fasting? bad? good? thoughts? no drama just discussion

Original Post by theMziz:

So, fasting! Lots of people do it, for lots of different reasons! What are YOUR thoughts on it!

I see no harm. I did a green juice fast for three days after getting a little too inspired over 'Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead."

And I had surgery recently where I got to choose between 2-3 days of clear liquids, or doing a bowel prep.

I chose to just not eat, and it was fine.

This is my post on facebook about Intermittent Fasting recently:

"My take:
The science? Debatable. I don't think it'll hurt, unless a person is using it as a cover for disordered eating.
Pleasant? Not to me.
Necessary for fat loss? Absolutely not.

If it floats your boat, go for it. It's not a magic pill though. I'm proof you can lose weight and body fat with...wait for it...hard work and patience. Those are the things that will ALWAYS work."

I think it's the newest fad magic pill.

I have to do a clear liquid fast Monday for a test Tuesday, wish they would have given me choice. I don't want to drink this stuff.

I had two protein drinks and chicken for dinner today and always feel better when I eat less. 

Original Post by theMziz:

That's great! How did the green juice fast do? Results? Worth it?

I find no harm in it and I enjoy cleansing my body. My friend and I were talking earlier about how ppl quickly assume you have an eating disorder

Well, I wasn't aiming to lose weight since I'm at a good number already, but thought it would be interesting to bombard myself with all of those vegetable vitamins and see how I felt.

I used mainly spinach, kale, cucumber, celery, a bit of green apple, and maybe half a lime to 'de-nastify'.

It wasn't half bad, and I felt..pretty good, actually. I would drink it 2-3 times in a day and I found I wasn't really hungry or craving food. I think the greeniness of the juice was a shock to my system.

It has evolved into making green juice a few times a week, and I like it.

I made my boyfriend a carbier version using carrots, apples, berries, some spinach and kale, and a lot of cucumber..a huge pile of produce in all, and he liked it.

It's a good way to make homemade juice without all the sugar and to sneak vegetables into those who don't usually eat them.