The last 6 weeks I've been feeling that food has dominated my life. By this i mean that every emotion was accompanied by food, both the highs and the lows. I decided that this needed to be broken and I set myself the ambitious goal of a liquid-only fast for 7 days. Also, my insides have been feeling churned up recently and i wanted to give them a rest/break/time to recover On the 5th day, I managed to crap myself in wave of runny poo whilst walking to work. One prompt rescue late, I realised that I've done too much and broke the fast. Before today, I was feeling ok - I didn't feel like I had a spiritual discovery or awakening but I could see how this could work with it very powerfully. (i was determined not to bolt-on God onto my experiment!)

I will be incorporating it to my spiritual disciplines

Here are my observations, including thoughts from my journal

1. You don't need to eat when hungry. I'm not prompting anorexia or any eating measures but you won't die if you don't eat for a day. Most of us have enough fat to last for a few days without any problems
2. Be properly prepared and rested - Waking at 5am every day in the midst of a busy worktime isn't the best idea. Also, coming out of SOZO wasn't a good plan
3. Don't do it in the middle of 35°C+ heat wave
4. Be prepared to be a bit grumpy/have a few headaches
5. Pratice beforehand
6. Drink isotonic drinks - My favourite 1/2 water/ 1/2 orange juice, pinch of salt
7. Listen to your body and enjoy the break from digestion
8. Tiktaks help with smelly breath.