It has been on my mind to do a 3-day fast for various reasons, but I wasn’t so sure if I could see it through as it is my first time of embarking on such on a long fast. Nevertheless, I chose to give it a go and to hopefully stick to it.
I kicked off my fasting the evening of the 28th after a sumptuous dinner at 6.30pm and a prayer that I will be able to survive voluntarily going without food for 3 days.
My desire to do the fasting were underpinned by the following reasons:
– to gain more mental clarity,
– a spiritual retreat,
– body detox,
– healing from inflammation, i
– improve my health through Autophagy (body’s process of cleaning out damaged cells)
– possibly break through a weight loss plateau that I have been experiencing.
I am well into day 2 of my fast and this is what I have to say. “IT is not for the faint-hearted, ‘cos the hunger pangs will make you feel like diving into the fridge every second to find something to munch on. You feel like saying ‘to hell with this and ordering a huge pizza or burger for good measure.”
On the positive side, I feel more energized, I feel less heavy and have zero bloating. The pain in my knees have reduced so much and for the first time in ages, I can truly say that I am fine if someone were to ask me, how are you. I have spent some extra time reflecting, reading the bible, praying and listening to uplifting messages.
I am hoping that by the end of the 3-day fast tomorrow, I would have dropped a few pounds and plan to keep them off.
Tips that have helped me so far, is drinking warm water, keeping busy and trying to think less about the food and more about how good I feel.
This is just my personal experience and before you embark on such, check yourself to be sure that it is something you can do from a medical standpoint.
Have you ever done an extended fasting and would you consider doing it?
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Well done Jacqueline,
Yes I have but quite different than yours.
Ah, idea for draft post. 🙏👍
Wishing you and yours a happy, healthy year and peaceful new year ❤️
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I pray that you and your family have a splendid year.
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Ah, thank you Jacqueline and you and yours also 🙏🙂
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Every year for four months, I don’t have anything to eat after 6 pm. It does wonders for my skin, weight and general well being. But I must say it requires a lot of will power to not only cook food but also watch others eating at dinners out!
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Wow! That’s quite commendable and requires superpower stick to such regimen for 4 solid months. It can’t be easy at all, but your body must be grateful for it.
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The longest I have fasted is perhaps 16-18 hours. I am reading about autophagy, this is really interesting stuff.
Allbest and happy new year. Thank you for sharing your journey
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I am also learning more about autophagy. Our body is equipped to heal itself when handled right and I must say, I am glad I did the fast. I feel so much lighter and better. Will try to do it routinely.
Do have a splendid year.
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I hope you will do the same
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You got this! The first 2 days are the hardest, after that, piece of cake, no pun intended, lol. I’ve found that for me it’s much easier to fast when I am starting in a ketogenic state. Trying to start fasting when I’ve been eating carbs just gives me super debilitating headaches. So, keto first for me! It gets easier from day 3 on out. You can do it!
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