I have been water fasting for the last 72 hours

More like going full retard

I always thought the pointy angles would have been more effective at protection.

The fasting experts we generally use for reference here do allow for very small amounts of lemon juice in water, mostly for the taste. I am not sure the alkaline ash produced by such a small addition of the juice would be enough to affect the natural acidity produced by ketosis. The caloric issue is not in question either. The main problem would be the carbohydrates and minerals contained in the juice. While neither one is bad, the question is how would they affect the fast? Ideally, no carbohydrates or any other food source should be ingested during a pure fast. The body need to depend on ketones for its primary fuel source. Carbohydrates would be the first fuel of choice to produce glucose. This might result in muscle wasting since the body is still trying to metabolize glucose and goes after any source including glycogens stored in the muscle tissue. Of course protein needs to be avoided during fasting to prevent stress on the kidneys and too much acidity. (Fuhrman has some excellent points in the dangers of being in ketosis while still eating high protein foods in "Fasting And Eating For Health")
Another issue that really needs to be addressed is taking vitamin and mineral supplements during a water only fast. While, once again, a small amount of lemon juice would probably not cause adverse effects, vitamins and minerals should not be taken during a healing fast. When fasting the body not only begins to break down adipose tissues for fuel, it also begins to leach out minerals. The first places called upon to release mineral deposits are extraneous tissues like abscesses, fungal growths, and deposits in joints. This is one reason that many people get relief from arthritic conditions during a fast. The body also breaks down fatty deposits in blood vessels, along nerve paths, and on the outside of organs. This helps reduce inflammation in the body. I don't understand the whole process of reducing inflammation, but it is supposed to be one of the great benefits of water only fasting. If supplements are taken, then the body will not catabolize accumulated wastes and unnecessary tissues for their mineral content and the body will not experience the same healing potential.
The regulars on this board cannot, in good conscience, recommend unsupervised water only fasting for more than ten days. Experienced fasters may be able to go twenty one days without supervision since they have experienced considerable detoxification and know what to expect from their own body. Anyone who wants to go longer is putting themselves at risk. While we can measure blood pressure, blood Sugar levels and to some extent ketosis and blood ph at home, people on extended fasts need careful monitoring of their blood and electrolyte counts to be sure they are still fasting in good health. The best way to begin and experience water only fasting is to start out one day at a time, after a while, try three days. That way you can safely detox and learn how your body reacts to fasting. As we've stated over and over, water only fasting is not a "quick fix", nor is it a good permanent weight loss plan. Water only fasting allows the body to heal itself through cleansing, detoxification, and catabolism of extraneous tissues. This all takes time and patience. It must be done correctly and safely or fasting could prove to be detrimental to health instead of healing.

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Good, agree distilled is the best water. I have only been using it for the last four years and had remarkable results.

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i aint no third worlder

i wouldnt fast if you paid me

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After the third day, colors began to
look more vivid for me. Thoughts more
creative. I began to have much more
energy and sense of well being.
I felt closer to God and other
people.

I think a fast is or can be the fastest way
to rejuvenate mind, body and spirit. I love
Gabriel Cousins writings on the topic.

It just makes sense.

You see the majority of creatures on land drink from sources of trapped rainfall. Rain is essentially distilled water but it picks up impurities as it falls through the polluted air.

You've got it backwards. Do you think our ancestors are every 5 hours? No! They woukd spend 24 hours hunting for food then when they found some they would gorge for a day. Then they'd spend another day or two looking for food. Our stomachs are not meant to be processing food 24 hours a day. When we fast, autophagy kicks in. This is a process during fasting by which our body eats up dead cells in our body, cancer cells, scar tissue, and anything our body doesn't need. When we fast this is the only chance for our bodies to do that and it starts happening after about 18 hours of fasting.

According to the science, one can eat up to 500 calories per day on the fasting day and still reap the health benefits but I usually just eat nothing. You get used to it. And lots of athletes and people with physically demanding jobs do it and actually feel like they perform better on fasting days because insulin isn't swinging wildly from meals. But weekly 2 or three days fasts would prob have the same if not better benefits I'm thinking of doing that on some weeks. Personally it takes more willpower to do that than every other day.

So I caved today, been almost 5 days.


This morning I had a fruit salad consisting of a banana, apple, orange and nectarine.

For lunch I'll have some oatmeal and walnuts with some berries.

For dinner, a vegetable stir fry, I hope I'm not consuming too much but the urge..

I don't recommend ending the fast with fruit which is pure fructose and will cause a wild insulin surge. Try ending it with protein or broth or low glycemic veggies.

Too late, the damage is done!

All is well though.

What bullshit! Y

Did you use an enema during? Got to flush those toxins out.

OP, think about what you are going to eat coming out of the fast. Eat some fresh pumpernickel. No store bought crap! Eat some fresh pineapple or mango if you want to feel a rush of goodness.
Don't eat any processed food the 1st time, and no meat unless it's a fish you catch.

If you knew all the benefits, you might change your mind.

But thats your area, wouldn't want to mess with the expert.

Thank you for this info.

I fast all the time on chips n' dip.
It's called the chips n' dip fast.
Thanks,
bye now

You might enjoy Jason fungs book on fasting.