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Jillian Michaels Weight Loss Advice

Posted in Uncategorized | May 10th, 2011

10-day water fast + Jillian Michaels “Master Your Metabolism” Diet..will I lose weight?

I’m 17yrs old. F. 5’5″. about 150lbs. Previously suffered from an eating disorder several months ago and have gained all the weight back during recovery and now am committing to becoming strong and healthy. I’m going to start with a 10day water/tea ONLY fast and I was wondering how much weight I would lose? and should i exercise during a fast? Then, after the 10days is up, I’m going to be following Jillian Michael’s “Master Your Metabolism” meal plans to eat the right foods for my body and get my hormones back on track and working properly, which, in turn, promotes healthy and “fast” weight loss because the body isn’t under any stressful conditions and being starved. So, just wondering, how much weight can I lose on a 10day water fast, and basically only eat fruit, veggies, little dairy, and whole grains (I’m vegetarian=no meat)??? After the fast I will start to exercise at LEAST 30min a day.
I NEED HELP/ADVICE!!!
Thanx!!!

Dear Rhi. The other posters may have some good points, but I’m not sure that they are informed medical doctors. I have done a lot of research on the topic, and a few water fasts, and yes, I am a doctor. You should read Dr. Mark Fuhrman’s “Fasting and Eating for Health” and then, “Eat to Live”. You can find them cheap on amazon, or half.com. He is vegetarian, so it suits your long-term goals even more. Fasts of 5 to 30+ days duration are different than starvation, because your body goes into ketosis after about 48 hours after food is withheld where it derives energy from ketones instead of glucose. You will use up some muscle stores initially, but they will drop to about 0.2 kg per day (negligible) when your body enters “protein sparing” mode where you begin to work from your fat stores and your body basically “digests” adipose tissue and other junk (hence the theory of detoxification and fasting). If you were to continue fasting beyond these extra reserves (and Americans have PLENTY…) you would begin to lost muscle mass and become unhealthy. A 10-30 day fast is fine, and having suffered from eating disorders myself, it can do wonders in “resetting” your mindset and giving you a fresh start, especially if you have been eating poorly or binge eating. You will lose about 1-2 lbs initially during the first week, and then weight drops to about 1/2 lb from that point on. Some will be initially water loss, so don’t get too excited at first. It will be hard to exercise on no food-just do some walking or yoga or pilates. I am a marathon runner, and I have been too fatigued to run, but walking works well. Your metabolism will be SLOW after the fast, which is kind of good in a way, because it forces you to eat healthy and stay on track. Good luck!

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