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Q1. Do I have to prepare for it? Like from from light diet?
A1. Yes, too many people don’t understand how physical and emotionally taxing on a prolonged water fast is. I explain to people you don’t expect a person who can barely walk around a city block to then run a marathon the next day. As a member here since last October, I’ve seen too many members crash and burn by taking this too lightly.
Here’s what I did: 14 days breaking my carb/sugar addiction. This eliminated cravings during fasting and binging on refeeds. This is optional if you don’t suffer from this addiction. I then spent 11 days doing Intermittent Fasting (16:4, 18:6, 20:4 & OMAD aka One Meal A Day). Then I did prolonged waters fasts of 4, 5, 7 & then 40 days. Currently on Day 13 of a 21-day. As Yas’ likes to say, you’ve got to build up that fasting muscle.
Q2. I have nicotine cravings is it okay with fast to use smth in sinus form while water fasting?
A2. I going to refer this question to members more qualified than I am to answer it: @Rebecca_Hughes @Anna
Q3. Do I need to use branded mineral water or home filtered water will do?
A3. I began with Smart Water but then switched to home filtered water during my 40-day and it was fine.
Q4. I am suffering from Hypothyroidism I have seen some people water fast with condition some even claimed they healed their thyroid.
A4. I consult weekly with an endocrinologist at the University of Southern California Medical School, he just answered this question for someone’s mother who has Hashimoto’s who wanted to water fast. Here’s his answer:
I would think it’s fine, no contraindication as far as I can tell, as long as she continues to take her thyroid medication (if she is on thyroid medication).”
Q5. Also since we are on road to lose tremendous amount of weight will I get loose skin after losing weight?
A5. During water fasting your body will be using the processes of autophagy (recycling damaged parts within a cell to renew itself and apoptosis (killing off damaged cells to be cannibalized for energy). Therefore, loose skin will get consumed as your body fat percentage drops. I’ve seen this myself having dropped 85lbs since August 9th of last year.
Hope this helps and if you have any more questions let the forum know!
