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[ferisong]

I’m currently on day 4 of a 14 day water fast for acne. I’m concerned that I’m losing weight too quickly and won’t have enough reserves to finish the fast. I’m wondering if I should break fast now, start eating again to gain higher initial weight and start again, or keep going now.

Heres my situation:

I am usually about 6’3 and 194 pounds, already slender. I’ve been trying to fast for the last 6 weeks, trying to hit 14 consecutive days, but always fail: my longest was 5 full days. Since June 23th, I’ve probably spent over 20 days fasting. I start fasting, give in, eat until I get back up to the 190s, and start fasting again. Recently, I started a 2 day water fast on July 28^th which lasted just 2 days. July 30/31 I spent refeeding and then 4 days ago (august 1^st) I started another fast. My weight when I began was about 194, but I lost 10 pounds in the first day, and now midway through day 4, I’m already down to 174.5 pounds…almost 20 pound loss. I still 10 days to go, and at 6’3 I don’t want to fall below 160 (20 bmi.) I imagined that 174 would be the kind of weight I see at the end of a fast, but I’ve lost this much and I’m not even halfway through.

I think it’s because the fasting I did before, and I’ve burnt too much of my and reserves. I really need to hit 14 consecutive days and I DON’T want to finish with some emaciated look. If my weight loss doesn’t start slowing down significantly, I won’t finish…already if I lose exactly a pound a day for 10 more days I’ll finish 164, 30 pounds below my starting weight, and keep in mind my BMI was 24.2 when I started.

Now I’ve been dry fasting as well as much as possible, which I believe may be a contributing factor to the weight loss.

What do you think? Will I be able to safely finish? Is 14 consecutive days the magic acne-bullet?


I'd really appreciate answers, my email is thomasfrancis117@gmail.com

[Binga]

Fasting will weaken your immune system even more. There are other effective solutions than fasting.

[allrighty]

This is so dangerous and silly too...you are going to make urself sick if u just drink water for a fortnight...

[Sasch83]

Hello. I know how frustration it can be to have acne. We all do. However, i recommend that whatever changes you are making should be done gradually. Sometimes making too quick of a change (extreme fasting) can freak your body out and make this much much worse. Having your body weight fluctuate like that can't be healthy so you should probably stop the fast and start incorporating more healthier practices into your diet:

reduced dairy/gluten consumption
reduced processed foods
increased veggies and fruits
increased exercise
few supplements (zinc, probiotics, fish oil - the usual suspects)

Good Luck on your journey!

[dejaclairevoyant]

You won't make yourself sick fasting but you do need to understand that fasting takes practice. If this is your first fast, trying to fast on water only for two weeks is going to be wayyyyyyy too much on you. That is something only a very, very experienced faster should attempt to take on.

If you're a beginner, start with 3-4 day fasts and drink green juices instead of only water.