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Diary of my first Water Fast

Fast Diary March 2012:

In an attempt to remove stored toxins from my body I tried a water only fast. I set a goal of 4 days.

My body weight at the start was 65.5Kg (quite low as I did plenty of work that day, ate only fruit and 2 or 3 pieces of rye bread for breakfast, then grapes for lunch and a few pecans, grapes for tea.)

Day 1 peed often, light colour. No bowel motion. I was regular through the preceding week, pH of saliva about 7 or more just now. ph of the mineral water I'm drinking is 6.0 or slightly higher.
Feeling empty and hungry by midday or so. This was a Sunday, we went for a drive to Kinbombi Falls and Goomeri. No problems, but I was getting tired by afternoon, went home and slept from 6pm til 9pm.

Day 2 Up early, feeling nauseous on and off. Vomited at 6.30am
Vomited again at 7.15am. Watery but with tinge of yellow colour. Not much fluid.
Measured my Pulse, 77 resting, bit higher than normal.
Slept after that, woke up feeling better, at the shop all day and handling the public ok.

Day 3 morning now. Switched from mineral water to tank water only. Mild bouts of nausea this morning but no vomiting again since yesterday.
Slept ok. Supposed to be going out to do a job today.
my weight loss is 600 grams so far.
Will be cautious with eating when coming out of this, don't want to spoil any benefits after the effort put in.
Pulse is 66bpm, vigorous beating through the night on about that rate. Heart is thumping, Blood pressure may be high, no monitor so can’t check.
Have only peed, pale colour still as from the beginning, no bowel motion.
Off and did the job OK, not running, walking.

On the first day i was hungry by midday, not since then really much. Just feel empty and slow.
Did the 3G antenna install in manumbar no probs then at the shop til 5. Into bed at 6pm though.
1.4kg lighter now. Pee has been light coloured right through. Smell different under the arms and my breath smells.
Heart is still thumping, will look into a bp monitor.

Day 4: Up early at 3am, pulse on 68bpm still thumping, have a slight temperature, dull head. Watching tennis. Rested at 5am again then up and felt sick, vomited.
Its Ok but 4 days will do me for this time. Worked all day at the shop, walking slowly and with much effort. The dull head stayed all day. I can see my pulse in my peripheral vision, thumping.
Weight loss is 2.3Kg now.

Break-Fast Day 5:
1 small slice of watermelon for the first meal last night. Tasted really good too. Slightly nauseous soon after but didn't want to lose it, that soon passed.
Temperature started to subside, heart still thumping.
Another small slice at 5am.

Squeezed one of our grapefruits and had half a glass at 6, nice. Tiny bit of mango a bit later, also nice. Ursula reckons its the best mango she's had for a long while.
Then 4 small grapes. That's all til later.

My body is happier now it has something to work with! Feeling brighter and ready to go! Down to 62 kg now, still dropping, 3.5 less than the start.
Pulse 66, not so thumping now.

My left wrist is like new, I can play the guitar just fine, no pain. My right shoulder, arm and elbow are vastly better. I can throw a tennis ball to doggie over-arm without any pain. Could not do that at all before, only under- arm.
I know these benefits may fade in time, but I'll tackle another fast in due course now I know the benefits first hand.
Ate only grapes or watermelon today in small single portions.

Day 6 and on: Weight kept dropping, down to 61.6 Kg so about 4Kg less than the start. Continued to eat only fruit for a few days before trying nuts.

A small bowel motion today, dark brown with a pale stripe.
Day 7 had a normal bowel motion.
Day 9 a large one.
Weight is still at 62Kg so 3.5 less than the start.
I notice I move much easier, get up from a chair easier, bend and squat easier and have no joint pain.

After only a 4 day fast the benefits are significant. I will try another perhaps longer fast in a couple of months time.
Thanks to Malcolm for talking me into it and Ursula for caring and monitoring me closely.

Now its two weeks later. I've eaten mostly fruit and nuts. Ursula bought some gluten and wheat free bread which suits me better now, I have 2 small slices for breakfast, along with fruit and some nut butter and honey. I'm having no wheat, meat or dairy products. My weight is now at 63Kg.

posted by kaniganman @ 6:52 am