So I am fasting

Donkey® · 05-14-2007, 02:02 AM

So I am almost through with day 2 of a water fast. Basically, I am doing nothing but water for 7-10 days. Doing it for many reasons, but the biggest is to clean my body of the garbage I have been putting into it over the past couple of years. Thought I would post my thoughts on the whole event.

Day 1: Easy. Slept most of the day to try and avoid the hunger pains and whatever else might creep up. Over all, not bad.

Day 2: Ugh. Stomach grumbling here and there for some food. Headaches are the worst part at this time. No doubt from the lack of glucose and my body trying to switch over energy sources.

So far, lost 10 pounds in just about 48 hours. I expect that to taper off to 1 or 3 pounds a day. Also monitoring my heartrate and bloodpressure, which are holding steady at 55 bpm and 120/75. I really want to try a 10 day because I have never done it before. Done 7 and 5 a few times. I hope it gets a little easier or I won't be making it too far at all. Anyone else done this before?

Kytro · 05-14-2007, 03:16 AM

Why are you doing this?

Donkey® · 05-14-2007, 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by Kytro

Why are you doing this?

Because I am protesting the ill treatment I receive at the hands of the moderators on this forum. I shall not eat until they are all fired or resign.

Yes, that's a joke. I am doing this to rid my body of any toxins that have accumulated over the past couple years due to my poor diet. That's the main reason. I have been feeling bleah over the past few weeks and I think it's time to fix that. I am about 15 pounds overweight...(at least above the weight I want to be at for when I play in basketball summer leagues, go to the beach, etc) So basically, I do this every now and then to dump all the toxins and empty out as many fat cells as I can. Once that's done, I slowly build whatever muscle I lose back up (usually about 2% compared to 10% of my fat) by eating healthier and exercising properly. Your fat cells store poisons and toxins as they enter your body. Little bits of garbage collect in your intestines. It's like a spring cleaning per se. I have also heard that your body will attack any tumors and cysts that are hanging around in it's attempt to find energy. Not that I have tumors that I know of...but if it's true, can't hurt.

Lastly, it's mentally challenging. When I need to decompress from work and life in general, it's good to do this because you have to sit around and conserve energy, relax, go against your body's cravings and instincts. Most of the nuts that do this go full bore and do enema's and whatever else. I prefer to avoid that crap (literally). Just 7 days of relaxation, focus and willpower.

Kytro · 05-14-2007, 05:56 AM

Fair enough, I don't agree with it to lose weight other than in extreme circumstances, though the other reasons are good

avsp · 05-14-2007, 06:17 AM

ok, i occasionally do this

the medical advice i've recieved is well different than yours

its either red grape juice or barley water not just water, & its 7 litres a day

its enemas everyday, the headaches result from your body tring to digest the remaining crap in your gut

however many days you do then you go that many day after WITH NO FAT AT ALL

I find the practice educational, as you suggest.. I've found it harder to take the mind/body dualism stuff as seriously as before

Donkey® · 05-14-2007, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by avsp

ok, i occasionally do this

the medical advice i've recieved is well different than yours

its either red grape juice or barley water not just water, & its 7 litres a day

its enemas everyday, the headaches result from your body tring to digest the remaining crap in your gut

however many days you do then you go that many day after WITH NO FAT AT ALL

I find the practice educational, as you suggest.. I've found it harder to take the mind/body dualism stuff as seriously as before

Yeah, I have heard some of the same things from people "in the know" per se. I have tried a few different ways and this one seems to work best for me. I know the key to this is coming OFF the fast. It's probably more important than the fast itself. I do try to drink 16 ounces of water an hour. I don't think there's any set rules for this stuff. Just do what your body can handle.

As far as the "mind/body" stuff...I think I would care less about it if it was easy. Each time I do it, seems just as hard as the last time.

Stylerod · 05-14-2007, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by Donkey®

Because I am protesting the ill treatment I receive at the hands of the moderators on this forum. I shall not eat until they are all fired or resign.

Wow, I'm not sure I could do that. I'm in NY all this week for business and I am just going to try to eat "healthy" instead of all the crap I usually eat when I travel. I had a vegetable omelet this morning and I see lots of salads on the room service menu so I'll try that tonight (oh hell, I probably shouldn't be mentioning food should I?).

Good luck man. This takes lots of willpower and I imagine will be pretty tough.

Ardentfrost · 05-14-2007, 09:32 AM

Bah, cleaning toxins through long periods of fasting is holistic garbage. Intermittent fasting is good for you though. I advocate that.

Phantom · 05-14-2007, 10:03 AM

So no food at all for 7-10 days?

Seems dangerous to me. Couldn't you faint while walking or worse, driving?

I don't know anything about nutrition/medicine type stuff though, I'm just curious.

Donkey® · 05-14-2007, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Phantom

So no food at all for 7-10 days?

Seems dangerous to me. Couldn't you faint while walking or worse, driving?

I don't know anything about nutrition/medicine type stuff though, I'm just curious.

Some people are susceptible to that stuff. I have never had a problem with it. It is dangerous if you don't know some basics. NEVER fast longer than your body can sustain it. Always monitor your vitals. Drink a ton of water. come off the fast in an easy manner so you don't defeat the purpose of it. I know if I tried to go for more than 10 days, my body doesn't have enough energy sources to sustain me and that's when you move into the starvation category.

Linzyhop · 05-14-2007, 10:48 AM

my friend did a week long uncooked veggies and water fast last year and said she's never felt so good afterwards...

i dunno about just drinking water though... seems a bit dangerous.

Donkey® · 05-14-2007, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by Linzyhop

my friend did a week long uncooked veggies and water fast last year and said she's never felt so good afterwards...

i dunno about just drinking water though... seems a bit dangerous.

That's more of a diet than a fast. It's not dangerous when you do it right.

Linzyhop · 05-14-2007, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by Donkey®

That's more of a diet than a fast. It's not dangerous when you do it right.

well good luck to you. i couldn't do it. you should take pics of your body before and after (and i mean for comparison reasons, not nudez for Dumpy to look at) and see what visual progress you made on top of the weight loss...

be careful though, losing weight can also mean losing body muscle which isn't good.....

DosEquis · 05-14-2007, 02:33 PM

Couldn't you take multi-vitamins while doing it so that you get some of the more important things you could be missing out on?

Donkey® · 05-14-2007, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by DosEquis

Couldn't you take multi-vitamins while doing it so that you get some of the more important things you could be missing out on?

The whole object is to keep things out of your digestive system. Those vitamins sit there in your gut. You want your digestive system to get as dormant as possible so it looks for other ways to draw energy from your body.

Publius · 05-14-2007, 04:16 PM

10 pounds in 2 days? I'm not really sure how healthy that could possibly be.

That said, maybe I should do it.

Donkey® · 05-14-2007, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by Publius

10 pounds in 2 days? I'm not really sure how healthy that could possibly be.

That said, maybe I should do it.

That's the most it's ever been the first two days. (These are the days where you lose the most weight) If I lose another 5 pounds today and another 5 tomorrow, i'll have to reconsider my length of fast. Most of it was water weight.

Donkey® · 05-15-2007, 02:54 AM

Day 3 went very well I must say. Early issue with my legs feeling like they wanted to cramp, but I fixed that with a pinch of salt in my water. I think my body's PH level was off. No real hunger pains. No headaches. In order to give full disclosure, yes, some nasty stuff comes out of you throughout the day as your body releases toxins into your system and you expel them. But that's life.

The only weird thing that needs to be mentioned is that my eyeballs are sore. Nothing wrong with my vision, matter of fact, I seem to be seeing things in HD or something. Maybe it's just my mind playing tricks, but everything seems clearer and sharper today. Go figure. As expected, weight loss slowed down and I ended up losing 2 more pounds today. That makes 12 total. Hope tomorrow goes just as well.

Kytro · 05-15-2007, 03:17 AM

I am sorta curious about this now, thinking about a PSMF for dieting purposes because frankly I am far too overweight and all previous attempts to fix the problem failed.

Nonphixion · 05-15-2007, 06:22 AM

Originally Posted by avsp

ok, i occasionally do this

the medical advice i've recieved is well different than yours

its either red grape juice or barley water not just water, & its 7 litres a day

its enemas everyday, the headaches result from your body tring to digest the remaining crap in your gut

however many days you do then you go that many day after WITH NO FAT AT ALL

I find the practice educational, as you suggest.. I've found it harder to take the mind/body dualism stuff as seriously as before

I say; Do it the avsp way. That is definitely sound advice