I just finished my 3 day fast and the struggle was real. Between the 24-36 hour mark I found it the hardest and so many times my mind told me to give up and have some food but you just have to keep moving forward, suppress the hunger and keep moving forward. Leading up to my break fast I went to the supermarket to get my food in preparation. Today I broke fast with a large glass of coconut water, 3 x large organic eggs, some red onion, lactose free cheese and salmon in an omelette, an organic avocado and some olives on the side. I followed that with half an organic papaya, some almond and a little bit of dark chocolate. I probably ate to much but sometimes it’s hard to resist, will just have to chill out for a little while.

On my way back from the supermarket, I was sitting in my car, looking at the clock turn to 12:00, seeing a 30 minute countdown on my app and getting excited about the thought of eating shortly for the first time in 3 days and I couldn’t help but think, imagine if I wasn’t about to eat, imagine if I didn’t have any food to eat or know when I would next. I’m fortunate a ought to not really worry about that part of my life at all, food is readily available so there is not need to struggle except by choice, but imagine if I didn’t know where my next meal was going go come from.

One of the things about fasting over a longer period of time or even intermittent fasting is that your focus sharpens, your mind is clearer and you have a deeper recall. Part of fasting for extended periods of time is that the body goes into ketosis as the bodies sugar supplies and stored foods deplete, fatty acids start to form ketones in the liver which act as internally converted additional energy sources, subsequently the brain gets a lot more attention as the supporting organs get a break from processing food.

My mind started to wonder deeper in thought and I started to question that feeling of millions of people all over the world that have that fear on a regular basis. It’s easy to speak about struggle and overcoming hurdles but for the most part my struggle and that of the majority of first world people’s struggles are fairly minuscule compared to that of millions in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, various places all over the world.

Being humble, acknowledging what you have and not taking anything for granted is a key element in the search for happiness. Sometimes I’m in various circles of friend of colleagues and the conversation on issues is just so insignificant compared to the issues so many face all over the world on a day to day basis. Sure some things may feel relative to your situation but as an entire race, in comparison to the vast majority of the planet, is it? Probably not. So enjoy what you have, understand what you have and don’t take anything for granted because there is always someone worse off than you

It’s important to try and give back anything you can to try and support those in need. We donate to a local homeless feeding service called Dig In, if you can spare anything please contribute, it’s a great cause https://www.digin.org.au/product/donate-now/

But really contribute to anyone that needs, everything helps.

Thanks,

Dean