Water Fasting challenge, support and buddies
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If at first you don't succeed, try again. You don't just throw up your hands, say *kitten* it, and completely give up food for 3 weeks.
As previous posters have mentioned, embarking on a 3-week water fast is incredibly dangerous and the consequences will far outweigh the benefits of doing so. Not eating for 3 weeks will have incredibly adverse effects on your body, your relationship with food, your relationships with people (hangry people are not fun to be around), your ability to work, and other important aspects of your life.
I know you've been at this for a year, and I know you're sick of not making the kind of progress you were hoping for. I know that this process can become incredibly monotonous and overwhelming at times, but you need to keep pushing forward. You have the right idea in that you need to try something different, but taking drastic measures to make change happen is not the answer. I absolutely believe you can do this--the proof is in your ticker--but you need to do so in a healthy manner.0 -
20 days seems drastic- sounds like a dangerous and bad idea to me. Hope you have people who are informed and can keep an idea on you during this process to get you medical help if needed.0
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Check out master cleanse by Stanley Burroughs.
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Hey, here is a crazy idea! How's about you eat at a moderate calorie deficit and do a sensible exercise program that includes strength training and some cardio! You can lose weight the healthy way and not ya know, do irreparable damage to your body and or/die in the process? :flowerforyou:0
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Hi there, I'm looking into doing 20 days water fasting.
Are there people here who have done this before, able to tell me about their experience and what to expect?
Also, if there is anyone interested, I would like to do this together with someone for moral support and share of experience.
Water cleansing is great! I do it every day, sometimes at night too. Just make sure to have enough soap and shampoo, and a towel to dry off when you're done.
Oh, wait - you're talking about those stupid cleanse things. Pretty sure that the liver is meant to cleanse your body. But hey, enjoy starving, fainting, electrolyte imbalances, and any hospital stays that may accompany ingesting nothing but water.
This has put a big smile on my face!!! So big that I'm going to give up on the fasting thing!0 -
Weight loss is a no-win-win situation. You get better in your appearance if you are successful but you increase the chances of spoiling your relationship with food.
Hence, 20 days of drastic action can't cause any more harm than that we cause to ourselves in our EVERY DAY battle.
Wut?
No.
It can be the exact opposite. My relationship with food has never been better, more sensible, more enjoyable, or more sane. And I look better.
Win-win.
(I would suggest that if it's feeling that bad then you're doing something wrong.)0 -
Not only will she destroy her muscle stores (your heart is a muscle), if she lives in an urban area and takes public transportation to and from work/entertainment/visiting friends, she will contribute to transit delays from folks passed out on the subway/buses (God forbid if she is driving and passes out) and then having to wait for medical personal, ugh. Over 60% of medical calls that contribute to transit disruptions in NYC is from folks NOT EATING and having sever low blood sugar episodes. If you live in NYC and you want to do this, stay home.0
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This forum topic should simply just read. "I'm bored or maybe I truly am desperate so everyone please troll me. Remind me how I somehow spend time on MFP, but still never got the point."0
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I was looking for buddies and advice from people who have done water fasting before...
I don't think you can compromise your body in 20 days and if something does not work out well, I'll just stop.
Hi, I have done water fasting before and I will tell you, it is not for everyone. The first fast I did was for 3 days. This was very hard as I love to eat, but I made it throug just fine. Then, I did 7 days, again with no problems. The third fast was for 21 days. I made it to day 19 and became very sick from the toxins being released into my body. I was very toxic and it had a negative affect on my body. I stopped and started by eating fruit juices. Within a week, I was back to eating a bunch of crap, even more so than I was eating before the fast. Please look into it and try a 3 day to see if your body can handle it first.
From a medical standpoint, it is best to let you body tell you when you should stop, not someone else.
Good luck to you!0 -
Hi there, I'm looking into doing 20 days water fasting.
Are there people here who have done this before, able to tell me about their experience and what to expect?
Also, if there is anyone interested, I would like to do this together with someone for moral support and share of experience.
Water cleansing is great! I do it every day, sometimes at night too. Just make sure to have enough soap and shampoo, and a towel to dry off when you're done.
Oh, wait - you're talking about those stupid cleanse things. Pretty sure that the liver is meant to cleanse your body. But hey, enjoy starving, fainting, electrolyte imbalances, and any hospital stays that may accompany ingesting nothing but water.
This has put a big smile on my face!!! So big that I'm going to give up on the fasting thing!
In all seriousness without trying to sound horrid, but you seriously should! We are designed to eat and that's that, just because we can survive, and i say that loosely! With little or no food for periods of time, doesn't mean we should! It does damage to our bodies, everything we do damages us really, so why do something that's going to accelerate that even more?
Most of us are here to try and undo the damage we made getting fat and unfit, why add to the damage?0 -
Hi there, I'm looking into doing 20 days water fasting.
Are there people here who have done this before, able to tell me about their experience and what to expect?
Also, if there is anyone interested, I would like to do this together with someone for moral support and share of experience.
Water cleansing is great! I do it every day, sometimes at night too. Just make sure to have enough soap and shampoo, and a towel to dry off when you're done.
Oh, wait - you're talking about those stupid cleanse things. Pretty sure that the liver is meant to cleanse your body. But hey, enjoy starving, fainting, electrolyte imbalances, and any hospital stays that may accompany ingesting nothing but water.
This has put a big smile on my face!!! So big that I'm going to give up on the fasting thing!
The OP said she's giving it up, so let's give her a BIG HAND for coming back down to the planet with us!!
Woooooo Hoooo!
Horray for health!0 -
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I don't believe her when she says she isn't going to do it. I believe she has her water fasting posse formed now, and she is "closing" the thread by saying she has seen the light and isn't going to do it now.
Good luck OP.0 -
Check out master cleanse by Stanley Burroughs.
Hell No!
fixed it for you.
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I had a friend who did this and reintroduced high fiber food to quickly into her system and ruptured her colon. Not a good idea! Surgery was required and she ended up with a bag attached to her stomach to potty in.0
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Weight loss is a no-win-win situation. You get better in your appearance if you are successful but you increase the chances of spoiling your relationship with food.
Hence, 20 days of drastic action can't cause any more harm than that we cause to ourselves in our EVERY DAY battle.
Wut?
No.
It can be the exact opposite. My relationship with food has never been better, more sensible, more enjoyable, or more sane. And I look better.
Win-win.
(I would suggest that if it's feeling that bad then you're doing something wrong.)
QFT0 -
Please don't waste your time and put your health at risk.0
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I was looking for buddies and advice from people who have done water fasting before...
I don't think you can compromise your body in 20 days and if something does not work out well, I'll just stop.
You don't? And if it turns out you're wrong and you can, you think 1) you'll know and 2) just stopping the fast will remedy it?
This should be interesting.0 -
I was looking for buddies and advice from people who have done water fasting before...
I don't think you can compromise your body in 20 days and if something does not work out well, I'll just stop.
Hi, I have done water fasting before and I will tell you, it is not for everyone. The first fast I did was for 3 days. This was very hard as I love to eat, but I made it throug just fine. Then, I did 7 days, again with no problems. The third fast was for 21 days. I made it to day 19 and became very sick from the toxins being released into my body. I was very toxic and it had a negative affect on my body. I stopped and started by eating fruit juices. Within a week, I was back to eating a bunch of crap, even more so than I was eating before the fast. Please look into it and try a 3 day to see if your body can handle it first.
From a medical standpoint, it is best to let you body tell you when you should stop, not someone else.
Good luck to you!
Err no, you weren't sick from the toxins but from LACK OF FOOD :noway:0 -
Hi there, I'm looking into doing 20 days water fasting.
Are there people here who have done this before, able to tell me about their experience and what to expect?
Also, if there is anyone interested, I would like to do this together with someone for moral support and share of experience.
Water cleansing is great! I do it every day, sometimes at night too. Just make sure to have enough soap and shampoo, and a towel to dry off when you're done.
Oh, wait - you're talking about those stupid cleanse things. Pretty sure that the liver is meant to cleanse your body. But hey, enjoy starving, fainting, electrolyte imbalances, and any hospital stays that may accompany ingesting nothing but water.
This has put a big smile on my face!!! So big that I'm going to give up on the fasting thing!
The OP said she's giving it up, so let's give her a BIG HAND for coming back down to the planet with us!!
Woooooo Hoooo!
Horray for health!
I pray that she is serious. I went on a liquid diet that had all the vitamins etc that you are supposed to have. It consisted of 3 shakes per day for a total of 330 calories daily. The OP will be getting ZERO calories. I weighed 169 when I started and dropped to 115 and then dropped to the floor passed out. Taken to the hospital and admitted for irregular heartbeats and much more. My metabolism was wrecked. As they weaned me back to solid foods, I gained 2-3 pounds per day for a long long time and ended up weighing more than when I started.
I just never want anyone to travel the road I traveled and on water only, it is much more dangerous than what I was doing.
OP, I hope that you just didn't say that to shut everyone up. We are all genuinely concerned about your health. I'm a lot older than you and am almost to my goal and I did it the right way for the first time in my life. Just be patient. Exercise more or change up your exercise. Every time I plateau, my dietician tells me to change up what I'm eating and my exercise routine. It seems to restart things again. I've lost 143.8 and have 1.2 pounds to reach my goal and I started on October 20, 2011. Oh and btw, I have had double knee replacements and bulging discs. So please don't get discouraged, just keep plugging on. It really does work.0 -
I did lose weight in a healthy way. I find it difficult to stuck to that many calories a day (that is to say create the deficit to be able to keep losing) after one year of being strict.
After a while it becomes discouraging and disheartening and sad and frustrating and you yourself end up having issues with food.
Everything in your days revolves around that and, although all you do is healthy and balanced for your body, it is, on the other side, subtly, creating an unbalance in your mind.
Weight loss is a no-win-win situation. You get better in your appearance if you are successful but you increase the chances of spoiling your relationship with food.
Hence, 20 days of drastic action can't cause any more harm than that we cause to ourselves in our EVERY DAY battle.
This is the worst logic I have ever seen applied in any argument regarding weight loss.
Seriously, not even "muscle weighs more than fat" comes close to the massive infusion of fallacy inherent in the above-quoted passage.
I would really, truly, desperately like to see you reformat this into a syllogism that arrives at the same conclusion as your last sentence.0 -
Is this 2013?0
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I don't think you'll even make it 4 days0
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I don't think you'll even make it 4 days
Pretty much. I'll never understand the logic that says "I can't stay at a low calorie count, so I'll just stay at a ZERO" calorie count. It's like - if you have a hard time sticking to 1,200 - why do you think ZERO is going to be any easier?0 -
you can expect to be in starvation mode and feel like crap...that is if you don't die first...
this may be the worst idea I have seen on MFP....congratulations...0 -
I was looking for buddies and advice from people who have done water fasting before...
I don't think you can compromise your body in 20 days and if something does not work out well, I'll just stop.
20 days of not eating anything will compromise your body ...
would you think 20 days of eating twinkies every day would not compromise your body..?????
why don't you just eat in a deficit and lose weight in a healthy and safe manner...?0 -
Twenty days without food?
Voluntarily?
No. I have no desire to starve myself for 3 weeks.0 -
I did lose weight in a healthy way. I find it difficult to stuck to that many calories a day (that is to say create the deficit to be able to keep losing) after one year of being strict.
After a while it becomes discouraging and disheartening and sad and frustrating and you yourself end up having issues with food.
Everything in your days revolves around that and, although all you do is healthy and balanced for your body, it is, on the other side, subtly, creating an unbalance in your mind.
Weight loss is a no-win-win situation. You get better in your appearance if you are successful but you increase the chances of spoiling your relationship with food.
Hence, 20 days of drastic action can't cause any more harm than that we cause to ourselves in our EVERY DAY battle.
No. Just.....no. To all of it.0 -
The third fast was for 21 days. I made it to day 19 and became very sick from the toxins being released into my body. I was very toxic and it had a negative affect on my body.
protip: right click and view image to see the full effect.
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