Water Fasting - Day 5

Wow. What a day. An historic day for the USA and for me as well. Congress finally passed the health care reform bill and I have completed my fifth day of water fasting (and not smoking)!

I feel like I should make a little speech (haha). Today has not been easy to say the least. While my hunger pangs have somewhat diminished, I am craving food more than ever. FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD! I am craving literally everything. I swear I was getting the dogs' dinner ready and I caught myself salivating. I wanted, so badly, just to tear into the refrigerator and consume the first thing in sight. But I did not. My willpower is iron-strong. This journey has already taught me so much about myself. I am discovering a power within I never knew I had.

Physically, today I had ups and downs. I woke up with very little energy but had peaks of high energy throughout the day. Also, I gave myself an oral salt water flush this morning. I mixed 2 teaspoons of sea salt with a quart of water and chugged it at once. Within minutes I had passed it through the other end with lots of other junk too. Hooray! Not supposed to do those very often, but I felt I needed it today.

Tonight I watched the sneak peek of a new television show on ABC called Food Revolution with Jamie Oliver. I have loved him forever and if he can make a change in the way America eats, then good on him! It wont be an easy task!

Ah, speaking of uneasy tasks - tomorrow is also going to be tough. I can tell already. But the determination and strength I found today should carry me through! Until then....

Love and light!!!

Kai