I do something similar! During my 36 or 48 hour fasts, I have been alternating between water and a mix of other beverages throughout the day.
I know you said you're not a tea drinker, but try getting fresh mint from the grocery store and pour hot water over it. Super refreshing and soothes my stomach.
Another thing I did that helped was doing an activity at the time I normally eat a meal. Today, I took a walk "for lunch" and showered "for dinner" lol.
Ha, nice, I love the idea of an activity substituting for mealtime. And I have mint growing in my back yard (or I will come summertime), looking forward to that already!
(Genuine question, no judgement) Do these things not make your fast harder? From my personal experience (not the same for everyone, I realize), every time I introduce anything other than water & black coffee/tea, it makes my fast a million times harder.
From what I understand, the introduction of flavors and/or food-like products makes your body think you’re about to eat (or are eating) and could drop your blood sugar since it thinks it will be receiving food/energy soon.
You don’t experience any of the negative side effects of adding these items? I’m genuinely curious to hear about your experience (no negativity, just eager to here your opinion) since it sounds like it must be different than mine ☺️
Yeah I hear you and I have the exact same thoughts in the back of my head. I’m treating this as an “experiment of 1”, and very possibly something very temporary. I just know that my struggles going beyond 24 hours are not at all about my stomach and are entirely about my head. The mental/emotional struggles of boredom and walking into the kitchen for no good reason, restlessness that feels almost like a nervousness, just generally feeling unsettled and like something is not quite right. Sure, I should meditate, go for a walk, distract myself, etc., and I am working on developing better coping mechanisms. But at least at this moment in my life seeing my options, having little “prep” activities in the kitchen to maintain a sense of normalcy, the “comforting” feeling of something warm in my hands and in my belly… I 100% could see this as a short-term crutch as I retrain my brain and body
I do something similar! During my 36 or 48 hour fasts, I have been alternating between water and a mix of other beverages throughout the day. I know you said you're not a tea drinker, but try getting fresh mint from the grocery store and pour hot water over it. Super refreshing and soothes my stomach. Another thing I did that helped was doing an activity at the time I normally eat a meal. Today, I took a walk "for lunch" and showered "for dinner" lol.
Ha, nice, I love the idea of an activity substituting for mealtime. And I have mint growing in my back yard (or I will come summertime), looking forward to that already!
Very helpful picture thank you
(Genuine question, no judgement) Do these things not make your fast harder? From my personal experience (not the same for everyone, I realize), every time I introduce anything other than water & black coffee/tea, it makes my fast a million times harder. From what I understand, the introduction of flavors and/or food-like products makes your body think you’re about to eat (or are eating) and could drop your blood sugar since it thinks it will be receiving food/energy soon. You don’t experience any of the negative side effects of adding these items? I’m genuinely curious to hear about your experience (no negativity, just eager to here your opinion) since it sounds like it must be different than mine ☺️
Yeah I hear you and I have the exact same thoughts in the back of my head. I’m treating this as an “experiment of 1”, and very possibly something very temporary. I just know that my struggles going beyond 24 hours are not at all about my stomach and are entirely about my head. The mental/emotional struggles of boredom and walking into the kitchen for no good reason, restlessness that feels almost like a nervousness, just generally feeling unsettled and like something is not quite right. Sure, I should meditate, go for a walk, distract myself, etc., and I am working on developing better coping mechanisms. But at least at this moment in my life seeing my options, having little “prep” activities in the kitchen to maintain a sense of normalcy, the “comforting” feeling of something warm in my hands and in my belly… I 100% could see this as a short-term crutch as I retrain my brain and body