On average you will lose about 1 pound a day. First you lose a lot of water weight, the the weight loss slows down a bit to 1 lb to 1/2 lb a day, maybe more if you are overweight.
So it would take like 100 days of fasting...
I'm in the same boat. I have like 120 lbs to lose. I am going to do it by fasting on and off, and eating mostly fruits and vegetables in between.

Congrats! You can do this. My longest fast was for about 14 days, and it was diet soda as I recall. My longest Water Fast was about 8 days. At anywhere between 8 and 14 days, you'll start to feel cramping (actual hunger), but you already know some about this. I think I went from like 280 to the 250s around that time, I can't remember, it's been about 4 years.

I know what you mean, I still have about 100 lbs to lose, although right now, it's more like 80 lbs. Google "Olivia Cohen", I think she posted at this forum (and received a lot of opposition). She did *3* 40 day fasts for religious purposes, pretty much one after the other with only a few day breaks in between.

She dropped from 199 to about 120, the first fast. Then there was Boumce Back, and the second fast was like 140 to 110, Boumce Back, repeat, down to 110. By the end of the 2nd and 3rd fasts, she was looking pretty strained in her face, but when she started eating again, he face got back a nice shape and looked hydrated and healthy again, and she was in the 120s. So this is possible.

I figure to lose 100 lbs fasting, at a rate of approximately one lb per day, because it will decrease, it would take 2 40-day fasts. To lose 100 lbs on a normal diet, it would take about 2 *years*. I know which one I choose, lol.

Fasting periodically about a week at a time, I got down to 237 at my lowest.

I know what you mean about not wanting to get *too* thin. I look young for my age. I know that if my skull line starts to show, I will (grudgingly) gain back some weight or stop, either at 200 or 183, whichever. But if I still look good, I'm gonna go for 165.

I'm tall like you - 6 ft, and around the weight of 240-250, no one believes I am over 200 lbs (!). Many people I think are driven by society of a 5 ft person or 5'5" and that's a totally different reality. They imagine 200 lbs to be behemoth and super morbidly obese. 300 lbs to them, knock down a wall time, but not so much on a tall person. I think right now, most people would guess around 210 or so.

At around 240 I start to look "thin" to most people - average weighted, that is to say in the BMI overweight category, lol. I've been fat most of my life since childhood, so I have no conception of what it's like to be a normal weight, but I've been close.

This is doable! Be careful though, esp. if you go on a long fast. With this fast my goal is a 7-day one, maybe push it to 10 or so days. I would LOVE to do a 40-day fast, it would be so awesome. Today, most of the 3-day stuff is gone, I'm feeling wonderful, much better and strong. But I have so much opposition, people still offering me pizzas and pies and cakes. It's weird, it's like if you ever want free groceries, just plan a fast, lol. It attracts entire fast food restaurants like magnets, lol.

You are overweight of course fact we have near identical start weights I was 258.8 on morning started fast and 260 is about my heaviest ever thats why I started. I am 5ft 6 and done lots of weights thru the years,done lots of aerobics lately ,tried to eat healthy but still weight was between 250 and 260 for years now.
My bodyfat scale showed like 50% bodyfat! Yikes. I had lots of weight related health issues, bending over was really hard, out of breath just walking around. Sore feet,back, chest pains, chronic fatigue,gout,and sure a few more.
So did juice while back think year or two and did it think 14 or 20 maybe did too but forget already and lost bit like 20 pounds or so and then gained that back by simply doing my old habits. Not exercising ,eating whatever ,whenever,lots of snacking etc. No big suprise coudln't keep it off.

So fast forward to now. Water this time. After day 2 was simple no hunger and so far no bad anything no dizzyness. You can read my posts on the other forum the water forum pretty much daily posts. So at day 19 and weigh 230.8.Feel already 100% better many of the above problems are vanishing.

Back to you. most can lose about pound a day on water only. 5 to 10 maybe first 3 or 4 days than the average of 1 is typical. Maybe get that big higher with some aerobics,don't think person could do weights too well or too safely on water fast.
I do treadmill or bike 5x week or so. No weights till after fast.
my bodyfat was like 40 per cent on scale lately so seem to be doing ok. I dont' seem to be losing any muscle really.
I seem to be losing fat like crazy. My stomach is way way down and down a few pants sizes already.

so to lose 100 pounds is pretty huge task unless you are one of rare people that lose a lot more than typical.I would say to lose 100 you would need to go about 90days if you add in the cardio.

Juice fasting likely would have to 200 or something.Half pound a day is likely on juice fasting.About half of water course depends on how many calories are coming in from the juice.on water is obviously zero.

While some frown on things like green tea on this forum I have read they can help with both energy and fat loss rate but of course its your choice I am taking them daily and they really help with energy not sure on the fat loss part.

So not sure what you should do but pretty much in same dilemna.I figure will lost at his rate about 40pounds at 30 days. 50 at 40. 60 at 50 and 70 at 60. STill unfortunately a bit too slow for me. but not into doing water past 60 and really didn't want to go past the old 40 day on water. Can maybe go to mixing juice for some days then water and back and forth ,Can maybe go to raw for month or two there it can burn up a lot of fat. Was going to go to some type of intermittent fasting like caveman diet, eating window type of thing or EAT STOP EAT intermittent. Of course this time will absolutely keep up aerobics 5x week and weights 3x week or 4x.
Its crucial and try to cut every calorie I can everywhere with all the little tricks like pretty much only drinking water, not eating meals if not hungry ,use smaller plates, etc.etc I am deadly no pun intended serious this time to get it off and keep it off.

There is girl on youtube that did three pretty much back to back 40 day fasts with just a break of week or so in between. She dropped a ton of weight and was skelton by last fast. Not sure what her starting weight was think she was more doing it for GOD type of thing..whatever. I am not doing it for mystical reasons just health and overweight problems.

I believe you have to get down far enough so when you gain back that initial 5 to 10 or so from salt and carbs that you don't give up . And you have to be willing to do exercise as well as said aerobics and weights but would say weights are better if you have to pick one of the two.

And you can't just go out and eat 5000 calories every meal again.

You can do it!!!! I lost 90lbs before on liquid fasting and lost and kept it off for 4 years.


For me (my body's speed) I lost a pound a day it took 3 months roughly.

I'm 5'8 1/2 almost 5'9 and currently 220 lbs, age 37 and it's day 1

See i give you Very straight and affective way,
1. complete 45 Days WaterFast( dont exceed 40-45days, electrolyte ratio may get dis balanced )
2. break your WaterFast with 10Days Juice fast
3. Now next 5 days you eat fruits and raw vegetables only with juice.

4. Now this is a healing period, very crucial. give your self 40-50 Days and do jogging/running, Gym . lift weight+++ protein .
Coz till now you would have lost 40-50 pounds and result is loose skin. you wont like it. so do gym and running + protein to tone it ..I hope you seriously follow this.

5. Now again 30-40 Days WaterFast
6. break your WaterFast with 10-12 Days juice Fast.
7. Give Another 5-6 Days of Fruits and Vegetables only+juice to tummy. .

8. .Healing period 2 ,, Do vigorous Weight lifting and Running to tone ur self. Very Restricted Diet. this period is of 60-90 days..

9. now you can b litle easy on ur self. Follow good diet. + running + Gym and Carry on with your new life. .


I hope i helped you. Pm m At adityarathi@outlook.com