I broke my fast after one week. 3days DRY, and 4days WATER.....
We hear about the amazing benefits from fasting, and we hear about the disadvantages from Sincere, but "Sincerely Wrong" people. I believe with Millions of people Starving in this world we can handle a one week fast or until completion.
This wasnt easy for me, as some people claim. I felt i had a persistent desire to eat (same like we have before a mealtime) on day 5, 6, and 7 half the time. I loved how DEEP i slept on this fast. It took an hour or two to fall asleep, but it was DEEP.
I lost 12 lbs total and feel lean and light and at my BEST. My staff infection has healed up. My ankle was sprained and has healed. Some challenging decisions have been made. Some built up anxiety has been dealt with nicely, and many more advantages....my skin is soo soft and clear....yadayadayada...
I had to keep watching inspirational videos from other fasters on Youtube, like YogaYak and random fasters. To perservere i read Shelton's book "Fasting can save your life" and Arnold Ehret's Mucusless diet and his Rational fasting book, and I also had to watch videos from Michael arnstein and see his lean physique and his determination on ultras and to watch Durianriders lovely ranting and to watch documentaries on marathons and Ironmans about pushing through the hard times.
Granted, this is a small fast compared to the many that have done longer. I love noticing that first watermelon digest and hit my stomach. I felt it move through me. I love eating! I really am appreciating refeeding....my second meal was tree ripened Organic Rolinea, Can you Dig it? (hehhe, Dan's phrase).
Energy is low, but building each hour. my desire to find durian soon is building hourly. noticing the contrast from fasting to feeding is interesting..i felt my body was preparing to go without food and survive for long period, but I had not enough purpose to keep going this time.
The Allostatic Taste change with eating now is so obvious...i got it with rolinea, after eating enough it began to taste not so good....i love how sharp this is now.
Hey Darrick! Glad to hear it went well for you! I have done a couple 4-day water fasts, but never a week. I'll need to catch up with you one of these days...perhaps on an island somewhere.
ReplyDeleteWOw! I am super inspired by this right now as I am flirting with the idea of doing this myself. I am not sure how long I can go as I had done this years ago and could not get past the 5th day due to too much distraction from my children that were only ages 3-4 years of age.The weekend had been the toughest and Michael was not at home.he was over seas and I was alone with the kids. I think I can do this and I feel now is the best time for me to do this. I think it was meant that I came across your beautifully written blog/experience and I can only hope to eel a 1/3 of what you have felt during and after my water fast. I am a firm believer in awakening the spirit and I think it can only be achieved when we get out of our body's way and let the miracles take place.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for sharing and I am so happy you are in a good place mentally and physically. What a gift you have given yourself. I hope to post similar results some time soon. Would love to chat more about this with you too!
Sincerely,
Victoria Arnstein
I would like to add that a few years ago I was able to fast every other day..while I was not eating optimally on the feeding days, I found that the fasting on water only days kept getting easier and easier and I had come to really enjoy going through the day unobstructed by the food choices I had to make or be distracted by the food and taking the time to eat was also becoming a chore at times...I really think that there are great benefits to fasting. I have read much about it. I think I will get a copy of Shelton book and watch some videos too. I am actually loving the idea of doing it again. I feel in my core the time is right for me now. Just wish it were not so cold and I was in a setting that had no distractions and aromas of food. But I will see what I am made of..Here goes nothing...but water!!!
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