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Fasting for Weight Loss or Not

Written by Jared Wash

Topic: HappinessPublished August 3, 2007
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Reading hundreds of articles, reviews, and case studies has really pushed me to explain this huge fasting for weight loss method that thousands are turning to for their weight loss goals and improving their diets. Fasting has become a very popular weight loss method that people are claiming they have lost 30-40 pounds in only a 30-day fast that is pretty incredible. Some even have dropped 3-4 pounds in a single day. Is fasting really the best weight loss solution or is it just another hype? Another important to ponder on is fasting healthy for our bodies, and can fasting give people long lasting weight loss? Well, let me explain this fasting for weight loss solution, and you will be able to determine for yourself if it is the right choice for you. Fasting Being Successful! Clearly, fasting is an effective way to lose unnecessary body fat, but once the fat has melted away restoring a youthful physique, how do we keep it off? Fasting is an exhilarating way to begin a healthy diet, excess body fat quickly drops, bathroom mirror nodding approval, maybe for the first time in years. Overeating or eating too fast, feeding cravings and emotions not hunger, eating calorie-concentrated foods with lack of physical activity, all lead to unwanted weight-gain. Fasting I believe in my experiences builds self-control, and that control gives you a life without worry, and gilt that comes with many eating disorders. Fasting comes in many forms like juicing, herbs, cleansing, fruits, supplements, etc. but the most popular would have to be juicing and herbs. Side Effects of Fasting! Side effects from fasting are unless the fast is very short term; you can end up with low energy, weakness and lightheadedness, without any significant weight loss. Furthermore, the absence of carbohydrates may lead to ketosis - a dangerous build up of ketones that pressurizes the kidneys. This is unhealthy and can be dangerous. If you fast, you may drop pounds, but some of that weight will be muscle, and most of it will be water. You need to eat protein foods such as lean meat, eggs, low-fat or fat-free milk, or legumes (beans and peas), or you'll be thin and flabby, not thin and shapely. Don’t fast for long periods of time as you double the workload of your kidneys and you train your body to preferentially store fat. Fasting has it’s pro and cons like everything in this world but going to long without a balanced diet can lead to you losing valuable fat burning enzymes which keeps our bodies in balance.nIf you still want to go on a fast, here are some tips that will help you succeed. Here are a few tips:n n1. Prepare yourself for a fast by gradually tapering off of acid-forming aka "junk foods and commence to consuming raw and cooked fruits and veggies to begin a milder cleansing process as these items are the best intestinal brooms for the colon. n2. Every now and again, 3 hours after supper and say an hour or so before retiring to sleep, drink an herbal tea laxative such as "Smooth Move Herbal Tea" during this preparatory stage. n3. Drink 1-2 quarts of unflavored lemonade in the mornings to balance the chemical reactions within the body and to restore it to an alkaline state. n4. Be mentally prepared for the task ahead of fasting. n5. Take things a little easier while fasting or on a mono-diet of fruit. n6. Avoid using microwaves at all costsnnFasting With Great Benefitsnn1. Adding in weight loss and healthy living as fasting rejuvenates your body naturally.n2. Fasting can remove 5 to 10 lbs of unwanted toxic waste in your body that build up from poor nutrition.n3. Regaining energy through fasting for active living.n4. Improve mental clarity and all your senses through fasting.n5. Fasting can enhance innate wisdom, spiritually, faith and kindness to others. When fasting, make sure you are doing it for the right reasons and not just to give you the edge on weight loss and reversing the anti aging process as our bodies are not made for it. Fasting can benefit our bodies when done right and with the right mind set. Fast to improve your control over your diet, and not just to conquer your weight loss goals. Here are several more tips just that you might want to take a look at for developing a healthy body. Several Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Life… Increase the percentage of raw food in diet n- The number one thing you can do to extend health and vibrant livingn is to increase raw food. Living food for a living body. nEat natural unprocessed food n- Eat natural unprocessed whole grain foods and unrefined oils. n- Educate yourself on what is truly natural and what is often an marketing ploy. Read the ingredients; do not be fooled by labels. nEat when hungry n- Overeating taxes the body, stores fat, creates excessive mucus. n- Eat slowly and enjoy. Chew food well to assist digestionn- Feed the body, starve the cravings, and don’t feed depression. nFasting for spiritual and physical cleansingn- Regular periods of detoxification and cleansing through juice fastingn or a raw food diet.n- Fasting can be a launching board to dietary change.n- A tranquil time of spiritual refreshment. nExercise for mental and physical well being n- Exercise builds confidence and discipline. n- Cleansing the lymphatic system, increase metabolism for weightn management. Better circulation, strengthened lungs and heart. n- Improved appetite and less fear of the occasional indulgence. n nHave a great day and God bless!

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Jared Wash is an author with certifications by ACSM, NESTA, and ISSA in personal trainer, nutritionist, and online fitness coach weight loss. His mission with top weight loss site is to guide people away from false lies and myths in the fitness industry while focusing on true health and how to get rid of belly fat methods.

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