Congratulations on losing so much weight. The fasting didn’t work out for me. I am so toxic, that I think I will eat raw fruits and vegetables for a while and then attempt a water fast. That way the withdrawls physically and mentally won’t be so bad.   [End]
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Made it through day one, I was so busy I forgot that I wasn’t eating. Put a mirror in front of where I sit on at my computer to see how fat I really am as motivation to keep going. I used to be skinny so it’s hard for me to really take in how fat I got. Into day 2. Going to fast as long as I have enough energy to still be able to do my work. Which is possible, since obese people have more energy while fasting. SW:236, CW:231   [End]
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It’s great to hear of someone successfully losing weight using fasting, congratulations.   [End]
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The maple syrup in the MC has a lot of calories that can add up if you don’t pay attention, so you could of been drinking more calories than you thought, depending on how much syrup you used. I tried the salt water flush once and it didn’t do anything, except make me retain a lot of water because of the salt. Try eating just raw fruits and vegetables for a week, and you will feel good and lose a lot of weight, but it can be just as hard as fasting if you are used to eating processed foods.   [End]
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Just so you know drinking any kind of caloric intake even like a little orange juice will stop Ketosis from happening...if you are concerned about that. But if you are going to do juice fasting soon, I guess that doesn’t matter. But good going anyways.   [End]
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No. Sometimes pent up emotions come out fasting, or not having food to give you comfort can be difficult.   [End]
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You could eat beans, I wouldn’t add any fats. They help control your blood sugar and should help ease the cravings.   [End]
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It’s true...Withdrawing from caffeine I had some diet coke today and I just didn’t feel right, out of balance. It made me crave salty food really bad so I had some snow peas with hummus, not much, starting my fast again, this time with just water.   [End]
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diet coke can cause some people to crave junk food, cause it tricks your body into thinking your drinking something sweet because of the aspartame and affects your blood sugar, or so I’ve read.   [End]
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I know that’s annoying when you know what would really help someone but they just don’t get it. Every one has to figure things out for themselves, as much as you want to help them.   [End]
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Moved my full length mirror to a new location and wow, I look bigger than I thought, I look like I weigh 300 lbs when I weigh around 240. I don’t carry it well at all. Want to water fast cause they say it results in less loose skin, then dieting and restricting. Starting now, but will count tomorrow as day 1. Going to try to go around a month, I have to work, so a long as I am not lethargic and have plenty of energy, which I think is possible since I’ve read that obese people can fast a month with normal energy levels. Then I’ll re-feed for like a week or two on green smoothies and raw ...
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I get it when I start fasting too, the only thing that seems to help is drinking a lot of water, iced water, hot water helps. It’s usually worse when I wake up and haven’t drank liquids in a while, then after drinking a couple of glasses it feels better.   [End]
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Well, watermelon is a natural diuretic and will help you lose water weight.   [End]
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Oh Ok. I’ve read how to properly fast, drink according to thirst, water only, get plenty of rest, carefully re-feed on some fruit or squeezed juices and slowly introduce foods. I would like to try it, the only thing is the rest part, I walk a very big energetic dog an hour each day, and commute a lot to work, and do some standing and moving around. But I’ve read that obese people have more energy while fasting, and can go a month with normal energy levels. I could try it and if I get too lethargic or faint, maybe do week or 2 week fasts with raw foods in between?   [End]
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Wow. I hope so. How long did you water fast to lose 90 lbs?   [End]
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That is what I also read in a fasting article. It said fasting results in ”less loose skin”. I am worried about that too. I also read that if you have stretch marks you are more likely to get loose skin after losing lots of weight. I have like 100 lbs to lose, and was wondering if it’s worth it if I am going to be left with loose skin? What do you think? Or if I should fast, or do intense exercise like boxing to tone up and that will result in less loose skin?   [End]
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Reading fasting literature helped me stay motivated during my first water fast. I stuck through it with migraines at first. I had days with lots of energy and other days when I need to rest. Good luck!   [End]
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Day one of a lemon with some tea fast. Using tea to wean myself off my diet coke addiction. It’s going to be hard, cause I always have to have a diet coke in hand, and something feels wrong if I am not drinking one. It’s crazy. I have to stop. I know it’s not going to be easy, so here goes...   [End]
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Starting a fast tomorrow too. Starting out drinking lemon water and tea, because I was a heavy caffeine drinker and am weaning myself off caffeine. Good luck with your fast.   [End]
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I fast once 9 days. I became really sensitive to caffeine afterwards. Yes, the first few days are the hardest, then I had my ups and down. Some days lots of energy other days I needed to rest. Drink water according to thirst.   [End]
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nice article, I am hoping water fasting results in less loose skin then dieting alone because I have like 100 lbs to lose.   [End]
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Yes. I am really burnout and my health is probably teetering on the edge. I want to turn things around before it gets worse. I am obese, I have read about obese fasting with lots of energy, I hope this is true because I do dog walking, and have to walk a couple hours during the day. That isn’t too much. I guess I’ll just fast and see how it goes with my energy, and take it from there. I have to meet an old friend up for indian food, so I will get this out of the way, before I start. Meanwhile I need to mentally prepare myself.   [End]
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So, I may attempt a long water fast to see if it gets rid of those symptoms, start out with a light diet first...or go cold turkey...   [End]
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http://www.ehow.com/way_5719048_hypothyroid-fast-cleanse.html article on hypothyroid and fasting   [End]
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http://curezone.com/forums/am.asp?i=1282355 Found above thread on adrenal fatigue and fasting.   [End]
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Yes, when I’ve fasted my face really clears up, and breakouts happen if I eat anything fatty and processed foods. A good sign to stop fasting is when the white on your tongue turns pink. It means your body is pretty much done with detoxing.   [End]
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I have a lot of the symptoms. But I feel overwhelmed reading about how to treat it, it seems confusing. Do you have to take a lot of supplements, is there a special diet you follow? Can water fasting get rid of it?   [End]
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Can water fasting cure adrenal fatigue and hypothyroidism? Any one know?   [End]
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My appetite decreases when I eat lightly healthy foods, if I eat junk food it increases. Not ready to do a fast yet. Eating lightly based on my appetite, like with healthy foods like beans, bananas etc. When I’m ready to fast I will try coconut fasting again.   [End]
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http://www.drfuhrman.com/ check out the link, he talks a lot about eating nutrient rich foods and preventing cancer.   [End]
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It’s not uncommon for obese people to drop 5-10 lbs of water weight the first day or two, then it slows down to 1-2 lbs a day. The fatter you are the more water weight you have. Fasting/dieting can stir up gout, because it creates an increase of some kind of acid in the blood...I forgot...you can google fasting and gout, there is a reason. it caused an episode of gout in my toe once years ago.   [End]
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I’m eating lightly based on how I feel/intuition and drinking coconut water. Like today I just had a banana, lime squeezed into filtered water and coconut water. It’s sort of a fast because I’m still giving my digestive system a break, so it can do some spring cleaning. Not as good as completely fasting but this is the best I can do right now. I will try easing into fasting/or coconut fasting eventually.   [End]
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http://www.youtube.com/user/liferegenerator The Life Regenerator apparently did a coconut fast, and has some other good videos.   [End]
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Hmm.. possibly. I did notice a certain dip in mood and that slight feeling of breathlessness after the 10mg (I have split in half for testing) of citralopam. I’ve been fasting today for utter test ... [Video Embedded Here]   [End]
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I ate a couple of coconuts but haven’t been fasting, I tried the coconut water and it’s not that bad. Try again tomorrow but was wondering if I can fast on filtered water and water with lemon squeezed into it while doing the coconut fast? I speed walk 30 minutes a day and get really thirsty.   [End]
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I’ll try freezing it. I read your article on how to choose a coconut, I think I got a few bad ones. Is it harmful if you accidentally drink a bad one?   [End]
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Can you save the coconut meat for later use? I hate to just drink the water and throw the meat away. Would you save it in the freezer?   [End]
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I get them in the US for a dollar each, the brown coconuts. Just drank my first one : ) Not bad.   [End]
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Are the brown coconuts good for fasting? They sell those for like a buck each in my neighborhood. How much coconuts do you drink when fasting, I was thinking 5?   [End]
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Congratulations on getting the coconut forum. I might try it tomorrow. I tried a lemon water fast today and I felt extremely tired, so I’ll try coconuts. I’ll have to get some coconuts in the morning.   [End]
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They sell a lot of coconuts where I live, think I’ll try a coconut fast tomorrow!   [End]
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I have really been overeating on junk and my skin is looking terrible. How I eat really shows up with my skin. Doing a fast today to give my stomach a break, then some raw foods after that. Alternating with fasting. I really want to end this cycle of overeating.   [End]
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Is this from fresh coconuts? water fasting can be harsh, I would be interested to hear how it goes. Good luck to you.   [End]
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I’ve read a lot of books, on detoxing. From raw foods to fasting. I experimented with different things. I am going to go on a long detox diet following my intuition of what’s best. I am obese and struggle with over eating at times on fatty foods. I hope to break the cycle and become healthier. I’m sure I will have some slip ups now and then but as long as I am doing my detox diet most of the time, I am making progress.   [End]
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