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?