Anyways, just thought I'd share. Also, I'm sure this isn't a realistic picture of what my weight will be in a few days when my body balances things out, but I was down 5 lbs this morning!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Fasting: A Weigh (ha!) to Get a Jump-Start?
Okay, so during church this week, our pastor challenged the congregation to fast on Tuesday this week. Fluids only--no calories. The main focus of the fast (i.e., what you pray/think about when you would normally eat) could be whatever you wanted it to be, but the idea was to strengthen our focus and faith as a congregation. Pretty cool idea, so Brian and I did it! So, with Thanksgiving being this week, I focused on truly being grateful and not taking things for granted, and I also focused on my spiritual and physical health. Not eating was tough, but it was also enlightening. I wasn't THAT hungry the majority of the day (flavored hot tea helped a LOT), so if I can go that long without eating anything, then I am eating entirely too much on regular days! Starving yourself is of course not a good plan, but an occasional day-long fast is something that I might try to start doing. It mainly helped me to remember that I should primarily eat for nourishment first and pleasure second instead of the other way around, you know? (Not all the time, of course--this mentality should go out the window occasionally!)
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That is a really awesome challenge! I don't think that I can say I ever went one day in my whole life purposefully without food (save for the times when I've had a virus or some such thing). So I really admire you for doing that! The next time you do a day-long fast I would love to join you. I think it would be really cleansing--both physically and mentally! (And going down a few pounds doesn't hurt either).
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