Wednesday 26 January, 2005
Fast, day 3
Phew, still going strong. I've decided to extend the fast to a fourth day - we have plans for the weekend so I don't want to take it that far. I'm still doing ok - not necessarily feeling that different, except the embarrasing problem seems to have gone away which was the whole purpose of this exercise. Headache still continues - I don't know what the problems is, but ibuprofein doesn't seem to cure it anymore. Luckily it hasn't been as bad as on the first day.
I'm also experiencing the same symptoms as J-Ko - personally I amuse myself by reading pizza menus. Right now I really want a deep pan pizza with pepperoni, beef, bacon, spicy sausage, onion, peppers, olives, mushrooms and extra cheese. Oh and some hot chicken wings with a dipping sauce to start up, and maybe some cheesy bread. Looking at what we have in the fridge (hey, I have to open it to get to my distilled water) - I'd also love to make an omelette with cheese and some organic sausages, and some herbs. Hadn't realised it before, but cheese seems to be a big thing here.
I have to say the experience hasn't been quite what I was expecting. I haven't been overly hungry - I eat three "meals" a day and that seems to keep my stomach pretty much full. I was also expecting the cravings to be much worse - while they can be quite strong, I don't feel like killing anyone over it, or even cheating. In fact, most of the time I find it kind of amusing, and I love planning what I'm going to eat when it's all over. Third thing I was expecting - maybe naively, or I haven't done it long enough - is some kind of "enlightenment", some kind of state where I would feel superb and powerful. So far I've mainly felt weak and sleepy.
Still, one more day to go before ordering that pizza!
Posted by kolibri at 26 January 19:01, 2005This is not a recommendation really, semi-fasting might even be better for the body, not shutting it down completely. But to make this a pissing contest, I must say that juice only fasting is the hard core version. I´ve done it twice for a full 7 days and a few shorter ones. The smell of apples or bread was enough to cause a high and the way I really missed chewing was a surprise. Some days were sleepy, others hyper, I felt so focused and at the sametime I was in a blurry frenzy. Not sure if I wanna do it anymore, just had to try it. Oh and the stuff that came through my tongue the first time...plenty of baaad substances left my body that way. For the headaches and overall de-tox-effect, plenty of fresh air and at least two enemas a day. No toxic waste to be reabsorbed, no headache.
# 2 - kolibri (on January 26, 2005 09:22 PM):
Enemas seem a bit complicated, especially home and alone - but I have been taking some herbal laxatives which should help the detox. Fresh air I could certainly use more.
# 3 - Anonymous (on January 27, 2005 12:22 AM):
Oh, and darling, don't stop the fast with a pizza. Not a good idea. Tried that the first time. :) First something a little lighter. Like yoghurt.
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