Day 1

So here it is, time to start my fast. Yesterday my DH (dear husband) and I went out for lunch and I had half of a sandwich and a cup of water. I had been up for over 24 hours (I sometimes suffer from insomnia) so by the time I got home I was ready to pass out. However my DD (dear daughter) was going to be getting home from school within the hour so I wanted to atleast stay awake until then. I went down and picked her up from the bus and came upstairs to relax while she worked on her homework. Well the book I was reading lost my interest and I fell asleep on the couch. DH was kind enough to check over DDs homework, make themselves dinner, and put her to bed. When he was ready to go back to bed he woke me up so I wouldn't wake up later and wonder where everyone went.

Well I woke up this morning to the start of my cycle so knew today would be the start of my fast which is great because I hadn't eaten anything since around 1pm yesterday. I went to the kitchen and pulled out a few reusable drink bottles and filled them up with plenty of filtered water to last me most of the day, my plan is to drink atleast a gallon of water daily. I got my DD up and out the door for school and instantly became hungry since usually that is when I sit down for breakfast. I went to the kitchen and got a bottle of water out and slowly sipped it and the hunger went away. I knew I had alot to do today since Wednesdays are usually my cleaning and laundry day. I got right to work on putting dishes away and getting one of the loads of laundry started. I have a few new books I have been waiting to read so during my breaks from cleaning I would sit and read (I made sure I picked a book that wouldn't heavily reference food so it wouldn't make me hungry)

Around lunchtime I once again had the urge to get in the kitchen and cook sometime for myself, especially since it had been over 24 hours since I had something to eat, but instead I distracted myself with some more water and went back to give my DDs room an intense clean. Well I quickly lost interest in cleaning her room since it was already pretty neat and tidy and I didn't want to take away from her daily chore of keep her room clean during the week (on the weekends I go through and make sure it is up to my standard and if it is she earns either allowance, a surprise, or she picks something special she wants to do with us like watch a movie, play a game, or go somewhere) So instead I went and sat down on the couch and played a game on my iPad followed by reading a book. I hate when you finally get to the good part of a book and you don't want to put it down, you just want to keep on reading until you finish it but know you have other things you should be doing. Well the book distracted me until it was time to go down to the bus to get DD. I helped her with her homework and talked to her about her day at school while fixing her some dinner. I had my water bottle by my side to beat the urge of tasting anything I was making for her and DH. I am hoping that this fast will also help me adjust my sleep schedule. I am already feeling tired and it is only 6pm which is extremely rare for me. Most nights I don't go to bed until 3am and am up at 6am getting DD ready for school. I plan on atleast going to lay down right after I get DD to bed and am wishful that I will fall asleep quickly.

So that is it. I have survived 24+ hours without food and am going strong. I have the motivation to keep this up tomorrow. No horrible side effects so far minus the occasional hunger which is completely normal for the first 3 days I have read. Here's to tomorrow :)