First time water fast gone.......bad?
It's my first one. I just wanted to do a 24-hour water fast.
I flew home late Monday night to an apartment with no food and a pocket with no money. I decided I would do a 24-hour water fast and stop at the grocery store after work to pick up food for the following day.
So Tuesday I woke up and I felt like I was coming down with something. My only symptom was a little congestion/runny nose (which I had had for a few days), but I decided to do the fast, anyway. I felt like shit all day. I drank a ton of water. Felt stoned, hungry (obviously). That night I went to sleep at 9 PM.
I experienced restless sleep. I woke up every hour. I had bad dreams. I woke up with a raging headache, low fever, sore throat, aches. I drank a large glass of water every time I woke up.
Then in the morning the fever had subsided, my throat wasn't as bad, my headache was gone.
...and today I still feel kind of shitty, but not as bad as last night.
Hmm, I guess I shouldn't do water fasts when my immune system is compromised in any way.
Or do you think it is helping me heal?
I flew home late Monday night to an apartment with no food and a pocket with no money. I decided I would do a 24-hour water fast and stop at the grocery store after work to pick up food for the following day.
So Tuesday I woke up and I felt like I was coming down with something. My only symptom was a little congestion/runny nose (which I had had for a few days), but I decided to do the fast, anyway. I felt like shit all day. I drank a ton of water. Felt stoned, hungry (obviously). That night I went to sleep at 9 PM.
I experienced restless sleep. I woke up every hour. I had bad dreams. I woke up with a raging headache, low fever, sore throat, aches. I drank a large glass of water every time I woke up.
Then in the morning the fever had subsided, my throat wasn't as bad, my headache was gone.
...and today I still feel kind of shitty, but not as bad as last night.
Hmm, I guess I shouldn't do water fasts when my immune system is compromised in any way.
Or do you think it is helping me heal?
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Permalink Reply by Barefoot Artist on -
Sounds like classic detox to me. I've had even worse to happen.
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Permalink Reply by Matty Wilson on -
yes your immune system was focussing on detox...you will feel worse for 3-4 days and then you will begin to feel amazing as your body goes into ketosis which is when it really begins to clear and repair. I have done this a number of times... I did a 40 day water fast which actually saved my life...Now since I was born on a tuesday this is my rest day... The original sabbath before the silly old men took control.
a water fast every 7th day on the day of the week you were born was an ancient tradition I learned from a guy name Don Tolman. Its a great way to keep your body strong, clean and steadfast.
to fasten
to hold fast
In other words to strengthen....:-)
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Permalink Reply by Jasmine on -
Do you go on retreat when you do 40-day water fasts? I can't imagine going into the office everyday on a water fast. One day was hard enough for me. I'll give it another shot next week, though.
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Permalink Reply by Mary on -
Does this mean you should fast every week, on the day you were born?
It's funny, I did the same thing. I too came home to an empty fridge on Monday night after traveling all day, and I didn't feel like running to the store, so I fasted yesterday as well (Tuesday) and I was born on a Tuesday - that's interesting.
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Permalink Reply by Mary on
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I've actually been suffering from a cold, that I thought I was getting over. I did feel like it was coming back for a bit yesterday, but today I'm much better. I think I did have a low grade fever.
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Permalink Reply by Jasmine on
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Yea! I had some mild congestion and sinus problems (no coughing) that I had been dealing with for about 3 or 4 days prior, so I thought I was getting over it, as well, but then *BAM*. Hit me hard last night and I still feel out of it today. I don't know if I did myself a favor by fasting or made it worse.
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Permalink Reply by Mera Magic Meraa on -
Thanks for sharing Matty, that's interesting to me, because when I had plans to start fasting once a week I thought Sunday would be a good day to start, but before Sunday came I felt an urge to just do it on Friday and I've kept doing it on Fridays... I was born on a friday... it could be the case that you are drinking a bit much water Jasmine, I'm under the impression that you don't need to drink unless you're thirsty, though I do know that drinking water can help you to relieve cravings, tension, etc. but beyond that I think this was a successful first fast! It gets easier everytime you do it, congrats on sticking with it!
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