Well, that didn't take long. I feel kind of lame for breaking it so early, but there are just too many things that I'm worrying about, not the least of which is the fact that I was able to get some work done yesterday and today, but my energy level and ability to concentrate has dropped enough that I don't want to sacrifice that at the moment.
My wife and I discussed it a bit though, and now that we've both had solo "intro to fasting" sessions, we think that next time we fast it will be during the winter holidays, when people expect you to relax, take a break from work, and so on.
We are definitely going to keep trying every so often though. We've read too much about the benefits of fasting to totally give it up. I've also heard wide-eyed enthusiastic anecdotes straight from the mouth of someone who, for the last twenty years, has been going on a week-long fast every year during the holidays.
So, this time it's not going to last for me. Oh well! But this is definitely not the last time I attempt a medical fast. Living as healthfully as we can means we can expect to have many more years to attempt a fast every six months or so, and work our way up to a nice, ultra-cleansing 20-to-30 day fast.
Now to find something small and light to eat... :-)
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So what did you eat to break the fast, death by garlic I presume?
Hmm…. I can’t really remember, actually. I think I ate grapes. Definitely not death by garlic — although I did eat some of that recently, with double the garlic, and it was tops. Next time we’re going to try triple or quadruple.