Doing the Dive

Hi y'all.  Time's a wasting and I'm not getting any younger that's for dang sure.  If I'm ever going to bike cross-country or tune out like I've written in this blog before, it's going to be THIS year.  I've still going to keep working on all my other things; mainly completing a fast.  But, I've also started to really downsize my possessions, too.  I've been selling books on Amazon and now started selling my CDs and DVDs online to get rid of those.  About the only things I am going to take with me is my drawing supplies and essentials.  This summer is going to be the summer of freedom.  I may never come back. LOL.  I am going to have my cell phone on hand to blog and keep in touch with family but that's about it.  I _have_ to do this.  I _have_ to take this leap and get back out into the world.  The preparations have begun.

Ok. Nobody Kicked My Butt!

Hey, it's the 22nd of January and I didn't get one single kick in the butt.  And... I didn't start my fast as planned again.  I wonder why I keep buying food.  Not even good food at that.  Junk.  This is just awful.  I'm defeating myself before I start.  I really need a personal motivator like "Dan the Man: The Life Regenerator."  He's fantastic.  But, he's not here, he's not kicking my butt and I know he'll just say, "It's all up to you, man.  Can you dig it?"  Should I even bother setting a new goal date?  I think I should.  Let's make it January 25th.  Now remember KICK MY BUTT if I don't start on time!!!

Later Than I Expected

Well, it's early Monday morning on the 17th of January.  I haven't started my fast as planned on the 15th simply because I still have food left in the apartment.  I'm feeling so terrible about that.  My justification is that I don't want anything to go to waste and I also don't want to have anything here available for me to readily snack on.  The whole point of this fast in the first place is to break my oral addictions and to cleanse my body.  I don't know if I'm ever going to really start now or not.  I'm doubting myself.  But, I really, REALLY need to do this for my state of mind, for my health and for my over-all well-being.  I'm never going to feel good about myself if I can't get over this addiction to food and to having things in my mouth.  I have got to start SOON.  The way my pantry looks at the moment, I think I'll be starting on the 20th of January now.  Kick me in the butt if I don't write and start this fast on the 20th, okay???

Lifestyles of the Enriched & Fasting

Welcome to Lifestyles of the Enriched and Fasting.  This blog will someday lead to a book I'm planning to write on the subject of water fasting and making it a lifestyle choice.  Let me tell you, before you start anything like this, the best thing to do for your health, wellness and emotional being is to do research, research, research!  Never, ever undertake this major change unless you know what you're doing and why you're doing it.

I have been watching videos of normal everyday people who've water fasted, videos of downright kooks who've vlogged about water fasting and also professionals who talk about water fasting and let me tell you... Everyone has something different to say.  I've read website after website on the do's and don'ts of water fasting.  There is no "one" right way to do this.  Doing a fast is a very personal thing.  Everyone's body is different and requires different ways to heal itself. 

My personal healing time is going to begin on January 15th.  I plan on going as long as my body will let me.  I'm hoping I can go for a full 30 days.  I wanted to start off slow, but the closer I get to my starting day, the more and more I want to extend my fast so that I can heal as much as possible. 

I have 46 years of the Standard American Diet to clean out of my system.  Not to mention, 35 years of cigarette damage and of course my mastication disorder.  I most want to be healed of that.  Not being able to go even an hour with something in my mouth to chew on is one of the reasons I believe I weigh so much today.  That is going to be the toughest part of the fast for me, I think.  Not being able to put anything in my mouth but clean, clear water.