Venting Fasting is insanely overrated and I don’t know why it’s so popular

[amerie]

TW: diets, food, weight, don't read if you're trying to avoid this

Anyways, I agreed to do a 10 day fast as a bet with a beneficial monetary reward and fuck this shit is hell. Never again will I put my body through this hell and I don't know why IF is so popular.

I lost a lot of weight at 16 because I would fast for long periods and then give up and binge right after + I started walking like a maniac everyday but the problem is I gained everything back because I didn't learn how to actually eat healthy when I wasn't fasting.

I'm exhausted and have no energy to do anything other than scroll and talk shit on this site, I can't think, my head is pounding, and I can feel my stomach acid rising up to attack my chest every minute and I have to chug water as a temporary fix for it.

This better be worth it.

 

[EternalShore]

It's because fasting is meant to be a sacrifice because of how hard it is on one's body~ That's why many Christians fast for the sake of God~ It also tends to teach self-control because most people (excluding me~ :/) find pleasure in eating food~ It is unfortunate that you never really learned how to eat in proper amounts tho~ :( Anyways, I wish you the best, and I hope your bet pays off well! :)

 

[Pluto]

 

[Grog]

I'll never fast for a whole day; but, on some days, I'll intermittently fast and skip one or sometimes two meals a day. That, and a better diet has helped me lose 80 lbs / 36 kg.

 

[Ch4in3dcr0w]

Fasting for 10 days sounds like agony and also doesnt sound too safe. I dont know how much they are going to pay u but it better be a good amount

 

[amerie]

Fasting for 10 days sounds like agony and also doesnt sound too safe. I dont know how much they are going to pay u but it better be a good amount

I'm overweight and I've done it before so I'll be fine

 

[bankai]

I used to water fast like crazy a few years ago . unfortunately you lose a lot of muscle mass during long fasts which is extremely counter productive.muscle increases metabolism so we're kind of sabotaging ourselves in the long run.


Nowadays I do protein sparing modified fasting.down a few whey shakes and a salad lol.

 

[Forever Sleep]

I agree. I think fasting would just make me liable to want to binge. Plus, I remember reading that our bodies don't realise what we're doing. They genuinely think we may be at risk of starving to death so- once food is available again, they may be triggering a binge response. I just think any extremes around eating opens the doors for eating disorders to take hold. Maybe others have stronger wills/ a better relationship with food than me.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

It's because fasting is meant to be a sacrifice because of how hard it is on one's body~ That's why many Christians fast for the sake of God~ It also tends to teach self-control because most people (excluding me~ :/) find pleasure in eating food

Before humans settled and stopped wandering around there wasn't always enough food 3x a day and that's why our bodies create a stock for those times when we don't have enough food available. In the modern world there's an oversupply of food all the time => we add weight and we don't wander around to burn the calories anymore.

Fasting is mainly a religious idea to control people. Certainly, there are benefits in fasting but we have to do it the right way - starving and then binging isn't gonna work and it's not healthy.