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Fasting

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/fast/

verb

Fasting, abstinence from food or drink or both for health, ritualistic, religious, or ethical purposes


Fasting or refraining from something is a beautiful way to add purpose to your life, focus on the basics, and eliminate distractions from your goals. While many fast for religious reasons, or for health benefits, I think it’s time society takes a closer look at the benefits and implements fasting periods more often.


Always start with the WHY and PURPOSE.


My fast: I am partaking in a 21-day fast, refraining from scrolling on social media and eating two or three meals during the day with no snacks consisting of primarily protein and whole foods. 


My why: The church I go to is leading a group 21-day fast and prayer study in February. I am always seeking greater self-discovery and have been wanting to switch up my diet so I thought now is a good of a time as any. While I didn’t necessarily need a group to lead me through this, it is nice to feel like it’s a team effort and know others are powering through “with” me.


My greater purpose: My main focus while doing this is recognizing how valuable my time is and noticing how much time I spend scrolling (whether for inspiration or out of boredom) and taking snack breaks and not prioritizing satiating protein-rich meals. I really value my time and I wondered how much "useless" time I was spending day to day.


While I am not even a week in yet, I physically feel great and have been much more focused during work time.


Here are some fasting ideas:

  • Refrain from social media

  • Refrain from TV

  • Refrain from video games

  • Refrain from alcohol

  • Refrain from fast-food

  • Refrain from processed food

  • Refrain from buying clothing/anything unnecessary

  • Implement time-restricted eating

  • Implement earlier wake-up time

  • Implement getting out of bed on the first alarm

  • Implement reading a book for 1hr per night

  • Implement no phones past 7pm

  • Implement 10K steps/day



Fasting experience debrief coming February 23, 2025.


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