7 day fasting safe?
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Some say extended fasting is safe for obese people like me, like a bear hibernating
Who says this?
Google is a search engine. You will find support for anything if you enter the right search terms.
Here's how to kickstart your weight loss--eat 2100 calories per day. Once you have not lost any weight for a full month, drop your calories by 100-150 per day.
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If you are not eating, you won't be getting nutrition you need to fuel your daily activity. That can lead to a lot of medical issues, but also things like muscle loss, hair loss, tooth loss, etc. Is that what you really want?
It is better to lose weight in a healthy way, with a wide variety of foods, some exercise, and patience with the process. Learn better habits, so the weight doesn't return as soon as you have lost the weight.2 -
stanmann571 wrote: »
It's not my job to research for you.
How to use google to search for scholarly articles:
1) go to google.com
2) type in "Scholarly articles" plus what you want to search for
3) read what comes up
Here is an example of what came up when i googled it:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684131/
http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-211582.abstract
Hope that helps!4 -
stanmann571 wrote: »
It's not my job to research for you.
How to use google to search for scholarly articles:
1) go to google.com
2) type in "Scholarly articles" plus what you want to search for
3) read what comes up
Here is an example of what came up when i googled it:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684131/
http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-211582.abstract
Hope that helps!
Actually, standard procedure dictates that the one making the claims provide the proof...2 -
stanmann571 wrote: »
It's not my job to research for you.
How to use google to search for scholarly articles:
1) go to google.com
2) type in "Scholarly articles" plus what you want to search for
3) read what comes up
Here is an example of what came up when i googled it:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684131/
http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-211582.abstract
Hope that helps!
It doesn't help actually. Neither is a clinical study. One is an interview with the founder of TrueNorth (were you the one shilling that above?) and the other is a case study written by the founder of TrueNorth. While case studies can be informative, they don't really prove anything since they are not controlled studies. Plus, they are the results for a single person, often with unique circumstances. And in this case, TrueNorth provides "medically supervised water fasts"- not exactly unbiased researchers.4 -
stanmann571 wrote: »
It's not my job to research for you.
How to use google to search for scholarly articles:
1) go to google.com
2) type in "Scholarly articles" plus what you want to search for
3) read what comes up
Here is an example of what came up when i googled it:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684131/
http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-211582.abstract
Hope that helps!
Neither of the sources are what you claimed them to be. An interview and a case study are hardly “peer reviewed scholarly articles”.
I feel like that’s the latest term everyone wants to throw around to support their opinions.3 -
I'll put my two cents in here and realize that this group doesn't support fasting, which is totally your prerogative. I've been LC and Keto for many years now and hit a weight loss stall through all of 2107. A friend began fasting and dropped 20lbs in 8 weeks, which put her at goal. At first I resisted, then I jumped in in hopes that my stall would break. I read The Obesity Code, I have listened to 40+ podcasts on fasting, I've followed Dr Fung's videos on YouTube as well as the controversial Cole Robinson. Oh, I'm a Type 2 Diabetic who used to weigh 272 lbs. So, I started extended fasting to try to break the stall on Nov 14th 2017. I began at 222 lbs, and today weighed in at 190.2. I tend to go between 2-7 days with only drinking water with electrolytes, then eat a keto meal, then go back to an extended fast. Sometimes my body just says NO and I eat something. I either really break my fast with a definite meal, or I eat a small snack which sometimes is enough to keep going. I'm very encouraged by my results and will continue to fast off and on till I reach my goal of 162 lbs.
There's a lot more info out there that I've learned about fasting these days. Good news is, we don't have muscle wasting while fasting because our body ups our human growth hormone. So far, I haven't lost hair of teeth and see no signs of that happening. I think the best source of medical information can be found with Dr Jason Fung. His books and videos are put in terms that lay people like me can understand and he backs them up with clinical experience.7 -
missyyclaire wrote: »I'll put my two cents in here and realize that this group doesn't support fasting, which is totally your prerogative. I've been LC and Keto for many years now and hit a weight loss stall through all of 2107. A friend began fasting and dropped 20lbs in 8 weeks, which put her at goal. At first I resisted, then I jumped in in hopes that my stall would break. I read The Obesity Code, I have listened to 40+ podcasts on fasting, I've followed Dr Fung's videos on YouTube as well as the controversial Cole Robinson. Oh, I'm a Type 2 Diabetic who used to weigh 272 lbs. So, I started extended fasting to try to break the stall on Nov 14th 2017. I began at 222 lbs, and today weighed in at 190.2. I tend to go between 2-7 days with only drinking water with electrolytes, then eat a keto meal, then go back to an extended fast. Sometimes my body just says NO and I eat something. I either really break my fast with a definite meal, or I eat a small snack which sometimes is enough to keep going. I'm very encouraged by my results and will continue to fast off and on till I reach my goal of 162 lbs.
There's a lot more info out there that I've learned about fasting these days. Good news is, we don't have muscle wasting while fasting because our body ups our human growth hormone. So far, I haven't lost hair of teeth and see no signs of that happening. I think the best source of medical information can be found with Dr Jason Fung. His books and videos are put in terms that lay people like me can understand and he backs them up with clinical experience.
Yes, I am in the middle of Jason Fung and Jimmie Moores book on Fasting. I was coming here to suggest Dr. Fung videos as well. Well said, I actually like extended fasts, I feel so alert and my body feels great, I don't feel starved at all.0 -
Check out Jason Fung M.D. he is the expert on fasting. Easy to look up on the internet and on Amazon. There are lots of medical benefits from intermittent and extended fasting.
It doesn’t always have to be unpleasant. A lot of people do it. It’s not necessary unsafe if you do it properly.
I say go for it. Try a 24 hour fast and go from there.2 -
Read this thread as part of my research into extended fasting. Did not realize that myfitnesspal was an anti fasting website. Is there any push to not be so close minded. I (with a bit of my standard skepticism) a proponent of fasting with the autophagy as the main driver. My research is more on how to break the fast with less bathroom breaks / misery. Have a great day.1
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