[skoczko]

For the "fasters" above who feel like sharing info, a couple of questions: 1. When you fast what food (if any) and drinks do you consume? Coffee, tea? etc 2. How long can you go on the above while fasting? 3. How old are you? 4. Do you exercise? If so what's the frequency and intensity? 5. What's your BMI, if you don't know, would you classify yourself as lean, normal or overweight? 5. Why do you do it? To lose weight? To "cleanse"? To feel better physically and/or mentally?

I'm asking all the above to figure out whether my profile (33yrs old, running every second day with ~30km weekly + basic work out of pushups, pullups, situps, etc, BMI 24) is anything like the profiles of "fasters". A year ago I've noticed I started putting up on weight and decided to switch to a low-carb diet, cut down on beer/wine and exercise regularly. I lost about 6kg of excess fat within 2 months (down to 12% overall fat). Now I have largely reverted back to my standard diet though I avoid sweets/candy, white bread/pasta/rice/potatoes in larger quantities and "processed" food in general. I seem be able to maintain my fat and muscle levels and sustain high energy levels through out the day.

[draxofavalon]

1- Only water and tea, no sugar of course 2- The most I did was 3 days, I did that 3 times. Usually I eat my last meal on sunday, next meal on tuesday night, next meal thursday night and then on friday night I start eating "normal" till sunday night. 3. 40 years old 4. Not really, I walk my dog 3 day a week, I would say 40 blocks walking on those days. 5. My BMI is 22.9 5. I started doing it to loose weight, I was tired of eating 6 times a day and counting calories and picking what to eat and what not; I find a lot easier and efficient not to to eat. I now have the weight I want to have. I'm 5.3 and weight 132 pound.

I feel really good with that weight and also I love to eat and cook, so in the weekends I cook a lot and eat a lot of whatever I want, then during the week I level everything up with the fasting. I try to avoid junk food but that's just because I love to cook my own meals.

I weight myself naked after my morning bath every weekday, I've noticed that with just 1 day of fasting my weight goes down at least 4.5 pound. I love having total control of my weight and being able to loose weight really fast.

I tell this to everyone who asks about my fasting: TRY IT, it really makes you feel very good and energetic. Most people say "I couldn't do that" but they don't even try... I think that anyone can be 24hs without eating food.

Whatever info you need just send me an email to my username at gmail.

[codedinosaur]

I've been occasionally fasting, sometimes for several weeks. I do long fasts about once every 2 years.

1. I drink only water during the fast. Don't even use toothpaste for brushing teeth (use baking soda).

2. I usually go about 10 to 12 days. The longest I have fasted is 27 days. It really is not that diffucult physically, once you have the mental aspect sorted out.

3. I'm almost 28 now, started fasting when I was 23, I think.

4. I do a little light exercise to loosen my joints and some Yoga. During a long fast, I find I have enough energy to run 10 miles on some days, but on most days, although I feel alert, can't do intense exercise. Anyways, it is better during this time to let the body use its resources for detox.

5. My BMI fluctuates between 24 and 26, so I could be borderline overweight, but only for a few months at a time, usually during the holidays.

6. When I fasted the first time, I wanted a quick way to lose weight. But really, there's other ways to lose weight than water fasting. I find that I easily lost 1.5lbs per week with calorie restriction and upping proportion of protein in my diet. ( I usually keep it between 1500 to 1700 cals, I'm 5'5").

I tend to feel very good after a fast. The real challenge is you are doing if for weight loss is developing discipline after the water fast. If you really are going to fast, I would advise you to avoid the exercises you mentioned. You will lose strength, but will be able to quickly get back to your previous body weight and strength within a few weeks after the fast. Hope that helped.

[bcook]

I've been doing alternate day fasting (eat for 16 hours, fast for 32) for about 4 or 5 months. I've lost 32 pounds so far, ~225 to ~193. I am shooting for 175 ("normal" BMI) and/or being able to comfortably fit into my size 32 pants & shorts.

1. Coffee or half a bouillon cube in hot water.

2. The longest I've gone is probably 48+ hours with no calories. It gets easier the farther into the fast I am.

3. 31

4. On my fasting day I use an elliptical for 30 min, upper-middle(?) intensity. Like 140-150 BPM?

5. 5'11" 192 pounds.

6. To lose weight. Inadvertently, I learned that eating is not required for my body to function, pyschologically. Like, I thought "How can I work out or hike if I haven't eaten?!". I know food is required over time, but my pyschological need for food has lessened.

My big, stupid cheat is that I use nicotine (Juul), which makes fasting practically easy for me. I would drink more coffee but more than 1 or 2 cups a day makes me feel unwell. My plan is to stop using nicotine when I'm done fasting... we'll see how that works out. I did stop smoking cigarettes cold turkey.

[markatkinson]

1) I drink Yerba Mate, it suppresses appetite and also makes me feel good causes of the sorta caffeine. I also just like drinking. 2) Not sure how long but I normally go about 22 hours. I have done two days in a row, so I just eat dinner essentially. 3) 29 4) Yes, I climb, mainly indoors. I fast every Tuesday, sometimes Monday and Tuesday and I always climb on a Tuesday. It has no negative impact on my energy levels or strength. 5) For all the reasons you mentioned! And I also like to experiment with myself :) So I once only drank MCT oil, Whey and double cream for breakfast and lunch and then LCHF dinner for 6 months, so spent the majority of 6 months in ketosis! That was cool.

I honestly look forward to my fast every week, so good luck!

[qntty]

Look up Alternate Day Modified Fasting. There's been some research by a nutritionist named Krista Varady on it. It's pretty simple: every other day, only eat 500 calories, then do whatever the next day. It's much easier than a total fast and 90%+ of the weight you lose is fat (compared to ~75% for simply counting calories). You can workout on the days that you eat. For maintaining (rather than losing) weight, you can increase the calories on the fast day.