I have hereditary intolerance to fructose. Basically, I don’t have an enzyme that digests fructose. I explained that in more details in some of my older posts. You can also goggle it, but it is pretty rare, so I don’t think you will find very useful information about it online.   [End]
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You don’t have anything better to do? Get a life, find a girlfriend, fast, pray, go to anger management classes. At any rate, any of you future messages will be ignored, so hold your horses there will be no more debates.   [End]
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Thank you for you pinches sir. highly appreciated. You know, you may think I have an eating disorder, but I might just have to say that I am not the only disordered one here. Really, look at yourself. You are sinking so low that you waste you time to come to water fasting forums to say that someone who you don’t know anything about whatsoever has and eating disorder or to pick a fight? And you do it again and again for five year!?!? Get a life. You are not helping people; you are just labeling other people with disorders to make you feel good about yourself. You remind me of those little b ...
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First of all I am not fasting to lose weight, SIR. I am very slim thank you. You may have been here five years, but that seniority did not teach you manners. Also, being here for that long you should know that the difference between fasting and starving is not whether you are comfortable or not. Where did you read that? Shelton? I doubt it. He as many others talk about the discomfort that people feel in their first week. So, please you can do both of us a favor by leaving, and this time for good--no need for a yearly check-in.   [End]
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I don’t know... I have never had problems with either of these things in the past even after fasting. But maybe. Perhaps the pasta here in China has some weird chemicals.   [End]
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I would if I could, but as I said I am in China. Just finding some food that is not soaked in fat and soy sauce is quite an ordeal. But, I will definitely do that if I decide to fast in the future. About the milk though, I always break my fast with dairy and it was never a problem before.   [End]
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I don’t think this is anything to be very concerned about. If it does not go away by itself in a week, I will do something about it. I posted this post not because of alarm, but out of curiosity. Perhaps, it doesn’t have anything to do with fasting. It could just be some kind of allergy, or a reaction to the pollution in China...I don’t know. I was just curious to know if this has happened to anyone after their first day of eating after a fast.   [End]
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You were not harsh. I agree with most of what you said. Who got me worked up was that scorpion guy. He just seems to want to be negative and rude on every comment he posts. I am currently traveling in China, so my diet has not been the best specially because I do not have kitchen at my hotel. Anyway, for the past few days I broke my fast with nonfat milk (I can’t eat fruit and most vegetables, long story), then I ate some cottage cheese. Later that day I had plain pasta for dinner. I did not try to follow any of the refeeding procedures since my fast was very short. Today I had cottage ...
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Anyway, thank you for you advice, but this topic is not whether I should keep on trying to fast, but why am I bloated. So do you have any suggestions or comments about that?   [End]
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Actually, I disagree with you. I think fasting is like a muscle, like many people and doctors have said. At any rate I did exactly what you suggested. I tried fasting for a while, I couldn’t. Gave it two months (waited for the summer when I would be more free), tried again and keep on failing. I did a calendar of my past month, and I realize that my failures always due to my inability to be in complete rest. I always fail around day four, which is the day that I feel the weakest. That is why I decided to stop until I can actually go to a retreat and be complete cut-off from the outside wor ...
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Before you can say anything you do not know for how long I fasted and at what frequency. How can you just go randomly saying that someone has an eating disorder from one very vague sentence. I have ”read up” (probably much more than you) and I wish I was able to do a longer fast. I want to do a longer fast, but I never seem to be able to get up to a week. Therefore, I decided to work my way up from fasting for 1, then 2, then 3, then 4, then 6 days. As I did not enjoy going for 6 days, I decided to do a three day fast for a week. I know I will not get the same benefits of a longer fast, bu ...
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Hi, I was wondering if this is normal or if it has ever happened to any of you. I was fasting on and off for about 3 weeks and I broke my last four days fast three days ago. The day that I broke it, I became very bloated like if as though as I had my period. My veins on both my feet and hands are very protuberant, but right now I can’t see any--I have baby hands. I fasted for another day hoping that it would go away, but it didn’t (I actually gained half a pound on my fasting day). I waited another day to see if it would go away, but I’m still like a little puffer fish. Is this a norma ...
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I tried to do this several times and like thebeautyoffasting I always ended up binging during my day off (as it so happened to be yesterday). I’m still losing weight, but at a very slow rate.   [End]
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Hi, I know that you should focused on the food you are eating, and eat mostly raw, but I would like to know how many calories you need to eat to help me have a better picture in my mind of my refeeding time. I know that many of you believe that calories don’t matter if you diet is rich in vegetables, but it is a really helpful guideline to me. Usually in order to maintain my weight I eat 1400-1500 calories a day. How much should I eat on the days just after I broke my fast? And how much should I eat a week after? Thanks, Carina PS: The water fast is a 10 day one   [End]
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You don’t need to consider Americans only. No one who is not severely underweight will suffer damages from a 20 day water fast.   [End]
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hahah funny for you to say that to me because I have a problem that is called fructose intolerance so I can’t eat fruits and most vegetables. I do not have an opinion on fruits because I can’t eat them, but I have nothing against dairy or lean protein. I don’t eat meat because of its high saturated fat and cholesterol content, but I eat fish or seafood every other day of the week, and dairy protein in between. Anyway back to breaking a fast. I think that breaking a fast with eggs even if it is 30 days would be fine (I personally would not eat the yolk though because it is very high ...
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Your feces stay in your large intestine to be dried up, so is the tahini dries them a bit it wouldn’t be that much of a problem. Instead of eating a lot of tomatoes and cucumbers, try eating more lettuce and sprouts (or a papaya even)?   [End]
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No, not at all specially because your fasts are short. I usually break my fasts with non-fat milk or cottage cheese. Right now, I am considering breaking a longer one (7 days) with tasteless (sugar-free, color-free, chemical free, basically plain)jello which I added a little lemon juice to give flavor to it. It has a lot of water so it is easy to digest and is packed with protein.   [End]
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Perhaps the amount of food that you ate when you were reefeding was not enough to create substantial enough bulk to form feces. Maybe you could increase the amount of fiber rich vegetables you eat in between your fasts? Instead of eating one head of lettuce, you can eat 2? That is just my 2 cents, perhaps someone with more background than just pre med bio will have a more comprehensive answer   [End]
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Hey, I started today. I want to do a minimum of three days (my max was 6), but I really want to go for 7 days. I am not very heavy, actually the main reason why I want to do this fast and I have been fasting for the last month is to help me with binge eating and food addictions. I have always been around 105-110lb and was very tight, but because of binge eating I became 125lb and all the weight that I gained was fat so I feel really ”flabby.” Right now, I am 120lb, even though I know my weight is low, I would love to lose that excess fat and regain the weight afterwords through exerc ...
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Sure, I just finished a three day fast yesterday and I am starting another one today. I am going to go for another 3 days, break it on Friday and start another 3-5 days one on Saturday. Good luck with your fast and keep me updated, Carina   [End]
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From what I can conclude most of Shelton’s patient fasted because they were extremely sick so they wanted to gain weight fast after the fast.   [End]
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Hi, I found this article online that Dr. Shelton wrote about his protocol for breaking a fast. I thought that some of you might be interested. http://sci.pam.szczecin.pl/~fasting/breakfast.pdf Best, Carina   [End]
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Hey, I would love to join you. If you want we can exchange e-mails. Carina   [End]
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Hey, Thank you for you answer. This is exactly what I was looking for. I already broke my fast after a week with two days of refeeding and now is back to day 1. I’m going to go for another week and if I feel good enough I will make it two. I am going to follow the schedule you outlined after the fast, but probably with salads rather than juices. I think I will keep on adding 100 calories every half a week to make the transition smoother. Best, Carina   [End]
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Chris, Your answer was relevant, but I guess I didn’t phrase my question very clearly. What I really meant to ask with ”I was wondering what would be better for weight loss” was if I broke my fast with refeeding in between, would I gain less weight once I broke my fast? For this to be true, I need to assume that by breaking my fast every week I could prevent my metabolism to decrease as much as if I was doing a longer fast. After these few weeks of fasting, I do not plan on trying to lose weight since my weight was not very high to begin with. I just want to prevent gaining back a ...
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Chris, Thank you for the information. It is very helpful and I will keep that in mind for when I restart eating, however, it does not answer my questions. What I really wanted to know is if I break my fast with one refeeding day in between every fast (5-7 days) will I prevent my metabolism from slowing down as much as it would if I did a 21-25 day fast? best, Carina   [End]
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I was wondering what would be better for weight loss, keeping up your metabolism, and preventing weight gain after the fast. Would several small fasts (5-7) with one day of refeeding in between be better than a ”20ish” day fast in terms of producing solid weight loss? I was wondering if by refeeding once in a while would prevent my metabolism to slow down to the extent of a ”20ish” day fast? What are your suggestions? Should I continue with my fast without interruptions or should I break it in 3 or 4 parts? Thanks, Carina   [End]
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I don’t think you are addicted to it. If you were, you would not limit yourself to short fasts.   [End]
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Hey, Today I had to go to a work event. During the event I manage to dodge all the drinks that were offered, by asking for club soda. However, I realized (too late) that in my club soda there was a slice of lemon. I have been fasting (consuming only water) for nearly a week and I was wondering if the small amount of lemon in the water will be detrimental to my fast and if it will restart my digestive system? Thanks, Carina   [End]
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Yes, but usually it comes before I have a sinus cold during the first few days of my fast. I have an almost full-blown sinus cold during the first week of my fast where my whole sinus passage gets congested, my throats feels sore, and I have a terrible sinus headache (ohh I also feel extremely weak and sore). This has been true for every fast that I have had that was longer than 3 days.   [End]
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Hey, How is it going? I find day 4 quite hard as well. Day 1, 2, and 3 you are still hungry, but you have some energy. But on day for I feel completely drained.   [End]
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Hey, I am also fasting. I aiming for 25 (but anything beyond 20 will be considered great). Currently, I am on the end of my 3rd day. If you want to have a buddy, I would love to be yours and anyone else who wants support. Best, Carina   [End]
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Chris, Thank you for another thoughtful response. Some responses from other members in the forum made me really fearful about my blood pressure, especially when I searched for older posts about this topic. So far my bp hasn’t changed any significant amount, so I guess it is a good sign. Thanks again, Carina   [End]
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Hi, I have a few questions regarding bp and fasting. I know that a sudden drop in bp is dangerous, but I’m also wondering how low can someone’s bp get before it is considered dangerous?What number would be too low? What is an okay range for bp for someone to have during fasting? The lowest my bp ever got was around 85/55 is that okay to have after 6 days of fasting given that my starting bp was 102/56 (by the way my bp dropped to that level around day 3 and stabilized around 90-85/60-50 for the remaining days)? I also had no episodes of dizziness, fainting spells or any ...
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Thank you for your kind words and support. I’m glad to have people like you in this forum   [End]
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Thank you for the advice, but for now I still rather not take anything even if it is herbal. As soon as I restart college I will go back to therapy. I feel that if I take drugs, even the lightest ones, it masquerades the problems and sometimes prevents me from dealing with the real issues underneath. I also don’t like to take anything that ”alters my body” in general. I just take vitamin supplements because of my deficient diet due to my intolerance. But at any rate, thank you for thanking the time ; )   [End]
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hahah don’t worry, I am don’t a water fast only without anything else. What day are on your fast?   [End]
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My intolerance is to fructose and sucrose. A good rule of thumb is that anything that is not green or not a leaf I can’t eat (no beans, or nuts either). I discovered this intolerance when I was 4 years old. The doctors forced me to drink a glass of water mixed with fructose and I got in a coma. Before that, my parents would give me baby foods or foods containing fructose or sucrose and I would be in and out of the hospital on weekly basis. The only reason why I survived is because I always hated the sweet taste so I would spit anything sweet out. My parents respected my taste and started t ...
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thank you for your concern and a lot of your points are valid, but they are not very pertinent to my case. Even if I had chosen not to fast, I would not eat in the cafeteria anyway first because I am allergic to most foods there, and second because even if I could eat something the foods are so unhealthy that I could not poison myself for the sake of a few conversations (the food is very similar to what you would get at some place like Panda Express). Also by living in China for the past three months I realized many things about the Chinese culture that do not agree with my way of thinking ...
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that is what I tried at first, but I feel that it just triggered my binging. Because of IF I was not gaining weight when binging so I would just not eat for two day and pigged out for one or two and do it again and again. It is actually a horrible cycle. I wish IF worked for me, but right now I am too addicted to food and to be able to do it correctly. I really need a break from eating. I really want to do it. I plan everything, I commit myself, but then I always fail because either I miss food or I get scared by the symptoms of the detoxing. However, during this last fast, I was able ...
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I have a food intolerance (genetic) that does not allow me to eat most vegetables and no fruits. I wish I could eat raw, but I can’t. I also fell that I need a clean break from food. My bp is low and has always been throughout my life. This is also genetic as my mother’s bp has always been in the 80-90/50s range. Neither of us have ever experienced any symptoms of having a low blood pressure. I never have fainting spells or anything of the kind, actually on my 6 day fast my bp barely decreased and I never felt any dizziness or fainting spells. But if during this longer fast this becomes ...
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Thanks for the advice and I was already aware of that. If I could I would go to a fasting clinic, but I don’t have the time or the means to go to one (you can’t imagine how much I actually wish I could go to one). But, I need to do with what I am given so I will try to be as careful and gentle with myself as possible. I will be mostly seating and working on a computer which will be helpful too. I will also keep in mind to move as slow as possible and lower my center of gravity if I feel like I will ”fall.”   [End]
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Hey, I am kind of ashamed of posting this here, but I failed in my attempt of doing a 21 day fast--I only made it to day 6th. I broke my fast because of fatigue and a bad sinus cold. I had my final that day and I could not concentrate at all. I could not remember the things that I had just read, and my vision was blurred. I decided to break it because I thought that if I didn’t, I would fail the final of my summer program (if you think is just an excuse, try to take an advanced Chinese test without being able to remember how to right character). I eat and I felt instantly better. I tri ...
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By the way Bluesteel, I completely agree with everything you said, and I just wanted to give you my support. I don’t have the patient to get into this discussion specially because it is not going to lead anywhere and everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I have to say that this conspiracy theory is INSANE. I mean why would the government be out to get us? If one thing they want us in better health so they don’t need to give us welfare and we can pay more taxes. And who would be running that operation anyway? The CIA? hahah just thinking about it makes me cringe.   [End]
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Chris, Thank you for your long and very informative posting. I can see some truth in what you say, but I still believe in the efficacy of vaccinations, perhaps one day I wont, but for now I will still hold to what I learned in pre-med bio. Anyway, thank you for sharing that information and for your time. I will definitely take this all in consideration. Also, the reason why I said that it probably was not a good idea to take vaccinations while fasting is that sometimes people develop some reactions to the vaccination (headaches, fatigue and nausea) and in case you are one of those peop ...
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There are a lot of serious diseases that can be prevented with shots, indeed a very very very (I don’t know how I can stress this enough) small percentage of people get some bad reactions to the shots, but shots are extremely helpful in preventing you from getting many of the diseases that plagued the pre-modern world. I know that a lot of people in this forum have a hatred for doctors and main stream medicine, and yes doctors sometimes are wrong, and there are many things that conventional wisdom is wrong about as well, but you have to take it as a grain of salt. Main stream medicine is w ...
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Thank you again for another wonderful answer. I will try to follow a vegetable based diet as much as a kind, but as I said before in the forum I have a genetic intolerance to fructose and that considerably limits the amount vegetables/nuts/plants that I can eat. I can only ingest about 2g of fructose per day without harming my liver, and If I was to juice vegetable I would be consuming that in a cup. Also when the vegetables are cooked some of that fructose is broken down, so even though I know raw vegetables are better for me, I tend to eat cooked ones to stay away from my fructose li ...
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thanks for you thoughtful reply. That program that you illustrated was similar to what I thought about doing myself, but I read so many stories of people who were really careful about breaking the fast and how gained a lot of weight back that I thought that following a good diet with calorie restrictions wouldn’t be enough. However, this seems very logical and I will follow it (and hope that I am not one of those people).   [End]
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How much weight gain is expected after a fast? Is it possible to only put back the water weight loss without gaining tissue weight back? Can I prevent from putting fat weight back during refeeding, or is it inevitable that I will return to a weight similar to my weight before the fast? Thanks,,   [End]
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Mouseclick, I do not want to offend you in anyway or create any major discussion, but as I read smilyface’s post about her weight and height, it does not seem odd to me. Currently, I’m 5’8 and weigh 115, but for most of my adult life I weighed somewhere between 105-110lb with a bmi of 16, and body fat of 16% as well. I did not have anorexia nor any health problems, actually when I was at the low-end of my weight range, I was in a better health than I am in right now. Just because the weight is low it does not mean that someone has a disease nor that they are unhealthy. Some people have ...
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Congratulations! Your fasts are very inspiring. Did you do any smaller fast prior to your first fast? How many pounds did you put in average during the breaking of the fast? Good luck and keep it up!   [End]
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Hi, I am having symptoms similar to that of sinus cold. My nose is really stuffed, the front of my head is aching, my throat is sore, and there is mucus running on the back wall of my throat. I read about many symptoms of detox, but nothing similar to this. Is this a normal thing to happen on day 4 (aside from this I haven’t had any other discomfort with the fast, only a coated tongue) or do I actually have a cold? Thanks,   [End]
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Chris, I just bought a blood pressure monitoring device and so far my blood pressure has been as normal, but I am only on day 2. I will take my blood pressure everyday, maybe a few times a day. I just have one question about that, since the danger is in the blood pressure being very low while standing should I take my blood pressure while standing? Also about Shelton, I understand that Shelton’s patients were often terminally ill, but when I researched him, he was a very controversial person and aside from being arrested several times, he also was charged with that so that makes me ...
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It’s genetic, my whole family has lower blood pressure. I got it checked several times and I have no illness, actually every doctor has been pleased with it. It is lower than normal, but no where near any dangerous levels. I also have a reasonably low resting heart rate because of good conditioning.   [End]
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I actually have the same questions as Migthy. Indeed I read quite a lot, but there is so much controversy, even amongst fasters, that I am sometimes skeptical about what to believe in. So far I have read 5 books about fasting from cover to cover, maybe a 100 articles and websites combined. However, it seems that every time I find something that seems plausible there is someone refuting it, specially when I look for more mainstream information. I was very satisfied with Shelton and I thought about following a protocol similar to his, but when I went to look him up, I saw that he was charged ...
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thanks for your advice, but I have some food in tolerances that does not allow me to juice fast, and limits my option of raw foods to a very small amount, so I think I will stick to water. Also I already did a few fasts before, but never a very lengthy one   [End]
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Than you so much. I was looking for this book, but I am currently traveling so I couldn’t buy it.   [End]
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Hi, I never water fasted for a very lengthy period of time so I haven’t experienced true hunger, but I am hoping to do a longer fast this time around. I am afraid to fast for longer than I should and end up hurting myself in the long (or short) run. I want to do a 21 day water fast or even longer, until I feel ”true hunger”, but many sources say that people (who are of a normal/low weight) can survive without food for only a period between 4-6 weeks. So I was wondering for someone whose BMI is almost underweight (19), and who does not suffer from any health problems is a 21 day fast pu ...
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Hi, I never water fasted for a very lengthy period of time so I haven’t experienced true hunger, but I am hoping to do a longer fast this time around. I am afraid to fast for longer than I should and end up hurting myself in the long (or short) run. I want to do a 21 day water fast or even longer, until I feel ”true hunger”, but many sources say that people (who are of a normal/low weight) can survive without food for only a period between 4-6 weeks. So I was wondering for someone whose BMI is almost underweight (19), and who does not suffer from any health problems is a 21 day fast pu ...
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Actually like clockwork during the middle of day three I broke my fast. This time wasn’t for hunger, or a weak mind, but rather for something much more stupid... So my roommate left a package of crackers open on the table in our room. It kept on staring at me for the whole until I decided I would have one crackers and spit it out. One turned into three, four and eventually I realized that even though I did my best to not swallow anything, I did. So I don’t know if it was the actual effect of the crumbles or my realization that I ate something, but the following day I woke up with an unbear ...
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Sure that sounds great. how is it going?   [End]
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My biggest hump is my mind. I start feeling some fatigue (not so much that I can’t move, but definitely low blood sugar), and then food cravings start. My mind keeps on telling me that what I am doing is crazy and that I just hurting myself that if I go any longer there will be irreversible damage or that I could die from hypoglycemia (I’m not hypoglycemic). I also start saying to myself that fasting is not the way to go to cure food addiction, abstain from food is not helping me in improving anything because I am actually not having to deal with food. Then, I feel tired and weak, and I ge ...
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I have completed maybe 2-3 3 day water fast and another 5 2 days one and many one day ones. I never was able to get pass the third day because I fear that I am going to be hurting myself if I go for to long. Nonetheless I really want the benefits of a longer fast to help me with my food addiction. Short fast helps to control weight gain, but sometimes I feel that they just worsened my addiction. I really want to have a decent amount of period without food so I can reset my eating patterns and stop feeling powerless when it comes to food. So how long do you think I can go for before healing ...
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Hi, I was wondering how long is it safe for me to fast for without causing my organs any internal damage. I am a 20 year old ”reasonably healthy” female who weighs 120lb (with a fat content of about 23%). I want to fast for long length of time (10-20 days), but I am afraid to hurt myself by pushing it to far. What do you recommend? Would a 14/20 day fast be too much? Thanks, Carina   [End]
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Anyway so right now at 1pm my fast officially starts. I prefer to have my fast day end in the middle of the day because it keeps me more motivated, makes it easier to go about my day and makes me less likely to break the fast during the day because I have ”completed” more days. I wanted to keep my calorie intake lower than a 1000 today, but I screwed up and it is somewhere around 2100-2300 :/ (1 extra day of fasting required)... This is the reason why I want to fast; I really need to overcome my binge eating problem. Until last September I never had problems with over eating, but last year ...
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The point is that I never got ”over the hump”   [End]
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Hey, I’m starting mine right now as well. I wish you all the best and keep us updated ; ) Carina   [End]
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Hey, I am starting a fast tomorrow. I always have problems making through day three, but I hope that this time I will be able to manage it. Anyone wanting to join, and help me stay on track ; )?   [End]
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Hey, My fruit intolerance is not caused by toxins, but rather by my bodies inability to produce an enzyme that is essential in the breakdown of fructose or sucrose. My allergy is a hereditary dysfunction of my organism; no fasting could ever help with that. I also never had problems with milk (I got tested for many things and milk is not one of my foods intolerances), so I’m skeptical to think having too much lactose would be that bad for my organism. But my real question is that I know that you can have ketosis even when you eat, but I was wondering that if I drink milk I whether or ...
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Hey, I am indeed allergic to fruit, actually is not an allergy to fruit specifically, but the lack of an eznsyme that digests fructose and sucrose so I can’t eat any fruits or anything that tastes ”sweet” without risking the chance of going into a coma. So Do you recommend anything else that is not sweet that I could use as an alternative to the maple syrup? By the way I am not fearful about the MC, just the water fast.   [End]
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Hi, I have been trying to do a water fast for a long time, but I always end up quitting after two or three days. I don’t give in because of the cravings, but because I feel sick and at some point during my second or third day I always feel like I am going to faint, so I eat something out of fear of ”dying” of hypoglycemia or something of the kind. If I could I would do some kind of fast that is not so abrasive as a water fast, but I can’t do a juice fast or a master cleanse because I am allergic to every single fruit, and to maple syrup. I really want to fast. I have read so much about ...
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Hi, I have been trying to do a water fast for a long time, but I always end up quitting after two or three days. I don’t give in because of the cravings, but because I feel sick and at some point during my second or third day I always feel like I am going to faint, so I eat something out of fear of ”dying” of hypoglycemia or something of the kind. If I could I would do some kind of fast that is not so abrasive as a water fast, but I can’t do a juice fast or a master cleanse because I am allergic to every single fruit, and to maple syrup. I really want to fast. I have read so much about ...
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hi, I’m on my third day of a water fast and it has been going great. I plan on fasting for 10 days, however I have a problem. I just remembered that my appointment to get vaccinations for my trip to China is this Friday and not the next. So I was wondering can I take vaccinations on my fifth day of a water fast? Or do I have to break the fast (there is no way that I can reschedule the appointment). The vaccines are for tetanus and for hepatitis A Thank you Carina   [End]
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I am on a 7 day fast. If you want I can chat with you. I need a buddy too!   [End]
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I have yet another question. Can I drink sparkling water? and herbal tea? and what about vitamins should I still take them?   [End]
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I am on a 7 (maybe 10) day tea fast. What would be the best product for me to use to help detox and clean my colon? I know about drinking water with salt, and of course laxative teas. But which one would be the best? what other methods would you suggest?   [End]
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Thanks you for your advice and I don’t think it will be too hard for me to stay away from red meat. I haven’t eaten it in years. Would white meat such a fish or turkey be okay after a week?   [End]
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Okay, I will keep the lemons of then, but what about non caffeinated tea? is that okay?   [End]
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Hey, I am starting a fast tomorrow as well. It will be a 7 day (maybe 10 days) lemon juice/ tea fast. good luck!! PS: anyone who wants a buddy feel free to e-mail me. I need as much motivation as I can get ; )   [End]
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Hi, I am new here, and slightly new to fasting. I have fasted before, but for no more than 2 days. I have been reading about fasting for a long time and considering doing a more long term one. Lately, I have been feeling stomach sick, and have bad digestions much more often that I used to so I decided to go on a fast to give my digestive system a break and detox. I prepared myself this week by not eating meats, and only eating fibrous carbs, vegetables, and no fat (although my diet it already virtually fat free on daily basis). I also decreased my meals to two a day. I am going to start ...
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