Dear Vanda,

I understand your concern. When you mean malnutrition, I think you attribute it to the digestion and assimilation of nutrient-poor foods like cookies(!!!!). This would be the case if I repeat this fast-break-fast routine frequently over prolonged a period. Otherwise, the body has nutrient stores that can last for months. But you raised a point that I am concerned about with regards to nutrient store and malnutrition. Because I have been fasting many times over the last few months with breaks in between (about 2 weeks between fasts)that my body may be running into a mulnutritive problem. This is indicative from the blurry white lines appearing on my left forefinger and ring finger nails and right little finger nail (one on each nail).

Which all basically boils down to the conclusion I was silly to steal a cookie break. And it would be wise that if I intend to fast, to complete the prolonged fast without trying any stunts, then transit into healthy living with routine fasts. It is like the mind, when trying to multitask, the quality of work is compromised. A weak analogy but it hits home with me.

I am not sure what you mean by giving the body a rest. Do you mean taking juices? Because in normal situations when we are not feeding, our body is naturally in a fsating mode (hence we are actually fasting for short periods everyday between meals). Hence, I drew the conclusion that I will allow the cookies to be digested, assmilated, allow the body to transit into its normal cycle of fasting and then continue from there. As the break occurred at an early stage, the digestive system has yet to become(but can be) sufficiently sensitive to cause stomach cramps, nausea and weakness, negating much of the benefits of the fast. However, with consumption of the cookies, toxins have obviously been introduced into the body (processed foods in the cookie) and utilization of detox-intended energy for digestion.

Thanks for warning me.