Hi, everyone!
I am new here, this is probably my 5th or 6th attempt at a water fast. I have never made it more than 2.5 days. My hope is that having a support group will help me succeed. Also, I am just SO fed up with my state of health.
As of right now, I’m almost 16 hours into day 1, and my goal is a minimum of 7 days, though I am aiming for 21 days.
The physical hunger is minimal, it is the mental cravings that are killing me! I am definitely an emotional eater. As a stay-at-home Mom, dessert and food are how I treat myself after a stressful day, and when I FINALLY have a quiet moment to myself. So now, when the kids are napping, and I would normally sit on the couch with a book and eat, the cravings are really strong. That voice in my head keeps saying, “You’ve done a great job going so long, go ahead and have a snack. It is realistic, anyway, for you to fast 21 days when you have to provide 3+ meals a day for a family of 6. Just eat, and make sure you eat healthy.” This is what has caused me to stumble in the past, I rationalize my way out of it. The problem is, I have a serious sugar/carb addiction. I KNOW how I should eat, and how I WANT to eat, but I find myself baking cookies and eating ice cream anyway. If someone is trying to quite alcohol or cigarettes, it’s best to give it up completely, not have just “one.” And it appears that is how I am with food, because no matter how good my intentions, I always go overboard.