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I used to be a very sweaty person, but always had less moquito bites than those around me (though I did have quite a bit if I was alone). So it's far from trivi

I used to be a very sweaty person, but always had less moquito bites than those around me (though I did have quite a bit if I was alone). So it's far from trivial. (And preepting the question: I stopped being ultra sweaty after a 20 day water-only fast, never to be sweaty again)

tluyben2 8y ago
> I stopped being ultra sweaty after a 20 day water-only fast, never to be sweaty again Was that the goal of the fast? And if yes, where did you learn that this works?
- beagle3 8y ago
  No goal. I lost my appetite, and I don’t eat unless I have appetite. Took about 20 days for it to come back. Actually felt hunger at that point, which is a distinct feeling from appetite - one rarely felt in the 1st world)
gcatalfamo 8y ago
You only had water for 20 days? How do you do that?
- azernik 8y ago
  People can go without food for a lot longer than they can go without water. 20 days is near the upper end, and not something you should do often, but very much within the normal human limit. EDIT: s/food/water/
- cf498 8y ago
  Its quite common with prisoners on hunger strikes. Apparently the feeling of hunger stops after a few days. Have to mention that you should be rather careful with that, the long hunger strikes where people died after month were with a forced feeding tube. With 20 days of total starvation you are already up there.
  - JulianMorrison 8y ago
    Refeeding is the dangerous bit, I recall reading. Needs medical supervision, at any rate.
    - nielsole 8y ago
      A holocaust survivor once told me her mother died after liberation of the camp by English troops, because they started eating the ample supplies that the guards had kept for themselves. Truly tragic.
- beagle3 8y ago
  Appetite goes away after 48 hours or so, and then it’s easy until appetite or hunger come back, which take 3-40 days depending on your health, fat reserves, etc. I had lost my appetite that time, so even first two days were easy. On phone, so hard to google, but there have been a few we’ll documented cases of people going a whole year with just water, vitamins and ridiculously little protein (losing 100-250 pounds of fat in the process). Also google valter lungo - fasting 2-3 days at a time is very healthy for you.
  - simonsarris 8y ago
    For onlookers, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Barbieri's_fast https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Barbieri's_fast
  - simonebrunozzi 8y ago
    Small typo: Valter Longo, and you can google Fast-Mimicking Diet (FMD). Highly recommended both as stuff to read, or a 5-day fast to try.

tluyben2 8y ago

> I stopped being ultra sweaty after a 20 day water-only fast, never to be sweaty again Was that the goal of the fast? And if yes, where did you learn that this works?

beagle3 8y ago
No goal. I lost my appetite, and I don’t eat unless I have appetite. Took about 20 days for it to come back. Actually felt hunger at that point, which is a distinct feeling from appetite - one rarely felt in the 1st world)

gcatalfamo 8y ago

You only had water for 20 days? How do you do that?

azernik 8y ago
People can go without food for a lot longer than they can go without water. 20 days is near the upper end, and not something you should do often, but very much within the normal human limit. EDIT: s/food/water/
cf498 8y ago
Its quite common with prisoners on hunger strikes. Apparently the feeling of hunger stops after a few days. Have to mention that you should be rather careful with that, the long hunger strikes where people died after month were with a forced feeding tube. With 20 days of total starvation you are already up there.
- JulianMorrison 8y ago
  Refeeding is the dangerous bit, I recall reading. Needs medical supervision, at any rate.
  - nielsole 8y ago
    A holocaust survivor once told me her mother died after liberation of the camp by English troops, because they started eating the ample supplies that the guards had kept for themselves. Truly tragic.
beagle3 8y ago
Appetite goes away after 48 hours or so, and then it’s easy until appetite or hunger come back, which take 3-40 days depending on your health, fat reserves, etc. I had lost my appetite that time, so even first two days were easy. On phone, so hard to google, but there have been a few we’ll documented cases of people going a whole year with just water, vitamins and ridiculously little protein (losing 100-250 pounds of fat in the process). Also google valter lungo - fasting 2-3 days at a time is very healthy for you.
- simonsarris 8y ago
  For onlookers, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Barbieri's_fast https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Barbieri's_fast
- simonebrunozzi 8y ago
  Small typo: Valter Longo, and you can google Fast-Mimicking Diet (FMD). Highly recommended both as stuff to read, or a 5-day fast to try.