I'm going to out-fast the Hollywood fasters.

[Lemur866]

Coffeecat, fasting 24 hours is no big deal. I’ve skipped both breakfast and lunch more times than I can count. Happens all the time.

Yeah, some people get shaky if they don’t eat every 4 hours, their blood sugar goes wonky or some such. But most people don’t. I hardly ever eat “breakfast”, mostly just lunch and dinner. If I skip lunch I sometimes get a little cranky before dinner, but sometimes I just forget if I’m working or doing something involving. And there’s another “24 hour fast”.

[Reloy3]

@coffeecat

Survey Time! Of the people ridiculing a 24-hour fast, how many have ever done it yourself? Remember, snacks count; you couldn’t have gone to the candy machine because you missed lunch.

They say the first day or two of a long fast is the hardest, anyway.

Once a month every month for the last 23 years, does that count? It isn’t that hard.

[Little_Nemo]

People, I have to post this warning out of concern for everyone’s well-being.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OUT-FAST A HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITY

Please remember that most Hollywood celebrities have had years of extensive eating disorders and can fast at a much higher level than a regular person. It’s dangerous for a unprepared person to try to fast at the celebrity level without extensive training and medical support.

[Sweet_Mercury]

@Lemur866

Coffeecat, fasting 24 hours is no big deal. I’ve skipped both breakfast and lunch more times than I can count. Happens all the time.

Yeah, some people get shaky if they don’t eat every 4 hours, their blood sugar goes wonky or some such. But most people don’t. I hardly ever eat “breakfast”, mostly just lunch and dinner. If I skip lunch I sometimes get a little cranky before dinner, but sometimes I just forget if I’m working or doing something involving. And there’s another “24 hour fast”.

I’m one of those people. If I don’t eat for three-four hours my hands get shaky, but I don’t feel the need to grandstand about it when my schedule has kept me from eating. It’s hardly an act of charity.

[coffeecat]

I raise my empty fork to you guys. I’ve done 24-hour fasts, too, but I wouldn’t call it easy, I’d never heard anyone call it easy till now, and seeing how our national obesity rate says many people couldn’t give up Ding Dongs literally to save their life, I’m stunned to meet so many dopers who can fast so easily.

[Der_Trihs]

@coffeecat

I raise my empty fork to you guys. I’ve done 24-hour fasts, too, but I wouldn’t call it easy, I’d never heard anyone call it easy till now, and seeing how our national obesity rate says many people couldn’t give up Ding Dongs literally to save their life, I’m stunned to meet so many dopers who can fast so easily.

Fasting while busy/distracted like I was, for a single day, is much easier than controlling your appetite, distracted or not, for the rest of your life. Every hour of every day, for year and years; there’s far more time and oppertunity for temptation to overcome you.

[ShelliBean]

You too can join the ranks of the protesting uncomfortables. How we can support Cindy:

1. Sleep with a couple extra pillows for a sore neck the next day.
2. Move your car seat back 2" inches so that you really have to stretch to reach the pedals.
3. Alternate sitting on your left and right feet so you can have at least one fall asleep every thirty minutes
4. Buy a pair of “off the rack” glasses in a +/- 1 so that everything looks slightly askew.
5. Read a Left Behind book. Okay, just a chapter.
6. Get take-out pizza from Chucky Cheese.
7. Don’t clean the water out of your ears after a shower.
8. When cutting your fingenails, only cut halfway across.
9. Abstain from remote control use for 24 hours. Get up and walk to the TV.
10. Engage in small talk with a stranger that has BO.
11. Join an online discussion regarding your favorite aspects of Thomas Kinkaid paintings.
12. Decorate one room of your house with things only found at Cracker Barrell (OK, that’s a bit sadistic)
13. Keep your car A/C on lukewarm.
14. If you have long hair, use one of those tiny black combs to detangle it after a shower with no conditioner.
15. Adjust the legs of your kitchen table so that it tips a bit when you lean on it.

Remember: have a T-shirt made with each one and send out a press release when accomplished.

[Lemur866]

@coffeecat

I raise my empty fork to you guys. I’ve done 24-hour fasts, too, but I wouldn’t call it easy, I’d never heard anyone call it easy till now, and seeing how our national obesity rate says many people couldn’t give up Ding Dongs literally to save their life, I’m stunned to meet so many dopers who can fast so easily.

I’m a few pounds overweight myself. But I find that eating makes me hungrier. Having one snack makes me want another snack and another and another until I’m full. The best way for me to control snacking is not to start. Not eating anything at all is a lot easier than eating a small amount.