Since the update post four days ago, I started with a weight of 195 pounds. This morning I weighed in at 189.5pounds. I have not started lifting weights yet, but have drastically changed my eating habits.
I was doing some research on the net about water and juice fasts. All you have is ether water or vegetable juice that is fresh made. You eat nothing else. The water fast is the hardest requiring you to have an iron will. Juice fast is a little easier because you are getting something with some taste and nutrition.
I have been starting my day with juice and going until evening. Then I choose to have a very light supper that is made up of a small piece of protein, roast chicken and the balance is fresh raw vegetables. I will have some watermelon too, but not a lot of it and not every day either.
The fasting is what has me intrigued. By what I am reading, it is a good way to clean out our body of toxins, and giving your organs time to heal due to they are not having to process any food. This of course throws your body into ketoses. You start burning fat for fuel instead of carbohydrates.
Will I or would I suggest a water fast? Not really because of the drain on the body. Juice fast might be a better way to go. However, I think having a light meal each day would be less of a shock on your body, and you will not feel as bad. However, make your meal as much live food as possible. Vegetables would be the best over fruits because of the sugar in fruits.
One thing about water fasting is that if you are going to do one, you have to do next to nothing to let your body rest. Water fasting should also be done in a fasting facility with doctors watching over you, especially if the fast is any longer than three days. You can really get into trouble if you do it wrong and there are certain things to eat before starting and stopping the fast.
I will say one thing that has given me more determination to change my eating habits was the video I watched about High Fructose Corn Syrup. This stuff is in almost everything that is processed. And is the main sweetener used in soda pop. Pop is the worst thing that you can put into your body as food goes, in my opinion. It is a long video, 90 minutes in all, but well worth the time. Click High Fructose Corn Syrup to watch it.
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