questions about water fasting

[Guest guest]

I did my first all day water fast yesterday (I actually did spring water with

lemon squeezed

into it) and today I feel weak and exhausted. Was I supposed to do no activity

during my

fast? I didn't have a huge day, but I had been working extra hard the days

leading up to

the fast and I had an average hard working day on the day I fasted. I was

surprised, I

thought the fast would give me energy, not weaken me. Did I do something wrong?

Also, I didn't poop all day the day of the fast and I thought I would cleanse. I

even took a

dose of " Colosan " in the morning which had really moved my bowels quickly and

effeciently when I took it the week previously! Are you supposed to have

intestinal

cleansing during a water fast or am I misinformed?

I feel like my spirit and my body were compeling me to do the fast because food

was not

appealing at all. Should I have done it differently?

Is there a reputable source of info about this on line somewhere?

Thanks!

Denise

[Guest guest]

Hi Denise,

I think the following online book by Herbert Shelton might be useful

to you. He water fasted thousands of people and wrote several books

on fasting and natural hygiene:

 

http://snipurl.com/uhpu

 

In my own experience, when I do a water fast I may not have very many

eliminations; I just pee a lot and have an occasional movement. In

the end though, believe me, the cleansing is amazing. A one day

water fast won't necessarily move mountains of toxins out of one, but

it's a great start, and yes, you may feel weak, especially the first

two to three days while hunger is still in effect. I found my first 2-

3 day water fasts were pretty grueling. Don't get discouraged. It

gets better. ;-)

 

Re. whether to cleanse or not while fasting, again, the experts

disagree. Some strongly recommend enemas or other cleansing methods;

others, like Shelton, strongly discourage it.

 

Some experts tell people to engage in moderate activity and even

exercise while fasting; others strongly encourage rest. We're all

different, and at different stages in our progress toward wellness we

may have radically different responses to fasting. What I try to do

is read two or three different articles or books for a balanced

overview, especially before I do a long fast, come up with a basic

plan, using my intuition, and then be open to change as the fast

progresses. If I feel weak, I know that I need to rest. (I did this

on my camping trip a lot of the time, and it was the right thing to

do.) If I feel energetic I'll work, play and exercise to whatever

degree feels right.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Sharrhan

 

rawfood , " denisedthomas " <denised>

wrote:

>

> I did my first all day water fast yesterday (I actually did spring

water with lemon squeezed

> into it) and today I feel weak and exhausted. Was I supposed to do

no activity during my

> fast? I didn't have a huge day, but I had been working extra hard

the days leading up to

> the fast and I had an average hard working day on the day I fasted.

I was surprised, I

> thought the fast would give me energy, not weaken me. Did I do

something wrong?

> Also, I didn't poop all day the day of the fast and I thought I

would cleanse. I even took a

> dose of " Colosan " in the morning which had really moved my bowels

quickly and

> effeciently when I took it the week previously! Are you supposed to

have intestinal

> cleansing during a water fast or am I misinformed?

> I feel like my spirit and my body were compeling me to do the fast

because food was not

> appealing at all. Should I have done it differently?

> Is there a reputable source of info about this on line somewhere?

> Thanks!

> Denise

>