40 Day Water Fast Begins NOW

If I told you I was going to drink ONLY water for the next 40 days you would probably think I was a bit of a nut job.  Well the truth is people go on lengthy water fasts all the time.

Socrates, Hippocrates, Da Vinci all promoted water fasting as a way to cleanse and heal the body.  There is hard modern scientific evidence that water fasting gives your digestive system a well deserved break so it can put its energy towards healing the body.

Here are some of the things water fasting can do for you:

* More energy
* Healthier skin
* Healthier teeth and gums
* Better quality sleep
* A clean and healthy cardiovascular system
* A decrease in anxiety and tension
* Dramatic reduction or complete elimination of aches and pains in muscles and joints
* Decrease or elimination of headaches
* Stabilization of blood pressure
* Stronger and more efficient digestion
* Stabilization of bowel movements
* Loss of excess weight
* Elimination of stored toxins
* Improvement with a wide variety of chronic degenerative health conditions, including autoimmune disorders

While I am interested in many of these points, weight loss is the MAIN thing.   I am OVER 300lbs and I am sick of going through life looking like a lardo that can’t walkup a flight of stairs with out being winded.

This is also a personal development experiment in pushing myself to see whats possible.

Another benefit I am really looking forward to is clarity of thought.  This is will allow me to accelerate and fufill all of my creative projects faster and more efficiently than before.

Just Drink Water
Really that is the entire diet.  I just drink water whenever I am thirsty.  Fasting websites and books I have read say I should AT LEAST down 2 litres / quarts of water per day.  I will make sure I do that.  Otherwise its pretty simple.  Just drink water.

How Much Weight Will I Lose on the Water Fast?
I can expect to lose 20% of my weight during the fast.  That means 60+ pounds gone in the next 40 days.

Why 40 Days?
40 days seems like a nice number only because thats what jesus did in the bible.  Other than that I have no other reason for picking it.  Obviously if I start to get sick as a result I will stop the fast immediately.

What Can I Expect?
Detox symptoms!  Headaches, nausea, etc on the first few days.  After the first 3 days I have read its smooth sailing from there on in.

Important thing is to stay focused and stick to the plan.  I have a habit of cheating a lot on diets.  This however is going to be my first public diet where people I know will be rooting for me via this website and in real life.  Obviously I don’t want to let them down.

Tomorrow is DAY 1 – I will wake up, have a sip of weter, go to work, drink more water, and continue for the next 40 days.

If you have any questions or comments post them below.

/Ethan