Day 12 of 40

I am coming to the end of Day 12 - and I can't believe I have made it this far. This past weekend was a little difficult - I had a friend in town to visit, and he asked me to make some of my famous vegan pizza (it's amazing!), and all I could do was just smell it. But I stuck with it, and I am proud of myself. Also, during the 2 days that he was here, we were pretty busy, so I only drank 2 servings on each of those 2 days. So, today I am feeling a little weak, but I have already had 4 servings and plan to have at least another 2. I have been thinking a lot about the way people interact with and think about food. I have not always had a healthy relationship with food, and that is the main reason I wanted to go on this fast. So far, I have had lots of instances where I have to prepare some food (either for a friend or a meeting), and I have really made the effort to make sure the things I make for others are healthy and nourishing. I have realized that I really need to take care of myself as well as I care for others. I am planning on continuing the fast until day 40 or so, and I know that I can do it!

This forum is great - it is so good to know that we are all in this together. Warm wishes and best of luck to all -

peace