Fasting Diary - Day 1

Already by the end of the afternoon of Day 1, my eyes started to feel brighter. Note, I could FEEL that they were brighter. I’m sure they also looked brighter.

I decided to start this fast after the weekend. Again, I had indulged in my favourite foods such as pastries, pies, chocolate, alcohol. I had also had a rare fry-up for breakfast.

And inevitably, Monday rolled around and the world looked grey again. By grey, I mean, it’s as if I’ve put on a pair of dirty glasses and everything looks hopeless. Sometimes I wonder what I’m going to do. I love food, I love wine, I love chocolate. I love to travel and eat the local food. I like to let my hair down. But always, I pay, by experiencing crashing depression and hopelessness. Is life worth living when you have to live like a nun?

Post-holiday, or post-weekend away I always feel terrible. Sometimes I even feel terrible DURING a holiday. Ain’t that great.

Eating sugar especially late at night, brings on the most awful sugar hangover. And if I’ve been for a night out on the town, well…

I’d heard about juice fasting and so far have resisted its ‘temptations’.  However, yesterday I decided to go for it and see how long I can last on herbal tea, juice and spirulina. I know it will lift my depression and lethargy because I’ve done a detox before where you don’t eat solid foods for 2 days. By the second day, I was already feeling optimistic.

Apparently, the hunger subsides after the first 3 days. It’s  actually not been too bad so far. Just an empty feeling, but no noticeable hunger pains. I’m also planning to continue exercising during the fast. Maybe not ‘all-out’ runs on the treadmill, but definitely weights, yoga, some gentle runs.

Looking forward to Day 2.