Fasting

[LosingGame]

Ramadan ended on 3rd May. This year I lost only 2 lbs fasting for 30 days continuously for 14 and a half hours each day compared to every year because I normally lose at least 4 lbs. It's because I was eating 2 high calorie meals morning and at night to cope with fasting weakness.

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

Maybe it was the composition of those calories. A focus on calories can be very misleading. Foods of the same calorific value aren't metabolised in the same way. Maybe look more at what you're eating and less at how much (in calorie terms)

[LosingGame in reply to BridgeGirl]

Nice hearing from u BridgeGirl. I am looking into this.

[OneLump22 Restart June 2023]

👋 & I hope you had a cleansing & uplifting Ramadan. I had the same problem whenever I fast for medical procedures. Lose then gain. I think BridgeGirl is right.

[LosingGame in reply to OneLump22]

Last year I lost 4 lbs then regained 2. So net lasting lose was 2 lbs. It's because we go without water and food. So in the 4 lbs loss 2 was because of water depletion. Which I later regained. Did u fast with or without water?

[OneLump22 Restart June 2023 in reply to LosingGame]

For the colonoscopy, I had to take tons of water with the Magnesium citrate & 8 oz. of water with the Sorbital both at specified times to "flush the pipes" the day before the procedure. But then after 6pm the day before - up to the next day up to the hour of the procedure I couldn't have water, nothing. Nada. I couldn't even take my meds until after. For the bloodwork, nothing after midnight, but I was alowed a sip of water with each my morning pills (there's only 3). Until after. I know this is nothing like what you just went through. I'm admitting it, I'm a big baby when it comes to fasting. I don't fast well at all.

[LosingGame in reply to OneLump22]

I fast for 12-14 hrs only once in a week throughout the year to maintain weight and for other benefits of fasting. Doing more than once or twice has a high rate of giving up for most folks.

[OneLump22 Restart June 2023 in reply to LosingGame]

🤦‍♀️ ow ooopsie! I thought it was done 8hrs. every day beginning to end! Yeah, makes sense your way. My mistake 😏

[CamMitch Visitor]

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[LosingGame in reply to CamMitch]

Sure