Fasting to loose 10 pounds

Instead of fasting, try a healthy diet designed to help you kick the cravings. For example, the South Beach diet has an introductory phase were you cut out nearly all sugars and carbs, to kind of hit the reset button. After two weeks you slowly add back in whole grains and fruits, so it is a very healthy diet.

Whatever choice you make, start by throwing out all the junk. Your home should be a safe house, where you don't have temptations sitting around. When you are able to handle sweets responsibly, you can have them outside of your home.

For your spine, look into joining a gym with a pool. Just floating will help relieve some of your pain and pretty much any movement in water will burn calories.

I do appreciate your attitude and not becoming defensive, so thank you. I edited my post but for some reason it didn't stick.

As someone else said, motivation usually doesn't just happen. You have to START. Fake it until you make it. Make smart decisions for the next 10 minutes. Repeat. Repeat again.

You've got a lot of can'ts in your vocabulary. A lot of excuses that are pretending to be as reasons. Maybe you just don't want it bad enough yet. That doesn't make you "bad" or a "failure"... but it might mean you're not ready to do what's necessary. I hope that changes soon for you. It will occur if the pain of staying the same outweighs the pain of change.

You're young, smart, have a lot ahead of you. You mentioned others that have been successful with this approach. I'm not sure how you define success. If your only goal is to lose 10 - then yes, maybe you can have success with this approach. If it's to get into a groove that can help you lose 100... this is not the way. I really think it comes down to how you view eating and increasing your activity. That's my problem with your scenario - not will it hurt you to do it (No, it won't for a few days). My problem with it is that it continues an "easy" approach instead of what you need to go the long haul.

I'm getting off and packing up my soap box now. :-)

I am not sure what the question is. You seem to have made up your mind before posting.

kinda wanted to hear from tohers who have done this

OK - I have not because I think it is a bad idea. Your diet will lack in protein, fats and essential nutrients and you will not learn good eating habits.

well thank you, but I am not planning on doing this for long, if it takes more then a week I will stop alos I was planning on eating TONS of frruits and veggies, I now people who do this to detox, also are body is able to go through small times of not eating, we used to have to many years ago

First off - your body detoxes itself. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/821828-detoxes-and-cleanses

And second - you used to have to not eat?

I do appreciate your attitude and not becoming defensive, so thank you. I edited my post but for some reason it didn't stick.

As someone else said, motivation usually doesn't just happen. You have to START. Fake it until you make it. Make smart decisions for the next 10 minutes. Repeat. Repeat again.

You've got a lot of can'ts in your vocabulary. A lot of excuses that are pretending to be as reasons. Maybe you just don't want it bad enough yet. That doesn't make you "bad" or a "failure"... but it might mean you're not ready to do what's necessary. I hope that changes soon for you. It will occur if the pain of staying the same outweighs the pain of change.

You're young, smart, have a lot ahead of you. You mentioned others that have been successful with this approach. I'm not sure how you define success. If your only goal is to lose 10 - then yes, maybe you can have success with this approach. If it's to get into a groove that can help you lose 100... this is not the way. I really think it comes down to how you view eating and increasing your activity. That's my problem with your scenario - not will it hurt you to do it (No, it won't for a few days). My problem with it is that it continues an "easy" approach instead of what you need to go the long haul.

I'm getting off and packing up my soap box now. :-)

QFT - not trying to be mean but I recognize the tone because I used to really be bad about this.

At your starting weight you can eat quite a bit and still lose. No need to fast!!

I am not sure what the question is. You seem to have made up your mind before posting.

kinda wanted to hear from tohers who have done this

And instead you found many people telling you what a horrible idea it is.

Things that make you go "hmmm".

the majority of people in Germany thought Hitler was great... things that make you go hmmmmm

LOL! Wow, you really should refrain from using historical references you clearly don't understand.

maybe you should take a history class, if you don't think Hitler wasn't well loved in Germany, he pulled them out of a great depression, and what you think he killed all those people him self? deerr

Stop otherwise you are going to make this a political debate and how is that going to help you?

It may be beneficial for you to get a health check-up before you start, as another user mentioned thyroid issues. It's always good to get baseline numbers - that way, you can see it as a starting point. Hopefully you are healthy, but the doctor may have some things to tell you that will make all this seem more real and urgent to you. You have to have a large enough reason to resist bingeing, resist all those little treats and donuts ... if you find out your numbers are off and you are heading toward developing weight-related health issues, it may be the wake-up call you need to make the changes you know you need to make.

So, after the physical check-up, you need to face the emotional side you have to bingeing and over-eating. Why do you overeat? You know you are not happy at the weight you are at, and you know how to fix it, but you don't. Just like an addict knows their addiction is negatively impacting their life, they continue because they are trying to fill some need and they've made it a habitual part of their life. I suggest starting a blog and really starting to investigate what draws you to overeat/binge, how it makes you feel, and why it keeps being an issue in your life. Also, list the ways your life would be better if you made the changes you need to. Refer back to that list when you get urges to overeat and keep those reasons fresh in your mind.

With a lot of weight to lose, I know the desperation of wanting to see a change and hoping that will motivate you to stick with the plan... and it may. Certainly a short-term reduction in calories, staying away from trigger foods and filling up on fruits and veggies won't hurt you and may help you get your mind right, but because you've had trouble in the past with the losing/gaining cycle, it may be just another crash diet that leaves you even less prepared to make the life-long commitment to your health which is really the only true way to get you healthy and where you need to be.

Motivation comes and goes... We all have streaks of working out consistently, we have fantastic weeks of great eating and we're happy with ourselves. The next week, we may have parties/birthdays/social events, we may be too booked to keep our schedules straight, too exhausted to stay on point and we slip a little bit. It's up to us at that time to realize that EACH DECISION we make, every day, is reflected in our body. It's not about what happened last week or this morning or last year, it's about the next decision you make being healthy or unhealthy. The past is the past - it's gone. The only thing you can work on is the future.

If you break it down like that, it won't be so daunting.

With your limited mobility, promise yourself that you will do 20 minutes a day of whatever you're capable of - whether that be walking, seated exercises, lifting light weights ... whatever is okay with your doctor and within your limits. Don't push yourself at first, just commit to doing this every day and make it a habit. You won't always feel like doing it... tough. You made a promise to yourself for your health and you need to fulfill it, just like you would try to fulfill a promise to a dear friend. And those days where you push through and do it REGARDLESS are some of the most rewarding days because, hey, you just conquered your worst enemy - yourself. Then you have something to be proud of, and motivation comes that much easier.

One step at a time, love.

Best of luck.

I am not sure what the question is. You seem to have made up your mind before posting.

kinda wanted to hear from tohers who have done this

And instead you found many people telling you what a horrible idea it is.

Things that make you go "hmmm".

the majority of people in Germany thought Hitler was great... things that make you go hmmmmm

LOL! Wow, you really should refrain from using historical references you clearly don't understand.

Godwin... ? Godwin, is that you... ?

:-D

Well good luck with whatever you do. I'm not against fasting, but I think that you're doing it for the wrong reason.

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I used to have a book - till I loaned it out - called, 7 Ways to Jump Start Your Diet. It has some shorter term suggestions to do what you are suggesting. It is by no means a lifestyle change though, it is a 1-5 day jumpstart, you would have to have a more reasonable plan past that.

All you guys posting valuable advice are wasting your time. Nothing you can say to someone who is insistent about learning the hard way *shrug*

If you have the discipline to do a fast for the time it'll take to lose 10lbs. (regardless of how quickly you'll lose it) then doesn't it stand to reason you have the discipline to do it healthier? I totally understand the desire to "kickstart" things but if you're already struggling to maintain your calorie defecit, I think you're setting yourself up for more failure.

I agree with others that you've already made up your mind...I wish you the best of luck. I'm hoping maybe you're just stubborn and will use our feedback as motivation to prove us wrong. Looking forward to an update...again, good luck.

I am not sure what the question is. You seem to have made up your mind before posting.

kinda wanted to hear from tohers who have done this

And instead you found many people telling you what a horrible idea it is.

Things that make you go "hmmm".

the majority of people in Germany thought Hitler was great... things that make you go hmmmmm

LOL! Wow, you really should refrain from using historical references you clearly don't understand.

maybe you should take a history class, if you don't think Hitler wasn't well loved in Germany, he pulled them out of a great depression, and what you think he killed all those people him self? deerr

I'm an historian, you have no idea what you're talking about. Incidentally, you have no idea what you're talking about when it comes to nutrition, either, so I shouldn't be surprised.