Day 7: The enemy attacks...

I knew it. After such a great Sunday, where I felt so good, the enemy could be expected to try to take that away with a Monday like this.

It wasn't SO bad, all things considered... but the hunger reached a new level. So did the fatigue. How did it happen? Well, our department had met some key goals at work, and so every month we do this, we get a lunch, courtesy of management, during our monthly staff meeting. Meaning I had to sit for something like 2 hours next to a free all-you-can-eat BBQ buffet whilst we all talked about action items and listened to report-outs. I had to hear everyone else rave about the food. Although I did grab a plate and covered it up, to take home, I then helped clean up the food (and took some more home to a grateful family). But the emanations were killing me (smell). Of course that wasn't the least of it.

Later on, went shopping at a couple places. It's not so much the fatigue... it's standing in one spot for too long. That works your muscles far harder than walking. And it feels sometimes as if I'm about to faint. It's not easy. Now bear in mind, if I ever really do feel like I'm moments away (I've been there before), I would sit down and ask the wife to get me something with sugar in it, but all the same. I don't like feeling that way.

As far as modifications to my intake of "food", I've decided to cut out the v8 juice. It seems like it was going through me, with no effect. It didn't seem like it was being absorbed at all. I don't like that. So I'm trying v8 "fusion", in the hope that the full serving of veggies and fruits (and probably added sugar) might help. I'm crossing my fingers. Also, I switched over from non-fat to 1%. A minor switch, I know, but it occured to me that I don't have any fat whatsoever in my diet, and if I happened to get some soup that was made with something stronger, like whole milk, it may shock my system if I wasn't used to getting some fat. So maybe that will help some.

As a last note, as of the time of this writing I am on day 8... and this is now the longest I've ever fasted before. God give me strength...