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F asting Chronicles Day 18: Tired, tired, so friggin' tired. I dragged myself out of bed to greet the day. Weak, stomach is feeling queasy, can't st op spitting and I am totally nauseated. If I didn't know better, I would think I was pregnant...but I know better. The husband dropped off the kids this morning as I was too tired to move. I pretty much relaxed on the sofa, until he came home. Later on in the morning, I gathered up the energy to go to back to the kids' school for an assembly. Our youngest received an academic award. So proud of him. Made a delivery to a store and it was back home to rest before picking up the kids and the children's treat for my son receiving his award. Deep fried chicken wings. What did I learn from this fast? I have a deeper relationship with food than I realised.   The foods I love to eat as opposed to what I can do without.   An even greater relationship with my body and its mechanics.   There is more in my mind and in...

Fasting Chronicles Day 17: The day started off busy. The usual lunches, snacks and breakfasts, but right away I could tell the energy was not there. I think some of it has to do with knowing that this is almost over. I am not going to lie, I am looking forward to it ending. Many errands to run today, so I really need something to get me going. In addition to water, I decided to make coffee to take with me, so I can sip on it. So many stops to make. Health food store, grocery store, stationery store. I was so happy to come home throw myself on the sofa for literally 5 minutes, before starting work. While working and writing emails, I was clear in my thoughts and I felt I conveyed my messages very clearly. The information just seemed to flow and all I had to was type it. As weird as this experience might sound, it is an event many people who fast have confessed to. There is a common misconception that fasting only involves starving yourself and that it entails days and weeks of...