What is the Longest Time you have been through without Eating?
By poohgal
@poohgal (6845)
Singapore
December 27, 2007 11:48am CST
Eating is an activity we perform everyday. We need to eat to have energy to perform daily tasks. Some of us dutifully eats at the same time everyday. Whereas some of us eats as and when we feel like it. There's a minority of us who may not even like eating.
What kind of an eater are you?There can be many reasons for not eating. Reasons may include fasting, dieting, feeling unwell, too busy and etc. The list is not exhaustive, so please do add on.=)
The longest time I have been through without eating is around 20 hours. I was feeling very sick and had absolutely no appetite to eat. When I am sick, I find it a torture to eat. I have friends who can eat normally even when they are sick. They can continue eating junk food like chocolates and chips.
How about you? What is the Longest Time you have been through without Eating? Why did you not eat?
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16 responses
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
28 Dec 07
I definitely must eat everyday at least once.. the longest i din eat was maybe around 14-16 hrs only.. Because i was busy working and i had not eaten for 5hrs, feeling quite hungry, but i got no time to stop to eat.. than after a while, i not hungry le and when scomes to the time after 14 hrs, my stomach is like full of air and cant really eat much too le..
@ankitjain6587 (67)
• India
28 Dec 07
I Had not eaten for three days.I had only drink boiled water.As I had Kept fast for three days
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@jimbober1 (4)
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28 Dec 07
well im glad to say that i won the contest and i managed to make a nice little amount of money out of it. However im am positively sure that i will not go through the same ordeal again!!! I have to say that it was one of the worst experiences of my life!!!
To all you people out there never do this as it is so incredibly horrible!!!
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@nmhschic2004 (1238)
• United States
27 Dec 07
I think it was about 13 hours. I was having false labor and they wouldnt let me eat. =( There might have been a time that was longer then this. But this is the one that i definitely remember.
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@Sharon38 (1912)
• Jamaica
27 Dec 07
While goign to bible school I went on a 21 day fast. when I reached within the the 19th day I was so weak but whenever I had a bathe I was renergized. It paid off because the Lord showed me what I asked for. After that I only do one day fast.
@aleale2004 (50)
• Italy
27 Dec 07
i've stayied without eating for three days, but it is not very wellness to do....
@mag_keizer2007 (1282)
• Canada
27 Dec 07
I love to eat my husband makes fun of me all the time about how much less our grocery bill would be if my appettie was cut in half....but the longest i have gone wihtout eating is not very long....Even when i am sick i try to eat something like soup at least...but i do enjoy to eat...And on the plus side i have a high metabolism. I can eat what ever i want and not gain too much weight...BIG BONUS when you enjoy food lol...
@bstinson1989 (588)
• United States
27 Dec 07
The longest that I have ever gone without eatting was not that long at all. I enjoy food entirely too much. I know that is one of the seven deadly sins, but when I eat, it feels like heaven. In answer to your question though, the longest that I have gone without eatting has been around 7 hours, tops.
@adforme (2114)
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27 Dec 07
If I remember correctly, it was four days. I normally get my paycheck on Monday and it did not come until Thursday. I did not have anything to eat on Monday, all I had was tap water. As you can see, I was hungry even before my usual payday. I was so hungry I thought I was going to have to cal 911 on myself. After receiving my check, I went to the grocery store on Friday and I was so weak I could barely walk. It was quite a frightening experience.
@jimbober1 (4)
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27 Dec 07
Well the longest time that i have been without food is 37 hours. The reason for this absolute madness was that i had a bet with my friend that i could last longer without food than he could. I have to say that it was about the worst experience of my life!
I dont no if this really counts for this discussion but hey its the longest ive been without eating and i just thought i would say so.
@Lady_Vincy (1538)
• United States
27 Dec 07
I think the longest i've been witout food (and without being sick) is over 15 hours. I just didn't have time to eat but I did have something to drink so at least I wasn't dehydrated. When i'm sick though I've been days witout food but I did have liquids. Hopefully I don't get sick to that point again.
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@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
27 Dec 07
The longest I have ever went without food was three days. I had a terrible stomach bug and couldn't eat anything. I did keep sipping water and ginger ale to stay hydrated though. One of the other main reasons people go without food is money. Many people can not afford to eat three meals a day. Many adults will skip meals so that their children have food to eat. I know of some families that the only meals they get are at school. The only thing they have to eat at home are rice and ramen noodles. These people work for a living. They are referred to as the working poor. With the high cost of rent,utilities and gasoline there is no money left for groceries. I hope our Country will try to solve this crisis.
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
28 Dec 07
Very sorry to hear that. I am very blessed. Even though I am not rich, I have more than enough to eat.I also pray that those working poor will soon get out of their poverty state and have a better life with at least enough for themselves and family to eat. =)
