With so many essential variables to consider and with a deep concern that attempting to await feeling "on top of the world" before breaking the fast which for all i knew could take another 20-30 days... and worse could be pre-empted by the necessity of breaking the fast prematurely through clear "nutrient deficient" warning signs, perhaps even during a mid-nausia crisis... i decided to take the first "non-nausia, non-extreme weakness" opportunity to break it... which turned out to be this morning :).
40 Days would have been nice, but i didn't feel it was worth the risk of being mid-crisis again by then.
Though none of my ultimate goals were met, i became 36.5 days closer to each of them which certainly is not without merit and i expect to fast again likely after about 3 months of immensely nutritious re-feeding and will hopefully attain some or all of these achievements at that time :). Again these are: elimination of all toxemia, the complete healing of my heart and the return of genuine hunger).
I am very happy to be at this stage and look forward to a fantastically enjoyable and prosperous re-feeding period. I expect to have about 9 days of fresh, live juice, predominately organic, predominately raw and some cooked and I may choose to have a small percentage of whole fruits towards the end of this. After the 9 days of juicing, i expect to enjoy about 9 days of fruits and vegetables before moving on to anything else.
This fast was broken with one of my favorite juices, pineapple, and i had about 1/8 cup mixed with 1/8 cup of distilled water. So far i have repeated this every half hour for 2 hours and the type of juice and the quantity seem to be agreeing with me as i gradually and gently emerge from this long digestive slumber.
An incredible achievement Mighty.
Well done.
Thank you so much Chris :). In all honesty, i don't believe i could have done any of this without your help.
Was the pineapple as nectar to your lips?
The first morsel of liquid nutrition is as food from the Gods... That was my experience after only 30 days!!!
haha, beautifully spoken. In truth, i was not especially hungry for the very first portion of juice, something in your case would have been different with genuine hunger, but for each portion thereafter with stimulated and awakening hunger, yes it has been most exciting :). After 3 meals of pineapple juice, i moved onto 3 meals of tomato juice with cayanne pepper and curry. I am excited that this time around by body is so much more eager for raw vegetable juices (in taste i consider a tomato a vegetable), something that seemed was going to upset my stomach in breaking the previous fast.
Mighty,
Thank God! I could not have taken much more of it and you were the one doing the fasting. I am so relieved.
Hi Rainy :),
I so appreciate your concern for my well being, so thank you. I didn't want to break the fast mid crisis and wanted to hold my ground on that point (in lieu of a forced nutrient deficiency breakage), but i was eager to break it as soon as possible otherwise, largely to be on the safe side and to insure the most enjoyable, beneficial and swift recovery period.
Mighty, please keep us updated on how the refeeding is effecting you. Are you feeling weak? When will your full strength return? What benefits are you experiencing, etc as you refeed. This great story would not be complete without it.
Will do. I am still physically weak, but emotionally excited and strong and the physical weakness seems already to be lifting little by little. I really don't know when to anticipate being back to full strength, but wouldn't expect it for at least 2 or 3 weeks. I do however believe it is possible i might be feeling quite good within 2 or 3 days, no longer weak or dizzy and relatively strong as compared to the past 35 days, ready to engage the world. Benefits: the world seems brighter and more colorful and again i am feeling emotionally fantastic.
You have certainly been an inspiration. You also have given us motivation. You have also shown wisdom in your reasons for breaking it. You definitely were not stubborn about it. All this is good... Thank you for sharing your fast and congratulations on your achievement... Rainy
Thank you very much on all points Rainy :).
Remember, big eyes, small stomach--no raisins!
My eyes seem to be wide open this time around and my cravings just a little bit smarter. Cravings for raisins are at absolute zero while cravings for raw organic juices are running very high ;).
Is this the second or third longish fast?
This is the 3rd and all have been within 12 months. 30, 30 and 36.5 days.
Hello Mighty,
I just wanted to say very, very well done for getting so far. I've been following your progress since I first posted about two weeks ago, and was getting somewhat anxious about your health, so I'm glad to hear you're ok.
Hi Koldo and thank you :).
Even if you haven't reached your goals this time, you must have developed your powers of endurance to the extent that fasting to completion and healing your heart is a realistic possibility at some time in the future. Great footsteps for me to follow.
Yes i completely agree. I am very happy with what i was able to accomplish this time. The goals were not reached but i certainly got a lot closer to them to where they are far less daunting now and I feel there is a reasonable chance i can catch some or all of them in the very next fast.
So, thanks for sharing your experience and I wish you a rapid return to full strength and health.
You are welcome and i thank you for sharing in it as well :). Thanks also for the well wishes. That seems to be going famously..
Hey, Mighty,
Well done being gentle. Keep being gentle. If seized with desire for raisins, or too much juice, post to us for a while instead. Lots of love,
Powerray
You done so good!
Hi there Powerray and thanks :),
I didn't mean to leave the impression that i am unable to resist the things i know i am not ready for. In the previous fast when i felt my body was craving the half handful of raisins, i actually believed it could handle it. Knowing now that this was all a deception, i will certainly avoid the raisins this time around until a much later time :).