Fast Update
Well, I'm on about hour 40 of my fast. I feel like I'm doing better than I've done on each of my previous 2 attempts. The last time I tried to fast I just got so tempted by restaurants and smells that I caved and ate after barely two days. The previous time I made it about 3-4 days, but it was hard because I wasn't eating as healthy, so the pains were a little worse.
This time though, I have to admit, it's been pretty smooth going. No real hunger pains, the biggest noticeable effect is that I'm just very mellow, more so than normal, I kind of want to just lay down, not to sleep but just to relax. I have a little bit of lightheadedness, or maybe just a different sort of awareness.
I've decided that I'm going to call it quits after 80 hours. The biggest problem with fasting in my mind is trying to do it while maintaining a normal life. For instance, I have to work, I have things I need to do on the weekend, and trying to do them while being in the middle of a fast is difficult. Prime example, this weekend I am going to a dinner birthday party, so not being in the middle of a fast will make that more enjoyable. I figure I will reintroduce fruits, vegetables, and juices starting Thursday morning, that way I will be ready for a fairly normal dinner Saturday night.
Fasting makes you realize how much food consumes our everyday life. Seeing restaurants, smelling smells, seeing ads for food, having people ask if you want to join then for a meal... I am convinced that if I went to a retreat or something where these outside temptations were removed, that I could successfully fast for as long as I wanted to. Not that I can't now, but it's pretty impractical to do so and keep up with a normal life.
So why am I fasting? Well, certainly not for religious reasons, as I'm not religious. I guess a little bit could be considered spiritual though. But I think mostly just to test myself and see if I have the will power. I suppose it's a strange way to prove something to yourself, but to me it's a means of conquering myself. Does that make sense? Also, lastly I want to detox my body, though I don't think it needs much detoxing because I am pretty healthy these days.
This time though, I have to admit, it's been pretty smooth going. No real hunger pains, the biggest noticeable effect is that I'm just very mellow, more so than normal, I kind of want to just lay down, not to sleep but just to relax. I have a little bit of lightheadedness, or maybe just a different sort of awareness.
I've decided that I'm going to call it quits after 80 hours. The biggest problem with fasting in my mind is trying to do it while maintaining a normal life. For instance, I have to work, I have things I need to do on the weekend, and trying to do them while being in the middle of a fast is difficult. Prime example, this weekend I am going to a dinner birthday party, so not being in the middle of a fast will make that more enjoyable. I figure I will reintroduce fruits, vegetables, and juices starting Thursday morning, that way I will be ready for a fairly normal dinner Saturday night.
Fasting makes you realize how much food consumes our everyday life. Seeing restaurants, smelling smells, seeing ads for food, having people ask if you want to join then for a meal... I am convinced that if I went to a retreat or something where these outside temptations were removed, that I could successfully fast for as long as I wanted to. Not that I can't now, but it's pretty impractical to do so and keep up with a normal life.
So why am I fasting? Well, certainly not for religious reasons, as I'm not religious. I guess a little bit could be considered spiritual though. But I think mostly just to test myself and see if I have the will power. I suppose it's a strange way to prove something to yourself, but to me it's a means of conquering myself. Does that make sense? Also, lastly I want to detox my body, though I don't think it needs much detoxing because I am pretty healthy these days.
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