2 day Fast - Kick Started my weight loss
JaimusWilliams
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A few weeks ago I wanted to eat less. So I went on a 2 day fast. Drank Coffee, teas, and lots of water. It was hard I gave in once or twice to a yogurt.
After it was done I started by eating only veggies so I can keep my stomach small. So far it worked like a charm and has helped. I no longer need to eat huge portions to help me get full. However, I know I can eat much more. I am trying to find the line between a good full and a bad full.
Has anyone else fasted?
After it was done I started by eating only veggies so I can keep my stomach small. So far it worked like a charm and has helped. I no longer need to eat huge portions to help me get full. However, I know I can eat much more. I am trying to find the line between a good full and a bad full.
Has anyone else fasted?
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HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »
Has anyone else fasted?
Only for religious reasons and medical procedures. What you did sound's like needless suffering. But hey, if it worked for you, go nuts.
Rigger
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I didn't suffer at all. It cleared my mind and there are tremendous health benefits to fasting.0
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HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »I didn't suffer at all. It cleared my mind and there are tremendous health benefits to fasting.
your name and post makes me suspicious
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HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »Has anyone else fasted?
I have done one day fasts several times in my life for weight loss. I didn't really find them hard at all.0 -
HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »A few weeks ago I wanted to eat less. So I went on a 2 day fast. Drank Coffee, teas, and lots of water. It was hard I gave in once or twice to a yogurt.
After it was done I started by eating only veggies so I can keep my stomach small. So far it worked like a charm and has helped. I no longer need to eat huge portions to help me get full. However, I know I can eat much more. I am trying to find the line between a good full and a bad full.
Has anyone else fasted?
i dont understand how eating veggies keeps your stomach small.
please explain.
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Rage_Phish wrote: »HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »I didn't suffer at all. It cleared my mind and there are tremendous health benefits to fasting.
your name and post makes me suspicious
It's a band0 -
I'm a big fan of occasionally fasting. I usually do a 24-hour fast about once every 10 days or so. I look forward to the fast day. I enjoy it.
You are right - after a fast, I think better, and every personal best I have ever had in the weight room or on the trails has been fasted ..0 -
By the way after my fast, I no longer drink caffeine, trying to stay away from it.0
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skullshank wrote: »HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »A few weeks ago I wanted to eat less. So I went on a 2 day fast. Drank Coffee, teas, and lots of water. It was hard I gave in once or twice to a yogurt.
After it was done I started by eating only veggies so I can keep my stomach small. So far it worked like a charm and has helped. I no longer need to eat huge portions to help me get full. However, I know I can eat much more. I am trying to find the line between a good full and a bad full.
Has anyone else fasted?
i dont understand how eating veggies keeps your stomach small.
please explain.
Not small, easier to digest so you don't expand your stomach with heavy foods. Veggies like spinach, zuccini, kale. Not potatoes, those are heavier.0 -
HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »skullshank wrote: »HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »A few weeks ago I wanted to eat less. So I went on a 2 day fast. Drank Coffee, teas, and lots of water. It was hard I gave in once or twice to a yogurt.
After it was done I started by eating only veggies so I can keep my stomach small. So far it worked like a charm and has helped. I no longer need to eat huge portions to help me get full. However, I know I can eat much more. I am trying to find the line between a good full and a bad full.
Has anyone else fasted?
i dont understand how eating veggies keeps your stomach small.
please explain.
Not small, easier to digest so you don't expand your stomach with heavy foods. Veggies like spinach, zuccini, kale. Not potatoes, those are heavier.
you dont mean small, you mean easier to digest?
but then you say heavy foods expand your stomach.
son, what the hell are you talking about?0 -
I'm a big fan of occasionally fasting. I usually do a 24-hour fast about once every 10 days or so. I look forward to the fast day. I enjoy it.
You are right - after a fast, I think better, and every personal best I have ever had in the weight room or on the trails has been fasted ..
Definitely agree there! After a fast and going to the gym it's like a burst of energy.0 -
HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »Rage_Phish wrote: »HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »I didn't suffer at all. It cleared my mind and there are tremendous health benefits to fasting.
your name and post makes me suspicious
It's a band
suuuuuure it is0 -
HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »skullshank wrote: »HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »A few weeks ago I wanted to eat less. So I went on a 2 day fast. Drank Coffee, teas, and lots of water. It was hard I gave in once or twice to a yogurt.
After it was done I started by eating only veggies so I can keep my stomach small. So far it worked like a charm and has helped. I no longer need to eat huge portions to help me get full. However, I know I can eat much more. I am trying to find the line between a good full and a bad full.
Has anyone else fasted?
i dont understand how eating veggies keeps your stomach small.
please explain.
Not small, easier to digest so you don't expand your stomach with heavy foods. Veggies like spinach, zuccini, kale. Not potatoes, those are heavier.
Wait, does digesting make your stomach expand? Is this an actual fact? And what does the heaviness have to do with it?0 -
Exactly. Also, did anyone else hear this in Hank Hill's voice?skullshank wrote: »son, what the hell are you talking about?
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skullshank wrote: »HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »skullshank wrote: »HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »A few weeks ago I wanted to eat less. So I went on a 2 day fast. Drank Coffee, teas, and lots of water. It was hard I gave in once or twice to a yogurt.
After it was done I started by eating only veggies so I can keep my stomach small. So far it worked like a charm and has helped. I no longer need to eat huge portions to help me get full. However, I know I can eat much more. I am trying to find the line between a good full and a bad full.
Has anyone else fasted?
i dont understand how eating veggies keeps your stomach small.
please explain.
Not small, easier to digest so you don't expand your stomach with heavy foods. Veggies like spinach, zuccini, kale. Not potatoes, those are heavier.
you dont mean small, you mean easier to digest?
but then you say heavy foods expand your stomach.
son, what the hell are you talking about?
Ok... Mr. Wise Guy.....
It's known that when you fast your stomach shrinks and in light of that it makes you eat less. Now after a fast is done... Your best bet is to eat vegatables due to the high fiber and it makes you feel fool faster. After fasting it's not wise to eat heavy foods. If you'd like to learn more ab a book and read.0 -
HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »
Has anyone else fasted?
I have fasted on water only only for up to a week when I was in my 20s, and regularly fasted (again, water only) for 24-36 hours twice a week. I eventually stopped doing it when it didn't make me thin after a number of years, but in retrospect I used to eat gargantuan portions of food on my non-fasting days and had to cut that back considerably when I stopped fasting.
Years later and someone has made a fortune from promoting the 5:2 diet. If only I'd thought of that...
But yes, apart from the weight control fasting does actually become an enjoyable experience and everything tastes so much better after. The best meal of my life, which I will never forget, was the pear I had to break the one week fast. Eating that pear was absolute rapture.
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Fasting may help some people mentally but it does nothing to "jump start" weight loss physically. The only way to physically shrink the size of your stomach is to have it surgically altered. Fasting often leads to binge eating. The only way to lose weight in a healthy way is to decrease your calories to a sustainable level that is below your maintenance point. Also, totally cutting out foods that are deemed "bad" often leads a lot of people to have intense cravings and when they do eat it, they tend to eat in excess. Unless you know a specific food is a trigger for you there is no reason to cut anything totally out...just make it fit your calorie goal for the day.
I am only 5'3 and want to lose 5 to 10 pounds so I eat 1200 calories a day. Someone who is taller, and/or male would need more calories than me just to function.0 -
HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »I'm a big fan of occasionally fasting. I usually do a 24-hour fast about once every 10 days or so. I look forward to the fast day. I enjoy it.
You are right - after a fast, I think better, and every personal best I have ever had in the weight room or on the trails has been fasted ..
Definitely agree there! After a fast and going to the gym it's like a burst of energy.
Interestingly enough, after +/- 3 days of fasting, your resting metabolism rate is 20% higher than normal.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10837292
When people ask how to increase their metabolism, I'll always reply "stop eating for a couple days"0 -
If you gave in to yogurt, you didn't fast for two days. Not that fasting for two days is a great idea if you're just doing it to lose.
Also, 5:2 is NOT going without food for 2 days.0 -
I would binge majorly doing that!! I lost weight the old fashion way, eating in deficit and working out and I didn't need to kick start anything either.0
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barbecuesauce wrote: »If you gave in to yogurt, you didn't fast for two days. Not that fasting for two days is a great idea if you're just doing it to lose.
Also, 5:2 is NOT going without food for 2 days.
For some reason, they call it intermittent fasting - but there is no fasting involved in 5:20 -
HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »skullshank wrote: »HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »skullshank wrote: »HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »A few weeks ago I wanted to eat less. So I went on a 2 day fast. Drank Coffee, teas, and lots of water. It was hard I gave in once or twice to a yogurt.
After it was done I started by eating only veggies so I can keep my stomach small. So far it worked like a charm and has helped. I no longer need to eat huge portions to help me get full. However, I know I can eat much more. I am trying to find the line between a good full and a bad full.
Has anyone else fasted?
i dont understand how eating veggies keeps your stomach small.
please explain.
Not small, easier to digest so you don't expand your stomach with heavy foods. Veggies like spinach, zuccini, kale. Not potatoes, those are heavier.
you dont mean small, you mean easier to digest?
but then you say heavy foods expand your stomach.
son, what the hell are you talking about?
Ok... Mr. Wise Guy.....
It's known that when you fast your stomach shrinks and in light of that it makes you eat less. Now after a fast is done... Your best bet is to eat vegatables due to the high fiber and it makes you feel fool faster. After fasting it's not wise to eat heavy foods. If you'd like to learn more ab a book and read.
that's the first thing you've said in this thread that actually makes sense0 -
HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »I'm a big fan of occasionally fasting. I usually do a 24-hour fast about once every 10 days or so. I look forward to the fast day. I enjoy it.
You are right - after a fast, I think better, and every personal best I have ever had in the weight room or on the trails has been fasted ..
Definitely agree there! After a fast and going to the gym it's like a burst of energy.
Interestingly enough, after +/- 3 days of fasting, your resting metabolism rate is 20% higher than normal.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10837292
When people ask how to increase their metabolism, I'll always reply "stop eating for a couple days"
I agree, my doctor told me to fast a few days, drink lots of water and flush out my system. And when I was done to start on vegetables. It was physically impossible for me to binge eat after fasting.0 -
kamakazeekim wrote: »Fasting may help some people mentally but it does nothing to "jump start" weight loss physically. The only way to physically shrink the size of your stomach is to have it surgically altered. Fasting often leads to binge eating. The only way to lose weight in a healthy way is to decrease your calories to a sustainable level that is below your maintenance point. Also, totally cutting out foods that are deemed "bad" often leads a lot of people to have intense cravings and when they do eat it, they tend to eat in excess. Unless you know a specific food is a trigger for you there is no reason to cut anything totally out...just make it fit your calorie goal for the day.
I am only 5'3 and want to lose 5 to 10 pounds so I eat 1200 calories a day. Someone who is taller, and/or male would need more calories than me just to function.
I'm 5'2, 45 years old to lose weight, 1 pound a week, I ate around 1800 calories.0 -
barbecuesauce wrote: »If you gave in to yogurt, you didn't fast for two days. Not that fasting for two days is a great idea if you're just doing it to lose.
Also, 5:2 is NOT going without food for 2 days.
For some reason, they call it intermittent fasting - but there is no fasting involved in 5:2
I should have quoted the poster I was replying to, they seemed to equate going without food for 24-36 hours to IF. I do 16:8 (or 14:10) for hunger control reasons, but wouldn't really call that a fast either.0 -
HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »skullshank wrote: »HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »skullshank wrote: »HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »A few weeks ago I wanted to eat less. So I went on a 2 day fast. Drank Coffee, teas, and lots of water. It was hard I gave in once or twice to a yogurt.
After it was done I started by eating only veggies so I can keep my stomach small. So far it worked like a charm and has helped. I no longer need to eat huge portions to help me get full. However, I know I can eat much more. I am trying to find the line between a good full and a bad full.
Has anyone else fasted?
i dont understand how eating veggies keeps your stomach small.
please explain.
Not small, easier to digest so you don't expand your stomach with heavy foods. Veggies like spinach, zuccini, kale. Not potatoes, those are heavier.
you dont mean small, you mean easier to digest?
but then you say heavy foods expand your stomach.
son, what the hell are you talking about?
Ok... Mr. Wise Guy.....
It's known that when you fast your stomach shrinks and in light of that it makes you eat less. Now after a fast is done... Your best bet is to eat vegatables due to the high fiber and it makes you feel fool faster. After fasting it's not wise to eat heavy foods. If you'd like to learn more ab a book and read.
"It's known" . . . okay, who knows this? And what book should I read to learn more about it? Lots of this just sounds totally made up.0 -
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HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »I didn't suffer at all. It cleared my mind and there are tremendous health benefits to fasting.
Like what...?
Dizziness?
Feeling faint?
Passing out?
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HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »
Talk about dangerous.0 -
HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »HiddenAgenda88 wrote: »I'm a big fan of occasionally fasting. I usually do a 24-hour fast about once every 10 days or so. I look forward to the fast day. I enjoy it.
You are right - after a fast, I think better, and every personal best I have ever had in the weight room or on the trails has been fasted ..
Definitely agree there! After a fast and going to the gym it's like a burst of energy.
Interestingly enough, after +/- 3 days of fasting, your resting metabolism rate is 20% higher than normal.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10837292
When people ask how to increase their metabolism, I'll always reply "stop eating for a couple days"
I agree, my doctor told me to fast a few days, drink lots of water and flush out my system. And when I was done to start on vegetables. It was physically impossible for me to binge eat after fasting.
Is your doctor a cartoon named "Dr Nick"? Because I'm not sure what medical doctor would tell a patient to "jump start" their weight loss by not eating for a few days and then eating only vegetables. And I am pretty sure that a medical doctor would know that virtually all of us are born with a system that flushes out our bodies, one that doesn't require us to stop eating in order to work.0
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