Fasting

Time: 00:49am
I have 23 hours and 10 minutes to go. I started fasting 6 days ago, and am soon to finish! What an experience. I have proven to myself that I can go without food for a week. Still, the hunger and the craving for food still plagues me every minute of the day but to be honest, it cannot be avoided. All in all, and despite my reservations and cynicisms towards such a feat, I have actually enjoyed this experience. I've realized that food plays an integral part in our lives. Most of the time we interact and socialize within the domestic environment is probably when we are cooking, eating, or doing the dishes. We just eat, eat, and eat.
Gone are the frozen pizza days and ready made meals. From now, I use cooking and food as a means to bring people together, create social situations, and enable the general enjoyment of life. During this time, I picked up cooking techniques and even tried my hand at baking. Nearly drove me insane. Maybe it did.
Health benefits? A few apparently. Stopping eating, means stopping the digestive system and giving it a rest. This gives the body time to focus on other things such as healing and other beneficial functions. Detox too. Whatever that is. But it sounds good.
The only lows would be that you are effectively starving yourself, you lose lots of weight, and you are constantly hungry and miserable. Anyhow, a Miso soup with sea weed is in store for me tomorrow night. The next day looks similar, maybe throwing in some rice.
And well, the spiritual effects of fasting. I'm afraid that I am not such a spiritual guy. I guess I was spaced out and appearing to be experiencing another dimension half the time. But I guess that was due to fatigue and hunger. It does seem to clear your mind though, and offers fresh perspectives to various situations. You are quick to realize and learn.
Right, well time for bed. And one more day to go!