I started fasting thanks to my childhood hero’s unintended advice. I’d seen him around all the time but never managed to talk to him as a kid. Even after he’d improved, he was still frequently blue but became elated at the mere mention of fasting. He could go on about it for ages, bragging and joking.
All the friends in the world couldn’t break his unhealthy lifestyle, but they certainly tried. His best friend Miles in particular tried everything to get him to eat well, but concern can’t overcome inertia, only aid you in doing so.
The 90s were a rough time for him and I sincerely believe that fasting saved his life. I caught a glimpse of him back then standing on the sidewalk with a hotdog in each hand, chili dripping off his face, belly distended and groaning like a ship losing rivets, surrounded by worried faces. His eyes shot open as he finally overcame inertia. He said to no one in particular the words that changed my paunchy little life. “Gotta go fast.”
I did try to spoiler this to not spoil the other comment, but I couldn’t get it to work. Can you spoiler images?
Because you are starving yourself anon
Of course your senses gonna be enthusiastic when they see a single gram of external energy
During the hundreds of thousands of years we were nomadic persistence hunters, do you think we ate daily? Three square meals?
A rough rule of thumb is humans can go 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food and 3 minutes without oxygen.
Humans have literally evolved to fast for long periods and then have a huge feast once the prey is caught.
So no, he’s not “starving” himself by avoiding stuffing his face for a few days.
starving
Calorie deficit that causes weight loss is starving. It’s the definition of the word.
Fasting has changed my life.
Fast for 20 hours, eat for 4, then do whatever I want 1 day a week. I’ve lost 50 pounds and kept it off for 8 years. Any time I start to creep back up, I’ll start fasting again. Magic.
You shouldn’t do this kind of stuff without talking to your doctor and have a blood panel done.
For water only and 3 days in a row yes, but fasting once a week is harmless and has benefits
And you should still consult a doctor first. If I did that I would likely die.
Genuine question: why?
I mean I can imagine that it’s heavy stress for the body but I’m surprised you’re sure of death.I have diabetes. If I didn’t eat for 3 days I would go into a coma and likely die.
Another genuine question: is it possible to have diabetes and not know it until you try a fast?
My ex only found out she had diabetes because she ate a bunch of candy and slipped into a short coma (like 4 hours) so I would assume the opposite is possible.
A lot of people are pre-diabetic or diabetic and don’t know until they’re tested so possibly.
