Hi Don, I love your comment, and thank you for reading! I've read the Obesity Code, and most of the other bestseller diet books out there . I'm personally very interested in anything healthy-lifestyle-related. What I've noticed is that most of these books tout a similar message, and the message jives with the findings of a large body of research.
Take Fung's book, which is very well-written . He says that processed carbs are bad for us, because they cause insulin levels to spike and the carb energy to get stored as fat. He says snacking is bad, because our bodies did not evolve with constant access to food, and if we constantly have calories going in, we will never burn the fat we've stored. He encourages physical activity for health and maintaining lean body mass. All of this is backed by plenty of research, and all of it I agree with. I even agree with the concept of fasting- in that we really shouldn't be eating all day long.
Snacking IS bad, if we want to lose weight. We should give our bodies a rest between meals, so that we can burn those calories, and if we want to lose weight, to burn some fat as well. But do we need to fast for 24, 36, 48 hours? We do not, and as was demonstrated in this study, most people would have a hard time sticking to prolonged fasting regimens like that.
Will fasting regimens like that result in weight loss? And if that's what works for you, and you find that you can stick to it, then that's great. But for most of us, it would be very hard, and when taken as a whole, the body of literature to date has not yet shown that those prolonged fasts are superior to other diets .
In the end, we are all different, and if we hold to the basic tenets of healthy diet and lifestyle as above, which are the gist of basically every "hot" diet book out there, we will all be fine. I've been eating Paleo for about a month now and have dropped 10 lbs and now I am ready for my water only fast. I'm male 48 yrs old 5'8 currently 265 lbs.
I have done a lot of research over the last few months about water fasting for weight loss and overall health. Is that too long to start out with or is it fine? I am happy to have stumbled upon your website and have been trying to introduce Paleo/water fasting to my wife. She has serious bloating of the belly and steady weight gain over the last year or so. She just refuses to kick the Sugar/Carbs that is making her miserable. I hope to show her with my water only fasting then Paleo that it can be done.
I initially wanted to fast to get quick results but I know the spiritual power of fasting. I am going on a birthday trip the 15th of next month, so I have several false starts thinking I only needed a good 5 days of fasting….because I wasn't thinking about the true reasoning. I started on Sunday, no food, Monday I had a small slip and yesterday I tried to eat something like a small piece of meat that was cooked at the house…I got sick and ended up throwing it up.
It seems like after praying last nite i am tempted to eat but i am not interesting in breaking the fast, that well technically started today. I want to water fast until the 12th of next month to give myself a couple of days to get back to eating some solids so i wont be sick on vacation. I just wanted to post because i felt empowered and i am excited about how i will feel and look in 14 days.
But also i am a person who needs immediate gratification so i am hoping i see results because i know i will see my spiritual ones. My question is i am drinking water but i am afraid i am not drinking enough. Does it slow the process down if you don't drink enough, i didn't remember seeing it in your blog. Also can i put cucumbers and lemon in my water.
And if i don't get filtered can i continue to drink the water that comes out of my fridge or is that filtered? And what is wrong with bottled water you said you didn't drink it, but it is truly the most available water too me. thanks for your post and your energy. This is the third time I've encountered this page in the past 12 months and it's always after I google search for juice fast.
I've also done intermittent fasting, paleo, juice fast, low carb, more fats, less sugar, everything. I've done a three day water fast but it was in the middle of my juice fast when I wasn't feeling well and it just happened. Here, I'd like to focus on strictly a water fast and all the health benefits afterwards. I am 100 pounds overweight and while kickstarting that weight loss would be awesome, I'm really truly trying to heal my body. There's so much thats wrong with my body right now, and it's a domino effect and I really want to focus on healing.
It bums me out when I read the comments and a lot of responses are about dropping weight for a wedding or holiday or special event. There's so much more benefits to fasting than just losing weight. Thank you for putting this page up, sharing your results, and taking the time to reply to the comments. And what about the optimal term of your water fasting? Yes, many people have practiced the 30-day fast weight loss approach, drinking only water and avoiding food at all. Some dieters start with a 5-14-day water fasting to prepare their bodies for this stress.
Others stick to this diet for 22 and even 40 days at once– everything depends on their goals. Some people even claim that when the body doesn't have to spend energy for digestion, they have more energy for other things. Many of them claim even being able to continue their normal life – go to work and have regular training sessions.
Several fad diets encourage fasting for weight loss. They allow some food, but limit calories to fewer than 800 per day, claiming that you'll lose weight fast. The cabbage soup diet is one example of a fasting diet. It involves eating only cabbage soup and drinking water for a certain amount of time. Diet plans like this one come with many unproven claims, like getting rid of a pound a day for a month or removing toxins from your body.
Although there may be some health benefits to water fasting, reducing overall calories is just as effective for weight loss, and is likely to be safer. Kelly Slater did a 10-day fast, Tim Shieff did a 35-day fast, Dr Peter Attia does four 7-day fasts a year. Hi, I was reading through all this most of last night and I found it helped reading of others doing the fast and the positives they had, it's made me feel stronger going forward with mine. I'm currently doing a 72 hour water fast, just water that's it. I'm just over 45 hours now and I'm feeling a bit tired, I do feel quite relaxed too though. The first day has been the most difficult so far, it was the last time I did one too.
Today has been better, I had quite a bit of energy earlier today which was nice and I felt quite bright too. I didn't wake up with any hunger pains this morning, it's mainly when I'm cooking my sons meals that I start to feel really hungry. I've escaped upstairs just now to try and get away from the smell of the food. I was thinking about maybe going on to a 5 day fast but this is only the second one I've done and the last one was a few years ago now. My experience started when I had a difficult tooth extraction. Basically it kept me from eating regularly for two weeks.
Felt great so I said might as well carry on what I was doing which was an occasional 24hr fast and limited intake of food. Lo and behold 8-9 weeks later I was down 20lbs. I'm 5′ 9″ and 59 old so I'm still a bit on the over the recommended weight. All my elevated blood pressure, sugar levels went to normal!
The amazing thing compared to my other diet plans etc. was all I lost was fat! Went from size 34 to size 32 but my shirt size is the same. I'm another fasting nerd and practice daily 23-hour fasts, with twice-monthly 48-hour fasts. What you said about feeling mentally superheroic–spot on. I schedule my 48-hour fasts for a tough weekend at work, and my mental acuity and mood are GREATLY enhanced during that time.
So much so that I'm planning on going 72 hours this weekend, which led me to Google 3-day fasting, which brought me to your blog. Will post back if I clean out my garage, lol. My husband just did 5 days and his carport was very creatively cleaned out by day 5. He didn't feel too hot on day 5, either, so won't be going that long again–it stopped feeling healthy and started feeling weakening.
The day after the fast, you will see the number on the scale drop significantly (anywhere from one-half to three pounds) . While a significant amount of this is water weight, you are still losing fat . After feeding normally for a few days, your weight will increase as you regain body water. However, this doesn't mean that you aren't losing weight. You are instead dropping fat at a slow, sustainable rate.
While the amount of weight lost depends on body size, short term fasting has been shown to help individuals lose around 2% of their initial body weight after about three weeks of fasting . Furthermore, in addition to weight loss, IF can be used to maintain weight loss in the long term. I recently stumbled across this blog post about water fasting, and I have a few questions for you.
I'm a 5'6″, 160 lbs, mid-20 year old female, who was recently diagnosed with PCOS, hypothyroidism, and pre-diabetic. I have always maintained a healthy and active lifestyle; eating majority of fruits, vegetables, meat (I'm not a big sweets person either), and exercising 3-5 times per week. I also already drink on average half a gallon to a gallon of water per day.
Unfortunately, my conditions have become so severe that it was necessary for me to go on three different medications. I have been participating in intermittent fasting for the past 4 months, and I'm constantly looking for natural ways to better my health and potentially get off these medications. I am doing this for blood sugar, blood pressure and possibly stabilization of my hormones and menstrual cycle. Though I started coming off a not ideal diet of 3 days of plane food (and all the fun 30+ hours of flying does to the system with a 7 hour time difference). Despite this I feel good and have lost 7.5 at my 2 day weigh in. I am significantly overweight so may loose more than anticipated being at 225 at the start.
I though I would maybe loose 5-8 pounds over 5 days as generally other than plane food and when I travel 30% of my time I eat fairly clean . A person should have a realistic expectation if they set a goal to lose weight in two weeks. Fast weight loss goals are both unrealistic and unhealthy. Smaller, more realistic weight loss goals are the best way forward.
A realistic and healthy weight loss goal is to lose one to two pounds per week. To lose weight in a healthy manner, you should cut 500 to 1,000 calories a day by eating less and exercising more. Anything more than that may cause harmful effects to the body, including stress and tiredness. Before deciding to go on a weight loss regime, you may want to consult a doctor or a qualified nutritionist to know how much weight you need to lose and what are the best ways to achieve it. This may vary based on several factors, such as your general health, any underlying health conditions, your daily activity levels and your dietary preferences.
Below are a few common tips to lose maximum weight within two weeks. Long-term fasting is definitely an intriguing idea. Humans certainly have the ability to endure long periods of famine, but that doesn't mean it's healthy.
So far, there's some substantial evidence showing benefits for weight loss, but whether this weight loss is actually sustainable in the long term remains to be proven. So for purely physical health reasons, longer fasts aren't great because they have increased dangers without any increased benefits. I'm currently doing an alternate-day fasting schedule and I really like it.
I like it mainly because when I was just eating normally, I would eat junk, but while in fasting mode those cravings for junk have gone away and my body seems to crave just real food. I liken it to rich people who buy frivolous possessions simply because they can as oppose to poor people who buy what they need. Also, the human body has evolved to endure feast and famine periods so is a natural eating paradigm. I don't think it's natural to eat 3 meals a day, while it may keep food producers in business, it's not very healthy as it fosters excess and waste. This category is also known as water fasting for beginners and maybe of 12, 24 or 48 hours.
It means we do not eat food and only drink water. Short term fasts help us instantly lose weight and give our digestive system a break. Sometimes we practice it to prepare for medium or long term water fasting. Its now Wednesday and I've lost 4 pounds!.
My body shape sounds a lot like yours, 5'4 and curvy. I started at 178 and now 174 but people thinks that I'm smaller. I've eaten in my 8 hour window tons of veggies, chicken, white rice, peanut butter on crackers and tuna fish. I've also eaten a handful of M&M's because I'm a chocolate and peanuts fanatic. I'm particially doing for the weight loss but mainly for my blood pressure.
