Progress Report ID-8772 by Amvdude

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• Mahadi Mallick, 19 years old male, weighing 103 kg / 226.6 lbs, 71 in /180.34 cm tall, From Karachi, Pakistan PK

• Doing 30 days of Water Fasting. Starting May 18, 2011

• Reasons for Fasting:
  Promote self discipline, becomes responsible, take care of my body and weight, lose weight, recover self esteem, gain confidence, do bodybuilding, heal acne and cysts, clear skin and remove toxins from the body.

• Past Fasting Experience:
  One 1 1/2 day fast and One 3 day fast (both water). Last fast was 16 days =D (started on May 18th 2011, ended on May 30th 2011).

• Present Diet:
  Junk food and home food mostly. Got this habit 5 years back which resulted in this huge amount of weight. Am planning to go on raw after this fast.

• Supplements:
  None whatsoever.

• Relevant Medical History:
  Tonsillitis, Sebacious Cysts and Sunburns (results in tanning mostly).

• Present Medication or Drug Usage:
  No medications or drug usage.

• State of Mind:
  Depressed, Angry, Moody, Agitated, Confused and Hopeless.

• Limitations:
  None that I am aware of. If I have a limit then I work to break free of them.

• Questions:
  Hi there =) I just embarked on a 30 day water fast (hopefully). I'm new at this and was hoping you all could provide guidelines. This is my 10th day on the water fast (just about ends as it's past 12am here) which I hopefully intend to keep and carry on till day 30th or 40th of water fasting. This is my third attempt at water fasting in two months. My question is that I haven't found anything about the symptoms experienced during a water fast anywhere. Whatever I search for ends up with just telling me how vigorous water fasting is and then starts talking about juice fasting etc. I want to know of the symptoms of the water fast and it's detox cycle. I for one have a few of the symptoms occurring such as blackouts (when rising too quickly), coated tongue, bad breath, acne breakouts, rashes and body odor. However, I still haven't gotten the mucous as of yet. None at all. Is this normal? Does this only happen on the juice fast? Also, I've been having stomach cramps since I started the fast which subside when I rest and flare up when I bend down. I did not start the water fast properly I admit, but I decreased my food intake the week before my fast. I hadn't researched on it much until the 3rd day of my fast. Now I am aware of most of the things such as breaking the fast etc. but am curious about these symptoms. Please help since I am new to this. No need for a lengthy answer (to save your time), just a quick summary please. Thanks in advance! =) will keep posting about the fast regularly!