20+ day water fast?

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DyingToBeSKlNNY
DyingToBeSKlNNY Posts: 3 Member
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I'm quite confused about what a water fast really is.
I've seen some videos now of people who have been on a water fast for over 20 days.
When I read up on it, all I can really find is that you consume nothing but water.

Bit crazy maybe, but don't you actually die after about three weeks without food?
Has anybody else tried to waterfast for over that amount of time?
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  • HelllYeaHH
    HelllYeaHH Posts: 56 Member
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    Never heard of it. Sounds like a terrible idea to me
  • arrseegee
    arrseegee Posts: 575 Member
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    WHY would you want to do this.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    in for when this gets good....
  • maasha81
    maasha81 Posts: 733 Member
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    Why would you even consider this?
  • Tastyduckbutter
    Tastyduckbutter Posts: 30 Member
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    Sounds crazy and possibly fatal.
  • mojox2003
    mojox2003 Posts: 276 Member
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    Sounds mental
  • DyingToBeSKlNNY
    DyingToBeSKlNNY Posts: 3 Member
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    Three months is more likely, google "hunger strike"

    Depends how fat you are to start with, might last over a year if you start off big enough (this is the world record).

    Obviously not recommended for weight loss in normal situations, more of a religious thing.
    Alright, thanks! I'll google it. :)
    Why would you even consider this?
    I'm not considering this.
    Is this for real????????

    20 days of fasting with just water...........OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Why don't you just move more & eat less???????????????
    I do move more & eat less.
    WHY would you want to do this.
    I don't want to do this.
  • licorice_tea
    licorice_tea Posts: 59 Member
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    Article about the obese guy who didn't eat for like a year, fyi:

    http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/07/24/3549931.htm
  • DyingToBeSKlNNY
    DyingToBeSKlNNY Posts: 3 Member
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    Article about the obese guy who didn't eat for like a year, fyi:

    http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/07/24/3549931.htm

    Thanks, that was an interesting read!
    I've always been told you die after X time without food, and always thought it was odd that your body would give out before "eating" all the available fat. This does show it's possible but at the same time... wow, it sounds terrible!
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
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    you die in about 3-5 days without water and 3-5 months without food, unless you're fat enough to last longer like the Scotsman.
  • oiseau17
    oiseau17 Posts: 142 Member
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    Your user name coupled with this post is a bit disturbing. If you want to know what it's like to starve yourself to death, watch the movie The Sound of Insects. After viewing that film you will want to eat all the foods (after a brief period of nausea from how harrowing and upsetting that movie is).
  • Binerexis
    Binerexis Posts: 2
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    you die in about 3-5 days without water and 3-5 months without food, unless you're fat enough to last longer like the Scotsman.

    3-5 days without water is a very large overestimate. As someone who has gone 3 months without food and 2 days without water, I can honestly tell you that no one makes it past the third day without water.
  • cwtchme
    cwtchme Posts: 104 Member
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    WHY? WHY? WHY? Why would anyone want to do this?
  • benefiting
    benefiting Posts: 795 Member
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    you die in about 3-5 days without water and 3-5 months without food, unless you're fat enough to last longer like the Scotsman.

    I heard that after like 5 days (I can't remember the exact amount I think it was 5) that your body stops being hungry if you don't eat I believe.
  • 2015thebestyear
    2015thebestyear Posts: 1 Member
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    I did it, not a good idea. You struggle to walk for short distances in the end and get really tired all the time. It's very easy to gain it all back.

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