Date:   5/24/2009 9:22:46 PM ( 15 y ago)
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Greetings to all. 

I have completed 1.75 days so far.  I have been wanting to fast again and believe Megan Rose, through her success and daily updates has inspired me to jump in ;).  I decided about 2 days before i started that i would finish off my produce (mostly) and begin.  (Sorry onions).  

So far this fast has been easier than any i can remember.  Very little hunger to this point at a time when my hunger would generally be at its strongest.  Perhaps the 80 days of immensely nutritious eating leading to this immediately following a ten day fast has made the difference.  . 

The hope:

A fast to completion (until the return of ferocious genuine hunger which in itself is something i'd love to experience even if only once).  I normally have fasted for only 7 or 8 days with a couple of tens and 14 being the longest, but this time around (should i fall short of my hope), i would like to see at least 21 days.  The previous fasts have been done "on my own" with nothing but worry-warts in my path and limited information, but this forum has helped me to feel very comfortable and confident in the idea of going quite a bit deeper.  As an example, if i come down with some nasty nausia, i will know now to continue through it.  Fasting to completion would be such an awesome thing :).

As per the inspiration from chrisb1, i intend to do 2 things differently compared to all of my other fasts.  Will drink only to thirst (distilled water of course) as opposed to perhaps drinking 2x that amount in the past... and will do this fast without enemas. 

Goals:

Spiritual: As with Olivia and Rainy, i always want to deepen my relationship with God and enhance certain spiritual disciplines.  I also look forward to the mental and emotional benefits which i am fully confident to encounter. 

Physical:

As always, i love the amazing cleanse that takes place and a fast to completion will bring by far the most amazing cleanse yet among many good ones. 

Additionally, i would like to reach 10% body fat or even 8%.  With a starting weight of 192, i believe 180 would put me at 10-12% body fat and 175 would put me at 8-10%.

While eating, i was enjoying workouts that consisted of high intensity cardio "every other" day  with some form of muscle strengthening exercises the days in between.  A part of what this fast will accomplish is giving my heart, lungs and all other muscles a nice long rest to fully recover and be ready for more furious/intense activity soon thereafter which i really love and look forward to :).  I also led into this fast with 7 days of mercury removal protocol (thank you so much mercury fillings), primarily consisting of chlorella followed 30 minutes later with cilantro...twice per day.   I also enjoyed 30 days of live carrot/beet/celery juice (8-32 oz per day) as a part of my normal meal plan leading to this fast.     

The plan:

During this fast, i plan to engage in 2 hours of brisk walking per day, (1 hour in the morning and 1 hour at sunset), or the equivalent level on a bicycle, trampoline, kayak or in slow (carefully controlled) uphill hiking to replace the high intensity cardio and a lot of gentle stretching to replace the weights and isometrics.  I intend to keep within 60-65% of max heart rate compared to peaks of 90-92% pre-fast (as per my handy heart rate monitor). 

With this 2 hours of light exercise along with my bmr, i anticipate fully 0.7 - 1 pound of fat loss per day... starting at 1 pound and dropping to 0.7 towards the end as my metabolism gets slower and slower (I believe it is especially high now because of the high intensity workouts leading to the fast, but expect it to drop swiftly, perhaps more than that of the average person who was not doing the high intensity cardio).   I  anticipate 12 pounds of fat loss in 14 days which would bring me to 180 in real weight and 17 pounds of fat loss in 22 days which would bring me to 175... though i know i will probably weigh about 155-158 temporarily with about 17-20 pounds of temporary expected loss of water and the other temporaries, weight which i fully expect to have back within 2 or maybe 3 weeks :). An end weight of 175-180 after 2-3 weeks of refeeding would be awesome... i will have to get closer to goal before having the best idea of where i optimally belong.  

I also plan daily to lay in the sun a bit, brush my skin (from chiro's reminder) and enjoy nice warm baths :)... and to agressively massage various imperfect areas including a left ankle that is perfectly fine unless i stretch it a certain way, in which case there is a fair amount of pain.  By the fast's end, when i stretch that ankle, i want it to feel good :).  There is also a soreness at the bottom of my right foot that i expect to be feeling all the way better within 3 more days.  The paradox is that it hurts while i walk on it for 2 hours a day, but having so much confidence in the power of fasting, i expect the pain to go away in spite of this.

As with the previous fast, i fully intend upon refeeding to enjoy only healthy, nutritious foods and to therefore not gain an ounce of this fat back (also a repeat of the previous fast). 

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