]]>I’ve done juice fasts yearly since 2008 my testimonial is on your site I have a question I cannot seem to find an answer for, longest fast I’ve done is 40 days. I’ve done them yearly. This year I am doing 60 I’m on day 40 right now I realize weight loss varies ..I’ve lost less than 20 and I’ve been at a plateau for few weeks is this a common issue with longer fasts and why does the body go through plateaus? Thanks Jess
Adding a smoothie might be a good addition if you feel you can’t make it…
]]>I’m now 28 with 2 children and 150. While pregnant I ate for 2 and didn’t regret it until the last weeks before delivery when the docs were watching my weight…and I was over 200lbs. For my 5’6″ frame it was overweight. I lost about 50lbs between babies with eating smaller meals. My husband was also deployed so I didn’t have many to cook for, my daughter only being less than a year. After my second child was weened, I was starting to really look at myself in wonder if I would ever loose the weight. I had maintained a 180lbs for a year with no more weight lose. Because of my Christian heritage I thought of fasting. So in 2009 I started my first fast. I didn’t tell anyone but my husband. He joined me 2 days later. We told our pastor and a few others. That taught us to not tell anyone because of the negative or highly cautious responses. We aimed for a 30 day fast. We broke it at 21 days because were were going on vacation with our 2 kids and would need the energy. We learned so much from the fast.
Since then I’ve joined up with the Air Force Reserves. I was active duty before my first child. In the reserves there is a fitness requirement. So I have to stay in shape. I went on various fast to get my weight down for bettering my scores and overall health. My biggest weight drop was the first fast in 2009 of 19 lbs. Since then I’d lose 10lbs or so to my current weight of 150lbs.
I have maintained a healthy life style to keep my weight off. My body looks good at 150lbs! I like it at that, but a bit of me would love to show my husband what I was in high school. He met me after I gained alot of muscle mass from Basic Training of the Air Force. He doesn’t know what his sweet Mother of 2 can look like. HOT!
Thanks for letting me share my journey! ]]>
So i decided to do some research on fasting and I came across this. My fast begins now (well dinner was at 6pm) so now as a good as anytime to start. For me this is for weight loss, discipline and self empowerment. I started I started oral contraceptive in sept last yr and I realized within 9mths I went from 142lbs to 190lbs today. So in the past 2months (stopped oc) I’ve tried so many fads that don’t seem to work for me. Not to mention I am always sleepy/ tired which makes me more emotional stresssed leading to more eating and sleeping! hope this changes that.
]]>Great web site. You have done a lot of work to build that. Very balanced with lots of info. I would love to talk to you on the phone.
Tom ]]>
Regarding juice fasting, apart from fresh juices, I have one more rule – I rotate colors to ensure various nutrients and vitamins intake. My website http://www.fasting-for-weight-loss.com has more details about this. Regarding exercise, five day a week doing stretches at the gym could be boring. How about replacing two days by some other aerobic exercises such as swimming? ]]>