So, if I were to do a 40-day solid food fast (for the means of a political protest), what would I need to do to maintain myself for those 40 days.
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hehe fluids what else??  ok Orange juice, mo Red Bull plz, smoothies, shakes, coconut water,water with lemon and honey, fresh fruit juices, change fruits, vegetable juices NO V8, daily multi vitamins, put some protein powder.......but whatever you do nothing comes close to FOOD. You will be hungry first week and then hunger will slowly vanish but you must keeo your fluids intake a lot or you shall grow weak.
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No soda, no fast food, lots of chicken, fish, fruits, vegies, whole wheat stuff, yogurt. Not so many cakes and donuts and cookies. Basic common sense for eating, you just need to enforce it. Get all the bad stuff out of the house right away, just toss it or give it away while your still motivated. No alcohol if that applies. Lots of water, 3-4 liters a day, not all at once, but spread out. Its really easy to down a liter or two while your watching tv or on the computer. Also drink some after you eat the bigger meals of the day, it helps your body pick out the nutrients in food when your food is more spread apart. \nAs for exercise, lots of cardio. Find something you like. If you have never exercised much before, start with walking 30 minutes a day at a brisk pace. Move on to different terrains that include hills and increase the time spent. After a week or two, try jogging the route. No matter what find an activity you enjoy. Walking to jogging is just an example, try hiking, rollerblading, biking.  A cheap investment is a balance ball, it works you stomach while your just sitting on it, like at your computer and its great for posture. There are hundreds of exercises you can use it for for your entire body. I can give you some ideas if you want, just email me. Good Luck!
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I would eat a small snack before going.  Make it something with carbos in it - I have either small bowl of cherios or shake - (1/2 1/2 mixture of a little slimfast - has the carbs - and some protein shake) about 20 minutes prior.  This will give your body the imediate energy it will need.    Later after you return eat some protein -  either lean meat - soy or a whey protein shake can be good.  (I always like the protein shake with ice to make like thick ice cream treat - it's good for you but you feel like you are cheating ;)  \n\nThen it is important to weight lift.  just jogging isn't the answer - gaining muscle will help you to burn more calories - hense more fat will be burned. \n\nlater eat some protein - This protein aids in helping your muscles to repair themselves after working out.\n\nJust don't make those 1500 calories you are eating - fast food and fatty crud.  That will totally defeat the purpose.  Eat lots of Protein from lean meat and soy and lots of green veggies.  You should eat about every 3 hours.  Smaller amounts but more frequently.  This keeps your body burning the food and it doesn't think it needs to save it as stored fat.    I would eat about 1100 to 2000 calories per day.  The higher calorie days were days that I wasn't as strict about the kinds of junk I ate (like on weekends).  But You can get full on veggies and good things and keep your calories around the 1500 mark pretty easy.  You won't be starving as long as you fill up on really healthy stuff like veggies and lean meat like turkey or chicken breast.   \n\nI lost over 50 pounds following these basic rules I have told you about above  :)  Good luck!!
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yea, you can flush your body, with about a 30 day fast on water and bread.
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take a enery bar rip it into three pieces and have a piece for breskfast, lunch and dinner. do that for a  month and exercise and you'll be much lighter
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1.Drink fresh fruit juices and plenty of water sip by sip.Make sure they're not cold.\n2.Eat fruits and veggies.Cut down on oil.Eat steamed food.Make lunch your main meal.\n3.Have clear soup before meals.\n4.Work out,walk,jog,swim,dance and have fun.\n5.Drink soy milk or skimmed milk.\n6.Say "no" to junk.\n7.PRAY.Prayer always helps.
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depends.. some people do it for a loooonnnggg time... but that's with God's help.. I tried to do it with God, lasted 2 days, learned my lesson and moved on..  Tried to do it without God and lasted maybe 4 hours... lol.. depends on how you do it and how you're body takes food.. if you're used to eating non-stop throughout the day (like me) fasting is not a good idea.. you'll get lightheaded and stuff.. but if you're used to like 1 or 2 small meals a day, should be no problem.. like my friend, she fasts maybe once every 2 or 3 months for 3 days to a week.. so it really depends
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Minimum 5 weeks if you are under 20, and that includes training for +/- 2hours, 5 days a week.\nOver 20-25 the time roughly doubles.\n\nThe best meals are low in fat, high in protein, good carb count, and high in fruits.  Lots of water is a must.\n\nYou basically have to flush your bocy and begin building up.\n\nIf you are already in decent physical shape, you can reduce the total time to half.  But remember, its not all running.  Training has to include ball skills and tactical awareness.
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Eat when youre hungry!  I dont understand how people can starve themselves... That being said, dont stuff yourself when you eat.  Eat until you're full.  Make sure you drink a full 8oz WHILE youre eating.  Chew every bite as if it might be your last.  This will make you get full faster and eat less.  You should eat every 2-3 hours.  Make sure youre drinking water all day as well.  Keep lots of snacks at your desk and try to avoid eating more than one at a time and less than 2 hours after the last one.  Things I keep at work: soy chips, raw almonds, yogurt, kashi dry cereal, weight control oatmeal, Pria (energy/protein bars).  That way I can eat what I feel like.  Keep it to only serving (I actually count out the chips I can eat and put the rest of the bag away before I start).  You should find yourself eating 5-8 times per day.  Make sure youre getting at least 1000 cal per day (visit www.thedailyplate.com if you dont want to keep track of your cal yourself).  Most importantly, remember that a "diet" should be a lifestyle change.  Don't do anything you can't stick with long term or you'll see all the weight you lose just come back.
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None. \nSimple foods--whole brown rice, for example, or veggies and the like are recommended. Very little, if any, products containing refined sugars should be eaten. No products containing white flour--the stuff is garbage.\nAnd of course, regular exercise.\nI could go on and on...
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depends what type of fast.  to fast is to deprive the flesh of something it wants in order to better hear God's voice.  a way of putting the body under.  i fast from TV, and eat three meals a day. still a fast.\nfasting is on a personal level.  nowhere are we commanded to fast, and anyuone who tells you that you must is wrong in doing so. (suggesting it is another story)  \nand dont make a big deal about being hungry if you decide to go that way.\n\nmake sure you drink water, too.  you dont want to go without that unless you hear from God specifically to go without it.  (this is very rare, and i would pray very hard just on this subject if you feel so led)
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I think if you vowed to give it up for 40 days that would mean no you can't drink it within that time period.
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Diet and exercise are the key.  Drink only water and hot tea no sweetner.\nStay away from fried food, potatoes and Bread.  And avoid butter.\nEat mostly fruits and vegetables and use lentils and eggs for protein.  Have several small meals during the day instead of gorging out at 2 or 3.  avoid eating 3 hours before bedtime.\nGet an exercise ball and find a program for building "core strength"\nSee a doctor for a check up before you begin and let him know what you plan to do.
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Try this it was invented by a dietician for obese people who need an operation in two weeks time.\nThere is enough for one week so freeze half freshly made to last the week.\nI cheated and did it for a whole month every other month went from a 40in waist to a 32in without to much effort.\n\nOperation Soup\n\nIngredients.\n\n3 large onions\n1 large or two small green peppers\n1 bunch of celery\n½ head of green cabbage\n1 leek\n2 tin chopped tomatoes\n1 packet of French onion soup (any brand)\n3 vegetable stock cubes (I use oxo)\n\nCut all vegetables into bite size pieces if your not going to liquidize. \nPlace all in a large pot add enough water to cover. \nSimmer until vegetables are cooked add more water if necessary.\n\nNOTE\nTo be eaten as a two meal replacement (largest and the smallest).\nYou can still have a light lunch or light evening meal.\nShould not exceed 5 days at a time and 10 days a month.\nYou will pass more water so make sure you keep up your water intake.
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bring a healthy lunch with you to work and bring healthy snacks.  Even if you continue the rest of your bad habits, this will help you get on track.  Introduce healthy foods, you don't need to change everything in one day.  Just start small and keep going.  Good luck!
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Healthy food, exercise, water, these three go hand in hand when you want to lead a healthy, happy and fit existance. \n\nIf you want to do this it is for life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1200 (women) - 1500 (men) calories. \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. No gym involved if you don't have the access. \nDon't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - muligrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, go hard up stair wells and cycling. If you have access to a gym include boxing and spin classes as well. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nTo maintain you can increase calories to 1500 (women) - 1800 (men) and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 (women) - 1500 (men) cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
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What I am going to challenge you to do is simply follow the tips in the chapter along with the following:\n\nGet moving, please move. Even if it’s only for 10 or 20 minutes, try to do some type of exercise. \nRead and Record your meals. Research has shown that if you plan your next day’s meals, and record what you actually ate your chances of eaten healthy increase greatly. \nSpeak those things that are not as if they were. Have faith in your results. Everyday when you wake up say to yourself. “I have a good body, I look good, feel good and I am very healthy” I am happy with my results. I will look the way I desire to look.” \n \n\nOk here is the chapter from my new book ‘The Gracious Diet’\n\n \n\nChapter 2\n\nMetabolism\n\nme·tab·o·lism    \nn. \n\nThe chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life. In metabolism some substances are broken down to yield energy for vital processes while other substances, necessary for life, are synthesized. \nThe processing of a specific substance within the living body: water metabolism; iodine metabolism. \n \n\n\n[ \n\nSource: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition\nCopyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.\nPublished by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.\n \n\n\nme·tab·o·lism \nn. \n\nThe complex of physical and chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that is necessary for the maintenance of life. In metabolism some substances are broken down to yield energy for vital processes while other substances, necessary for life, are synthesized. \nThe functioning of a specific substance, such as water, within the living body. \n \n\nSource: The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary\nCopyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.\n \nLet’s talk about metabolism. What is all this media hype about the metabolism? Why is it worthy of grabbing front page headlines in every fitness magazine? \n\nThe term metabolism, derived from the Greek language, simply means change or transformation. Our metabolism is what turns foods into energy. The higher the metabolic rate, the higher the caloric output. It is a necessary function that allows our bodies to use food and other resources to maintain the working parts, repair damage, heal injury and rid the body of toxins. In other words, metabolism is a necessary process, without which living organisms would die.\n\nMetabolism aids in digestive function as well as absorption of nutrients. It is most affected by nutrition, hydration and physical activity. Each of these items is an imperative aspect of optimum metabolic health. When any one of these is lacking, the metabolic rate decreases. Consequently, weight loss and weight maintenance are directly related to healthy metabolism.\n\nWhen does our metabolism work? Well the truth is it’s always working, even when you are sleeping. A well designed fitness program will elevate the metabolic rate. Below are nine closely guarded steps to increasing your metabolic rate.\n\n1. Eat protein at every meal, including breakfast.\n\n2. Eliminate wheat- and flour-based products for the time being. And yes, that definitely includes bread and pasta. \n\n3. Eat unprocessed foods. Ninety percent of what you eat should be a combination of (in this order of importance) raw vegetables, steamed vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and a few fruits. \n\n4. Reduce starch to one portion a day, and don't eat that portion during your evening meal. Best choices of starches are beans, sweet potatoes, and oatmeal. \n\n 5. Reduce or eliminate dairy for the time being, especially cow's milk. Exceptions: reasonable amounts of low sugar, fat free yogurt. \n\n6. Lose the booze. Despite what the "studies" say, you lose no health benefits by giving up alcohol (including wine). There is nothing essential in al