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Fear of Water Fasting
The majority of persons considering fasting for health and fitness initially gravitate to juicing. Water fasting for weight loss is often feared.
Many have the misconception that they will "starve" if they do not eat for seven to thirty days. That hunger - real or imagined - must be appeased at once without question.
Well, that type of mentality, without a doubt, is leading many to a very early grave. I say this not out of judgment, but because it almost did it to me.
I can tell you that completing a 40-day water fast has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life.
I am not saying that any attempt you make has to be as long as the one I did. Nor am I trying to minimize the awesome benefits of Juice Fasting.
Work Your Way Into It
If you have decided you want to give water fasting for weight loss a shot, the best approach is to do partial or intermittent Cleansing Diet fasts for several weeks - then move on to a three-day water-only fast.
A partial fasting cleansing diet gives your body the opportunity to become accustomed to less food, thus reducing the side effects you will experience.
Laying the foundation there, you can slowly progress to longer and longer periods of water fasting - peaking at 30 to 40 days.
Weight Considerations
This, of course, will depend on how much you weigh and the amount of body fat you have.
The less the body fat, the less you will be able to water fast because, from experience, you can expect to lose a whopping ONE POUND PER DAY when you are water fasting for weight loss.
Even a three-day water fast twice a year will do wonders for your health.
But, whether you stick to only three days or decide to go yonder to 21 and 40 days, I do encourage you to implement water fasting for weight loss into your new lifestyle.
Speaking of water fasting, visit The Water Diet when you can for a discussion on the importance of incorporating water permanently into your life.
Rapid Weight Loss
Again, water fasting will cause you to lose roughly two pounds during the first day, and one pound every day afterwards. These numbers are averages and can be more, or less - depending on your particular body makeup.
After I completed the 40 days, I had lost a total of 45 pounds. I went from a size 40 waist to a size 34.
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Y! MyWebA juice fast of similar length, on the other hand, helped me shed a solid twenty additional pounds from my body. You can see the sharp contrast between one and the other.
The reasons are pretty obvious. When you are juicing, you still are ingesting nutrients from the fruits and/or vegetables which provide the body with some calories.
The digestive system continues to work, although at a diminished capacity.
A water fast, on the other hand, is a pure liquid diet with no calorie intake of any kind.
Digestion Hibernation
When you are water fasting for weight loss, the digestive system actually shuts down and goes into hibernation. We will talk more about this on the next page.
The body shifts its focus from digesting and filtering food intake to burning the accumulated fat.
It eats away at the fat reserves and slims you down in a hurry - because the body is not receiving any type of food whatsoever.
Pretty simple, right? Well, in concept maybe, but actual practice does require some resolve. Come join us at the Fasting Motivation page for more on how to stay focused and achieve your liquid fasting diet weight loss goals.
Fasting Withdrawal
Fasting with water only also gives the liver an equally beneficial period of rest and purification since it is not having to filter any newly-consumed food.
When you are fasting, the body in essence becomes a large furnace, focusing strictly on burning all the reserves and cleansing all the toxins in the colon and blood stream.
Be advised; while water fasting for weight loss you may experience weakness, dizziness, nausea and perhaps even fever and flu-like symptoms.
It may become very hard to get up or even perform the most basic tasks. Rest and more water are the best antidotes.
When you are water fasting for weight loss and fitness you will also often have very bad breath and a metallic taste in your mouth.
You may notice a white, pasty substance in your tongue.
Do not be alarmed. This is normal and will pass by days seven to ten, depending on how much detoxification your body needs.
Carry around lots of breath mints, is my recommendation. That was a joke. But may come in handy anyways ... : )
Unexpected Bowel Movement
Truly amazing, right around day 34 I actually had a bowel movement.
This was truly surprising and unexpected considering I had already gone more than one month without food of any kind.
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I don't want to get graphic, but the waste that came out was very foul and dark. It was not the every day, run of the mill, body waste.
I could tell that it had probably been adhered to my colon for many years.
It took all those days of not eating anything at all to induce the body to rid itself of those toxins. Water fasting for weight loss was the catalyst.
My body released a lot of waste while juice fasting, but I can tell you with all honesty that I experienced the most dramatic cleansing and bowel movements when I fasted only with water.
One supplement that helped me immensely and I highly recommend is Dual Action Cleanse.
This type of detox fasting kit helps to loosen stubborn feces adhered to the colon, as well as kill parasites breeding amidst the toxins.
Come join us at Fasting and Cleansing for a series of articles on colonic cleansing and various ways you can do this at home to enhance your fasting detox efforts.
The 10-Day Hump
If your interest is to lose a large amount of weight in the least amount of time possible, then water fasting could be a good avenue for you in addition to juice fasting.
It is the first seven to nine days that will be the most uncomfortable. This is the good news.
I can tell you from personal experience that after ten to eleven days, hunger pains are all but gone and you will feel great.
So don't think that water fasting for weight loss is suffering from beginning to end. In fact, don't think of it as suffering period.
Think of it as an investment in your future. As a minor sacrifice that will yield you much health, youth and vitality.
You will not regret it.
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Robert Dave Johnston
Fitness Through Fasting - Editor
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