Hi everyone,
I have been pondering about going on a fast for a few days now. I have been getting a lot of digestive issues and related sinus headaches because I am intolerant to a lot of foods - gluten, dairy, some grains, oddly enough peas and figs too. Also now would be a great time to do it since I am primarily home bound. I plan to start my fast tomorrow - Sept 17, 2020 and go upto 4 to 7 days. I am not new to fasting - have done a 40 day master cleanse, many juice fasts usually under 14 days and very few short water fasts - however I have always messed up breaking the fast. Always. So I decided to post and get some guidance from the forum on this and posting makes me accountable too. Another thing is that it takes me a few trys to get through the first day and start the fast which I want to avoid this time too. I saw the fasting stickies video and made my self a few too.
Major challenges anticipated:
- Tried to maintain a good pre fast diet but failed miserably. So the detox symptoms will be bad. Need to push through the first 3 days no matter what.
- My family and social life revolves around food (like everyone else) and this will be very challenging. Have some social occasions coming up.
Goals:
- Fast up to the point of experiencing extreme mental clarity. At that point I need to reflect on life goals, plan and action to navigate personal challenges. For this I need to at least do 4 days.
- Focus on the refeed and post fast diet. A smaller fast is better for me as long as I break it in the right way.
- Heal the gut. Decide on a diet plan after that works in the long term.
- Get organized.
- Get a break from everything.
- Get over the vape habit and quit it forever.
- Focus on an exercise, yoga, meditation or light exercise routine whilst fasting and later.
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The point is to feel energy and not tired after the fast which will come through dietary changes.
Cheers,
Maga