Weight Loss by Fasting
Fasting is the act of abstaining from something. Generally, fasting is associated with the act of abstaining, partial or total, from eating and is often associated or considered as a religious activity. Lots of Christians practice fasting during Lent. Hindus and Shaolins are also known for fasting while meditating.
Although it may not be one of the reasons why a person will fast, one end result of fasting is, of course,
weight loss. The body, gaining no
vital nutrients, will turn to the fats stored in our body, burning them and using them as fuels. You are not adding foods, you are burning fats - you will lose weight.
Aside from losing weight, another benefit of fasting is that it detoxifies our body. Meaning, it flushes away toxins out of our body. We should immediately add that scientifically, detoxification, as a benefit of fasting have not been totally proven.
These, may be, what attract people who want to lose weight, to fasting. You get to achieve your goal of
weight loss fast and gets to detoxify your body as an added benefit.
But
weight loss practitioners should think more than twice if they are thinking of using fasting as a means of losing weight. Weight loss practitioners must consult professionals before embarking on fasting to achieve your weight loss goal. The danger is in the amount of fat stored inside you which may be quite low that it will not be able support your body in the period you will do your fasting. Furthermore, you may have ailments that you may not know you have which might aggravate if you fast.
So, as they say in Tagalog :
hinay-hinay lang (slow it down). Be sure that your
weight loss program is suitable to your body. You may not only lose weight, but you may end up losing your breath too.
