Monday 24 January, 2005

Fast, day 1

I've started a three day fast today to try to detoxify my digestion system. For several weeks now I've had an embarrassing problem with it and I'm hoping this will clear out my system a bit.

I'm not going cold turkey on food, I'm not confident I could handle that. So I'm doing a monophagous fruit-only fast, meaning I'll only eat one type of fruit on each meal. So far I've had apples for breakfast and pineapple for lunch - I'm trying to stick with drinking just water, but I've also got some organic fruit juice in the frige and if all fails I may drink some white tea.

So far, I feel good - I was afraid I'd be dying for some "real food" after couple of hours, but eating fruit until I'm full seems to work ok. I have to say I miss tea, but I think I can make it without for three days. In many ways tea must be a habit - you're used to having a cup in certain situations.

Posted by kolibri at 24 January 15:41, 2005
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# 1 - J-Ko (on January 25, 2005 12:12 AM):

Are you sure that you only want to do it for three days? Some sources claim that quitting the fast on the third day can be a little dangerous, as the body is just adjusting to the new condition. Push it up to four days, or better yet, do a whole week. I can promise that nothing tastes as good as butter after a fast. :)


# 2 - kolibri (on January 25, 2005 12:18 PM):

Hm. Tempting, I have to say - I think I'll do three and see how I'm feeling after that, if I'm capable (mentally) doing more. Certainly four would seem possible. I'm eating enough fruit so I'm not constantly hungry - but I do crave normal food... Pizza Slut has a new pepperoni pizza out that they constantly advertise on TV and I sooooo want some.


# 3 - Emokolobri (on January 25, 2005 12:55 PM):

As far as I recall my two fasts 15-20 years ago, the 2-3 first days were the hardest - after that it was easier. I had juice fasts of 5-7 days. But, then you fast longer, you have to be more carefull in breaking the fast - after 5 days it takes 2-3 days to come back to normal diet. This is your first first time, so you have to listen your body and soul.


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