Issues with Fasting

I did a 28 Day Fast after my wife left

Started the day after my wife went to the States

When my wife went abroad to work for 6 months, around mid-May, I was very determined to lose the rest of the weight that I wanted to lose while she was gone. And, I do mean VERY determined.

The next day after her departure, I wanted to do a 30 day fast, and I nearly made it. I stopped the fast after 28 days. Even if I did not hit my goal, I still considered it a very successful fast, and I did lose a lot of weight.

Series of 5 Day Fasts

After completing the 28 days fast, my son told me that he wanted to try fasting, so I helped him along, and he did very well. We did, I think, 4 fasts of 5 days, with a single meal interlude between each fast. It worked out very well and was quite easy.

I was so proud of my son’s ability to do this and happy that I was part of his success.

The Stress Hit

The situation with our houseguest that I mentioned in my article yesterday took a very bad turn.

This houseguest is a teenager, a student. He was experiencing problems where he was living. My wife and I are his aunt and uncle, so we agreed to accept him into our household.

He came to live with us just a couple of weeks before my wife left for her work in Alaska.

Everything went fine at first.

However, after a month and a half or so, he became disrespectful to me for no apparent reason. It hit me with a huge amount of stress.

It was at this exact time that I found that I was unable to fast for longer than one day at a time.

I had the hunger that was terrible. I will write more about that tomorrow.

Sometimes things would improve

At times the situation with our nephew would get better (or I would just choose to ignore it) and at those times I was able to fast for longer periods. However, with a situation like this, things would turn for the worse again, and my fasting attempts would again become difficult if not impossible.

Current Fasting

Currently, I am still on the roller coaster with Fasting, but things have been a little better. I am learning to deal with the stress that has been brought into the house, and dealing better with it has helped me do more fasting.

Currently, I have been able to fast for periods of 3 or 4 days at a time, not more. I am currently on day 3 of a fast, and I would like to make it for 10 days this time. We shall see how that works out.

I am seeing improvement

As I say, I am seeing improved fasting results. My wife and I have also put together a plan that should resolve this negative situation in the household. I feel that resolving the situation will also bring me peace of mind, which, in turn, should get me back to fasting successfully.

I hope it works out that way, at least. We shall see.