I feel fasting is a farce. One starves the whole day and
eagerly looks forward to the meal that will break the fast. I wonder how can
such a farcical helps to lose weight.
Fasting does not lead to an impressive loss in weight and is
definitely not a method that I believe for an overweight person. If one wants
to lose weight without experiencing the harmful reactions to fasting, it is
better to go on a low calorie diet. Say about 1000 calories per day instead of
a drastic fast.
Of course, it is recommended fasting and semi-fasting for the following cases:
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where it is a short term of 2 or 3 days and is observed
every few weeks
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In hopeless cases where everything else has been tried
[unsuccessfully] and the patients are 100 to 150kgs.
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People who have to undergo urgent surgery and have been
advised to lose weight before they can be operated upon.
Although fasting in above cases may be undertaken, it should
be done under strict medical supervision.
Ideally, if you have to fast, stay in bed. This allows you
to indulge in a minimum of physical activity. Take sips of water or fresh juice
[not the canned/tinned variety] to avoid headaches or tiredness.
However, my personal view is that it is better to adopt a
sensible eating pattern and to exercise moderately, thereby losing weight
slowly and systematically rather than opt for short-cut methods like fasting
which can ultimately prove to be dangerous.
FASTING IS NOT THE FASTED OR SUREST METHOD TO LOSE WEIGHT!