Thank you for your detailed explanation! Are you saying that you also put this in your eyes and ears to clean them? Are you saying you put eyebright tincture in your nose and snort it after the stuff? I’m glad someone finally gave me some answers. I have not tried it yet, but plan to. This explanation helps me. Thank you very much.   [End]
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I am thinking of making the herbal snuff. My concern is, according to the information that I find, we are to snort this stuff. That means we breath it in. Would not this cause it to get into the lungs which would not be a good thing? How do you do this to get it just into the sinus cavities like it is suppose to do?   [End]
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Yes, this doctor is very funny. I’m sure he could be a very successful standup comedian if he wanted to change careers. :)   [End]
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Very interesting what he had to say about cancer and fasting in this video. He starts talking about it around 41 minutes into it. He is stating that fasting protects the human body from the harmful effects of conventional treatments of cancer while destroying the cancer cells. He says this is a fairly new discovery and it is effective in treating cancer. The whole video is awesome, especially his jokes. [Video Embedded Here]   [End]
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Hi Healthybodyheadtotoe, I apologize for not getting back to you. I just saw your post today. The drink was fine on my system. I have a very strong digestive system. I got off the fast again so ...   [End]
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I ate some regular food and then started counting my time again. Today I tried to juice Joe’s mean green famous drink. I forgot to buy cucumbers so I had to modify the recipe. I found it to be very filling. I could only sip on it after a few swallows and this is after I had not had anything to eat for around 23 hours. It made me feel full. I don’t know if this was just me today or if that is the way I will react to his drink. I put in a lot of ginger and added extra celery to make up for no cucumber. I also added a jalapeno pepper without the seeds. The drink was very strong, but I l ...
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Day 2 of my Daniel Food Plan included this recipe which is one of my favorites. Aroma Salad: 2 bunches of fresh dill 1 bunch radishes 1 sweet orange with seeds taken out Clean, chop and mix all ingredients together. The orange also serves as a built in dressing. You can adjust the amounts of the ingredients according to your own preferences. This dish is a great one for pot lucks. People are naturally drawn to it due to the aroma given off by the dill. Days Left: 116   [End]
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Thank you, Illys, for your encouragement. You gave some good suggestions. I will take them to heart.   [End]
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When I decided to have some cheese sauce on my veggies the other day I thought I would only be taking 1 day off. It turned out to be my maximum allowed which was 3 days. Yes, eating days can lead to danger. I feel like I am playing a board game with all my rules, that I am trying to abide by, to get to my goal of 120 days. I wonder how many days off I would have taken if I would not have set up my three day rule. If it takes a board game plan to get me to focus then that’s what I will do. Of course, there is more to reaching the goal of 120 days than just reaching it. At the end of the ...
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Low energy and hunger caused me to cave in on day 3 of the water fast. I had hoped to at least stay on the water-only for 5 days. When my energy gets low I start thinking about all the stuff I have to do. I broke it with an orange. My energy immediately returned. Later I had some steamed veggies. Now this would qualify as the Daniel Fast, but I had some cheese sauce on the veggies. Cheese sauce is not allowed so day 3 will be an eating day. Actually, I will not be able to count it at all. I can’t start counting again until I make it through a day on one of my broad fasting plans. ...
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I am sorry that it has taken me so long to get started on my new 120 Day Broad Fast. Something came up after I wrote my ”New Beginnings” post. I saw that I was going to need eating days soon and I did not want to just start and then go into eating days. I did have some days during this time that I could have counted towards my 120 days, but I wanted to get off to a good start. I view eating days as somewhat of a negative. I did not want to go there so soon after my start. It was better to let those broad fasting days go. During this time I did think about my new ...
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I regret to tell you that my 120 Day Broad Fast got flushed down the toilet. Therefore, I have started a brand new 120 Day Broad Fast with some new rules. The first one was for trial and error purposes as I see it now. I feel that I must forget the past, except to learn from my mistakes, and press forward and on to reach my goal. One of the worst mistakes a person can make is to dwell on past failures. Doing that will just cause more failure by making a person feel like a failure. I know of many stories where people have failed in different things, but when they t ...
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I’m tracking my days again today. Needless to say I got off my path. I decided to try the liquids for a few days to see what that does. Day 34 was completed successfully with liquids. I’m thinking of changing my rules again to help me get through this. My 120 day broad fast is turning out to be a trial and error experiment. I need to find rules that will work for me so that I can improve my situation. It’s great to read the blogs of others and hear their success stories. That is very motivational, but at the same time I need to remember that what worked for someone else may not work ...
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I’m just tracking another eating day. Water fast is coming shortly, I think. ;)   [End]
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I’m just tracking an eating day.   [End]
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I had lemon water on day 29 so I will need to track it as a liquid day.   [End]
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Just tracking the day again today. :)   [End]
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I am just tracking the day again. I am now trying to, at the very least, go every other day until I can make it longer. One day of water fasting is no big deal for me. I’m so used to it anyway. I know the more a person fasts the easier it gets, so I do have hopes that I will do better before my 120 days are up. I really would like to do 10 to 14 days of water fasting all at one time somewhere in my 120 days. I know the cleanse will be so much deeper than what can be accomplished on just one day or even a few days.   [End]
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Well I did one day of water fasting. It’s pretty easy for me to fast for a day normally. The bad news is that day 27 will be another eating day. It looks like I’m doing intermittent fasting. I know even if that is all I am doing now, that should help to prepare my body for something better, a deeper cleanse someday hopefully.   [End]
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I’m just tracking the day. There’s nothing new going on.   [End]
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I lasted for 49 hours on the water only fast. Tired, dragging and hunger got the best of me. I need more energy to keep up my schedule. I know that even if I water fast for one or two days a week that would have great benefits, but I have hopes for a better outcome. I could have switched to liquids, but I am stubborn and really have my heart set on water fasting. I would love to make it for at least ten to fourteen days on water only before switching to liquids. At the rate I’m going it will take me between two to three years to finish my 120 fasting days. Let’s hope I can do better ...
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I am now on day two of water only fasting. Day one went well, but not without periods of being hungry. The hunger was not extreme and it did pass. I am hungry right now, but I tell myself that it will leave shortly. It always has.   [End]
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I completed 5 days of eating and have now started water fasting again. Hopefully, things will go well this time around. I’m looking forward to exciting upcoming fasting days. It’s great to know that they have finally started.   [End]
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Fasting days are getting closer. :)   [End]
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Just tracking the day. Thank you for your patience. Fast should be coming soon. :)   [End]
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Nothing new to report. I just wanted to track the day on my blog. I am taking a few days to eat and then I will attack it again.   [End]
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I have a new way of counting to get to my 120 fasting days. I’m on day 19 minus 6. :) I don’t want to have to go through the whole thing when I reach 120 days to figure out how many days that I need to add on. Hopefully it won’t be too many. Tomorrow I will report on day 19 minus 7 because I am still eating today.   [End]
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I’m on day 18. This blog is good to help me keep track of things even if no one reads it. It looks like I may have a couple of readers. I know some days are boring and this is probably boring to read, but it is helping me so I will continue. I am determined to get 120 days of fasting in even if it takes me the whole year! I got very hungry and very tired yesterday. I switched to liquids which only helped a little. I was determined to make it through at least one day of liquids. I did do that, but still very hungry and tired. I would have never made it had it not been for my blog. ...
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Day one of my current water fast went well. I am now on day two, day seventeen of the broad fast. All is going well.   [End]
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I am now on day 16. I have just completed 5 days of eating and have now returned to water-only fasting. I hope to stay on only water as long as I can.   [End]
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I am now on day 15 and still on eating days. Hopefully day 15 will be my last eating day for a while. That will make 5 days to add on at the end. God only knows how many more it will be before I am done. I see that Dick Gregory actually went on liquids for a whole year at one time and was better for it. He helped and encouraged a lot of desperate people. I don’t ever remember craving walnuts before. I am craving and eating them today too. There must be something in them that my system needs. At least they are good for me.   [End]
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I am now on day 14 and have come up with what I think is a new and better rule for my plan. Since eating days are not fasting days at all, I am going to add the number of eating days I had to the end of my 120 days to make sure that I had 120 days of fasting. I will only count water fasting and liquid fasting as part of my 120 days. I will count coconut oil and clay fasting as part of it too, if I ever get to those, because I don’t see either one of those as eating food. I bought the supplies for those a while back, but never did get to them. I’m actually not looking forward to either ...
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This brings me into day 13 of my broad fast. I am still eating, but I have decided to redefine my eating days. Instead of calling it a Daniel Fast I will just call it eating days. I am doing this because I’m not sure if everything I am eating would be considered a Daniel Fast. We know Daniel and his friends had fruits and vegetables. I think I am going a little beyond that. I have had mostly fruits and vegetables, but yesterday I was really craving walnuts. I didn’t know if I was craving them because there is something in them that my body needed or not so I ate some. I hope to not ...
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Thanks for the comment. It was great because you encouraged me and also made me aware of your blog. I skimmed through some of it yesterday. I would like to read more of it when I get some time. ...   [End]
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This brings me into day twelve of my broad fast. My water-only fast lasted for 33 hours. I was just getting weaker by the minute and unable to function. I broke it on an orange mostly just chewing the juice out and spitting out the pulp. It sure felt good to chew again. This means that I have decided to go with the Daniel Fast for now. I hope it will not be long. I want to spend as much time as possible doing the stronger fasts.   [End]
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This brings me into day eleven of my broad fast and day two of water only. I decided that I am strong enough now to try water only fasting again. I had four days on liquids. My broad fast day ten was completed and was water only. I am dragging and tired. There is definitely no pep to my step. What’s good about today? I climbed the first step with eleven more to go. :)   [End]
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I am now into day ten of my broad fast. I feel stronger and calmer than yesterday. Day nine was another liquid day. Can’t wait until tomorrow because I will have climbed the first step by now, God willing. :)   [End]
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I’m now into day nine of my broad fast. I decided to compare my journey to that of climbing the steps on a latter. I am making each step ten days. After two more days I will have climbed the first step with eleven more steps to go. Almost anything to help me get this done is fine with me. The ladder steps will help break it down for me. It’s easier to look at 10 days than 120 days. My resolve is still strong, but I do not feel as good as I did yesterday. I feel a little weak and nervous. I am still free of temptations and have very few, if any, cravings.   [End]
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I am now into day eight of my broad fast. I have my normal strength back and feel like I have fully recovered from the five day water fast. I am still consuming liquids only and enjoying them. My resolve is still strong. I think the hot broth is keeping me from hunger. I went to a grocery store today to pick up supplies. I was kind of worried about how I would handle that, but I made it through that experience still able to keep a strong resolve with no temptations.   [End]
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Five days two and a half hours into the water fast a healing crisis hit. My schedule would not allow me to deal with it so I broke it with some juice. Yesterday I sipped on juice and broth. Today I have been sipping on coconut water. Wow, the coconut water really gave me a lift. I am now just wondering about things like, how long will I do the liquids and should I next go to a Daniel Fast and eat some healthy foods before I go back into water fasting. My goal is to do as much water fasting as possible because I believe that to be the greatest cleanse of all of them. I will make my f ...
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I am now into day six of water only. I am doing better than yesterday. I seem to have more energy, but I do get tired easily if that makes any sense. It’s hard to explain. It’s like a mixed feeling. I still haven’t watched the movie again. I’ve really been too busy, but if I find my mind weakening I will make the time. I seldom have cravings unless I let my mind start to think about food. I will keep away from reading recipes. That would trigger all kinds of things. I have been able to keep busy. I try to keep my mind on other things. That does seem to help. I am much calmer than ...
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I am now into day five of water only. I am doing great, but I am making mistakes which show that I am not running on a full tank of fuel. I have felt empty at times and I do want to eat. It’s a ”wanting to climb the walls” feeling. It’s an ”I’m not satisfied” feeling. I really see this as no reason to break the water fast. Wanting to climb walls just isn’t good enough for me. If I were going through a healing crisis I may seriously consider it to be time to switch to another type of fast. It’s comforting to know that I have my plan set up so that I can turn to something else and still ...
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I am now into day four of water only and I feel amazing. My energy level is above normal for me. I am extremely happy that my resolve is still very strong. I tend to be weak minded when it comes to fasting and dieting, but in other things I can be very strong minded. I think the blogging is helping me to stay focused. Thank you Curezone for providing this free service. I still have not had to watch the movie again. I am almost disappointed over that part because I love the movie so much. There is an easy fix for that minor disappointment. I can always watch it again as many times as ...
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I am now into day three of water only. Day two was completed with success. I find myself with a little less energy, but at least my resolve is still very strong. I did not need to listen to the movie to strengthen my will. I am excited that there is no need for me to be ”Fat Sick & Nearly Dead”. That’s has got to be my favorite movie to date.   [End]
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I am in day two of my water-only fast. Day one went great. I had times of being hungry, but it passed. My energy was at my normal level. I did not experience temptations. Cravings were within a controllable limit. I have a link to Joe’s free movie handy just in case I start to feel weak-minded and find myself seriously considering giving in to temptation. Right now my resolve is strong. I will listen to Joe’s movie everyday or several times a day if that is what it takes to get this job done. I am excited about my future. Somehow I know I can regain my youth if I will just do this. ...
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By broad fasting I mean that my fasting will include many different types of what is referred to as fasting in some circles. Other circles would not think of calling anything, other than water only, a fast. Some days I will be doing a strict water-only fast. Some days I will be doing a juice, coconut water, broth, coconut oil, or clay fast. Some days I may eat just fruit or fruit with greens etc., kind of like what is called the Daniel fast. I would love to do forty days of water only, but I doubt I would make it through that. Broad fasting makes 120 days a realistic goal. I star ...
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Here’s what happened. After I decided to start fasting again I remembered some fruit that still needed to be consumed. Since I did not want it to go to waste I decided to put the fasting on hold. I haven’t been in the mood for fasting since so I went back on break. My breaks are mostly healthy thanks to the salad bar that is close by. I’m sure no harm will be done. Maybe by putting it off I can do a longer fast when I start in again which would be more beneficial for my health than the short ones that I have been doing. It seems like the intermittent fasting is working for me. I’m just n ...
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My five day break has come to a close. I weighed myself this morning and was surprised that I did not gain weight. It’s not that I was pigging out, but I thought some would naturally come back on after all the fasting. Maybe the fasts were too short to worry about it. I did stick with mostly healthy foods during the break. Losing weight slowly, as I am doing, has its advantages too. That also could be a reason for the lack of weight gain. Today, I started a new water fast. I’m not sure how long I will make this one. My guess is anywhere from two to ten days. I’m playing it by ear altho ...
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I fasted for around 52 hours. I forgot to look at the clock when I broke it by eating some persimmons. I made a special trip to the farmer’s market for them because I was craving them. Later I had a mango and a tomato. It was good to eat something again. Technically, I broke the fast at around 47 hours into it because I stuck a cough drop in my mouth. Tomorrow I plan to eat a good meal at the salad bar place that I like so much. I am now on my break. Hopefully, I will mostly stick with healthy foods.   [End]
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I had planned for a two day water fast, but it ended up being only a one day. Yes, I made it for 24 hours. I had a strange feeling. I was feeling woozy and felt that I really needed to eat something. It wouldn’t have mattered it if were not for the fact that I have to keep up my schedule. Since the fast was so short, I decided it would be okay to eat something besides fruit. I really felt I needed to eat. Fruit alone can still leave one detoxing too much for working. At least if one is not used to it. I went to my salad bar place where there are a lot of healthy choices. I ate until I ...
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I had another change of plans. Instead of eating I decided to go back into a short water fast again after my fruit diet. This time there was no ginger chewing. My throat is feeling better. I made it for 43.5 hours which ended today. I am now doing fruit and ginger for a couple of days. I then plan to do another two day water fast. After giving myself some time to break it properly I think that is when I will take a break and eat something besides fruit and ginger. I’m looking forward to green salads again and maybe some regular food before I start fasting again. I think my body will ...
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I was able to finish the two day fast with ginger chewing today. I made it for around 49 hours. Then, I broke with my famous apple/ginger/lemon drink. I hope to stay on that for a couple of days. I then plan to eat something. Can’t wait for that day to arrive.   [End]
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Awesome. Your speed is a lot faster than mine. You are doing great.   [End]
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Completed day one. I am having problems with my throat so I am chewing on tiny bits of ginger which is helping. This is not the way a water fast is suppose to be done, but that’s okay. I gotta do what I gotta do. I don’t suppose I’ll get more than a spoonful of ginger juice during the entire fast. This fast will be so short it will not matter anyway. I was thinking yesterday that this journey seems to have turned into an intermittent fasting journey. If that’s what will get me there it’s okay with me.   [End]
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Now that I’ve had a couple of days break from fasting I really feel like I should get back with it again rather than trying the strict diet. Since it is so close to my last three plus four hour days of fasting I am only going to set a goal of two days and see how I handle that. I think when I fast this frequently healing crises may come sooner than it would if I had not fasted for a while. If I am doing okay I can always continue it. I just started the water-only fast a little while ago. The reason I am concerned about hitting a healing crisis is that I have to continue my duties in lif ...
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I hit a mild healing crisis so I decided to break the fast. I ate some kiwi that I picked up at the store today. I just thought about all the stuff that I had to do tomorrow and felt that I could not deal with it. I am setting a goal of ten days to be on my strict diet of mostly fruit and juice. I hope I can do that without a healing crisis. I then plan to eat a good meal.   [End]
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I was more hungry today, but I managed to get through day three. Two days left. I can’t wait. I hope I make it. I went out and bought my ingredients for my apple/ginger drink today. Pomegranates were on sale so I picked some of those up too. I was worried that I would put myself in danger going to a grocery store this hungry. Temptations to quit and eat tend to come quickly and loudly in those places. I must be determined because I made it through the shopping ordeal. I am still not weak and I am not as tired as I was yesterday. I am really hoping to stay on a strict diet for a week a ...
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I got through day two with flying colors. I’m a little tired, but at least I feel calm. I’m a little hungry, but at least I am not craving foods. I am also not getting temptations to quit. I hope day three goes just as smoothly. Can’t wait for day five to arrive.   [End]
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Day one is now behind me. I had no problems getting through it. It’s nice to be in day two, but I would rather it be day five. If my mind wants to think about food, I just make it think about my apple/lemon/ginger drink feast that I am planning after the five day water fast. I think I will allow myself any fruit of choice as well during this time. I would like to stick on this strict plan for about a week after I finish the water fast.   [End]
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Congratulations on your weight loss. Your doing great. :)   [End]
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Started new water fast today. I am over four hours into it. My goal will be five days followed by another five days of juice, apples, ginger, and lemon. I loved that drink that I made with those ingredients so I can’t wait for those days to start.   [End]
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For some reason I got very hungry, tired and very restless. I tried to sleep, but couldn’t. I broke the fast by making a drink, blending an apple, a big hunk of ginger, 1 cup water and 5 ice cubes in my vitamixer. It was really good, but I think next time I will add some fresh lemon as well. I didn’t have any on hand. I hope to try fasting again soon. Sometimes I can make it;sometimes I mess up. :) I made it for two days and four and a half hours. Every little bit helps. I’m already feeling calmer.   [End]
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Day two was very successful. I really wasn’t bothered with food cravings, temptations etc.. Over two hours into day three now and I am feeling tired and hungry. My resolve is strong; I’m confident I will make it. It comforts me to tell myself that I’m halfway through it.   [End]
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You are a great encourager. My thanks goes out to you as well. Here's hoping all is going well with you on your journey. :)   [End]
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Day one completed with success. I had a short period where I was very hungry. During that time I was tempted to break it and start again tomorrow. I was able to get through it by telling myself that tomorrow never comes. I’ve been caught in that trap before. There are too many tomorrows that never arrive. Things will never get accomplished with that logic. I am about four hours into day two. Tomorrow at this time it will be half over. I’ve read some fasting testimonies where people successfully water fast nearly every week this long. Their body eventually gets used to it and they ar ...
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I can’t believe it’s already been nineteen days since I last posted in my blog. Time really flies. I’m still fighting food demons of all kinds. I gained a little back that I lost during the water fast, but I am still ahead a little. That means it was beneficial for the weight loss. Also, my body was happy that I gave it a nice rest and detox. My progress is extremely slow, but there is progress. If I didn’t have to fight food demons as well as my own fleshly desires I’m sure I would be off to the races by now. I am setting a four day water-only fasting goal. I would do longer since it’ ...
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Thank you for the encouragement. I'm glad you think that I pushed myself too far as well. It makes me feel like it was just not one of my crazy ideas. Yes, if I would not have done that I may ha...   [End]
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Congratulations, you did better than I did. I only completed seven days. Now your ahead of me. :) The good news for me is there is always another opportunity, the good Lord willing. I know what...   [End]
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The first 24 hours after the fast I drank juice. Towards the end of it I also ate some papaya. I went to the farmer’s market and bought some fruits and vegetables so I should have plenty of raw fruits and vegetables on hand to help me transition from the fast to eating again. I have recuperated from the nausea and faint feelings, but I still do not have my energy back.   [End]
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I was on my feet too much. That’s when the healing crisis hit. It makes me wonder if it would have hit had I not tried to do so much. I had to sit down to keep myself from fainting. Then later on I started feeling nauseated. I am just not up to going through all that right now, so I broke it seven days and three hours into the fast. Right now, I am sipping on juice. I still feel a little nauseated. I hope it passes soon.   [End]
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I am amazed at how well I am doing. I am not quite as tired as I was yesterday. Yesterday was probably the most challenging day of the fast so far. There are now only three days left. I can’t wait. I weighed myself again today. What a pleasant surprise to discover that I have dropped another five pounds. That makes ten pounds of the thirty pound goal attained. :) It feels so good to be in day eight. :)   [End]
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Hi Kate, Thanks for responding to my blog. Also thanks for reading it. I was surprised to find someone was actually reading it and that it was helping to keep someone motivated. I read your r...   [End]
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I was very tired today, but still no worse symptoms are appearing. I am so thankful for this. I had visions of nausea and pain by this time. I am not even feeling light headed when I get up from bed which is really a miracle. I usually have to sit on the side of the bed for a while upon arising to get my bearings this far into a water fast. It’s amazing how each fast can be so different from previous ones. A person never knows what to expect. I weighed myself today and discovered that I am down another five pounds. That means that I have lost ten pounds total so far of my thirty poun ...
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I’m now over the hump. I actually had more energy today than yesterday which really surprised me. I thought each day now things would get worse as far as energy etc. I still have not felt any symptoms yet as far as nausea, aches etc.. It sure feels good to be in day six. Hunger and food cravings are also very minimal which also surprises me. Over all, I am doing much better than I expected.   [End]
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It sure feels good to be in day five. When this fifth day is completed I will have finished the halfway mark if I make it for the ten days. Day four went well. I am starting to lose a little more energy and find that I need more rest. Other than that, I’m doing great. I wonder how long I will be able to go before major detox symptoms start. I am really surprised that I have not been bothered by major hunger and food cravings. They have only been slight. They come for a short time and leave. It could be that my body is telling me that I need this fast. My body may be trying to help me ...
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The third day of my water-only fast has come to a close with success. :) I am really surprised that I am not having more cravings and feelings of hunger. I feel about the same as I did yesterday, just a little more tired than usual. I am so hoping that I will be able to do at least ten days of water-only. If things keep going this well I’m sure I’ll make it. :) Day four, here we go.   [End]
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I have now completed the second day of my water fast. I am doing well. I am starting to feel more tired than usual. Food cravings and feelings of hunger were minimal. I can’t wait for day ten to arrive. I am now in day three and the time has gone by fast. I am hoping that the time will fly to day ten. I am hoping that I will make it for that long.   [End]
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Day one of my water fast has completed with success. I felt hungry at times, but it lifted. I had plenty of energy. I was not bothered by food cravings. I don’t know how that happened at this stage of the game. Maybe it’s because I have been really busy. My mind has been on other things. Yes, sometimes I do think about things other than food. ;) I have been wondering how long I will be able to go. I really would like to make it for at least ten days.   [End]
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I have been lazy about writing in my blog. Maybe it’s because I don’t have anything exciting to say. If I would have been following a strict diet I may have felt more like writing about it. I have been pretty much on regular food during my absence. No, I have not been pigging out. I have been trying to eat light. I weighed myself this morning. I am still down the five pounds even after eating regular food for several days. I plan to do something different. A ten day water fast may just break up the boredom and bring some action to this task. I have my schedule fixed for the ev ...
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I bought a large salad and divided it into two meals. I also had lemonade made with stevia.   [End]
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I had one meal today of regular food. It was an okay day. It was mostly green salad, but I did add some other things to the meal.   [End]
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I was going to water fast all day, but I decided to have some juice this evening. After the juice I was still pretty hungry so I decided to have some pecans. They were in my refrigerator calling my name. The pecans satisfied me. I am satisfied with my day. It must have had a positive effect on my weight.   [End]
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I bought my large salad. I only ate half of it. It is really hot here so I had some ice cream, sherbet and coke too. I thought a hot day (almost 100 F) would make a great excuse to have a little fun. I know I’ll get where I am going, but I have to have a little fun along the way too. :) Just so you know, with all the fun I’ve been having lately, I’m still five pounds down. I weighed today. Edit: My little fun lasted for three days.   [End]
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Today was a repeat of yesterday. I had one large salad divided into two meals. I also had lemonade made with stevia.   [End]
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Today I had one large salad. I did divide it up making two meals of it. I also had some lemonade sweetened with stevia.   [End]
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I’m having regular food days. Sometimes things will come up and then I will continue on my journey.   [End]
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Today went much better. I ate my one large salad and that is all. I can tell this is going to be a long journey. I have lost approximately five pounds so far. It’s nothing to write home about, but it is progress. I know that I could get it off faster if I were on a strict diet, however, I know myself well enough to know that I would never stick to a strict diet long enough to lose the weight. Then I would become discouraged and probably gain it all back. I think for me and the way I am made up, it is better to just look for steady progress instead of quick progress. By allowing mysel ...
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Today I ate a large salad. I also had coke and two muffins. It was not a perfect day. I will allow myself such days. It’s no reason to give up completely. That would be foolish. I’m not going to lose this battle over a coke. No coke is going to discourage me. I will lose this thirty pounds. I feel like I may be coming down with a cold or something. I think that is why I was craving the coke. I really don’t know. I read someone’s blog on the coconut oil detox. That got me interested in it so I have been doing some research on the subject. Many do it for health reasons, but ...
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I had two meals today. Both meals were a large salad. I’m getting used to eating one meal a day so I feel like I ate too much. I live close to a take out salad bar. I can make my own salads there. They have a lot of healthy choices for the salad creation. Greens, raw veggies, mushrooms, seeds, nuts, raisins, beans, etc make it easy to eat healthy. I can also add a little of other salads pre made to my creation like quinoa or potato salad. I find adding a little of those makes it more filling. I think it is less expensive to go there than to buy all that food and and let half of it r ...
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I was only able to stay on the water fast for a little over 28 hours. I was very hungry and I kept thinking about fruit that I had in the refrigerator that would spoil if I did not eat it. I gave in. Here is my food log after the fast: Kiwi Plum Apple Peanut Butter   [End]
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I have now been on a water only fast for over 24 hours so I am legally at the beginning of my second day of water fasting. Everything is going great with very little temptations. When my mind thinks and dreams of food, I have been turning my thoughts to the positives that I will receive by continuing this fast. Hunger comes and goes. I’m pretty sure I can make it for the rest of today. I would like to continue all day tomorrow as well, but that remains to be seen.   [End]
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I had one meal today of regular food and then started a water only fast. That means I am four hours into the fast. I hope to fast all day tomorrow. We will see if I make it.   [End]
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I had a little more of the soda left over from yesterday and poured the rest down the sink to remove further temptation. I then had my one meal of regular food which included a large green salad. I am happy with the amount of dressing that I used and I do believe that I can kick the dressing habit soon. I’m adding raisins, carrots and mushrooms which seem to be able to substitute some kind of taste that I receive from the dressing to satisfy me. I don’t plan on eating any more today. I’m sure tomorrow will be a great weight loss day. :)   [End]
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Today was another one meal day of regular food, but I did not have the usual large salad meal. I ate some stuff that made me really thirsty. Since I ate the meal I have been craving soda. Water just didn’t quench the thirst. I just went out and bought a 2 liter coke so I am now sipping on that. It’s not what I had planned and sure is not a good choice, but the good news is there are better days ahead.   [End]
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Today was another one meal day. I think I’m getting better at not using so much dressing on my salad. I hardly used any today and I had a large green salad with my meal.   [End]
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I was going to fast the whole day, but I did not make it. I only made it for almost 28 hours. I put some frozen watermelon in my vitamixer and made a watermelon ice treat. It was good, but I was still pretty hungry so I made some oatmeal. With the oatmeal I had almond milk and maple syrup. I also ate one almond when I was making the almond milk. I’m looking forward to losing more weight tomorrow. :)   [End]
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I am over 25 hours into a water fast. I started after my one meal yesterday. I don’t plan on eating any food for the rest of the day. I would like to continue my water fast for a bit longer. I really don’t want to set any commitments for fasting or the food I eat. I feel this may lead to discouragement should I fail to keep it. Discouragement can lead, I believe, to giving up. I would just like to see a mindful effort everyday to do something to make progress to get this weight off. That’s all I’m asking of myself.   [End]
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I went for 25 hours with just water so I consider that a short water fast. I did eat another meal today of regular food and do not plan on eating any more today. Today is another one meal day.   [End]
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I had one meal of regular food again. I am not going to eat anything today but that one meal. I think limiting myself to one meal is also success. The meal included a large green salad. I am limiting the amount of dressing that I use. I love dressing. I would love to learn to eat green salads with no dressing. Adding fruit to the salad works, but I was at a restaurant salad bar and didn’t see anything there that would work for me. I’m looking forward to losing more weight tomorrow.   [End]
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I was very hungry today so I went out to a restaurant and ate a regular food meal. I am not going to be so strict and legalistic with myself that it causes me to completely fall off the wagon. I am determined to lose these thirty pounds. I ate until I was satisfied, but not stuffed. I don’t plan on eating anymore today. I am enjoying my journey so far. I do not feel deprived. I have not suffered and I have enjoyed all the food that I have had. I am looking forward to another great weight loss day tomorrow. I also made more watermelon popsicles with a different recipe. Watermelon Po ...
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Well, I’m making it through an all mono fruit day. The fruit of choice is watermelon. To keep it interesting I tried watermelon popsicles. They are oh so good! Watermelon Popsicles: Cut chucks of sweet watermelon into sizes of choice. Freeze them. Depending on the size you can stick either a popsicle stick or a toothpick in each one.   [End]
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During the recovery period lack of energy can be normal. At least I also have that and I consider myself normal. :) Also, this does seem to be the case for many others. I learned that from readin...   [End]
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I was happy to be able to stay on mono fruit all day until tonight. Here’s my food log for the day: Watermelon French Green Beans with pasta sauce   [End]
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I was going to have a mono fruit day, but I was really hungry. I was only mono fruit for about 3/4ths of the day. This is what I ate today. Mangos French Green Beans heated with pasta sauce and cayenne pepper. It was good, but I’m thinking that I could turn this into an even tastier dish by adding some other ingredients like sauteed onions and garlic.   [End]
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The first day is coming to a close. I would like to share an exciting recipe with you. Aroma Salad 2 bunches of fresh dill 1 bunch radishes 1 sweet orange with seeds taken out Clean, chop and mix all ingredients together. The orange also serves as a built in dressing. You can adjust the amounts of the ingredients according to your own preferences. This dish is a great one for pot lucks. People are naturally drawn to it due to the aroma given off by the dill. Today I ate: Cherries Plum Mangos Mango salad with cream cheese Radishes with dressing Aroma Salad   [End]
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How long has it been since you broke the fast? A recovery period is normal. Maybe you did not refeed long enough. I find that I get weak after fasting if I eat too much or the wrong food before ...   [End]
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It’s the evening of August 2, 2014. It’s very hard for me to lose weight so I am going to attack my problem from a different angle which, I think, will be more aggressive than what I have been doing recently. My goal will be to lose thirty pounds. It seems like a high mountain to climb, but I have the faith that I will do it if I keep my nose to the task. My main focus will be on eating as healthy as I can. I also plan to do some fasting. I know someone who lost a lot of weight by writing down everything that went into her mouth. It made her conscious of what she was actually eating. ...
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