Oct 2012 - Monthly Fasting Thread - join anytime of the month

[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:

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, my super amazing husband Parz, and anyone here who wants support.
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.

[dawrhino]

I am in !! I just wrote the post on the monthly challenge group.

Good luck everyone , I promised myself I will NOT put any solid food in my mouth in October!
we can do it !

Andrew

[snowshoe]

I'm beginning a 3-day fast tomorrow. I have been thinking about starting a program of periodic short fasts - just posted in the Monday Fasting Club. I always fast a few times a year 7-14 days and love how it feels. I need to recalibrate my diet, and a fast is the best way that I know of.

[commoncents]

I'm in for the entire month of October. I am certain that I will complete it and have cleared my calandar as much as I can to rest when I'm not working. Will do water the first couple of days and then on to the MC.

Did 20 days of 100% raw and fasting and lost 15 pounds and now it is time to rest.

Best wishes to all.

Original Start Date 9/10/12 - 237 lbs.
Fasting Start Date 10/1/12 - 226 lbs.
Goal Weight - 150 lbs.

[MysticTree]

I bought carrots, apples, oranges, beetroot on the way home. I have identified the sensation I am feeling. It is like bad motion sickness. Any resonate with that? I'm thinking I should have got ginger too.

[MysticTree]

I woke up this morning with a desire to water fast! Me!

I haven't decided on a time span. I am just going to let it take it's course but I will probably ease into a juice fast and then to a smoothie fast before easing back into a full raw thing.

Just thought I'd check in here for hints, tips and support :)

[commoncents]

Hello Fellow Fasters, just checking in to wish everyone a wonderful Day One. There is so much I want to accomplish with this fast so I will return later to detail my goals.

Have a Blessed and Wonderful Day!!!!

Original Start Date 9/10/12 - 237 lbs.
Fasting Start Date 10/1/12 - 226 lbs.
Goal Weight - 150 lbs.

[sjpersonal]

I am in, I turn 50 on Jan 1 and want to be on my way to a healthy 2nd half of my life by then.

I will be doing a combination of smoothie and juice fast. I use my Blendtec to make my smoothies. I use the #4 button and it makes the smoothie completely smooth almost like a thick juice.

Today I made a gallon of Green Smoothie
Whole Head of Romaine Lettuce
Strawberries
Bananas
Whole Lemons (skin & seeds included)

Lots of water.

Tood luck to everyone.

[commoncents]

I am in, I turn 50 on Jan 1 and want to be on my way to a healthy 2nd half of my life by then.

I will be doing a combination of smoothie and juice fast. I use my Blendtec to make my smoothies. I use the #4 button and it makes the smoothie completely smooth almost like a thick juice.

Today I made a gallon of Green Smoothie
Whole Head of Romaine Lettuce
Strawberries
Bananas
Whole Lemons (skin & seeds included)

Lots of water.

Tood luck to everyone.

Sounds yummy SJ. My birthday is Januard 2nd. Will be 52 this January so I know exactly how you feel. I am getting a little later start, but better late than never I always say.

Original Start Date 9/10/12 - 237 lbs.
Fasting Start Date 10/1/12 - 226 lbs.
Goal Weight - 150 lbs.

[dawrhino]

hi everybody,

half of the day #1 is gone yeahh! only 29.5 left !

I have been drinking juice from kale, orange, apple, pineapple, carrot. it is delicious.

[commoncents]

Well, Day is coming to an end. Very tired, a bad toothache but feeling pretty good. Off to bed and to enjoy my wonderful fasting sleep. See you all tomorrow.

[MysticTree]

well done on breaking that barrier. I had hit a similar situation the last time I was 100% raw. Still a way off catching you up but I feel much more positive about lots of things. I have some good plans laid out. I will weigh when I get up - just for the record. I am looking forward to juice for breakfast but even though I feel less than brilliant, I'm still not actually hungry.

[MysticTree]

fancied a vitamin C blast this morning - it's practically knocking me out of my chair orange, lemon, kiwi, carrot and apple. very pretty colour and so sweet! A nice treat for this dreary morning.Swollen glands are way down and not so sore.

Little cress, I understand the juicer dilemma because I don't have electricity at home. I take my juicer in to work and only use that juicer there. At weekends I have my wine press which actually make superior juice. I grate everything first then press it. The juice is 99.9% free of even tidy sediment forming stuff and it tastes better than from the centrifugal juicer made juice.

I know lots of people who travel with their juicers. Maybe that's something you can contemplate?

[sjpersonal]

Well yea to both of us.

I usually work better under pressure :) I want to be totally on track by New Years. I also started excercising again. I walk on my treadmill in the am and crunches and Kettle Wok in the evening.

Trying seriously to get my sexy back.

Take care

[dawrhino]

well , second day almost over!

I just made myself tomato juice for now and orange, carrot, pears, ginger apple juice for later and tomorrow morning( I have to get up early and do not want to wake up neighbors so have to plan ) around noon tomorrow I will make fresh juice.
I am feeling great already and energy is coming - this is one of the reason I am juicing now. I need lots of energy to concentrate while studying for the test on 10/15/12.

I do not have any symptoms probably because last two months I was 90 % raw and did not drink coffee , tea sometimes.
will see, on my previous juice feasts i usually got some symptoms around day 3-4 but not later.

good luck for those who are currently juicing and those who just read - I recommend try once ( at least 3-4 days) and U will want to do it for the rest of Ur life.