hi lisa 999,

motherweary just posted about having ravenous hunger pains and she's on day 6. here's what i posted to her:

"about the hunger pangs, i just read a post by lisa999 (she's on day 5) and she's talking about the exact same thing as you. i had similar feelings on my fast, but i chalked it up to cravings... i was craving really bad stuff that i hadn't eaten in years. it was pretty torturous actually! i had fears that i would break my fast with a dozen cupcakes (the kind with the thick white icing on top). some have theories that you crave these items as their final remnants are being detoxed from your body. it makes sense to me!"

i think true hunger is only supposed to kick in when you really have exhausted all your nutrient stores, so i think you'd have to be pretty thin (below your appropriate Body Mass Index). i don't know your height or how much you weigh, so only you know how close you are... you can calculate it here:


http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/


if you ignore the real "true hunger" signals then you go into starvation.

hope this helps!

bella lucia