The Progress of the 4 Day Fast

Okay its day three of fasting. YUCK! I am not having fun. The first two days I felt energized. A little hunger pains but I could drink water and move past them. But then yesterday late afternoon I started feeling like I had the flu. I still have those symptoms today. You know the ones body aches, headache, tired, nausea, and feel like I could pass out at any time. I know it's just detox but it's hard to control your mind from thinking that if you just ate something you would immediately feel better. My flesh is screaming.

I keep reading Paul Bragg's book The Miracle of Fasting
for encouragement. There is actually an affirmation on page 77:

• I have this day put my body in the hands of God and Mother Nature. I turn to the highest power for internal purification and rejuvenation of body and soul.
  
• Every minute that I fast I am flushing dangerous poisons that do great damage from my wonderful body. Every hour that I fast I become happier, healthier and have more energy and youthfulness.
  
• Hour by hour, my body is cleansing and purifying itself.
  
• When I fast I am using the same method for physical, mental and spiritual purification that the greatest spiritual leaders have used throughout the ages.
  
• I am in complete control of my body during this fast. No false hunger pains will stop me from fasting! I will carry my fast through to a successful conclusion because I have total faith in God and Mother Nature!
  

I keep reading it but my flesh is loud today. My goal is to continue this fast through tomorrow evening at 8 p.m. That will be 4 days. I have already dropped 5 lbs in 2 days. My purpose for enduring this is twofold. I gained a lot of weight 18 months ago taking anti-depressants. I stopped the medications but the weight didn't go with it. The other issue is my liver aches most of the time. I know that it needs to be "cleaned" out. I had my gallbladder removed 5 or so years ago and my liver is overworking and I feel it.

I have been such a medicine junky my whole life and I know some of those medications are still stuck in my cells. Then we won't talk about the 20 year diet coke addiction or the alcohol and drug addictions or the eating junk that we Americans call food. All that on top of a sluggish digestive system. It has been hard for my body to process all this stuff out.

So writing today is about helping me remember why I am doing this. Losing weight is nice; making my heart, lungs, bones and vessels carry the burden of an extra 40 lbs is not in its best interest. I know when I am finished I will weigh less cause I already do, I will feel energized and alive because that is my past experience with fasting and my eyes will be clearer and bright.

You know all the changes that have taken place in my nutrition in the past 5 months have actually been encouraging other people to make changes. That is exciting. Considering my nutrition lifestyle would certainly not have gotten me "the most likely to eat healthy" award.

I will keep you posted on my progress.