Hello,

Joining you at Day 16 on my orange juice fast. Ironically for the past 5 days I too have not reduced in weight. I only have about 15-20 lbs. excess but like you in many other fasts I reduced more quickly.

Here are some things I've considered as to why:

It's Winter and depending where you live this could affect holding weight for warmth.

Are you male or female? If you are female your M cycle could be approaching and that will hold water weight.

Or perhaps you are not moving as much this time around and your metabolism is slower. Daily walks or at least 20 minutes of rapid movement are helpful while fasting.

I have only done juice fasting because Water Fasting in my opinion is rather extreme unless you have previously done major detoxing. Even after doing at least 12 Liver Flushes and over a decade of fasting water still seems intense.

The thing I would be concerned about is having an elimination daily. This can be achieved many ways take Lower Bowel Balance, Smooth Move tea in the evening or Epsom Salt in water. All of these methods work fine and are healthier than daily enemas.

There is a great book on fasting via "ask Barefoot" forum. If you go to the website listed at the top of the page and read BOOK I it has everything you want to know about fasting and more.

There is some great herbal information on MH's Forum if you can handle his distinct no BS attitude. Check it out if you want the truth about healing naturally.

Enjoy!

Keep in mind that weight loss depends on the nature of the material being removed. Very heavy particles (such as heavy metals) are not eliminated easily. You probably just go rid of all the "light stuff" which is why your scale isn't moving very much anymore.

Perhaps since you have been fasting your body has rid of most of its toxins or it has had enough of fasting depending on how close your last fasts were.

So i finally broke through the plateau. I had a somewhat drastic drop (about 5.5lb) around day 18 and have been steadily dropping around 1/2 lb a day. I never felt particularly uncomfortable, I was just worried because it was something that i had never experienced. Currently my energy is higher than ever, and to be honest i don't even feel as if i am fasting- physically, I just feel great. One thing that has occured since my plateau is a heightened sense of smell, and to be honest i cannot stand it. I work in a large office building and simply walking down the hall the smell of "people" wafts at me. Similarly, the smell of cooked meat makes me want to gag. I've experienced something similar, but never so pronounced as this.

I appreciate all of the input, it is nice to hear the opinions of fellow fasters, and learn more about the overall process. There is so much conflicting information out there, I find it highly beneficial to review what works for individuals, and their experiences, versus "the norm".