Hello Ann

I have been tempted to do this already and i'm only on my 2 nd day. What i've been doing is that the moment i get hungry i just take a nap--which is highly recommended to do while on the water fast. Also I'll go out for a walk watch TV, read, or just go online and play some games. Its hard trying to resist these temptation especially when you have a fiance that's all about meat and potatoes and great italian food!! I wish you the best of luck and you can definitely do it. Just say it in your head over and over again. :)

Martha

Hi Ann,
I was curious to know when you say you 'mess up' and give in and eat.....what types of foods do you eat? Are you eating fruits and veggies and the like? Or are you giving into the temptation to eat processed foods, sugars, fats and carbs? The reason I ask this is because you may do a whole lot better if you try to follow Fuhrman's "Eat to Live" plan for about 6 weeks and see how you do on that. He recommends eating a diet consisting mainly of raw and some cooked veggies and fruits, no meat, dairy, or simple carbs. Some of the foods like raw fruits and veggies may be eaten to your hearts content and everything else is more or less measured. His plan is easy and some of the recipes are quite simple and delicious. This way, you can satisfy your intense cravings with good food while still addressing the healing of your autoimmune diseases. This is basically the diet that is recommended to reverse many chronic diseases. If you are having trouble water-only fasting by giving into the tempatation to eat unhealthy foods, perhaps this could be an avenue for you.

Good hope to you..just a suggestion.

:)
Sky

This is 'basically' the plan I am following post my 15 day fast. I say 'basically' because I have decided to formulate a livable plan based on his "Eat to Live" program that will be what I do forever...not just for six weeks. I am including alot of things he does not necessarily recommend in an effort to fashion something I can live with, streamlining and eliminating less than desirable foods (like skim milk, fish, some limited portions of meat and poultry, flour tortillas, AGH) as I go along...just not all at once. Once a week, I allow myself to have something really wild if I am overcome with craving, but I am very quickly finding these items (like a fistful of Milkduds - God forbid!) much less satisfying as in the past.

Anyway, I feel pretty good about it all and am taking my time in my efforts to attain a good cholesterol level, blood pressure and to attain a normal weight. Not so frantic, less despair, everything just seems more manageable now.

Best to you,
Sky

Good luck! Just keep yourself busy and away from food. Take a walk, go to the library if you have to. Call a friend up. It gets so much easier after the first few days. The first three are always the hardest, for me at least, with the third of those first three being the absolute worst.