I believe in fasting because in the Bible God Himself told us to fast and pray. I believe the Bible is the Word of God and there is a lot of excellent and proven medical and hygiene instructions in the Bible, because God knows what is good for us :) Since you are now working at a fasting center, the best way to know what people go through would be for you to fast? :)   [End]
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Good luck, be strong! :) xoxo   [End]
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Fastinganne, your message is very encouraging, it is easy to fall for the ”I am too weak, eating will make me feel better” even though I realise that’s part of the detoxing process... I did fall for the trap and I broke my fast. I am glad I fasted until day 5 though. Congratulations on achieving such long fasts and thank you for your answer :)   [End]
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one’s normal blood sugar levels prior to the fast can have something to do with how you feel in the beginning. whenever i fasted after a low blood sugar diet the conversion to ketosis was not as dramatic, the system was already used to low glucose. not recommending it of cause, just my thing. iron stores may take a while to transfer, pH changes can cause major fatigue (google ’pH neurotransmitters’) causing slight paranoia, sleeplessness, even nightmares in the first few days (goes quick thank goodness)   Thank you for your input, no wonder why this message has be ...
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Oh really! Thanks! It is very painful because I can barely do anything, I feel like I am 100 years old.. But I am only 26. You have comforted me in continuing the fast! :)   [End]
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Oh me too!! I usually sleep great when fasting but lately I have had a little trouble falling asleep! I do some sort of ”intermittent” fasting also :) Good luck   [End]
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Congratulations!!!It’s awesome! You will feel so much energy from eating now! Happy eating ;)   [End]
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Hi there! I am on day 5 of a 7 days water fast (Yeah!!) I am experiencing extreme weakness to the point where it’s hard to do anything :( This is the third 7days water fast I have done in the past month or so. (I couldn’t do 21 days straight which was my goal) I was NOT experiencing such weakness in the other fasts!!!!??? Is this a sign of heavy detoxing or something? Thanks ;)   [End]
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Hi there, I don’t understand why distilled water would be better than mineral water on a fast? Doesn’t our bodies need the minerals? Also for century the people would fast on regular well water, not distilled?   [End]
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Did you get check for Trimethylaminuria? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimethylaminuria   [End]
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Please do not take the antibiotic they are so bad for you! They promote candida growth! I think the symptoms you are having are normal detox symptom. Good luck :)   [End]
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Hi PeggySue! It goes away if I lay down also! I guess it’s normal then!   [End]
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wow! I have no idea sorry... hope you’re doing good :)   [End]
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First of all, water fasting for 2 or 3 month would be dangerous... Maybe juice fasting? Have you done any fast before? Vitamins are not recommended because if you digest anything during a water fast hunger may strike and it will be harder to fast. Try fasting for 1 or 2 weeks without vitamins and you’ll be fine :)   [End]
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Hi there fellow fasters! A week ago I water fasted for a bit more than a week and I am water fasting again for 7 days. At day 4 I started having severe back pain, it’s right in the middle of my back, on the left side. I had the exact same problem on the previous week water fast!!! Oh also, the back pain stopped soon after I started eating again.. I don’t have any known back problems, I am worried it might be the kidneys?? Any insight welcome! :)   [End]
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Good.. You seem to have self control over what you eat after your fast. That’s the hardest part it seems!. :) Good luck   [End]
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Welcome! I am on day 2 of a 7 days water fast! So far so good...Fasting will definitely reset things! Let us know how things go for you :)   [End]
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Congratulations on achieving a 5 days water fast! How do you feel?   [End]
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I don’t call 1200 calories a day binging, even though you are eating these 1200 calories in one sitting! Binging is more 5000+ calories in one sitting? Maybe you think you are binging but you may just be feeding your body what it needs? Are you gaining weight? Like others have said here, the hardest part of fasting is controling what you eat right after the fast, because your mind wants to eat everything in sight. If you have an eating disorder fasting could make it worse.   [End]
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Hi PeggySue! I water fasted for 8 days, ate for 6 days and now I am water fasting for 7 days! Last time I had crazy nausea and so I broke my fast early (I had planned 21 days), in an other post you mentioned that you don’t have the willpower to fast for very long periods of time and I think I don’t either. I also have a few social events this month so I can’t fast for more than a week at the time. Fasting is definitely teaching me self control so I am enjoying it :) How is your day going? How do you control what you eat between 2 fast? I ate so much during the 6 days I wasn’t fasting!!! :/
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Hi Peggysue! How long do you wait between your fasts and how many fasts have you done so far? What do you eat in between?   [End]
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Hi there! Have you prepared your body for the fast? (Like eating only fruit & veggies or juices for a few days before the fast). Have you water fasted before? I just got out of a 8 days water fast and I loved it so much that I am going to start a 7 days water fast in a few days! Happy fasting!   [End]
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Thank you actualhealth. I don’t have medical insurance so I rely on God, natural medicines and fasting for my health :) Today is day 8 and I had to break my fast because I couldn’t handle the nausea and back pain anymore. At the beginning of the fast I felt great but the last 3 days have been hard with lots of detox symptoms. Weird because usually people experience these symptoms at the beginning of the fast??? I was afraid too much toxins released would damage my kidneys if I kept going. I will try to do an other water fast soon :) Thank you all for your suppport! I am so happy I reach ...
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Hi everybody!!! It is day 7 of my water fast and I have great pain on the left side of my body. It is the area on the left below my chest all the way to the left side and to the left part of my back. Does anybody knows what this could be? it started 2 days ago and I have to lay down sometimes because the pain is pretty bad!!! Thanks!! :))   [End]
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Home made food is the way to go!! :) I make almost everything from scratch, pizza, tortillas, pies, pancakes and bread if I can but you have to be patient to let the dough rise ;) All organic if possible! The body greatly suffers from being underweight for too long...For example, when underweight, hair loss is a sign that the body is giving all its ressources to the heart and main organs and cannot care for the hair anymore. I hope your skin condition improves. Take care!   [End]
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Well I am the maid of honor of the bride-to-be to be so I had to go to the dinner (and she is a great friend too :D) Luckily they were all christian (”protestant”) so they were no even surprised when I told them I am fasting. (I had to lie to the people I didn’t know and told them I already ate...yeah 5 days ago LOL) -(feel really bad about lying tho) I have noticed that people are busy with their meals and don’t really look around and pay attention to you when they eat. And I have also noticed that overweight people tend to ask you more questions as to why you’re not eating? Thank y ...
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I thank all of you for taking the time to respond to me!!! This is kind of what I thought, since there is no digestion involved during a fast I thought drinking lots of water was not necessary, I try to drink 1/2 gallon a day (1.9Liter). :) Day 5 here, I have a bridal shower tonight at an italian restaurant and I won’t be able to eat! How do people react when you tell them you are fasting??   [End]
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Hey Travel girl, I was just wondering how you are doing? It’s day 4 for both of us unless you stopped this fast and started intermittent fasting?   [End]
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Hi grumble, How have you been doing on your lemon and water fast?   [End]
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Hi, The first 3 days of my fast I took water & lemon juice. Today is day 4 and I don’t even want to drink lemon juice anymore (so I am doing water only) BUT I almost have to force myself to drink water, is this normal???? How much water would you drink during your fast? Thanks!!!   [End]
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Thank you for keeping us updated! Truly you are an inspiration and I think I will do the same thing when Im done... -I also have to attend an event in August so I have to break my fast at 21 days. How many days do you have until your family event? -Are you going to eat anything at your family event or are you going to limit yourself?   [End]
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Allright, but be careful, you are dangerousely underweight, you can have hearts attacks when you are like that (not kidding)I think you should try to get back to a normal weight before going on an other fast for health reasons. Pile up on the healthy oils, nuts, peanut butter and you be back to normal.   [End]
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Great advices ”Nothingbetter”! I love reading your posts!!!!!!!   [End]
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1 pound lost in 3 days is a little strange, but what was your starting weight? If you are not overweight or if you are underweight then you are going to lose weight slowly. Don’t be discouraged though, try to stick to your fast! I had the same problem in a previous fast, I felt so bloated I was almost to the point I thought I would have to take laxatives but I didn’t. (DO NOT Take them during your fast)   [End]
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You are determined! I can’t wait until the end of the fast to weight myself, I like to weigh myself at least every 3 days, it gives me motivation to keep going ^^ I am hoping to do a 21 days water and lemon juice fast. How long are you going for? See you both on day 4! Let us know how you are doing Colette!   [End]
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Congratulations for your first 21 days water fast! That’s a great achievement! How many pounds did you lose? Expect to gain back around 8 to 10 pounds immediately from food and water weight.   [End]
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Awesome! Let us know how the broth and steamed zucchini worked out for you!   [End]
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Hi! It is very unlikely you will be able to do a 40 days water fast. At the end of the first day of your fast you will understand why. Try to set realistic goals (3 days to a week) You can do other fasts later =) Try to eat healthy before fasting, like lots of fruits and vegetable, whole grains, nuts, yogurt...   [End]
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Day 3 here also :)) What kind of fast is everybody doing?   [End]
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Hey! Well let’s motivate each other! :) FAST - I am doing a 21 days water fast. So far I have been adding a few tablespoons of lemon juice to my drinks, but I am wondering if I should or not.. (It might be better to let the body enter ketosis)? How about you? SYMPTOMS -Yesterday morning I had flu like symptoms, I woke up with fever and had ”cold sweats”. Other than that I feel good, except that I feel like ”in a dream”??? EXERCICE - I walk but I don’t do anything to crazy. Maybe you are having a lot of detox symptoms because you are exercising so much? WEIGHT LOSS -I lo ...
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@ Nothing Better: THANK YOU for the information :) :)Very useful as a base do to even more research (I will look into Ketosis)!! @Travel.girl. Wow you are able to go swimming on your fast?!!! I can only walk, I think I would faint if I was really exercising lol. How is day 3 going so far??? I am doing good. On morning day 2 I felt really sick, flu like symptoms.   [End]
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Do you know why you weigh so little? You are trying to gain weight right? Maybe you should stop fasting for a while and eat a lot of the right foods. Peanut butter, nuts, flaxseed oil, olive oil, butter, even chocolate! And lost of proteins too like cheese, yogurt, chicken or fish... What do you eat in a regular day?   [End]
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Is this your first fast? The first fast is hard as you don’t know what to expect! Increase gradually the lenght of your fasts. My first fast was 7 days, 2nd was 10 days and now I am hoping to go for 21 days. Congratulations on the 9 days!   [End]
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I think they go stronger... A year ago I went on a 10 days fast and I was litteraly obsessed with the thoughts of eating again and what!!! At the end of your fast food will taste amazing!   [End]
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Hi there! I am not doing the master cleanse, I am just drinking water with some lemon juice. (The master cleanse is water + lemon juice + Maple Syrup + cayenne peppper.) 2 Tablespoon of lemon juice is 10 calories, so I guess I drink about 100 calories worth of lemon juice during my day, which doesn’t make it a water fast anymore I guess.. :/ I just did some research, and it is said that lemons are very acidic, however the end-products they produce after digestion and assimilation are very alkaline so lemons are alkaline-forming in the body. :)   [End]
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Hi everybody! I am new here. I am on day 1. I hope to fast for 21 days but I know how tempting it is to break your fast early... I am doing a water and lemon juice fast. Has anybody tried it? What do you think? Thanks!   [End]
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Hi! I am on day 1 of my fast too! How is everything going so far? What kind of fast are you doing?   [End]
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Hi There! What kind of fast are you doing? How is it going?   [End]
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