Ellyn Ritterskamp
I would like to try a one-day fast, and work up to doing it once every few weeks.
We had a co-worker who fasted one day a week, on her day off, and she said it was better than any diet plan. There is no counting (of calories, fat grams, carbs, anything), only abstinence. I like the simplicity of that.
My biggest obstacle is diabetes, which means I shouldn't let my blood sugar drop too low. But surely there is a juice fast that would take care of that.
Please comment or email if you know of a safe plan. Thanks.
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Fasting is a really bad way to try to lose weight. Your body thinks it is starving and actually works to conserve energy instead of losing weight. See below from webmd.
Why not just have a day when you eat healty? Just eat fruits, vegtables and whole grain carbs?
"When you fast, your body is forced to dip into energy stores to get the fuel it needs to keep going, so you will lose weight. The big question is how long you will keep that weight off. Because food was often scarce for our ancestors, our bodies have been genetically programmed to combat the effects of fasting. When you eat less food, your metabolism slows down to conserve energy. Then, when you go back to your usual diet, your lowered metabolism may cause you to store more energy, meaning that you will probably gain back the weight you lost and possibly even put on more weight when eating the same calories you did before the fast."
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