Glad going back to the minerals and electrolytes was helpful. Trust me, I understand wanting to listen to your body and get your body to tell you what it needs, but particularly while you are detoxing and readjusting your eating… it is going into shock getting away from all of the extra things you put into your body regularly… for instance, if you are consuming dairy, even if it is the healthiest dairy on the market, it is still FULL of hormones as it is infant milk intended to help baby cows grow strong… I’m not suggesting you quit eating dairy… I’m just saying even the healthiest of organic dairy products cannot run away from the fact they are rich in hormones. Also, unless you are eating 100% organics (who does?) then you regularly consume extra chemicals as well… example being pesticides that are used to keep bugs from eating the plants… Soooo even if you are eating a healthy diet… your body still has a lot to detox from!
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Sooo the reason we get hungry most of the time, is because of our “hunger hormone” ghrelin It is actually really cool… basically this hormone increases in the body during typical times a person eats (Which is why we start to feel hungry a little while before we would typically eat) and then decrease after these times… which is why when you miss a meal, a lot of times you will realize you don’t feel hungry after that eating “window” has closed. After about days 4 and 5 of fasting your body readjusts to your new window and you don’t have the same waves of this hormone running in your body.
A good article on Ghrelin:
A lot of fasting youtube videos talk about this particular hunger hormone. It really is a real thing! LOL Sooo that is why despite the type of diet you eat, you will still have waves of this hormone, it is triggered more by your eating patterns (because the body releases this hormone when the stomach is “empty” telling your brain it is time to eat). If your stomach is used to being empty, you won’t have as sensitive of a response to this hormone and it won’t be as strong.
Then you have to look at the fact that the longer you fast, and your body begins burning your fat storages for fuel, the hunger hormone leptin is released by your fat storages, which tell your brain you are satiated or full… so while you may be in ketosis before doing your fast and your body is used to leptin being released, I’d guess because you still eat about the same time every day, your body isn’t used to the idea of going without food, so is still sensitive to the ghrelin hormone.
A good article on leptin:
Your dreams are very interesting, and I like your interpretation of your second dream with the children… I think the interpretation that you may be looking for your inner-self is a good one and you may be on to something! I think dreams tell us a lot about our subconscious mind and how we are really feeling. The fact that you are doing more to connect with nature and thus spirituality may be triggering these inner thoughts.
Something thought provoking (related) things mentioned in a book that I read on a self healing journey that made me really think back to my childhood might be interesting to you…
1- Really think back through the photos of you when you were really young, full of life, big & natural smiles… What is one of those photos? Think of that as your happy place and a place in nature and in spirit that you want to be…
2- Really think back through the photos of you when you were younger… around what age did that big & natural smile go away? That innocent energy… that love of life and everyone in it… Think about when you lost this full of life and spirit feeling (if you did), what events or things in your life contributed to the change? How did you view and react to these events that began reshaping your outlook on life?
Spending some time contemplating on these thoughts and questions may help you reconnect with your younger, innocent, & more spiritual self…
How are you feeling today? MASSAGE SOUNDS AWESOME!!! My back has been in sooooo much pain. Ugh.
Yeah, I’m thinking after this fast, it may be easier for me to go off dairy again also. I don’t really love the way dairy makes me feel.
Love the encouragement from both of you in this thread!! Doing a great job!!!
