Who here can stickto a water-only fast for atleast a week straight but has trouble

[andrew112]

Who here can stick to a water-only fast for atleast a week straight but cannot stick to easier diets/fasts such as a vegetable juice-only fast or a raw food-only diet?

[TonyToneTone]

I might not be able to do that for a day straight.

[RRR]

I did 14 days straight on a water fast followed by 7 more on juice.. (only stopped due to health concerns) The first 3 days are bad. Then waking up is also bad. But beyond that it was a pleasant experience. I went out to eat with my friends, had a normal social life, just happened to be the guy on the water fast. I got a lot of extra attention too

I did a juice fast the year before (juicy juice pasturized junk). Made it 6 days and succumbed to hunger. I was constantly hungry on my juice fast.

I've gone vegan for 30 days before which was tricky figuring out what to eat. I mostly ate soy milk + grape nuts cereal.
I've eaten nothing but chicken, spagetti, and salad for an entire summer. (lost 60 lbs)
I've managed to go 5 days on the Raw food diet before.

Overall I would say once you get the technical "what to eat" aspects down, and give your tastebuds time to adjust, switching to a different "lifestyle" of vegan/raw is a healthier choice than water fasting. However, remaining on a water fast is very simple due to its dogmatic approach and the cessation of hunger after 3 days.

Switching to vegan/vegetarian/raw is a change in what food you eat. Switching to fasting is a change in eating. I find its easier to turn off eating than it is to change it.

[andrew112]

But a water-only fast is a lot more strenous and taxing than being on a healthy diet or a vegetable juice fast. Being able to eat atleast something, even if it is bland or does not taste good, is better than eating nothing at all. Am I correct?

[RRR]

If the Herbert Shelton/ Natural Hygiene advocates are to be believed it is more taxing in the short term to water-fast. It is less taxing to juice fast. And less taxing to eat a healthy diet. The taxing effect is your amount of "Detoxing".

I can not verify detoxing. It lacks a lot of objective scientific credibility right now.

I can tell you I felt terrible right when I woke up, and had occassional mood swings and drops in energy. However, I also had spikes of energy and an overall enjoyable time. In 17 days I lost 25+ pounds and learned about myself.

[bdp]

I find fasting easier than eating a diet that makes me feel deprived. In other words, eating nothing can be easier than eating something.

[andrew112]

Originally Posted by bdp

I find fasting easier than eating a diet that makes me feel deprived. In other words, eating nothing can be easier than eating something.

So are you saying that going on a water-only fast for a week straight would be easier than going on a vegetable-juice-only fast or a very healthy diet for a week straight?

[bdp]

Originally Posted by andrew112

So are you saying that going on a water-only fast for a week straight would be easier than going on a vegetable-juice-only fast or a very healthy diet for a week straight?

I do eat a very healthy diet, and it's easier than fasting. A water-only fast is much easier for me than a juice-only fast; the taste incites my hunger and the calories prevent my body from reaping the benefits of a fast.