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Fasting Chronicles Day 8: It's a school day, so my day started a lot earlier than the weekend. At 5:45am my youngest son jumped into bed with me for cuddle time. While cuddling, I had to remind him that today was a school day. Lying down, you don't really feel the effects of the fast. It's not until you get up, that's when the body starts speaking. The start of the day was pretty good. Took a shower and got ready to greet the day. In the kitchen, I threw back a shot of vinegar water rather than sipping it and got to work on making breakfasts, snacks and lunches. I turned on the broth to warm up in the slow cooker and the thought of having broth today crossed the mind again. Anyway, I will continue to think about it. The plan this morning is to collect water from the spring, get eggs and prepare packages for shipping. I needed to do these things while my energy levels were still high. I dropped off the kids at school, while the husband got ready. I came back from t...

Fasting Chronicles Day 4: The morning started out well, although I didn't take a shower this morning. When you fast, once your body has depleted its glycogen stores, the body now looks for stored fats to get its energy from. These fats that the body is feeding off of, also helps in keeping the skin moisturized. Showering everyday will dry the skin, as it does not help the skin to retain its oils. Honey ginger vinegar water was the drink this morning. It actually took me longer to finish it as usual. The afternoon brought on a really good conversation with my husband on how food is a big part of peoples lives. He shared an experience that he entered the kitchen to do something and he thought he was in there for food. That's what stirred the conversation. Food plays such an important part of our lives and I don't really think we realize how much. Are you sad? Eat! Are you in mourning? Have something to eat! Got a new job? Let's celebrate by going out to dinner. Ha...

Fasting Chronicles Day 3: Day 3 started off not so good. I woke up feeling drained and slightly dizzy. Any quick and sharp movements would cause dizzy spells. After brushing, I made my way to the kitchen to drink half a glass of water and then a shot of honey ginger balsamic vinegar. After a few minutes, I felt a little better to take my shower but kept it short. Making my way b ack downstairs, I knew it was time for a seat. I made some rooibos tea and sipped it slowly on my couch, enjoying mindless chit chat with my eldest son. Shortly after the tea, I felt energetic enough to help the kids with snacks, lunch and prepare breakfast. Once again, nothing complicated, milk and cereal. The kids took lunch with them, as I felt I would not have the energy to prepare anything to drop off. Normally, the husband would come with me to drop off the kids, but he too had started feeling the effects of the fast and was feeling dizzy. I advised him to take a seat and that I was fine dropping th...

 Fasting Chronicles Introduction: Fasting is a great way to obtain mental clarity, spiritual awareness, physical strength, healing, fat and weight loss and detoxification of the body.  I normally fast throughout the year, and have made it a part of my wellness regimen. This month, I am embarking on a 19 day fast. I feel I need this fast for several reasons.  First, I have not worked out in a while. Now, a while for me is 4 weeks. I love working out and is definitely a part of who I am, so to not have done it for 4 weeks, is a bit out of the norm for me. I was also fasting for 3 days and off for 4 days, so I was maintaining myself like that.  Second, I am doing a competition in the summer and need to get the body ready.  If I went into the gym right now, that would just be more work to get my body into shape. This way, having fasted, I will shed a number of pounds before getting into the gym, and I can focus more on gaining muscle, rather than losing fat....