Tuesday 25 January, 2005
Fast, day 2
Well, I'm still doing it. I was warned that I'd have a headache in the begininning, and indeed I did. Whole of last evening I tried laying down, massaging temples, being in the dark... but nothing worked - I didn't want to take drugs as the purpose of the whole process is to rid one's body of them... I was still hoping it would go away when I went to bed, but after waking up after only half an hours sleep with a pounding headache I succumbed and took sweet healing ibuprofein. Now I'm starting to get another headache and I think this time I'll just kill it where it stands.
This fast seems to make me very sleepy - yesterday I had a proper two hours nap, and this morning - although I normally quite happily get up at the same time as Dragon, just before eight - I slept until 11 barely stirring when he left. And I never ever normally sleep this late.
Otherwise I feel ok, not too hungry. I've had bananas for breakfast - to my amezement I can only eat three bananas on one go, I would have thought I'd be able to eat at least four or five - and I've had papaya for lunch. I'm planning to have some water melon for dinner...
So food-wise it's going ok, it's just that I have these cravings for "proper food". I so want some pizza - Pizza Hut is advertising their new dipping pepperoni pizza and that's so on my list of things to eat once this is over. Also going shopping is painfully tempting: when walking into Safeway today I was greeted by a waff of wonderful scent of grilled chicken... (And speaking of chicken I've found a place on Davie that sells unmedicated grilled chicken...) Yesterday I asked Dragon to eat his dinner out of my sight so I wouldn't get too tempted which he duly did - only he left the remaining spicy potato wedges on the hob and the whole day I've been looking at them lusting... I can't clean them away as I'm sure I'd be forced to eat some...
So, pardon me if my entries for the next couple of days are going to be mainly about food. But seems that's all I can think of right now.
Posted by kolibri at 25 January 17:25, 2005You're braver than me. Eat only fruit for, like, a week or something? Crazy.
Have fun :)
# 2 - J-Ko (on January 26, 2005 04:27 AM):
Fast is all about torture. Usually, on the third day I start reading cook books and planning what I will eat when I again start consuming solids. Then, around the sixth day I start cooking and baking, for the freezer. It is a little hazardous as one is not allowed to taste anything, so tricky foods are out of the question. Still, even the smells - that become almost overpowering during afast - alone make it all worthwhile. Of course, cooming is the worst idea in the beginning of fast when one still really craves food and the smells and ideas of eating are not enough.
# 3 - Rel Fexive (on January 26, 2005 10:10 AM):
You're making me hungry just reading that!
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