Water fast???? Opinions??
olivia4233
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Want to start a water fast?? Any opinions or experiences?
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Why on earth would you do this? What do you think it will achieve?9
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Unfortunately a water fast won't do anything except put you in a bad mood.12
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Don’t do it. It won’t help with fat loss in the long run.
Yes, I tried it years ago. Lost a little weight while I was doing it. Went back to a diet with a deficit, and that weight went back on. Why? There is negligible fat loss on a water fast— it’s mostly just water weight loss. I was dizzy and cranky. Not worth it.
Use mfp to lose weight the safe and sensible way. There are no shortcuts to weight loss.8 -
Where is this coming from?!?
To lose weight AND KEEP IT OFF, you need to create sustainable changes to your way of eating. A water fast is not sustainable and teaches you nothing in the long run.
A calorie deficit is all that is needed for weight loss. Enter your stats into this website, chose to lose 1 lb per week, and then eat that many calories each day. Simple. Not always easy, but simple.6 -
Honestly just a waste of time. They're too short term to do anything meaningful and your performance on those days will tend to be crappier on account of lack of nutrients.6
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Water fast! Yes! Depending on your situation of course. You'll want to research first. Not a good idea if you're underweight or have a history of eating disorders, or some other medical condition that could make this unsafe. Otherwise, might be worth considering.
There's been more talk about this recently with research to back it up. They're saying it can help be helpful for cancer prevention by breaking down damaged mitochondria.
They don't recommend exercising during this period, from what I recall.
I tried this once and would like to again. I think I was trying to do 5 days and ended up eating about half way through day 4. Most of the days I remember feeling pretty good, remarkably normal. Day 4 I think I was feeling more like you'd expect. Maybe weaker or lightheaded or something. It's hard to remember exactly why I decided to stop that day. But I still felt like it was successful.
Research, research!
I'd encourage others to research the potential benefits too before being so quick to say no.72 -
Water fast! Yes! Depending on your situation of course. You'll want to research first. Not a good idea if you're underweight or have a history of eating disorders, or some other medical condition that could make this unsafe. Otherwise, might be worth considering.
There's been more talk about this recently with research to back it up. They're saying it can help be helpful for cancer prevention by breaking down damaged mitochondria.
They don't recommend exercising during this period, from what I recall.
I tried this once and would like to again. I think I was trying to do 5 days and ended up eating about half way through day 4. Most of the days I remember feeling pretty good, remarkably normal. Day 4 I think I was feeling more like you'd expect. Maybe weaker or lightheaded or something. It's hard to remember exactly why I decided to stop that day. But I still felt like it was successful.
Research, research!
I'd encourage others to research the potential benefits too before being so quick to say no.
I've done plenty of research...a typical water fast is one to three days...it is not recommended to go longer than that unless you are being medically supervised because it IS dangerous. There are benefits to a water fast...there are also considerable risks. The medical community overwhelmingly suggests no more than 24-72 hours.10 -
To be blunt it is a stupid idea. Anything you may have heard about it resetting something or cleansing something else are all myths. I am not sure of your age but assuming you are old enough to drive it is time to outgrow foolish notions and stop looking for quick fixes.
It is not a tool for weight loss so don't do it.8 -
Water fast! Yes! Depending on your situation of course. You'll want to research first. Not a good idea if you're underweight or have a history of eating disorders, or some other medical condition that could make this unsafe. Otherwise, might be worth considering.
There's been more talk about this recently with research to back it up. They're saying it can help be helpful for cancer prevention by breaking down damaged mitochondria.
They don't recommend exercising during this period, from what I recall.
I tried this once and would like to again. I think I was trying to do 5 days and ended up eating about half way through day 4. Most of the days I remember feeling pretty good, remarkably normal. Day 4 I think I was feeling more like you'd expect. Maybe weaker or lightheaded or something. It's hard to remember exactly why I decided to stop that day. But I still felt like it was successful.
Research, research!
I'd encourage others to research the potential benefits too before being so quick to say no.
you dont think the people saying no havent done the research or even tried it in the past? there are MANY reasons NOT to do a water fast for a period of time.maybe research the side effects of it.10 -
Water fast! Yes! Depending on your situation of course. You'll want to research first. Not a good idea if you're underweight or have a history of eating disorders, or some other medical condition that could make this unsafe. Otherwise, might be worth considering.
There's been more talk about this recently with research to back it up. They're saying it can help be helpful for cancer prevention by breaking down damaged mitochondria.
They don't recommend exercising during this period, from what I recall.
I tried this once and would like to again. I think I was trying to do 5 days and ended up eating about half way through day 4. Most of the days I remember feeling pretty good, remarkably normal. Day 4 I think I was feeling more like you'd expect. Maybe weaker or lightheaded or something. It's hard to remember exactly why I decided to stop that day. But I still felt like it was successful.
Research, research!
I'd encourage others to research the potential benefits too before being so quick to say no.
I do appreciate that you mentioned the ED and medical condition risks.
I personally feel that the immediate risks from not eating for 4-5 days outweigh the incremental potential protection vs cancer, which can be obtained in other, healthier ways e.g. enough activity, enough sleep, decreasing red meat consumption, not smoking, eating enough fruit and veg. That's why I don't recommend it. Plus, as I said, for weight loss itself it's not ideal either due to its short term nature.14 -
Water fast! Yes! Depending on your situation of course. You'll want to research first. Not a good idea if you're underweight or have a history of eating disorders, or some other medical condition that could make this unsafe. Otherwise, might be worth considering.
There's been more talk about this recently with research to back it up. They're saying it can help be helpful for cancer prevention by breaking down damaged mitochondria.
They don't recommend exercising during this period, from what I recall.
I tried this once and would like to again. I think I was trying to do 5 days and ended up eating about half way through day 4. Most of the days I remember feeling pretty good, remarkably normal. Day 4 I think I was feeling more like you'd expect. Maybe weaker or lightheaded or something. It's hard to remember exactly why I decided to stop that day. But I still felt like it was successful.
Research, research!
I'd encourage others to research the potential benefits too before being so quick to say no.
No, please just no. Eating 0 calories for several days is a horrible, terrible idea.11 -
Water fast! Yes! Depending on your situation of course. You'll want to research first. Not a good idea if you're underweight or have a history of eating disorders, or some other medical condition that could make this unsafe. Otherwise, might be worth considering.
There's been more talk about this recently with research to back it up. They're saying it can help be helpful for cancer prevention by breaking down damaged mitochondria.
They don't recommend exercising during this period, from what I recall.
I tried this once and would like to again. I think I was trying to do 5 days and ended up eating about half way through day 4. Most of the days I remember feeling pretty good, remarkably normal. Day 4 I think I was feeling more like you'd expect. Maybe weaker or lightheaded or something. It's hard to remember exactly why I decided to stop that day. But I still felt like it was successful.
Research, research!
I'd encourage others to research the potential benefits too before being so quick to say no.
It was obviously successful in creating such a mental haze around the event you can't remember the exact details.
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quiksylver296 wrote: »Where is this coming from?!?
To lose weight AND KEEP IT OFF, you need to create sustainable changes to your way of eating. A water fast is not sustainable and teaches you nothing in the long run.
A calorie deficit is all that is needed for weight loss. Enter your stats into this website, chose to lose 1 lb per week, and then eat that many calories each day. Simple. Not always easy, but simple.
I know, right? I'm getting deja vu!
OP why do you think a water fast is a good idea? What are you hoping to accomplish? If the words "kick start", "cleanse", or "detox" are part of the answer - let me just go ahead and fast forward to the "NOPE" response you will get, and rightfully so. The response I quoted has everything you need to know about how to be successful in weight loss.9 -
Water fast! Yes! Depending on your situation of course. You'll want to research first. Not a good idea if you're underweight or have a history of eating disorders, or some other medical condition that could make this unsafe. Otherwise, might be worth considering.
There's been more talk about this recently with research to back it up. They're saying it can help be helpful for cancer prevention by breaking down damaged mitochondria.
They don't recommend exercising during this period, from what I recall.
I tried this once and would like to again. I think I was trying to do 5 days and ended up eating about half way through day 4. Most of the days I remember feeling pretty good, remarkably normal. Day 4 I think I was feeling more like you'd expect. Maybe weaker or lightheaded or something. It's hard to remember exactly why I decided to stop that day. But I still felt like it was successful.
Research, research!
I'd encourage others to research the potential benefits too before being so quick to say no.
So, who are 'they' and where are they saying this? What research is there to back this up?8 -
if you are going to get cancer you are going to get it. you can do everything in the world to prevent it but that doesnt mean its going to help. there are no guarantees in life.8
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Really, really don't.5
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There’s people in the world starving because they have no access to food, I have the luxury of feeding my body.7
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