162 sats \ 8 replies \ @k00b 28 Sep \ on: What's the longest you have gone without food, and why? alter_native
21 days. I wanted to lose weight and I done a bunch of internet research on fasting, and after intermittent fasting I started experimenting with longer and longer fasts - 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 days. All together I probably lost 30 lbs.
When I was in high school I would "fast" for up to 5 days some weeks. It wasn't known to be a health thing at that time. I just thought I was anorexic.
In general, it carries some emotional/performance/health tradeoffs that are worth experiencing every so often imo.
Wow. That is a long time. Did you just water? Any minerals like salt? My first fasts were about losing weight. Now when I do it, it's more about my spiritual health. I think it is a great practice. When you were young, did people project the idea of anorexia on you? Or where did that belief come from?
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Just water and cold brew. I think I tried a mixed salt water a day or two but it never seemed worth the hassle.
When you were young, did people project the idea of anorexia on you? Or where did that belief come from?
My mom would call me anorexic when I wasn't eating, but I was never super duper skinny or anything. I put on mass really easily.
Now when I do it, it's more about my spiritual health.
When I was doing my 21 day fast my uncle-in-law who is a great burner kind of dude said "ohhhh cooool, it's like you're living off your soul."
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My mom did that too. And my kids mom is putting that on my son right now. He isn't even fasting. He is 15, and he is wanting to be healthier so he is cutting out crappy foods. I think it's natural for mother's to want their kids to be overfed. Your uncle in law sounds cool.
Somehow I forgot to mention that until about 6 weeks ago I had been only eating MWFS and water fasting the other 3 days. I did that consistently for 4 months or so. I shed a bit of weight but I'm too sleep/sun deprived/stressed/sedentary to not gorge on junk for my eating days.
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I did something similar and had the same thing happen. When I did eat, I went hard. Man, you have really tried it all.
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