Is it OK to fast for one day?
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First: Increase your daily calories and lower your weight loss goals.
Second: Do not do feast or famine -- it is disordered. Try to be moderate. Instead of kind of punishing yourself for going over some relatively "random" number, nourish your body with calories.
Has anybody noticed she has set her daily calories to 1150 per day?! And she only needs to lose 3 more pounds?! I think her "overeating" is more of her body saying FEED ME!!
No OP, you don't need to do any fasting. Maybe you don't even need to continue to lose those 3 lbs...0 -
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For me if I fasted for a whole day I would binge eat the next. Wouldn't work for me. I'd be worse off.0
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A likely large deficit resulting in a very low daily caloric goal that seems out of line with her desired weight loss ... yet people rush to say go for it without any regard to if that course of action is healthy or not. Another normal day on MFP.0
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mmatusevici1 wrote: »Hello, i was wondering if water fasting for one day is not harmful for health? I was thinking to give a short period of rest for digestive organs, and an opportunity for me to meet my weekly calories goal since I am a bit over my goal this week?
Again ... what did you set as your weekly loss goal? Why such a small daily caloric goal with a ticker that says 3 pounds to lose? What exercise do you do during the week?0 -
This thread is on par with the usual MFP... and the usual suspects... Never change MFP... Never change.0
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I do not see any problem with fasting for one day. I fast all the time. I do different time frames as a way to control calories....12-24-36 hour fast. I do not have a eating disorder and I am not punishing myself. It's not going to hurt you as long as you don't have other health issues like blood sugar etc. If you start to feel bad just then eat something. I am not sure if most people even know what being hungry actually feels like.
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mmatusevici1 wrote: »
That's a disordered way of thinking.
This is basically zig-zagging. Plenty of people "save" calories for the weekend.
OP - fasting a day here and a day there is fine. But it can be hard. You might plan a couple of nutritious snacks for that day. You won't get the whole 1400 back, but you don't want to be light headed either.0 -
Even after the OP's extremely low daily caloric goal and 3 lbs left to lose are highlighted in the thread, people continue to blindly give her "you go girl" type of advice.0
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Just eat wisely for the reminder of the week and kick the exercise up.0
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brianpperkins wrote: »Even after the OP's extremely low daily caloric goal and 3 lbs left to lose are highlighted in the thread, people continue to blindly give her "you go girl" type of advice.
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fasting for weight loss is just stupid.0
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deluxmary2000 wrote: »I think some people are being a little quick to jump on the "disordered thinking" bandwagon. Not everything is a slippery slope to an ED. She overate, and now wants to fast for a day to make up for it. She never mentioned "punishing" herself. How is it really any different than someone forgoing dessert at night because they went over their calories for the day? The timeline is just being stretched out to a week.
I fail to see the comparison between skipping a 300 calorie dessert and a 24 hour water fast....
massive logic fail...
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mmatusevici1 wrote: »
That's a disordered way of thinking.
No it's not (assuming no relevant medical condition).
If anything, that one day of fasting leads to jumping to such a conclusion is itself a disordered way of thinking about food.
so it is totally normal for someone to freak out about being slightly over on calories for the week and then do a 24 hour water fast? That is not disordered, really?
You're jumping to all kinds of whacky conclusions - the only "freak out" in this thread has been from a couple of responders. (Looks at post above....*chirp*....)
OP realized she was over-consuming, and is making a perfectly healthy, reasonable mid-course adjustment. The only thing "disordered" about it is people thinking that implementing basic self discipline reflects disordered thinking.
Good luck OP!
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so a 24 hour water fast for going over on calories is totally legitimate, and you see nothing wrong with that line of thinking?
and we wonder who has the disordered view of eating...
Do you just take the obvious ridiculous position, because...?0 -
Bonkers, its really not a sensible thing to do. water is your friend, it cna help you feel full, it enables your body to work efficiently, it has zero calories.
Look up dehydration.
Will you also be going on an oxygen fast?
I think OP means she is just going to drink water for a day and not eat solid foods…
but I could be wrong...
In that case I misread, but why didnt she just put fast instead of water fast?
OP fasting for a day imo is fine, but am not a fan of hunger myself, but it wont do you any harm. I think id just notch it down to experuence and go and exercise or be patient.0 -
Bonkers, its really not a sensible thing to do. water is your friend, it cna help you feel full, it enables your body to work efficiently, it has zero calories.
Look up dehydration.
Will you also be going on an oxygen fast?
I think OP means she is just going to drink water for a day and not eat solid foods…
but I could be wrong...
In that case I misread, but why didnt she just put fast instead of water fast?
OP fasting for a day imo is fine, but am not a fan of hunger myself, but it wont do you any harm. I think id just notch it down to experuence and go and exercise or be patient.
So fasting to lose weight is fine?
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mmatusevici1 wrote: »
That's a disordered way of thinking.
This is basically zig-zagging. Plenty of people "save" calories for the weekend.
OP - fasting a day here and a day there is fine. But it can be hard. You might plan a couple of nutritious snacks for that day. You won't get the whole 1400 back, but you don't want to be light headed either.
again, zig sagging does not equal a 24 hour water fast...
zig zagging typically involves eating at maintenance for a day and then eating at a deficit for the next day; or eating at a surplus on lifting days, and a deficit on non workout days...
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I think there's way to much judgement being passed in this thread without anywhere's near enough information. If OP wants to fast a day to keep weekly calories inline, big deal. How is that different than eating too much early in the day, then not eating as much later to hit your daily goals. It's all relative. I could argue if you didn't balance your daily intake properly, so had to cut back later in the day, that was verging on being a disorder. That's silly. Sure OP could just eat normally and be over for the week and plan better the next week, but just as easily OP could skip a day if it's important and plan better. It obviously would have been better to be proactive as opposed to reactive but for every other post to say this thinking verges on disorderly makes no sense.0
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I think there's way to much judgement being passed in this thread without anywhere's near enough information. If OP wants to fast a day to keep weekly calories inline, big deal. How is that different than eating too much early in the day, then not eating as much later to hit your daily goals. It's all relative. I could argue if you didn't balance your daily intake properly, so had to cut back later in the day, that was verging on being a disorder. That's silly. Sure OP could just eat normally and be over for the week and plan better the next week, but just as easily OP could skip a day if it's important and plan better. It obviously would have been better to be proactive as opposed to reactive but for every other post to say this thinking verges on disorderly makes no sense.
Did you bother to notice her daily caloric goal, pounds left to lose, and put those into perspective or are you blindly defending the indefensible?0 -
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Intermittent fasting is a proven strategy for weight loss. There are countless articles on the topic about how to use them and timing their use effectively. I don't use them all that often, but from time to time I do. I fasted yesterday until dinner, then ate normally afterwards. Sunday I worked out at gym for 90 minutes and ate a bit above my normal maintenance level, but still healthy.
Here's the basic idea:
Day 1: Eat a bit above maintenance (if you get in a good workout, all the better) to get your metabolism (think of it as your furnace) going good.
Day 2: Fast for a period of time, longer the better. Your furnace is still stoked from Day 1 and is expecting a similar day (food/exercise) so it's going full tilt but since you aren't eating, you burn remaining carbs then fat during the day.
no one is arguing against IF ..
what everyone is saying is that the OP is setting herself up for a disordered view of eating if she is going to do a 24 hour water fast every time she goes over a little bit on calories.
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I think there's way to much judgement being passed in this thread without anywhere's near enough information. If OP wants to fast a day to keep weekly calories inline, big deal. How is that different than eating too much early in the day, then not eating as much later to hit your daily goals. It's all relative. I could argue if you didn't balance your daily intake properly, so had to cut back later in the day, that was verging on being a disorder. That's silly. Sure OP could just eat normally and be over for the week and plan better the next week, but just as easily OP could skip a day if it's important and plan better. It obviously would have been better to be proactive as opposed to reactive but for every other post to say this thinking verges on disorderly makes no sense.
so eating a little bit less at the end of the day is somehow the equivalent to a 24 hour water fast??????0 -
I think there's way to much judgement being passed in this thread without anywhere's near enough information. If OP wants to fast a day to keep weekly calories inline, big deal. How is that different than eating too much early in the day, then not eating as much later to hit your daily goals. It's all relative. I could argue if you didn't balance your daily intake properly, so had to cut back later in the day, that was verging on being a disorder. That's silly. Sure OP could just eat normally and be over for the week and plan better the next week, but just as easily OP could skip a day if it's important and plan better. It obviously would have been better to be proactive as opposed to reactive but for every other post to say this thinking verges on disorderly makes no sense.
so eating a little bit less at the end of the day is somehow the equivalent to a 24 hour water fast??????
These examples people give to move the goalpost like always.
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I think there's way to much judgement being passed in this thread without anywhere's near enough information. If OP wants to fast a day to keep weekly calories inline, big deal. How is that different than eating too much early in the day, then not eating as much later to hit your daily goals. It's all relative. I could argue if you didn't balance your daily intake properly, so had to cut back later in the day, that was verging on being a disorder. That's silly. Sure OP could just eat normally and be over for the week and plan better the next week, but just as easily OP could skip a day if it's important and plan better. It obviously would have been better to be proactive as opposed to reactive but for every other post to say this thinking verges on disorderly makes no sense.
I agree with you, however, common sense is hard to find on these types of threads. I don't think the OP has responded, yet everyone is assuming she has an eating disorder. People jumping to conclusions based on a few numbers on her profile.0 -
I think there's way to much judgement being passed in this thread without anywhere's near enough information. If OP wants to fast a day to keep weekly calories inline, big deal. How is that different than eating too much early in the day, then not eating as much later to hit your daily goals. It's all relative. I could argue if you didn't balance your daily intake properly, so had to cut back later in the day, that was verging on being a disorder. That's silly. Sure OP could just eat normally and be over for the week and plan better the next week, but just as easily OP could skip a day if it's important and plan better. It obviously would have been better to be proactive as opposed to reactive but for every other post to say this thinking verges on disorderly makes no sense.
so eating a little bit less at the end of the day is somehow the equivalent to a 24 hour water fast??????
He didn't say it was equivalent. It's all relative. He merely gave an example.0 -
brianpperkins wrote: »Did you bother to notice her daily caloric goal, pounds left to lose, and put those into perspective or are you blindly defending the indefensible?
Nope. I'd never dig through that information and then tell someone they had disordered thinking. I don't think that's why people come here and participate in forums, nor are 99% of the people who respond qualified to make that type of statement.
Is a 24 hour fast the best possible decision given the options? Probably not, but anyone not at their ideal weight probably can trace the fact back to not having made good decisions at some point in their lives. The fact they are here shows they are trying to make better decisions.
That's all.
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