Fasting experiences

[bruschi11]

Question for you [mention]Cdsnuts[/mention] .

I know you did a ton of fasting and it was really a huge part of your plan. I’m trying to emulate that fashion and understand I probably have 4-6 fasts ahead of me in the next 2 years or so.

Currently I’m on day 6 of my first legitimate fast. 21 days of breuss (16oz of veggie juice) per day. I did a juice feast your style with 140oz juice per day for 14 days in August and sexual sides got better as that went on and they stuck. Currently on the basically water/breuss, my sexual sides are worsening pretty badly.

I’m assuming that this is just standard for those on a fast. Body doesn’t need that as it’s trying to repair itself. But coming from someone who fasted several times from a major pfs state (you), did you notice sexual function declining during the fast or at least for the first 5-10 days of so?

 

[Walker]

Question for you Cdsnuts.

I know you did a ton of fasting and it was really a huge part of your plan. I’m trying to emulate that fashion and understand I probably have 4-6 fasts ahead of me in the next 2 years or so.

Currently I’m on day 6 of my first legitimate fast. 21 days of breuss (16oz of special veggie juice) per day. I did a juice feast your style with 140oz juice per day for 14 days in August and sexual sides got better as that went on and they stuck. Currently on the basically water/breuss, my sexual sides are worsening pretty badly.

I’m assuming that this is just standard for those on a fast. Body doesn’t need that as it’s trying to repair itself. But coming from someone who fasted several times from a major pfs state (you), did you notice sexual function declining during the fast or at least for the first 5-10 days of so?

I can't speak for CD here, but during my juice feast, I had similar response as you. Things got better and stuck as the feast went on. I never did an extended water fast or breuss fast, so I'm not sure if there's a difference there.

 

[Cdsnuts]

Question for you @Cdsnuts .

I know you did a ton of fasting and it was really a huge part of your plan. I’m trying to emulate that fashion and understand I probably have 4-6 fasts ahead of me in the next 2 years or so.

Currently I’m on day 6 of my first legitimate fast. 21 days of breuss (16oz of veggie juice) per day. I did a juice feast your style with 140oz juice per day for 14 days in August and sexual sides got better as that went on and they stuck. Currently on the basically water/breuss, my sexual sides are worsening pretty badly.

I’m assuming that this is just standard for those on a fast. Body doesn’t need that as it’s trying to repair itself. But coming from someone who fasted several times from a major pfs state (you), did you notice sexual function declining during the fast or at least for the first 5-10 days of so?

You're sexual symptoms are going to get worse or flatline during the water fast, PFS or not, when you're in a fasting state, the last thing your body is thinking about, is sex. It's going to shut down as it's in house cleaning mode. This is natural and to be expected.

IMO, you should either water fast, or juice feast. Not that one glass of veggie juice is really going to set you back at all. I'm just old school when it comes to fasting. Honestly though, if that one glass of juice can keep you going through the cleanse for 21 days, it may not be a bad idea. I'm imagining since it's vegetable juice, the calorie content is almost non-existent, which during a fast is exactly what you need.

You may not need that many fasts if you do nice long ones...21- 30 days.

It's a welcomed change to see fasting being recommended here by other people as when I first started recommending it, people thought I was nuts. They didn't "get it"

 

[Cdsnuts]

Question for you Cdsnuts.

I know you did a ton of fasting and it was really a huge part of your plan. I’m trying to emulate that fashion and understand I probably have 4-6 fasts ahead of me in the next 2 years or so.

Currently I’m on day 6 of my first legitimate fast. 21 days of breuss (16oz of special veggie juice) per day. I did a juice feast your style with 140oz juice per day for 14 days in August and sexual sides got better as that went on and they stuck. Currently on the basically water/breuss, my sexual sides are worsening pretty badly.

I’m assuming that this is just standard for those on a fast. Body doesn’t need that as it’s trying to repair itself. But coming from someone who fasted several times from a major pfs state (you), did you notice sexual function declining during the fast or at least for the first 5-10 days of so?

I can't speak for CD here, but during my juice feast, I had similar response as you. Things got better and stuck as the feast went on. I never did an extended water fast or breuss fast, so I'm not sure if there's a difference there.

Difference between the water fast and juice fast is energy. The water fast is the quickest, most effective way to cleanse the system, but the trade off is you're pretty useless after the first couple of days.

The juice feast gives you all the energy and calories you need to get through your day, but the cleansing effect is more gentle. Don't get it twisted though....the juice feast is still a powerful tool.

 

[shredder]

Question for you Cdsnuts.

I know you did a ton of fasting and it was really a huge part of your plan. I’m trying to emulate that fashion and understand I probably have 4-6 fasts ahead of me in the next 2 years or so.

Currently I’m on day 6 of my first legitimate fast. 21 days of breuss (16oz of special veggie juice) per day. I did a juice feast your style with 140oz juice per day for 14 days in August and sexual sides got better as that went on and they stuck. Currently on the basically water/breuss, my sexual sides are worsening pretty badly.

I’m assuming that this is just standard for those on a fast. Body doesn’t need that as it’s trying to repair itself. But coming from someone who fasted several times from a major pfs state (you), did you notice sexual function declining during the fast or at least for the first 5-10 days of so?

I can't speak for CD here, but during my juice feast, I had similar response as you. Things got better and stuck as the feast went on. I never did an extended water fast or breuss fast, so I'm not sure if there's a difference there.

Difference between the water fast and juice fast is energy. The water fast is the quickest, most effective way to cleanse the system, but the trade off is you're pretty useless after the first couple of days.

The juice feast gives you all the energy and calories you need to get through your day, but the cleansing effect is more gentle. Don't get it twisted though....the juice feast is still a powerful tool.

Curious, Cdsnuts- what are your thoughts on fasting for someone working a manual labor job? I don't have time off until February, and would like to get started on the recovery process asap. So if I was to fast, it would have to be during work days. I'm wondering if you have heard of anyone pulling this off? I'm thinking I could have success with a shorter water fast because of the increased daily energy expenditure. (My current daily expenditure has me maintaining weight at around 3.5-4k calories)
Thanks for your contributions!

 

[Taita]

I' ve just finished 7 day fasting and after 3 months protocol (started with only 4 day fast) have some improvements. I was also worried about worsen sexual functions during fasting.
In 3 months i ll try 10 days
I ve got PSSD I hope that some day i ll write recovery story
Sorry for my English
BR

 

[Aleksandr]

Question for you @Cdsnuts .

I know you did a ton of fasting and it was really a huge part of your plan. I’m trying to emulate that fashion and understand I probably have 4-6 fasts ahead of me in the next 2 years or so.

Currently I’m on day 6 of my first legitimate fast. 21 days of breuss (16oz of veggie juice) per day. I did a juice feast your style with 140oz juice per day for 14 days in August and sexual sides got better as that went on and they stuck. Currently on the basically water/breuss, my sexual sides are worsening pretty badly.

I’m assuming that this is just standard for those on a fast. Body doesn’t need that as it’s trying to repair itself. But coming from someone who fasted several times from a major pfs state (you), did you notice sexual function declining during the fast or at least for the first 5-10 days of so?

You're sexual symptoms are going to get worse or flatline during the water fast, PFS or not, when you're in a fasting state, the last thing your body is thinking about, is sex. It's going to shut down as it's in house cleaning mode. This is natural and to be expected.

IMO, you should either water fast, or juice feast. Not that one glass of veggie juice is really going to set you back at all. I'm just old school when it comes to fasting. Honestly though, if that one glass of juice can keep you going through the cleanse for 21 days, it may not be a bad idea. I'm imagining since it's vegetable juice, the calorie content is almost non-existent, which during a fast is exactly what you need.

You may not need that many fasts if you do nice long ones...21- 30 days.

It's a welcomed change to see fasting being recommended here by other people as when I first started recommending it, people thought I was nuts. They didn't "get it"

Nice. Gbolduev says the same thing; worse on it, but you snap back better than before.

BTW; what do you think in terms of leanness on a fast? A lot of people on here thinking about fasting are already pretty lean - whats gonna happen to them? Should they just fast for a shorter duration?

 

[jaa]

Difference between the water fast and juice fast is energy. The water fast is the quickest, most effective way to cleanse the system, but the trade off is you're pretty useless after the first couple of days.

The juice feast gives you all the energy and calories you need to get through your day, but the cleansing effect is more gentle. Don't get it twisted though....the juice feast is still a powerful tool.

Can you point to any good resources for a juice feast? This seems much more suitable for me while I'm employed.

 

[Cdsnuts]

Difference between the water fast and juice fast is energy. The water fast is the quickest, most effective way to cleanse the system, but the trade off is you're pretty useless after the first couple of days.

The juice feast gives you all the energy and calories you need to get through your day, but the cleansing effect is more gentle. Don't get it twisted though....the juice feast is still a powerful tool.

Can you point to any good resources for a juice feast? This seems much more suitable for me while I'm employed.

http://www.totalmaleoptimization.com/the-journey/juice-feasting/

 

[Cdsnuts]

I can't speak for CD here, but during my juice feast, I had similar response as you. Things got better and stuck as the feast went on. I never did an extended water fast or breuss fast, so I'm not sure if there's a difference there.

Difference between the water fast and juice fast is energy. The water fast is the quickest, most effective way to cleanse the system, but the trade off is you're pretty useless after the first couple of days.

The juice feast gives you all the energy and calories you need to get through your day, but the cleansing effect is more gentle. Don't get it twisted though....the juice feast is still a powerful tool.

Curious, Cdsnuts- what are your thoughts on fasting for someone working a manual labor job? I don't have time off until February, and would like to get started on the recovery process asap. So if I was to fast, it would have to be during work days. I'm wondering if you have heard of anyone pulling this off? I'm thinking I could have success with a shorter water fast because of the increased daily energy expenditure. (My current daily expenditure has me maintaining weight at around 3.5-4k calories)
Thanks for your contributions!

Fasting on water should be done during a state of complete rest. This is the most effective way to get the best cleansing response. It's also the best way to make sure you have enough reserves to make it the duration. I always recommend for the sake of safety, going to a professional clinic to under go water fasting that is medically supervised.

Check this out: http://www.totalmaleoptimization.com/the-journey/fasting/

 

[Snow1]

Question for you @Cdsnuts .

I know you did a ton of fasting and it was really a huge part of your plan. I’m trying to emulate that fashion and understand I probably have 4-6 fasts ahead of me in the next 2 years or so.

Currently I’m on day 6 of my first legitimate fast. 21 days of breuss (16oz of veggie juice) per day. I did a juice feast your style with 140oz juice per day for 14 days in August and sexual sides got better as that went on and they stuck. Currently on the basically water/breuss, my sexual sides are worsening pretty badly.

I’m assuming that this is just standard for those on a fast. Body doesn’t need that as it’s trying to repair itself. But coming from someone who fasted several times from a major pfs state (you), did you notice sexual function declining during the fast or at least for the first 5-10 days of so?

You're sexual symptoms are going to get worse or flatline during the water fast, PFS or not, when you're in a fasting state, the last thing your body is thinking about, is sex. It's going to shut down as it's in house cleaning mode. This is natural and to be expected.

IMO, you should either water fast, or juice feast. Not that one glass of veggie juice is really going to set you back at all. I'm just old school when it comes to fasting. Honestly though, if that one glass of juice can keep you going through the cleanse for 21 days, it may not be a bad idea. I'm imagining since it's vegetable juice, the calorie content is almost non-existent, which during a fast is exactly what you need.

You may not need that many fasts if you do nice long ones...21- 30 days.

It's a welcomed change to see fasting being recommended here by other people as when I first started recommending it, people thought I was nuts. They didn't "get it"

Nice. Gbolduev says the same thing; worse on it, but you snap back better than before.

BTW; what do you think in terms of leanness on a fast? A lot of people on here thinking about fasting are already pretty lean - whats gonna happen to them? Should they just fast for a shorter duration?

I'd be interest to know the answer to this to, I'm lean too so I'm worried I'd end up like a shrivelled up raisin.

Could we do say a 3 day water fast once a month over a period of six months?

 

[jaa]

Difference between the water fast and juice fast is energy. The water fast is the quickest, most effective way to cleanse the system, but the trade off is you're pretty useless after the first couple of days.

The juice feast gives you all the energy and calories you need to get through your day, but the cleansing effect is more gentle. Don't get it twisted though....the juice feast is still a powerful tool.

Can you point to any good resources for a juice feast? This seems much more suitable for me while I'm employed.

http://www.totalmaleoptimization.com/the-journey/juice-feasting/

Thanks!

 

[Cdsnuts]

You're sexual symptoms are going to get worse or flatline during the water fast, PFS or not, when you're in a fasting state, the last thing your body is thinking about, is sex. It's going to shut down as it's in house cleaning mode. This is natural and to be expected.

IMO, you should either water fast, or juice feast. Not that one glass of veggie juice is really going to set you back at all. I'm just old school when it comes to fasting. Honestly though, if that one glass of juice can keep you going through the cleanse for 21 days, it may not be a bad idea. I'm imagining since it's vegetable juice, the calorie content is almost non-existent, which during a fast is exactly what you need.

You may not need that many fasts if you do nice long ones...21- 30 days.

It's a welcomed change to see fasting being recommended here by other people as when I first started recommending it, people thought I was nuts. They didn't "get it"

Nice. Gbolduev says the same thing; worse on it, but you snap back better than before.

BTW; what do you think in terms of leanness on a fast? A lot of people on here thinking about fasting are already pretty lean - whats gonna happen to them? Should they just fast for a shorter duration?

I'd be interest to know the answer to this to, I'm lean too so I'm worried I'd end up like a shrivelled up raisin.

Could we do say a 3 day water fast once a month over a period of six months?

You could, but it would not be as effective as doing a longer period all at once. With water fasting, it takes the body three or four days just to start getting into the good, deep cleanse that you're looking for. Longer fasts less often are much more productive then shorter fasts more frequently.

In regards to your current leaness...you ARE going to look like a shriveled up raisin....lol. That being said, you would be surprised at how thin you can actually be going into a fast. We hold way more fat then we think we do. For example, I'm 6'4" and when I went into my first fast, I got down to 165 pounds. I looked horrible, but the fast was extremely successful. You have to let go of appearances during this phase.

This is another reason why being professionally supervised by doctors who fast people for a living is important. I understand that many people just can't take a month off from life and the cost is significant as well, but in this regards, you get what you pay for. Doing an extended fast at home is never recommended.

 

[bruschi11]

Question for you Cdsnuts.

I know you did a ton of fasting and it was really a huge part of your plan. I’m trying to emulate that fashion and understand I probably have 4-6 fasts ahead of me in the next 2 years or so.

Currently I’m on day 6 of my first legitimate fast. 21 days of breuss (16oz of special veggie juice) per day. I did a juice feast your style with 140oz juice per day for 14 days in August and sexual sides got better as that went on and they stuck. Currently on the basically water/breuss, my sexual sides are worsening pretty badly.

I’m assuming that this is just standard for those on a fast. Body doesn’t need that as it’s trying to repair itself. But coming from someone who fasted several times from a major pfs state (you), did you notice sexual function declining during the fast or at least for the first 5-10 days of so?

I can't speak for CD here, but during my juice feast, I had similar response as you. Things got better and stuck as the feast went on. I never did an extended water fast or breuss fast, so I'm not sure if there's a difference there.

Sexual issues back to where they were now on day 7 so I'm a bit relieved. That juice feast did such a great thing for me. If the fast doesn't do as I hope in the long run, I'll definitely go back to juice feasting again.

 

[bruschi11]

Question for you @Cdsnuts .

I know you did a ton of fasting and it was really a huge part of your plan. I’m trying to emulate that fashion and understand I probably have 4-6 fasts ahead of me in the next 2 years or so.

Currently I’m on day 6 of my first legitimate fast. 21 days of breuss (16oz of veggie juice) per day. I did a juice feast your style with 140oz juice per day for 14 days in August and sexual sides got better as that went on and they stuck. Currently on the basically water/breuss, my sexual sides are worsening pretty badly.

I’m assuming that this is just standard for those on a fast. Body doesn’t need that as it’s trying to repair itself. But coming from someone who fasted several times from a major pfs state (you), did you notice sexual function declining during the fast or at least for the first 5-10 days of so?

You're sexual symptoms are going to get worse or flatline during the water fast, PFS or not, when you're in a fasting state, the last thing your body is thinking about, is sex. It's going to shut down as it's in house cleaning mode. This is natural and to be expected.

IMO, you should either water fast, or juice feast. Not that one glass of veggie juice is really going to set you back at all. I'm just old school when it comes to fasting. Honestly though, if that one glass of juice can keep you going through the cleanse for 21 days, it may not be a bad idea. I'm imagining since it's vegetable juice, the calorie content is almost non-existent, which during a fast is exactly what you need.

You may not need that many fasts if you do nice long ones...21- 30 days.

It's a welcomed change to see fasting being recommended here by other people as when I first started recommending it, people thought I was nuts. They didn't "get it"

Thanks for getting back to me @cdsnuts. Yes, @gbolduev likes water fasts and the Breuss fast for longer fasts. This is my first serious fast (the other being a 14 day feast which was easy compared to this) and the 16oz of veggie juice really do help.

I also really wanted to get vitamins/minerals here as I had a severe mycoplasma infection (co-infection to Lyme) that depleted my body from Manganese. I say had but I do still have it and am working on it using a Rife machine and herbs as my ammo. But the Breuss is a good source of Manganese which I would have further depleted just on water.

 

[expendable]

I' ve just finished 7 day fasting and after 3 months protocol (started with only 4 day fast) have some improvements. I was also worried about worsen sexual functions during fasting.
In 3 months i ll try 10 days
I ve got PSSD I hope that some day i ll write recovery story
Sorry for my English
BR

Nice, man Welcome! You're the Brazilian guy from PSSDforums right? Well even if you're not, glad to have you here!

 

[Taita]

Hi
Polish
I hope that we overcome that BS

 

[Cdsnuts]

Hi
Polish
I hope that we overcome that BS

You will.

The biggest problem that people face with these health problems are their own minds. I see it year after year, month after month. You can tell someone until you're blue in the face that if they do X, Y and Z, they will recover. They may start out great in the beginning, but after a month or two, alot of guys start to get into their own heads questioning the whole thing. They get it in their heads that what they are experiencing is unique to them, so that what worked for one guy may not work for them.

What they don't understand is that these results come SLOWLY. But they do, and will, come. There is a little bit of blind faith that comes into this process that is very hard for most people to let go and believe.

I've always said: TIME + CONSISTENCY = RESULTS.

If you keep doing all that you can, and you stay on this protocol, your body has no choice but to follow suit. It really is just a simple matter of science.

 

[Canari]

The biggest problem that people face with these health problems are their own minds.
There is a little bit of blind faith that comes into this process that is very hard for most people to let go and believe.

Glad you mention this! There are ways to help for this, and to have easier results in any health process.
When the mind goes into spiral thinking like this, what almost nobody knows, is that the mind literally translates the nervous system. Whatever you think, there is a feeling if you track the body. It has been proved by brain measures that the physiological signs appears just BEFORE the thoughts!
It IS hard to let go and believe, because this does not come from the cortex or CNS, but from the ANS. So we cannot make it happen, we can just find tricks to make it happen. Whoever makes the journey to learn ones own body language is rewarded by becoming much stronger and resilient. It also gives a recipe for life and be strong when adversity is there.

 

[Cdsnuts]

The biggest problem that people face with these health problems are their own minds.
There is a little bit of blind faith that comes into this process that is very hard for most people to let go and believe.

Glad you mention this! There are ways to help for this, and to have easier results in any health process.
When the mind goes into spiral thinking like this, what almost nobody knows, is that the mind literally translates the nervous system. Whatever you think, there is a feeling if you track the body. It has been proved by brain measures that the physiological signs appears just BEFORE the thoughts!
It IS hard to let go and believe, because this does not come from the cortex or CNS, but from the ANS. So we cannot make it happen, we can just find tricks to make it happen. Whoever makes the journey to learn ones own body language is rewarded by becoming much stronger and resilient. It also gives a recipe for life and be strong when adversity is there.

This is one of the reasons I recommend breathing exercises along with meditation. It is the BEST way to get control of a frantic mind. Learning to be present is a life skill that can translate into so many benefits physically and mentally through out your life.