I've Started Fasting. 25 Hours In..

[HappyDude20]

I've started fasting.

Last summer I fasted, drinking only water for about 3 1/2 days. The benefit I feel I obtained from this last summers 3 1/2 days of fasting was it laid the foundation for my nutritional intake afterwards. I ended up losing 15 lbs (not during the sat but afterwards) when I went a whole month eating only vegetables...with the occasional apple or banana. My mentality felt a lot more clearer, I would go to sleep at midnight and wake up at 8am, as opposed to going to sleep at 3am and waking up at 1pm (the life of a college student).

I'm currently 25 hours into my fast, again drinking only water. I figured I'd simply start such a thread, assuming I'm not the only one that has attempted this before or has an opinion on the matter.

 

[mobilehaathi]

Not the healthiest thing to do, but good luck!

 

[thejadedmonkey]

And I thought I had it bad, and I'm only stuck eating matzo for a week. Best of luck!

 

[soloer]

I agree that it doesn't sound the healthiest.. nor does eating only veggies for a month.. but if it works for you, good luck!

 

[iJohnHenry]

Are you taking any supplements during this time?

 

[eric/]

This has bad idea written all over it.

 

[416049]

Wish you good luck there are people that can go up to 21 days... How long do you plan on keeping the fasting going this time?

 

[Adriano73]

I'm not fasting. I just had a meatball sub. Marinara sauce mmmmmm!!!

 

[Fazzy]

Steve Jobs and his buddies used to go on a fruit only diet back when he was a hardcore hippie.

 

[cbmstocks]

if you have the correct nutritional intake from the beginning you wouldn't have to do such a stupid thing. even a day of fasting is not good for your metabolism. just go with a 600 calorie deficit every day. again, fasting is not effective physically. what "gains" you're achieving are all mental, and are not worth effort.

 

[-aggie-]

I'm going to try this.




30 minutes later: Okay, maybe not.

 

[wordoflife]

30 minutes later: Okay, maybe not.

More like 10 seconds for me.

 

[Huntn]

I've started fasting.

Last summer I fasted, drinking only water for about 3 1/2 days. The benefit I feel I obtained from this last summers 3 1/2 days of fasting was it laid the foundation for my nutritional intake afterwards. I ended up losing 15 lbs (not during the sat but afterwards) when I went a whole month eating only vegetables...with the occasional apple or banana. My mentality felt a lot more clearer, I would go to sleep at midnight and wake up at 8am, as opposed to going to sleep at 3am and waking up at 1pm (the life of a college student).

I'm currently 25 hours into my fast, again drinking only water. I figured I'd simply start such a thread, assuming I'm not the only one that has attempted this before or has an opinion on the matter.

What's the foundation for this? Something you've read or a whim? When I went through Navy Survival Training we went a couple of days without eating, just drinking. What I discovered was that while I was not dieing of hunger pains I was very tired as in no energy.

 

[Comeagain?]

"I'm not dead yet..."

 

[daneoni]

Just don't go and die from ketoacidosis.

 

[iJohnHenry]

Just don't go and die from ketoacidosis.

Or go into shock from lack of sufficient electrolytes in the blood stream.

 

[Daffodil]

I've personally never fasted for more than a day once every blue moon, but one of my friends is currently fasting every other day (3 days a week, pretty much) as a means of weight loss. I don't really know if it's working for him yet (started recently) but I'd be totally miserable on a regime like that... What can I say -- I'm a sucker for regular meals?

Like someone else said, kudos if the mental aspects make it worthwhile for you, but I'm pretty skeptical of any long-term physiological benefits...

 

[KnightWRX]

If weight loss is the goal, what a horrible idea.

Change your habits, don't do crash diets.

 

[iJohnHenry]

If weight loss is the goal, what a horrible idea.

Change your habits, don't do crash diets.

Maybe this is the new slow version of binge and purge?

 

[obeygiant]

Are you fasting just because you can or are you on a vision quest?

 

[HappyDude20]

Are you fasting just because you can or are you on a vision quest?

Kinda.

I made it 24 hours with food, then the next morning ate eggs and a burger, sadly. This was yesterday. Today haven't eaten anything, another 24 hours in.

 

[mobilehaathi]

Man you LA people are weird.

 

[Hastings101]

I like food too much to willingly go without it

 

[dukebound85]

*Tries to understand this thread from a 3rd world perspective......baffles the mind*

 

[MacNut]

Or go into shock from lack of sufficient electrolytes in the blood stream.

Or kill your neighbor and eat him because you got hungry.