Re: Water fast day 1.How long not sure.

I am mostly doing this for health reasons.Still pretty badly overweight and with that comes various health dangers and issues.Last fast got from 258 to 217 lowest number saw on scale. Went back to 227 highest water weight regain after week or so on refeed and did eat sodium and fair bit of carbs and meat as well. Been holding at 221 to 223 range for weeks now like almost 7 weeks, can't seem to get under it even with intermittent 24 hour fasting 2 days week and not eating breakfast since fast. And doing aerobic type exercise 5 times week and weights 3 times week.

So figure time to fast and get down more on weight and then maintain it ,seem to be able to maintain it ok.
Fact eating lot healthier since last fast and while not turning raw or vegan permanently might try them for short term.But plan to stay omnivore. Figure that is natural human diet.

My main health issue is chronic fatigue syndrome.That did improve on recent 40 day water /juice fast but seems to be back now maybe worse than before.And think it came back within a couple of weeks. Possibly its food allergies not sure doctors never found any medical reasons.
I don't so far have any major health issues.And am not religious in traditional sense so not fasting for God type of thing.

I did find a nice clarity of mind and sometimes a nice emotional stillness if that is the right word from the last fast. I didn't have any traditionally religious experiences but wasn't expecting any.

While I feel more at home on the fasting for weight loss forum I am intending to do this fast as most of the people on here suggest. This time will drink when thirsty. This time not do any supplements unless start getting really dizzy and faint when walking around or start getting cramping. Both of these things are symptoms of low blood pressure,low potassium and or low sodium. I am hoping since won't be guzzling down water this fast that won't have the problem had last fast.

So thats another reason can't say how long will go. Last fast did make it 31 days on mainly water,say mainly since did take some multivitamins, did take green tea capsules, did have few drinks of diet drinks /pop on the fast.

And did take some potassium supplements when got some cramping. When got dizzy and faint feeling when walking around not just getting up quick I started to switch to juice, even drinking some high sodium clamato juice and alternated some juice and water for the last 9 days of the 40. Say 40 because to me fasting on juice or water is still fasting. But to those on this section mostly only count pure Water Fasting as fasting.

So as said this time going to do pure water fasting.
Then transition to juice at end of the Water Fast portion hopefully but may wind up doing some water,juice,water type of thing if have problems again.

As for fasting till real hunger sets in not sure that will happen and not sure can Water Fast that long.

I also find 7,14,21 days are not too bad for fasts but past day 30 fasting starts to get very very boring.

Anyway day 1 of the pure Water Fast is in the bank just about so hopefully you guys are right and will have pleasant fast with reasonable energy and no fainting when walking around type of feelings. I can't remain in house for 20,30 or whatever days.I don't have to work much or at all but do want to go out and about on the fast. And not much into just staying in bed 24/7 either.