Water Fast Archive

Water-fast Blogging - Day 5

March 21, 2007  ·  Category: Water Fast
I got to bed a little later than I'd hoped last night (1:30) and woke up much earlier than I'd hoped (8:30) which has left me feeling weaker than usual today. I had energy to make ...
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Water-fast Blogging - Day 4

March 20, 2007  ·  Category: Water Fast
Wow, my day has gone by quickly and I'm determined to shut off my computer soon. But here's a quick update. Day four has gone exceptionally well. I woke up with the vague antsyness ...
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Water-fast Blogging - Day 3

March 19, 2007  ·  Category: Water Fast
This, my third day of my fast, proved long and tiring. I woke up with a faint feeling of upset stomach, likely from the macaroni and cheese (yeah, I know) that I ate on ...
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Water-fast Blogging - Day 2

March 18, 2007  ·  Category: Water Fast
OK now I remember why I've always failed to blog my previous water fasts: Blogging is a very public activity, and fasting tends to make me feel shy -- or, at least, not very public ...
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Water-fast Blogging - Day 1

March 17, 2007  ·  Category: Water Fast
Today I'm on day one of what I expect will be a five-day water fast. I do this twice a year, as a way to cleanse my body, drop a few pounds, and generally ...
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On Finding a Doctor to Supervise Your Water Fast

February 6, 2007  ·  Category: Health, Water Fast
My posts on water fasting, interestingly enough, have become some of the most popular and active posts at Mudita Journal -- at least, in terms of traffic and the questions these posts have generated. One reason ...
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How to Break a Water Fast (Without Gaining Weight Back)

June 25, 2006  ·  Category: Health, Water Fast
In response to my first water fast entry, Tara asks: I have started a water fast and have yet to decide how long I will be doing it for. I know you can lose weight ...
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A Therapeutic Water Fast

May 6, 2005  ·  Category: Personal, Water Fast
PLEASE NOTE (3/12/2007) - I'm getting a lot of e-mails, several each day, from people seeking advice about undertaking a water fast. In general, I no longer answer any such inquiries unless it is ...
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