2 weeks! I was up early to get Ruby to school. I had a lot of energy this morning.. When I got back home later in the morning my energy dropped again. I flaked out and stayed in a kind of half sleep state for a few hours. I went down to the supermarket for more fruit juice. Today I cycled up to the manor. Now that I am two weeks in I need to make sure I am getting some nutrients. Fruit juice is good for C vitamins but for B you need something else. I had a herb tea with half a teaspoon of Marmite melted in. Other sources of these B vitamins are Bovril (only in an emergency) and also Miso Soup, which is technically not a soup but a fermented drink. Any of these drinks are good for getting those all important B vitamins. I am going to keep these drinks to a minimum however and I also will go back to having just water for a few days at a time.
Later in the afternoon I felt a bit tired again. Performed the D.E. My weight seems to have stabilized a bit, this is normal. The body being deprived of food will retain fat so the weight loss slows down the further one gets into a fast. Exercise is important to keep the muscles in shape and the circulation going, which can slow down during a fast. I have often had cold hands and feet during this fast.
I'm glad to be two weeks in. I miss food badly though. After a while fruit juice just can't cut the mustard, oops there I go again thinking about food. I am soooooo looking forward to breaking my fast and getting back onto food. I keep thinking about what I will eat, although I try not to dwell on it. I feel good generally and I hope I can keep going for longer.
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