Monday, October 9, 2017

Doing 1 uncomfortable thing daily: Day 2 - Fasting full day without water

So a couple of points around this challenge: 1. It is not that I am a big foodie or a glutton or want to reduce weight drastically. This challenge came because I have this habit of eating things here and there and constantly feeling hungry. This would have been fine if I was in college and playing for 2 hours everyday but I hardly do any physical activity except walking and occasional running and body weights training. Hence, this challenge to see if I can really control by hunger pangs and urges to eat when I do not want to. 2. Notionally, it is more to test - mind over body. Can I configure my mind too strong and control what I really do not desire for the body to do. Hence, on Sunday, I decided to do an all day fast without drinking water from wakeup till about 5 pm. That's when I have an apple and a coffee and then at about 9:30 pm a dinner full of carbs! So here are the results: I did fairly well. Completed the fast and did well in time. Though I did not feel that I have lost some weight. I realized and read the whole system of intermittent fasting and how that can help in reducing weight and muscle leaning. I was way more calm and basically wasted most of the day. Feel mentally strong that I can handle things better and more rigorously.

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