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etherealgirl
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Hi everyone.....what a lovely and informative forum here, glad to have found it!
I am beginning my Water Fast today. I am aiming for a minimum of ten days. I have done one three day fast about a year ago. I am ready to make a major change in the way I eat....am looking forward to the detox effect of the fasting as well as other health benefits, including losing a few extra unwanted pounds that seem to have creeped up on me over the past two to three years or so.
Also after a recent blood test it seems my cholesterol levels are too high (way) and also I seem to have developed high blood pressure. Instead of going the medication route I plan to control and lower these numbers through diet. well.......
I do have one question.....is it safe to use natural spring water that I draw myself from a spring near my home? We use it for soups and teas and such but would it be safe to use without boiling during my fast?
I am 5'2"
69 kg
39 years young
My normal wieght (at least when I was younger) was about 15kg lighter.
I will check back in on Monday to update....have a great weekend all!
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- Re: Day 1...08/08/08 new here.....an... fiesta79
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,233,298hey there. Congrats on taking the first step. I am 5'2 too and weigh 150 pounds and am currently on day 4. Wanna be my buddy? i really need the motivation right now..lol
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This is a reply to # 1,233,301hey etherealgirl
Hope its goin well but havent seen your email... i dont know wats wrong with my add.. hows it goin so far?
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- Re: Day 1...08/08/08 new here.....an... chirontherainbowbridge
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This is a reply to # 1,233,298I think I would be inclined to boil it first, since as you say, you've only used it boiled. Many people suggest distilled water--the fasting masters preferred it.
best wishes,
Chiron - Re: Day 1...08/08/08 new here.....an... mouseclick
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This is a reply to # 1,233,298Well, I used to drink spring water regularly as a child, when I went up mountains in Wales with friends. We never used to boil it of course, and one day I went upstream and found a dead sheep, but I never was ill, and I am still here.
My own view is that this is the sort of thing we are meant to drink all the time.- Re: Day 1...08/08/08 new here.....an... chirontherainbowbridge
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This is a reply to # 1,233,681Hi Mouseclick--the only reason I was thinking maybe of it being boiled is because the poster said s/he thus far only used the water for teas and soup, which are both boiled. Without being used to the water, it might present some problem? probably minor, but I was wondering why wasn't it (also) being used for plain drinking?
y'see what I mean...- Re: Day 1...08/08/08 new here.....an... mouseclick
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This is a reply to # 1,233,697Yes, I do understand. However I tend to think that we lead too sterile lives these days, and maybe that's half the problem. All the sick kids amongst my friends (with allergies, etc) seem to come from the cleanest families. Could it be that a few bugs are good for us? If in doubt I tend to go natural, but that's just me :)
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Well, I have decided to drink the water as is, without boiling. We have drank it like this in the past, the only reason we didn't do so on a regular basis was the work involved. Basically taking a wheelbarrow and a 30-40 liter can and walking some distance to the spring and back. I have a full can now and have been using this.
I do tend to agree with you mouseclick that a few bugs are probably good for us, strengthening the immune system and that as a whole we have gone "sterile crazy" After all, isn't that what our immune system is for in the first place? To protect us.
I am having a VERY hard time preparing food for others and not doing so is not an option for me. Also my food craving are very strong. EVERYTHING sounds good! This is hard!
I have no scale at home, so when I finish the fast I will go back to the doctors and weigh and also get my blood work done again to see if there is any change ion the numbers.
- Re: Day 1...08/08/08 new here.....an... mouseclick
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This is a reply to # 1,235,160Hi etherealgirl, I am sure the water will taste delicious. I hope the food cravings drop after a few days, they did with me on some fasts (on others I did not get cravings, or got them much later).
Try and realise that it is not hunger - you probably do already - it is just a craving.
The benefits of a fast far outweigh the benefits from satisfying a craving, you will have weeks and months to do that after you finish your fast, if they are still there!
After not fasting for a period, I realise that it may be difficult for me to restart fasting again in September, when my social commitments and holidays are over.
Sometimes I look upon fasting as a sort of a prison sentence to clean me out (some would say a bit negative, but it works for me!). Do your time, then you have paid the price for indulging!- Re: Day 1...08/08/08 new here.....an... etherealgirl
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Well, the water tastes just fine....and I am following the drink when thirsty regimen and am not really keeping track of how much I consume daily. It isn't a whole lot.
I have been telling myself that the worse my food cravings or other detox symptoms are, the more it proves that I need to be doing this fast.
The worst is when I have to prepare food, as I have always been a "taste as I cook" type of person, and it is so hard not to nibble or lick my fingers!
- Re: Day 1...08/08/08 new here.....an... Peggysue2
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This is a reply to # 1,235,866I know exactly how that feels - so tempted by a pear today - it smelt sooooo good. My little girl was eating it and I was so jealous!!!!!!!!!!
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