![]() ![]() Don’t take anything, just stick to water and salt if need beįor those in the first group, their general argument goes like this: your body is running dangerously low on certain minerals and essential electrolytes to keep your body functioning when you’re fasting.Take minerals and supplements when fasting.There seems to be two schools of thought when it comes to maintaining safety when fasting: The salt was to sate any intense hunger pangs. What Is A Water Fast?įor the entirety of 10 days, I did not consume anything except for water and the occasional pinch of salt under my tongue. I think lived experience is such an oddity to being human: until something is experienced, the extent of appreciation for an experience can only be acknowledged but not fully appreciated. ![]() My fast was not an intentional act to lose weight or heal any auto-immune disorders. It was also to raise awareness for a homelessness campaign I was involved with. So why did I do this? I just want to make it clear that this endeavor was done purely for self-experimental purposes. “I probably won’t die if I don’t eat for 2 or 3 days… there are some people out there who have survived for weeks without food.” Either shock value for myself, or some sort of comparison I could make. I’ve read about individuals who have accomplished prolonged fasts, but of course, to me it was all intellectual wonderment that I could use. So in a sense, tackling 10 days without eating filled me with fear! Here I am, on the other side of the journey, writing about it. If there’s a vice that I would consider to be a crutch for me, it would be the sensual pleasure of eating. For one, hunger is something I’ve always actively tried to avoid. The raw humanness innate within all of us expressed through the feeling of prolonged hunger was nothing short of mind altering and paradigm shifting. At certain times the immediacy of experience was so powerful, it muted out all extraneous channels of thought except for what was happening in the present moment. It was simultaneously euphoric, transformative, introspective, and humbling. ![]() My experience of a 10 day water fast was intense, challenging, and miserable. Before that was the occasional intermittent 16-8 fast, and before that was a 30 hour fast I did as a teenager. Prior to my 10 day water fast experience, the longest I had gone without food was 72 hours – done with the goal of resetting my relationship with food during the beginning of the COVID lockdown. I suppose I could touch on what it feels like to do a 10 day water fast, or the 10 lessons I learned during my 10 day water fast, but truth of the matter is – I’m still digesting the experience. I’m not really sure where to begin or even how to start.
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