A question for people who go for “fasting”?

[Anonymous]

How’s it possible to survive without food for a full weak or so without yer stomach poundin? I’ve stayed hungry for 1-2 hrs many times since it was too late to eat and still It was feelin awful…so I assume as days go by it feels worse…. how can u withstand it?

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+1 y

*water fasting

[HookingSwan]

Are u talking about ramadan fasting?
Because if u are they only fast from sunrise to sunset. And most of the day part, if u think about it, they spend it sleeping.

Their schedules are all altered during this month so that they stay awake at night, the time when they eat iftar (which is a meal that breaks the fasting for the day), dinner, and suhoor (which is their last meal of the day and symbolizes the beginning of a new day of fasting).
Hope I was able to clarify some things.

[HookingSwan]

Oh. And I should add that these meals they have at night, during ramadan, are even more abundant in food and varied than their normal meals along the year.
Its to compensate the fact that u were fasting. No one wants u to actually starve or get malnurished.

The main purpose of this, I was told, is for, during a few hours of the day, the people that are fasting feel what its like to b hungry and are able to relate to people that starve everyday in this world because they have no money for food, etc.
Its a time of reflection about the other person, and of compassion and understanding.
Also a time of great solidarity.

If i said something not accurate, then I apologize to all muslims. This is just some of the knowledge i've acquired through personal mingling.

[Asker]

i wasn't talkin about ramadan... but thanks for da info :D

i was talkin about "Water fastin" u know..

[HookingSwan]

Ah. Thats just plain crazy.
For how long do they do this water fasting?
If its like doing a all liquid diet then i think that is just bullshit.
Makes u all deregulated Nd basically doesn't help at all in loosing weight.
A well ballances diet with a bit of exercise is the most effective way to go.

But... Why do u ask?
And sorry for all the unnecessary information 😆

[Asker]

just out of curiosity i'm not plannin to start water-fasting... after all i'm borderline underweight anyway
i'm just curious how it feels followin a liquid-only diet

[HookingSwan]

Oh. Wrong person to answer then. Never did or will ever b able to do such a thing.
I love my food too much.

[Asker]

nevermind... u taught me some things about ramadan i didn't know before ^_^

[HookingSwan]

Oh. Nice then :)
Thanks :D

[HookingSwan]

Oh. Thank you so much for MHO Klatuu!

[HookingSwan]

Klaatu* lol (got confused about which letter to double xD)

[Asker]

ah never mind... u r welcome ^_^

[Secret6620]

You pick a fast that will work for you. And you do it gradually. You do not just start on week long fast. You can begin with intermittent fasting and go from there. I've done a seven day fast. It was all liquids and I dropped 15lbs. It's awesome for detox and energy. Prolonged fasts are definitely harder but you build up to it.

[Asker]

Awesome? . whoa sounds pretty challengin...

[Remonster]

You might be interested in reading this story, I'm saving it for later:

aeon.co/magazine/health/s-abbas-raza-fasting/

Personally I'd recommend Intermittent-Fasting if you wanna try it. That would be 16-20 hours without food, only water/tea/coffee (without added sugar and sweetener of course!), followed by a 4-8 hour eating window. The fast usually starts at bedtime and is broken during the evening. This was actually a rather effective way for me to lose weight.

[Asker]

I don't wanna try... just wonderjn about those who go for a full week... LOL

thanks though

[Reserved]

Most people only fast from food for a couple of hours. Things like technology or sweets people do for hours

[douride2]

It's not easy I went 2-3 weeks without eating only fluids through an IV line. I was in a hospital at the time never noticed the hunger pains must have been the 104 + temp. I lost like 35-40 lbs so much my grand mother didn't recognize me when she came to visit.

[9mfeo]

Yowza!!!

[complicated_soul]

I eat after sunset. I get hungry around 5-6 pm, but stay patient. :p
It's only once every year.
I don't know if we are talking about the same fasting.

[Asker]

i was talkin about water fasting

[complicated_soul]

Oh, I can't go a whole week without eating like that.

[ThisDudeHere]

They don't literally starve themselves to my knowledge.

[GymBumGuy]

the longest i can fast is 20-30 hrs i want to try to do a 48 hr fast but that seems pretty hard

[chocolateismylover]

Sounds a lot easier than actual not eating or drinking

[vekin]

Have a good breakast and then just don't think too much about food