15.6 days with smooth sailing.
15.6 days now and everything continues to go smoothly.
An observation... In my previous fast at this stage i found myself in unchartered territory so i really wasn't sure what i might encounter as i proceeded... and as such wasn't sure if i was going to make it past 16 days. Truly i was taking it one day at a time. This time around, having gone 30 days 9 months ago, i am completely at peace and at rest that achieving completion again should be no major challenge. Thus in that sense this fast is a bit easier than the previous, and the idea of fasting another 15 days or so is really not at all daunting as it was the last time around. Nevertheless, i am taking this fast one day at a time as well.
I have been resting profoundly, most of the day laying down reading and such... and as a result i am more light-headed and weak than in the previous fast where i walked briskly 2 hours per day. To me, these symptoms are evidense of a deeper (more aggressive cleanse). Naturally I can get up and walk, just have to take it slow each time, sitting before standing.
In the past week i have been taking advantage of already being up, already with a raised heart rate by doing my 2-3 gentle minutes on the mini- trampoline. This has been averaging about 2-3 times per day over the past 7 days.
Heart rate still high, not much change there as yet. It is said that the body focuses primarily on eliminating toxins before it focuses primarily on healing, so perhaps the final 10 days or so will provide a lot of healing to my heart. What i know is that i am doing my part by resting as much as possible.
I don't know what my blood pressure was pre-heart injury and hadn't tested it in years, but i very much believed it was healthy. In any case i found myself in Sams Club and Walmart a few days ago, both of which have free testing, and the average was about 111/77... so it's nice to know that high BP has not become another factor in my heart injury.
Still no bowel activity since day 8.7, though there have been rumblings which made me believe something might happen. Really excited about what will happen there next.
drinking only to thirst and averaging about 4 cups of distilled water each day. Peeing a medium or sometimes a med-darkish color about 2-3 times per day. Each time i drink water it is a tantalizing treat to my dry mouth. :)
The final mystery is in when genuine hunger will return. I have a pretty strong feeling it will be more than 30 days this time around.