Who can relate to this? Waking up thinking about food. What should I have for breakfast? Oh I need to do some grocery shopping. Hmmm that Sunday roast at my Mom's was amazing. I'm salivating just thinking about it. What about lunch? Should I cook something or should we try that new bistro down by the sea? I have friends coming for dinner, I wonder what they'd like to eat? Is Jill still a vegetarian?
Oh the 3 pm blues are hitting me hard. Definitely time for a quick snack. Two minutes after the snack. Why did you eat that? Do you have no self control at all? Seriously, who eats 3 doughnuts and 2 kitKats before dinner? But my blood sugar was so low. It was either that or a siesta and I have so much to do. Yum, something smells good. I wonder what the neighbors are barbecuing. I better get started with dinner then. I'll have to make something different for the kids though.
Last night, to my shock, horror and surprise, hubby agreed to do a 48 hour fast with me this weekend. This is no small feat as I don't think he's ever gone more than 3 hours and 22 minutes without eating in his whole life. It's 2:15 in the afternoon as he's been doing really well, except he said he can't stop thinking about food. His mind is so obsessed that he said he wished he could just take something and sleep right through until tomorrow evening, when he could finally eat again. How and why did we ever get to this point? Fasting has always been a natural part of our lives as humans and our bodies are perfectly adapted for short and even long periods of abstinence from food. Never before in history has food been made so readily available without any effort going into sourcing or preparation. With all our modern-day diseases, I'm not sure if this is a blessing or more of a curse. One thing is for sure. By engaging in periodic fasting, whether it's for 24 hours or 10 days as I have done recently, we can break the cycle of thinking of food constantly and really appreciate the powerful built-in healing mechanisms our bodies are so well equipped with. Happy fasting my friends!
Oh the 3 pm blues are hitting me hard. Definitely time for a quick snack. Two minutes after the snack. Why did you eat that? Do you have no self control at all? Seriously, who eats 3 doughnuts and 2 kitKats before dinner? But my blood sugar was so low. It was either that or a siesta and I have so much to do. Yum, something smells good. I wonder what the neighbors are barbecuing. I better get started with dinner then. I'll have to make something different for the kids though.
Last night, to my shock, horror and surprise, hubby agreed to do a 48 hour fast with me this weekend. This is no small feat as I don't think he's ever gone more than 3 hours and 22 minutes without eating in his whole life. It's 2:15 in the afternoon as he's been doing really well, except he said he can't stop thinking about food. His mind is so obsessed that he said he wished he could just take something and sleep right through until tomorrow evening, when he could finally eat again. How and why did we ever get to this point? Fasting has always been a natural part of our lives as humans and our bodies are perfectly adapted for short and even long periods of abstinence from food. Never before in history has food been made so readily available without any effort going into sourcing or preparation. With all our modern-day diseases, I'm not sure if this is a blessing or more of a curse. One thing is for sure. By engaging in periodic fasting, whether it's for 24 hours or 10 days as I have done recently, we can break the cycle of thinking of food constantly and really appreciate the powerful built-in healing mechanisms our bodies are so well equipped with. Happy fasting my friends!
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