hi,

i know exactly how you feel, i did a 40 day fast last year and lost 29lbs which i kept off for a few weeks. gradually the weight started to creep back on and i'm now 10 lbs heavier than i was before i fasted. i too felt the euphoric feeling one gets from a total cleanse but sadly (due to my own actions), it wasn't to last. i started to eat little bits off "junk" thinking that it wouldn't hurt but before too long, i was back to square one with my totally unhealthy diet.
i have tried countless times to fast and each time i never last more than 2 days, i am slopping around in clothes with elasticated waists and have gone up 2 dress sizes again. i really do feel totally depressed and very irritable but i also know that the only way i'm ever gonna feel better is by cleaning my body out. i'm gonna try and get started tomorrow (1st attempt of the year) and just see how i get on. i know if i can make it through 3 days then i'll have cracked it....it's easier after that. it really is just soooooo difficult sometimes to focus on getting through the first few days. i'm doing juice and so in preperation i have shopped today and filled the fridge full of carrots, cucumber, spinach, apples etc......and also bought litres and litres of water.
anyway the one thing to remember is......however hard it gets, don't ever give up because one of the times you try, well that just might be the time you crack it :)

best wishes
on-a-mission

You are right. If people really want to permenantly lose weight they should avoid sugars, white bread, processed food and exercise. If you lose weight the correct way, you will have lasting results. Fasting is for spiritual rejuvenation and theraputic healing. Any weight lose experienced during a fast is a bonus. When you fast, you slow down your metabolism.

I have to disagree and say you can't speak for everyone. Though I didn't lose all my weight to fasting alone, I've lost a good amount of it, and it gave me a good kick start on my weight loss and life transformation. It also helped me to gain the discipline I needed to control my addiction to food which I beleive is key to losing weight in the first place. To date I have lost 84 pounds going from 310 to 226; a size 28+ to a 18. I think it depends on the person and their willingness to not only choose a plan but to turn around and work the plan. For many fasting will not be a solution, however.. it does work.

I am planning on fasting primarily as a cleansing mechanism. If you do a long fast, the caloric deficit alone will cause a significant amount of weight loss. Yes, much of that will be water weight but a significant amount will be fat, toxins, old fecal matter etc.

If you don't have a plan for a change in dietary habits, of course the weight will come back! I see the fast as kind of a transformation. A goodbye to fat, toxins, etc and a hello to a new way of life.

If you have a sound plan for eating and reduction of toxin intake after the fast, and a person sticks to the plan, I think you will be okay. The metabolism will ramp back up and most of the weight will stay off.

My guess is that if one transitions into a healthy eating pattern after the fast, you will likely gain back about 25% of what you lost. At that point, your metabolism will have recovered and imo the rest will be permanent.

Think of your fat as an immune system reaction to toxic material. After the fast, your immune system will be even more efficient. At that point, if you eat the same crap, your body will react even more aggressively and gain fat.

I am struggling to find the best diet for me and have it about 90% figured out. I plan on fasting for an extended time to lose all the crap and then rotate into that diet. The rest is pure discipline imo- easier said than done of course.

I am sure you ate some garbage food again. You drink a cock or some other pops too right? You have to change your diet. Look at your table first.