I don't want to tell them because i'm afraid they'll disapprove.but how can i say no to food without them knowing somethings up? Also, please only helpful answers...thanks :) I want to do this fast to cleanse my system of toxins and such so that i can start a healthy diet.
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The best way is to be open with your folks. Let them in on your plan. Be willing to discuss this as your "first choice", yet be open minded toward modifications and other options.
The two best things I can think of are:1) do it on Dr's approval, advice, and monitoring
2) go by a written and medically approved plan, making sure you are very well hydrated through this time and this hot weather.Seriously here, 7 days is an extra long time to fast. As your mom, I would probably object. Now, If it were a 1 or 2 day fast, there is less at stake in harming your health.Remember that a "diet" = "a plan"
Total denial may not be the best route, out of experience I say this, because once you lose the sensation of hunger, It may not return to "normal" for years, and it can become a genuine health issue on the negative side (personal exerience here)As you look over your options and choices, I hope you settle on what is the healthiest thing for your body.
I don't know how you can hide it from your parents. Even an idiot will notice that you aren't eating anything. It sounds like a bad idea.
I think you should eat healthy! but to keep it from your parents ask to eat in your room or something!
7- 10 days is wayyyyy to long, you won't be able to make it. i would say don't even do the fast, not eating is dangerous, just start eating healthy, your system will clean out. But if you still want to do the fast do it for 2-3 days only and drink alot of water. and i dont know how old you are, but ways to avoid them asking is just stay out of the house. but i still don't reccommend fasting.
dont do it
Hmmm...why not just tell them?
Just say it's a school experiment
or something you've always wanted to try,
although...why, I'm not sure.
Why would you want to fast for 10 days? If it's for weight control, that's not going to work. Eating actually keeps your metabolism going. If you don't eat, your metabolism will slow down to a crawl. Of course, you'll lose some weight, but guess what? Now that you've set your metabolism on low, as soon as you eat normally again (and I mean normally, not pigging out) you'll gain weight.
Fasting isn't going to cleanse your systems of toxins. And exactly what kind of toxins do you think you have anyway? Start eating healthy food - lots of organically grown stuff when possible. Drink lots and lots of plain water. Eat smaller, mini-meals throughout the day to keep that metabolism reved up. You'll be healthier and lose weight. And without the pesky fainting and weakness a 10 day fast would no doubt produce.
And I don't know how old you are, but as a rule, if you're considering doing something you feel you have to hide from your parents ... it's probably not a good idea. They probably want whats best for you.
fasting deprives the body of energy and nutrients needed for normal functions. any rapid weight loss is mostly water and muscle loss. fasting also causes fatigue and dizziness, with less energy for physical activity. and it feeds the cycle of "yo-yo" dieting.
as an aside, there is a misconception that fasting "cleans out" the system, removing toxic waste. to the contrary, body chemicals called ketones build up in the body when carbs aren't available for energy. ketosis (which can be fatal to people with diabetes) puts a burden on kidneys.
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