2โ5 kilos in a fasting week are typical โ but how much is water, how much fat, and how do you avoid the yo-yo effect? Honest answers without diet promises.
For many itโs the key topic โ yet not the core. Buchinger fasting is about regeneration, relief and a conscious break (goals of fasting). A pleasant side effect is that weight often drops too.
Guidelines โ every body reacts differently. A smaller number doesnโt mean less success.
The scales drop noticeably at first โ for good reasons.
Carbohydrate stores empty โ with them bound water. The gut is also empty.
The body increasingly uses fat reserves โ see metabolism.
With longer fasting body fat reduces too โ the curve flattens but continues.
Water and gut contents refill โ completely normal. Tips: refeeding days.
Front: myth โ back: fact.
Your result
0Great โ now you know!
Our tip: skip the daily weigh-in. Notice how you feel โ lighter, more awake, balanced. Thatโs the real gain. More on effects.
At Landhotel Altes Zollhaus in the Ore Mountains you fast according to Buchinger in a small group โ guided by experienced fasting leaders, with vegetable broth, fresh juices, fasting hikes, liver compresses and rest in our spa.
All prices per person in a double room. All about Buchinger fasting
07.11. - 13.11.2026Fasting is not about giving something up โ it is an encounter with yourself. This fasting week combines relief, exercise and joie de vivre into a healing break.
29.11. - 04.12.2026Experience fasting: more mindfulness, more clarity โ a break for body and mind.
10.01. - 15.01.2027A soothing fasting week with exercise, nature, mindfulness and valuable inspiration for regeneration and new inner balance.
17.01. - 22.01.2027Experience fasting with Kirsten Jahns โ a soothing time out for body, mind and soul.
21.02. - 26.02.2027Experience fasting โ consciously let go, gather new strength.
07.03. - 12.03.2027Treat yourself to a time out with Buchinger fasting at the Zollhaus. Elke Fleps supports you with holistic care, laughter yoga, hiking and valuable inspiration.
14.03. - 19.03.2027Buchinger fasting with Katja Pohl โ a mindful time out for body and mind with nature, peace, hikes and fasting guidance.
21.03. - 26.03.2027A mindful time out with peace, nature, hikes and attentive fasting guidance.
04.04. - 09.04.2027A week that relieves body and mind and awakens new joie de vivre, with rest, exercise and cheerful impulses back to more lightness.
Many lose 2โ5 kg; people with higher starting weight often more.
Both: water and glycogen at first, body fat with longer fasting.
Some water returns. Conscious habits keep your success.
No โ a smaller number doesnโt mean less success.
Yes, gentle activity keeps metabolism active.
2โ5 kg is typical โ but the new body feeling is the real treasure. With gentle refeeding and new habits you take it home. Fancy a fasting week in the Ore Mountains?
Further sources: รrztegesellschaft Heilfasten & Ernรคhrung e. V. ยท Klinik Buchinger Wilhelmi
Guided Buchinger fasting with hikes, yoga, wellness and lots of forest calm.
