https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:02:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97952 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:31:00 +0000 heffalump 97952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovelife: thanks! Let me know if it works for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97949 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:13:19 +0000 heffalump 97949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: that's crazy! Of course I have a migraine today so my mom will be watching lo and I might actually have time for the movie. Thanks for sharing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97930 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:32:30 +0000 mrbee 97930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: Hey Boogs! I'm doing a water fast, so I'm drinking only water. I'm on Day 3, but will probably stop soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97913 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:32:10 +0000 Boogs 97913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Someone I know is successfully on her third month of that juice cleanse. What exactly is your cleanse and how long do you plan to keep up with it for? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97901 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:48:55 +0000 polkadots 97901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: you should watch the documentary! It says that the first 4 days of the cleanse can be pretty rough but after that it gets much better and it could help with your migraines! I have pretty intense pain in my back, shoulders and it shoots up to my head curving around to my eyes.. I'm crossing my fingers that this could help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97899 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:45:58 +0000 polkadots 97899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I have to give you props I don't think I could do a water cleanse! I would only last a few hours! I'm going to start a juice cleanse sunday! my goal is 14 days! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97889 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:05:03 +0000 mrbee 97889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovelife: Thanks for the rec... I'm halfway through watching "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" now, and it's very interesting! A juice fast is pretty different from a water fast, but it's definitely a really interesting documentary!</p> <p>@artbee: While watching the documentary, they profiled a woman who had bad migraines who was able to cure her migraines with a juice fast! Thought I'd share the link if you were interested in checking it out:</p> <p><a href="http://movies.netflix.com/movie/Fat-Sick-Nearly-Dead/70173634" rel="nofollow">http://movies.netflix.com/movie/Fat-Sick-Nearly-Dead/70173634</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97796 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:30:42 +0000 mrbee 97796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: Yikes! Laxative teas are scary...</p> <p>Interesting on the digestive issues. I will do some research on whether fasting can also create that problem!</p> <p>Thanks for sharing your experience! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97793 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:27:23 +0000 mrsjazz 97793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Those first few days were horrible but I got through it. With the cleanse you also have to drink this saltwater to get things moving out of your intestines or take a laxative tea--basically this should be done when you do not have to leave your home! Also, my breathe was horrible! You're not supposed to chew gum, but I did.</p> <p>At the end of it I felt great, I was down 15 lbs (ended up keeping off 9 of those lbs.) but I started having some digestive issues right after that and although I have no scientific proof, I believe it's from that cleanse. I don't think it's the safest fast/cleanse out there. I think water and juice fasts are safer/healthier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97792 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:26:48 +0000 mediagirl 97792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Impressive, @mrbee!! Good luck keeping it up through the tough day tomorrow. Let us know how it goes when you go back on normal foods again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97787 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:22:53 +0000 Mrs.Someone 97787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a 10-day lemonade cleanse several years ago. I had a coworker at the time who did it first to resolve digestive issues, so I decided to give it a try. Its a pretty specific plan that I didn't completely follow (I couldn't do the saltwater drinking). At the end, I definitely felt better. The problems did eventually come back though. I've thought about doing it again, but its something I'd have to hide from my parents (they would think I'm nuts), so it has to be well-timed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97786 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:20:22 +0000 mrbee 97786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: What happened with your cleanse? Definitely curious to learn more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97784 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:18:47 +0000 mrsjazz 97784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did the Master Cleanse once. I do NOT recommend it! :) 10 days, though it was pretty easy after day 4.</p> <p>If I ever did another, it would be a juice cleanse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97780 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:11:34 +0000 mrbee 97780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovelife: Netflix keeps recommending that to me... I'll have to check it out! Thanks for the rec! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97776 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:09:24 +0000 polkadots 97776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I didn't read your first post about fasting but have you seen the documentary on netflix called fat sick and nearly dead? its about a juice cleanse! we watched it last night and are going to look for a juicer today.. it was awesome and totally inspiring! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97769 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:04:58 +0000 heffalump 97769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't done a fast, but a friend of mine did a 10 day juice fast. She said it was super hard at first, but it made her feel so much better towards the end! I can't do it because of my migraines, hunger is a huge trigger. I don't even fast for the Jewish holidays... you aren't supposed to if you're too young, are elderly, or have health issues. </p> <p>Yay for your fast- hope it makes you feel good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97768 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:04:41 +0000 Alivoo01 97768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never done a fast, but I've done a cleanse. Even the cleanse allowed my body to reset. I'm surprised you're not hungry because I think I'd be STARVING! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97767 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:04:24 +0000 chopsuey 97767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh wow! Great job! Yep. I've fasted a handful of times. No more than 5 days though. It does get tough around day 3, so just listen to your body :)<br /> I always felt great after fasting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/day-2-of-my-fast#post-97761 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:58:06 +0000 mrbee 97761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I mentioned this before, but I'm trying a fast (water-only). I've been researching fasts, and didn't realize how common fasts used to be. I always thought of fasting as a form of starvation, and have been surprised that a number of doctors say that fasting can actually allow your body to heal. When animals are injured, they usually don't eat for a while while they heal... not sure if that logic holds for humans, but I found it intriguing.</p> <p>Personally, what got me to try this was coming across some studies that showed that fasting can help reset your sensitivity to insulin. That's something I've struggled with, so I thought I'd give it a try.</p> <p>It's been 40 hours so far, and it hasn't really been that hard. I am not really hungry, which has been a surprise to me (I am always hungry!). I am drinking a lot of water though, which helps. I do really miss drinking ice coffees though. I've read that you can have coffee or tea on a fast, but I only like my coffee with milk and sweetener so I'll just wait a while for that.</p> <p>The biggest surprise overall has been that my sinuses have been clearing out over the past day. I have had some serious sinus problems in the past year, and so this has been an unexpected boon. I did some Googling, and apparently fasting has resolved some intractable sinus problems for other people. I had no idea my sinuses had become this clogged until they cleared out during the past day.</p> <p>I hear that fasts can get hard around day three or so, which I'm not looking forward to. I think I will stop pretty soon after that though. I want to do more research before considering a longer-term fast.</p> <p>Have you ever done a fast? How did it go for you? </p>