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Fasting

Discussion in 'Nutrition and Supplements' started by Deleted Account, Jul 9, 2019.

  1. For the past month or so, I have been fasting twice a week - on Mondays and Thursdays, taking in only a protein drink in the morning and one in the evening plus water thru the day. Have dropped from 194 to 186 lbs. My workouts are better, libido increased, firmer erections, and better control of urges. Any bros have similar experience?
     
  2. ontheroadat40

    ontheroadat40 Fapstronaut

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    Fasting has definitely helped me in the past. Intermittent fasting in particular. Feel more focused.
     
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  3. Mistakesweremade

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    I've never had much success with tried fasting but when I unintentionally fast I witnessed miracles...............

    Would you believe I was this really awkward person with the most horrible skin and eyes. It was so bad people around me would get creeped out by the sight of me. I not only scared little kids but people I knew in the past like friends/& relatives. Wherever I go esp on subway trains people would give me the eye. I have been called freak, zombie, ugly, nasty, pilky and just about any other name you can think of. Then one day at 19, living alone and with no money to buy food and this went on for I don't know 3 days, a week or two perhaps? Suddenly, I felt a huge change happen inside me in an instant. I felt my eyes were wide and sharp and my skin was all better. (I didn't even have to look in a mirror for any confirmation I just knew it.) I walked into an internet cafe with absolute confidence, piercing eyes and spirit and the woman at the counter literally fell over her knees. She was shocked at my powerful appearance and overwhelming aura. I bet she wanted me bad but she was aleast 10-15 years older.

    Something like this happened to me twice in my life, both times I was unintentionally fasting. Over the years I've tried to repeat this experience with no success. Mostly because I was never put into a situation where I was forced to fast. There was always food somewhere or money I can buy food from my monthly welfare/disability cheque. When I tried to intentionally fast I never had the tenacity to go very long. I just can't do it anymore esp if I've to force myself. I've been too addicted to food. I eat whenever I am hungry, whenever I feel like it or even whenever I don't feel like it.

    My mom makes it even harder cause she is the close-minded type that thinks eating all the time is suppose to be healthy. According to her, I would end up dying if I didn't eat for longer than half a day. It would be impossible to go on a streak while she is around.

    If nofap is like going monk mode, fasting is like going god mode. Meaning next to impossible. Afterall, very few can achieve what Jesus did. The reason why fasting is not popular cause very few can ever muster the will to do it. The thought of not eating for more than a day scares the shit out of most or a least makes them super uncomfortable. That is why there are not many to share their success story around or start a whole forum devoted on it like nofap. As for me, I will just never have the discipline or be put in the situation where I am without food for several days.
     
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  4. Dee Bee

    Dee Bee New Fapstronaut

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    I have done water fasting several times and they never really did me good,the longest i did was 4 days.
    I do prefer intermittent fasting though
     
  5. I'm into fasting a lot. Definitely helps with decreasing urges. But it's also healthy in other ways; cleanses the body from old and damaged cells through Autophagy, gives digestive system a rest so body can use energy for healing, etc (you don't really get those benefits though if you are consuming calories, such as protein drinks). I've fasted on nothing but water for more than 4 days as well as practiced one meal a day, intermittent fasting. Fasting is super healthy.
     
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  6. A41:14A

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    Definitely agree... i was personally doing IF before i knew it was 'a thing'.. :)
    Generally i have evening meal at 7pm, then 16 hours later have morning tea/lunch.. then evening meal at 7pm again (during 8 hour period)
    Then repeat.. (never felt better)
    Eat during 8 hour period and fast for 16 hours)
     
  7. ontheroadat40

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  8. winningover

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    Thanks a lot for sharing your experience on Fasting
     
  9. Last year I fasted for 40 days on distilled water only. I went from 238 lbs to 167lbs I went from 28% body fat to 12% body fat And I only lost 1 lb of muscle. It’s been a year since I started my fast & I’m at 200lbs with 20% body fat.
    I must say though After my water fast I’ve had shitty year, stolen car, arrest warrant(clerical error) which caused me to nearly deported ahh, 2 failed relationships(one of which was 3 years) . I came into 2020 broken. I’ve been 5 months of straight PMO weed Binge eating but that’s because of all the fucked up shit that happened after my fast.

    physically though after my water fast, after a 2 month period of refeeding myself. I was working out at the time consistentently for about 1 month & during that month after my refeeding process. I felt like I was a teenager! No physical pain No aches Always alert I was sprinting like a kid in the playground My energy was non stop & my libido was thru the roof! Then all the traumatic and shitty events started & my mind crumbled which led my body to crumble & here I am.

    it’s something I would like to do again though. I pushed my body to its limits last year Now I am pushing my mind. I hope to one day be balanced enough to achieve another 40 day water only fast.
     
  10. winningover

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    There is no such thing as water fast. Fasting means abstinence from everything including water. You cannot get benefits of a true fast with water fast
     
  11. No. fasting is to abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a religious observance.

    I fasted restricting all food and caloric intake. Distilled water is pure h2o without any minerals or electrolytes added.

    Do you have any information on anyone who fasted 40 days without water or food?
     
  12. winningover

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    Yes, I have fasted for a month. I will fast again for a month without water and food. To see real benefits regarding mind, you have to leave everything i.e. water as well
     
  13. Are you saying you did a complete Dry Fast for 30 days?
     
  14. Onzoup

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    I have started doing intermittent fasting for the last three days. The effects are amazing. I have already lost 3-4 lbs and it feels awesome. I feel more alive and focused. I would love to do a water fasting but with my family around it’s not possible.

    My achievements so far:

    160 days of No MO
    45 days of no porn
    180 days of no smoking
    7 days cold shower

    Now I want take up fasting as my next big goal in my life.

    @bradmax can you please share your journey through the 40 day water fast.
     
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  15. ELITE2BE

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    Not drinking any water for a month!
    Pardon me, but you crossed the lines of lunacy there!
     
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  16. I researched it for a while about 4 months of on & off research, I did it for health spiritually religious reasons. The main thing that motivated or gave me the strength to do it was a Silent Treatment in the Amazon Jungle, where you are alone in a one person hut for the amount of time(1 week for me) & the “doctor” or “professor” it’s in Spanish so culturally it means something different, would come around and give me Ayuhauasca.

    After that three months later I started my fast cold turkey.

    The first 3 days I was jogging a bit but by the 4th my energy had left me to want to workout.

    Days 5-10 got better as I didn’t have hunger My body completely adjusted itself and entered ketosis.

    Days 10-30 I lost all hunger my body was simply feeding off fat. During the first 20 days I would try to drink a gallon of water a day to flush everything out and detoxify my body as much but the feeling of thirst also was leaving me.

    Days 20-40 my drinking of water dwindled. The last 10 days were probably the toughest. My strength had left me and I could start to feel weakness.

    The last 10 days I felt very little thirst, there was one occasion where I drank water and threw it back up. Then came insomnia, my dreams were so vivid so real I would actually physically move to what I was dreaming. (It’s said insomnia occurs as your body enters survival mode due to the fact from primitive humans would fast or starve from a bad season & Not eating would have their bodies enter fight mode (loss of sleep to get them up and hunt) causing them to hunt) Then for some reason my bed became uncomfortable that I started sleeping on the floor the last 10 days. The last 10 days I barely showered once every other day, the taste of water made me uncomfortable too. I became sensitive to everything!!! it’s weird but I think I could feel myself thinking haha or I was just delusional lol The last 2 days I barely slept.
    Keep in mind I had energy through the 40 days I was alert and I was also working full time, I was also playing as goalkeeper for my five a side soccer team ( I’m usually a field player but my strength to play was gone).
    The 40th night I slept about 2 hours and rose knowing it was time to eat.

    Refeeding
    I made myself a green cold press juice at home. Red cabbage, celery, some herbs, & umm I can’t exactly remember what else. As soon as I drank that at sunrise, I past out! Lol not like fainting but I took a 4 hour nap. The energy needed to process that took a toll. I had one more green juice that day.

    I didn’t like green juice so the next day I had watermelon, 2 ounce of watermelon twice a day & slowly increased the ounce every 5 days. After the 10th day of refeeding I incorporated honeydew or other melons,

    20th day I started having papaya. Essentially for 30 days I had water dense fruits.

    The next 30-60 days I began incorporating vegetables &
    by day 60 I started eating meat very small portions (like a bite or two)once a week the first week then twice & so on and increased them as such.

    By the 4th month I started to have starches like rice potatoes & spices and my body felt 1000000 times normally better. The fifth month after the fast I could say I was eating normal yet avoiding as much processed foods but then Then my ex broke up with me then my car got stolen then my arrest warrant was issued then my naturalization process was almost halted All while starting a new job (started 5 months before my fast) definitely an EgoDeath ahhh now I’m on nofap ahhh. Jus another fight!

    Physically I came out reborn
    So much energy flexibility my skin was super clear, my teeth were pure white, My tongue was brilliantly pink. My eyes glowed. my hair was shinier and thicker. The physical transformations is amazing literally cleanliness is close to godliness so to say.
    Unfortunately my mind wasn’t ready for the events that transpired months after my fast. On this day though I did break a habit of picking at my hair which was never bad jus something I’d do and I’m able to breathe a lot clearer through both nostrils My hair is still thicker My flexibility is better as well, my metabolism is still high. There was a time during my fast where I woke up and I was breathing so clean and clear I couldn’t even feel myself inhaling oxygen through my nose.

    The Refeeding process is far more important than the fast Jus know that from all the research I did That’s the most important thing that came up constantly!

    here are my stats from my fast I just looked for, My Height is 5’11

    40 day water fast 2019
    Before
    March 1st
    212lbs
    28% body fat
    After
    April 10th
    161lbs
    19% body fat

    After refeeding process
    (With working out 2-5 times a week)

    August 24th
    180lbs
    12% body fat
     
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  17. winningover

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    By Fasting for one month, I meant I fasted every day for one month. Like, eighteen hour fast everyday with six hour window of eating and drinking. My fasting time was approximately one to hour before sunrise till sunset.
     
  18. A complete 40 day water only fast is a different animal. Literally water only for 24 hours for 40 days
     
  19. I posted my journey but apparently nofap moderators have to approve?
     
  20. winningover

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    Thanks for sharing. They finally approved it. No idea why it was stopped in the first place
     
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