Need Some Support / Advice

Priscilla · October 28, 2019, 12:16pm

Okay guys, I did so great day one, that is until I had to make dinner for my family… I was still good at first but had to stop in the middle to go to the grocery store… to which the kids wanted to go and get snacks and stuff… coming back home and working on dinner again after putting away all of their junk that I managed to convince myself to wait another day before starting my fast… UGH. I’ve done longer water fasts before and have been successful… for me, it’s just about making it past day 3…

Days 1-3 are the hardest days for me to get through. How do I hold strong and keep my act together when having to make dinners for my family. I have found that after day 3, I actually enjoy being around food as I am not tempted by it… but damn… I am struggling to get through days 1-3.

Any advice or support you guys can give to help me figure out how to keep being there for my family and get past my first few days of water fasting where it’s the most difficult would be incredibly helpful.

Feeling so down, ashamed, and disappointed in myself… I was so close to making it through my first day. Ugh.

Yasemin · October 28, 2019, 12:18pm

Don’t be sad! It’s the toughest part, if it was easy, we wouldn’t all be here! Just tell yourself you will delay your gratification, not deny.

Remember, maybe you want those snacks, but tell yourself “hey, have I tasted this before? If yes… it’s nothing special, I can eat it in a couple weeks! Remember food will ALWAYS be there and you have your whole life to eat it!” That’s my motto when I get tempted!

Cathy_Skillbuilder · October 28, 2019, 12:23pm

I am on 40+ hours now. Sleep was restless. Is taking melatonine during fast a good idea? I took magnesium before sleep.

The day now is good.

Priscilla · October 28, 2019, 12:30pm

Thanks Yasemin. I appreciate it.

Priscilla · October 28, 2019, 12:33pm

Hey Cathy,

Everyone will have their own opinion I’m sure. I take melatonin when fasting if I need to get better sleep, which I find helpful as I get munchy if I’m tired and don’t have good sleep. I’d just recommend making sure it is the capsule kind and not the dissolvable kind, because those tend to have sugar in them and can likely mess up your fast.

Compdude · October 28, 2019, 6:49pm

Yep, Days 1-3 are the toughest part. This is my 3rd water fast and its always a challenge. I cook for my mom who is 85 so I can sympathize. However, I learned a tip watching a YouTube interview between Dr. Ray Cronis and Dr. Rhonda Patrick in which Dr Cronis was talking about the results of his 30-day water fast. He said that he would attend the cooking classes at his university and the smells helped to assuage his hunger. So I use that tip in cooking for my mom and it works for me.

Cathy_Skillbuilder · October 28, 2019, 7:09pm

Thanks Priscilla. I will try this tonight.

Cathy_Skillbuilder · October 29, 2019, 4:59pm

Hey Priscilla how are you doing? I want to tell you that I had a better sleep last night.

Priscilla · October 29, 2019, 6:53pm

Hey Cathy! That’s awesome to hear! I on the other hand did not sleep really at all last night. Ugh. I took 5mg of melatonin and drank 2 extra strength sleepy time teas… sucked! Needless to say I’ve been chugging coffee all day, although I don’t know that I need it.

Hope your fast is going well!

Overcomer · October 29, 2019, 6:58pm

Hi there, what I advice is a full teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of potassium chloride and half a lemon juice, with a tablespoon of acv in 500ml water…I drank that last night and hunger went away. You can do this twice a day when you need to. Hope this helps. You can do this girl.