Hi! I am starting a water fast on my birthday next Monday. I have not fasted in over a year, and plan on going from 10-30 days depending on how things go (I can’t predict what’s going to happen in my life which will require the energy only food gives!) Until Monday, I will be juicing, eating raw foods, etc...and getting rid of the caffeine. I am out of work at the moment, and take a couple college classes online. In addition, I have two kids out of school for the summer for whom I will have to prepare meals for. During the next few days I’ll be setting up easy meals, including microwave me ...
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I awoke from a deep sleep this morning smiling because I decided to break my water fast with some freshly made, diluted apple juice! My eyes were much clearer and my tongue clearing. I know I neede...   [End]
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Well, day 13 was okay. No real headaches. I woke up in the morn and got this bad pain in the middle of my lower legs, on my skin...it burned. When I looked I thought I just had creases from where m...   [End]
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This morning I woke up and my eyes were glued shut. I finally got them open, and I have never seen the so red. It faded a little throughout the day, but not much. I've read that it might be a heali...   [End]
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The eleventh day was the best so far. I slept fairly well. Still very easily tired, and felt faint upon standing at any point during the day. Tummy still rumbling...isn't that supposed to stop and ...   [End]
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That's awesome about your neck. It's amazing what fasting can do for you. And congrats on slimming down as well! I'm doing this for detox of course, but mostly for mental health. I've been on every...   [End]
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I'm close to ending day 10...yippee...sarcasm. It wasn't a horrible day, really. When I slept last night I slept hard...but I woke up a few times. Didn't want to get out of bed. The day was long. I...   [End]
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Thank you! Those first three days...(well, the first five)... were really though for me. One thing I kept telling myself for encouragement was that all the headaches, etc...were my body detoxing. S...   [End]
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I am currently ending day nine. I awoke feeling great. My back pain was mild and headaches not too bad. Some of the pressure seemed to disappear. my tummy, or rather my intestines, seem to constant...   [End]
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Sleep was okay. Woke up slowly and was lightheaded upon standing. This continued all day. The pressure in my head was very intense. I started to think there was a problem I needed to seek help for....   [End]
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Just a few things I may have left out... From days 2-4 I was highly emotional. Thinking about my past and my current personal issues. But no matter how down I got (if the physical pain wasn't too o...   [End]
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I will recall the past seven days with as much accuracy as I can. Day 1, Monday: I had actually decided to juice Monday & Tuesday and start the water fast on Wednesday. I decided to just go for ...   [End]
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I didn't decide to journal my experience until now, so the descriiptions may be brief. My apologies for that. I decided to fast for many reasons. I was feeling unattractive, low self esteem, angry,...   [End]
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