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Originally Posted by abadfish
The other day I was at the health-food store and saw some kind of cleansing kit for fasting...I didn't buy it but got the idea to try water fasting and see how long I could go... I am approaching the 48 hour mark with no food and I feel like total shit right now but I am going to try and make it at least 5-7 days so my family doesn't think I'm a pussy and I think it will be a great way to start eating healthier and better. It's hard for me to avoid eating my allergies... (dairy) and I think this will be an easy way to start over without eating what I'm not supposed to. Also your stomach should shrink allowing you to eat less and feel more satisfied.
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Don't do this. Go and drink a glass of orange juice or something else that'll be easily converted by your body.
What you're going to do with this is push your body into ketosis, which will make it kick up consumption of fat / protein, in order to convert it to ketones to be used as food for your brain. This process dangerously increases the acidity of your bloodstream, and can lead to a potentially fatal condition called ketoacidosis. Ketoacidosis is the primary cause of death amongst the starving, btw.
There's worse things you can deliberately do to your body... but not many.
