My 50 Hour Liquid Fast
By Nona Morris
@nonersays (3329)
United States
May 8, 2020 8:54am CST
Okay, so recently this thing happened. My Mother In Law fed me a wonderful supper. Then I came home and cooked a pack of (6) chicken thighs and some potatoes with the intention of meal-preping.
Well, I sat down and ate all of that food too. ALL OF IT. A whole week's worth of food.
It was ridiculous.
So I decided to see if I could just NOT eat. I wanted to attempt a 24 hour fast. Which turned into a 48 hour fast. Which was actually 50 hours.
And during that time it was actually NOT hard for me to not eat. I even thought about pushing it to 72 hours but know I have a particularly hard day ahead of me at work today that I didn't want to deal with with no fuel in my body.
But, as I made breakfast for myself this morning I found myself nibbling on a little of this, and a little of that. And a bit of the other thing. Until I had hit 820 calories. Clearly my problem isn't eating. My problem is knowing how to STOP when I START.
Even now, I want to go in there and get something else to eat while I'm typing this. And I'm thinking, "How can someone beat an addiction when they are addicted to something they HAVE to have to survive?
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@nonersays (3329)
• United States
8 May 20
I've tried weight watchers before and it did nothing for me. I get too frustrated trying to calculate how many points were in anything. Now we don't have any money in our budget to pay for it.
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@paigea (35635)
• Canada
8 May 20
@nonersays I find the opposite, it calculates for me
Well, it is a chore to enter all the ingredients of a recipe. After 40 years of carrying that extra weight and thinking nothing would work, it worked!
Still figuring out what works best for me and how to keep myself on track, so I can lose 20 more pounds.
It really takes an effort for me .
Well, it is a chore to enter all the ingredients of a recipe. After 40 years of carrying that extra weight and thinking nothing would work, it worked!
Still figuring out what works best for me and how to keep myself on track, so I can lose 20 more pounds.
It really takes an effort for me .1 person likes this
@nonersays (3329)
• United States
8 May 20
@paigea yep. It is "simple" to lose weight but in no way "easy"
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
9 May 20
Okay, I am not going to,lecture you but: 1) Why punish yourself for making a mistake of over-eating? 2) Whatever you lose with the fast you will regain plus!! 3) WRITE down everything you are eating--not 'some' potatoes but the exact amount and keep a calorie and nutritional count of each item 4) don't 'lose' weight--what do you do when you lose something? You go looking for it! Start saying you got rid of 2 pounds or whatever. 5) You can 'survive' and get rid of fat with a 1200-1500 calorie intake!
Nona, I 'lost' 100+ pounds and that was the easy part--keeping it off is the HARD part. Yes, it is easier for me to not eat a cookie than it is to eat one and stop. You are not addicted to food--you are used to giving yourself excuses!
End of my 'lecture' (that I wasn't going to give LOL)--I lectured for a number of years regarding weight reduction so it is habit but #3 is THE main thing!
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@nonersays (3329)
• United States
9 May 20
You sure do lecture a lot for someone who is not gonna lecture me. lol And you haven't said a thing that I've not heard a billion times in life. I've already answerd you for #3 in a different comment. ("some potatoes" was 2, sliced into bits and pieces to go with the chicken.... but I'm not bothering to open the app to say how many calores it was cause too many is sufficient in this case. )
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
31 May 20
@GreatMartin
You know more than most people here about these issues!
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
9 May 20
@nonersays Please read this!
Every March 29 & 30 I relive the worst night of my life and the day that I started the rest of my life. (The following are notes from previous years of posts...
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
8 May 20
That is a tough question to answer.
Several of us do (and have done for quite some time) intermittent fasting for health reasons. Some choose an eating window, and only eat during these times. My time to eat is are usually 12 noon or 2 PM until 8 PM. Calories are not an issue for me, so I eat all I want, just during those hours.
One person in our family only eats from 3:30 PM until 5:30 PM. Much of what he has is blended and he consumes around four times the calories I do.
He does this for body building and it has worked for him for years.
Some we know skip food one day each week and exercise caution the other days. You'll find out what works for you!
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@nonersays (3329)
• United States
9 May 20
I was actually doing intermittent fasting for a while without knowing it was a "thing." Thought about trying it again. I'm at work through 2 of the 3 main meal times and teaching through breakfast (literally, eating and teaching at the same time) right now.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
31 May 20
@nonersays It is tough, especially if you have a good appetite. I'm a small eater compared to some, so I don't mind only have a main meal and then something before time is up.
Many of us do this health issues and who knows if it will help. Some say their arthritis is better if they do some fasting. Others claim their digestive issues have been solved.
@Hannihar (129379)
• Israel
8 May 20
@nonersays
I have been fat off and on all my life. I have tried diets and then gained the weight back so had to find a way when I was ready to keep the weight off. 3 years ago I found it. It was not easy, but, so far so good and I am doing it just for me. I exercise 3 times a day and when I can walk I do it. It. I found a walking video online I do once a day except for days I cannot. It has not been easy. Now, I can look at food and not feel anything for it, but, it took time. I feel everyone has to find their own path.
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@nonersays (3329)
• United States
8 May 20
I've been fat as long as I can remember. The lowest I've gotten in my adult life is 198 pounds, and then gained back all of it. I have a hard time working in exercise since I homeschool before work, work a full time job, and get home at bedtime. I do get between 15 and 25k steps in a day at work though. It's an active job at least. I can only imageine how heavy I'd be if I had a desk job.
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@Hannihar (129379)
• Israel
10 May 20
@nonersays
It is very hard. I got so sick and tired of looking at this fat person in the mirror that 3 years ago I set out on my own journey for me to lose the weight. After 3 years I am used to not eating more than two meals a day and on our fast days can fast and not want some things I used to eat before. I can look at food and not want it.
@akashray1990 (327)
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8 May 20
its really difficult to beat an addiction. You need a lot of dedication and commitment. Strong will power
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@nonersays (3329)
• United States
8 May 20
After not eating for 50 hours I'd say I have some willpower. What I don't seem to have is a functional stop button.
@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
9 May 20
An old fat cliche---it is not willpower, it is won'tpower!
