Brady's blog - Open up and say Ahhhhhhhhhh!

I have been fasting one day a week for about 6 months now.  I started off kind of slow by only having a glass of juice (apple, grape, cranberry, etc) once a day and maybe a very small serving of puree type soup for dinner.  I did that for the first couple of months.  Now I only have a couple of cups of tea during the day.  I "break" my fast at night before going to bed by drinking a shot of Goji juice and a shot of either Mangosteen juice or Acai juice depending on what we have available.  I also drink twice the normal amount of water while I am fasting to help rid the body of toxins and other gunk. 

The first couple of months it wasn't easy.  I would get kind of woozy by the end of the day from not eating.  For the most part it was my mind playing tricks on me.  I found it was more or less my mind craving the food and thinking thoughts of food more than anything.  Over time, it has become easier. 

Some benefits I have noticed are that I have lost weight.  I am down to about 220lbs which is not bad for someone 6' 4" tall with my type of frame and is my goal weight (I graduated high school weighing 225lbs).  Our food bill has dropped a bit because I am eating 1/7th less than I was before.  I don't seem to get as sick as much as I used to.  Food tastes amazing the day after my fast is over.  Even something like oatmeal just tastes great.

I had planned to do this experiment only for 6 months, but I plan on continuing this indefinitely.  I haven't tried for more than a day of fasting, but I think for now a day a week is enough.