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Originally Posted by Stardom744  Hi, my name is kevin. I am in south korea right now at this fasting/yoga house. Prior to fast I ate like a pig and now need to start fasting. I weigh roughly 190 to 200 pounds. I need to lose 10 to 30 pounds.
What I do everyday is work on the computer, drink water and do 1 1/2 hour walks to the mountain or beach area.
Then I continue working on the computer and sleep if I get too tired.
Questions are :
If I am fasting, do I need to sleep or just continue water fasting? And does drinking too much water make you gain weight?
Its been 2 days and I saw my weight go up and down but I only drank water or is it because I take hot showers ? |
Take care of yourself! A 3 week water fast will slow your metabolism, and make you lose a lot of lean muscle mass. You'll regain the weight again quickly, and you'll have a significantly harder time losing it (you'll also tend to gain more weight, as you'll have reduced your basal metabolism).
A 3 week fast to lose 10+ pounds is NOT safe, and not smart.
Aim for losing a pound a week, via -sensible- diet and daily exercise. At 2 pounds a week, you'll already be losing lean tissue, such as muscle, which is not good. More than that is plain unhealthy, unless someone is grossly obese, which you aren't.
You still need to sleep while fasting. Showers should have no effect. Weight naturally fluctuates; water is heavy.
I'd recommend seeing a dietitian or similar, since you obviously want to lose weight, but have a number of downright dangerous misconceptions.