Thread: Fasting

Good luck , wjb.
I think you'll wind up dizzy after 7 days in this heat. Watch yourself.

There is no serious reason for a healthy person to with-hold all solid food for more than 7 days unless you've had a colostomy.

Originally Posted by PeeCoffee

I think you'll wind up dizzy after 7 days in this heat. Watch yourself.

I'll keep that in mind as my reason if I fail.

Originally Posted by PeeCoffee

There is no serious reason for a healthy person to with-hold all solid food for more than 7 days unless you've had a colostomy.

As I said, all comments are welcome, including yours!

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Originally Posted by PeeCoffee

I think you'll wind up dizzy after 7 days in this heat. Watch yourself.

I'll keep that in mind as my reason if I fail.

Originally Posted by PeeCoffee

There is no serious reason for a healthy person to with-hold all solid food for more than 7 days unless you've had a colostomy.

As I said, all comments are welcome, including yours!

My late wife went to this place in Samui for a 10 day detox, as far as I can remember all she consumed was natural fruit juice and 1 small glass special vitamin drink ,don't hold me to this as its over 15 years ago but I think she had enemas too , sorry not for me ,but she did lose weight even though at 52 kilo's she did not have much to lose in the first place .

Originally Posted by piwanoi

My late wife went to this place in Samui for a 10 day detox, as far as I can remember all she consumed was natural fruit juice and 1 small glass special vitamin drink

That's a juice fast. A pretty hard one at that (they're all supposed to be hard, though).

Edit: sorry to hear she passed. Carry on.

Fook, that reminds me of the "coffee enema" craze...About 15 years ago, but I bet that "shit" is still offered at these "health spas"...Supposed to do ya good...

Anyone wanna comment on that experience?...Bet there'd be some funny stories if you'd fess up...Heh...

I'm used to drinking my coffee in the morning...

Originally Posted by piwanoi

My late wife went to this place in Samui for a 10 day detox, as far as I can remember all she consumed was natural fruit juice and 1 small glass special vitamin drink ,don't hold me to this as its over 15 years ago but I think she had enemas too , sorry not for me ,but she did lose weight even though at 52 kilo's she did not have much to lose in the first place .

Can you remember where? I'll send the wife!

Fasting for one or two days is suppost to be good for the body, the people that l know that do this still take some form of nutrients and only fast one to two days max every week. I can't see how 15 days fasting can be healthy.

^ Tend to agree with that...I can understand "pushing the envelope" for a day or two beyond, but I'd think it'd be a trip for a long period...

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Originally Posted by piwanoi

My late wife went to this place in Samui for a 10 day detox, as far as I can remember all she consumed was natural fruit juice and 1 small glass special vitamin drink

That's a juice fast. A pretty hard one at that (they're all supposed to be hard, though).

Edit: sorry to hear she passed. Carry on.

Thanks for that WJB , yeah 4th Mar 1961 until she passed away 16 Mar 2003, 42 wonderful years and 3 Great grown up kids as a result of our life together .

Sorry to hear about your wife too, bro. RIP.

Just the thought of my wife passing before me - brings me close to tears.

Fasting, is one of the most healthy things one can do for your body and general health (not just weight reduction).

^ How fast are you, NZ?...You in Japan now, are you?...

I'm sitting at KFC lol... got a big farewell dinner with family tonight (yakatori)...

Strange, I was on a strict diet in NZ, before this trip. Running, weights, etc... didn't lose any weight.
Been in Japan 3 weeks, no exercise apart from walking
Eating heaps (mostly Japanese food) and I've lost 2kg

Go figure...

But you "worked hard" for that right, so it's all good...

You must be doing something else...Fess up, Kiwi...

OP: In real simple language, why are you doing this? I know from reading other posts of yours that you're into pop fad medical stuff, but what do you hope to gain from this?

A new meaning to life, if he survives?...Or maybe a yellow cabbage or toffee?...

I fast for 5 days every 2 months just water and it seems to shrink your stomach and you only eat small meals after the fast , not mountains of food as before .

^Why don't you just eat less to start with?

I eat two small meals a day, drink a lot of water, rarely drink alcohol and exercise daily. My weight is 81.6 kilos, same as it has been for most of my life.

Nah, BB.. staying with mother in law most of the time (so no funny business) nudge nudge, wink wink...

Just bought mum san, a yummy birthday cake to mark her 70th bd...which we will surprise her with at family dinner tonight..

I will have to try fasting when I'm back in NZ. I want to lose another 3 kg (without chopping off Dickie noi lol)

Have about three friends who do the 2 and 5 diet where they don't eat for 2 days a week. They say it works.

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

OP: In real simple language, why are you doing this? I know from reading other posts of yours that you're into pop fad medical stuff, but what do you hope to gain from this?

If you had read more of my posts, you'd know I'm into fitness and nutrition, weight lifting and cardio. But yes I want to lose weight firstly, detoxify secondly.

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

^Why don't you just eat less to start with?

Who says I'm overweight? I get compliments for the way I look clothed. It's when I see myself naked that I decide I want to change my body composition fast. So I don't look anything like the "before" pictures in this vid but I do want to look like the "after".


Also, I'm satisfied with my diet and will go back to it. Mostly fruits, some veggies (that should be reversed. I hope to change that part of my diet afterwards), lean protein, high fiber, no sugar or carbs. I was maintaining my diet and then I go on binges. That's what's got me pissed off. In addition "my" diet is really not mine at all. I'd find some way to cheat more than once a week. It was almost every day at the end there. I want to make it really mine. I'm hoping the fasting will help me do that. And I want to do something radical.

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

Have about three friends who do the 2 and 5 diet where they don't eat for 2 days a week. They say it works.

Quite obviously they are not Thai!!

I was resistant at first, but there seems to be a lot of positives being said about fasting.
By resting the digestive system certain bio mechanisms which might have been suppressed are reactivated, better cognitive function is noticed, the liver starts to detoxify better and so on.
Eating 2 meals each day, and choosing 2 days per week to consume one 500 Calorie meal seems quite manageable.

Its not worth doing at all if you do not sort out your nutrition however.

Just seems all a little complicated and unnecessary to me: what's wrong or so difficult about just sticking to a healthy and balanced diet?

That being said whatever floats your boat to where you want it to go I guess.