Spring cleaning for the body: That’s why it’s important to stay away from foods

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First of all, a free explanation (at least it was for me): fasting is essentially the same as keto. Keto is when the body is not given enough carbohydrates to fuel it. Result: Your body starts using its own fat stores. A related phenomenon is autophagy: your own cells undergo a process of self-repair. This is why fasting or the keto diet is often part of medical treatments. If you want to learn more, I recommend this book. Or doctor. Or a fasting clinic.

Fat loss and healthy inner life didn’t sound bad to me. I start with classic fasting, also known as therapeutic fasting. There is a pilgrimage site on Lake Constance, more precisely in Überlingen, called “Buchinger Wilhelmi”. This family, now in its fourth generation, cares for fasting people and has long had its own clinic and scientific department. But: Get there, check in and let the doctors and carers look after you – we leave that to the thoughtful research colleagues at the Sunday papers. There was another time-saving option for us in the BILANZ tunnel: a compact treatment at home. Do you know the Biotta water cures sold in pharmacies and health food stores?

Juice cleanse for adults

“Buchinger Wilhelmi” has launched its noble version of home fasting therapy: soup cups, bottles, dongs and a huge box filled with at least 15 items. Everything is explained in a physically bound book, not in a brochure as with cheaper competitors. It contains detailed instructions, a practical protocol for taking notes, perforations for tearing, many tips and a few sayings. This is the adult version of “juice week.”

We’re skipping the YouTube-friendly unboxing process. Exposure, at least in the clinic, is also common: spring cleaning of the interior, emptying of everything below the stomach. To do this, take a dose of Glauber’s salt or Epsom salt or any other laxative prescribed to you from the pharmacy and then drink it with plenty of water; It is better not to have any appointments outside in the next few hours. Screen-based sessions are also recommended on a limited basis.

The basic constitution was not ideal. For the last few days, banquets have been held and various glasses of white wine have been consumed. Your stomach quickly demands more treats. But BONANZA also has an editorial history. After various postponements, during which the psychologist could certainly analyze some humiliating things, there was no choice: it had to be done.

You should stay away from “all kinds of addictive substances” on the day you will prepare. This includes alcohol and drugs, as well as green tea and coffee. This won’t be fun.

Then the transition day: In the morning, until the evening, low-fat yoghurt of your choice freely from a large distributor, two soups and three capsules of “hunger minerals” before the “meal”. Because I’m on the road: no problem. I even gave up one of the two soup cups.

Lean farming begins on the first day of the fast and is also a normal working day. I decline an invitation to lunch with colleagues. It may not be a good idea to start with Rande, one of six different Lenten soups cooked much thinner than on the day of the transition; I need to drink in my normal state. By afternoon I was as weak as a couch cushion. Luckily there was a football match on TV in the evening.

By the morning of the second day of fasting, I had lost a few millimeters of my waist circumference and my first unnecessary kilo, but I had inflicted a severe headache for nothing. I suspect the body will not easily forgive coffee deprivation. Zucchini soup for lunch was delicious. At 15:28 I make a manly decision: The obligation to abstain from coffee will now be ignored. I always drink black anyway, so it’s calorie-free.

Sport at the performance limit

On the morning of the third day of fasting, waist circumference returned to its initial state and weight decreased by 300 grams. I suspect that the headache disappeared thanks to strong coffee in the morning. Or was it parsnip soup for lunch? But I had to give myself an hour of exercise in the evenings. My gymnast friends made fun of me for my poor performance.

The fourth day of my fast was actually going to be “Restart Day.” However, as the target was far away and I had a few more cups of fasting day soup, I continued. Especially since the stagnation became evident in the morning: I was only 100 grams lighter, my stomach circumference refused to shrink; My body was clearly fighting me. Other than that, I had a surprisingly great time. In any case, the ketone bodies within me were working in harmony; At least that’s what the measurements showed. You probably need to take into account a certain amount of uncertainty. Measuring strips are included in the fixing box.

Finally, a significant weight loss on the fifth day of the fast and again on the sixth day. A cup of coffee in the morning and at lunch, a joke amount compared to my usual consumption, also kept the headache at bay. However, I am canceling the transition to normal via “Restart Day” with proper soups and apple compote, which now have time according to the schedule, and switching instead to a keto-compatible diet – I am already in ketosis.

The result: he dropped almost four kilos, his girth decreased at least minimally, and he was generally in a good mood. With the Biotta juice treatment, I was no longer as tired as before. The soups are also significantly better quality (thin but flavourful) – this goes for the box as a whole and its contents. The tea strainer, which I initially thought was just some theory in the shape of a test tube, has now become a standard in my kitchen. It helped me realize that the lines on the side were not measurements but water slits.

“You can repeat the program several times a year,” says Leo Wilhelmi. Or of course, contact the clinic immediately.

Source : Blick