>>316470I did a 5 day water fast this month, I've done it before but not for this long (usually I do it for 2 or 3 days)
I wanna recommend it for three mains reasons, for one I have some acne issues and fasting helps a lot. In 5 days no new pimples showed up and all the ones I already had dried up or disappeared.
It also helps a lot with my mood. I have some issues with depression and social anxiety, and fasting improves my mood for a good amount of time. After I finish it I feel a lot better about myself for some reason, at least for a couple of days following it.
Another main reason is you lose weight pretty fast, if you're worried about that. I'm already a bit underweight but even then I lost around 4 kilograms (8lbs) in this 5 day fast - so I'm guessing around 1kg (2lbs) of fat lost. And if you're overweight you'll definitely lose more.
Online there's people mentioning other benefits related to fasting, but these are the main ones I can experience immediatly.
Now there's a couple of downsides. One if you've never did fasting before you'll feel lethargic, at least for one or two days.
Also the hunger can be very bad sometimes, if you're not used too fasting. But after you've done it for a few times it gets a lot easier.
So I recommend you guys giving it a shot. I haven't experienced any real downsides other than maybe losing too much weight.