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Fasting seems to have slowly worked itself back into our collective consciences again, this time for health reasons. While humans have fasted for millennia, either involuntarily or for cultural and religious reasons, the advent of diets that incorporate intermittent fasting such as the 5:2 diet or the ‘warrior’ diet has popularized semi starvation in the western world once again.
Never tried a fast? Let us introduce you to Shen Comix, who also goes under the name of Owl Turd. In his own words he decided to embark on this project because: “The first week of 2018, I decided I wasn’t going to eat anything, because, I dunno, that’s just what I decided for the first week of 2018.”
This isn’t one of those fancy pants, Gweneth Paltrow style detox fasting programs that are oh so fashionable amongst the alternative health crowd. This is straight up, 7 days, no food. Simple as you like.
Scroll down to check out Shen Comix’s hilariously emotional fasting journey, as he goes from temptation, to pain and euphoria. Makes you hungry just looking at it!
Have you been on a fast before? Feel free to share your experiences in the comments!
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What do you think ?
Tiny Dynamine 8 years ago
A huge anti-climax as it doesn't say how he felt at the end or whether it changed him in any way.
Daria B 8 years ago
Eh? It does say... Those pictures and balloons say it all. He even expressed how he felt by exaggerating, portraying himself as a singer. Whether it changed him? Well, after the realisation, he got back to being his old self and satisfied all his cravings... You can draw the conclusions from that. I think the "realisation" was really self-deception due to the brain activating a protecting survival mechanism.
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Sarah Maslowski 8 years ago
What's the point ? This is not to criticize, but why did he do that ? Test his limits ? Just to know how it feels ? I would have liked him to explain in more detail his feelings rather than five drawings that detail almost nothing ....
Bryan Deady 8 years ago
Not eating for a period of time allows your body to go into a repair state rather than a growth state and purges the bodies of all the rubbish ingested.
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Daria B 8 years ago
Okay, I might get downvoted for these, because I"m going to say a few criticisms about the posts and comments, but here I go. 1. I'd like for BP to change the title. This is not just "guy", it's "comic artist Shen". He's pretty famous. You know the article about actors changing their bodies for film roles? Immagine you named it "people share their most extreme measures to get a role". Yeah, sure, Shen is not that huge of a celebrity, but I hope you get mu point. 2. It's a shock and a surprise to see how some people here don't know how to read comics. Same with the upvotes suggesting they agree with these statements. He didn't say how he felt?! He did! The text is not the only thing that could be read. Picturea should be "read" too. It's the situations he pictured, the way he pictured them, combined with a little text, come on! Do you really need to be told everything in a direct and literal way to understand it? You expected a diary, or an essay of some kind? Tsk tsk tsk.
Daria B 8 years ago
Now I understand why comics are largely underestimated by the masses - because the people who misunderstand are too quick to judge. If you don't understand something, please, before reacting, stop. Think. Try different perspectives. A comic is more than just a silly caricature supposed to make you laugh. Imagine reading a haiku and concluding it says nothing.
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William Gray 7 years ago
At 59 and overweight I started fasting for weight loss. That was a year and a half ago, I’m now very lean and feel great. All of my blood work is greatly improved and yes a big boost in testosterone. I feel twenty years younger. Only problem with intermittent fasting is nobody can make any money from it and Doctors and drug companies lose money from it.
frederic eeckman 7 years ago
A little diet can be good sometimes, but 7 days seems kind of long :/ And btw after 7 days, don't stuff yourself with junk food, your body needs time to get used to it again :D
Matt Gibbs 7 years ago
nah, binge on pizza, soda and candy and then watch the fireworks!
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Thomas Es Thomas 7 years ago
You know, outside of the Western world, this is not called Fasting. It's called starving to death. Vile regimes in Africa and Southeast Asia withhold food and basic medical care in order to weaken their citizens in order to remain in power.
Tiny Dynamine 8 years ago
A huge anti-climax as it doesn't say how he felt at the end or whether it changed him in any way.
Daria B 8 years ago
Eh? It does say... Those pictures and balloons say it all. He even expressed how he felt by exaggerating, portraying himself as a singer. Whether it changed him? Well, after the realisation, he got back to being his old self and satisfied all his cravings... You can draw the conclusions from that. I think the "realisation" was really self-deception due to the brain activating a protecting survival mechanism.
Load More Replies... Sarah Maslowski 8 years ago
What's the point ? This is not to criticize, but why did he do that ? Test his limits ? Just to know how it feels ? I would have liked him to explain in more detail his feelings rather than five drawings that detail almost nothing ....
Bryan Deady 8 years ago
Not eating for a period of time allows your body to go into a repair state rather than a growth state and purges the bodies of all the rubbish ingested.
Load More Replies... Daria B 8 years ago
Okay, I might get downvoted for these, because I"m going to say a few criticisms about the posts and comments, but here I go. 1. I'd like for BP to change the title. This is not just "guy", it's "comic artist Shen". He's pretty famous. You know the article about actors changing their bodies for film roles? Immagine you named it "people share their most extreme measures to get a role". Yeah, sure, Shen is not that huge of a celebrity, but I hope you get mu point. 2. It's a shock and a surprise to see how some people here don't know how to read comics. Same with the upvotes suggesting they agree with these statements. He didn't say how he felt?! He did! The text is not the only thing that could be read. Picturea should be "read" too. It's the situations he pictured, the way he pictured them, combined with a little text, come on! Do you really need to be told everything in a direct and literal way to understand it? You expected a diary, or an essay of some kind? Tsk tsk tsk.
Daria B 8 years ago
Now I understand why comics are largely underestimated by the masses - because the people who misunderstand are too quick to judge. If you don't understand something, please, before reacting, stop. Think. Try different perspectives. A comic is more than just a silly caricature supposed to make you laugh. Imagine reading a haiku and concluding it says nothing.
Load More Replies... William Gray 7 years ago
At 59 and overweight I started fasting for weight loss. That was a year and a half ago, I’m now very lean and feel great. All of my blood work is greatly improved and yes a big boost in testosterone. I feel twenty years younger. Only problem with intermittent fasting is nobody can make any money from it and Doctors and drug companies lose money from it.
frederic eeckman 7 years ago
A little diet can be good sometimes, but 7 days seems kind of long :/ And btw after 7 days, don't stuff yourself with junk food, your body needs time to get used to it again :D
Matt Gibbs 7 years ago
nah, binge on pizza, soda and candy and then watch the fireworks!
Load More Replies... Thomas Es Thomas 7 years ago
You know, outside of the Western world, this is not called Fasting. It's called starving to death. Vile regimes in Africa and Southeast Asia withhold food and basic medical care in order to weaken their citizens in order to remain in power.
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