DAY 11: 6th day of my water fast by Sacristia Blog entry

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by Sacristia

DAY 11: 6th day of my water fast

My daily Journey to a healthier life style

Date: 11/5/2010 3:37:54 PM ( 14 y ) ... viewed 26671 times

November 5, 2010

I hate the cold! It has been so cold here, and it doesn't help that my temperature is much lower now that I am on a fast. I can't seem to stay warm, and I am so bundled up that people think I am ill or something.

I still had a small case of diarrhea in the later evening, but I have read that is too much to worry about, as sometimes it is natural in the purging process during a fast. Good!

Still reading up on raw diet, so that I am prepared once my fast it over. Currently I have also been reading “Foods that heal, Foods that harm”. I picked it up at a yard sale earlier this year, and flipped through it, but didn't stop to actually read it. Last night I read it up to the “D” section before I fell alseep. I didn't take a bath last night, as I was too tired. So I just took a shower and put some Seasme oil on afterwards. I did some body brushing before my shower, which felt very good and envirorating.

I had an odd thing happen to me in the middle of the night. I woke up around 1:00 p.m. as I couldn't breath very well. At first I thought I was having an asthma attack, because I had a slight secretion of mucus caught in my throat like I usually do when I have an onset of one. I always cough a bit too. Then I calmed down and realized my throat was very dry and I could feel a clog of phlegm in my throat. I coughed a bit, but it was so dry, I drank some water, and it seemed to help a bit. I keep trying to clear the mucus/phlegm that was draining still from my sinuses. It didn't help much since my throat was so very dry too. I finally took another shower as I always do when I am suffering from a small asthma attack, to help relax my breathing and help me clear my air passage ways. I felt a a lot better when I was done. When I went into the bed, I realized how warm and dry it was in there, so the cause was probably the dry heat in my bedroom. I will have to get a humidifier for the bedroom, so there is more moisture in the air, since Phil likes to have the bedroom door closed all the time, it never gets any moisture in it.

My voice is very raspy and deep from the dryness, but it always improves when I drink a bit of hot/warm water. I have already had 40 ounces of cool water, plus 20 ounces of hot/warm water today. I know that I need to flush those toxins out, because I am sure my ketones are running high, as I got a little bit of nausea already today. From past experiences with fasting, anytime I get really nauseous, it usually because my ketones are high. One reason why I should push myself a little to drink more water then I am thirsty for, because all those toxins need to be flushed out.

I have done a bit of reading about Oolong Tea and Mate Tea. They are good ways to restart/boost one's metabolism. I know I said I would stick to a Daniel Diet or a Eden diet which I will, but I am thinking I might add it to help with getting my metabolism back in order. I know that leafy dark green veggies, blueberries, and tomatoes and some other fruits help with boosting metabolism, so I will make sure that I will add them to my regular diet after I am off of my post fast diet, which could run between 2 to 11 days depending how long I plan on fasting.

I serious have to think about this, because if I fast for 55 days, it will run into the office's Christmas part at the Country Club, in which the Attorney's buy us a lovely meal. If I don't go or don't eat, they might get very upset or suspicious. Does anyone have any ideas? Even if I end my fast at 46 day (December18, 2010) I still would have to be on a specialized diet for 10 days. One of my only choices is ending my fast on December 12 on day 40 of my fast, so I have at least 8 days on a specialized diet, before I can start eating regular more solid food. Hmmmm. I don't know. Then again, I am getting a little bit ahead of myself as I am only on day 6 of my water fast. Maybe I should address the issue once I get closer to that goal -such as went the month of December gets here , as well as if I am still fasting to beginning with.

I had a BM today. It was very surprising for me, as I was expecting it at all. It wasn't much, but enough to surprise me on my 6th day of my water fast.

I am going to be on vacation from November 7th to November 13th,so I don't know how often I will post while I am on my fast, as most times when I am on vacation, I tend to get very lazy on my daily routines i.e. Checking my email, blogging, etc. Hey, it is a vacation and I am going to enjoy it!

WATER INTAKE (so far) 90 ounces (only 60 more ounces to go for the day) LOL