water fasting

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I do intermittent fasting. My version involves water fasting from breakfast one day to breakfast the next (24hrs) and I really enjoy eating this way. I consume about 300-500 calories on the morning I start my fast and I drink only water until the same time the next day. Google IF (intermittent fasting) or ADF/EOD (alternate day fasting/every other day) fasting. Another fitness guru's program "Eat, stop, eat" is really good reading also. There is tons of information about it online.

I chose to do 24hr water fasts twice a week. I eat healthy for the most part the rest of the week. I lose weight consistently, and I have not lost lean body mass because 24hrs is not long enough to put one into starvation mode.


Read up, make an informed decision and figure out what works for you. People will have opinions on both ends, but what matters is how you feel about what you are doing with your body.

The liver detoxes the body - that's it's job. Completely depriving yourself of food seems ridiculous.

This! :drinker:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/66-intermittent-fasting

leangains.com
theiflife.com
eatstopeat.com
http://bradpilon.com/

I do intermittent fasting. My version involves water fasting from breakfast one day to breakfast the next (24hrs) and I really enjoy eating this way. I consume about 300-500 calories on the morning I start my fast and I drink only water until the same time the next day. Google IF (intermittent fasting) or ADF/EOD (alternate day fasting/every other day) fasting. Another fitness guru's program "Eat, stop, eat" is really good reading also. There is tons of information about it online.

I chose to do 24hr water fasts twice a week. I eat healthy for the most part the rest of the week. I lose weight consistently, and I have not lost lean body mass because 24hrs is not long enough to put one into starvation mode.


Read up, make an informed decision and figure out what works for you. People will have opinions on both ends, but what matters is how you feel about what you are doing with your body.

love this!! i just watched a video about adf that a previous poster posted. i absolutely love the benifits from doing this. and i think im going to give it a try!.. all people who think this is stupid of dangerous or just plain stupid really should watch this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfna7nV7WaM

Ah yes - a TV documentary - must be true then. FFS.

Edit - having watched it my opinion has not changed, The prolonged (water based) fasting was based on one man's study, based on the link that since a certain group of people with a genetic abnormality that makes them have low IGF 1 (among other things) live longer therefore low ifg makes you live longer - really. Following this logic, since they were also very short - therefore being short makes you live longer :grumble: With no clear comparisons, no mention of variables such as exercise etc. The man who gives the presenter advice on the prolonged fasting says he doesn't enjoy it, AND they stated it is dangerous and should only be done under supervision. Sounds great. :noway:

The intermittent fasting had slightly better studies to back it up - which makes sense. And I never commented on intermittent fasting - I only said the water based fasting was stupid and imho dangerous. Something that that the documentary actually backed up.

Oh and please remember we are not mice and this is proven by many studies where when they switched to clinical human trials the results are not the same. And don't forget that since these are new studies they can't say we will live longer based on this as they haven't been going long enought to know!

Sound addvice Mads do not fast !!!!! Iam doing the same as you and have lost 1st since June

dear Untouchables86,

I have been Water Fasting for 9 days, its hard. Thankfully I'm married but we have no children, as I don't think I could manage to look after anyone else but me whilst I take this journey. My husband is a loving and supportive man who has spent nine days doing his own cooking, so that I don't have to. I was 30 kilos overweight when I started this, and I suffer from Gilbert's syndrome, which tends to toxify my body if I'm not super careful about my eating habits, and over the last 5 years I haven't been. I've tried ever eating plan and lifestyle going, I've exercised an hour a day for a week and then been too exhausted and defeated to continue. This isn't my last chance, but it does feel like my last resort. I'm so tired of feeling ill and being heavy, I want to be healthy again and get back to the 80 kilos I was before I met my husband. The body can survive without food for up to 40 days, jeez, plenty of people do it for religious reasons! Yes, I do suffer with cravings and the first week was the worst, but I'm writing this less tired, more energetic and eager to go about my day. The body DOES need to rest, the intestines need time to rest, from processing food. There are lots of health benefits from Water Fasting, anywhere from eliminating arthritis pain to eliviating depression. I know this comes a bit late, but don't let others stop you from doing something if you feel its necessary for your well-being.

you are probably going to get a lot of negative responses on here..... Most people don't have any experience with it and are not educated about it. I have water fasted, I have also juice fasted or just ate fruit or just fruits and vegetables for an extended period of time with amazing results for certain heath problems I was having. Clear skin, perfect digestion, clear thinking, better mood afterwards, you just have to do your research and do it right. It does take a lot of will power though.

Juicing is not a true fast as Juicing is the same diet as being a Vegan. The only difference is one requires you to drink your food instead of eating it.

its incredibly healthy to give your liver and digestive system a rest... When the body isn't focused on digesting it turns its attention to getting rid of damaged and diseased tissues and cells, healing and cleansing toxins.

The liver can't filter out all the crap we breath in and drink, pesticides preservatives and artificial ingredients were not meant for our bodies and very unhealthy over the long term. Not to mention ever the counter and illegal drug, pollution in out air and water and all that.... Its not natural and our livers an only handle so much.

just make sure you do your own research, there's a few really good videos on YouTube of people who have done it.

also you might try googling banana island.... Pretty amazing stuff. Just keep an open mind and educate yourself....

There are a lot of benefits to fasting but some of what you say sounds like a fairytale. Posting real fasting research from science journals can get your post some respect instead of making a wild claim with nothing to back you up.

well I'm too lazy to do that.... That's why I said do your own research... That's how I figured it out for myself. And at least I answered the op question.

You have absolutely NO evidence to back up this claim:

its incredibly healthy to give your liver and digestive system a rest... When the body isn't focused on digesting it turns its attention to getting rid of damaged and diseased tissues and cells, healing and cleansing toxins.

The liver can't filter out all the crap we breath in and drink, pesticides preservatives and artificial ingredients were not meant for our bodies and very unhealthy over the long term. Not to mention ever the counter and illegal drug, pollution in out air and water and all that.... Its not natural and our livers an only handle so much.

It's nonsense.

Your liver does not need a "rest". Lack of proper nutrition can cause liver damage, which in extreme cases can be permanent and cause death or the need for a new liver. How is that helping anyone to be healthy?

Why do people get so incredibly stupid when it comes to dieting? Eat healthy foods in proper quantities. Drink water.

I have actually began an extended water fast at the first of the year. I'm on day five and I feel great so far. The first three days were very difficult. I spent a year reading books and researching the topic, before I made the decision to fast myself. My main purpose is religious. I am being supervised throughout my fast to make sure I do not harm myself.

There is no middle ground to what people think about a water fast. People are either for it, or adamantly against it. I recommend doing your research. There is a lot of preparation one needs to go through in order to prepare for the fast, or it will be a miserable beginning.

so the other day i found a video on youtube about water fasting.. im just curious on your thoughts about it.. good idea/ bad idea... have any of you tried this? what were the results? it is said that water fasting detoxifies your body... what are the side effects?

What medical qualifications did the YouTuber have? How exactly does it 'detoxify' the body do you honestly think all 'toxins' can come out in your pee? If so why do you sweat, breathe and poop? Do you consider famine victims and anorexics totally 'toxin' free and healthy? Do you watch the 'flat earth' and 'America is run by shape shifting aliens' YouTube videos?

Possible side effects: severe constipation, electrolyte imbalances, permanent damage to the heart and other organs, muscle wastage, total lack of energy, brain fog, insomnia, immune suppression .... oh and death.

thanks for the feedback. so everyone thinkgs its stupid and pointless.. now is there anyone out there that has tried it and wants to share there story

I once did a 24 hour water fast - but it was for spiritual purposes and not diet or detoxification. That being said, severely undereating for one day will not screw up your metabolism, but regularly eating below your BMR will.

I have actually began an extended water fast at the first of the year. I'm on day five and I feel great so far. The first three days were very difficult. I spent a year reading books and researching the topic, before I made the decision to fast myself. My main purpose is religious. I am being supervised throughout my fast to make sure I do not harm myself.

There is no middle ground to what people think about a water fast. People are either for it, or adamantly against it. I recommend doing your research. There is a lot of preparation one needs to go through in order to prepare for the fast, or it will be a miserable beginning.

People have done loads of dumb things for religious purposes and this is another. No offenceintend but it's true right?

And to the OP you are going to be even fatter on your wedding day. Bet your new husband will be over the moon and you'll be cringing everytime you see your wedding pics. Wake up and smell the coffee before you run out of time. Eat at a moderate deficite and get in some exercise most days so you can be that gorgeous bride you want to be. I wish you sucess. Follow what some of the people with great success on here have done and by that I don't mean the ones starving their bodies.

The fact this thread even exists is p*ssing me right off.