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Journal Entry: October 13th 2017- 9 Day Dry-Fasting Challenge – Day 6/9

October 13th 2017

Day 6

I am on the sixth day of my nine-day dry-fasting attempt. I went to bed early last night, but still woke up later than usual. In terms of clarity of mind, I’ve been feeling great today, but physically I’ve been feeling a bit weak and slow. It was a perfect day for doing some reading, and slow walking. I started to feel tiny aches where some of my muscles are attached to my bones, especially at the level of my calves. I think it probably comes from the lack of liquid intake, this results in the body pulling water from wherever it can. I am getting excited, as I am approaching my record of seven and a half day of dry-fasting. I am really curious to experience the eighth and the ninth day. My capacity to adapt to dry-fasting has improved to the point where, I haven’t been feeling thirsty or hungry at all so far.Continue reading

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Journal Entry: October 12th 2017- 9 Day Dry-Fasting Challenge – Day 5/9

October 12th 2017

Dry-fasting at its Best!

Today the weather has been terrible, but I’ve been feeling fantastic. I’ve been having such a great mental clarity since the moment I woke up. I started the day with my daily yoga session. I then managed to be productive for seven hours straight. I didn’t even see the time passing by. In order to get some fresh air and get my lymphatic fluid moving, I went out for a two hour walk. I walked from home to the lake in “Parque 3 de Febrero”, and then walked around lake to do a complete “tour du lac”. It was windy and  a bit chilly, but the best part was that beside few “uber-motivated” joggers, there was no-one at the park at all. I was able to read  few chapters of the Stephen King novel I recently started:“The Stand”.Continue reading

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Journal Entry: September 7th 2017 – I’m feeling like a well-oiled machine

September 7th 2017

 I’m feeling like a well-oiled machine.

I haven’t eaten outside of home for the past 12 days. This week I did a dry-fast for 58 hours. To break my fast I had some lemon juice followed by a litter of home made green juice. I did not eat anything solid for 24 hours. The next day, I made the same juice, and drank about the same quantity of that delicious home made green juice. On both days I had about four table spoons of organic coconut oil after finishing my green juice. Later in the afternoon I ate a very simple fruit salad made with organic bananas, grapefruit and shredded dried coconut. For dinner, I prepared some avocado “maki” rolls. Later on that night, I made some hazelnut milk. Before going to bed I had a jar of hazelnut banana milkshake, by blending the hazelnut milk with an organic banana.Continue reading

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Journal Entry: August 29th – Fasting Three Consecutive Days a Week II

August 29th 2017

Fasting Three Consecutive Days a Week II

Tonight I’m finishing up my third day of dry-fasting. As I mentioned in the previous post, I’m trying to to do the same three consecutive days of dry-fasting as I did last week. Only this time, I won’t be eating out at all. This week has been pretty amazing so far in terms of productivity. On Sunday I was still digesting the cooked Peruvian food I had as my last meal on Saturday. On Sunday night I slept about 12 hours. I felt pretty guilty waking up late, but then I had such clarity of mind and mental energy, which made me feel better about my time investment in sleep. The following night I was feeling a bit hyper at bed time. I stayed about three hours in bed without being able to fall asleep. I got up around 3:00AM. I did some work on the computer. Then went back to bed around 4:00AM. Woke up at 7:30AM. Since then I’ve been busy doing things. It’s so liberating to not have to worry about food. I can do things all day. I have been keeping busy these days by recording music, building my band’s website/ blog, working on this blog, getting interviewed for jobs, and taking one class at the university. In about two days, I have a fourth round of interviews for a job opportunity. If I get it, it’s going to be an interesting experience for this blog.Continue reading

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Journal Entry: August 21st 2017 – Trying to understand the moments when I’m not fasting

August 21st 2017

Trying to understand the moments when I’m not fasting

It has been a bit over two weeks since my last seven day dry-fasting experience. I ate regularly for about 2 weeks. On the first Sunday I had a 40 hour dry-fast. The following Sunday, meaning yesterday, I started a new fast. I’m not planning on breaking it after 40 hours this time. I’m planning on keeping going for a few days. The past couple weeks, I was able to observe that the periods when I am eating on a regular basis are not optimum. Most of the food I’m eating is raw and organic, but I feel like I’m eating way too much, and way many different things. This situation results in me having a lot of pleasure while feeding myself, but I can feel my body not functioning as well as when I’m fasting.Continue reading

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Journal Entry: August 8th 2017 – Defining my Core Practices

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August 8th 2017

Defining my Core Practices

I started my healthier living attempt 17 months ago. During the first eight-month my approach was pretty radical. I had a quasi complete raw diet. I had kicked out completely alcohol, diary products, and cereals out of my life. After the eight-month period I decided to be more flexible, and allowed myself to eat traditionally cooked food. I started having a diet where once or twice a week, I would allow myself to eat out more often. I decided to not restrict myself, and follow my desires.Continue reading