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1/23/14: Day 4 of Water Fast: Still trudging along slowly.
My daily journey toward a healthier lifestyle, a happier life and finding peace in my own world.
Date: 1/24/2014 1:46:55 PM ( 10 y ) ... viewed 11212 times January 23, 2014
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
~Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning
Day 4 of Water fast (Started January 20, 2014)
I have made it to Day 4. I can't believe it but yet I can. It has been really easy so far. I haven't feel very chipper, but that is normal once my body kick starts burning fat instead of using the sugars stored in my liver. I didn't want to get up this morning at all. It was really cold. Not at cold as it was the other night, but still cold. (3 degrees). I had a horrible taste in my mouth when I woke up, so I knew that I was working toward that fat burning. I don't smell like acetone yet, but I am sure that will happen by the end of the day. I really bundled up this morning. I wore knee socks (the socks that come up to pass the knee), but my leg warmers on over them (They are my secret weapon in the wintertime for keeping my legs arm under my pants. I guess I could wear long underwear if I had any)and a pair of ankle socks over the other ones (as my toes were so cold most of the day yesterday) Of course, I wore a shirt under my sweater as well. I have taken up to wearing my black hand knitted (done by myself) scarf around my neck as well to try to keep warm as well. I am not feeling very warm. I know why, but still the deep chill that my body feels is not fun. The office is kept at 70 degrees, and yesterday, I wasn't feeling the warmth from it. My body temperature has been lower by my water fast. I woke up with a bit of mucus drainage in my throat too, which when I spit it up it made me gag a little. Other than that I feel really good, other than I am cold and a bit tired.
I guess I should list the Stages of Water fasting, as I always forget when I do fast. I found this online. It was one of several that I found, but I liked this one that best. I guess I could have used one that I had posted before on one of my blogs on Curezone, but it was just quicker to do this.
Stage 1 (Day1-2)
On the first day of fasting, the blood sugar level drops below 70mg/dl. To restore the blood to the normal glucose level, liver glycogen is converted to glucose and released into the blood. This reserve is enough for a half day. The body then reduces the basal metabolic rate (BMR). The rate of internal chemical activity in resting tissue is lowered to conserve energy. The heart slows and blood pressure is reduced. Glycogen s pulled from the muscle causing some weakness. The first wave of cleansing is usually the worst.
Headaches, dizziness, nausea, bad breath, glazed eyes and a heavily coated tongue are signs of the first stage of cleansing. Hunger can be the most intense in this period.
Stage 2 (Day 3 to 7)
Fats, composed of transformed fatty acids, are broken down to release glycerol from the gliceride molecules and are converted to glucose. The skin may become oily as rancid oils are purged from the body. People with problem-free skin may have a few days of pimples or even a boil. A pallid complexion is also a sign of waste in the blood. Ketones are formed by the incomplete oxidation of fates. It is suspected that the ketones in the blood suppress the appetite by affecting the food-satiety center in the hypothalamus called the appestat. You may feel hungry for the first few days of the fast. This effect is temporary. The desire to eat will disappear. Lack of hunger may last 40-60 days.
The body embraces the fast and the digestive system is able to take a much-needed rest, focusing all of its energies on cleansing organs and the lungs are in the process of being repaired. Periodically, the lymphatic system expels mucoid matter through the nose or throat. The volume excreted of this yellow-colored mucus can be shocking. The sinuses go through periods of being clogged, then will totally clear. The breath is still foul and the tongue coated. Within the intestine, the colon is being repaired and impacted feces on the intestinal wall start to loosen and are autolyzed.
Stage 3 (Day 8 to 15)
On the latter part of an extended fast, you can experience enhanced energy, clear-mindedness and feel better than you have felt since childhood, On the downside, old injuries may become irritated and painful. This is a result of the body’s increased ability to heal during fasting. If you had broken your arm 10 yrs before, there is scar tissue around the break. At the time of the break, the body’s ability to heal was directly related to lifestyle. If you lived on a junk food diet, the body’s natural ability to heal was diminished.
During fasting, the body’s healing process is at optimum efficiency. As the body scours for dead or damaged tissue, the lymphocytes enter the older-damaged tissue secreting substances to dissolve the damaged cells. These substances irritate the nerves in the surrounding region and cause a reoccurrence of aches from previously injured areas that may have disappeared years earlier. The pain lasts as the body is completing the healing process. The muscles may become tight and sore due to toxin irritation. The legs can be the worst affected as toxins accumulate in the legs. Cankers are common in this stage due to the excessive bacteria in the mouth.
Stage 4 (Day 16 to 30)
The body is completely adapted to the fasting process. There is more energy and clarity of mind. Cleansing periods can be short with many days of feeling good in between. There are days when the tongue is pink and the breath is fresh. The healing work of the organs is being completed. After the detoxification mechanisms have removed the causative agent or renders it harmless; the body works at maximum capacity in tissue proliferation to replace damaged tissue. While a short fast will reduce the symptoms, a longer fast can completely heal. Homeostatic balance is at optimum levels. The lymphatic system is clean except for a rare discharge of mucus through the nose or throat. After day 20, the mind is affected with heightened clarity and emotional balance. Memory and concentration improve.
Stage 5(Day 30 to ?)
(Breaking the Fast with the genuine return of Natural Hunger) Shelton.
The Breath, which during all or most of the fast has been offensive, becomes sweet and clean.
The Tongue becomes clean. The thick coating which remained on it throughout most of the fast vanishes.
The Temperature, which may have been sub-normal or above normal, returns to exactly normal, where it remains.
The Pulse becomes normal in time and rhythm.
The Skin reactions and other reactions become normal.
The Bad Taste in the mouth ceases.
Salivary Secretion becomes normal.
The Eyes become bright and eye sight improves.
The Excreta loses its odor. The Urine becomes light.
I am currently on Stage 2 and hope to fast and get to Stage 3. I will just see. I am not feeling hungry, but anytime alone, might cause me to run to the grocery store and find something. I hope not, but it won't be the end of the world, if I do. I don't like to fail when I start a goal, like water fasting but, I also know that it isn't something major if I fail it either. Having patience (which I have a lot of) and will power takes time to cultivate. And sometimes certain stressors make it harder to achieve something, then it would be when a person is less stressed out. I am not currently stressed out about anything at all. If I am worried or stressed about anything at all, it usually is over D. It is just that my heart wants him and it isn't were he wants to go. So I have a big case of unrequited love on my hands. D. has told people that he loves me but loving someone and being in love with someone is two different things.
Sigh.
So, as I said. I am not really stressed out, so it makes water fasting just a little bit easier for me. I can focus on my will power, and keep my eyes on my goal. Do I like not eating? Heck NO! I love to eat. I don't know a person that doesn't to a point. There are times where food gets boring because it is the same ole, same ole, but I do enjoy taste, flavors and textures. But in this case, I just tell myself that I will eat again. It isn't like I am giving it up permanently. (If I did, that I would be dead soon.) This goal is to better myself both, physically (by losing some unneeded weight), mentally (by helping me focus on what is important in my life) and emotionally (coping and settling particular things that I can control, such as my father dying, Daniel not loving me, being alone) So this fast is a good thing.
I did a little bit of research on In
The Things that I accomplished already today are:
January 23, 2014
√ Make Bed
√ Fed my cats and loved on them
√ Read a little (News)
√ Call my Dad
√ Take out trash
√ Pick up recyclables
The Things I want to accomplish before I go to bed:
January 23, 2014
Exercise
Fold clothing
Read more
WEEKLY GOAL FOR JANUARY 19th -JANUARY 25th, 2014
WORK ON BUDGET: So far my Budget is going well. I haven't spend anything in the last 3 days, (which spending isn't in my budget, so that is great) so things are going smoothly.
WRITE IN JOURNAL 7 TIMES: I didn't write in my journal this morning, as I wasn't feeling very motivated. It was cold and I was still kind of tired. It is hard to get a good night's sleep when you have a cat sneaking under the covers off and on.
FINISH A BOOK: I finished Floating Worlds by Cecelia Holland yesterday. I am now focusing on Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques. As well as The Lincoln Conspiracy by David Balsiger and Charles E. Sellier, Jr. I hope to be done with Martin the Warrior on Friday if I focus on reading it. Lately it has been hurting my right arm to hold a book when I am laying in bed. I would switch to a book on my nook, as I can lay it on it side and read it. Out of the 35 unfinished books that I have started (all kept track on Goodread.com), only one of them is an ebook. It is The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It has all three books in it. I have finished the first one, and currently trying to finish the second one. I might work to try to finish that instead on Friday or Saturday. I will have to probably charge my nook first. I don't use it very often.
CROCHET 5 TIMES: Nope, I haven't worked on this. This is such a failure when it comes to this goal. It bums me out. I don't know what my problem is.
READ BIBLE 7 TIMES: Nope. This is another failure for me when it comes to goals.
SAVE $20.00 IN SAVINGS: This is already budgeted, so it will be doled out on Friday along with the rest of my bills.
PLAN GARDEN: I need to figure out what I want to plan and where. I need to find my notebook so I can at least map out what I am doing and what I am planting in May. It has been so cold lately that I haven't wanted to do anything.
START WATER FAST: I am feeling pretty good so far. I am not having too much achy-ness, but my mouth tastes horrible. I brushed my teeth and my tongue this morning, but I know that I will probably have to do it again. A cup of cool water (approximately 8 ounces) tasted so good when I woke up this morning. I am having a hard time keeping warm, which is not surprising since the body temperature lowers. The one of the horrible things about water fasting, especially doing the winter months. The weather is suppose to be getting colder. -12 and -16 on Monday and Tuesday of next week. I don't know if I should continue fasting when it is that cold. It is so hard to stay warm. I spend almost 2 hours huddled under my blankets and with a heating pad in the evening just to warm up enough to focus on reading something. I didn't do much reading but the cold is really become gripping for me. I know tomorrow I will suffer ever more as the detoxification will start to creep in and make me feel horrible. My urine is frothy so I am burning fat. But honestly, I am not feeling yucky, I am just feeling uncomfortable at this point.
DAILY MORALE: Slow yet positive
POSITIVE THING: My warm clothing, because I am so very cold.
EXERICISE: Walking,1.40 Miles
WATER INTAKE: Approximately 36 ounces
WEIGHT: 144 pounds
INITIAL STARTING WEIGHT: 147 pounds (1/20/14)
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