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Fasting - Day 4
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Fasting - Day 3
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Fasting - Day 2
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Fasting - Day one
It’s 9am and I’m already ravenous. I hope this means the transition period doesn’t last as long. Last time I tried this I was still starving and miserable at day 4 so I called it off. I’ve been trying to cut back on what I eat - ideally you’re supposed to stick to fruits and vegetables the week before in order to help your body adjust - in ( Read more... ) -
Why fast?
I’m fasting for several reasons: to lose weight, to reset my eating habits, to clear out my system, to promote healing, and for spiritual development. And because I enjoy it.
Weight loss
Last year, I restarted my diet/exercise programme and shed about twenty pounds. The weight stayed off even when I began eating “at liberty” again. In fact, I ( Read more... ) -
Fasting
I have begun a ten day fast and this time around I am going to blog it here. I've fasted several times before, and I think I've mentioned how very little real information there is out there about fasting. Anecdotal information isn’t as good as medical studies for a variety of reasons but collectively it’s a pretty good resource. So this blogging ( Read more... ) -
R.I.P. Dolores Marie Schedl, 1919-2010
(Maternal Grandmother) has been dying for a couple of years and we've all been waiting. I'm sorry (because of the tragedy) but not particularly sorry because she was mean to my mother and it will be a relief for mom who's devoted much of the past decade or so to her care. But I still feel bad. The kind of bad you feel when you've really fucked ( Read more... ) -
Happy Whatever...
Please accept with no obligation, implied or explicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with ( Read more... ) -
Update from lalaland
Me (to Hawai'ian GF): "Hey! Hawai'i is the second-happiest state in the nation!"
Me: "California isn't even on the list"
GF: "Yes. We're hard to please here."