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[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago (3 children)

What's water fasting? Not drinking enough water for multiple days?

[–] [email protected] 48 points 8 months ago

Only drinking water and not eating.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Probably just only drinking water. AKA a normal fast.

Though to be fair most fasts still allow for other zero calorie drinks, like tea or coffee.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Obviously without milk or sugar or other calorie rich additives to be precise.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Actual coffee, not coffee-flavored beverages.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I've read that an intermittent fast will work with under 100 calories. So a drop of cream and teaspoon of sugar in your coffee is ok.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I decided to fast for Ramadan one year. I'm not religious, I just wondered what it was like. I knew it was dawn to dusk fasting, but didn't know that you can't drink anything either. I did an obstacle race with my son on weekend in 25 degree Celsius weather and it was very, very tough.

Anyway, I'm not sure there is such a thing as "normal" fasting. 😄

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Stupid fad where people cycle consuming nothing but water for three days. Intermittent fasting (eg 14hr/day) is a far better approach

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

It sounds so dangerous. Not eating breakfast or lunch and having a big dinner is one thing, but literally eating nothing for 3 days? Talk to a doctor first.