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Day 16, morning
My morning update plus some thoughts on the fast so far.
Date: 4/11/2006 8:38:15 AM ( 18 y ) ... viewed 1686 times I kept the kids home from school today. We were all exhausted for some reason this morning. We all slept in and it was nice! I'm taking them shopping today for their suits for my sister's wedding. They'll need shoes, too. I want to get the three year old a suit with shorts instead of pants - I think it would be too cute.
I am drinking my morning juice right now. It is a potent drink! It is apple, pear, cranberry and of course, ginger. A giant hunk of ginger. It almost tastes more like ginger juice than anything else, but that is okay with me. I am really drawn to the spice of ginger. The cranberry in it is tart and tasty, and it is just really great! It didn't make a lot, though, so I might have to make another small juice this morning, before I go out. I probably won't be around a juice bar at all. I'll probably get them lunch out, as a treat, too.
Physically, I'm a little worried that I might be headed for a crash. I was really tired this morning. I also had a slight stuffy nose, and a pain across my right side just below my ribs. I don't know if it was maybe my liver? It feels better now.
Emotionally, I am in a pretty good place this morning. I'm really shocked I've made it 16 days without food! That is so long. I mean, it isn't, compared to some of the super long fasts people on curezone are doing, but for me, it is a long time. I had no idea when I started where this would lead. I had no idea if it would work or not. And while I haven't lost a huge amount of weight, somewhere around 10 or so pounds, I feel very different. I feel almost transformed. If you are reading this, thinking about starting a juice fast, I'd encourage you to do it. You'll learn so much about yourself.
What have I learned? In my everday life, I have become completely unaware of my body's real physical signals and olnly focus on my mental ones. I eat, generally, out of routine more than hunger. I had really forgotten how to hear the clues my body was sending. I think I have gotten back the abillity to hear the clues my body is sending. That's a huge thing. I also think I have overcome my need to eat emotionally. I am still have impulses to eat emotionally, even on the fast, but I have really learned how to stop the impulse. I can recognize it clearly, for what it is. That's a great thing to have learned in 16 days.
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