my fast ended up terribly wrong

[alicia_2007]

So I did about 19 days of master cleanse from boxing day through to January. All was going great I felt awesome I'd lost some extra weight, then I tried to come off it... disaster struck.

I ate too much, I couldn't stop eating, all my old habits of overeating came back. My stomach ached because of the stress I was putting it under. And all of this weight came back on, I'm heavier than before I did the cleanse. I feel awful. I am really struggling to control my food and feel at a total loss, like I've taken huge steps backwards in my journey which is purely a story of mine not really true.

So I'm considering fasting again to give my stomach a rest and regain some peace and this time be very strict about coming off it and make it a long transition period. Is this a good idea? Has anyone else experienced the same ordeal?

Thanks everyone:)

[SuBu]

Unbelieveable, Alicia! I am going through the EXACT same thing! I started back on the MC today to regain control. I am planning on doing it for ten days and then go back to 100% raw. I am wrapping my head around this cleanse with the intention of undoing the mess I allowed myself to get into. I want squeaky clean insides and then return to my healthy raw foods. Hope you are also able to make the start.

[Aleesha Sattva]

how about doing a juice FEAST instead of a fast? you still cleanse but you don't mess up your metabolism like you do with other fasts.

[alicia_2007]

I considered a juice feast, and have done one a small one before, but I found it so expensive at the time! And don't have that kind of money right now to be juicing everything that's why I thought I'd try the MC again... Can you please explain how it effects your metabolism?

[Firicia]

I considered a juice feast, and have done one a small one before, but I found it so expensive at the time! And don't have that kind of money right now to be juicing everything that's why I thought I'd try the MC again... Can you please explain how it effects your metabolism?

From Freedomyou.com

Will fasting or living on a fruit diet slow my metabolism?

Initially, any calorie reduction will cause a lowering in the base metabolic rate. The cleansing during a fast will bring health, increasing metabolic efficiency. In other words, you will need less food and feel more energetic. Another contribution to efficiency is digestion will improve due to a cleaner colon. The colon walls have been cleansed of impacted feces, allowing enhanced absorption of nutrients. Something few people know is a more efficient metabolism slows the aging process. Overeating, especially a diet high in protein, stimulates cell regrowth. Sounds good but not really. Every time a cell dies its replacement is slightly inferior, hence, aging. A recent study revealed rats that lived on a restricted diet lived longer than rats given as much food as they could eat. Now this will be a problem for those who, after a fast, return to an idle, calorie-rich diet. Simple math. Increased calories eaten then burned will be stored as fat.

The greatest impact you can have on increasing resting metabolism is exercise. Within days of fasting, start an aerobic program, like running, biking, anything that will increase heart rate about 140 beats a minute for at least 20 minutes. Start slow, working your way into it. What’s really exciting is after a 20-minute workout, you can sit on the couch and read, burning twice the calories you normally would as muscles grab glucose from the blood to replace glycogen supplies. The key to weight loss is fewer calories and more exercise. A diet high in raw food provides fewer calories and higher fiber.



I hope that helps a little. As far as I understood metabolism slows when you reduce calories, and then after the fast raises again when you start eating more. I can't seem the find the passage that says this right now for some reason. But as far as I know thats how it works, maybe someone else has mroe info.

[RawHeaven]

Dear Alicia, my recommendation is to start drinking tons of celery and cabbage juice. Combined and separate. Are you taking probiotics? If not, run do not walk to your health food store to get some. Your colon needs an infusion of healthy flora/digestive enzymes. Soaked prunes are good too...keep those bowels moving and don't beat yourself up. Change is a process. ;)

[Stina]

Ah, yes, it is so very difficult to gracefully dismount from a fast. You're certainly not alone. I'm just undertaking the 92 day Juice Feast with deep faith that will so comprehensively clean out my whole system that I'll be addicted to raw food for a change. For that extended period of time I trust I'll be able to completely implement a new habit. I did a ten day fast summer and on the eleventh day I was right back to cheese! Or...on cheese, I should say...:o My heart goes out to you. I'm glad you could process on the board since it's a not unfamiliar reaction to cleansing- the pendulum swings the other way. One of my primary goals with my feast is to instill a deep daily meditation routine. Wish me luck......:rolleyes:

[oai]

Yep. Done that only but with after a 14 day water fast. http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii81/outsideanimage/coverlaugh.gif Funny thing is I didn't even feel physically bad afterwards. Trust me. I was eating all kinds of bad things which just amazes me at how much my body can take. I am proud of it, although yes, I am abusing it. http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii81/outsideanimage/dontknow.gif

Just keep on doing whatever you feel will take you to your goal of being healthy. Since you ate after fasting, try to learn from it. What is it you can differently this time around?

Goodluck chica! http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii81/outsideanimage/clap.gif

[alicia_2007]

Thank you everyone your words of support and knowledge have helped so muched! :)