See my other replies. But I can speak for others a bit, prolonged fasting, even just water fasting, is a spiritual experience. It has unique health benefits. I do it for health, mainly, although I enjoy the experience itself, I'm functioning very differently during a fast, obviously I'm physically weakened, sleep patterns are dramatically altered, but the mind is sharper than ever, in a way that's frankly indescribable. Water fasting does this to a lesser degree, it can be a preview for those that are not ready or interested in something as "extreme" as dry fasting, as even water fasters look upon us as crazy.
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I'm into dry fasting, and I know people that did up to 20 days no food/water, and obviously little (but some) physical activity like slow walking.
Legit question: What's the draw to that? Why do you do that to your body?
See my other replies. But I can speak for others a bit, prolonged fasting, even just water fasting, is a spiritual experience. It has unique health benefits. I do it for health, mainly, although I enjoy the experience itself, I'm functioning very differently during a fast, obviously I'm physically weakened, sleep patterns are dramatically altered, but the mind is sharper than ever, in a way that's frankly indescribable. Water fasting does this to a lesser degree, it can be a preview for those that are not ready or interested in something as "extreme" as dry fasting, as even water fasters look upon us as crazy.