Fasting: Part 3
The fast has been broken and the curse lifted.
My fast lasted 132 hours and 38 min, which equates to around 5 and a half days. My original goal was 6, but I’ve been fantasizing about food for the past three days and didn’t mind coming up a little short. I started out weighing 201.6 lbs and woke up today weighing 194 even. This totals to 7.6 pounds lost and although I was hoping for something closer to 10, I feel good and I’m ready to go the rest of the way.
The work with my fast still isn’t done. I now have to spend the next few days resisting the urge to “pig out” but a huge advantage of completing a fast is that my appetite has been substantially reduced. It’s interesting to consider how much of our eating is habitual, rather than actual necessity. We eat, eat, and eat but along the way, we normalize portions and food types that should really be infrequent if engaged in ever.
To ease myself back into eating I’ll be making eggs, yogurt, fruit smoothies, and cottage cheese part of my primary diet. I’ve been drooling about the idea of a meager egg burrito with an almond flour tortilla, which is what I had this morning. There are those of us who rarely or never experience the sheer elation associated with delayed gratification. I’m as guilty of this as the next person, trust me. I once heard Francis Foster casually say on a podcast, “The problem is that we live in a world of shortcuts.” Many services sold today are based on convenience, especially in America. Emerging technology has allowed the general populace to become lazy and pay extra for any shred of advantage that can be mustered. By not eating for 5 days and resisting the urge to stuff my face with all kinds of my favorite foods (I’ve been daydreaming about white truffle garlic bread covered in ricotta), my sad burrito from this morning wound up being one of my most memorable meals.
On this site, I’ve been accused of “bragging” about my life and accomplishments but I assure you it isn’t my intention. 4 out of 10 U.S. adults are obese and nearly 75% are overweight. At any day we can turn around and say, “Enough is enough.”
“I’ve never seen any life transformation that didn’t begin with the person in question finally getting sick of their own bullshit.” — Elizabeth Gilbert
Excuses come easy but if we take a step back, we realize that ultimately the only person holding us back is ourselves. I’ve grown weary of my own mediocrity and I’m ready to do what it takes to achieve more. I share my story not only to bolster my own sentiments but also to encourage others. We’re all capable of great things but it starts with honesty.
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