water fasting
 

has anyone tried water fasting or any juice fasting? i'm into day 1 of water fasting and i'm feeling great. i read on the net that someone lost 25lbs in 17 days! WOOHOO! i could deal with that! has anyone tried fasting and would like to share your results?

Hint: i don't believe in starvation mode.

I've never heard of it, can you tell me what it entails please?

its basically about cleansing your body but you do lose a lot of weight during the process. all you do is drink water everyday.

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I have never heard of this before.Would like to know more also.I would think with no food and just water you would get really weak,and after you did all that fasting and started to eat again you would gain it back.I would like to hear more abt this.

how long to you do it for? won't the weight come back once you add solids to your diet?

That is what i was thinking also.I don't understand.

no, you won't gain it back if you slowly add foods back to your diet. the fasting is what gets your metabolism FIXED. it doesn't destroy it. there is a book by Dr. Paul Bragg and its quite informative about fasting.

Is there a web site with this info i could check out?

How long would you be doing this for? Why don't you check with your doctor before doing this and get his opinion on if it's safe and healthy?

you can do a search for therapeutic water fasting

one of the links i can remember is:
http://www.freedomyou.com/fasting_b...r%20fasting.htm

You should debbie because it sounds like you're on the verge of becoming anorexic. Starving and cleansing is not the way to heal your metabolism. Eating properly, exercising and taking the right supplements is.

I strongly suggest that for your own health and safety that you see a counsellor about this. Don't wait until it's too late.

Karen

Please, please see a doctor before undertaking this, reading that link actually scared me :(

karen, thanks for showing concern on me about being anorexic. i know i'm not i won't allow myself to. because i know its unhealthy and people can actually die from it. so all i can say is i'm going to give it a try and maybe i'll keep you informed on how i'm doing. i've just finished day 1 and actually, i'm feeling good.

It seems religion-based, not science-based if you ask me.

maybe do a search on water fasting. there are so many links and some are science based. i'm not arguing with anyone because it is definitely a personally preference and not everyone's body can work with this. just looking for anyone who has tried it and want to share their experiences!