Excellent points you raise as well Mighty Sun.

"This is an excellent point. I am hoping to reach completion again and keep wondering how different it will be from the first time. I'd really enjoy reading the accounts of the many Shelton patients (and any others) who reached completion to encounter and learn about the many variations of the experience.

In my particular case, i am curious if perhaps i had run low in epa/dha and that's why my hunger wasn't truly satisfied until i ate the salmon. If this is the case, how much differently would my genuine hunger have behaved had i been low on some other nutrient instead, one that would have been satisfied with grapefruit juice."

Yes, it's something to think about. I know I was low in my blood counts. Although my blood was fortified by the water fasting, I had been moderately to severely anemic during many episodes dealing with the uterine fibroids earlier this year. Now that I'm stronger, I believe I won't be needing extra magnesium after I end the water fast. In hindsight, I see I was listening to my body and it was all flowing perfectly. I was hungry for what it needed, iron rich foods with a good souce of magnesium (pumpkin seeds etc). This is despite my ideas and research about ending a fast properly were dictating to me. My body won the argument. I've learned something, to really listen each time I break a water fast. I don't think every time is the same, but that is still something to discover I suppose. : )

I will do this again in the summer months when I feel the time is right. I have slipped a little bit with my refeeding goals, but it's all part of the learning process. I still feel great, but I've lost that sense of lightness of being...which I've also attained by eating a primarily raw food diet when I can focus on this. It's a good place to be and I'm anxious to get back.

Have a great week Mighty Sun.

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