January 15th 2024

 

 

So far this year, I have been quite impressed with myself considering we are still in January!

 

 

On the 3rd of January, I got an unexpected email from my estate agents with my landlord giving me notice to vacate the property by the middle of March.

 

 

 

Initially I thought  SHIIIIIIIIIIT!!!! What the EFF am I going to do?!?!?!

 

 

Then I remembered I had already decided in my head that this year, I would move from this house! I had already told 4 of my friends with confidence that I KNOW I will be in a new hours this year in 2024.

 

 

 

I decided to use the initial anxiety about the situation as fuel to get me through the first day of a fast! meaning NO food.

 

 

 

I had also decided that I wanted to start doing a 6 day fast every 6 months, so for the next 5 full days (I didn't make it to 6 but I'm still extremely proud of myself) I had a coffee with cream in the morning around 7am and then for the remainder of the day, just had water, sometimes hot, sometimes cold and sometimes with wheatgrass powder in.

 

 

 

I didn't feel any uncomfortableness at all and the first grumble I had (which is unusual in my experience of fasting, it usually is the first 2 days!) happened at the end of the 3rd day when I cooked something for my daughter which smelled exceptionally amazing!

 

 

 

 

I mean, possibly down to me being an amazing cook, OR possibly down to me having not eaten for 3 days and have a sharpened sense of smell at this time and then, I felt like my belly started crying for about 10 minutes.

 

 

 

After that, I wasn't bothered at all again and I have to say that the breaking a day early, was purely psychological because I missed eating, not because I was either hungry OR lacked energy.

 

 

 

One of my decisions for this year was discipline and I think a fast was the perfect way to start my year.

 

 

 

Have a read about the benefits of fasting and how it's been used to extend the life of animals, there is a reason that fasting is mentioned in every holy book in every religion.

 

 

 

The benefits documented on a scientific level are outstanding! and 6 days is a fantastic time frame to fast