Guest guest Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 This may seem like a silly question but when should I actually start counting the beginning of my fast? The last time I ate was last night around 11:30 p.m and it wasn't pretty. I stuffed myself because I knew since I've now chosen to change my lifestyle binging on processed and unhealthy foods will be a thing of the past. However, I woke up this morning at 6 a.m., did my fast actually start last night or when I woke up this morning? I was also told that I shouldn't use toothpaste while fasting and should only use a tongue scraper and baking soday. Is that true? Thanks Lili p.s. I've decided to start with a distilled water fast instead of the juice fast. My goal is to fast 3 days but I may go a week depending on how I feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 Lili Do not worry about tooth paste. Probably a bad idea to swallow it. Binging is the wrong way to go into a fast. Go in slowly as I said before. Do a day all raw then a day of juicing and do not starve yourself on either. On the third day start the water and then start the counting. When you have had enough reverse it but above all do not reverse with a binge It will give stomach aches and worse. Peter Lili [ladyschaumburg] 17 November 2003 19:43 rawfood [Raw Food] Start of Fast? & Toothbrushing? This may seem like a silly question but when should I actually start counting the beginning of my fast? The last time I ate was last night around 11:30 p.m and it wasn't pretty. I stuffed myself because I knew since I've now chosen to change my lifestyle binging on processed and unhealthy foods will be a thing of the past. However, I woke up this morning at 6 a.m., did my fast actually start last night or when I woke up this morning? I was also told that I shouldn't use toothpaste while fasting and should only use a tongue scraper and baking soday. Is that true? Thanks Lili p.s. I've decided to start with a distilled water fast instead of the juice fast. My goal is to fast 3 days but I may go a week depending on how I feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 Hi Peter, I thought about that quite awhile last night and decided I would start with a distilled water fast vs the juice fast because of my sugar addiction and uncontrollable urges for carbs. Many times the sweet taste of juice is enough to make me want more sweets or send me into a sugar binge and I didn't want to take that chance(felt the juice would actually feed the possible candida I may have). My reasoning is that the fast will help to ease and/or make my sugar/carb cravings more manageable once my system is cleaner which will hopefully allow me to precede without too much difficulty. However, just in case I do have juices on hand if it gets too difficult. I do agree I probably should not have binged prior to fasting but we'll see what happens. So far I'm doing pretty good. It's been 16 hours since I've last eaten and the only thing I've noticed is stomach growls and a lot of nose blowing of mucus which is great...I'm breathing a little better already.(fingers crossed) Lili--- p.s. I don't know if I will be able to go the entire fast without using something to cleanse my mouth. If not toothpaste can anyone recommend alternatives? I read that baking soda is a good choice, what are the thoughts of everyone on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 Lili, Take it easy on yourself. If you are as addicted to food as I was, it will be difficult to transition all at once. For me what worked was quiting one thing at a time, with one to two week intervals in between. I just felt way too out of control quiting everything at once, or even two things at once. Quiting one at a time was much easier for me. For me, the following order was important. For example, I first wanted to eat raw food, and then quit smoking, but it was a lot easier for me to quit smoking first, gain some weight, then quit sugar, and then transition to 100% raw. I'm not sure what order will work best for you, but I believe that cooked food is addictive (sugar was harder for me to quit then weed or booze), and it is a lot to take it all on at once. The one at a time approach was the way to go for me. It was frustrating, and took a while, and I got fatter before I started loosing weight, but in the long run, it was the only way to go. My order of operations for transitioning to natural foods: 1 Alcohol 2 Weed 3 prescription and over the counter drugs 4 caffeine 5 cigarettes 6 sugar 7 go a whole day 100% raw 8 go 2 whole days 100% raw 9 go a week 100% raw. 10 no turning back. Good luck, Rufus --- Lili <ladyschaumburg wrote: > Hi Peter, I thought about that quite awhile last > night and decided I > would start with a distilled water fast vs the juice > fast because of > my sugar addiction and uncontrollable urges for > carbs. > > Many times the sweet taste of juice is enough to > make me want more > sweets or send me into a sugar binge and I didn't > want to take that > chance(felt the juice would actually feed the > possible candida I may > have). My reasoning is that the fast will help to > ease and/or make my > sugar/carb cravings more manageable once my system > is cleaner which > will hopefully allow me to precede without too much > difficulty. > > However, just in case I do have juices on hand if > it gets too > difficult. I do agree I probably should not have > binged prior to > fasting but we'll see what happens. So far I'm doing > pretty good. > It's been 16 hours since I've last eaten and the > only thing I've > noticed is stomach growls and a lot of nose blowing > of mucus which is > great...I'm breathing a little better > already.(fingers crossed) > Lili--- > > p.s. I don't know if I will be able to go the entire > fast without > using something to cleanse my mouth. If not > toothpaste can anyone > recommend alternatives? I read that baking soda is a > good choice, > what are the thoughts of everyone on that? > > Protect your identity with Mail AddressGuard http://antispam./whatsnewfree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 I wouldn't worry about the toothpaste. Thats a detail you can iron out later when you have transitioned. Just spit it out. I would brush your teeth during early transition, because your breath will probably smell awful. Rufus --- Lili <ladyschaumburg wrote: > This may seem like a silly question but when should > I actually start > counting the beginning of my fast? The last time I > ate was last night > around 11:30 p.m and it wasn't pretty. I stuffed > myself because I > knew since I've now chosen to change my lifestyle > binging on > processed and unhealthy foods will be a thing of the > past. > > However, I woke up this morning at 6 a.m., did my > fast actually start > last night or when I woke up this morning? > > I was also told that I shouldn't use toothpaste > while fasting and > should only use a tongue scraper and baking soday. > Is that true? > > Thanks > > Lili > > p.s. I've decided to start with a distilled water > fast instead of the > juice fast. My goal is to fast 3 days but I may go a > week depending > on how I feel. > > > > Protect your identity with Mail AddressGuard http://antispam./whatsnewfree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Lili The bad taste in the mouth is a sure sign of Detox. Just wash with water Do not worry Peter Lili [ladyschaumburg] 17 November 2003 22:35 rawfood Re: [Raw Food] Start of Fast? & Toothbrushing? Hi Peter, I thought about that quite awhile last night and decided I would start with a distilled water fast vs the juice fast because of my sugar addiction and uncontrollable urges for carbs. Many times the sweet taste of juice is enough to make me want more sweets or send me into a sugar binge and I didn't want to take that chance(felt the juice would actually feed the possible candida I may have). My reasoning is that the fast will help to ease and/or make my sugar/carb cravings more manageable once my system is cleaner which will hopefully allow me to precede without too much difficulty. However, just in case I do have juices on hand if it gets too difficult. I do agree I probably should not have binged prior to fasting but we'll see what happens. So far I'm doing pretty good. It's been 16 hours since I've last eaten and the only thing I've noticed is stomach growls and a lot of nose blowing of mucus which is great...I'm breathing a little better already.(fingers crossed) Lili--- p.s. I don't know if I will be able to go the entire fast without using something to cleanse my mouth. If not toothpaste can anyone recommend alternatives? I read that baking soda is a good choice, what are the thoughts of everyone on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Lili, As Peter have said to you, it would be better a kinder way of starting a fast, but if you have started, it's no neccesary to come back for another beggining day... A good detox plan would be 3 days on water, 7 on fruit, and then starting raw eating salads and those seeds and nuts... Then, if you cry for junk stuff, you may introduce one item at a time only for realizing your body rejects it... You will know it for sure... Really all is in the mind... But after 10 days of detox your cravings are going off... I brush my theet but don't use paste... maybe some bicarbonate now and then, but not usually. Good luck... w PS: I don't mind about how to count days... just 1/2 day up or down is not of importance, but detoxing and sticking in your path... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Thank you Peter and Rufus for the replies. I can not believe I've gone without food since 11:30 Sunday night...that is 33 hours so far. Yippie!! Usually when I diet or just decrease portions I have to fight to resist hunger and cravings. Strangely although my stomach is growling like crazy I don't desire food or SWEETS, ha, can you believe that. I think the stomach growls may be from habit of eating all the time rather than hunger. My sinuses are a whole lot clearer, I feel more relaxed, and it has only been one day. I have heard of a lot of irritating symptoms which can result from detox, but other than foul breath I feel pretty damn good. I even did 30 minutes of cardio this morning and feel great. I wonder if I'll never get those symptoms or if they'll suddenly appear on the 3rd day or so. Also, my urine is completely clear. Although I'm not eating anything I had expected it to be really dark yellow, but it's the color of the water I'm drinking with an occasional very pale color.(can't think of a an exact color name right now) I'll keep everyone updated. Lili Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Lili You are giving your body a rest. By not adding the things you normally crave you are breaking the physical dependency. Just keep drinking water. Peter Lili [ladyschaumburg] 18 November 2003 15:31 rawfood Re: [Raw Food] Start of Fast? & Toothbrushing? Thank you Peter and Rufus for the replies. I can not believe I've gone without food since 11:30 Sunday night...that is 33 hours so far. Yippie!! Usually when I diet or just decrease portions I have to fight to resist hunger and cravings. Strangely although my stomach is growling like crazy I don't desire food or SWEETS, ha, can you believe that. I think the stomach growls may be from habit of eating all the time rather than hunger. My sinuses are a whole lot clearer, I feel more relaxed, and it has only been one day. I have heard of a lot of irritating symptoms which can result from detox, but other than foul breath I feel pretty damn good. I even did 30 minutes of cardio this morning and feel great. I wonder if I'll never get those symptoms or if they'll suddenly appear on the 3rd day or so. Also, my urine is completely clear. Although I'm not eating anything I had expected it to be really dark yellow, but it's the color of the water I'm drinking with an occasional very pale color.(can't think of a an exact color name right now) I'll keep everyone updated. Lili Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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