Fasting
DeniseMayree
Posts: 133 Member
How long do you believe it is healthy to sustain a fast?
(There is protein intake as well as double doses of gummy vitamins, due to malabsorption issues and upwards of a gallon of water a day)
(There is protein intake as well as double doses of gummy vitamins, due to malabsorption issues and upwards of a gallon of water a day)
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If you are taking in protein and gummy bears, you're not fasting. Why would you wish to fast? And is it hot where you live?9
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That is a unique definition of a fast. Perhaps you are asking how long it is safe to undereat on an unbalanced diet?16
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Healthy? I've heard that women shouldn't even do 16:8 because of hormone issues and should instead do 14:10 if they fast at all.13
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What type of fasting? Like intermittent fasting? Or to reset your metabolism?20
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kommodevaran wrote: »If you are taking in protein and gummy bears, you're not fasting. Why would you wish to fast? And is it hot where you live?
Bingo. Considering those gummy vitamins (well, at least the fiber ones, so I'm presuming the vitamins as well) have 5 calories per bear, that's not fasting.2 -
Fasting for someone with malabsorption doesn't sound like a good idea at all.19
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singingflutelady wrote: »Fasting for someone with malabsorption doesn't sound like a good idea at all.
Boosting this answer!7 -
guess that answers my question, thank you all for you input...lol
also, i have to take gummy(and they arent bears, just circles...lol) or liquid vitamins due to malabsorbtion.
i had gastric bypass...no haters, please. i had to, due to medical problems. i dont need to be judged for it on here. i get it enough in real life!!!22 -
DeniseMayree wrote: »guess that answers my question, thank you all for you input...lol
also, i have to take gummy(and they arent bears, just circles...lol) or liquid vitamins due to malabsorbtion.
i had gastric bypass...no haters, please. i had to, due to medical problems. i dont need to be judged for it on here. i get it enough in real life!!!
If you already have issues absorbing all your nutrients, why are you fasting?8 -
Not judging. I suffer malabsorption too (crohn's and gastroparesis) and fasting is bad for me (even though i am nauseated and don't have an appetite most of the time) as it makes my nutritional status much worse.6
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I've heard that intermittent 18:6 fasting is healthy, and it's OK to do once a week. True fasting, black coffee, tea, water only.6
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And lol to myself seeing what I wanted to see (gummy bears
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janejellyroll wrote: »DeniseMayree wrote: »guess that answers my question, thank you all for you input...lol
also, i have to take gummy(and they arent bears, just circles...lol) or liquid vitamins due to malabsorbtion.
i had gastric bypass...no haters, please. i had to, due to medical problems. i dont need to be judged for it on here. i get it enough in real life!!!
If you already have issues absorbing all your nutrients, why are you fasting?
i am desperate...basically, that is it. and i will do anything that doesnt put me in the hospital, now or in the future.5 -
ok, so its not a "fast"...
is it healthy to get all your nutrients through powders and vitamins(whatever form), NO FOOD?11 -
DeniseMayree wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »DeniseMayree wrote: »guess that answers my question, thank you all for you input...lol
also, i have to take gummy(and they arent bears, just circles...lol) or liquid vitamins due to malabsorbtion.
i had gastric bypass...no haters, please. i had to, due to medical problems. i dont need to be judged for it on here. i get it enough in real life!!!
If you already have issues absorbing all your nutrients, why are you fasting?
i am desperate...basically, that is it. and i will do anything that doesnt put me in the hospital, now or in the future.
What problem are you hoping the fasting will solve?3 -
just learn to weigh and measure your food properly and eat within the calorie guidelines as set by your medical team.7
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DeniseMayree wrote: »ok, so its not a "fast"...
is it healthy to get all your nutrients through powders and vitamins(whatever form), NO FOOD?
Have you asked your bariatric surgeon?
Is there a reason that eating smaller portions won't work?3 -
janejellyroll wrote: »DeniseMayree wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »DeniseMayree wrote: »guess that answers my question, thank you all for you input...lol
also, i have to take gummy(and they arent bears, just circles...lol) or liquid vitamins due to malabsorbtion.
i had gastric bypass...no haters, please. i had to, due to medical problems. i dont need to be judged for it on here. i get it enough in real life!!!
If you already have issues absorbing all your nutrients, why are you fasting?
i am desperate...basically, that is it. and i will do anything that doesnt put me in the hospital, now or in the future.
What problem are you hoping the fasting will solve?
weightloss... my body is very resistant11 -
DeniseMayree wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »DeniseMayree wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »DeniseMayree wrote: »guess that answers my question, thank you all for you input...lol
also, i have to take gummy(and they arent bears, just circles...lol) or liquid vitamins due to malabsorbtion.
i had gastric bypass...no haters, please. i had to, due to medical problems. i dont need to be judged for it on here. i get it enough in real life!!!
If you already have issues absorbing all your nutrients, why are you fasting?
i am desperate...basically, that is it. and i will do anything that doesnt put me in the hospital, now or in the future.
What problem are you hoping the fasting will solve?
weightloss... my body is very resistant
What are you eating? Are you weighing and measuring everything?
What does your surgeon say?4 -
What do you mean by resistant? To weightloss? Don't you lose 1 pound of fatty tissue for every 3500. calorie less than you burn, just like every other human being?DeniseMayree wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »DeniseMayree wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »DeniseMayree wrote: »guess that answers my question, thank you all for you input...lol
also, i have to take gummy(and they arent bears, just circles...lol) or liquid vitamins due to malabsorbtion.
i had gastric bypass...no haters, please. i had to, due to medical problems. i dont need to be judged for it on here. i get it enough in real life!!!
If you already have issues absorbing all your nutrients, why are you fasting?
i am desperate...basically, that is it. and i will do anything that doesnt put me in the hospital, now or in the future.
What problem are you hoping the fasting will solve?
weightloss... my body is very resistant8 -
DeniseMayree wrote: »ok, so its not a "fast"...
is it healthy to get all your nutrients through powders and vitamins(whatever form), NO FOOD?
If you're talking about just protein powder and multivitamins, my gut instinct is no because there are a lot of things that a multivitamin won't cover (like necessary fats). But if you really wanted to do this then you could look into something like Soylent, which is a liquid diet designed to include everything you need.
There's a lot going on here, between your different posts, and I think I'm going to fall back on checking with your doc before you start to be sure everything is cool.7 -
How long ago was your surgery? I would hope that your doctor/surgeon would have given you pretty specific info about how to eat after. Trust the doctor and follow what they’re telling you. Maybe you’ve just reached a plateau and it’ll correct itself? Hang in there, weight loss takes a lot of time and is a mental battle as well as physical ❤️3
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DeniseMayree wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »DeniseMayree wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »DeniseMayree wrote: »guess that answers my question, thank you all for you input...lol
also, i have to take gummy(and they arent bears, just circles...lol) or liquid vitamins due to malabsorbtion.
i had gastric bypass...no haters, please. i had to, due to medical problems. i dont need to be judged for it on here. i get it enough in real life!!!
If you already have issues absorbing all your nutrients, why are you fasting?
i am desperate...basically, that is it. and i will do anything that doesnt put me in the hospital, now or in the future.
What problem are you hoping the fasting will solve?
weightloss... my body is very resistant
Have you tried logging here using a food scale for all solids? How many calories are you eating and how much have you been losing per week?
I'm really not qualified to determine how long a fast can be "healthy", but I personally find if I undereat one day I end up overeating the next. And I had a friend who would fast for religious purposes and then would end up hoovering every morsel of food she could find when she broke her fast. So I think for a lot of people, anything more than IF is probably not great for weight loss.
Sorry you're struggling :flowerforyou:6 -
Dietary fat is important. This plan sounds like a bad idea. Talk to your doctor, not randos on the internet. I guess that also includes me
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collectingblues wrote: »DeniseMayree wrote: »ok, so its not a "fast"...
is it healthy to get all your nutrients through powders and vitamins(whatever form), NO FOOD?
Have you asked your bariatric surgeon?
Is there a reason that eating smaller portions won't work?
i do not have contact with my surgeon anymore.
my pouch apparently is still very small, i can only eat about 6 ounces of food at a time, when i do eat. and i am 7 years post op.5 -
collectingblues wrote: »DeniseMayree wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »DeniseMayree wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »DeniseMayree wrote: »guess that answers my question, thank you all for you input...lol
also, i have to take gummy(and they arent bears, just circles...lol) or liquid vitamins due to malabsorbtion.
i had gastric bypass...no haters, please. i had to, due to medical problems. i dont need to be judged for it on here. i get it enough in real life!!!
If you already have issues absorbing all your nutrients, why are you fasting?
i am desperate...basically, that is it. and i will do anything that doesnt put me in the hospital, now or in the future.
What problem are you hoping the fasting will solve?
weightloss... my body is very resistant
What are you eating? Are you weighing and measuring everything?
What does your surgeon say?
when i eat i follow the bariactric plan that was given to me years ago, that is probably why my pouch is so small.
although i am on medication that often messes with my satiety...sometimes in my favor, like right now(no appetite)
i have no contact with my surgeon.3 -
diannethegeek wrote: »DeniseMayree wrote: »ok, so its not a "fast"...
is it healthy to get all your nutrients through powders and vitamins(whatever form), NO FOOD?
If you're talking about just protein powder and multivitamins, my gut instinct is no because there are a lot of things that a multivitamin won't cover (like necessary fats). But if you really wanted to do this then you could look into something like Soylent, which is a liquid diet designed to include everything you need.
There's a lot going on here, between your different posts, and I think I'm going to fall back on checking with your doc before you start to be sure everything is cool.
thanks hon0 -
How long ago was your surgery? I would hope that your doctor/surgeon would have given you pretty specific info about how to eat after. Trust the doctor and follow what they’re telling you. Maybe you’ve just reached a plateau and it’ll correct itself? Hang in there, weight loss takes a lot of time and is a mental battle as well as physical ❤️
thanks hon, it has been 7 years. i lost 245 pounds and gained back 82 pounds and have just recently lost 8 pounds0
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