Today is the 8th day at the center....and the 5th day of my water only fasting program.
Yes, I am still hungry, but I set a GOAL to make it to 10 days, and as long as they let me keep going, I want to test my resolve and see if I can make a 10 day water only fast. I'm half way there!
I've met some really interesting people with all kinds of medical problems ranging from Diabetes, heart disease, gout, arthritis, obesity, and even cancer. All searching for a solution to their health problem through fasting and plant based diets as opposed to Pharmacuetical solutions that have many side effects and many times treat symptoms but not fix the disease. Some of them have fasted over 20 days and have lived here for months at a time....amazing!
The chronic dieseases in America are usually brought on by eating a poor diet. SOS - Sugar, Oil, Salt, Dairy, Animal Flesh, Coffee, Booze, and Smoking....all creating inflamation in the body and affecting the Immune System.
There are a lot of repeaters here, people that want a refresher or to get back on the horse again after falling off..... This is a true struggle for many of us and it requires a fight like fighting drug addiction, maybe even more difficult because we are social creatures that eat out with friends and celebrate holidays and birthdays with food and alcohol.
I'm hungry and tired and I've had some leg pains today, which the doctor has explained they are a result from toxins leaving my body? I've lost a lot of weight in a very short period of time....to be revealed on my final day here, October 31....the "Big" reveal will be amazing...stay tuned!
WARNING - TMI
The most amazing thing is that after 5 days of water only, I am still having productive BM's.....I keep thinking about the John Wayne urband legend story about the 40 lbs of fecal matter impacted in his colon.... Water only for 5 days, where is this stuff coming from?
Link to a great video from Dr Doug Lisle, Author of the Pleasure Trap
Really, BM - you had to go there
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