A 48 hour fast is commonly practiced with intermittent fasting.. My Goal was not the weight loss, even though that is definitely a benefit, but it was more so a spiritual thing for me. I wanted to see how self disciplined and strong I am.. I mean I absolutely love food, So the question I had for myself was Am I strong enough to not give into temptation…
In theory a 48 Hr fast is supposed to be quite simple. You merely give yourself a full two day break from eating .. One common method is that you stop eating at dinner time on the first day and begin eating at dinner time on the third . I chose to only drink water during my fast, but there are other options available that involve drinking zero calorie fluids.
Ok so I stopped eating at 10pm on Tuesday.. Around 9:30 that night I went over to Arbys and purchased for myself and my daughter two jamocah milk shakes and 2 orders of 4 piece mozzarella sticks…I know, healthy right... Omg just thinking about it makes my mouth water… any who… I scarfed down my food in less then 20 min and I went to sleep.
I woke up the next morning at 6am and I think it was a mind over matter thing .. I mean at this point Ive only not eaten for 8hrs and I was sleep 100% of the time… lol… but I was starving.. So my best bet was to use the energy that I did have to do something to keep my mind off of not eating.. So I immediately jumped into my daily prayer routine, and then I decided to work on my website and other small things I had to do for my business..
12Pm hit and boy was I hungry by now I was 12hrs in, only 36 to go.. and my daughter of course made it no better, I mean just because I was fasting didn’t mean that she was… So while minding my business, and trying to focus on doing the right thing, there was a lingering smell in the house of friend chicken and French fries (side note I’m a pescatarian which means I only eat fish) But boy oh boy at this point everything smelt amazing….
So I decided since I did have some energy, I mean why not go up to the gym and get a work out in.. I mean I might as well take advantage of this zero calorie day… So my daughter And i spent about a hour at the gym…I was tired but surprisingly I wasn’t as tired as I thought I would be.. I think my major hunger pains came around 6pm… I have a very irregular eating schedule, so I”m not sure why that time meant anything but I was just hungry.. During this time research says that if your taking more of a spiritual approach its best to pray every time you get hungry…Soooo Lets just say Me and god had tons to talk about..
Normally this is not something I wait for but on this day I felt like a kid on Christmas Eve… I couldn’t wait to go to sleep.. One thing I noticed was any small thing that frustrated me, my first thought was SHRIMP.. lol… Funny but real when I think about it, because we as people are emotional eaters, and sometimes we just want that comforting food. Idk how but it sometimes seems to make everything better.. Well my best bet was to just go to sleep I mean I tried to watch a movie but every time they went to dinner I got HANGRY ( HUNGRY/ANGRY COMBINED) lol…So instead I posted about 85 stories on my instagram feed just to keep myself distracted… yes 85 lol just basically speaking on my experience..
Around 10pm I finally felt tired enough to try to get some rest I did a bunch of tossing and turning but eventually I was out cold.. On this day I probably drunk a total of 3 16.9 fluid ounces of water, I had read somewhere that u don’t want to drink to much water because it can dehydrate you..
The next morning I woke up to a pain in my right foot. I knew for a fact I didn’t drink much water, so I immediatly knew what the problem was.. My nutrients were depleting out of my body very fast and I was basically becoming dehydrated, so I needed to drink more water.. When I looked in the mirror even though my skin is normally very clear.i did have a bump on my cheek that seemed to have diminished quite drastically since the day before,, And my complexion just seemed to look brighter… Was I Hungry Absolutely but I wanted to hold out. I even had to fast from some of my friends because when I would call them they would tell me to just go eat.... Helllooooooooooo I was looking more for some encouragement I mean yes I can go eat but moral support would be amazing… Any who... so at this point everything is upsetting me my daughter called my name MAAA… Im mad, the mailman places mail in the mailbox and I can hear it drop... I immediately caught a attitude lol…
It is now 2:34pm and I only have 7 1/2 hrs to go, and of course today my daughter deiced to cook steak and macaroni...ahhhhhh... and she had the nerve to come into my room to make sure she explained to me how great of a job she did while cooking, and how amazing her macaroni turned out. lol I immediately got mad lol.. Right about now all I can think about is what I will be eating and should I eat at 10pm or should I take it further and eat at 8am the next morning. That will take it from a 48 hr fast to a 56 hr fast, but then I started to research even more and I said to myself, well should I instead do a 72hr fast?…. So here are the benefits for both we won’t know exactly what i've decided until later but here’s some research I found that show the benefits of both
48hr fast benefits it may slow cell aging, may reduce inflammation, improves health sensitivity and blood levels and it may aid weight lost… The negatives are hunger, dizziness, exhaustion sluggishness and may interfere with social eating
72hr fast benefits include all of the 48hr benefits but also reduces insulin resistance by promoting blood sugar control, may boost brain function could delay aging and extend longevity.. the negative effects are pretty much the same as the 48hr fast.. but its best to do your own research because everyones body is completely different and certain health conditions may make things worse. So if you decide to water fast for more then 72hrs you definitely need to be under medical supervision
It is now 6pm and my google search is… will god be mad if I break my fas?… But my word is very important to me, and just knowing how disciplined I have been I refuse to quit. In exactly 4 hrs I am done, I have kept my word, I have become closer with god, and I have mastered self disciple..
It is now 7:30pm yes I’m still hungry actually I’m famished, but I decided to indulge into some work you know an entrepreneur’s job is never done, and I only have 2 1/2 hrs left YOU GO GIRL.. I’m not sure exactly how many bottles of water I drank today but I know it was no more then two 16.9 oz bottles.
8:30pm and I feel like the goat, I mean I actually did what I said I would do 1 hr and a half left I’m not starving or anything I feel ACCOMPLISHED
9:00pm I ended my night with a powerful sermon. I actually picked a number in my head which was 6, and listened to the sermon that was number 6 in the list on google … And it was amazing, then I went directly to the kitchen by then it was about 9:40pm, I planned on eating a strawberry banana smoothie and a honey glazed shrimp salad… I’ve literally been planning this out for two days, and I knew for a fact I had all the ingredients.. so I go into the fridge and what do I see, of course my daughter decided to eat the last banana was I upset of course I was, I mean I’ve been starring at that banana in the fridge for two days, and she rarely eats fruit, but this day I guess she needed a banana... So I was a tad distraught, but I decided to make a strawberry and oat smoothie instead and I begin to Make my honey glazed shrimp salad. Then at 10Pm on the dot I begin to eat and it truly felt like a normal day, my smoothie was terrible not sure why so I through it out, and grabbed a water and scarfed down my salad... umm ummm GOOOOD... once I was done it’s like I could feel the blood flowing better in my body and moving didn’t make me feel tired I felt AMAZINGGGG... I also felt different spiritually , I feel like I did something for god, I kept my word to myself and god, and I accomplished my goal, and that in itself is SUPER
I woke up the next morning at 5am, that’s usually my normal time so it wasn’t to early. I went to look in the mirror my body looked amazing, more toned, my stomach looked tighter, and I lost some love handles ❤️❤️❤️ my face also looked brighter, and I can tell it as well had lost some weight...
In ending I am completely happy with my turn out, it was an absolutely amazing experience. I showed my self how strong I was, and I did everything I said I would do.. I also decided I would incorporate a fast into my monthly routine and I’ll do between 2/3 days a month..
SO IM COMPLETELY HAPPY WITH MY EXPERIENCE… If u decide to try just make sure u stay hydrated and remember U CAN DO ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING U SET YOUR MIND TOOOO ❤️