Seven Day Water Fast (Day 7)

I was too tired to post last night so here is my final post for my seven day water fast.  On Saturday I wasn't very hungry and I actually felt good.  I have noticed that it's hard to take deep breaths.  I also get out of breath very easily.  I also don't sleep very well.  I didn't sleep hardly at all on Friday night and last night.  Most of the night I just laid there with my eyes closed and tossed and turned a lot.

I was kind of upset because when I weighed myself on Saturday morning I had only lost about 1/2 a lb, but this morning I lost 2 lbs.  That makes a total weight loss of 12 lbs in 7 days :-).  I'm happy with that.

The first thing I ate this morning before church was a little watermelon.  It was soooo good.  Mmm mmm.  Then after church I made myself a lemon ginger blast.  I put in kale, dandelion, romaine, cilantro, parsley, mint, fennel, cucumber, ginger, lemon, apple, & a piece of a habanero pepper.  Oh man was it good!  That little bit of spice from the habanero was perfect, delicious!  We had to run an errand with my husband and then when we got home I had a bowl of watermelon with lemon squeezed on top and sprinkled with cayenne pepper.  It was very good.  I can't wait to have the grapes, cherries, and yellow mangoes I bought.  Maybe tomorrow I'll have a salad for dinner :-).

This picture isn't me.  Just to give you an idea of watermelon with lemon and cayenne.

Seven Day Water Fast (Day 6)

Well today was better than the previous 5.  I think my body is saying, "Fine if you're not going to eat any stinkin' food then forget it, I'm not hungry anymore."  LOL

I went to the grocery store today to buy all the stuff for juicing and eating next week.  Got 2 watermelons, Mmm, and lots of vegetables and fruit for juicing.  I love fruits and vegetables, but they looked even better than usual.  Sprouts had the yellow mangoes again :-).  They were out for a few weeks, but they're back.  I like regular mangoes, but the yellow ones are only in season once a year and they are WAY better!

There's a juice called Lemon Ginger Blast I learned from a video on YouTube.  The guy talks a lot, but I agree with most of what he says in his videos.  He has tons of raw vegan recipes that are very good.  Watch the video about how to make the juice here.  There are a lot of ingredients and I don't put everything he puts in, but mine is similar.

When I weighed myself this morning I had lost 3 lbs since yesterday, WOW!  That makes a total weight loss of 10 lbs in 5 days.  Super cool!

Seven Day Water Fast (Day 5)

We found our dog!  So happy that he was uninjured.  He was picked up a few blocks from our house by an animal control officer.  Don't even ask how much it costed to get him out, ugh.

Zeus' Shelter Photo

You know how they say that when you're on a fast, after 3 or 4 days you're not hungry anymore?  Well that is a big fat lie.  I have to make food for kids and my husband and it's driving me flippin' crazy!  I want to eat so bad, but I know if I actually did break down and eat meat it would mess my stomach up pretty bad.  Sometimes I feel so hungry I get nauseous.  It's more mental hunger than physical hunger though.  I think my mouth just misses food.  Still craving Top Ramen too :-(.

The first day after my fast it's best to eat watermelon so I'm going to buy a big one tomorrow.  I'll also be drinking green juice.  I was kind of disappointed when I stepped on the scale this morning.  I only lost 1 lb since yesterday.  That is a total of 7 lbs in 4 days.  I'm hoping to lose a total of more than 10 lbs when I step on the scale on Sunday morning.

Seven Day Water Fast (Day 4)

Well today was a little better, but we had a horrible incident that made the day awful.

Unfortunately I didn't close the gate to our back yard all the way when I took out our trash bins and our dog ran off.  Drove around for hours looking for him, passed out flyers, called shelters, went to vet offices, posted him on lost dog website, went to a shelter and looked at all the found dogs... nothing :-(.  Hopefully he turns up soon, uninjured.

As for my fasting, it went OK, but I'm exhausted because all the stress from the dog incident.  I'm still a little hungry, but I'm maintaining and only drinking distilled water.  I started having a craving for top ramen for some reason.  I LOVE top ramen, but I know it's so bad so I very rarely eat it and when I do it's only a few bites.  Also been wanting Suzy Q's.. you remember Suzy Q's?  They're those hostess cakes with the two chocolate cake layers on the top and bottom with a white creamy filling in the middle, Mmm.  I haven't had one for years and for some reason I can never find them at the store, I guess that's a blessing in disguise.

I'm trying to plan what I'm going to have on Sunday when the fast is over, but I think I'm going to do just juice from my juicer for a few days and then slowly add in a smoothie, and then soup and salad.  I really don't want to regain the weight I lost.  You won't believe it, but when I stepped on the scale this morning I lost 3 lbs since yesterday, wow!  That makes a total of 6 lbs so far, awesome!

Seven Day Water Fast (Day 3)

Well, today I was still hungry, but not as much as yesterday.  I think I'm getting used to it.  I was very weak though.  Just wanted to lay down all day, but I had to take my kids to their baseball games.  I was laying down for a while and when I got up to make lunch for the kids I got very dizzy and almost fell down.. lol.  I also tripped while I was walking up the stairs.  I just walk up and down the stairs and I get out of breath.

I prayed right when I woke up and a few times during the day.  Another cool thing is I lost 2 lbs since yesterday, so that makes 3 lbs lost in total :-)

Seven Day Water Fast (Day 2)

Hungry, hungry, and hungry.  Aaaaa!!!  Yeah, today was just as difficult as yesterday (especially between 11 am and 7 pm), but I'm proud to say I didn't eat anything :-).  Also, why the heck am I burping.  I thought if I was only drinking water that I wouldn't burp.  I guess water makes me burp too... weird.

I've also been dizzy, especially when getting up from sitting or laying down.  Feels kind of like a buzz.  Then I go through phases of extreme hunger and then not interested in food and I feel completely fine, just slightly weak.  I did get on the scale this morning and I've lost 1 pound since yesterday, yay!

Seven Day Water Fast (Day 1)

Well, I'm finally doing it.  I've been wanting to do a fast for a few months now and today was my first day.  It wasn't so hard in the morning because I don't usually eat so much in the morning.  For the past month or so I've been only drinking juice for breakfast (from my juicer), having a smoothie for lunch, and a salad for dinner.

The afternoon was the hardest part of today because that is usually when I'm hungriest.  I wanted to eat so bad, but I restrained myself.  It's almost midnight now and I'm not very hungry at all because I don't usually eat after 6 or 7 pm.  Hopefully this gets easier.

Why am I fasting you ask?  My main purpose for this fast is to pray for direction in my business.  Do I continue with my current business or search for an office job?  I'm also doing it for health purposes.  Fasting is very beneficial for your health and let's your body rest.  Our bodies spend so much time digesting food that it doesn't have much energy left to heal itself.  I'm also hoping I will lose a few pounds.. I think that's inevitable with fasting so that will be nice.