24hr water fast

I've not tried it but being a nurse it doesn't sound like the best approach to a weight loss program or let's say a change in lifestyle program. Your body will crave energy and in doing so will burn muscle instead of fat because it's easier for the bosy to metabolize the muscle. Just my thought. Goodluck.

Well I would say .. Not healthy .. You not only deprieve yourself of nutritions .. but also make yourself weak and dizzy ..
I tried to do it .. But left it half day through .. I was feeling dizzy even while getting up a chair ..
My suggestion.. Go on a fruit diet or liquid diet... )

what are your views on 24hour water fast? have you ever tried it?

I do 24 hour fasts on a bi weekly basis and have had incredible success with it.

24 hour fast would be a type of Intermittent Fasting, which many users on this website are interested in or practice in different forms. 24 hour fasts will not harm your metabolism, actually some studies suggest fat burning improves after a certain number of hours without food. Our body was not actually meant to be in a constantly 'fed' state. I suggest you read about Intermittent Fasting before you start so you are well equipped to understand the process your body goes through in a fasted state. It's also important that you don't compensate your fasts by overeating and negating the caloric deficit. Good luck.

I concur with HonkyTonks. A single 24 fast isn't going to hurt you. However, if you are new to fasting, you might want to start slow (14 hours, 16 hours, 18 hours) and see how you feel from there.

what are your views on 24hour water fast? have you ever tried it?

I do 24 hour fasts on a bi weekly basis and have had incredible success with it.

24 hour fast would be a type of Intermittent Fasting, which many users on this website are interested in or practice in different forms. 24 hour fasts will not harm your metabolism, actually some studies suggest fat burning improves after a certain number of hours without food. Our body was not actually meant to be in a constantly 'fed' state. I suggest you read about Intermittent Fasting before you start so you are well equipped to understand the process your body goes through in a fasted state. It's also important that you don't compensate your fasts by overeating and negating the caloric deficit. Good luck.

interesting, thank you

I should add that 24 hours is probably the most you should fast for (as a general rule)

The first time I tried fasting I did a 36hour fast and loved it. For the first time in a ling time actually slept through the night. It did me no harm and will definately fast again if I am up for it.

I was fasting for 36h give or take (for one whole day, so eating dinner, skipping all meals nexe day and then breaking fast with breakfast) and didn't really ease to it, just did it, once a week for a year.

Fastin longer (fe 72h is recommended for cancer prevention)
Fasting shorter amount of time (but over 20h) makes you insuline sensitive and lowers the risk of diabetes (type II).

fasting is awsome, helps you to learn to deal with hunger, makes eating healthy easier (because when you don't have acess to healthy food you can choose to just skip a meal) might help with weight loss a lot - if you are used to massive meals it's easier to reduce number of meals instead of reducing calories for every meal and going always hungry and never feeling like you had enough

look here for more info
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/49-intermittent-fasting

I did IF (Intermittent Fasting) a lot and had a lot of success with it. Generally i would do it once or twice a week. I stopped after surgery as I stayed at home a lot (I generally need to be busy to do IF).

There is a group on here called, funnily enough, Intermittent Fasting. They will offer a wealth of advice and you can look back at all the past topics. If you are new to fasting, generally the best option is to skip breakfast then have a late lunch till your body gets used to it.

Intermittent fasting isn't about eating far less calories, as you still eat your recommended amount. You are already quite slight, ergo, you shouldn't go without food for long as you will feel the effects faster than someone who has a higher fat ratio.

Let me know how you get along!

I've been doing this for 2 years. Check out Eat-stop-eat and leangains.com. There's also an intermittent fasting group here on MFP where you can get more information.

I do intermittant fasting a few times a week. Most of the time just a 16-18 hour fast, but I'll do a 24 hour fast every so often.

Check out the intermittant fasting group here on MFP... very helpful!

EDIT: Here's the link! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/49-intermittent-fasting

I have done several of those. It wasn't about losing weight, but about being disciplined. I've struggled with bulimia for about 7 years (now bulimia-free for 5 years), yet I still have the tendency to overeat. Doing a 24 hour water fast brings things in perspective for me. Food does not control my life.

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I think there's two considerations here and I don't mean this post as judgmental so please take that into consideration since you might not like some of what I'm going to say.

1) Is it DANGEROUS? I would say absolutely not. Your body is far more resilient than you would think. Now, I certainly would be careful incorporating a water fast into an intense exercise schedule since you'd want to time that fast so that you're still able to balance performance and recovery and that could be tricky, but that's a separate issue. Strictly in terms of whether or not it's HARMFUL, I would say don't worry about it provided the rest of your nutrition is on point. You aren't going to slow your metabolism or cause nutrient deficiencies in one day.

2) But the bigger issue here is that you're specifically looking to water fast to "boost weight loss". In my opinion this demonstrates some impatience on your part. I'm not saying that all people who do it are impatient, but the way this came about strikes me as "hey, I want to lose weight faster, so I'll water fast". The truth is, overall energy balance will drive weight loss, and whether or not you do that by creating a small deficit daily, or a few large deficits weekly, will still balance out over time.

I would put water fasting far down the list of things I would attempt in order to lose weight. There are preferential things that you can manipulate in order to maximize your adherence, but realize that your "average" intake of food is going to determine your general progress.

There are no tricks.

IF has two main 'schools'. One takes a day or two out of the week for a 24 hour fast. This is suggested to start the fast after dinner at night. Then the next day, break the fast with dinner at the time you started the fast. I think the hardest part of this whole thing is being disciplined about the calorie amount on your first meal after a fast. So, a 5/2 means 5 days of eating and 2 days of fasting. For example, Wed and Sat fasts.

The other school suggests limiting the 'window' of time during your day that you eat. For example 16/8 means that you fast for 16 hours and eat during 8 hours.

IF can be a very powerful strategy but it is not for everyone. So, its important to honestly assess how it is helping you.

Whoever says that fasting 24 hours starts eating away at your muscles is actually incorrect. Catabolization does not begin to start until at least hour 36. This is backed up by numerous studies. There is an e-book called "Eat Stop Eat" that provides excellent information. Besides helping calorie deficit, fasting also helps our body to product HGH (human growth hormone) which helps us burn fat. it helps us to increase our body awareness and be more in tune with hunger. You will also find that your energy level does not diminish at all when you work out during a fast, even at the end of it. Some folks find that it actually goes up. Before trying it though I would encourage you to read some more material on the topic. Be able to discern what is a fanatical view of IF as well as those that are 100% against it and feel they must eat every 2 hours. Then you can find the proper balance of perspective. This is a tool. It may be for you, but it may not as well.