How to prepare yourself for long fasting: Step 1: Get rid of your family to avoid temptations. Step 2: Don't miss step 1. Make sure they wont come back to feed you
So true. Because if you pray about and ask the holy spirit to give you strength to stay away from food and you're born to eat. You last for 3 days even 2. The happy feeling knowing it wasn't you alone omg you know it was Jehovah God.
It’s 30 December 2022 I thought I was hearing things thank God I saw this comment I was looking for a sign to keep on doing fasting I noticed I started seeing visions as well of like the future and wars and shooting
I went 3days ester then continue till 7 on water, 2nd day i was in night vision in heavenlies and seen host of Heaven, dear Lord Jesus they are bright white light,millions of them, and are ready, 4winged angel told to prepare for coming of Creator...have a blessed life,Jesus is Truth
I did this for 7 days. Day 3 was when the headaches set in. I simply researched and added Himalayan salt to my water for trace minerals ....alleviated the headaches immediately.
Yes, this is a method that I know works but I discovered by accident when visiting Africa, saltwater was drank as a meal supplement because there was no food and though it wasn't the meal of choice, nobody died from starvation either
Sister, when someone goes from starving themselves to eating a lot very quickly, the intense and rapid change in electrolytes can be extremely overwhelming to the body. From what I understand, introducing nutrition again needs to happen at a pace.
Which makes sense because when someone goes into this ketosis, it's a starvation ketosis. Your body thinks you are starving and switches how it functions to be able to survive. Well, if you're actually not starving, and you suddenly eat a lot of food, your body isn't in the state of constant nutrition and isn't currently able to handle a normal load of nutrients at that time
I'm 58 yrs young currently 162 hours into a 7 day water fast. I'm type 2 diabetic and am doing this to lower my morning blood sugar set point. I didnt get the headaches I think because I made sure to add Himalayan salt to my water. It's extremely important to replace the electrolytes your body is releasing during a water fast. I also took All my regular vitamins because I didn't want to lose my hair or become dizzy/faint because I'm generally anemic without my iron vitamins. My body didnt start creating ketones till the last 6 hours of day 3. I only walked for about 40 minutes 4 days of the week. My blood sugars were in the high 9's and are now in the low 7's and I reduced my weight by about 8 pounds and lost 1.5 inches around my waist. I'm going to start the refeeding process tomorrow morning around 11 am with a tablespoon of either olive oil or coconut oil. Then just bone broth, soups and green juices for 3 days with sauerkraut on the third day to prepare my gut lining with good bacteria to digest the solid foods I'll begin on the 4th day. Hope this helps someone here.🎉❤😊
That sounds like a great plan. Maybe u should have ur juices from a blender and not a juicer so u can keep the fiber, which helps feed ur gut. Plus, u won't get the crazy sugar spikes. Steam ur vegetables and have those bf ur fruit juices. Helps with sugar spikes as well. Good for u. Dr Jason Fung is an Endocrinologist on Utube he talks abt DM2 and intermittent fasting. U seem very knowledgeable. He could add. Also, the order in which u eat foods could also control spikes... Salads, Fat, proteins, carbs, starches, sweets. It has worked for me. Congrats on ur self-control in ur fast. Also, ur fat soluble vitamins need fat in ur diet to be absorbed...A,D,E,K...
I have done Keto on and off for years. It takes about three days to burn your sugar stored in the liver. Then Ketosis. I use to use urine test strips to measure my level of Ketosis. I am 53yo now. I have to stops Keto due to my eGrf numbers growing low. After stopping my egrf numbers went up again. From 51 back to 64. Hopefully I get get this back to 70+. Diet is everything.
@@vi_illusionworld111 For 30 days I had distilled water with my own added electrolytes. I took supplements based on my labs and deficiencies. Not 1 bite of food for 30 days. No food at all.
I never thought of it like a high but yeah, once you reach like day 4 it's like your hungry, but the hunger no longer bothers you. I don't have an eating disorder but I've fasted before
@@kokolatte825 No it takes a while for the build up, so it's more like when it's been months with nothing but coffee with Splenda Between that and running, I was always high with dopamine. Btw, this is no joke, refeeding syndrome kills. What I had was a horrible illness harder to kick than a crack addiction
Ugh I did for it for over a week a couple years ago and all I got was some awful headaches and being dizzy, faint & hungry literally ALL the time. Needless to say my blood sugar dropped dangerously low and fainted so I DON'T recommend this this to anyone
I got to Day 10 , never felt clarity or more energy but I did gain a new appreciation for food. I never realised how much I looked forward to meal times and then when I did eat things tasted better and I savoured the smallest thing rather than mindlessly eating.
I made it to 5 or 6 days before and was only ever progressively worse. At the end I had found two accounts of two people who did water only fasts for 20-30 days and both described feeling “better” only intermittently after about 12-14 days but only slightly. I gave up on mine when one account described day 18 or 19 as “the worst day by far.”
Lol. After 7 days, I developed a craving for Brussels sprouts, a food that up until then, I couldn't stand! And ever since - the last 40+ yrs - I've loved them, 😂😂😂! Had some today, in fact, even tho' I mostly eat a carnivore diet! (it's healing my arthritis!)! 😉
Remember if you’re water fasting for longer than 3 days please get some salt in. Other electrolytes are also encouraged like potassium and magnesium but sodium is a must
You are correct. I worked on a psych ward and had a guy that had drank nothing but gallons of water for days was brought in on a form 1 , he was bat shit crazy as he had washed amost all of the electrolites out of himself. In the end. It could have lead to siezures or heart attack. A few days of proper medical treatment he was as right as rain again.
This is accurate! I did it for 22 days! I lost 100 pounds in a year doing this. First lost 16 pounds. I thought it would have made me sick. But it was the most powerful transformation that I have ever experienced..
Hii hope you're having a good day.. can you please let me know that does water fasting leads to hairloss? Coz I've been already losing hair, and I want to lose weight but my granny's telling me to keep eating well to have good hair.. yet I've been losing hair.. due to this I've gained a lot of weight and I was looking for something like this.. so how are you doing with your health and does this affect hair?
It’s indeed 100% mental, as we are “gods couched in creaturehood”-with Divine Power & Authority to rule/reign over our mind & body, which The Bible calls “the Earth & all its inhabitants”.
There actually has been research where you feel hungry during your usual eating times. It actually will never get worse, it goes in waves of hunger and will never go away.
I've noticed this! I get super hungry around breakfast time, but if I don't eat I feel fine after an hour or two. Thin I get hungry at lunch time and the same thing happens if I skip! I haven't ever tried to fast, but I'm really curious to see what it would be like and how long I could go.
@@legendairy9054 agreed it took months in order to gain my appetite back. I fasted for longer than 21 days though, I went from 195 to 155. My body stole me when it was ready to start consuming what I previously did before.
@@treelicker lol I think it would be more challenging than you think, jus doing it jus for the sake of trying without a catalyst or a really good reason. Being extremely overweight, unhappy with your body, I mean to the point where you cry at while looking at your reflection in the mirror, poverty, depression, truth seeking, Ext. I couldn’t imagine jus waking up and not eating jus because you want to try something new, when there is ramen noodles in thaw cabinet 😜
@@keithsaunders3378 I mean, ultimately it's just mind over matter. It just depends on how much willpower you have. Having an emotional reason, such as hating your body, can definitely give you willpower, but it's possible just to do it too.
I did a 21 day water fast. Went from 264 to 221. I’d say day 1-6 were the hardest. After that you really don’t crave food. I went out with friends and had no issue with them eating in front of me. Make sure you’re hydrated because if you don’t you definitely feel it
@@tashliketrash9350 I did water fasting for 4 days 2 times a month and I lost 4 kg almost. Main thing is to maintain that weight after fasting. Better you should do dieting and exercises afterwards
Make sure to be careful going into any diets, especially fasting, if you have a history of mental health issues related to weight and or eating. I used to do intermittent fasting, and I lost weight. However, I also gained a very unhealthy relationship with food, had seriously disordered eating, and was on the verge of becoming full on bulimic. I'm not trying to say this will happen to everyone. It works great for some people. Definitely talk to a doctor about it before starting. I wish I had, and it's taken over a year to get out of that mindset.
Very true. I also suggest looking into different ways to do it. Find a method that’s sustainable to your lifestyle and not extreme. I know a lot of people who do the whole intermittent fasting and what works for them is that their approach is moderation, not starvation. Like, eg before the day they fast they’ll actually prepare themselves by eating high fiber meals. Like the the point isn’t to suffer ya know? You’re not punishing your body. You’re trying to teach it better control. But I definitely agree it’s not the best idea if you already have a wobbly relationship with food.
Wait what?? Am I suffering from eating disorder then? I dont get hungry or has the desire to eat.. i have no appetite i skip breakfast daily and i eat less when i am already very thin from childhood …smh
This is only if you don’t incorporate exercise and eat healthily. You also should implement multiple supplements in your diet You have to have the right ideas and mindset for it.
I actually do this twice a year, never to lose weight but for mental clarity and happiness. As soon as I'm on the brink of underweight I stop, which is around day 13/14. And I have no issue cooking for my family. actually, reading recipes and coming up with new ones is kind of the dirty pleasure of fasting...all that anticipation and being psyched about the most basic things like cheese and bread.. Makes you appreciate food so much! Can only recommend it.
I actually fasted for twenty three (23) days only drinking water. The first 7-10 days was most difficult and then the hunger pains subsided. There were headaches and low energy but not agitated.
The longest I did was 19 days. Lost 19 pounds. Days 1-4 were the worst for me. Definitely easier after day 5. About 2 weeks in, I was incredibly fine not eating and even energetic. Didn’t realize how much extra time I had in the day when I wasn’t cooking or eating. Broke the fast with soup.
I did intermittent fasting for a month along with keto and lost 20 lbs. I didn't really feel hungry. I took cucumbers to work with me to munch on and since they are mostly water, they didn't raise my insulin levels enough to break the fast. I ate 2 times a day, once every 12 hours, and allowed a 1 hour window with which to eat.. My skin looked amazing and I felt really good.
20 pounds in one month is not healthy. The healthy amount of weight to lose is 1-2 pounds a week, which is at most 8 pounds a month. I lost 30 pounds last year over the course of 6 months or so and have maintained it just by gradually eating better foods, no fasting, no restricting at all really. I just replaced unhealthy foods that I liked with healthy foods that I also liked. I ate however many times a day I wanted but just kept calories tracked and made sure that everything I ate was providing the nutrients I needed. Myfitnesspal helped because it broke down my nutrients as well so I could make sure I was getting enough iron, potassium, calcium, etc.
@@umopepisdn. I went from being almost stationary to moving aroun 8-10 hours for.work, plus weighing 300 lbs. People who have alot more weight to lose generally start off losing rapidly. Part of it might have been water weight because I was hypertensive. I promise I didn't starve myself or do without nutrients.
I went over a month with jus water and probably jus a dinner plate of food through out the entire fast, which I didn’t know I was fasting jus, not eating. I went from 195 to 155 no exaggeration.
@@keithsaunders3378 did you feel ok? I can't feel any worse than I do now. Between the leftover covid symptoms and my hypothyroidism, I am so exhausted I just want to sleep as soon as I wake up.. I know once I lose some weight that will help too..
TW: eating disorders i feel like things like this can be dangerous to youth at risk for eating disorders. When i was 13, i was eating 300-500 calories a day, i could barely function and was starting to fail school. The longest without eating i got was 36 hours. By then even standing up made me almost faint. And at that point I was 89 pounds and didn’t have much fat for my body to survive off of when i wasn’t eating. I’m also now diagnosed w POTS, so that could’ve been dangerous for me. If i saw videos like these when i was 13, it would just motivate me to starve myself more.
Well fasting and having an eating disorder are different. Coming from someone who has experiences with both, fasting is far better and allows your body to actually feel healthy. Eating disorder on the other hand was horrible, gave myself just enough calories to want food and rely on it, but not enough to allow my body to function normally.
Same… this bs is so triggering to me. I still dont eat all day sometimes of eat all day and dont do outside cuz i feel gross after i eat. This videos are so awful
@@shizumaakiyama3129 These videos are there to help people. Just because you're triggered by it doesn't mean everyone is. And this is coming from a girl who had a serious ED for years
Mostly unrelated but when I was 13, I was about 75/80 pounds because I had crazy metabolism but just putting that out there, weight does depend on activity and body type etc. And I’m glad you are better now!
@@shizumaakiyama3129 sorry to hear that, but the video makers were just there to inform what would happen if you didn't eat food for 21 days. He wasn't promoting it. As bad eating disorders are, just because you are triggered by it, doesn't mean everyone is triggered by it.
When I was at my highest (320 lbs) I did a 3 week fast where I only drank water. I didn't lose much weight, but that wasn't the point. I did it to get my appetite down, cleanse my body, and enter keto. 6 months later I was down to 215 and got to finally visit my friend in Colorado to go hiking with him. If you ever want to hit the reset button, do this, but remember that it will take a strong mind and a commitment to stay on track.
I'm like semi low 400s and this has given me some food for thought over should I do this and now I atleast found a comment like yours i might actually go through with it because I direly need a reset button
@@koalanutsama1851 Do what works for you. What matters mathematically is that you consume less calories than the amount you are burning. Do what is actually feasible for you-not a diet you’ll only do for a month.
Mostly caused by indigestion. I tried intermittent fasting while drinking black coffee and water, so far it works. Planning on starvation fasting with coffee and water later.
(Pretty long comment but plz read till the end): Seeing this brought back so many memories when I was 13-14. Stumbled upon a stupid video like this on how a fat guy's body pain and cramps were relieved by water fasting and how satisfying it was. That made an impact on my delusional young self and so I dug more videos on the topic and convinced my stupid young self that I'd done the research and was ready to go on full water fasting mode. Didn't consult any doctor nor listen to my parents one bit and somehow I managed to survive over a week on just water. Everyone at school would ask why I wasn't eating but I'd get away. Always got bad headaches, cramps, dizziness, fainting, hunger & crazy amounts of hairfall the ENTIRE time. Until one day after a week I literally fainted on the walk from school to home and got admitted to the damn hospital cuz of low blood sugar. Needless to say, I'm 17 now and all well but I'd NEVER recommend this to anyone. Don't listen to ANYONE online, just because it was okay for them does NOT mean it's okay for you and you would NEVER get the satisfaction just from starving yourself till you literally pass out. I still suffer from anorexia and hairloss to this day just because of that idiotic experiment I did when I was young. And one more important point to note here is that no matter how many pounds you lose cuz of water fasting, you'd surely gain it back within at least a week cuz you deprived your body that long without fat, it'd store as much as it can. Absolutely nobody would've read this huge comment till here but if you did thank you so much guys 💖
Well you fainted Got headaches etc. Bc eating is a source for keeping your body alive and water is a source for the throat so only drinking water will cause you to get everything you got,and i think water is important too tho,i got sick from not drinking enough water and had to drink much water because i had brown pee (sorry if it's disgusting) and it's still happening till this day,fasting should be banned for young souls.
Awesome! Read this thin book from the 1900s. “Atomic power with God thru fasting and prayer” by Franklin Hall. Great testimonies. Be very careful how you break a long term fast. Which I’m sure you know. 😊
You did good! It takes a lot of will power to go that long. People have reversed diabetes, high blood pressure, fibroids, emotional eating, gained mental clarity, etc. There's testimony of the health issues ppl have gotten rid of on A healthy Alternative YT channel talks about water fasting and has a community that teaches how to prepare and how to end one they also do group challenges. Currently on a 21 day water fast
@@ascendingvegan2004 I just completed 5 days yesterday. I started back up last night. Im trying to reverse several things but one thing I've already improved is emotional eating. I had some hard days at work and instead of eating to feel better I worked through it in a healthier way. You got this
I did a full on water fast for 33 days. I knew I had to eat again and didn’t want to because I felt the divine energy of the universe coursing through my veins. I only had to sleep 4 hrs a night and felt buzzing all day long. It was so amazing and I never felt better. All my inflammation went away. Amazing. I try to do it every year. It’s incredible. I now fast a few days a week, just because it feels so good.
Now this is what I'm talking about! Weight automatically comes off when fasting. However, my main concern is my health. Today is day one for me and I barely had any pain. I'm more at peace as I connect with my Lord and Savior. Everyone has there process and it dosen't all look the same. Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏽✝️🔥
I’m currently on day 4. My record is 6 days. I’ve been practicing for years and encourage everyone to do 24h every week to help manage temptations and allow your body to catch up on cell cleansing. Aging is caused by cell not being able to get rid of waste faster than the body is taking it in
I did 12 days a few years ago The hardest part for me was the sleeping and waking up portion Hard to sleep when starving Hard to control urges when hungry in the morning But after a few days it wasn’t as bad
I seen someone do keto for several months. Eat one Thanksgiving meal and let go one day. Its like his body stored up every bite. Weirdest and most unnatural thing I've ever seen.
I used to water fast for 40 days at a time as a kid. My mother made it to be a religious thing but the truth is, she was highly toxic, manipulative and abusive and didn't want me anywhere near her because I was fat. She use to beat me for no reason at all just because she hated me and I can still see the marks from those heatings today on my arms and legs. I used to wear a coat in the summer time to hide the marks and no teacher felt a need to ask me if Ibwas ok. My mother used to pull me around the house by my hair, yank it out and then send me to school like that... with my hair tangled in knots and none of the staff recognize the very clear signs of abuse or they just did not care. I feel so let down by the system. Her treatment and abuse caused severe depression which caused me to turn to food for comfort. That cycle, along with her restricting food as punishment, encouraging me to restrict food as I got older and then rewarded me whenever I lost a noticable amount of weight (which became scary at times) - this has caused severe ED that I still struggle with in adulthood. I went no contact with my toxic family years ago but I feel the damage it caused me every single day.
I did this once with my parents, we saw a whole documentary about this and it explained everything about how to do it correctly and people life changing experiences. My parents only left me do for 3 days and I lost 3 Kg that I never got back. Sometimes felt my stomach aching but it's not that bad. There are like 6 unnecessary lunch times, so we spend a lot of time a day eating. Hear me out when I say that those 2 days for me were long af. It's like, didn't remember I ate so in the afternoon I still felt like it was morning.
I highly doubt you lost 3 kg of fat in 3 days unless you managed to burn >7000 calories a day for 3 days while eating nothing and having a slow metabolism because you haven’t eaten. Most of that lost weight was because you had no food in your stomach
@@diogenes5850 well yes I guess, I used the weighing machine for those 3 days and that was the result. And yes, probably because i wasn't eating. But when you don't eat and only drink water, you go a lot of times to the bathroom, where your body gets rid of what it uses, that are those calories your body starts burning to get energy from. Although I did some physical activity, not much because I didn't want to overwork myself the first days. Btw, sorry if I'm wrong. ^^" Have you tried it? ^^
@@taimoann Hey! Glad you hear your fast went alrright! Usually the first pounds we lose on a fast are due to some water we lose, since high insulin causes water retention (and fasting helps reduce insulin rate)
Bit of a brain fog at the end of the 2nd week Stopped reacting to the smell of food on the 3rd day completely. Had no head aches, no prob with the sleep and at the end no significant weight loss
@@Beepbupbap no one can diagnose your condition remotely so I will recommend seeing a local professional and maybe get a blood test to be more sure what is going on
I’ve done this before. And honestly I was amazed at the results. I didn’t have a bad mood. I was hungry, but when you get past that you really just see amazing results. I lost a lot of weight and felt great.
Same did it for 10 days my 2nd year in college. Never did I have headaches, mood swings, or bad sleep. I did sleep a lot though but I still went to class and the gym everyday. Only sucked the first few days while in class u could’ve hear my stomach growling when it was all quiet lol
My long experience: I did this for 28 days and well I’m still here. Lost 38lb and my muscles didn’t get smaller. After the first week you forget about eating and the urge is not as bad. My energy was off the roof after the first week. The first week is the worse. A tea spoon of apple cider vinegar every morning and every 2 days a half tea spoon of salt in a water bottle with some vitamins. You really have temptations but if you get through it, your discipline towards food and eating will thank you. Don’t do much activity if you decided to do it. I used to light walk for 30 minutes and lay in bed the rest of the day. Drink water whenever you feel hunger, Cold is best and sleep most of the time, you burn a lot of fat sleeping. Obviously after a while you only go pee but there comes a time when you are around food and you feel no need to eat. Around day 10-12. I have not gained any of the weight back and it’s been a year. I started the gym after and I maintain. I did this twice in my life. 2014 and 2020. If you have no health conditions and no eating disorder, go get checked at the doctor before starting if it your first time. When you start eating again, Start with broth straight from the carton and watermelon for a day or 2. Than mash with no butter and boiled chicken. The refeeding is actually the most dangerous. I went from 210 to 172. When I refed I was at 179. Now 177. Do not take my experience as your own. I am only 25 with no health conditions ever thank god, so do it at your own risk. I’m not an expert, just a fellow trier. Yes I looked younger and my skin was vibrant and clear, my hair grow more and now I get full from 2 slices of pizza while before I ate the whole box. Doesn’t mean you’ll be the same.
As someone who practises these long fasting for spiritual reasons. All I can say is, if you do this fast or any prolonged fast of morethan 10 days, when you begin to eat, don't just start with solid food, start with soft foods first, because if you start with solid, hard foods, it will upset your insides as your insides would have been in relax mode as they haven't been working for that long. If you make your first thing to eat, a big meal, you might end up in A&E. Plus, try also, strictly vegetarian diet for 21 days, it helps also. It's called the Daniel fast.
Do you poop while fasting? Personally I have severe constipation issues and I would be ready to do this if it meant one week vacation without stressing about going to the toilet.
@@souleymaneadellah1176 are you sure you're getting enough water? Do you take any medication or supplements? Many can clog you up like pain meds or iron. Even if you think you're drinking enough water maybe try to drink more. I hope you find some relief.
@@mariaflips1882 The more fat on your body, the longer you can fast for. I've heard of an obese man fasting on just water and electrolytes for 3 years to overcome his obesity. He didn't die either. Your body just starts burning the fat away for energy. Water and sleep are much more vital than food. I could probably only fast for a month because if I lose more than 30 pounds I would be under weight for sure. Find out the healthy weight range for your sex and height, then fast until you are in that range then just continue with a healthy diet following it so you don't gain the weight back. If you have health complications then talk to your doctor beforehand and do NOT work out while fasting. Walking and maybe light jogging should be fine but nothing too strenuous. Take electrolytes also.
On my first 25 day water fast day 10-20 was pure euphoria. Not hungry at all. In fact I cooked and baked for my family during that time. I'm currently on day 28 of a water fast and I feel pretty amazing. Tired but in total control of my desire to eat.
I‘ve water fasted for 5 days once and it was really weird :D - I was hungry the first few days but it wasn’t that bad. I think having a big breakfast and then not having anything until evening makes me hungrier. - I wanted to walk very much but only very slowly, as I didn’t have the energy to walk fast. But it felt like I could slow walk all day. - I had weird fantasies about going and living in the woods for a few days, probably because I felt really free and independent of food. - The watermelon I ate to break my fast tasted absolutely amazing, and it felt like I could taste a wider range of tastes in my food. This effect unfortunately faded quickly in 1-2 days.
I fasted for 30 days. I lost 40 pounds, gained 5 after eating (colon refilled). After day 3, not hungry at all, your body stops producing the hunger hormone. I never felt better.
I think the longest I've ever fasted is like, 2 days. I'm glad that you brought up eating in an 8 hour window is best, also. It's definitely a slow process (especially because my diet is what you'd expect from a trash gremlin), but since January I've successfully lost 75 pounds from fasting/walking everywhere. It is definitely not for everyone, but I find it easier than changing my diet since I'm a picky eater.
Agreed with most of this, didn't have headaches, energy was way up and didn't need the sleep, only about 3 hrs a night. 3 times, 26, 29, and 24 day water only fasts. Doing it again soon, but gout (my issue not others) typically flares half way through. I highly recommend.
I recently did a 17 day fast. After day 3 headaches and low energy, I started feeling so much better. The only thing after that is your "white" tongue because your body is pushing out toxins via the tongue. Brushing the tongue helps. 😊 If you are addicted to sugar and breads, you should try a fast. After my fast all I wanted was healthy foods. (Not saying it will help everyone, but, it does seem to reset my cravings).
@@ethana6471 I did. I read several books about fasts before I embarked on one. (Been doing them since 97). I doubled my normal water intake. The books I've read have also said not to over do it either. From what I understand, drinking too much water can affect your kidneys. So, I try to balance my water intake.
I have gone 34 days max drinking water alone. Couple of things to note... I only have headaches for the first 3-4 days. I had the best sleep of my life from the start of the fast and it only got better. I usually lose around 30-40 lbs. You have to be super careful and monitor water intake to water expelled so you don't over hydrate your cells which could cause a person to drown. Most interesting thing is how much I still had solid waste after not eating food. Typically 3 days of waste then all liquid. Be careful to not laugh for you may have a mistake. The color of your bowel movements are an orange color and your whole body smells horrible. Mental clarity was absolutely real and I was able to see more clearly and smell food from a billion miles away. Lastly, you would never go straight to solid foods after. I would eat yogurt to help build healthy probiotics in my gut and then transition to a BRAT diet.
He forgot the part about when you start eating again, your body packs on pounds due to being in starvation ketosis. Sure you might lose 25 plus pounds. And once you eat again you'll gain it right back. I would know, I lost 25 pounds from being ill and I was anorexic as a teen. I got sick at the end of October and lost 25 pounds in 3 weeks. Once I was better again, I started eating and within a week I had ten pounds back- which is good cause I'm pregnant.
I don't know about cases where someone is sick, but I've read a lot of research studies on fasting in healthy adults as well as those with chronic disease. They don't seem to find that fasting affects metabolism, so gaining the weight back is not a concern according to researchers. Calorie restriction does slow metabolism though, so if you eat less or even if you eat very little like one apple a day, once you start eating more you'll gain all the weight back since your metabolism has adjusted to consuming only the apple. It only works in your favor if you do a full fast and don't consume calories during the fast.
Small intermittent fasts are healthy, but not eating food for 21 days straight has to be bad for you. And I've seen this stuff lead into eating disorders for a lot of people. I wish people would take into consideration their own lake of self control when dieting. We gain too much weight as a result of this and fasting can lead into a further unhealthy relationship with food.
I did a 16 day water fast years ago. During the first 24 hrs I was ravenous. During the first week I had odd Herxhiemer-like symptoms. Very uncomfortable. The second week I felt great. At the end of the 16 days I broke my fast. But I had no hunger pains after the 1st 24hrs. No lie. On the other hand, I did think about different aspects of food (how beautiful some dishes or fruits looked, how ingenious some cuisines were, etc.) So, maybe that counts as hunger?
@@danleon2756 Yeah, I lost about a pound a day. Just as an FYI, the trickiest part of a fast like that is breaking it. You can't just sit down to a big Mac and fries, or you'll regret it! Gradually reintroduce foods over the course of 5 days to a week. Start with fruit and work your way up.
@@barbrishaw6883 definitely glad I was informed to avoid that. I ate fruit and vegetables to break the fast. But was able to eat normal by the next afternoon
As an overweight person, this sounds great and I’d be willing ro try it! And then I remembered I take medicine that require me to eat with them and was like, “Oh yeah lol, nvm, back to good ol exercise!”
Hi! I'm in the same boat. I was very sick taking 100 capsules a day. I did a 5 day fast and had MISO broth with my meds and I was good! Definitely worth trying
If you're overweight, this is not going to help you at all. You'll end up fatter because after ending that stupid starvation period you'll want to eat and guess what you'll choose?? The same old junk food you've been eating your whole life. Except that you'll eat even more because your body will be extremely hungry and your metabolism will have slowed down. If you're serious about losing weight, change your eating habits.
You won't get headaches as long as you add some salt in your water fast also. A water fast consist of consuming water only no calories so salt is ok and helps with headaches. I've done multiple water fast , I've never had bad headaches or anything bad happen. My longest fast was 10 days. On average I do about 7 days.
@@madycat71 honestly depends on the person as with most things but a pinch in a cup goes a long way. Or simply a coke zero or most zero calorie sodas , be careful some have 5 calories a serving which turns into 15 or 20 calories and breaks your fast but sodas like coke zero have completely 0 calories and I believe 70 grams of sodium which for me was more than enough to not have any headaches and I've lost 15+ lbs every fast I've done
I've been doing this off and on since 2016. I have gotten my health back and have dealt with a lot of chronic illnesses before. I started out at above 340 lb and am now teetering a weight around 200. The longest I was ever able to go with 17 days and on that day the blood volume that I had lost was too much for me to bear and it scared me. But I'm about to see if I can do a 30-day fast. Every time I do this it's like it resets my body and all of my health problems seem to go away and feel like I'm 17 again. The first three days as long as you just keep guzzling water you will not be that hungry. Between day for 28 usually go through a healing crisis so your body starts to deal with the parts of your body that need the most work. And after about day 3 you no longer have hunger. But you will start to fantasize about food.
Intermittent fasting changed my life. I was to the point where even water would make my insides throb all night. I only eat two nutrient-dense meals a day: one at noon and the other at 5pm. No water after 6:30.
I started a 6 month water fast today. I am being monitored by my doctor. I’m 367 pounds and I’m 5’4”. I have water fasted before for 90 days and it was amazing. The most danger is the first 48 hours because you really are grouchy and your mind plays tricks on you and tells you everything you’ve ever believed about food. But I know I can do it.
I did a waterfast for 20 days. It's more like the first 5 days you're hungry af. After that your appetite gets suppressed. I didn't have any headaches or trouble sleeping. However any exertion was immediately exhausting. Even walking for more that 5 minutes and you'd start getting heavy breathing. One thing no one ever seems to mention is that you sh#t turns into a pure liquid and very dark in colour. But after about a week you just kind of stop pooping. Also you have to have salt, manganese and potassium or your heart and nervous system are going to run dangerously low on electrolytes and you could have heart problems. I've done 15 day, 12 day and quite a few 10 and under. I stopped doing it now and I would recommend anything over 3 days. There just isn't much benefit. I though I'd Los a ton of weight. Up until day 7 or so I was losing a ton of weight. I lost about 6kgs. But for the remaining 13 days I lost about 2kgs. So yeah. Don't do it
I have. I never had headaches. However I was incredibly thirsty starting day 5 and by day 8. I started craving food and by the end of it hallucinating about it 🤣
Lol I’ve actually tried this not cause I wanted and not because I was homeless or couldn’t afford to eat, but because I was depressed. I didn’t think I deserved to eat, I wanted to torture myself, I didn’t want to live. Well that got dark, real quick but what I experienced was basically what was said but I didn’t eat well passed 21 days, I did get weak and tired the first week but after that the feeling jus became normal, I forced myself to get up and do everything I would normally do, as well as extra, I also worked a full time job. When I was ready to eat I couldn’t eat big portions any more because I was less hungry, my body didn’t want the food, or jus was conditioned not to. I’m 6’2, I was 195 lbs when I started and 155 at my lowest. Although I liked the way I looked I was skinny to the point you could count my ribs, but I also use to work out so my chest and stomach muscles where well defined, my face was slimmer but not sickly looking but I had legs of chickens. My take from this, it was an incredible experience, depression was my catalyst, not the best one but you need a strong reason to not eat when you have food available to you, apart from not wanting to live, it was an quite a journey, I literally thought I could do anything. That may jus have been the depression talking. Anyway hope you enjoyed my story. That’s the benefit of the internet I’ve never said these words out loud before. If you took the time to read this, jus as an update I am in a better place mind wise and 5 months later I gained all the weight back and then some, I’m currently 225 lbs and doing well. 🍻
Longest fast I went on was over 2 weeks. I lost over 15 pounds and I felt much better. I almost never eat and it’s normal to me now. It helped with my BED.
I was told some news that I have thyroid antibodies because of my weight. They said that I needed to fix that to make a change and so I don’t have to go on medicine. I got rid of unnecessary foods and beverages. The only beverages I drink are water and milk and soda on the weekends for dinner. I don’t really snack unless it is a special occasion. I started eating more vitamins and fruits to gain the vitamins I’d get from all the juice I drank. I haven’t had orange juice in about 3 months now.
Something I've heard people try is drinking sparkling water with a splash of juice. That was you still get the vitamins and antioxidants but with less of the sugar and carbs
Get rid of the soda Learn to drink unsweetened iced tea make it about 1/2 strength of the instruction and make sure is cold and then put on ice you will get the caffeine w/o the sugar.
I've done it before, I went 36 days for spiritual reasons. I was rushed to the hospital on the 36th day due to malnutrition. I was sipping on broth before I got back to eating but I felt led to be plant based. One of the best times of my life growing with the Lord (Jesus Christ) ❤️🙏🏾
I started drinking sodas in the other sugary drinks about three months ago now and I’ve been sticking to strictly water and within three months I’ve lost over 40 pounds which is quite insane considering how little I actually exercise
Wow! 👏👏 That's a giant step, I can't fully understand the first sentence but I'm gonna interpret it as you quit sodas and amazing! It's all about the first step, honestly you don't even need to exercise to have a great body, it's all about the diet! although exercise speeds it along and is important if you want muscle growth.
And not really diet per-say, just eating at a caloric deficit of 200-500 calories and maybe trying an 80/20 rule of 80 percent healthy food and 20 percent junk food. Another thing people do when they restrict calories to look a certain way is to have cheat days! Just once a week but it helps you keep on track. (Or a small desert like under 250 calories at the end of the night if you successfully managed to eat healthy that day) anyways, do your own research but I hope I helped in some way. Good luck on your journey!
@@Apaxetic I meant I don’t exercise every day and I don’t do it to the extent of that you would think a body builder would do, if I have spare time off of work then I do but most of the time no but just drinking water and eating right will go a long way for some
@@Dysmorphyx_ That's great that you're exercising at all, because most don't sadly, and also being consistent with your choices. It really shows a lot of self respect so kudos man!
Went from 255 down to 190 lbs. in 3 months. Over 60 yrs old at 6'-0". Did a 14 day water fast. Two weeks later, 10 day water fast. Month later 7 day water fast. Kept my body in ketosis w/low-no carbs. Had to have salt every 3 days. Gets rid of the headaches real fast. Drank Gatorade FREE for its nutrients & electrolytes. Added weight training. Goal 178 - 182 lbs.
I started 9 months ago @430lbs, I was obsessed with food, thought I'd die if I didn't eat for 24 hours 😂🤣 now, I only really eat socially, which averages out to about one meal every 7 days or so (I don't even count now!). I'm down to 280lbs, there is zero chance that I'll die of starvation - I've got *years* worth of maccies stored up!! I don't get headaches, I sleep better than I have in years - I just don't think about it anymore.
I fast 16-18 hours every day. I eliminated added sugar from my diet with an occasional small treat. I limit dairy intake. I’ve had IBS for 30 years. I’ve now gone almost 2 months without a severe IBS flare. I can keep this up for the rest of my life if needed. My fasting is typically 8pm- 1pm. I’m never hungry before noon. I’d like to try a 21 day fast.
I've actually had a time I didn't eat, for like 6 weeks (just little things like some peanuts once in 2 days) I felt so sick but I couldn't push myself into eating. I only started eating again because my best friend said she would stop eating too if I didn't build up my eating program again, I'm feeling so much better now. I love my bestie sm
She sounds like an idiot. She should have respected your wishes. By her threatening you it shows what a jerk she is and how she doesn’t respect you. And by you not doing anything about it and just excepting her shitting on you, you intern prove what a weak Individual you are.
I also agree with your Robert . He is onto something here. Why doesn’t your friend just accept you for who you are? She and you both sound like real idiots
@@mufferducker822 I know I use to do prolonged fasting, did it mainly for the mental clarity and quick body weight drop from the water coming out of your cells.
@@JamesCook76131bro, i just fast at morning so yesthis new change changing how I think/feel/behave. my body experience feel so amazing! (sure mental clarity and thinking comes with it very slowly with any best diet).
Something that they always leave out is that when you fast your body doesn't only eat your fat, it also eats ammounts of muscle; Which means you'll grow weak if you do this for longer than absolutely necessary. Don't fast unless you have to. And if you're addicted to it, you need yo see a therapist because you have anemia. This will lead to you dying of starvation of lack of mobility.
How to prepare yourself for long fasting:
Step 1: Get rid of your family to avoid temptations.
Step 2: Don't miss step 1. Make sure they wont come back to feed you
So where do I hide the bodies?
Ahhhhhhh soo true 🤣🤣🤣
So accurate...
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There's blood here
I CAN RELATE TO THIS ON A SPIRITUAL LEVEL.
I see yall never had "sleep" for dinner.
Right lmfao a lot of mfs don’t know that struggle 😂
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😂 right
I’m on day 18. Lost 19lbs. I’m not hungry but I miss eating. Im going for 30. Wish me luck!
Did you make it through?
@@Natyourpl8 I want to know the same
Did you get headaches
Always find them cringe comments
U ain't hungry cuz we water beings and they fooled us with eating
Day 5 starts receiving visions and revelations from God
Day 6 You became a prophet
So true. Because if you pray about and ask the holy spirit to give you strength to stay away from food and you're born to eat. You last for 3 days even 2. The happy feeling knowing it wasn't you alone omg you know it was Jehovah God.
It’s 30 December 2022 I thought I was hearing things thank God I saw this comment I was looking for a sign to keep on doing fasting I noticed I started seeing visions as well of like the future and wars and shooting
@@lft3636 🤣
I went 3days ester then continue till 7 on water, 2nd day i was in night vision in heavenlies and seen host of Heaven, dear Lord Jesus they are bright white light,millions of them, and are ready, 4winged angel told to prepare for coming of Creator...have a blessed life,Jesus is Truth
I did this for 7 days. Day 3 was when the headaches set in. I simply researched and added Himalayan salt to my water for trace minerals ....alleviated the headaches immediately.
Yes, this is a method that I know works but I discovered by accident when visiting Africa, saltwater was drank as a meal supplement because there was no food and though it wasn't the meal of choice, nobody died from starvation either
I've done 7 days. I wish I'd known about the salt for headaches.
@@FocusBeyond777 How did it go? I'm starting mine tomorrow?
@@FocusBeyond777 how much did you lose?
@@dhmlih8u it’s not a sustainable way to loose weight try a calorie deficient instead
Y'all please be careful on these fasting diets. Refeeding syndrome is real and it can kill you. My niece is in the hospital right now for that.
What is refeeding syndrome?
Sister, when someone goes from starving themselves to eating a lot very quickly, the intense and rapid change in electrolytes can be extremely overwhelming to the body. From what I understand, introducing nutrition again needs to happen at a pace.
Which makes sense because when someone goes into this ketosis, it's a starvation ketosis. Your body thinks you are starving and switches how it functions to be able to survive. Well, if you're actually not starving, and you suddenly eat a lot of food, your body isn't in the state of constant nutrition and isn't currently able to handle a normal load of nutrients at that time
@@crystalhaataja304 oooh okay makes sense. Thank u very much:)
@Golden C.~ hope your niece is doing better again soon.
I'm 58 yrs young currently 162 hours into a 7 day water fast. I'm type 2 diabetic and am doing this to lower my morning blood sugar set point.
I didnt get the headaches I think because I made sure to add Himalayan salt to my water. It's extremely important to replace the electrolytes your body is releasing during a water fast.
I also took All my regular vitamins because I didn't want to lose my hair or become dizzy/faint because I'm generally anemic without my iron vitamins.
My body didnt start creating ketones till the last 6 hours of day 3. I only walked for about 40 minutes 4 days of the week. My blood sugars were in the high 9's and are now in the low 7's and I reduced my weight by about 8 pounds and lost 1.5 inches around my waist.
I'm going to start the refeeding process tomorrow morning around 11 am with a tablespoon of either olive oil or coconut oil. Then just bone broth, soups and green juices for 3 days with sauerkraut on the third day to prepare my gut lining with good bacteria to digest the solid foods I'll begin on the 4th day. Hope this helps someone here.🎉❤😊
Yes thank you
That sounds like a great plan. Maybe u should have ur juices from a blender and not a juicer so u can keep the fiber, which helps feed ur gut. Plus, u won't get the crazy sugar spikes. Steam ur vegetables and have those bf ur fruit juices. Helps with sugar spikes as well. Good for u. Dr Jason Fung is an Endocrinologist on Utube he talks abt DM2 and intermittent fasting. U seem very knowledgeable. He could add. Also, the order in which u eat foods could also control spikes...
Salads, Fat, proteins, carbs, starches, sweets. It has worked for me. Congrats on ur self-control in ur fast.
Also, ur fat soluble vitamins need fat in ur diet to be absorbed...A,D,E,K...
Thank you sounds good
I have done Keto on and off for years. It takes about three days to burn your sugar stored in the liver. Then Ketosis. I use to use urine test strips to measure my level of Ketosis. I am 53yo now. I have to stops Keto due to my eGrf numbers growing low. After stopping my egrf numbers went up again. From 51 back to 64. Hopefully I get get this back to 70+. Diet is everything.
Very much helpedTHANK YOU
This is absolutely true. I didnt know any of that when i began my 30 day fast. It was truly a magical experience
Jealous.
How did you do that I mean u ate nothing at all for 30 days please hive details what u had through out the day
@@vi_illusionworld111 For 30 days I had distilled water with my own added electrolytes. I took supplements based on my labs and deficiencies. Not 1 bite of food for 30 days. No food at all.
that last part is so true and the reason anorexia can be like an addiction. The hunger gives you such a dopamine rush, you feel high.
Source
@@michealjaymurphy well i have an ed and i agree so..
@@michealjaymurphy You could literally look it up.
I never thought of it like a high but yeah, once you reach like day 4 it's like your hungry, but the hunger no longer bothers you. I don't have an eating disorder but I've fasted before
@@kokolatte825 No it takes a while for the build up, so it's more like when it's been months with nothing but coffee with Splenda
Between that and running, I was always high with dopamine.
Btw, this is no joke, refeeding syndrome kills. What I had was a horrible illness harder to kick than a crack addiction
While I CAN go on a water diet, I’d definitely prefer NOT to 😂
@@chewbacca4070 this dude has the longest world record for fasting
Here, here!
Ugh I did for it for over a week a couple years ago and all I got was some awful headaches and being dizzy, faint & hungry literally ALL the time. Needless to say my blood sugar dropped dangerously low and fainted so I DON'T recommend this this to anyone
I tried it once and i could only do 5 days 🥴
I'm a diabetic & I did it for 3 days. And my blood sugar got normalized
I got to Day 10 , never felt clarity or more energy but I did gain a new appreciation for food. I never realised how much I looked forward to meal times and then when I did eat things tasted better and I savoured the smallest thing rather than mindlessly eating.
Or how much revolves around food. Can’t turn on the tv, go out, go to any gatherings, etc. without food being at the center of it all.
lol 😂
I made it to 5 or 6 days before and was only ever progressively worse. At the end I had found two accounts of two people who did water only fasts for 20-30 days and both described feeling “better” only intermittently after about 12-14 days but only slightly. I gave up on mine when one account described day 18 or 19 as “the worst day by far.”
Lol. After 7 days, I developed a craving for Brussels sprouts, a food that up until then, I couldn't stand! And ever since - the last 40+ yrs - I've loved them, 😂😂😂! Had some today, in fact, even tho' I mostly eat a carnivore diet! (it's healing my arthritis!)! 😉
This can be a dangerous trend for someone whose body does not take well to not eating.
Remember if you’re water fasting for longer than 3 days please get some salt in. Other electrolytes are also encouraged like potassium and magnesium but sodium is a must
Celtic salt is good for this
You are correct. I worked on a psych ward and had a guy that had drank nothing but gallons of water for days was brought in on a form 1 , he was bat shit crazy as he had washed amost all of the electrolites out of himself. In the end. It could have lead to siezures or heart attack. A few days of proper medical treatment he was as right as rain again.
Can i use table salt?
@@AmaraOhaji I wouldn't use table salt. Best will be Celtic Salt another option Himalayan salt.
Yeah I did 4 days and that was horrible………i didnt know about the sodium thing
This is accurate! I did it for 22 days! I lost 100 pounds in a year doing this. First lost 16 pounds. I thought it would have made me sick. But it was the most powerful transformation that I have ever experienced..
Hii hope you're having a good day.. can you please let me know that does water fasting leads to hairloss? Coz I've been already losing hair, and I want to lose weight but my granny's telling me to keep eating well to have good hair.. yet I've been losing hair.. due to this I've gained a lot of weight and I was looking for something like this.. so how are you doing with your health and does this affect hair?
@Mo~ yes, you can do anything you put your mind to.
I just stopped a 21-day fast today I had no hunger pains it's all in your mind God can help you get through it
It’s indeed 100% mental, as we are “gods couched in creaturehood”-with Divine Power & Authority to rule/reign over our mind & body, which The Bible calls “the Earth & all its inhabitants”.
Amen 😊
They do say after day 3-4 if you start to feel real hunger that means you need to start eating again.
@@umani9983 It’s al relative to your body, as each person is different and experiences are unique of their own.
God has nothing to do with it. It's all about willpower.
There actually has been research where you feel hungry during your usual eating times. It actually will never get worse, it goes in waves of hunger and will never go away.
Sorry but as someone who has done multiple water fast. I can tell you the hunger does go away
I've noticed this! I get super hungry around breakfast time, but if I don't eat I feel fine after an hour or two. Thin I get hungry at lunch time and the same thing happens if I skip! I haven't ever tried to fast, but I'm really curious to see what it would be like and how long I could go.
@@legendairy9054 agreed it took months in order to gain my appetite back. I fasted for longer than 21 days though, I went from 195 to 155. My body stole me when it was ready to start consuming what I previously did before.
@@treelicker lol I think it would be more challenging than you think, jus doing it jus for the sake of trying without a catalyst or a really good reason. Being extremely overweight, unhappy with your body, I mean to the point where you cry at while looking at your reflection in the mirror, poverty, depression, truth seeking, Ext. I couldn’t imagine jus waking up and not eating jus because you want to try something new, when there is ramen noodles in thaw cabinet 😜
@@keithsaunders3378 I mean, ultimately it's just mind over matter. It just depends on how much willpower you have. Having an emotional reason, such as hating your body, can definitely give you willpower, but it's possible just to do it too.
I did a 21 day water fast. Went from 264 to 221. I’d say day 1-6 were the hardest. After that you really don’t crave food. I went out with friends and had no issue with them eating in front of me. Make sure you’re hydrated because if you don’t you definitely feel it
Yeah did you exercise and if so what did you do?
@@DjHashbrown exercise isn’t needed
@S R You don’t need exercise, in fact it’ll make it worse since you’ll be hungrier from exercising.
that's crazy. I can't do it.
but I got to loose weight.
I'll have to pick a day and start it.
I don't like having a big stomach
I absolutely did it and succeeded. However my reasoning for doing it was for spiritual reasons. Not for dieting reasons. It was amazing.
Did you still lose weight?
@@Godisazilla dont know but he sure did lose the weight of world made stress.
@Momo Momi?????
@@eddy_is_a_squidpotatoe471 he or she is a pig that's why she or he speaking pig language
@Momo Momi L
My longest water fast was 5 days. I don’t think I’d ever do one that long again, though I felt incredibly great afterwards
Did you lose any weight in those 5 days
@@tashliketrash9350 im on a fast rn and second day is over, lost 1.5 kg already
@@tashliketrash9350 I did water fasting for 4 days 2 times a month and I lost 4 kg almost. Main thing is to maintain that weight after fasting. Better you should do dieting and exercises afterwards
So if I was an alcoholic without food what happen then. I have seizures that's what
@@adrijakrishnan5976😊
Make sure to be careful going into any diets, especially fasting, if you have a history of mental health issues related to weight and or eating. I used to do intermittent fasting, and I lost weight. However, I also gained a very unhealthy relationship with food, had seriously disordered eating, and was on the verge of becoming full on bulimic. I'm not trying to say this will happen to everyone. It works great for some people. Definitely talk to a doctor about it before starting. I wish I had, and it's taken over a year to get out of that mindset.
Very true. I also suggest looking into different ways to do it. Find a method that’s sustainable to your lifestyle and not extreme. I know a lot of people who do the whole intermittent fasting and what works for them is that their approach is moderation, not starvation. Like, eg before the day they fast they’ll actually prepare themselves by eating high fiber meals. Like the the point isn’t to suffer ya know? You’re not punishing your body. You’re trying to teach it better control. But I definitely agree it’s not the best idea if you already have a wobbly relationship with food.
I don't tend to gain weight and still feel fat. Doing it for the accomplishment
I don’t get intermediate fasting.
It doesn’t make sense, why will your body lose weight from eating at certain times.
Wait what?? Am I suffering from eating disorder then? I dont get hungry or has the desire to eat.. i have no appetite i skip breakfast daily and i eat less when i am already very thin from childhood …smh
This is only if you don’t incorporate exercise and eat healthily. You also should implement multiple supplements in your diet You have to have the right ideas and mindset for it.
I actually do this twice a year, never to lose weight but for mental clarity and happiness. As soon as I'm on the brink of underweight I stop, which is around day 13/14. And I have no issue cooking for my family. actually, reading recipes and coming up with new ones is kind of the dirty pleasure of fasting...all that anticipation and being psyched about the most basic things like cheese and bread.. Makes you appreciate food so much! Can only recommend it.
Done it; I recommend starting back eating food by broth and increasing the heaviness of the food slowly.
@Tu Tu you do if you go back to old / bad habits. You should take the time to reset your diet
Yes refeeding is most important. People make the mistake of breaking their fast with wings and pizza.
Deffinately, that's hie I prepare for a fast. Stopping food cold turkey was a disaster for me.
I actually fasted for twenty three (23) days only drinking water. The first 7-10 days was most difficult and then the hunger pains subsided. There were headaches and low energy but not agitated.
I did for like 2 years when i Was like 7 years old its easy.. People are crazy DONT Do this!!
@@badema2638 no way you didn't eat for a year
@@badema2638 2 years** that is a joke right?
How did you avoid refeeding syndrome?
@@kingape1572 no, do it
The longest I did was 19 days. Lost 19 pounds. Days 1-4 were the worst for me. Definitely easier after day 5. About 2 weeks in, I was incredibly fine not eating and even energetic. Didn’t realize how much extra time I had in the day when I wasn’t cooking or eating. Broke the fast with soup.
The extra time - for real!!! So much extra time in the day.
Did you gain back the weight soon after or did it stay off?
@@Sacredpumpkinhorrors that's a good question that I'd want to know to honesty
@Biscuit the Shar-Pei, For science, answer Kate Martins question please.
Good soup
I did intermittent fasting for a month along with keto and lost 20 lbs. I didn't really feel hungry. I took cucumbers to work with me to munch on and since they are mostly water, they didn't raise my insulin levels enough to break the fast. I ate 2 times a day, once every 12 hours, and allowed a 1 hour window with which to eat.. My skin looked amazing and I felt really good.
20 pounds in one month is not healthy. The healthy amount of weight to lose is 1-2 pounds a week, which is at most 8 pounds a month. I lost 30 pounds last year over the course of 6 months or so and have maintained it just by gradually eating better foods, no fasting, no restricting at all really. I just replaced unhealthy foods that I liked with healthy foods that I also liked. I ate however many times a day I wanted but just kept calories tracked and made sure that everything I ate was providing the nutrients I needed. Myfitnesspal helped because it broke down my nutrients as well so I could make sure I was getting enough iron, potassium, calcium, etc.
@@umopepisdn. I went from being almost stationary to moving aroun 8-10 hours for.work, plus weighing 300 lbs. People who have alot more weight to lose generally start off losing rapidly. Part of it might have been water weight because I was hypertensive. I promise I didn't starve myself or do without nutrients.
I went over a month with jus water and probably jus a dinner plate of food through out the entire fast, which I didn’t know I was fasting jus, not eating. I went from 195 to 155 no exaggeration.
@@keithsaunders3378 did you feel ok? I can't feel any worse than I do now. Between the leftover covid symptoms and my hypothyroidism, I am so exhausted I just want to sleep as soon as I wake up.. I know once I lose some weight that will help too..
@@MsBebegurl0212 oh okay well thats fine, you got me worried there for a second. Lol
TW: eating disorders
i feel like things like this can be dangerous to youth at risk for eating disorders. When i was 13, i was eating 300-500 calories a day, i could barely function and was starting to fail school. The longest without eating i got was 36 hours. By then even standing up made me almost faint. And at that point I was 89 pounds and didn’t have much fat for my body to survive off of when i wasn’t eating. I’m also now diagnosed w POTS, so that could’ve been dangerous for me. If i saw videos like these when i was 13, it would just motivate me to starve myself more.
Well fasting and having an eating disorder are different. Coming from someone who has experiences with both, fasting is far better and allows your body to actually feel healthy. Eating disorder on the other hand was horrible, gave myself just enough calories to want food and rely on it, but not enough to allow my body to function normally.
Same… this bs is so triggering to me. I still dont eat all day sometimes of eat all day and dont do outside cuz i feel gross after i eat. This videos are so awful
@@shizumaakiyama3129 These videos are there to help people. Just because you're triggered by it doesn't mean everyone is. And this is coming from a girl who had a serious ED for years
Mostly unrelated but when I was 13, I was about 75/80 pounds because I had crazy metabolism but just putting that out there, weight does depend on activity and body type etc. And I’m glad you are better now!
@@shizumaakiyama3129 sorry to hear that, but the video makers were just there to inform what would happen if you didn't eat food for 21 days. He wasn't promoting it. As bad eating disorders are, just because you are triggered by it, doesn't mean everyone is triggered by it.
When I was at my highest (320 lbs) I did a 3 week fast where I only drank water. I didn't lose much weight, but that wasn't the point. I did it to get my appetite down, cleanse my body, and enter keto. 6 months later I was down to 215 and got to finally visit my friend in Colorado to go hiking with him. If you ever want to hit the reset button, do this, but remember that it will take a strong mind and a commitment to stay on track.
I'm like semi low 400s and this has given me some food for thought over should I do this and now I atleast found a comment like yours i might actually go through with it because I direly need a reset button
@@koalanutsama1851 You owe it to yourself and I hope you find success with it if you do it. It gave me my life back.
@@koalanutsama1851 same bro but I'm like 6ft2-3 still no excuse, lockdown getting to everyone it seems :/
@@ExzoSSG thanks for the advice bro
@@koalanutsama1851 Do what works for you. What matters mathematically is that you consume less calories than the amount you are burning. Do what is actually feasible for you-not a diet you’ll only do for a month.
I just surpassed the 72 hour mark of water only fasting, and I feel great and I want to keep going!
How long did you end up going ?
i start getting wavy vision and headaches if i don't eat for a few hours so imma pass on this one 💀💀
Do you have a blood issue?
@@kokolatte825 I don't have blood issues but this happens to me
Hell yea me too, the vision is my major problem and nausea.. why tf is that tho
😂😂😂
Mostly caused by indigestion. I tried intermittent fasting while drinking black coffee and water, so far it works. Planning on starvation fasting with coffee and water later.
Be prepared to not do any physical demanding tasks. Just rest, relax and drink water.
good for me cos i dont do anything else other than lay in bed
Light exercise is fine.
(Pretty long comment but plz read till the end): Seeing this brought back so many memories when I was 13-14. Stumbled upon a stupid video like this on how a fat guy's body pain and cramps were relieved by water fasting and how satisfying it was. That made an impact on my delusional young self and so I dug more videos on the topic and convinced my stupid young self that I'd done the research and was ready to go on full water fasting mode. Didn't consult any doctor nor listen to my parents one bit and somehow I managed to survive over a week on just water. Everyone at school would ask why I wasn't eating but I'd get away. Always got bad headaches, cramps, dizziness, fainting, hunger & crazy amounts of hairfall the ENTIRE time. Until one day after a week I literally fainted on the walk from school to home and got admitted to the damn hospital cuz of low blood sugar. Needless to say, I'm 17 now and all well but I'd NEVER recommend this to anyone. Don't listen to ANYONE online, just because it was okay for them does NOT mean it's okay for you and you would NEVER get the satisfaction just from starving yourself till you literally pass out. I still suffer from anorexia and hairloss to this day just because of that idiotic experiment I did when I was young. And one more important point to note here is that no matter how many pounds you lose cuz of water fasting, you'd surely gain it back within at least a week cuz you deprived your body that long without fat, it'd store as much as it can. Absolutely nobody would've read this huge comment till here but if you did thank you so much guys 💖
I did, now I'm thinking to listen to ma parents and not do intermettent fasting with just about 700 calories a day
Well you fainted Got headaches etc. Bc eating is a source for keeping your body alive and water is a source for the throat so only drinking water will cause you to get everything you got,and i think water is important too tho,i got sick from not drinking enough water and had to drink much water because i had brown pee (sorry if it's disgusting) and it's still happening till this day,fasting should be banned for young souls.
I read the whole comment, and I definitely agree to not trust everything online. Stay safe! ❤️✨
Most of what you said isnt true. But fasting is never good for ppl still growing.
Amen!
I lost 20lbs in the first 7 days. Currently on day 10
did you do any exercises during it?
@hutaomainkai nope. I wish I woulda took more walks tho. I feel like it would have made a difference.
im assuming ur obese?
Damn 20 pounds in 7 days???
@@jackiewacky2086thats a lot. On average people lose 7 pounds after 7 days
Yes I’ve fasted but for Jesus Christ and it was very difficult yet spiritually rewarding.
Awesome! Read this thin book from the 1900s. “Atomic power with God thru fasting and prayer” by Franklin Hall. Great testimonies.
Be very careful how you break a long term fast. Which I’m sure you know. 😊
Jesus is just a Prophet of Allah(SWT).
@@Acctackyboyno He’s God
@Acctackyboy
Ask Jesus from your heart, and you ll experience the truth.❤
I did 30 days of just water and felt great!!! I do it at least once a year at the end of the year. Amazing detox and system reset.
You did good! It takes a lot of will power to go that long. People have reversed diabetes, high blood pressure, fibroids, emotional eating, gained mental clarity, etc. There's testimony of the health issues ppl have gotten rid of on A healthy Alternative YT channel talks about water fasting and has a community that teaches how to prepare and how to end one they also do group challenges. Currently on a 21 day water fast
@@relaxinginpeace1310 thanks dear! Keep pushing almost to 30 days.
@@ascendingvegan2004 I just completed 5 days yesterday. I started back up last night. Im trying to reverse several things but one thing I've already improved is emotional eating. I had some hard days at work and instead of eating to feel better I worked through it in a healthier way. You got this
I did a full on water fast for 33 days. I knew I had to eat again and didn’t want to because I felt the divine energy of the universe coursing through my veins. I only had to sleep 4 hrs a night and felt buzzing all day long. It was so amazing and I never felt better. All my inflammation went away. Amazing. I try to do it every year. It’s incredible. I now fast a few days a week, just because it feels so good.
I love your story. So, did you feel sick or have any lasting pain at all during your fast?
Why only 4 hours sleep l, that is not healthy n enough
Done it many times. Works well. Food tasted so much better.
yeah, done many times so it do not feel like harsh thing.
For me. Day 4 and I realized all pain in my joints were gone. Everything was fluid and I could move my body like a teenager.
Thank you that motivated me a lot
Now this is what I'm talking about! Weight automatically comes off when fasting. However, my main concern is my health. Today is day one for me and I barely had any pain. I'm more at peace as I connect with my Lord and Savior. Everyone has there process and it dosen't all look the same. Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏽✝️🔥
I’m currently on day 4. My record is 6 days. I’ve been practicing for years and encourage everyone to do 24h every week to help manage temptations and allow your body to catch up on cell cleansing.
Aging is caused by cell not being able to get rid of waste faster than the body is taking it in
The longest fast I've done is 15 days the first 2-3 days were hard, after that easy peasy
how much weight did you lose btw you’re gorgeous 😳😳
@@EPICPEDOPONEH Idk how much weight I lost but I know I lost some inches. At the time, I just ate whatever so I gained right back
You must have an incredibly strong will. Good stuff 👍🏼🙏🏼
I did 12 days a few years ago
The hardest part for me was the sleeping and waking up portion
Hard to sleep when starving
Hard to control urges when hungry in the morning
But after a few days it wasn’t as bad
Been fasting doing OMAD since 2017. Lost 70 lbs and I've get the best I've ever felt. Humans were never meant to eat refine carbs and frequent eating
21 was my longest water fast. Amazing experience, will definitely fast on this level again.
So do you gained back or what??
Did you feel sick during it at all?
@@kritisingh968 if you starting eating curry and roti yes you will gain back. Need to diet and exercise after to maintain it.
@@davidcraig7771how do I do that?
This guy just determined all your emotions and you believed him your mind is what gives people's words power
Some how I'm under weight
@@one_TheReal you can have my fat, as much as you like
Water fasting is a thing tho
Took me a second to think wtf you are preaching but I understand
My longest fast was 15 days ahve I must say what he is saying is spot on becayse of the science behind it
I did 17 days with only water, I lost 40lbs, but soon as I started eating again. Weight came right back
I went a month and lost 40lbs, 195 to 155. I’m 6’2, about 4-5 months later I weighed 225.
I seen someone do keto for several months. Eat one Thanksgiving meal and let go one day. Its like his body stored up every bite. Weirdest and most unnatural thing I've ever seen.
This commentator also got disproved when talking about how to survive a plane crash. Pretty much all rubbish commentary.
I used to water fast for 40 days at a time as a kid. My mother made it to be a religious thing but the truth is, she was highly toxic, manipulative and abusive and didn't want me anywhere near her because I was fat. She use to beat me for no reason at all just because she hated me and I can still see the marks from those heatings today on my arms and legs. I used to wear a coat in the summer time to hide the marks and no teacher felt a need to ask me if Ibwas ok. My mother used to pull me around the house by my hair, yank it out and then send me to school like that... with my hair tangled in knots and none of the staff recognize the very clear signs of abuse or they just did not care. I feel so let down by the system. Her treatment and abuse caused severe depression which caused me to turn to food for comfort. That cycle, along with her restricting food as punishment, encouraging me to restrict food as I got older and then rewarded me whenever I lost a noticable amount of weight (which became scary at times) - this has caused severe ED that I still struggle with in adulthood. I went no contact with my toxic family years ago but I feel the damage it caused me every single day.
Hey, just wishing the best for you. Glad to see you made it out!
I've done 11 days.. mood was not always great. Did get headaches
Crazy on how much focus is on food.
I passed out on day 8
@@HackerActivist wow.. no bueno!
I did this once with my parents, we saw a whole documentary about this and it explained everything about how to do it correctly and people life changing experiences.
My parents only left me do for 3 days and I lost 3 Kg that I never got back.
Sometimes felt my stomach aching but it's not that bad.
There are like 6 unnecessary lunch times, so we spend a lot of time a day eating.
Hear me out when I say that those 2 days for me were long af. It's like, didn't remember I ate so in the afternoon I still felt like it was morning.
Whats the name of the documentary?
I highly doubt you lost 3 kg of fat in 3 days unless you managed to burn >7000 calories a day for 3 days while eating nothing and having a slow metabolism because you haven’t eaten. Most of that lost weight was because you had no food in your stomach
@@diogenes5850 well yes I guess, I used the weighing machine for those 3 days and that was the result.
And yes, probably because i wasn't eating. But when you don't eat and only drink water, you go a lot of times to the bathroom, where your body gets rid of what it uses, that are those calories your body starts burning to get energy from.
Although I did some physical activity, not much because I didn't want to overwork myself the first days.
Btw, sorry if I'm wrong. ^^"
Have you tried it? ^^
@@taimoann Hey! Glad you hear your fast went alrright! Usually the first pounds we lose on a fast are due to some water we lose, since high insulin causes water retention (and fasting helps reduce insulin rate)
You lost water weight
I have water-fasted 40 days. No headaches. Plenty of energy throughout. You need to be wiggly to avoid headaches, insomnia, mood swings and lethargy.
Cap
Bit of a brain fog at the end of the 2nd week
Stopped reacting to the smell of food on the 3rd day completely.
Had no head aches, no prob with the sleep and at the end no significant weight loss
Pinches of salt under the tough and in checks helps to subside headaches by adding natural mineral
Im on my 4th day and i feel so weak and dizzy, am i doing something wrong?
@@Beepbupbap no one can diagnose your condition remotely so I will recommend seeing a local professional and maybe get a blood test to be more sure what is going on
I'm gonna start my 21 day water fasting today, so help me God🙏🏾
How did it go?
I’ve done this before. And honestly I was amazed at the results. I didn’t have a bad mood. I was hungry, but when you get past that you really just see amazing results. I lost a lot of weight and felt great.
Let's ask the people around you about your mood.
Same did it for 10 days my 2nd year in college. Never did I have headaches, mood swings, or bad sleep. I did sleep a lot though but I still went to class and the gym everyday. Only sucked the first few days while in class u could’ve hear my stomach growling when it was all quiet lol
How much did you loose?
@@aayushchawla5793 thats a pretty invasive question. But, since i had the same one, I son’t blame you
I lost 22 lbs
My long experience: I did this for 28 days and well I’m still here. Lost 38lb and my muscles didn’t get smaller. After the first week you forget about eating and the urge is not as bad. My energy was off the roof after the first week. The first week is the worse. A tea spoon of apple cider vinegar every morning and every 2 days a half tea spoon of salt in a water bottle with some vitamins. You really have temptations but if you get through it, your discipline towards food and eating will thank you. Don’t do much activity if you decided to do it. I used to light walk for 30 minutes and lay in bed the rest of the day. Drink water whenever you feel hunger, Cold is best and sleep most of the time, you burn a lot of fat sleeping. Obviously after a while you only go pee but there comes a time when you are around food and you feel no need to eat. Around day 10-12.
I have not gained any of the weight back and it’s been a year. I started the gym after and I maintain. I did this twice in my life. 2014 and 2020. If you have no health conditions and no eating disorder, go get checked at the doctor before starting if it your first time. When you start eating again, Start with broth straight from the carton and watermelon for a day or 2. Than mash with no butter and boiled chicken. The refeeding is actually the most dangerous. I went from 210 to 172. When I refed I was at 179. Now 177. Do not take my experience as your own. I am only 25 with no health conditions ever thank god, so do it at your own risk. I’m not an expert, just a fellow trier. Yes I looked younger and my skin was vibrant and clear, my hair grow more and now I get full from 2 slices of pizza while before I ate the whole box. Doesn’t mean you’ll be the same.
Good to know
Better to refeed with carnivore rather than sugary watermelon and potatoes.
As someone who practises these long fasting for spiritual reasons. All I can say is, if you do this fast or any prolonged fast of morethan 10 days, when you begin to eat, don't just start with solid food, start with soft foods first, because if you start with solid, hard foods, it will upset your insides as your insides would have been in relax mode as they haven't been working for that long. If you make your first thing to eat, a big meal, you might end up in A&E.
Plus, try also, strictly vegetarian diet for 21 days, it helps also. It's called the Daniel fast.
Do you poop while fasting?
Personally I have severe constipation issues and I would be ready to do this if it meant one week vacation without stressing about going to the toilet.
@@souleymaneadellah1176 I had never paid attention to that, but, I can understand how constipation could be a problem
@@souleymaneadellah1176 are you sure you're getting enough water? Do you take any medication or supplements? Many can clog you up like pain meds or iron. Even if you think you're drinking enough water maybe try to drink more. I hope you find some relief.
Thanks 😊
🙏🏽
My longest was 4 months straight only water. Not intermittent. Only. Water. Dropped 125lbs in those 120 days.
OMG congratulations so inspiring!!!!
Are you constipated?
how are you still alive
Did you gain back any of it? What kind of diet did you follow to maintain it?
@@mariaflips1882 The more fat on your body, the longer you can fast for. I've heard of an obese man fasting on just water and electrolytes for 3 years to overcome his obesity. He didn't die either. Your body just starts burning the fat away for energy. Water and sleep are much more vital than food. I could probably only fast for a month because if I lose more than 30 pounds I would be under weight for sure. Find out the healthy weight range for your sex and height, then fast until you are in that range then just continue with a healthy diet following it so you don't gain the weight back. If you have health complications then talk to your doctor beforehand and do NOT work out while fasting. Walking and maybe light jogging should be fine but nothing too strenuous. Take electrolytes also.
On my first 25 day water fast day 10-20 was pure euphoria. Not hungry at all. In fact I cooked and baked for my family during that time. I'm currently on day 28 of a water fast and I feel pretty amazing. Tired but in total control of my desire to eat.
hey any updates from then?
I did a 21 day fast once when I was younger, by day 7 I felt incredible the clarity is real.
This doctor looks like he's about to win a game of squid.
mildly racist of you to compare every person of the same race to each other
@@wig84 the doctor said himself in another short that he looked like the protagonist in sqid games,
@@wig84 he looks like the main character you idiot
@@wig84 waa racist waa stfu its a fucking normal joke, go be a snowflake on twitter and cancel everyone who hates dsmp
@@wig84 bahahah you serious
I‘ve water fasted for 5 days once and it was really weird :D
- I was hungry the first few days but it wasn’t that bad. I think having a big breakfast and then not having anything until evening makes me hungrier.
- I wanted to walk very much but only very slowly, as I didn’t have the energy to walk fast. But it felt like I could slow walk all day.
- I had weird fantasies about going and living in the woods for a few days, probably because I felt really free and independent of food.
- The watermelon I ate to break my fast tasted absolutely amazing, and it felt like I could taste a wider range of tastes in my food. This effect unfortunately faded quickly in 1-2 days.
Did you lose weight?
@@marias5795 of course he starved himself lol
@@2Much2lose Not starving
@@ShutupandListen are you a medical professional?
wow, amazing!
I fasted for 30 days. I lost 40 pounds, gained 5 after eating (colon refilled). After day 3, not hungry at all, your body stops producing the hunger hormone. I never felt better.
My question is did you lose muscle
People who used to fasting ever year for a month: I'm 4 parallel universe ahead of you
Same lol
Yes but that's only 16 hours a day. This is talking about no food for days at a time
I think the longest I've ever fasted is like, 2 days.
I'm glad that you brought up eating in an 8 hour window is best, also. It's definitely a slow process (especially because my diet is what you'd expect from a trash gremlin), but since January I've successfully lost 75 pounds from fasting/walking everywhere. It is definitely not for everyone, but I find it easier than changing my diet since I'm a picky eater.
Congrats on your healthy living journey! I’m so proud of you! 🙌 🤩
@@beetlejamie8065 Thank you so much! I only have about 50 pounds to go until I'm at my target weight :)
I done it for 3 years. I have Telekinesis and Astral project. I'm learning to see through walls.
lmao
Longest I fasted is nine days. It is a very spiritual awakening. Praying for all who fast will pray and see what God says or does in your life.
"mom, my head hurts"
mom:"drink some water"
my case ''drink some pills''
Agreed with most of this, didn't have headaches, energy was way up and didn't need the sleep, only about 3 hrs a night. 3 times, 26, 29, and 24 day water only fasts. Doing it again soon, but gout (my issue not others) typically flares half way through. I highly recommend.
I recently did a 17 day fast. After day 3 headaches and low energy, I started feeling so much better. The only thing after that is your "white" tongue because your body is pushing out toxins via the tongue. Brushing the tongue helps. 😊
If you are addicted to sugar and breads, you should try a fast. After my fast all I wanted was healthy foods. (Not saying it will help everyone, but, it does seem to reset my cravings).
Did you drink enough water? We get water from foods as well so you’ll need more water than you normally drink
@@ethana6471 I did. I read several books about fasts before I embarked on one. (Been doing them since 97). I doubled my normal water intake. The books I've read have also said not to over do it either. From what I understand, drinking too much water can affect your kidneys. So, I try to balance my water intake.
There is no such thing as "toxins".
You added so much to this. Nice work
I have gone 34 days max drinking water alone. Couple of things to note...
I only have headaches for the first 3-4 days. I had the best sleep of my life from the start of the fast and it only got better. I usually lose around 30-40 lbs. You have to be super careful and monitor water intake to water expelled so you don't over hydrate your cells which could cause a person to drown. Most interesting thing is how much I still had solid waste after not eating food. Typically 3 days of waste then all liquid. Be careful to not laugh for you may have a mistake. The color of your bowel movements are an orange color and your whole body smells horrible. Mental clarity was absolutely real and I was able to see more clearly and smell food from a billion miles away. Lastly, you would never go straight to solid foods after. I would eat yogurt to help build healthy probiotics in my gut and then transition to a BRAT diet.
Fasting is great regardless. I recommend everyone do it at least once a week or 3 days a month. You'll be healthier and feel better
I got arrested after 2 days how is it helathier and better ?
@@MrUltimaPro arrested for what?
@@MrUltimaPro huh?
@@Psalm_23 for eating pigeons shit on street
He forgot the part about when you start eating again, your body packs on pounds due to being in starvation ketosis. Sure you might lose 25 plus pounds. And once you eat again you'll gain it right back. I would know, I lost 25 pounds from being ill and I was anorexic as a teen. I got sick at the end of October and lost 25 pounds in 3 weeks. Once I was better again, I started eating and within a week I had ten pounds back- which is good cause I'm pregnant.
I don't know about cases where someone is sick, but I've read a lot of research studies on fasting in healthy adults as well as those with chronic disease. They don't seem to find that fasting affects metabolism, so gaining the weight back is not a concern according to researchers. Calorie restriction does slow metabolism though, so if you eat less or even if you eat very little like one apple a day, once you start eating more you'll gain all the weight back since your metabolism has adjusted to consuming only the apple. It only works in your favor if you do a full fast and don't consume calories during the fast.
Small intermittent fasts are healthy, but not eating food for 21 days straight has to be bad for you. And I've seen this stuff lead into eating disorders for a lot of people. I wish people would take into consideration their own lake of self control when dieting. We gain too much weight as a result of this and fasting can lead into a further unhealthy relationship with food.
Exactly and you're body is more prone to try and store more fat if in case it happens anytime
congratulations on your pregnancy 🥰
Yeah, definitely never do that if your final goal is loosing weight.
I’ve done 41 days, it sucked at first, but turned out to be so so spiritual and a glorious experience
Water fast is very important to your health… its literally the reset button
I did a 16 day water fast years ago. During the first 24 hrs I was ravenous. During the first week I had odd Herxhiemer-like symptoms. Very uncomfortable. The second week I felt great. At the end of the 16 days I broke my fast. But I had no hunger pains after the 1st 24hrs. No lie. On the other hand, I did think about different aspects of food (how beautiful some dishes or fruits looked, how ingenious some cuisines were, etc.) So, maybe that counts as hunger?
Did you lose a lot of weight?
@@danleon2756 Yeah, I lost about a pound a day. Just as an FYI, the trickiest part of a fast like that is breaking it. You can't just sit down to a big Mac and fries, or you'll regret it! Gradually reintroduce foods over the course of 5 days to a week. Start with fruit and work your way up.
@@barbrishaw6883 when I did a long fast I ate whatever I wanted after I stopped and it didn't bother me one bit
@@michaellee5399 Good for you! I'm glad you didn't have a bad experience.
@@barbrishaw6883 definitely glad I was informed to avoid that. I ate fruit and vegetables to break the fast. But was able to eat normal by the next afternoon
Day 21 right now! Feelin good!
Only water or less eating ?
I love it when my doctor just sits there and say nothing or do anything constructive
As an overweight person, this sounds great and I’d be willing ro try it! And then I remembered I take medicine that require me to eat with them and was like, “Oh yeah lol, nvm, back to good ol exercise!”
Hi! I'm in the same boat. I was very sick taking 100 capsules a day. I did a 5 day fast and had MISO broth with my meds and I was good! Definitely worth trying
Maybe a glass of skim milk with meds, then water the rest of the time?
If you're overweight, this is not going to help you at all. You'll end up fatter because after ending that stupid starvation period you'll want to eat and guess what you'll choose?? The same old junk food you've been eating your whole life. Except that you'll eat even more because your body will be extremely hungry and your metabolism will have slowed down.
If you're serious about losing weight, change your eating habits.
You won't get headaches as long as you add some salt in your water fast also. A water fast consist of consuming water only no calories so salt is ok and helps with headaches.
I've done multiple water fast , I've never had bad headaches or anything bad happen. My longest fast was 10 days. On average I do about 7 days.
How much salt?
How does it really make you feel?
@@madycat71 honestly depends on the person as with most things but a pinch in a cup goes a long way.
Or simply a coke zero or most zero calorie sodas , be careful some have 5 calories a serving which turns into 15 or 20 calories and breaks your fast but sodas like coke zero have completely 0 calories and I believe 70 grams of sodium which for me was more than enough to not have any headaches and I've lost 15+ lbs every fast I've done
@@Kweghp fasting in general?
It's not a waterfast when you add salt
I've been doing this off and on since 2016. I have gotten my health back and have dealt with a lot of chronic illnesses before. I started out at above 340 lb and am now teetering a weight around 200. The longest I was ever able to go with 17 days and on that day the blood volume that I had lost was too much for me to bear and it scared me. But I'm about to see if I can do a 30-day fast. Every time I do this it's like it resets my body and all of my health problems seem to go away and feel like I'm 17 again. The first three days as long as you just keep guzzling water you will not be that hungry. Between day for 28 usually go through a healing crisis so your body starts to deal with the parts of your body that need the most work. And after about day 3 you no longer have hunger. But you will start to fantasize about food.
Your reactions? Priceless!!
I've done this and it's difficult but manageable. I don't recall being "light and active"
Why?
I completed a 10 day water fast and somehow after like 5 days, you just get a burst of natural energy! Gets much easier after 3 days!
Intermittent fasting changed my life. I was to the point where even water would make my insides throb all night.
I only eat two nutrient-dense meals a day: one at noon and the other at 5pm. No water after 6:30.
Do you drink a lot of water before 6:30?
I started a 6 month water fast today. I am being monitored by my doctor. I’m 367 pounds and I’m 5’4”. I have water fasted before for 90 days and it was amazing. The most danger is the first 48 hours because you really are grouchy and your mind plays tricks on you and tells you everything you’ve ever believed about food. But I know I can do it.
how is it going
I did a waterfast for 20 days. It's more like the first 5 days you're hungry af. After that your appetite gets suppressed. I didn't have any headaches or trouble sleeping. However any exertion was immediately exhausting. Even walking for more that 5 minutes and you'd start getting heavy breathing. One thing no one ever seems to mention is that you sh#t turns into a pure liquid and very dark in colour. But after about a week you just kind of stop pooping. Also you have to have salt, manganese and potassium or your heart and nervous system are going to run dangerously low on electrolytes and you could have heart problems. I've done 15 day, 12 day and quite a few 10 and under. I stopped doing it now and I would recommend anything over 3 days. There just isn't much benefit. I though I'd Los a ton of weight. Up until day 7 or so I was losing a ton of weight. I lost about 6kgs. But for the remaining 13 days I lost about 2kgs. So yeah. Don't do it
shi^ becomes liquidy but my body took 5 days to do it, so you are right.
i only recommend only morning water fast.
I have. I never had headaches. However I was incredibly thirsty starting day 5 and by day 8. I started craving food and by the end of it hallucinating about it 🤣
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Hhhhh
I tried intermittent fasting and I barely feel hungry at all! ...although a disorganized person as I am have harder time keeping track of my schedule😅
Okay okay , you talked me into it. I'll try it for 7 days. Will report back here in a week. Wish me luck! 🎉❤
Any update?
@@llluminatixx7 less bloated.... I look great, I feel lousy 🥴. Thanks for asking ☺️
@@abijustbeyourself2UBTRU OOO interesting, glad everything worked out well! 🫡
Lol I’ve actually tried this not cause I wanted and not because I was homeless or couldn’t afford to eat, but because I was depressed. I didn’t think I deserved to eat, I wanted to torture myself, I didn’t want to live. Well that got dark, real quick but what I experienced was basically what was said but I didn’t eat well passed 21 days, I did get weak and tired the first week but after that the feeling jus became normal, I forced myself to get up and do everything I would normally do, as well as extra, I also worked a full time job. When I was ready to eat I couldn’t eat big portions any more because I was less hungry, my body didn’t want the food, or jus was conditioned not to. I’m 6’2, I was 195 lbs when I started and 155 at my lowest. Although I liked the way I looked I was skinny to the point you could count my ribs, but I also use to work out so my chest and stomach muscles where well defined, my face was slimmer but not sickly looking but I had legs of chickens. My take from this, it was an incredible experience, depression was my catalyst, not the best one but you need a strong reason to not eat when you have food available to you, apart from not wanting to live, it was an quite a journey, I literally thought I could do anything. That may jus have been the depression talking. Anyway hope you enjoyed my story. That’s the benefit of the internet I’ve never said these words out loud before.
If you took the time to read this, jus as an update I am in a better place mind wise and 5 months later I gained all the weight back and then some, I’m currently 225 lbs and doing well. 🍻
Thanks for sharing ur story. Hope u feel great now
keep it up, bro 👍
by the way, diet is directly link to how we feel so yeah if you feel bad than you can always try to change your diet.
21 days. One of the hardest things I've ever done.
Well, how much weight did you lose?
Longest fast I went on was over 2 weeks. I lost over 15 pounds and I felt much better. I almost never eat and it’s normal to me now. It helped with my BED.
Dr. Youn your the man
I was told some news that I have thyroid antibodies because of my weight. They said that I needed to fix that to make a change and so I don’t have to go on medicine. I got rid of unnecessary foods and beverages. The only beverages I drink are water and milk and soda on the weekends for dinner. I don’t really snack unless it is a special occasion. I started eating more vitamins and fruits to gain the vitamins I’d get from all the juice I drank. I haven’t had orange juice in about 3 months now.
Something I've heard people try is drinking sparkling water with a splash of juice. That was you still get the vitamins and antioxidants but with less of the sugar and carbs
Get rid of the soda
Learn to drink unsweetened iced tea make it about 1/2 strength of the instruction and make sure is cold and then put on ice you will get the caffeine w/o the sugar.
@@Snookchaser007 true, juices are 10x better than any soda
I've done it before, I went 36 days for spiritual reasons. I was rushed to the hospital on the 36th day due to malnutrition. I was sipping on broth before I got back to eating but I felt led to be plant based. One of the best times of my life growing with the Lord (Jesus Christ) ❤️🙏🏾
Bruh, fasting definitely almost send you straight to Jesus lmao
I started drinking sodas in the other sugary drinks about three months ago now and I’ve been sticking to strictly water and within three months I’ve lost over 40 pounds which is quite insane considering how little I actually exercise
Wow! 👏👏 That's a giant step, I can't fully understand the first sentence but I'm gonna interpret it as you quit sodas and amazing! It's all about the first step, honestly you don't even need to exercise to have a great body, it's all about the diet! although exercise speeds it along and is important if you want muscle growth.
And not really diet per-say, just eating at a caloric deficit of 200-500 calories and maybe trying an 80/20 rule of 80 percent healthy food and 20 percent junk food. Another thing people do when they restrict calories to look a certain way is to have cheat days! Just once a week but it helps you keep on track. (Or a small desert like under 250 calories at the end of the night if you successfully managed to eat healthy that day) anyways, do your own research but I hope I helped in some way. Good luck on your journey!
@@Apaxetic I meant I don’t exercise every day and I don’t do it to the extent of that you would think a body builder would do, if I have spare time off of work then I do but most of the time no but just drinking water and eating right will go a long way for some
@@Apaxetic thank you
@@Dysmorphyx_ That's great that you're exercising at all, because most don't sadly, and also being consistent with your choices. It really shows a lot of self respect so kudos man!
Went from 255 down to 190 lbs. in 3 months. Over 60 yrs old at 6'-0". Did a 14 day water fast. Two weeks later, 10 day water fast. Month later 7 day water fast. Kept my body in ketosis w/low-no carbs. Had to have salt every 3 days. Gets rid of the headaches real fast. Drank Gatorade FREE for its nutrients & electrolytes. Added weight training. Goal 178 - 182 lbs.
Nice!
Im a wrestler so I have to go 3 days without eating regularly to meet weigh in so I am pretty good at ignoring when im hungry
Wow, that sounds very tough! Congrats on wrestling! That’s awesome !
@@beetlejamie8065 thank you!
What weight class are you in?
@@bjtheamazing6550 currently 149 and I usually sit around 153 so I have to loose 4-6 pounds for meets
dude, why not try healthy foods?
is that healthy foods also just hinder to cause better health?
You had me at weight loss
I started 9 months ago @430lbs, I was obsessed with food, thought I'd die if I didn't eat for 24 hours 😂🤣 now, I only really eat socially, which averages out to about one meal every 7 days or so (I don't even count now!). I'm down to 280lbs, there is zero chance that I'll die of starvation - I've got *years* worth of maccies stored up!! I don't get headaches, I sleep better than I have in years - I just don't think about it anymore.
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So Happy you found a way to have a great relationship with food and increase your health benefits!!
I fast 16-18 hours every day. I eliminated added sugar from my diet with an occasional small treat. I limit dairy intake. I’ve had IBS for 30 years. I’ve now gone almost 2 months without a severe IBS flare. I can keep this up for the rest of my life if needed. My fasting is typically 8pm- 1pm. I’m never hungry before noon. I’d like to try a 21 day fast.
I've actually had a time I didn't eat, for like 6 weeks (just little things like some peanuts once in 2 days) I felt so sick but I couldn't push myself into eating. I only started eating again because my best friend said she would stop eating too if I didn't build up my eating program again, I'm feeling so much better now. I love my bestie sm
She sounds like an idiot. She should have respected your wishes. By her threatening you it shows what a jerk she is and how she doesn’t respect you. And by you not doing anything about it and just excepting her shitting on you, you intern prove what a weak Individual you are.
I agree with Robert. You do sound weak. I also question your choice in friends
I also agree with your Robert . He is onto something here. Why doesn’t your friend just accept you for who you are? She and you both sound like real idiots
If she didn't push me I would be pretty dead by now
@@njdxnjdx Dude are you fucking schizophrenic?
My mom does this every year for the whole month of her birthday. We clown the hell outta her watching her go thru the hunger motions 😂
@@mufferducker822 I know I use to do prolonged fasting, did it mainly for the mental clarity and quick body weight drop from the water coming out of your cells.
@@mufferducker822 Detoxing and prolly some mental jive. I've never really asked what all she gets from it.
@@JamesCook76131bro, i just fast at morning so yesthis new change changing how I think/feel/behave.
my body experience feel so amazing!
(sure mental clarity and thinking comes with it very slowly with any best diet).
Something that they always leave out is that when you fast your body doesn't only eat your fat, it also eats ammounts of muscle; Which means you'll grow weak if you do this for longer than absolutely necessary. Don't fast unless you have to. And if you're addicted to it, you need yo see a therapist because you have anemia. This will lead to you dying of starvation of lack of mobility.
Great Work, Sir.