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How I lost 20 pounds in 7 Days

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I gave up one of these foods every day for seven days. I was eating better than ever and the weight starting coming off. After the initial week of giving up sugar, wheat, dairy, processed foods, artificial sweeteners, meat and alcohol; I spent another week free of those seven foods. Never in a million years did I think this was the solution—but it was! I was losing weight rapidly! The weight loss was wonderful, but one of the most unexpected benefits of cutting back on foods that were sabotaging my weight loss was that my sense of taste reemerged.

I started to realize how great food tastes, and I noticed that I once again appreciated the process of eating. I no longer mindlessly inhaled my food; instead, I savored every bite, detecting subtle flavors and new aromas. It was as if my entire eating experience had been reborn! I continued to eat a clean diet but began after the initial 14 days to incorporate weekly indulgences. I found that I could eat my favorite foods like pizza, cookies, ice cream and cheese in moderation and still continue to lose weight as long as I was eating clean most of the time.

The weight was falling off and, more importantly, staying off. The results were quick and easy, and people in my life began to take notice. I started sharing my program with co-workers, friends and family. I was willing to help anyone who asked. Once these initial participants began to lose weight, they introduced me to others who also sought my help. I finally put my day program on paper so I could share it with even more people. This is how my new book, Healthy You!: In just 14 days, I was able to finally lose weight but more importantly, I became more conscious of what I was eating and how those foods made me feel.

Those initial 14 days, which became the Healthy You! It just means eating less energy-dense foods AKA foods with fewer calories per gram , like fruits and veggies. By William David, M.

Unhealthy carbs are a major cause of obesity Best suited for: During those 10 days, the program follows recipes that wean you off of unhealthy wheat and grains ASAP, while simultaneously teaching you how to recognize withdrawal symptoms because pretzel addiction is real! Press the reset button on your entire diet to help you find out exactly which foods are causing health issues Best suited for: Its regular appearance on the New York Times best-seller list solidifies its status as one of the best healthy eating books out there.

Buy It Now 5. Daily Dash for Weight Loss: I am a 13 year old girl and i weight lbs. I dont look as large as I weight bc of my height but I really need to drop 15 lbs in the next 10 days. Do you have any recommendations on how to push through the fast? I also wanted to tell you I really admire you for posting this article. It is something I never would have done…. I never advocate fasting for children, your brain is developing.

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I would recommend you looking into a fat-focused way of eating that will continue grow your brain while allowing your body to reduces excess fat. Hello, my name is Alexis. I weigh pounds and I am 6 foot, 2 inches. I really wanna try this, I know its something serious and I feel commited, Can I eat cucumbers? Can I use laxatives? WOW, you are so right. I agree with the Laxatives, however whenever I was fasting or detoxing I would sometimes reach for a cucumber which I really recommend to knew fasters.

Just cut a few slices nothing on it! You said you lost 30lbs. Was that in the 7 day water fasting you lost that much?? Very intersted in your story because i really need to loss 30lbs quickly. Kiki, that was a very thoughtful suggestion. I too have water fasted on several occasions for spiritual reasons as well as health reasons and when you are first beginning it is extremely hard. This is especially true for any of us who have been made a slave by our stomachs. Thankfully I have been able to take my cravings captive to have a life without bondage to food.

However, we can often times feel like failures when we are just beginning and need help. A cucumber is a great alternative to giving up. Bone broth is something that has also been a good source to turn to and I found it a bit more satisfying mentally I guess it was because the source of nourishment was liquid and not solid.

I suggest whatever helps you continue and I also suggest you count each day that you are able to fast as a success. Our perspectives are also what gives us our motivations. Blessings to all of you! Where you afraid of muscle mass? Will simple strength training combat this? Like you said everyone is different.

Guess my main question is will lots of water combat muscle loss? What was the meal plan that you did to lose the weight? Focus on your big day and not the number on the scale.

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Hello I want to lose 20 lb in a week too Will i drink water daily? When i eat again, can i get more fat? If you eat an unhealthy diet pre-fast then just jump back into your unhealthy ways you can expect to gain back the weight. You need to listen to your body and adjust your diet. I see here you answered May Phoo above.. By saying if you eat a bad diet then yes most likly you will gain which is true. I read your Article and seen that you eat vwry well and i guess this is where my question comes in.. Just need a jumb start to be ready so when fasting is over i dont go back to unheathly eating.

Thank you in Advance!! I know you Probably said this in your post but quickly can you tell me is there a Certain amount of water you are supposed to drink A-day?? Also just water for 7 days is not dangerous?? I am not the lady from the article. I had done fasting in the past for 7 days just drinking only water and I lost I have been active all my life through marriage divorce and now remarried and very happy. I love working out and exercising. I used to fast regularly but then I stop losing weight any advice.

Yes I totally understand where you are coming From… Do you mind telling me the meal plan you used to lose the 20 pounds in 7 days? Im not quite sure why these people keep asking the questions you already answered! I think this may be the answer to these last 15 pounds of stubborn weight that I just cant shake…. Did that happen for you? The meal plan is fasting and only fasting. Using therapuetic fasting as a catalyst for an even healthier lifestyle is very different than a fad-crash diet your girlfriends are referring to.

Erin, unless you get the root cause of your weight issues and develop a functional healthy lifestyle plan you will not permanently loose weight. Many people have underlying conditions that need addressed with a functional practitioner. I just have one question , will you gain the weight back after you add done with the fast? I wanna know how to keep the weight off.. Some people said just starting eating protein and veggies then move into carbs later. How many cups are you drinking a day? Erin — I drank enough water to feel satiated. How many days have you been fasting, have you taken in anything other than water?

This is my third day, I ate a bag of chips at 4 in the morning but they were just crumbs and a cookie but that was on the first day. Chewing activates the first part of the digestive process, your body will prepare to receive food which is a waste of energy your body needs to use for healing. If you are going to eat something choose a healthy vegetable, i suggest celery.

I, personally, embark on each fast with the sole purpose of healing my body. You need to use it as a therapeutic healing opportunity and time for rest. Fasting is an amazing catalyst for a new beginning of greater healthy living.

What scale did you use to come up with that number? Of course, I realize your post is really old so maybe you found a way to weigh yourself. What did you eat after the fast? Did you go back to your normal eating habits and reduced them , or did you completely change the way you ate. And also on the weekends my finance and I always go out to lunch so what should I do? I really appreciate you andweing my questions: I owe it all to you! I eat a very healthy diet and for you I would recommend at the very least adopting a gluten free diet and even better look into a primal or paleo way of eating.

Be mindful that your carbohydrates are only coming from vegetables not processed foods. If you resume eating the way you did pre-fast you will gain back all the weight you lost AND undo all the healing your body did. If you eat dairy and you have digestive upset, then you have an clue that you have a dairy intolerance. Foods from a Farm, not a factory. Then assess are you satiated? Do you have adequate Energy?

Weighing yourself weekly — are you loosing weight? I was beginning to get frustrated the more I read. I just sighed in relief after I noticed that Person never came back to say something else lol. I bet that was a huge headache for you lol. I loved your post btw. Anyway, thanks for this motivation. Making a baby is hard work and your body has a process to follow, honor it and enjoy your baby. What should I do? What if I stop eating from night till evening and have diner only.

Hi, I have started my water fast diet today. I weigh 10st 9. I go away in 10 days. Also well done on your weight loss you have done fab x. Can you tell me roughtly how much water did you drink each day or how much you wanted to drink each day? I think I got where you wanted to drink 2 gallons the first day, 1. Do you keep it around that for the next 5 days or do you change it up?

Hello,im going to start fasting tomorrow and i want to know is what is the meal plan? Hayley, First thank you very much. I have gain lots of weight due to stress and bad eating.

I have try everything like healthy eating and workout but nothing help my goals is to loser at least lbs. My Question is what type of water do you recommend is filter tap water ok? I often do gat bad headache and I start to realized it due to amount of toxic my body has. Thank you very much I was going to start getting does water oh excused my English my first language it French kind of hard to write but I start to Morrow morning and I will keep posting. I thank you again.

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I understand that we live in a world of oversharing, but I not someone who shares my weight publicly or revealing photos of myself, for that matter. Our bodies all carry weight differently. At my very heaviest I have weighted pounds ever. Totally respect your response and this has been very informative to read through. I have done some 3-day fasts before but last week I was diagnosed with a certain medical condition and through my research decided to fast to let my body heal itself.

I just want to listen to my body and let it tell me when to eat again. I just started day 5 of the fast and after 4 days I had lost 10 lbs. Is a water fast good for digestive issues? Also I took the birth control shot…. Since I been on it I have gained about 20pounds in 9months. It caused me to gain 30lbs in 10 days, as well as a host of accompanying health issues I am still trying to deal with, years later. I did no enemas or exercise beyond my normal daily activity.

The best advice is just drink water. Hello I just want to make sure I read this right. So 1gal is room temp water. The second gal is cold. In the morning drink tea with lemon but no sugar. What kind of broth soup do u get? You go through 7 days and lose 20Ibs. If you do 14, how much more weight can you lose????

I want to make sure I do this right. If you are juicing, can you buy the juice or do you make it at home. I bought two brands of juice products.

Thank you for this post!! I fast periodically and I find it really settles my mind and body, it feels like everything is much more in tune even after a couple of days. Thanks again for sharing your experience , glad I could read about it? I have wanted to lose weight for a long time so I was wondering. I know the body is abla to fast for 40 days without food but is it actually healthy to go for longer than two weeks? Also, I started my fast today and I was wondering, is it ok to take vitamins? Thank you for taking time to help me! Eating a snack makes it a Very Low Calorie Diet — which supresses your metabolism.

Fasting, complete abstinence from food does not. They are 2 different things completely. Will taking a ibu for pain affect the fasting? Also how about Lemon water?! Thank you so much for your blog! I lost 40 lbs over the summer and have maintained but I am at a stand still. It is an unsafe drug and should never be taken, especially not during fasting. My mom is insulin resistant, and within the past year has embarked on a very similar eating plan as you have described in the beginning of your post…I am attempting to follow her lead.

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Your story is so inspiring! I am starting my a 7 day fast, right now! Both detoxification and weight loss! I guess I am just worried about safety, I need to drop weight for an event, and I just want to make sure I will survive this lol! Is there a danger zone, I mean what happens if your head continues to hurt?? For those of us whom are fasting to closely watch our bodies reaction and healing, they are amazing tools.

Fasting is a part of my healthy lifestyle, not a miracle quick fix. I encourage you to read the books I recommend to understand more about fasting. There is literally nothing that matters other than CICO, that is unbreakable law of thermodynamics. If you really tracked your calories accurately, you may have an underlying medical condition or your TDEE is off from what you expect it to be. When I was in college, I lost 80lbs eating one box of kraft macaroni per day because it was all I can afford that filled me up and it was a significant calorie deficit.

It is good to eat healthy, wholesome foods because you should be good to your body. Nutrition is not the same as weightloss. However, for sheer weightloss purposes, calories in vs calories out is what it comes down to whether you eat your daily calories in cereal or paleo or whatever diets are out there these days. It is NOT backed up scientifically.

Using a calorie restricted diet which is immensely different than fasting actually destroys your metabolism. IF CICO was the answer then for every single human being it would be necessary to count every single calorie ingested with scientific precision to maintain their weight.

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Yet there are people who eat several thousand calories a day and maintain a low weight — the same diet that another would gain on. I love how forward and clear you have been with this article. I eat a diet much like yours on a regular basis and am constantly on my feet as well. With this information, I am going to begin the water cleanse and I feel that I am already a step ahead with being on the bone broth for a few days now. Very reassuring to know you have kept the majority of the weight off too: I drank orange juice in the morning and evening he last Dee days thinking it would help.

At the end of day 4 of my 10 day fast and i feel great! No hunger pains so far….. I definitely have to stay busy during the day to keep my mind off of reading though. Thanks for your post, it is helping me tremendously! Hi I just started my fast today just have one question? I ate oatmeal for lunch but water all day so far, is oat meal ok to have? Or should i just concentrate on nothing but water. Thank you for sharing your story. I love this article and your insight!

I do hope that with some hard work and soul searching that in the future I will be strong enough to complete a water only fast. Regardless I love the wisdom and calmness you use with each of your comments, regardless of how repetitive they are. Keep up the amazing work! Hey Becca — Thanks for reaching out!!

I am going to start this fasting on Monday I wanted to know if going to the gym would be in healthy for the body due to lack of foods or is it ok since we are more than hydrated? I just read through all of the comments and I feel for ya. Wish people would go beyond your headline and actually read your post. I stumbled upon this entry because I am currently on a juice fast but have been toying with doing a water fast. While weight would be nice and is much needed, I am mainly fasting to get off my meds, to improve my mood, and finally rid myself of this unhealthy relationship I have with food.

Thank you for writing! Thanks for reaching out!!! Lol I run a rather large instagram page and the same thing happens to me. The answer to their questions is usually always in the post! But thank you for sharing. I have done a lot of research over the last few months about water fasting for weight loss and overall health. What are your feelings about a day fast?

Is that too long to start out with or is it fine? She has serious bloating of the belly and steady weight gain over the last year or so. I hope to show her with my water only fasting then Paleo that it can be done. Hi Hayley, I am too insulin resistant after the doctor and blood tests confirmed it.

I also exercised during the fast. Can you give me any tips? Dimitra — How long did you water fast? Have you been intermittent fasting? I suggest reading THIS book. I fasted for 3 days. I have also tried intermittent fasting, and my normal diet is mostly low carb, high protein. I would like to try another longer water fast though if I could results like you, I mean not the same because every body is different but similar. I suggest moderating your protein intake, from a general health perspective. Excess protein in converted into glucose i.

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The process is called gluconeogenesis. A high protein diet will not induce ketosis above a certain calorie intake. Hi everyone I just want to say that this works… I started fasting on February 19 and finish on march 26 and the results were amazing!!! I lost 30 pounds!!!! I used to weigh pounds now I weigh pounds and feel great! Hope this encourages anyone else who decides to do this!

I initially wanted to fast to get quick results but I know the spiritual power of fasting. I am going on a birthday trip the 15th of next month, so I have several false starts thinking I only needed a good 5 days of fasting…. I started on Sunday, no food, Monday I had a small slip and yesterday I tried to eat something like a small piece of meat that was cooked at the house…I got sick and ended up throwing it up.

I mean not of purpose of course. I think it was a combination of trying to exercise, etc.

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