im planning a fast (not eating kinda fast)--im wondering as a first timer, would it be okay for me to try and strive for one week.

im looking to "cleanse my soul, and body"--anyone have any advice or tips to help me maintain...

P.S>i will only be drinking water.

A week without food can't be healthy. In this 'fast' are you not allowed ANY food?

that's very unhealthy

Go get a yogurt enema, looking at your pics, you really shouldn't lose much more weight!

im not trying to lose weight im trying to learn self control....

and put life in perspective...

if your scared go to church


you look good No need to starve

a person can survive a week or so without food, but even so, that isnt a good way to cleanse yourself. lol, if you really need to do that then get a laxative. However, do NOT starve yourself, it isnt healthy and as soon as you start eating again you will try eating more than what you are already having because your body needs it.

if you want to cleanse your body, take a nice warm or hot shower or bath.

to cleanse your mind, read a good book (no smut or fan fiction)

to cleanse your soul, find peace with yourself. go for a walk and just forget the world (but pay attention to passing cars)

dosent seem like much support is here...ppl are starving all over the world everyday. and im "fasting by choice"for a week....

Those people don't CHOOSE to starve themselves. I understand what you're aiming to do - maybe just don't be so extreme. Fast from dawn to dusk maybe?

thx ledi..i will think bout it.

that may be true, but that doesn't mean that what ever food you dont eat goes to those poor souls, it just goes to someone else or goes to the trash.

you cant starve here and make someone else hundreds of miles away eat unless you send them money to buy food.

really, the only thing you could do is 1) buy food for those else where and/or 2) pray for people that aren't as fortunate

i am not a religeous person, but i still have the capability to pray.

Before you do any type of fasting you should consult your physician, if your body isnt healthy and/or strong... you can end up in hospital or worse. You cant just "fast" you need to prepare your body and mind for it

She is trying to do a Cleansing of herself, so if she does want to cleanse herself, then it will take her mind body and soul to prepare for it.

I know what she is trying to do. But done wrong she can harm herself... a week for first time fasting is way too much.

i can agree to that portion. yes, if done wrong, a normal healthy body will want to eat itself if it doesn't receive the nutrition it needs to keep active.

Internal organs can start shutting down and cause irreversible damage.