oh i have no doubt you can do it - i'm not losing money on that shit. if this guy can

you can

i'd be more interested in seeing like Simon go 5 days gorging or like 5 days of Clarky not taking a shit.

yeah, Paras... I was thinking the same thing about how the body is pretty good at changing its metabolism and adapting to food supply. For that reason I'm thinking I'm gonna "ease my way in". I'm gonna slowly reduce how much I eat in the week prior to fasting. I mean, I'll eat enough to be healthy, but I'm not gonna over-eat like I typically tend to do. I think just going "cold-turkey" will be too much of a shock to my system. But if it gets used to having somewhat less food around, I think I will be better adapted to the challenge.

Anyway... I think Clarky is gonna witness the whole deal and he'll keep you guys updated as to whether or not I've been cheating. As for when he's not around, you'll just have to take my word for it I'm afraid. I'll be honest though, I promise.

Wha? I leave this message board, get stuck in snow, get some help from some good samritain and get out, go to work, come back and now Tay is talking about fasting?! Were is my segue (sic?)?!! Well Tay I think your fasting is probally doable. Wager ? no thanks, only suckers bet.

Now, I need to call on the magical skills of all you bio geeks out there. All two and a half of you. I'm doing an assignment and I need to know what the advantage is for the cell of having importins which are specific to only certain cargo. In this case, I'm looking at an importin that binds specifically with ribosomal binding proteins. Any ideas?

Tay, it's an admirable effort. There's a Jain religious event where you try to limit harmful actions for a week and then there's a ceremony of forgiveness at the end. I've tried to do what's called 'ekvas' for that week -- where you only eat/drink once, in one sitting, and that's it for the day (we even brush our teeth in that one sitting, which is a little weird...). I'll admit that I had trouble with it. Actively trying to got 5 work days while fasting is a challenge I know I couldn't take up.

I'd be surprised if you lost a ton of weight, though. I can imagine you losing glycogen and the associated water weight (which is, admittedly, significant), but that would happen very early on. After that, your body is quite good at changing energy sources and reducing your metabolic rate (we're built to survive periods without food, and to hang on to extra energy when we have it; that's why obesity is a problem in a society of plenty.)

Regardless of whether you use your muscles or not, though, you are going to lose muscle mass. I'm afraid there's no way around that. Your brain runs on glucose and the only way to produce it from body stores is from protein.

As for making a wager, I'd rather not. I get the feeling that you're just crazy enough to pull it off.

I don't see why you'll need a donation, though. I mean, how much are you saving by not eating five days' worth of food?

also: feel free just to donate some of that to ME, haha. I can always use money too, but it's your call.

PS: Danny, I'm totally taking you up on that offer, haha.

PPS: anybody else wanna make some wagers? I'm thinking I should get people to sponsor me and if I actually am able to do it, then maybe they could donate it to a charity or something.

I'm doing it. It's happening. I'm not sure whether or not I will be successful... I mean, I might cave 2 days in and eat everything in sight... But I sure as hell am gonna try.

And Eric... it's not 4 days... it's 5.

Plus, I could've copped out and started on the weekend so that only 3 of the days are work days... but I figure in case I lose a shit-load lot of weight (though I'm not sure if I will or not), I'd prefer to keep my muscles active so that I don't lose too much muscle mass (kuz that would probably be detrimental to my drumming which is the last thing I want).

Also; I'm gonna do some research on fasting to find out if I should take some supplements or something...

A woman who works for my dad goes a week without food once a year; she drinks only water with a little bit of syrup and lemon juice in it. She's a single mom with two daughters, 4 and 6, a full time student, and works 20 hours a week cleaning the lobbies of apartment buildings. I know her parents help her out with her kids during the day, and sometimes in the evenings, but still, she's a busy woman, and she doesn't have to cut back on her activities at all during her fast. She's pretty tired by the end of week though. So, I think you could probably do it Taylor.

As for the bet, I will buy you your pint of beer that will make you wasted. Then I'll give you a joint to sober you up. Then another pint. Then some Salvia. Mix and repeat...April 14th will be epic.