I am thinking of going for 10 days without
food cos I read that it will eat away all
your true fat. Does anyone know how much
weight can be lost during this time? I
believe I can do it cos when I am
determined nothing can stop me. I am only
going to drink (diet) coke and water (of
course).
This is what I read "contrary to what many
people believe, fasting is not starvation.
During the fast, the body is breaking
down the non-essential tissue (fat) for
energy. While conserving essential
tissue. Starvation, is the point where
the body has used up all of its
non-essential tissues (reserves) ,and
begins to break down its own essential
tissues. This point (the point of
starvation), even for the average
individual (of normal weight), takes quite
some time to reach (some 42 days or
more)."
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 05-02-04 16:27pm
I have read that fasting is very healthy
if you do it occasionally and only for 2-3
days. If you go longer than that, you
will only cause damage.
If you want to lose weight and are that
determined. Try atkins. It really
works. And you will be able to eat.
But whatever you decide, do not fast for
more than 2-3 days.
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zilbucks
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 210 Location: NY
Posted: 05-02-04 16:51pm
Hayley
i am in school to become a nutriotionist
and psychologist. I can honestly tell you
that going on a fast and using it to an
extreme, is not a good idea. People who
are religious fast- for a couple days at a
time. Yes the human body can go a while
without eating food and drinking pleanty
of water, but like I have said before your
metabolism slows down, and sooner or later
you wil have to eat, you can't live on
water forever, and when you do guaranteed
some of the water weight you lost will
come right on and pretty quick too, since
your body will want to hang on to every
bit of food it gets from having been
deprived. I really dont want to gove you
diet advice since I dont know if it will
help or harm but I feel you need to know
another way other than this- I know you
don't eat meat, so you should try the
south beach diet- it's low carb and you
substitue animal protein for vegetable
protein- which you need to presevre your
muscle. You should eat 4-5-6 meals a day
spaced out, this speeds up your metabolism
and you will actually lose weight quicker
than you would starving yourself orrrr
fasting.- and whats inmportant it would be
healthy. You should atleast allow
yourself 1200 at the very *least . When
I was eating vegetarian I ate 1200 cal/ a
day - not really meaning too becasue I had
no weght to lose- but what meat I did have
on me came off, pretttty fast, plus I was
an excercise freak like you, so i'm sure
it'd come off just as fast for you. Just
know theres other ways that are healthy.
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 05-03-04 08:49am
Well I guess if you do not eat meat then
atkins would not work!
sorry!
Zilbucks....Is it not true that it is
healthy to fast for two to three days? I
have read quite a bit about it and some
doctors actually recommend it. Is that
not right? Seriously I am just asking to
be sure.
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zilbucks
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 210 Location: NY
Posted: 05-03-04 10:21am
"i can honestly tell you that going on a
fast and using it to an extreme, is not a
good idea. People who are religious
fast- for a couple days at a time. "
i've fasted for a *few days- yes it is ok-
it cleanses the body of toxins, if you
drink mainly water. But definetly not a
good plan in doing it to an extreme.
People have been known to do fasts for 40
days, and live and be fine- the problem is
in hayleys case she's doing it to lose
weight. Her metabolism will slow down
and store whatever nutrients it has, and
what it can't get it will take from her-
like protein - it will take and eat away
from her muscle, as soon is she is done
fasting and introduces food , it will go
back on (the weight not necessarily the
muscle) a fast in the form of a short
detox is fine
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 05-03-04 10:45am
Yeah, I saw that you said above "to the
extreme" but you didn't say anything about
whether or not it was "o.K" to do it for
just a couple of days. That is just what
I was wondering. Thank you for
clarifying.
I have read that it is good for detoxing
your body, and I have never heard of it
being good for weight loss.
Thanks.
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KariM18
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 1436 Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan
Posted: 06-01-04 01:25am
I agree. Fasting for 10 days wont do any
good. Only harm. Its not safe at all.
Of effective for weight loss. After
fasting, you do starve your body, and end
up putting the weight back on much
quicker.
sorry!
