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chrisbaxtian:
fed by the holy spirit?! if the diet of the holy spirit is as good as you claim, why haven't you stopped eating physical food? over spiritualizing issues that have to do with everyday life is one of the many things that bugs me about modern day Pentecostalism.

both of us woke up this bright,lovely and wonderful morning.you decided to fast with enough foods in your house.while,i woke up hungry with no food.the feelings won't be same..that was why i use the word"fed by holy spirit".your mind is focused toward God.mine was not.

I lost weight fast when I decided to eat only when I am really hungry and stop as soon as I have regained my strength. The meal had to balanced or else your body starts showing signs of malnutrition. I did not do exercise. Try it and thank me later.

anything not eating food makes u lose weight

purpose of fasting is not for losing weight

drklas01:
Fasting results in weight loss is a commonly held belief. You probably heard it or thought it to yourself “instead of diet, or exercise just fast and you will be fine”.
Well, while this might work in some instances, it might be detrimental to your health in other instances.

Firstly, You should understand your body’s metabolism before you embark on your fasting journey.
Secondly, You need to ask yourself what caused the extra weight gain? Is it as a result of your bad eating habits or bad lifestyle habits? If this is true, then your approach should be to correct these habits first.

In some people due to their metabolism and lifestyle choices, fasting simply won’t work. And it might be detrimental to their health.
So here you are trying to be fit and healthy and instead of doing the right thing, you’re simply hurting yourself.

In addition to hurting yourself, some people have certain conditions that aren’t compatible with fasting.
e.g. people with or that are prone to diabetes and ulcers should limit fasting and consult their doctors before fasting in order not to aggravate their health conditions further.

Besides, it might be difficult and punishing to tell an overweight or obese person to fast. Why? This is because of the hormone “Leptin” which increases the urge for food in the overweight and obese. The level of leptin is high in this group of people and sensitivity to this hormone is decreased. Usually, leptin should reduce the level of hunger and cause satiety but since sensitivity to it is decreased, the level of hunger and in-satiety increases.

How the Body Loses Weight When You Fast
The body has several ways of providing energy to keep it functioning. If one way stops working, then it relies on other ways. After eating food, the blood glucose level rises and this stimulates the release of insulin. Insulin helps push glucose into cells and store them as glycogen in the liver and muscles. When glycogen stores are filled up, excess glucose is converted to fats and they are stored in adipose tissues. This is how weight is gained.

A while after eating, the level of insulin goes down while that of glucagon and epinephrine goes up. The glycogen stores are broken down and glucose is released in the blood. Amino acids gotten from proteins are also released from skeletal muscles and fatty acids from adipose tissues.

In the case of Fasting, the levels of glucagon and epinephrine become very high. At this stage, glycogen stores are depleted and the break down of fats from adipose tissue occurs. This will result in weight loss.

While this might be good you think since fat break down will result in weight loss but it’s a little more complicated than that. When the fats are broken down for energy, a substance known as acetyl-CoA is released in excess and is used for ketone synthesis.

Increased ketone levels in the blood aren’t good. It can lead to ketoacidosis which as several negative effects on the body.

It is associated with symptoms such as; polyuria, dehydration, thirst, CNS depression, coma and may eventually lead to death. It has a characteristic strong ketone breath smell.

The Negative Effects of Fasting
1. Indulgence in Bad Eating Habit
There is a biological push to want to overeat after fasting. It’s a sort of compensatory mechanism your body crave for and a lot of people fall for this. This results in unwanted calories that cancel the effect of fasting and maybe dangerous since bad eating habits are addictive. So there is a likelihood you stick with these bad habits even when you aren’t fasting.

2. It’s easy to give up on
This weight loss technique is just too easy to quit compared to other techniques. It takes time to adapt to it. This is simply because the hunger hormone “ghrelin” is secreted when the stomach is empty and secretion stops when the stomach is stretched or after eating. This makes you more hungry when fasting as compared to when you aren’t.

3. Electrolyte imbalances
This might affect people with high blood pressure and heart diseases. Fasting results in an imbalance of homeostasis and important electrolytes that keep the body’s vital organs such as the heart and brain functioning properly. If you are in this category, You should consult your doctor before embarking on your fasting journey

4. The inability of the body to function properly
The body needs food to provide it with the energy it requires to function. When the body doesn’t get the appropriate energy it needs, you won’t have enough energy to carry out our normal daily activities resulting in unproductivity. Apart from that if the body doesn’t get the nutrients, it needs to function, it starts to malfunction e.g. Low immune response, slow healing etc.

5. Ketoacidosis
High ketone bodies which result from high fat breakdown will occur as a result of prolonged fasting. It is characterized by a distinct ketone smell, dehydration, thirst, dizziness, headache and may lead to coma and eventually death.

The Right Approach to Fasting
Fasting has benefits if it’s done right, suitable for you and your body metabolism. If it works for you, then at least you want to get it right.

The best technique for fasting is known as intermittent fasting. This is when you have your normal calorie intake for most days of the week and limit calorie intake during certain days of the week or during specific hours of the day.

This has been proven to work by a number of studies.

In research published in JAMA Internal Medicine, 100 overweight people were given one of three eating plans; restricting daily calorie intake by the same amount every day (similar to a traditional diet plan), fasting on alternate days, and continuing with normal eating habits. At the end of the 12-month study, both diet groups had lost weight compared with the normal eaters. However, the people on the fasting plan didn’t fare any better than those restricting daily calorie intake.

This proves that intermittent fasting works but not any better than dieting i.e. cutting caloric intake.

Alternatives to Fasting
There are several more efficient ways to lose weight apart from fasting.

1. Have a suitable diet plan for you: From the study above, fasting doesn’t work any better than dieting. Dieting might be preferred since the negative effects are reduced. Read how to make a diet plan here.

2. Exercise: If you are serious about losing weight, then you want to do some exercise. Your fitness is a combination of diet and exercise. You can simply start with fitness basics and you can advance from there. Make your own workout plan, choose which exercises are suitable for you. You can go to the gym or do at-home exercises.

3. Drink water more often: Water is vital for your health. Not only that, water helps you lose weight by reducing hunger. You want to drink water as often as possible. It’s recommended to take 8 cups of water per day.

4. Eat Fruits more often: Fruits are high in fibre, water, nutrients, vitamins and minerals, which are beneficial to health and weight loss. The fibre content of fruits helps digestion, fills up the stomach, reduces hunger, thereby reducing weight loss. It is recommended to eat two cups of fruit per day.

Conclusion
So as you can see, fasting isn’t the perfect solution to weight loss. If done well, in the case of intermittent fasting, it can be beneficial to health. If not, it can be detrimental to health.

Dieting is a better alternative to fasting because you get approximately the same result with less negative risk effect.

It is also important to note that we respond differently to fasting. Some people can tolerate fasting better than others while some can’t tolerate it at all. It’s best to understand your metabolism before deciding to fast or not.

Lastly, fasting is not advised or you should consult your doctor before fasting if you have certain conditions such as stomach ulcers, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart diseases.

https://abcstrength.com/does-fasting-help-you-lose-weight/

donbachi:
You can't...because the holy spirit feeds you with the best balance diet any nutritionist or dietician can offer....so imagine been fed by holy spirit.

deluded fellow. The same way your holy Spirit fed men of God who died while on 40days fasting abi?

LMAO

I fast every Monday & Thursdays, it feels normal to me just like every other day of the week, When i wanna loss weight I just increase the distance I normal ride my bicycle from 18km almost everyday to 25km

calculator123:
deluded fellow. The same way your holy Spirit fed men of God who died while on 40days fasting abi?

Oga calm down
Everyone has his point of view

Olalekank:
Oga calm down
Everyone has his point of view

bro I no vex but that comment was devoid of logic and common sense. Sincerely wonder how come he is still eating physical food

as for me, it does.

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calculator123:
deluded fellow. The same way your holy Spirit fed men of God who died while on 40days fasting abi?

thank you sir and happy new month

To summarize it all...fast right!

yes o. I just finished 3 days fasting and I'm a ghost of my former self.

Read this article:


https://www.dnbstories.com/2018/07/7-surprising-health-benefits-of-fasting-harvard-update.html?m=1

The best activity to control weight is exercise.
I fast sometimes but treat it more as a supplementary routine.
There is nothing better than exercise.
All these other activities are just man trying to complicate a simple matter likely out of laziness.

donbachi:
both of us woke up this bright,lovely and wonderful morning.you decided to fast with enough foods in your house.while,i woke up hungry with no food.the feelings won't be same..that was why i use the word"fed by holy spirit".your mind is focused toward God.mine was not.

tah! mechionu dia!

Baroba:
Dietary ketones is different from diabetic ketoacidosis, this has already been proven by medical science.. I wonder where OP got that from..Please do well to read Dr Jason Fung's The Obesity Code..

Intermittent fasting and a ketogenic diet is not only good for weight loss, it's also excellent for overall well being..

Thanks for this .....don't mind the OP.....talking what he knows nothing about..

I do 7days water fasting every month...and its been great.....

tsharp:
Exercise keeps you fit. If you don't watch you eat if you like exercise for a year nonstop you will continue to be fat.

Fasting?...Sure bet to lose weight.

Thanks man

meobizy:
The best activity to control weight is exercise.
I fast sometimes but treat it more as a supplementary routine.
There is nothing better than exercise.
All these other activities are just man trying to complicate a simple matter likely out of laziness.

True, exercise is important! Don't forget diet too. Fitness is 70% what you eat and 30% what you do.

khalids:
Thanks for this .....don't mind the OP.....talking what he knows nothing about..

I do 7days water fasting every month...and its been great.....

Lol, it's you who knows nothing about what you're talking about. You missed the point of the article. Ketogenic diets is another topic on its own which has nothing to do with fasting. I wonder if you even read the article. By the way, ketoacidosis has common pathogenesis with different causes including fasting, starving and diabetes.

drklas01:
True, exercise is important! Don't forget diet too. Fitness is 70% what you eat and 30% what you do.

Exercise is 99% of fitness.
Diet is 1%.
I have seen people who exercise and eat ‘junk’ occasionally but are fitter than others who do the whole routine of exercise, diet and other fitness associated activities.
One focuses on diet only if they want a certain look or physique.
In reality fit people come in different shapes and sizes just like general population.

Atikusbaby1:
purpose of fasting is not for losing weight

Thank you! we aren't talking about the religious significance of fasting here. That's a different topic.

meobizy:
Exercise is 99% of fitness.
Diet is 1%.
I have seen people who exercise and eat ‘junk’ occasionally but are fitter than others who do the whole routine of exercise, diet and other fitness associated activities.
One focuses on diet only if they want a certain look or physique.
In reality, fit people come in different shapes and sizes just like the general population.

What are you talking about? That's simply because our metabolisms and genetics are different. What about people who never exercise and have 6 solid packs or people, who are slim all their lives no matter what they eat? and what about overweight people that have been exercising their whole lives?
Those are exceptions and genetics plays a big role in weight loss.
Weight loss is a complex topic with many factors causing it.
Ultimately you want a diet plan that fits your metabolism. Diet isn't only about limiting what you eat. It could be eating more. It depends on who you are and what goal you are trying to achieve.
Weight gain is simply because you eat more calories than you use. If you use more calories than you eat then eventually weight loss will occur.
That's why fitness models and bodybuilders eat up to 7 times a day. This is because they spend a lot of time working out.
To summarize, it's all about diet, exercise and[b] finding the right balance[/b].

asawanathegreat:
Ask Buhari

Answer for him

drklas01:
What are you talking about? That's simply because our metabolisms and genetics are different. What about people who never exercise and have 6 solid packs or people, who are slim all their lives no matter what they eat? and what about overweight people that have been exercising their whole lives?
Those are exceptions and genetics plays a big role in weight loss.
Weight loss is a complex topic with many factors causing it.
Ultimately you want a diet plan that fits your metabolism. Diet isn't only about limiting what you eat. It could be eating more. It depends on who you are and what goal you are trying to achieve.
Weight gain is simply because you eat more calories than you use. If you use more calories than you eat then eventually weight loss will occur.
That's why fitness models and bodybuilders eat up to 7 times a day. This is because they spend a lot of time working out.
To summarize, it's all about diet, exercise and[b] finding the right balance[/b].

I normally go on a long debate regarding this but I’m not in the mood today.
I have dropped my opinion and that’s all which matters to me.

drklas01:
Answer for him

tomorrow you will get the answer

Baroba:
Dietary ketones is different from diabetic ketoacidosis, this has already been proven by medical science.. I wonder where OP got that from..Please do well to read Dr Jason Fung's The Obesity Code..

Intermittent fasting and a ketogenic diet is not only good for weight loss, it's also excellent for overall well being..

Thank you. This post never mentioned anything about dietary ketones. That's a different topic. Maybe you read wrong.
it only talked about ketoacidosis which could be as a result of different causes such as fasting, diabetes, starving.
I know you read wide, but don't misquote me!

Fasting for short periods helps people eat fewer calories, which may result in weight loss over time. However, intermittent fasting may also help modify risk factors for health conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, such as lowering cholesterol and blood sugar levels. I would recommend doing more sports with a personal trainer and drinking some vitamins, like these - [url]healthcanal.com[/url] . This two methods will help you lose weight effectively and you will not spoil your health in any way. So give it a try.