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  • A fast fast

    This sort of happened by accident but I'm interested in seeing how far it goes.

    At 9:30 p.m. or so Nov. 21 (Wed) I finished a nice pasta dish and then went to watch a movie. Then to bed.

    This morning I woke up and locked myself in my bedroom and spent the whole day doing law school studying. This continued for quite a few hours until I looked up and realized it was 9:30 p.m. Nov. 22 (Thu). This marked 24 hours of not eating anything.

    I have had no hunger pangs or feeling of being empty. My concentration has, if anything, been better than usual. I have been drinking water from a pitcher in the room and nothing else. In the bathroom I've only been urinating.

    I have noticed my breath has a very different smell to it than usual, which goes away briefly when I brush my teeth but comes back later.

    I'm going to go to sleep in a few minutes after I finish this chapter of my law notes. I'll see if I feel hungry tomorrow. Tomorrow I will very likely do another all-day study stint, so it'll mostly be sitting at a desk without much physical movement. I believe that mental thought still burns a not-insubstantial amount of calories.

    The outer limit of this fast will depend on my social engagements. On Friday evening I may be going out to dinner with a friend if she's available. On Saturday, I will definitely meet up with other law school students to share notes. On Saturday night I will definitely have dinner with some of these law school students at a certain upscale restaurant with them paying for me. (This was planned before I started fasting.)

    So assuming I don't feel hungry, this could go for up to 72 hours before a mealtime commitment.

    Needless to say, my weight has not changed at all so far.
    "lol internet" ~ AAHZ

  • #2
    Go for the new year.
    Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
    "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
    He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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    • #3
      That is patently crazy. There's no way I can subsist on water alone until the New Year. What are you trying to do, kill me?

      You swine.

      Tell you what, I'll try for Christmas instead, how about that?
      "lol internet" ~ AAHZ

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      • #4
        I think you should call in a pizza delivery and hog out. That's what I think.
        Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
        "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
        He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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        • #5
          Giving up food is a good trick. It can be quite time consuming and costly. I'd like to get by without sleep. Think of the possibilities with the extra time.
          "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
          "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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          • #6
            Delivery pizza... now there's a thought that will help me stay on my fast...
            "lol internet" ~ AAHZ

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            • #7
              I thought it was an accident. If you want to starve yourself, go to Ethiopia to live.


              Wez, I'd like to have a little...closet. Walk in, some kind of lights and pulsations happen, and you're totally refreshed. Showered. Groomed. Dressed. Let's boogie.
              Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
              "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
              He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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              • #8
                Originally posted by SlowwHand
                I thought it was an accident. If you want to starve yourself, go to Ethiopia to live.
                An excellent example of a comment made with great regard to smartacity and too little regard for logistics.
                "lol internet" ~ AAHZ

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                • #9


                  Tamsin (Lost Girl): "I am the Harbinger of Death. I arrive on winds of blessed air. Air that you no longer deserve."
                  Tamsin (Lost Girl): "He has fallen in battle and I must take him to the Einherjar in Valhalla"

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                  • #10
                    Heh...

                    Even worse, Proteus, try this:



                    Edit: Is it Conservativism or Conservatism? I can never get it right.

                    Like Confucism or Confucianism.
                    "lol internet" ~ AAHZ

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                    • #11
                      You mean, she also tried to live only from light and fruit juices?

                      Would explain the shape of her arms
                      Tamsin (Lost Girl): "I am the Harbinger of Death. I arrive on winds of blessed air. Air that you no longer deserve."
                      Tamsin (Lost Girl): "He has fallen in battle and I must take him to the Einherjar in Valhalla"

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                      • #12
                        You really think you can make Christmas? Even if you didn't, it might be a good idea; cleanse the system.
                        A week.
                        Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
                        "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
                        He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by SlowwHand
                          You really think you can make Christmas?
                          *sigh* No, that would be that old "humor" thing right there. If you didn't get it, check your diet. You may be irony deficient.

                          Even if you didn't, it might be a good idea; cleanse the system.
                          A week.
                          I agree with the first part. Certainly Thanksgiving comes right in the middle of the holiday trifecta (Halloween candy, Thanksgiving turkey, Christmas feast) which tends to play hell with my eating patterns.

                          I've never done a week before, though. I've done 24 hours with pretty much the same lack of symptoms as I've outlined. Usually I've eaten something within 36 or 48 hours.

                          72 hours would be the longest I've ever gone without food. Provided I just sit here typing over notes, it should be doable.

                          And if not, there's always heroin. Or meth.
                          "lol internet" ~ AAHZ

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                          • #14
                            That should do it.
                            Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
                            "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
                            He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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                            • #15
                              She wouldn't be the first student to try better living through chemistry.
                              "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
                              "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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