[Zormad]

Abi Drew, have you heard of juice fasting? I know you are doing a meal replacement plan but I was just wondering that maybe juice fasting could be better for you.

I've heard of it. And no. Won't do it. That's EXACTLY what I mean by "going anorexic" - juice fasting, or juicing, as some call it, is NOT getting proper nutrition into you at reduced calories at all. In fact if anything you're ending up taking in MORE calories... it's just that your body is being forced into complete starvation because it has nothing to build ANY kind of body tissue with.

Yes. It'd do what I want. But it'd also catabolize my small breasts, my hair, my nails, my... EVERYTHING.

Even doing it for just a month or less is extremely dangerous.

So no... I won't be doing things that way. At all.

And getting your body used to food again after being on that kind of crash diet is even worse than simply stretching your stomach back out after being on a diet like mine. I'll just be dealing with a small stomach. People who go on crash diets like juicing actually can't handle solid food AT ALL right away. They need to slowly reintroduce it by going with gelatinous and saucy and soupy things at first, and slowly work to more and more solidness.

I'm not saying juicing isn't right for ANYONE... Just that it's not really something to go into without understanding all the consequences and being fully ready to deal with them. And not be trying to do anything that goes counter.

Lol, I was just recommending fasting to another member.

http://www.falconblanco.com/health/fasting.htm

Check out this ste. Actually most of the problems you listed are as mythical to fasting as a bursted stomach is to tightlacing. When done the right way of course. If done right, your body will enter ketosis and it will catabolize but not vital tissue. Starvation ONLY occurs when your body starts using your muscle tissue which is VERY noticeable. Your food cravings leave the second or third day, once they return, usually with a vengeance, it's quitting time.

I've only ever managed a week (and I tried q straight water fast with no preparation.. not my brightest of ideas) and I found the only hard part was getting over my emotional attachment to food. My s/o however kanaged three months. His digestive problems (they're major) disappeared AND he wrote some great stuff lol. The only catch is that if you have any kind of strain in your schedule it isn't really feasible. Fasting is DEFINITELY not for everyone but it does have some really good benefits and no as many drawbacks as usually conceived.

You nailed the media problem on the head though...I'd touch on that but my post is already long lol. And GREAT idea with the bars, I'm interested in making natural beauty/cosmetic alternatives like lotions, deodorant, shampoo, etc. I do believe we live in an infinite universe and the mind has the power get what one wamts.

Good Luck Abi! =)