Any man with real ambition should fast. I know of nothing to make a man formidable quite like the voluntarily forgoing of food for a time. Earlier this week I finished the longest fast I’ve ever undertaken. On the one hand, I am pretty happy to have achieved my objective (water only from Tuesday PM to Monday AM, 132 hours). On the other hand, I am still a little angry at myself. As much as I got out of this, I could have gotten even more, could have fasted harder, could have grabbed my weakness by the throat and throttled it. My thoughts are already turning to how I might do better next time.
Fine to let the stomach rest and repair, but beware of fasting as a stimulant. Our bodies seem to be kind to us when food is withheld. The Byzantine monks often carried fasting to a damaging extreme, searching for a spiritual high, thinking they were closer to god.
Love your articles and I am very inspired by this one. What's your view on coffee during fasts? I'm worried that I'd be useless without my coffee but also know how attached I am to it.
I currently do a partial fast on Fridays where I eat around 1/4 of calories usually eaten. Would you recommend going straight for a 5 day fast or firstly do a proper one-day fast?
Really enjoyed this article, thanks for sharing!
Fine to let the stomach rest and repair, but beware of fasting as a stimulant. Our bodies seem to be kind to us when food is withheld. The Byzantine monks often carried fasting to a damaging extreme, searching for a spiritual high, thinking they were closer to god.
How much salt? How much magnesium? And how is it taken?
I have done some 24 and 36 hour fasts but sometimes my stomach growling gets the best of me.
Amen
Love your articles and I am very inspired by this one. What's your view on coffee during fasts? I'm worried that I'd be useless without my coffee but also know how attached I am to it.
I currently do a partial fast on Fridays where I eat around 1/4 of calories usually eaten. Would you recommend going straight for a 5 day fast or firstly do a proper one-day fast?
This is an excellent post. I want to start fasting myself. I feel that we are overwhelmed with consumption and need breaks.
Excellent article, good advice, been doing 36 hour fasts but looking forward to longer.