Vilang,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Congratulations on day 14. You are brave to bake a cake and you are planning to watch your friends eat it.

Vidda,

Congratulations to you also on day 14. 15.5 lbs weight loss is awesome!

Both of you can sip on warm water. It helped me a lot after my 9th day when I was having reflux, burps, gas, etc.

Are you planning to do 30 days or till when hunger returns?

Archus

Congrats to you both Vilang and Vidda on day 14 and happy birthday Vilang :).

Hi, Chiron,
I just wanted to write because I have appreciated your comments (you have great sensitivity and depth; knowledge, too) and wanted to ask you if you were still planning a new fast - and to let you know I am starting a fast as of today, Monday 5/31. It's the first time I have set out to do a pretty long fast. I say 40 days is my goal, but I don't want to make myself feel overwhelmed -- it is tricky to motivate myself. I think the thing I need to concentrate on is getting through the first several days, with, for me, the boredom/bleakness of that. I know it gets easier after a few days both physically and (surprisingly) mentally. Last fast I hadn't really intended to go long-long with the fast and on the 5th day I was suddenly , inexorably, irresistibly compelled to go to the store and eat, though I (1) was still in detox and moreover (2) was coming out of the detox and getting better and could easily have gone several days longer (at least)... that's how my anxiety/food-addiction works sometimes :). I was rather shy to post about it here on the forum.. I was kind of afraid of getting -- I don't know -- discouraging remarks -- or, I just needed to process the whole event on my own. 4 1/2 days was actually a real breakthrough for me! Anyway -- for this fast -- I've gotta get some support and something light to focus on! Something to prevent my thoughts from going to anxiety and then seeking food for relief! ....Anyway - I just wanted to make contact!
Best,
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