Re: 33 Days
Mighty,
Thank you so much for posting all this. I just want to say, what courage you have, going through all these symptoms, and congratulations. and Waterdesign, thank you for an amazing and supportive post, too. What an achievement for both of you , and i hope to be in touch with you both as I learn to do likewise...
Hi Powerray :),
Thank you for your words of encouragement. Going to sleep last night i was wondering if i was going to wake up twice as weak and sick but so far it has remained at this strong but tolerable level.
Thank you for your narrative, Mighty. My comment on the amount of time it takes to get up and go to the bathroom, is, "only 3 minutes to stand up?? God! I could take an hour, at only 3 days of fasting, just to DECIDE to stand up and get out of bed!!! :)
haha :). Well gathering the courage to sit up is another story and yes that might take an hour, but once i am finally sitting up, i have already put the plan in motion :).
... thinking of food CAN start to introduce an "agenda" that my body isn't ready for.
I agree with this and have spent much of my fast avoiding these thoughts. Sometimes when they have already arrived it helps for me to engage them.
I guess I want to learn to trust in the return of natural hunger. I think this trust is challenging to learn. I think it takes experience.
Yes it can seem like an impossible goal. In my first 30 day fast i gave up on it and was extremely surprised when it arose in the form of something running low in my nutrient stores. Even today i don't feel it is something i can count on, possibly being another 20-30-40 days away.
It is the most wonderful service you (both) are doing, sharing these experiences of long-term fasting with the group. I feel myself being healed a little just reading about them, and I look forward to experiencing the same healing myself as I learn to fast.
I really appreciate hearing about this, especially that you are being healed a little just reading about our experiences. I too look forward to seeing you experience the same healing and believe that you will.