HealthiaCynthia

168-Hour FAST

Filed under: Uncategorized by healthiacynthia on April 29, 2007 5:02 pm

2007-04-29 

There, does that sound less daunting than a 7-Day Fast??

Well, I have begun today with the fast that I meant to do about a year ago.  I believe that I have done a couple of very short fasts in that time, but I am now ready to do the "biggie"– but day-by-day.  Each day I shall announce to myself "Today, I shall fast".  I also thought that if I thought of it in terms of how many hours are in 7 days that it would be significant to see how the hours come off each day… just a little psycho-hoax for my mind.

Green SmoothiesQ: Why the fast?  I thought you were taking Victoria Boutenko's fabulous Green Smoothies each day– I thought that you were doing pretty good and that you thought that fasts were not really necessary with this Green Smoothie Regimen?

A. Well now– I didn't actually say that about the Smoothie being a replacement for a fast, did I?  Victoria does the odd fast herself, although she said at the presentation we attended that she does "shorter" fasts now.  I'm not quite sure what that means.  I know that Ray Kent does a couple of very lengthy fasts each year (14+ days), and that people can do in excess of 40 day fasts (with PROPER SUPERVISION please!!!).  So, it would seem to me that the 7-day fast would not be considered a "long" fast. 

My mother passed away in late March.  I feel the need to do a spiritual AND nutritional fast to have the circumscribed time to deal with this loss and with some minor health issues.  As I said above, I also made a promise to myself a year ago to do a 7 - 10-day fast and am fulfilling that.

Q: What minor health issues?

Okay, I guess "minor" is in the eyes of the beholder…. I have real energy flags, which means to me that I am probably fairly toxic and need to take some time to cleanse with a fast.  I will do this particular drinking of water, and then after that I will ease back into a vegan (largely raw vegan) diet with a few days of green smoothies.  I don't feel the necessity to do any other rather harsh cleanse routines with laxatives, etc.  I'm going with what my body is telling me to do.  I know that might sound whacky but it is what I am going to do.  I would like to get my system back into a good alkaline balance.  Right now I experience quite a lot of anxiety, which I know contributes to acidity and infection, illness, dis-ease, stress.  The fast will allow me to regain my balance.

Q. What activities do you have planned for the week of fasting?

I have a few  usual activities that I will just follow up on: a couple of coaching calls, a speech to deliver at ToastMasters on Wednesday night, some books to read and other related tasks.  I don't plan to attend any functions that include "refreshments"– that is very dangerous for me, at the best of times.  Our Church will not be having a fellowship dinner this coming Sabbath, which is one less required meal for me to prepare.  Ed and Conrad will prepare their own meals.  Fortunately, they are both eating quite extensively from the "raw" menu, so there will be a minimum of tempting aromas drifting into my alfactory range.  I will also do a daily check-in here on this blog.  I don't expect to do to much more or the computer.

I mostly intend to do restful, reflective activities, if possible.  I may take short walks, warm, scented baths, and I hope to listen to both the New Testament on tape, and some excellent, uplifting music.  I will likely weigh myself at points along the way.

Probably sounds pretty self-indulgent to some.  The idea is, as in Kirchoff's Law of Radiation (from Physics), "the best absorbers are the best emitters."  If I haven't been taking in the peace & calm that I need (as an extreme introvert), then I have nothing of value to give out.

Q: How will you dress for the fast?

Quite often I will be found in a ratty purple housecoat… if I am downstairs at all.  I have a pretty large "office" upstairs, and so I may spend most of my time there.  If I go out, I will be dressed in my usual discordant bright sweats and likely a jacket, because body temperature is hard to keep up without incoming calories.

Q: Are you hungry yet?  

Yes.  Or it would seem that I am.  The last thing I ate was about 9 pm last night… and that is also something that I want to correct with this fast.  I have been eating quite late in the evening.  Yes, we do feel great with the Green Smoothies, and yes, we have a delightfully, tasty guacamole-based salad for supper, but mostly from habit, we go looking around for something to snack on in the evenings.  Not necessary, and not healthy– the body should have a good 14 hours of time just to digest before one starts eating again… that doesn't happen when you eat late at night and again early the next morning.  Plus, eating late at night means that the whole digestion process keeps me awake, or wakes me up.  ach.

Cynthia in Victoria

Q: Are you hoping to lose weight by not eating for this week?

Well, that would be a bonus.  What I would really like to see is the "balance" that I spoke about above.  If I begin feeling less anxious in general (and I am doing many other things to deal with this), then I know that I will sleep better and have more energy.  The weight loss will be an added benefit.

Q: Are you going to do some slant-boarding and some sun-bathing as well?

Hope to, yes… and I would like to do the hot and cold hydrotherapy contrast baths for my edema (in my ankles).  Also, dry skin brushing.  But whether I get to all of this over the week or not, I still plan just to soldier on with the Fast as the main focus of the discipline.

Click here to read about Day 2 of the Fast

Click here to check out Day 3 of the Fast

Click here to read the interview with Albert Mosseri, natural hygienist 

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