said she was going to keep posting until day 61 as she juiced and then did the "Daniel fast." She never posted again, probably because she binged and gained the weight back.
  • delaniecastillo
    delaniecastillo Posts: 284
    I like to drink my water fast.
  • Escape_Artist
    Escape_Artist Posts: 1,155 Member
    Wrong forum to ask these kind of questions. Topic will get deleted, that's all.
    Sorry if I come up as rude but these water fasting threads are just silly

    these _daily_ water fasting threads may I add

    Yeah, not sure what the hell is up with people these days

    Still waiting on a thread that will look something like :
    Hey guys, I was thinking of eating a bunch of cauliflower with a glass of milk and then go on a wine fast for 30 days, any tips?

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