Let's do a Fast TOGETHER! - Jan 2011

[Aleesha Sattva]

PLEASE... feel free to join this thread any time ... we loooove having new friends to fast with!!!

Here's are the 'rules' of this thread:

Please do not discuss specific food. Feel free to share "My hubby was eating and it was hard for me." Please don't share "My hubby was eating X, Y and Z..."

The reason we do this is so no one ends up getting a craving from a fasting thread. As a faster we can choose to click on a thread which discusses food but we need the safety within this thread to know food is not discussed. Juices are shared, M/C is shared, green smoothie recipes are shared... but not 'chewable' food.

Please join us... by listening to our theme song (http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2539741). We all come together... from around the world to fast together and support each other. Please join us!

There is a great deal of info in this stickie (http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=62026). Please take a moment to read it.

And here is a thread (http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=61603) where we share our favourite recipes. If you haven't contributed yours, please do!

Here's my commitment:

I'm here to fast. I'm not here to eat. I will fast until I choose to stop but I will NOT stop my fast on a bad day, at night or today. I can choose to break my fast next week in the morning but not today.

I'm here to gain health.
I'm here to gift my body the time and energy to bring my body to a state of health.
I'm here to release - whatever needs to be released. Physical, emotional, conscious or unconscious out-moded things... I'm here to release them all.
I'm here to bring a greater depth to my spirituality.
I'm here to support myself and others.
I am here to continue to be mindful - focusing on this moment and not anticipating the next one.
I am here to share my experience and gain knowledge from what others share.
I'm here to feel whole. I'm here to give my beautiful, cherished body a break from digesting food!!!

Tomorrow I will be on Day 1!!!

This is the "Fellowship of the Fasters" - unlike the LOTRs fellowship of nine, we are a fellowship of many. We welcome newcomers daily and embrace everyone no matter what they are fasting on or their personal beliefs.

Yes you can prefer green juices to fruit. Yes you can use agave instead of maple syrup or raw honey. Yes you can juice in your Vita-Mix and use a nut mylk bag to extract your juices.

We don't care how you fast... we want to support you... and in turn, we ourselves get supported... so please... join us!!!

Come on everyone.. join in the fun and grab your Elf, Dwarf, Hobbit or Human names for our "Fellowship of the Fasters"... you just make them up, it isn't from the book/movie. (if you want to participate) and put it in your signature line!

[Aleesha Sattva]

Okay let me share this now... before anyone asks.

I'm ready to fast again. Wanna know why? I know that some of you may be scratching your head in disbelief considering I just recently broke my 209 day fast. What on earth is Aleesha doing? Why is she fasting AGAIN???

Here's why...

I feel horrid. I miss my light self. I miss my fasting self. I miss my amazing level of clarity and energy that I have while I'm fasting. Yes... raw foods gives me these benefits but after being so "high" for 7 months... the coming down from this fast has not been fun at all.

I'm breaking it well (not stellar but well) and I'm having heaps of bms... so it's not that my body can't function... it's just that my body already wants a break from food.

I was going to wait until Saturday to start fasting again... as some people want to see me eat LOL but I just don't wanna. I don't wanna wait any longer.

So tomorrow morning... I fast!

How long? I have no idea. Perhaps a day... perhaps a week... perhaps a year. We'll see... I have no expectations at all. I will go with the flow and simply allow...

*smiling*

Ahhhh it's good to be back! (((hugfest)))

[missyc]

I'm still here keeping tabs on things. Good to see people doing well and finding their groove. I finished a 9 day fast last week. Those will probably just be at the change of seasons for me now and just 1-2 day fast (I'm doing one tomorrow and part of Saturday) thrown in the rest of the time. To keep building my strength I find I need more protein so I've been concentrating on that. My earthing mat seems to be doing some really good things for my health so I am very pleased with that!

My weight is staying down well and I feel like I'm learning to better control myself around food. That has been a huge benefit for me!

We had a snow & ice storm here so I was home from work for 2 days but was outside walking in the snow a lot! I'm glad to see it leave now, though! My car is, too! I drive a very fair weather car and it doesn't not do well in bad weather (rear wheel drive). I had to put 80# of dumbbells in the trunk for some traction!

[Aleesha Sattva]

you did 9 days? oh miss that IS good news!!! i'm soooo pleased about this. (((hugs)))

i've ordered a new wool bed topper (non-off-gassing) and a new organic pillow. it'll be here in a week. i'm very excited about it!

[GoodCat]

((hugs...hugs...and more hugs..)) I love hugfests :)

I had alot of juice today.. I do still have a few pineapples and lots of coconuts and some carrot/celery juices. Soooooo... I continue partial fasts until I can get some more produce next Tuesday.

I would love to fast a few days each week. We'll see how that goes..

~The Lady Aredhel~ :D

[nadien alexandra]

ah aleesha, welcome back.

I broke my fast two days ago, and I am feeling quite heavy myself.

Like, I just feel like, if I'm not juicing or eating mono meals, my body is putting too much WORK into digesting and all this tummy gurgling and bm's and energy that is taken away from other parts of self to work on digesting complicated (albeit still raw) meals, is NOT WORTH IT, just for the satisfaction of the CRUNCH.

I am giving up on eating again as well. tonight I am having a meal with my mate and then I head back into the juicing world.

Tomorrow I will wake up to grapefruit juice.


WHY?

I am fasting to feel light
I am fasting for mental clarity
I am fasting to be kind to my body
I am fasting to become more SIMPLE.
I am fasting so I can put more energy towards my spiritual growth.


The nice thing about right now is that, I just got a job at a Juice bar!!

ah, so happy to be in this "fellowship" with you guys. What a great support team we are.

I will be here daily now, as I want to REALLY dialog how i feel during this fast. My last fast, I did not do much dialoging and regret this.

[Aleesha Sattva]

oh nadien, i feel like you and i are on the same path in the same moment. that's exactly how i feel!

i would LOVE to work at a juice bar!!! what a treat for you!!!

lady aredhel, i am so blessed to be walking beside you. what an honour, what a gift... i love having you in my life! (((hugs)))

[gingerlady]

Grrrr, due to unforeseen circumstances, I couldn't start my water fast today :( I was so excited to get going!

But ahhh well, tomorrow will have to be Day 1.

Hope everyone is well.

[missyc]

I can understand the "heavy" feeling from eating! Most days, I drink juice w/ raw protein for breakfast and lunch and will sometimes eat just a little bit. I find if I eat normal meals all day, I just don't like it at all! I'm better off not eating much or just drinking juice and having dinner be my only "real" meal.

[nadien alexandra]

I agree.

when I am eating, it is nice to have (late) lunch be the only "real" meal.

Usually I will eat fruit for breakfast,
then some more fruit.
more fruit.
late lunch of large salad
then green smoothie (maybe)
and more fruit.

but even this lunch of salad thing is not sitting well with me. I feel like my greens do not digest as well when i am chewing em all up. it's better to blend them or juice them.

[Aleesha Sattva]

i'm pretty much just doing fruit... and it's still not sitting well with me... so juice it is!!!

juice juice and then perhaps... some more juice!

and water of course.

tomorrow morning i'll begin (as usual) with a high water day... 4 litres of water before noon... and then perhaps juice. we'll see... i may just do water for a day or three to start...

[nadien alexandra]

WOW! I think I was really meant to get juicing tomorrow.

my friend just brought over 4 pineapples that he scored for 4$ (1$ each!)
and 20 mangos for 2$... my oh my oh my.

Apparently the lady at our local market thought they were going, but they are totally just right.

sorry, i really had to brag. im so full of joy right now :D

[Aleesha Sattva]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah!!!! you brag nadien... brag brag brag!!!

[Aleesha Sattva]

ahhhhhhhhh it's nice to be away from solids again. i'm soooooooooooooooo blissing out already and my fast doesn't really begin until tomorrow... so i'll go to bed and get it to come quicker.

you know what is REALLY lovely? my son has his driver's license so i don't have to get up at 6:45 and drive him to work AND my daughter is going with friends to our homeschooling co-op tomorrow so i get a whole day to my SELF! no driving, no running errands...

if it's nice i'll go for a walk and get my last blood test done. ahhhhhh i'm in bliss folks! total bliss.

[KaleMama]

Hello everyone!

I have been thinking about fasting for a while now and finally decided to do it. After being 100% Raw (Today is 100% raw day#83) My Juice fast will start tomorrow and may be extended depending how my temple feels on day#5 (most likely WILL be extended). I have been doing days with just juices here and there to prove to myself that I CAN do it. :) For the past two days I have been doing mostly juices to prepare and I feel so wonderful already! This great, light feeling is something I can get used to for sure. ;)

I am planning on having lots of water with lemon first thing in the morning, then komucha followed by juices as my temple asks for them. I'm very excited and looking forward to this new experience. I look forward to getting to know all of you and learning from you. Thank you!

*light and love*

[nadien alexandra]

morning!

hi delise, it definitely sounds like you're ready. it's nice to have so many people starting on the same day.

this morning I had grapefruit juice.

I'm planning some pineapple for later.

have a nice day everyone.

[Aleesha Sattva]

i'm feeling so good. amazing how telling my body that i'm fasting is all that is needed and it gets into the zone immediately now. ahhhh i feel free.

welcome delise! it took me a bit to understand your 'temple' reference. very nice to hear someone refer to their body in that way. cause really... that's what it is. we need to take care of it, we only get one!

my daughter just left for homeschooling co-op, my son is at work... so is my hubby. I AM ALONE IN THE HOUSE!!! what a treat!!! i'm seldom alone anymore.

ahhhhhhhhhh so i have a lovely day planned.

lots of water, a nice long walk (since it's neither snowing or raining at the moment)... and some sauna time for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

*my precious... i loves it, i need it, i wants it... you knows i does... you knows it*

[Rawlala]

DAY 11 for me of my Juice feast. I am feeling tired today and like laying down or lazing around. But the first ten days flew by fairly quickly and now I only have 5 or 6 more sets of ten to go:) It helps me break it up that way, so I am busy accomplishing my ten now.

My issue with a skin disorder has really flared up, clearly some work is going on there. I also just received the essential oil Sandalwood which my body tested strongly for in a compass test. It is anti-fungal antitumoral, and good for skin issues, cancer, and deep seated negative emotions. So i expect this to also help with the skin issue as I believe I have had some viral issue ever since I got chicken pox at age 14 and this skin issue started and has stayed since then. I have been blogging but dont really feel up to doing it or sharing too much most days. I just feel withdrawn but not bad. I have been contemplating relationships a lot lately, especially the male/female dynamic and how we all operate in some mix of masculine feminine energy. I am learning how to lean into my feminine energy in relationships and save my masculine energy for projects, goals and career. It seems to work much better this way.

4 quarts of juice today, I have upped my greens to 2lbs a day and also having half a quart spirulina "juice"

[Aleesha Sattva]

going inward is such a beautiful gift. i love it when i become hermetic!

[GoodCat]

Yes precious... we wants it.. we needs it.....

I've just had carrot/celery juice today so far. I need to go and make me some pineapple/coconut water..

I totally believe our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. We do need to take care of them.. :)

Fasting does have a way of helping us go deeper. I love that!!!

~The Lady Aredhel~ :D

[Aleesha Sattva]

i feel very very deep. very deep and i know i'll go deeper very soon. ahhhhh i love this life i'm living. loooooooooooove it.

*my precious... these spices... i needs em... i wants em... i craves them... gives them to me!!! you know you needs to, you know you wants to... GIVE THEM TO ME NOW!*

[GoodCat]

LOL.... They are on the way to me. Should be here very soon...
and then precious.... I will sends them.. yes..yes.. I'll sends them to you very soon precious...

**deeeeeep breath*** :D

[imaquillen]

That is the BEST theme song ever!!! I love that song and the way it's done is absolutely fantastic! Thank you!
Amber

[Aleesha Sattva]

That is the BEST theme song ever!!! I love that song and the way it's done is absolutely fantastic! Thank you!
Amber

i'm guessing you are talking about our theme song for our fasting?

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2539741

ohhhh yaaaaa i love it too!

[Aleesha Sattva]

*deeeeep breathe*

*i still wants it* (whimpering)

[Aleesha Sattva]

lovely time in the sauna... i'm so sleepy...

i've only had tea and water so far. my body is calling for something more but i want to wait a little bit before having my tom juice. perhaps another half an hour... then i'll go treat myself to some yummy tomatoey goodness!

[beckyh]

Well I am still recovering from my flu....my body doesn't really want to eat anything. so today I had a green smoothie with some garden of life raw protein, then in the afternoon i had a juice with kale, apples, and carrots. Right now I am just drinking lemon water. I am not sure what is going on with my body, but I will just go with it. I guess when i am ready to eat solid foods my body will tell me. I did have a couple of bananas.

I know that I should get some powder add in's, which ones should I get? Which is better to have on hand, spirulina, kelp, dulse,? I know that some of these can be expensive, so I would probably only to be able to afford to get one this month, and maybe one next month. So whichever one everyone seems to agree upon is the one I will get. Thanks everyone!

[nadien alexandra]

i like this word "temple" as well.

the sacred temple is where we must go to find the truth; to reconnect with the oneness of everything.

Today I ran about too much, and slacked on hydration. will not do this again (but I do this often).

Today I've had: grapefruit juice, pineapple/mango juice, pineapple juice, and this evening i will have a green juice with spinach and apples and lemons and spirilina.

RAWLALA: you are doing so well! things are coming to the surface, acknowledge them, look into them, let them go.

I have recently discovered the comfort in Fennel/dandilion tea. :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

i'd get spirulina and kelp... but let's remember that we don't talk about eating in this thread. this is for fasting talk and/or sharing about your juices, green smoothies, teas etc.

i just had the best tom blend ever.

i used 6 leaves of kale!!! oh it was gooooooooooood. i highly recommend it to you all.

mmmmmm i am so full... but if there was more... i'd eat it LOL it was beyond good!!!

i used about 8 toms, green onion, garlic, 5 kumquats, fennel, celery, red and yellow peppers, 1/2 long english cuke and the kale. ohhhhhhhhhhhhh mama...

oh and spices... i used kelp powder, cayenne, curry, cumin and some 3-6-9 vegetarian oil. i used the kumquats instead of lemon or lime so i'd get all the iron out of my greens!

[Aleesha Sattva]

i had a sauna today - detoxing
i had two cups of smooth move tea
i had one cup of skin detox tea
i had a detox bath.

anyone think my body is asking for a good cleansing?

[EternityRider]

E'er does nature cry for release from dark, nefarious toxins.
Methinks another fast calleth from the deep.
Mayhap we will sojourn together
Again, on the morrow.

[Aleesha Sattva]

ah Gandalf... walk with me.

[Aleesha Sattva]

okay i'm calling for a redo. going to start again.

i have a super super super busy day today... so i'm thinking tomorrow may be a better start date for me... but... I'm going to attempt to do water all day today and see if it works for me.

Gotta go shopping for groceries, then go to a musical with my daughter, pick up hubby and son from work and then go to my crystal bowl meditation. All running from one to another... so we'll see what ends up happening in the end. Taking it one moment at a time.

But... I soooooooo wanna just fast through it. I just don't know if it'll work for me today.

*puts on her big girl panties*

[Rawlala]

Thank Nadien for your words, they made me feel very happy and encouraged.

Day 12. I am here. Was able to be direct and speak my feelings with strength to my mom today. It is usually hard I fear confrontation but yesterday and today it felt natural. I hate letting emotions whirl inside and not giving them an outlet. I was careful to avoid blaming with my words. I am learning and absorbing so much right now. Amazing blog I have been reading by rori raye about relationships- romantic in particular but it applies to everything and how we relate to and nourish ourselves.

[climbing]

Hey beautiful people. :) You are all so inspiring. Tomorrow morning will be my last meal and then I will be joining you.

[KaleMama]

Thank you all for the warm welcome! ;)

Yes, our 'Temple' is what our bodies truly are. If we treat them as such with love and respect, they will in return give us the radiance we desire.

Today is day #2 and I am feeling FANTASTIC! Woke up feeling light and in a wonderful happy mood. My tongue is coated in a white layer so that is a good sign. Day #1 was a little difficult since I have had to prepare raw meals for my injured BF. Just makes the journey a little tougher and more satisfying. I ran to my journal to write and to analyze my feelings. I am in control here. ;)

*many hugs and love for you all! :D

[nadien alexandra]

mmmm good day so far. spending it nice and quietly.
yesterday was very busy for me. and I woke up a little stretched.


grapefruit juice today.
and some special tea i made of siberian ginseng/peppermint/st. john's wart

later:
parsley/lemon/apple/spinach
carrot/cayenne
apple/cinnamon/cloves

[Aleesha Sattva]

i have everything in my house to do another fast... i'm just not ready to yet. i'll be joining you all again very soon. (((hugs)))

[Rawlala]

Good for you Delise and welcome. the beginning is always the toughest!

I am on DAY 14!!! YAY. I feel in awe of how it seems to be flowing past, the days are just rolling into each other. I feel more positive, less whirling thoughts about life and no more anxiety. I can tell all this green juice is making me more alkaline and thus more calm and grounded. I walked with some short jog intervals yesterday.

Sad news is that my grandma seems very close to passing. She has stopped eating and my grandpa has not been able to force her. I think she does not want to live anymore/ I feel very sad about this, but strangely calm at the same time. I know my grandpa is very close to releasing her and letting her go. She has alzheimers and it has been a long time since she was fully aware of everything.

[Aleesha Sattva]

Callie, (((hugs))) embracing you during this time.

And congrats on your fasting!!! Isn't the zone a great place to be in!

[Aleesha Sattva]

Callie, (((hugs))) embracing you during this time.

And congrats on your fasting!!! Isn't the zone a great place to be in!

[KaleMama]

Thank you, Rawlala! :)

Today is day #3. Woke up a little tired and with less energy BUT this is a part of healing. My cold is still here and should be leaving my temple tomorrow. Thank you. LOL! I am having the most delicious orange juice right now that I am in heaven. :D

Today's plan:

Wheat grass with a dash of pineapple & carrot juice (will not be doing that again) Wheat grass causes a riot in my tummy. Does anyone else experience this? I suck it up because I know it is amazing for you. Wheeew! Any recommendations on what I should mix it with? One apple?
Delicious Orange Juice
Green juice (I'm thinking celery, tomato, cucumbers, cilantro, lemon, & jalapeno) OH YEAH! :D
Water + lemon
Herbal Tea


Hope you all are having a wonderful day!

*many hugs*

[KaleMama]

later:
parsley/lemon/apple/spinach
carrot/cayenne
apple/cinnamon/cloves

Wow. I may need to borrow these recipes. ;) All three sounds really yummy. Specially the apple/cinnamon/cloves.

Thank you, Nadien!!! :)

[Rawlala]

Thank you Aleesha that feels good to be cyber hugged.
:)

And YES the zone is amazing. Can hardly wait to see how I am after day 20 or so.

[climbing]

Hey! I finally get to post here! Yay!

I'm having my first juice right now. Pear+pineapple+cucumber+collard green. My last meal was around noon. So I'm 4.5 hours in! Feeling hunger but the juice is satisfying me a bit.

[Stina]

I'm not working today so I'm treating myself to a day of fasting. I'd like to ideally do this weekly to keep resetting my appetite. After fasting healthy food tastes so delicious! So far I've had a little bit of fresh orange juice, now I'm drinking some miso broth. It feels like I'm giving myself a mini vacation.

[Rawlala]

Um anyone have this happen?
I usually drink my tomato carrot spirulina juice and love it! So tomato-ey and salty and just good. But the last two days its tasted off and bitter to me even though I used new tomatoes and carrots today. Is this me? Is my body tasting it differently or rejecting it? I feel confused and bummed

[Aleesha Sattva]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]Wheat grass with a dash of pineapple & carrot juice (will not be doing that again) Wheat grass causes a riot in my tummy. Does anyone else experience this? I suck it up because I know it is amazing for you. Wheeew! Any recommendations on what I should mix it with? One apple?

wheatgrass is better taken alone with a citrus juice chaser (so you get all the iron absorbed into your system). take it on an empty tummy if you can.

here's what i have found (and rawlala this goes for you as well)... when my body wants something... it goes down nicely. when it doesn't want it any longer... it does not. i allow my body to decide if/when wheatgrass is what it wants. that goes for any other juices.

for the first 100 days of my fast i drank cantaloupe juice... my body LOVED it. then one day... it didn't. i kept trying to consume it but alas... my tummy got more and more upset. that told me my body was done with that juice and it was time to find a new blend for myself. i changed it up to pineapple/cucumber/ginger (and sometimes celery and apple in it too) and it loved it!

your body knows what it needs/wants. listen to it!!! trust it. that's a huge part of fasting.


Thank you Aleesha that feels good to be cyber hugged.
:)

And YES the zone is amazing. Can hardly wait to see how I am after day 20 or so.

well here's another (((hugs))) and yes... the zone i enter after day 21 is beyond bliss-filled. i loooooooove it as well.


Um anyone have this happen?
I usually drink my tomato carrot spirulina juice and love it! So tomato-ey and salty and just good. But the last two days its tasted off and bitter to me even though I used new tomatoes and carrots today. Is this me? Is my body tasting it differently or rejecting it? I feel confused and bummed

i answered you above.

i am not fasting at this time and i want to share something with you all.

after fasting for so long... i didn't even realize it but i was feeling guilty when i was eating. everything i was eating was upsettting my tummy. no matter how gentle the food (like papaya for example). if i had juice i was okay.

today something shifted for me. not sure what... but i think it's because yesterday i had a conversation with myself and simply gave up. i gave it all up. the desire to fast again. the desire to make anything happen my way. i just gave up. tossed my arms in the air and said, "okay fine... Universe you have the reins... do as ye will".

well today for the FIRST time since breaking my fast... i ate and was not in any discomfort at all. i feel totally great at the moment and it's been a few hours since i ate. i'm so pleased. i went to the market and was able to buy a nice assortment of fruits for myself and not have any ill feelings while choosing them.

i realize that i felt like i was cheating. even though i had broken my fast, after so long fasting... my body and mind was conditioned to only 'allow' liquids. i'm so glad something shifted. now perhaps i'll find some peace within my being.

(((hugs))) just wanted to share with you all. i look forward to enjoying my 'chew-time' before my next fast.

love and light,
Aleesha

[Aleesha Sattva]

thought i'd share this as well today:


On Irregular Bleeding in Women
By Victoria Boutenko

I am not a medical doctor and that is why I refrained from commenting on this topic for many years. However, recently my dear friend had her uterus removed, because she experienced unexpected bleeding soon after she adopted a vegetarian diet. In this article I am attempting to share with you my important observations, as a friend.
Here is my story. When I was 19 years old, after giving birth to my first son, I developed a condition called cervical erosion. My gynecologist horrified me by suggesting cryotherapy, which is application of liquid (frozen) nitrogen. She said that if it didn’t work I would have to undergo a hysterectomy. She scheduled my procedure to take place in one week. Frightened, I decided to perform a water fast. I was hoping that it would help me heal faster after cryotherapy, and thus avoid the hysterectomy.
To my horror, on the third day of my water fast I started to bleed profusely. It lasted for two days and then stopped. However, when I came to the scheduled cryotherapy, to my greatest thrill, the gynecologist told me I must have been misdiagnosed, and that I didn’t have any sign of erosion. I did not tell her what I did, but I remembered this episode vividly.
Throughout my life, when different girlfriends of mine shared about their gynecological problems, I told them my story. Only a few of them chose to take such a drastic measure, and fasted on water. Amazingly all of those women were helped, to various degrees.
Since I published my book Green for Life, I am constantly receiving emails from women who started to bleed suddenly after either adopting a raw food diet or drinking green smoothies. This article is my response to all these sisters. Don’t rush to do a hysterectomy. Maybe your bleeding is the way of your body to clean your organism of toxins. Give it a chance to run its course.
Think about this: If I hadn’t done my three day fast and instead had followed my doctor’s recommendations, I would not have the amazing experience of Sergei and Valya in my life.
It is true I am not a medical doctor, but I am a woman, mother and grandmother. If my experience could help improve somebody’s health, I choose to share it.

[cbritton]

I feel like I've really gotten off track lately with eating and have been CRAVING a fast.
I'm thinking of starting tomorrow and doing a 3 day water fast to start.
My question, which may sound silly - is a water fast strictly just water? Or is herbal tea allowed?
I understand that a fast is really whatever restrictions I put on it, but I was just curious what other water fasts look like.

[Aleesha Sattva]

you should read the stickie in this thread... it goes into great detail about water fasting.

but... when you take anything into your body that has taste during a water fast... it causes your stomach acids to be released. that causes heartburn etc. so... during a water fast it should be ONLY water. nothing else. no lemon, no lime... no tea... nothing.

[cbritton]

Thank you!
And I just started reading the fasting thread - lots of great information.

[Aleesha Sattva]

there is so much great info in these threads. when you have time... read all these "monthly" threads... they are worth your time!

[climbing]

Thanks for the article about the bleeding. I have been searching and reading a lot of old threads on this forum about PMS, bleeding, cramps, and raw/juice fasting. I am getting a lot of mixed results. So many women say that raw healed them, but I noticed a few threads saying things like raw made their periods worse.

I have had three periods since being raw. The first was amazingly light and very little cramps (this never happens!), the last two were heavy and very painful which is normal for me. But I am not 100% raw yet. Maybe I will be after this fast, we will see.

My fast: I've had two juices so far. The fast is already really intense even after only half a day! I was feeling tired and sluggish earlier, then had my juice, then maybe a half hour or so later felt an incredible high. Like my body was buzzing all over, except I felt very centered and calm. Then I crashed a little, got very tired and moody. Then I had another juice and now I feel okay. Still hungry though, maybe I'll have one more juice before bed.

I feel a big difference in this fast, vs my last fast when I wasn't even remotely raw. Raw seems to be such a detox in itself, this fast is only taking me higher. :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

i have found that my periods are the same regardless of raw, cooked, fasting or not. so i have a hard time believing the whole "the amount you bleed is how toxic you are" cause IMO... after all the fasting and raw foods i've done in the past 3.5 years... i should have a lightest periods and i don't. my last period (in dec) was the lightest period ever but it's super heavy this time around again and it was super heavy... SUPER heavy throughout my fast and life...

[climbing]

I really don't mind the bleeding, especially now that I've ordered the diva cup *keep hearing such good things!*

My problem is the cramps. They are ungodly. And because I am violently allergic to corn, I can't take any aspirin, ibuprofin, etc. They all contain corn starch. So does most other medication, so I'm out of luck in that department. But my cramps get so bad I'm literally sobbing and writhing on the ground in pain. I've thrown up or blacked out from the pain before, really scaring the people who love me.

I get that cramps are to make the period start flowing. But it seems to me they shouldn't be that bad. I don't know, the fact that my first "raw" period was so light and easy must mean something, I'm just not sure what.

I am very fascinated by the mysteries of the goddess. :) I want to learn more.

Going to make my last cup of juice for the night. I'm thinking apple pineapple kale and cucumber will be nice. :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

oh i wanted to comment on your juices. if you are finding that you 'crash' - then add more greens to your juice. the sugar content is too high for your body at this time.

[climbing]

I read your mind! Hehe. I doubled the cucumber and collards and this one turned out really good. :D Should hold me over til the morning. I'm having mango then. :) Have a nice night everyone.

[Aleesha Sattva]

mango is thick... and should be watered down 25-50% as to not restart your digestion. :)

[RawHealthyBeauty]

Oh Aleesha!!! I miss fasting!!!!! :)

So I will be fasting again over the weekend for a one day fast. And I do want to do a three day or go for a week fast after I complete 90 days of P90X as a celebration!!! I celebrated with henna tattoos in my last round of P90X!!! I can't wait!!!! :D

I love how fasting is awesome!!

Has anyone ever juiced a lemon and an apple with a dash of raw honey? That sounds so good to me!!! I will have to try it on my one day fast coming up!!!

[Aleesha Sattva]

that does sound yummy although too sweet for me. without the honey would be more my speed. LOL

i'm amazed at how much i'm not resonating with sweet much at all. last night i had some dates and they were sooooooooo sweet i had to put them away. cayenne is still my favourite taste. *beaming*... i loooove my cayenne.

of course, when my precious sends my preciouses to meeeeeee i'll be dancing around with gleeeeeeeeee happy happy for meeeeeeeeee that's how i'll beeeeeeeeeeee

[ReneeH]

WOW! Aleesha the article you posted from Victoria...WOW!!! I have had an irregular MS for this past year. I even have a thread on here about it. At the beginning of the year, I didn't have one for about 6 months. I keep excellent records on this. Then, it came when I started drinking Raspberry Tea. But then it stopped again for 4 months and restarted a few days ago.

My doctor wants me to take Progestrone permanently. I'm not going to do that. I'm not in menopause, so I still don't know why my MS is irregular. I feel wonderful...even when it came there was no cramps and it was extremely light...

I have fasted a few times during the past year, but I never though that was the reason it's been irregular...especially looking at your experience and you fasted a whole lot more than I ever did. So, I'm not gonna worry about it. I'm just gonna continue to monitor it. I wonder if water fasting would regulate it...but, I'm not ready to make that committment yet...

[Conscious Midwife]

WOW! ... I have had an irregular MS for this past year. I even have a thread on here about it. At the beginning of the year, I didn't have one for about 6 months. I keep excellent records on this. Then, it came when I started drinking Raspberry Tea. But then it stopped again for 4 months and restarted a few days ago.

My doctor wants me to take Progestrone permanently. I'm not going to do that. ... ...

Hey Reene,
Lack of hemmorhaging doesn't mean you are not ovulating so everything may definately be going right along just fine. Do you ever note cervical mucous changes or feel an ovarian twinge around the time you are considered most fertile?

FASTING NOW WOULD BE SO POWERFUL FOR ME. Need to reflect and consider.

Thanks for this thread Aleesha

[Aleesha Sattva]

ah nice to see your face life. (((hugs)))

renee, i have water fasted and i can tell you that during my water fast was my best period to date... lightest - but it wasn't permanent.

[ReneeH]

Hey Reene,
Lack of hemmorhaging doesn't mean you are not ovulating so everything may definately be going right along just fine. Do you ever note cervical mucous changes or feel an ovarian twinge around the time you are considered most fertile?

Yea, actually I do! I was concerned because the flow stopped. I would "spot" for a day and that's it. Even now it's just lightly spotting....barely there. I've been searching the web and it seems to be a common thing. My diet is the only thing that changed when it got lighter and lighter then stopped. But, if I'm ovulating I'm not gonna worry about it.... Thank you!!!!


renee, i have water fasted and i can tell you that during my water fast was my best period to date... lightest - but it wasn't permanent.

Hummm, interesting that you noticed a difference between the juice and the water fasting!!!! Wow! With your documented fast over 200 days, if it actually WAS the fasting that made it lighter, it's interesting that it didn't stay that way....

Reading that others have had similar changes to their periods has helped me so much! If I didn't have this site I probably would have let the Dr. keep me on meds the rest of my life! I'm gonna continue to keep my diary and stay Raw!!! Of course, I'm itching to do another fast.... ;)

[KaleMama]

Hello Everyone!

Day 4 here!!! HOORAY! :D

Day 3 was definitely tough. fever, chills, headache and I was tired all day. It may have been a combination of my cold & the fast. My honey is healed and took good care of me last night. ;) I took a nap, drank some tea, rested and feel AMAZING today. Feelin' Good!!!! :D I have lot's of energy (been up since 5am) and am in total bliss. Is this what you all were talking about? Raw energy is BACK!

Today's Plan:
Orange/Grapefruit
Pineapple/Carrot (YUMMM)
Green Juice (As many greens as I can get it there with 1 apple) :)

Have a wonderful day! ♥

[Aleesha Sattva]

fever is not a sign of detox... just so you know.

pineapple carrot sounds so gross to me. but then... i really dislike carrot... it's soooooo woody/pulpy in the cup...

and your greens... don't forget your citrus!!! lemon, lime, grapefruit, pineapple, orange...

[KaleMama]

fever is not a sign of detox... just so you know.

pineapple carrot sounds so gross to me. but then... i really dislike carrot... it's soooooo woody/pulpy in the cup...

and your greens... don't forget your citrus!!! lemon, lime, grapefruit, pineapple, orange...

I figured... LOL! I felt achy and warm as I do when I have a fever. I never actually checked my temperature or anything so I am not sure - but it wasn't really that high. I did feel 'sick' and have a cold that was not helping. But it has passed and I am glad... :D

Are you saying I should add citrus to my green juice? There is usually an orange in there but are you suggesting I should have citrus all day? I am having lots of lemon with water, 20oz of orange juice & grapefruit + Pineapple juice.

[Aleesha Sattva]

i'm suggesting you add citrus to your green juice.

[KaleMama]

i'm suggesting you add citrus to your green juice.

Will do! Lemon would be good in there.

Thank you! :)

[climbing]

mango is thick... and should be watered down 25-50% as to not restart your digestion. :)

Ah yes I always water down all my juices. :)

[Stina]

fever is not a sign of detox... just so you know.

pineapple carrot sounds so gross to me. but then... i really dislike carrot... it's soooooo woody/pulpy in the cup...

and your greens... don't forget your citrus!!! lemon, lime, grapefruit, pineapple, orange...

Just to let you know........many contend that running a fever can be part of a detox or fast. Many contend that it is not.

In my experience it inexplicably can be. Spirit and health are mystically interwoven. One cannot invalidate another persons experiences. Ultimately we all need to be our own expert on our health and unique needs.

Yes, I know a natural hygiene expert told you that and you believe it to be fact. But we don't actually practice natural hygiene here on Alissa's board as most of us tend to eat nuts and grains and vegetables like roots.

Just sharing a perspective of four and a half years Raw!

[rawmom2006]

Hello fasters

I am on day 3 of water fasting. I thought I would not be fasting till Spring since my last long water fast ended just a few months ago, but last week I just felt like it was the right time so here I am. I do not have any time length in mind I will just take it day by day. I am tired and cold today but that is usual.
I only gained about 8 pounds back from my last fast so I am happy about that.

Aleesha-Congrats on your long fast you should change your name to fasting woman. Your such a trooper.

[climbing]

Hey everyone! Day 2 is going okay. I'm not extremely hungry, and making my green juices less sweet seems to be helping with the crash feeling. I did dry skin brushing and oil pulling this morning (I do that every morning) before my shower. It made me feel really good today.

[modernmonkey]

... and I am feeling quite heavy myself.

Like, I just feel like, if I'm not juicing or eating mono meals, my body is putting too much WORK into digesting and all this tummy gurgling and bm's and energy that is taken away from other parts of self to work on digesting complicated (albeit still raw) meals, is NOT WORTH IT, just for the satisfaction of the CRUNCH.



I'm so glad I came along and read these words. After 4 weeks of high fruit mono-meals, juices and smoothies I was feeling fantastic and losing weight. In the last week I introduced almond butter, tahini and started making some raw recipes. I feel like crap. Smelly gas, rumbly tummy, unsatisfying bms, not particularly good sleep and stuck weight, I even succumbed to my first non-raw moment. I will be starting a juice fast tomorrow with the intention of getting back how I was feeling prior to this week and learning the limits of my body. I will continue as long as is necessary.

Do I need to take laxitives on a juice fast?

[Aleesha Sattva]

mm, no you do not need to take laxatives while juice fasting.

stina, that's the great thing about opinions... we each get to do our own research and create our own. *smiling* thanks for sharing yours!

climbing, you don't have to water down all your juices... but you can choose to. i personally prefer to drink them not watered in most cases... as i prefer the flavour. i do add a little water though... the longer my fast progresses... only because my body doesn't seem to like anything even remotely thick as i continue fasting deeper and deeper.

and everyone... i've said it before and i'll say it again. i am not an authority on fasting. i'm not an authority on anything. i am simply sharing my knowledge, my experience and my view/vision. that's it. that's all. i've never said, "YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME, CAUSE I'M RIGHT".

please read this... http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=44148 ... and please... be your own teacher!

[nadien alexandra]

broke my fast yesterday. i didn't want to so much, but I wanted to make some sampler desserts for a lady i might work with in a raw cafe.

today, I had a really heavy day. I felt very lost, and upset. I think I need to take it slow, and get these deep emotions out.

tomorrow I am water fasting, as I only work one hour (also helps save money on groceries! haha) and thursday I am back to juice.

I would have never thought to put pineapple with carrot. i am not so sure I will try it quite honestly. I like carrot mostly on its own, or just with celery & ginger or cayenne. However, two days ago, I had carrot/beet/cayenne and it was lovely.
So I'm opening up!!

ah. I hope everyone is doing well and visiting their temples daily.

[Rawlala]

Nadien congrats on your fast. i had a really heavy day yesterday too.

I am on DAY 16 of the juice feast. And yeah I second that you dont need laxatives on juice. i am stunned at the amount of unassisted BMs I am having. As if I were eating. So weird and great to be getting it gone.

Yesterday was so emotional I got into a huge thing with my mom. Feelings of guilt and frustration with myself for the past seven years of being sick. Sometimes it feels so hard to separate the symptoms from WHO you are. I am ambitious and hard working and I know that, getting my health back is bringing me back to myself.

[climbing]

I'm sorry you were feeling lost and upset Alexandra. *hug*

I feel the same way today. Got into a fight with my partner again this morning, which is the opposite emotional state I need to be in for fasting. edit- removed rant in case my partner sees this... I don't want to hurt his feelings but I just get so frustrated sometimes...

:(

Other than all that, my fast is going okay. I woke up with more energy this morning than yesterday.

[Aleesha Sattva]

fasting is an emotional time. it's that emotional cleansing that happens. embrace it. welcome it. allow it to surface and release. (((hugs)))

[AvyB]

*tiptoeing in*

Hi all...I haven't posted here in so long but I do read. :D Hoping it's ok to jump into this thread. I am starting a 10 day juice fast (my first ever) on Tuesday.

I've got a lot of searching and researching to do on diet in the days leading up to it.

Not sure what to expect but I think I am imagining it will be harder than it will be. I hope it can break me of my need to pacify myself with food so much as cleanse my body. :)

In any event, will be reading/lurking/diving in over the next few days.

So grateful for a supportive place to help me through...

[Aleesha Sattva]

welcome avy... welcome!!! dive, embrace, share, don't share as much as you like and need... (((hugs)))

[AvyB]

Thank you!!!

[climbing]

fasting is an emotional time. it's that emotional cleansing that happens. embrace it. welcome it. allow it to surface and release. (((hugs)))

Yes, I am trying... some of my problems with my partner go way beyond just these few days I've been fasting but I guess we can't have everything be perfect for our fast. He's trying to be supportive I guess... but sometimes people clash and it is hard.

[Aleesha Sattva]

i have one piece of advice... one.

don't ever make life changing decisions while fasting. you can think about making them but don't ever make them.

cause your fasting-self and your eating-self are two very different people (at times).

our tolerance lowers significantly while fasting.

[climbing]

i have one piece of advice... one.

don't ever make life changing decisions while fasting. you can think about making them but don't ever make them.

cause your fasting-self and your eating-self are two very different people (at times).

our tolerance lowers significantly while fasting.

This is so true. I am pretty much having a nervous breakdown right now. I am trying to remind myself that this is just detox and not real and will not last.

[Aleesha Sattva]

sooooooo true. i was going to leave my hubby once during a fast. i had decided he was completely impossible and i couldn't tolerate another moment being around him. my friend - every so gently said to me, "Aleesha honey... you are a little grumpy. You may want to wait till you are done your fast and see if you still don't like him cause you were deeply in love 2 weeks ago."

I've never forgotten that. The look on my face when she said I was grumpy. I HAD NO IDEA! None. From that moment on... I always kept a focus on my grumpy-levels while fasting. Often reminding the people around me, "I'm fasting and grumpy... please ignore me!"

[Mindful mama]

Back again for another 5 days, at least. Happy to be in great company!

Very interesting note not to make life decisions while fasting. That's got me thinking. Thanks for planting the seed.

Be well...

[rawmom2006]

I was so cold today two pairs of socks. I felt tired at work but I just drank more water.
I agree not making life decisions when fasting on my last water fast I almost quit my job and was looking at houses out of the county. I get very grumpy at some people when fasting. It comes and goes in waves some days.

[KaleMama]

5 day Fast COMPLETE!

Hooray! I feel great, Amazing, accomplished, etc., etc. :D

Day 4&5 were pretty much the same. Chills, freezing cold but feeling a lot better and connected. I took the most amazing walk yesterday to a park around my house. My senses were so sensitive and the sun came out just on time for my walk. I sat down, took everything in and listened to the birds and water. :) It's been a wonderful experience. I am still debating on extending it for two more days. Brought my juices and some other things just in case I want to break it. I'm "riding it". We'll see. It feels as if I am just starting to scratch the surface of this 'good feeling'. One thing that will definitely change will be my eating habits from now on. I am done and feel disconnected from that urge and necessity I had for solids a couple of days ago. It's time to listen closely to my temple, cherish and respect it. ♥

A friend and I are planning a 10-day juice fast for the month of March. ;)

Thank you all for your support during this time! It has been an absolute pleasure.

Hope you all have a wonderful day! ♥
*hugs*

[climbing]

sooooooo true. i was going to leave my hubby once during a fast. i had decided he was completely impossible and i couldn't tolerate another moment being around him. my friend - every so gently said to me, "Aleesha honey... you are a little grumpy. You may want to wait till you are done your fast and see if you still don't like him cause you were deeply in love 2 weeks ago."

I've never forgotten that. The look on my face when she said I was grumpy. I HAD NO IDEA! None. From that moment on... I always kept a focus on my grumpy-levels while fasting. Often reminding the people around me, "I'm fasting and grumpy... please ignore me!"

LOL. I so relate. Except it's hard for me to know or admit I'm grumpy in these times. It's like, NO, IT'S NOT THE FAST MY LIFE JUST SUCKS RAAAAWWRRR!!! I get the same way when I have PMS. I never realize it's pms and just think my life is crashing down around me. :eek::D

I did a little mini liver flush last night and am doing a salt water colonic flush this morning. Then resuming my juice and probably breaking my fast sometime later today. Thanks for all the awesome support!

[Aleesha Sattva]

delise and climb... congrats on your fasts!!!

climb... i teach my children to recognize when hormones are reacting/acting in their body. this way as they get older they know... "oh okay this is hormones not true emotions" and they can go pamper themselves and not react to whatever is going on.

it's a valuable tool and one i wish i had been taught when i was an 11 year old.

you can teach yourself now. start to focus on what is causing your un-ease and then 'label' it. let your conscious self know that you know what it is, and you honour that process but will not react to it. it's extremely empowering!

[Rawlala]

I am considering adding some fasting days into my feasting days I am just wondering if this will slow my metabolism if i only do one fasting day at a time? It seems like it would be much like calorie cycling that is done with food but I am not sure. I am also wondering if doing this and then returning to just feasting would keep my body from releasing weight. thoughts?

[Aleesha Sattva]

your body can adapt easily... don't worry about it at all. just do what feels right!

[nadien alexandra]

ALEESHA: Yes! to everything you said about watching and labeling your dis-ease. understand it, and then you will not be so set off by it. observe, learn, and then go TAKE CARE of yourself. be kind to yourself, pamper, love, learn...

had the MOST energizing drink today!! wow. i went for a run through the snowy streets after and had so much EUPHORIA/ENERGY.

lots of Kale
one BIG carrot
big piece of ginger
3 little pears
some lemon


WOW.

also had a WONDERFUL apple/mango/pineapple drink this morning. a little thick though.

[Aleesha Sattva]

saturday is the day!!!!!! it's the day of all days... i'm starting another fast. not sure how long i'll go. i'd love to another extended fast. not as long as my last one but a nice length just the same.

so... here i come!!!

[Aleesha Sattva]

i changed my mind - so surprising for me... i know... i've decided to start my fast today. well in the morning actually but you get the idea. it's almost midnight here... a mere 8 minutes before. so i'll be beginning my fast in the morning.

ahhhhhhh it's nice to be back!!!

my break was lovely... i did a really good job at breaking this fast. super pleased with myself to be perfectly honest. *beaming* and i'm ready, willing and able to do this again.

so let me set my intentions for this fast:

i am fasting to experience a deeper spiritual existence.
i am fasting to aid in my development.
i am fasting to allow... to allow the flow of life to come into my being in a way that it simply does not do when my body is dealing with digesting solids. only a faster understands this one... and i know i'm in good company with this goal.

i am here... naked before you... bearing my soul... and ready to manifest my life with renewed vibrancy.

namaste'
Aleesha

[Aleesha Sattva]

ahhhhhhh made two litres of pineapple/apple/cucumber/ginger juice with one orange... and i'm off to homeschooling co-op. later folks!!!

*is anyone else fasting with me right now?*

[Rawlala]

Yay Aleesha welcome "back" LOL

I am on day 18!! WOOT Today is a fasting day, 1.5 quarts green juice and some master cleanse drink. I feel fuzzy and tired. Just slept for hours. MMMM.

[Aleesha Sattva]

hey rawlala... i'm so tired and my head aches. i don't have a headache... it just aches from the lack of.

just had a bowl of my tom juice blend... used cajun spices mmmm yummers. had pineapple blend at the co-op today but only one litre. i'll have the other litre later on tonight if i want it.

i feel like me again. it's so nice. i didn't feel like myself for the past two weeks but today... i feel like i'm back. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh blissing out on that thought...

[Aleesha Sattva]

ugh... my head is aching a bit more now... time to go rest... later folks.

hmmm... perhaps some tea...

[GoodCat]

I'm not fasting right now but wanted to let you know that something is coming precious.....yes..yes.. you wants it... you needs it.. its is coming.....

I might do a day or two next week when I get my produce, but then I'm starting the P90X and I'm not supposed to be fasting while doing that... We'll see how it goes..

:D

[Aleesha Sattva]

oh you are going hardcore on the workouts eh? cooool. let me know if you love it and why.

*i feels it... i knows it... i wants it... myyyy precious!*

i am sitting here feeling like i'm normal again. *laughing* how weird to feel like eating is the hard thing and fasting is the ease.

still have a slight head ache... nothing major. again... not a headache... just a bit of an ache is all.

[GoodCat]

Yeah... hard core :) I'm hoping it will bring another level of healing/health to this body of mine...

It does seem like its easier in some ways to fast.. that is funny...

:D

[Aleesha Sattva]

it is easier. i was sitting here thinking about what makes it ease for me.

i fast when my body asks for it. i don't fast when it doesn't. so my body is done with food when i choose to fast. therefore, not consuming solids isn't as difficult because my head is IN the fast.

i notice that if i 'crave' something when i'm fasting... i look at where the craving came from. was it from a commercial? did i just remember there was X, Y or Z in the house? did one of the kids mention they wanted something? where did this come from? what popped it into my head. And then... i acknowledge that it isn't real. it's just a thought... that's all it is. not unlike a thought to fly over the tree tops, to do a somersault from one high building to another. nothing i need to do... it was just a thought is all.

i also acknowledge that this is a choice. i don't have to do this... i am choosing to do this. that changes things. it's no longer a prison - a limitation - a doing-without but rather... it's what i want to do in this moment. very empowering... very empowering indeed when you look at it that way.

just a few ponderings... from the mind of Aleesha...

[AvyB]

OK, I am IN. Was going to begin Tues. but started this AM. :)

(Tues. was only a goal as I didn't think I'd get to shop before Mon. but I have.)

One tall glass down...

This is my first fasting experience so I don't know what to expect other than what others say. I am not setting a goal, I think I will do better with telling myself "I am fasting today" and make that decision anew each morning.
:)

[nadien alexandra]

i was thinking about what you said on previous page Aleesha, in respect to myself.

The other day I was wondering, what makes Yoga such an important thing for me? Why do I feel better when I am doing this, than I do at other times in my day?

I think it is because, when i am doing yoga, I am very PRESENT in my body, in the moment. It is one time in my day, when I am very conscous and making the choice to be AWARE of my body, my breath, and my thoughts, and the space/air around me. Then I sit or lie down after, and become even more conscoius of my thoughts, observe them, like one would a river or the sky.

I realized that it is not that Yoga is better than other things that I do, for my health, it is that, being PRESENT and non-reactive, is better! If I took these things I practice DURING yoga, into my every moment of life, I would feel just as good about every moment, and more open to new thought, move away from reflexive thinking and doing.

I am doing this when I am listening to people talk now, and I am doing it when I am sitting on the subway, and I am doing this when I am feeding my body with juices or food or a face mask or massage...

any thoughts on this?

[Rawlala]

So true Aleesha it is empowering. I have no desire for food right now and it is lovely. I am feeling a bit like you now in the sense of 'once you fast you dont want to stop'. I fasted yesterday instead of feasting and even though i was excited for all my lovely feast juices today i feel sad now that i am not in the fasting mode. I feel much more fragile and a little tired/weak when i fast but i love the feeling, I spend lovely times daydreaming as I cuddle in my bed, I pamper my body and let it work. I feel I may have to alternate fasting and feasting days now because I already miss it.

[Aleesha Sattva]

nadien, that is my goal every moment of every day. to be fully present (mindful). i find it brings me greater joy, deeper bliss and instead of wishing for 'insert future moment here'... i sit within THIS moment and honour, cherish and fully enjoy it.

i know that when i'm at the end of this life, i'll know that i'll have enjoyed each moment i experienced and focused on them.

rawlala, i'm not sure what fasting and feasting mean to you. here's what they mean to me. fasting is less than 4 litres of juice, feasting is 4 litres or more. so your posts confuse me cause i'm not sure what your definition is.

i woke up with morning smiling. my body feels so right, so here, so present... so alive and soooooo much less 'full'. ahhhhh i love this bliss.

[Rawlala]

on feasting days i get 4 quarts of juice, fasting i cut everything in half about. I feel pretty much close to normal with energy etc on feasting days

I am using the definition from the juice feasting website no fiber

[Aleesha Sattva]

okay so you are using the same definition as i am. i don't feel a difference when i fast or feast... interesting that you are. other than your energy levels... any other differences you are experiencing?

cause (in my opinion) it takes 3 days for your body to adjust to less or more... (hence why the first three days of fasting is usually more difficult) - because your body is still using energy from your feasting days on your fasting days (when you switch to water from juice you really notice it... still takes three days to get 'there')... so it's wonderful your body is so sensitive and you are so aware.

just got home. my organic pillow and wool topper is here for my bed... i'm off to create a new sleeping space for myself!!!

and to make juice.

and to take a bodytalk session, then two different reiki attunements (healing attunement and then an attunement-attunement)... so it's a big wonderful day for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Rawlala]

Yeah I do think my body is pretty sensitive but I also added in the Master Cleanse and that always gets me into detox and i feel very differently very quickly. That may be why, cause I used green juice and the lemonade, not pure juice.

[Stav]

I'm super stoked to give fasting a go! I'm going to try out the Master Cleanse. I mean, how can you go wrong with lemon, maple syrup, and cayenne (YUM!). Anyhow, it's been almost a full year since I was here last, and I forgot how much I missed the feeling of purpose here...happy to meet you all :D

[Aleesha Sattva]

Stav, I removed the image out of your signature line. We don't allow them in sigs on this forum. ;)

Welcome to the fasting thread... we love embracing and supporting each other here. I hope you find what you need.

I'm off... to juice... later folks!

[Stav]

Stav, I removed the image out of your signature line. We don't allow them in sigs on this forum. ;)

Welcome to the fasting thread... we love embracing and supporting each other here. I hope you find what you need.

I'm off... to juice... later folks!
Oops, sorry about that Aleesha...see, I told you it's been a long time :D. Thanks for the welcome and happy juicing!

[RawHealthyBeauty]

Hello all!!! :)

I'll be fasting for one day tomorrow!!! It's been awhile and looking forward to it. I need it big time!! I love the feeling I get when I fast, it makes feel like I'm in a very sacred place with deep founding solitude which makes my body feel such a harmonious silence! I look forward to it!!!

Oh and Aleesha, I like your pondering that you had the other day. I like what you had to say about, it's what I want to do, it's not a prison or a limitation or a doing without...... It really clicked something for me!! Thank you for sharing that!!

Nighty and Sweet Dreams!!! :cool:

[Aleesha Sattva]

lady winday... i'm soooooooooooooooooo excited to be fasting with you again. even if only for one day.

i have to get you and lady aredhel into this room for a bit longer though... i miss fasting with you two. (((hugs)))

[Mindful mama]

So, yesterday was day 4 of my latest juice fast. Woke with strong abdominal pain & fever. Both progressed throughout the day. At 6pm I decieded to go to the er. By 11pm I was in the or for an emergency appendectomy! Wow what a day. Feeling SO much better!!
'they' want me to eat before leaving the hospital so I willbe gently breaking my fast tomorrow. Thankfully DH will be bringing me good food to break with, no yucky hospital food. If all is well in'their' eyes and I go home (fingers crossed) I will drink mostly juice. after general anesthetic and pain meds I need to purify!! Any recommendations for good green juice recipes to speed the process??

Light & energy are much appreciated!!

I feel so grateful. the conversation recent postings about mindfullness have been so timely. It is my lifes work to be present and explore the depth of my being. Looks like I will have plenty of time for meditation as I heal!
Hoping for a reiki session from a friend!!
Thank you!

[missyc]

Mindful- What a scary ordeal! I'm so glad you went to the ER when you did. I hope you will be back to feeling great in no time!

Still doing my routine w/ some 24-36 hour fasts thrown in. Very much into the earthing mat and using a band at work as well. Three of us have been sharing mine, but one girl just got her own and I got another one as well so the other girl will be able to use my extra one. The one girl got her mom a mat and her mom is using it every day and has been off of pain meds for 5 days now! She is excited! My mom is sleeping better with hers. I never realized how being grounded could make such a difference. Between that and the fasting and all our other natural practices, I think 2011 will bring me better health than ever before!

[RawHealthyBeauty]

Lady Awen!!!! :) I missed fasting with you too!! It's sooo much fun!! (((HUG))) :D
*Looks back and forth, shrugging not knowing whare Lady Adrehel is, scratching head, and guessing she's playing with P90X.*

I'm feeling groovy today to juice!! I'm gonna try this combo for this morning...pear/celery/raw honey. I never juiced pear before and I'm sure I'll like!!

Here's what I'm fasting for!!!

~To heighten my meditation/prayer mode.
~Be more and more in the frame of mind to the highest potential that God has create me to be as time goes on.
~ Having no fear and know all is in Good Hands!
~ Be a positive magnet and give positve back out.
~ Learning how to make many good friends and be the best friend I can be!
~ Choosing that all is good in my world everyday!!

Hi Missy, I send you an e-mail about the Earthing Mat about how it works....does it connect to an outlet, do I have to set up a connection outside, or how does it work. I'm interested, because I missed the feeling of being grounded outside. I used to work alot outside in the past. Any personal insight into this would be great, thanks!

[Rawlala]

DAY 20 for me!!! YAY. I am down 9lbs in 20 days of feasting, with one fasting day thrown in so far. I think i will do two days feast, one day fast...so on and so on.

I feel good and I LOVE my juices. I am still doing the same juices since I got into a groove near the beginning. I love them and they are the best price wise.

Aiming for day 60 which I feel I will accomplish with ease, but I am wondering if I am going to want to go further (PROBABLY YES). However I am moving back to LA around day 57 so I will have to figure out how to continue because the huge champion juicer is not coming with me. And ill probably be crashing somewhere on a couch with friends til i get my new apt. So MAster cleanse lemonade will be helpful and I may see if there is a juice bar nearby that I can grab a couple juices at each day. I have several modeling open calls the week I arrive so i am crossing my fingers that everything works smoothly. I feel God leading me and helping me, He has slowly brought me out of this sickness and I feel very calm and optimistic about the future. YAY

[missyc]

Whoa- I got the email and responded. I wonder why you didn't get it. It was so long I had to break it up into 3 messages!

If you want to send me an email to my personal email address, I can give you all the info and the details from all the people I know now who are using it.
tokenyankee@juno.com

[Aleesha Sattva]

So, yesterday was day 4 of my latest juice fast. Woke with strong abdominal pain & fever. Both progressed throughout the day. At 6pm I decieded to go to the er. By 11pm I was in the or for an emergency appendectomy!

Hoping for a reiki session from a friend!!

Sending two Reiki sessions to you now... feel free to take them whenever you desire. Simply say, "I am ready, willing and able to accept the Reiki session Aleesha sent me for my greatest good" and one will begin - the same for the second session. (((hugs)))

There is a very important message in here for fasters and raw foodists alike. So often I hear "it's just detox" and when I try to explain that it's not always detox people often dismiss what I'm saying. This is my point (what happened to you) exactly! Life still happens when you are raw or fasting. Dis-ease can still occur. We are not immune to it. Take your health seriously... don't dismiss things.

I'm sooooooooo glad you didn't dismiss this. (((hugs))) So glad.


The one girl got her mom a mat and her mom is using it every day and has been off of pain meds for 5 days now!

That IS so cool! I need to check those out again. Do you have a link handy?


LA around day 57 so I will have to figure out how to continue

Congrats on day 20!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tomorrow is three weeks for you! I'm sure LA is full of juice bars... I know Vancouver is (well at least it was 15 years ago when I lived there... I figure there's more there now)

I'm blissing out. Just took another Reiki Attunement this morning and I'm still soaring with the energy. Taking it easy today. Watching a movie with my daughter and then I think we'll work on one of her new puzzles!

[RawHealthyBeauty]

Hi Missy!! Thank you for the info, I found it really helpful!! I second the request for the link too. :)

I'm still feeling groovy!!! :) The pear/celery/raw honey combo has a very mellow taste to it. It was pretty nice!

So my next juice combo is gonna be pear/lemon/raw honey. I'm out of apples. so thought i use the pear instead.

6728
Here's what I had this morning!! :D

I'm gonna make my lunch juice now!!!

Fun question!!! If you were to describe your true inner beauty......how would you describe it! Would it be a scent of a rose, the bright shining star in the night. or would it be the way the breeze make the tree sway back and forth....then once you describe it...hang onto the that feeling and shine that true beauty in you!!! :cool:

[Aleesha Sattva]

i just made a lovely blend.

large pineapple
lots of kale
celery
2 small oranges
lemon
8 apples
2 kiwi

All mixed up together and it made 2.5 litres of juice. I'm sipping on 500ml now.

shining star in the night... that is how i'd describe it. of course, if i could use other words to describe it it would sound like this:

My true inner beauty is timeless and endless. When you look at pictures of the our galaxy and others around ours... that is the image that comes to mind. Not just one star, one planet... but all of them together blending together into a tapestry of unique ever-changing beauty.

[RawHealthyBeauty]

I like how you describe about how you feel that kind of inner beauty within you! You're feeling mighty beautiful!!! :)

I would share mine. but mine is not appropriate for the fasting thread. It's food related, that's why. I'll blog about inner beauty in the near future.

I found some incense called "Hope". Smells so good!! It's a mixture of cloves and vetiver.

The pear/lemon/raw honey juice was so very satisfying!!! :D

6729

I'm gonna try tomatoes since I bought two at the market on the way home!! I wanna try it this time. So it's gonna be tomatoes/celery/carrots/small portion of red pepper/a pinch of sea salt.

Happy fasting!!

[missyc]

Whoa- I put the link in your messages. :D

[Aleesha Sattva]

I'm singing and dancing around the room...

Just sharing...

[RawHealthyBeauty]

I just danced around the room awhile ago after I read your post!! :D

Thanks Missy!! I really appreciate it!! I cannot wait!! ;)

The juice I made was really delicious!! Now I can relate how wonderful tomatoe juices are! Seriously yum!

6730

I had a fun fast day and glad I did it!! :D *patting myself on the back*

You all enjoy whatever fasting journey you're all on!! :cool:

[Aleesha Sattva]

isn't fasting just the BEST ever! whether we fast for days, fast for a day... fast for part of the day... whatever we do... when it's done with intent and mindfully... it's bliss! and totally worth celebrating.

an yeah... the tom juice... divinity in juice form!!! i've been having it simple. just tom with lemon, ginger, and garlic. nothing else. really amazing that way.

[GoodCat]

**dancing around the room with my friends** I'll be fasting on Tuesday and maybe Wednesday and Thursday. We'll see how it goes.

I'll be starting the P90X on Sunday (the 29th), so I thought a nice little fast before I begin would be wonderful!!

Cathy :D

[D'vorah]

Jumping back in after a season of toxic eating.

Was thinking about Master Cleanse, but decided to go back to green smoothies. All smooties or juices, nothing solid that has to be chewd times forty days.

Goals:
Cleanse my palate.
Focus on spiritual.
Detox.
Break addiction to a particularly addicting food.
Face the sense of emptiness or lack inside.

In Oct / Nov I broke my addiction to caffeine in all its forms. Seems like if I can do that, this one ought to be easy, but I've really struggled.

I have trips coming up, and I'm thinking about getting a blender for travel so that I don't have to water fast on those special days. It has to have enough power to make a decent smoothie but not be so heavy that I can't pack the other stuff I want to carry with.

Feeling some sad emotions as I walk into this. Relationship issues, giving up foods that have been friends to me, albeit not health supporting friends. Setting the intention that THIS time, I'll make the final, permanent jump into BE-ing a raw foodist.

[Aleesha Sattva]

I'm taking a break from fasting tomorrow and will probably return full swing on Tuesday. it's been a lovely three days and I'm looking forward to spending some time with my hubby as he's been away for the past week.

Ahhhh I love my life.

Lady Aredhel... we'll be fasting together this week!!!!!!! I'm super excited about that.

Welcome d... i agree with you - if you are doing smoothies going to water and then back again could be a little hard on your body... it would put your digestion to sleep and then awaken it... hard to continue fasting once you've awakened your digestion (at least in my experience).

*dancing and spinning...* off to have some more of my pineapple juice. it's sooooo good!

[Aleesha Sattva]

Jack LaLanne passed away today... age 96.

*a moment of silence and respect*

[missyc]

That is very sad news!:(

[Mindful mama]

Aleesha- thank you so much for a very personal and supportive gift. I recieved the first session at 8:45pm central time yesterday. I climbed up onto my massage table and turned my biomat. (if you've never heard of it, you should look into it- negative ions, infrared heat, intensifies energy work for both the reciever & practitioner- it's amazing!!)

I could feel the reiki surrounding my head and slowly enveloping my body. Breathing became easy, pain subsided. Light pouring through me.

Eternally grateful!
Light & Love

[Aleesha Sattva]

ahhhhhhhhhh lovely MM... just lovely. there's another waiting for you.

miss, i agree. but considering he was 96 - that's pretty awesomely amazing. just shows what healthy living does!

[Shine]

Good Morning Fasters!

I will be here joining you beginning tonight/tomorrow for the next however long. I am starting to post today as I see it as a way to truly commit to this next fast. I will write why I am chosing to fast but I would prefer not to further discuss the why (at least...this thread is not the place) and simply honor the fast.

I will be fasting as my body passes my unborn child. I feel this will be the healthiest choice for me. Fasting will allow my body to cleanse and heal and I know fasting will allow my emotions and grief to release themselves from my body and help me to heal. This is not an unknown grief for me but I need to find a more healthy way to gieve, and since my 21 day fast this autumn, I feel this is what will be best.

Tonight I will start with apple/pear/ginger juice. This juice brings me warmth and comfort and is exactly what I want and need. Will probablly have more of this juice tomorrow but maybe without pears. Off to check the juice thread for more juicy ideas.

~Blessings~

[Aleesha Sattva]

(((hugs))) I honour and respect your choice. Please know that I'm here... holding the Light...

[Shine]

(((hugs))) I honour and respect your choice. Please know that I'm here... holding the Light...

Thank you. I am greatful.

Off to buy some apples happy to know that at least for this, I know what my body needs.

[Aleesha Sattva]

You do...

I feel horrid... beyond horrid. Huge healing crisis... sucks...

[Mindful mama]

Shine-
may light and love hold you safely

breathe well
be well

[rawmom2006]

I rested most of the weekend because I just wanted to do nothing except read go in the sauna and watch movies with the kids.
I am not as cold today and I have to go back to work but I wanted to post now because I like to keep track of my days here.
I am not weighing myself until Sunday, this fast is more than about losing the rest of my weight. I still do not have a set number of days, I just will go till I feel it is time to end the fast.

I hope everyone is doing well on their fasts.:)

[rawmom2006]

I am sorry you are feeling so horrid. I hope you feel better soon.

[rawmom2006]

I am sorry for your loss. May this fast be healing for you.

[Aleesha Sattva]

so sick all day... still sick... i know it's a healing crisis which lowered my immune system and so the dis-ease my daughter has grabbed me and knocked me to the ground.

i knew better but... alas... i still did it (too many treatments in one weekend)... will i every learn?

someday... perhaps... when i'm ready... hoping it's now.

[GoodCat]

shine... ((hugs))

aleesha... I hope you're feeling better soon. I'm looking forward to joining the fasting fellowship again tomorrow!! Second breakfast..here we come...

love all...
Cathy :D

[Shine]

Thank you to everyone for the hugs, I return them all with love and light~

Aleesha - I hope today finds you feeling better!

Coconut water...healing, balancing, delicious :cool: I need to up my regular water intake but I just don't "feel" it. I have a lemon so I am thinking a comforting mug of warm water with lemon is in store for me.

A woman I work with who also runs a catering business brought me in a beautiful bag of greens which were not used at an event this weekend. Local, organic, greenhouse grown!! These will be dinner...maybe with tomato.

[Aleesha Sattva]

i still feel 'not well' but my daughter is so much sicker than i am. poor little angel. (((hugs)))

not sure what i'll fast on today... perhaps coconut water? not too sure at this point. keeping things light on this sad little tummy and digestion...

*i checks the mail... you know i does... i looks for it... it isn't there... i wants it... i neeeeeeds... they knows i do.... why don't they gives it to me? ... i needs it... *

[GoodCat]

I knows it precious... I knows its coming..

Give your daughter a ((hug)) from us... no fun being sick!!

Today I've had some carrot/celery juice and then some pineapple/apple/cucumber/coconut water juice... YUMMY!!!

I'm feeling a little overwhelmed today.. much to do... I've been kind of cranky.. and I don't like that. Its not who I want to be... but I'm working on it.. One day at a time...

Cathy :D

[Aleesha Sattva]

you would know about being sick... how are your angels doing?

i've only had coconut water so far. i want something else... but not feeling well enough to go get/make something. so we'll see...

cranky be gone... be gone i say... bother my sista no more this day! *did that help?* *giggling*

[GoodCat]

**giggle** Wow.. that was great. I feel so much better ;)

My little ones are getting there. The cough is still around, but its on its way out. They definately don't "feel" sick, so that is wonderful!!

I'm just finishing my tomato/veggie juice... Ahhhhhhhhhh .... I love it!

Just waiting for "The Biggest Loser" to come on. We love that show. I just wish they taught them the "best" way to eat :rolleyes:

Cathy :D

[Aleesha Sattva]

so glad you are feeling better now... i am too!!!

manuka honey RAWKS my world!

[GoodCat]

I've never heard of that honey.. Whats it like/about??

I'm off to take a bath and then bed.....

nighty night :D

[Aleesha Sattva]

oh it's the BEST. it's expensive...

the bees only get pollen from the tea tree bush... and then make honey so it's really high in antibacterial qualities! soooo good for you. i take a tiny bit (tiny bit) and put it on a spoon and then swoosh it in my mouth (with my spit) for up to 45 minutes... and whatever is wrong in my body is not wrong for long! (yes i'm rhyming!)

[Shine]

Good Morning all!

Sending out healing vibes to everyone sick~~~~~

Apple/Pear/Ginger and a green smoothie on the menu today. Releasing a LOT of emotion right now and should have taken a personal day....but grades are due and I must get them sent home. I have promised myself a personal day either tomorrow or Friday :)

The cleansing is really happening and I feel a sequesterd juicy weekend in my dad's cottage in the woods for healing to begin.

Thank you fasting, this practice is bless-ed~

~kellie~

[Rawlala]

Day 23 had a bit of a glitch last night getting back on track today. Ive learned I cannot fast right now need to feast, I did part of my resistance workout ttapp and even though i only did half of the short workout it made the next day hell in regards to hunger.

[Aleesha Sattva]

shine... what a treat to have a cabin to sequester yourself in. i want one too!

rawlala, very interesting reactions you are having. thank you so much for sharing them with us.

i thought i was better last night... i'm thinking notsomuch. making pineapple/apple/ginger juice with the rest of the kale this morning... tom later in the day. yeah i know... you are all so surprised by my choices LOL

[missyc]

I hope you get better soon, Aleesha!

I'll be fasting tomorrow and probably until afternoon on Friday. My musician DH has a gig Friday night at a ritzy little place so we'll be going there. I may not eat even then, but we'll see how it goes.

I'm ready for spring! This has been a long cold winter here so far. The whole east coast has gotten hit hard. Brrrrrr...

Happy fasting!

[Aleesha Sattva]

I'm feeling much better. My hubby went out and got me some more kale, pineapples, tomatoes, cucumbers, and a bunch of other fresh fruit... so I'm set up for juicing and continuing to break my fast... I'm liking the fast and eat and fast and eat I'm doing right now. I would love to do another nice eleventy-one day fast but I want to break this fast first.

Got my final results for my bloodwork. Everything looks good... I'm pleased. Nice to know that what I believe (that fasting heals and IS healthy to do long term) has proven to be true not only in my experience but in my test results as well.

[GoodCat]

Sweet... I love when science lines up with what we already new ;)

missy...I'm with you. I want summer again.. Unforetunately, we still have our snowiest months coming up :( Oh well....

Cathy:D

[Aleesha Sattva]

Oh Cathy you should live here. The crocuses will be coming up very soon... we usually get a dump in mid-Feb but after that... it's all spring-time weather!!!

[Shine]

shine... what a treat to have a cabin to sequester yourself in. i want one too!

You are welcome to use it any time you come to Maine! :)

Made some bad choices last night. It is what it is. coconut water this morning and life marches on :rolleyes:

My best to you all!!

[levamssg]

Treated myself to 30 oz of a mango/pineapple/orange/apple juice mixture this morning ... it was sweet and a nice way to start the morning. .. different than my usual total green juice.

Aleesha - so glad to read that you are feeling better! So nice of your hubby to fetch all that wonderful food for you!
Oh wow - talk of crocuses already! ahhhhh - What lovely visions that conjures up. I'll be glad when the snow melts around here so I can see the actual ground. :)

[GoodCat]

I am so there... Do you have room for all of us Aleesha :cool:

[Aleesha Sattva]

i will make room for all of you cathy... no problem at all!!!

my dis-ease is more in my upper body area... like my head and throat. it comes and goes... my daughter isn't doing well. i'm sooooo hoping she wakes up today feeling better but it's standard (sadly) with her than when she gets sick she's very slow to recover. i'm planning on getting her some items from the health food store (hopefully today) for her to start taking daily to increase her immune system.

i have a gorgeous HUGE pineapple on my counter begging to be juiced!!! and how can i say no to that!

[GoodCat]

I can never say no to a pineapple :throwhearts:

I hope she's feeling better too Aleesha...

We'll try not to take up too much room at your place... What should we do first ?? :heart:

[Aleesha Sattva]

Let's make some juice together and then sip it as walk around the lake... :heart

[Aleesha Sattva]

So... *crickets chirping*... this thread is pretty quiet... I'm wondering if I should start a Feb. thread to get things moving and grooving again?

I know I'm not fasting in this moment... just going with the flow at this point. Ready to fast if the spirit moves me...

Ah heck... I'll go start one now. It's always nice to start a little early... before the first of the month and this month is close to being over anyways.

[Aleesha Sattva]

and here's a link to the new thread:

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=63507