April Fasting Thread - Join ANY time of the Month 2012

[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. 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. Please take a moment to read it.

And here is a thread where we share our favourite recipes. If you haven't contributed yours, please do!

Here's my commitment (when I'm fasting):

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 tomorrow 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!!!

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!

Ever wonder how the Fellowship began?

Back when I first began fasting there were the Fasting Bandits. This was a group of amazing people who fasted together all the time. The 'theme' was a convoy of truckers. I was the water tanker! Over time the Fasting Bandits moved on with their lives and weren't around much at all. A few of the members are still here... but seldom fasting anymore.

I was missing the camaraderie of the FB and was always hoping to find a new group to fast with, find support with and to support myself. The Fellowship of Fasters began because Cathy and I watch the movie Lord of the Rings a LOT and we fast together a LOT as well. We began speaking to each other as though we were Golum - and our juice was our precious.

And then the Fellowship of Fasters was born!

So to be a member... you simply need to choose a name, put it in your signature line and love fasting. You can become a life-time member or one for a short time... it's up to you.

I'm here for the long haul. My water tanker is here beside me - because I'll always be a Fasting Bandit... but now my precious walks beside on a slower path than the truckers... enjoying the grass at my feet and the flowers growing out of the cracks and crevices in the rocks around me.

[Aleesha Sattva]

Please do not post in this thread until April 1st 2012.

thanks,
Aleesha
Admin

[GoodCat]

Its April!! Spring is definately in the air. I will be fasting for the next couple of days. Since our Sabbath is on Saturday, I thought a Sunday fast would be a great way to start the week :)

I'll probably just start with honey/lemon water and see where it takes me :)

Cathy

[Raw Angel Mom]

This is wonderful Cathy. Have a powerful experience with your fasting.

[Raw Angel Mom]

Day 7 water fasting,

I have been detoxing no doubt. I noticed major improvement in my body. I will brake my water fast tomorrow. I wished to be able to continue longer because i can see my body is doing great, but i will do it anyway in a slower past with fruit and juicing. Tomorrow, it will be orange juice that i will drink gently with a tea spoon. You cannot eat normally after a water fast, you need to be gentle since your digestive system is completely shut down. I will try to book a colonic tomorrow if not, i will do it later. It was so helpful to have a colonic on Friday, i felt much better and i noticed much more stuff were releasing from my body.

Anyway. Have a wonderful fast to all of you

[GoodCat]

Thanks Raw Angel Mom... I wish I could do a water fast. They longest I've done water was one day..lol.. Maybe I'll be able to beat that this summer.. We'll see.

I've never done a colonic, but I've heard great things about them. Maybe some day :) Ohh... and I love orange juice!!

Cathy

[michigan roman]

day 7 water thats awesome r.a.m.

starting 6pm im going into green tea mode for at minimum 120 hours

might throw in some juiced kale as ive over wintered kale in garden now

[Raw Angel Mom]

Thank you for your great support. I will wait at lunch time to brake my fast. I don't have ripe oranges so i will do this with coconut water and later on grape.

Hugs to all of you!

[GoodCat]

More lemon/honey water today. I don't have much produce right now for a fast (I need to keep it for the family to eat too), but I really don't want to eat anything. My body is just not feeling well right now.

So, I'm thinking of lots of water today with some honey/lemon juice mixed in .:)

Cathy

[Rosco]

Hey all, starting a fresh count for 30 today. Howdy!

[GreenT]

Congrats Raw Angel Mom on your water fast!!

Today is day 16 for me. Yesterday was pretty hard. I was so busy in the morning running around and only had water. We had a birthday party to go to and i only had time to drink 1/2 liter of some orange/apple/barleymax juice around 1:00. The party was at a restaurant/bar and i sipped on water with lemons. I think i had 4 large glasses lol. Being around food and everyone talking about food was a bit tough. we got home around 7:00 and i was finally able to finish the other 1/2 of my juice. I later on had some herbal tea and that was about it for the day. I didn't want to have anything before bed because i didn't want to be up all night running to the bathroom. Detox hit in last night, had a headache and felt weak. I went to bed thinking about all different kinds of food lol but i made it through!!

I feel great today, have wonderful energy. Had some orange/apple/barleymax juice earlier and im finishing up some Tomato Blend now. Just received some herbs for making allergy teas from Mountain Rose Herbs and wow at the quality. I will definitely be ordering more from them!!!

Happy Fasting everyone!!!

[michigan roman]

doing great greent , congrats ! doesnt mountainroseherbs rock earth , ive got tens of orders from them for over a decade and
have NEVER been disappointed . i couldnt rate a company higher . only critique is shipping cost on high side , but the quality / obvious
care they put into products provides the peace of mind making higher shipping worth it

24th hour this fast . these 70 out of the past 90 days fasting has my abdomen headed towards wash board without even doing sit ups this winter
so im happy about that

2012 YEAR OF THE FAST

* loaded up on lemons

[Raw Angel Mom]

Thank you GreenT!

You are doing very well yourself!

[Rosco]

Had a whole mess of spinach, kale, lettuce, carrots and apples starting the downhill slide. So I juiced em.



That's some green there. I'm pretty sure you could paint a car with it.

Day 2.

[Raw Angel Mom]

I want to share an amazing recipe and so simple

4 Grapefruit juice pilled ( you can just pill it the same way as you do for a potato and leave some white)
1 bounch of dandelion


MIUM, MIUM AND MIUM

you can substitute parely or watercress so so good. Make sure your grapefruit and ripe and pink (sweeter)