Well...
Lol, I don't know where to begin, but lets start here...
I have gained weight since last year and I want to lose it without actually exercising like a nut. Which I can't because of a really bad knee injury in my youth. I have water fasted before for 7 days in a row and felt totally fabulous. I was a little tired toward the 6-7th day but my skin was clear - I slept like a baby, and my body "passed" things I never thought I had in my stomach/intestines. It was actually a freeing experience and it felt good even when I broke my fast cause all I was craving was actually GOOD food.

I am going to Germany in 30 days. I am visitng my love and his parents/family for the first time. I dont want them to meet a "fat" fiancee. I want to feel good and thinner and surprise my fiance by showing up at the airport in a pair of jeans and fitted shirt. ( I ALWAYS ) wear loose clothing.
So I have not much choice than really really cut back what I am eating... so I think I will do this

I will drink 3-6 glasses of organic vegetable juice a day and the rest of the time, I will drink distilled water. I will also endulge in a cup of coffee in the morning with NO sugar or milk. So basically, NOTHING else than vegetable juice and perhaps a glass of prune juice before going to bed and the rest, of the time... Just water.

So... today, it is January 7th and I am leaving for Germany on February 6th. I will break my fast on February 5th. I will go without food ( other than vegetable juice and an occasional glass of prune juice ) for 30 days ( including today ).

I will post my progress and my final weight. I am not weighing at this time cause if I do - I'll probably freak out and worry myself. I want to do this by how I feel.

Do you all think I am crazy? How much weight do you all think I'll lose?

Umm, be careful, please!

This sounds really extreme even if you were to do it under a physicians care!

I know this can be done, my mother didn't eat and drank nothing but water for over a month - but she wasn't well afterwards. Gosh, and your going to fly to Germany and be in new situations with important new people! I would just be concerned about the potential stress of this trip and its effect on your body after you've abstained from eating for so long.

I think you will lose a crazy amount of weight - but for your health I'm glad to hear you are going by how you feel.

Just wondering, did you gain weight back quickly after the last time you fasted?

You will drop a lot of pounds at first, but after a week or two your metabolism will come to a screeching halt because your body will go into starvation mode. I think you are going to get very tired and hungry, and as soon as you start eating normally again, the weight will come back.

nah, the weight didnt come back too much cause I did mostly a raw diet after the fast. I felt really good Actually. The reason why I am drinking vegetable juice and some prune juice is that my body doesnt go into a starvation mode. When you do a water fast, it goes into it. THe reason why I want to do this fast is so that I forever change my eating habits. I dont want to eat all this crap here. I want my body to be healthy... By doing a fast, that's the only way I have been able to cut off all ties with my sick love affair with bad food. When I fast, I feel good, I feel focused and not a slave to all of the foods out there...

I hope it goes well for you!

I never had really bad habits until my pregnancy, whereupon I gained 58 pounds. I KNOW those ties are hard to break!

I'm all for the raw diet! Good luck, Amethyste.

What about at least adding in a vitamin to help give your body some extra help with the things you may not realize you are missing out on. Maybe that will help with the tiredness too. Please, do be careful.

Ames just make sure you stay hydrated...I'm just worried that being on a long international flight, stuck in an airplane for hours (I hate that recycled air!) might hit you pretty hard.

Just don't put too much pressure on yourself, okay? Your new family should love you just the way you are (heck, you already knew that but I just thought I'd say it again) and expectations always run high but don't let it get to you!

Please be very careful to monitor your weight loss...If you're losing weight too quickly, then your body burns lean tissue/muscle for energy.

I don't know if you can do this-If your hair is coloured or processed, it may not work, but malnourished people get what is called "hair bands"-areas of lighter colour in their hair-caused by protein malnourishment. Also, if your stomach gets bloated, that's a very clear signal that you are malnourished and really messing up your body chemistry (I'm not going into medical detail in the interest of not putting everyone to sleep).

I'm actually a fan of short-term fasting, but know much more about 2-4 day fasts than long-term fasting.

Could you do some fasting intervals? Maybe 4-6 days at a time, then several days of light but balanced eating?

Best of luck with whatever you decide to do. Your new family is going to love the beautiful person you are, inside and out!

Hey Ames I just started a fruit/veggie fast today too. I plan on a 21 day. Mine is mostly to detox but I could stand to shed a couple of pounds. Are you drinking store bought juices or juicing your own? My sil has a distiller, she gave me a couple gallons of water to help me through.

Good luck!

How awesome you are going to meet the family and see your honey!! I know you will have a fabulous time.

I am worried, however about you doing this extreme type of fasting for so long. Especially so close up until the time that you are leaving. If I were you (I know, I'm not ) I would do as Cara suggested with the light balanced eating in between and stopping the fast, say, at least a week before the trip so you may get settled back into a routine with your body.