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mknod  ·  3770 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Just finished a 3-day fast

mike this is really cool, and I think it's great that you were able to break down the thought process we have when thinking about food in our day to day lives.

Did you talk to your doctor about doing this? Or was this just personal experiment?





mike  ·  3770 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I didn't talk to my doctor. I am in good health and very good form, having gone into remission in April. I did a lot of reading and thought it was both safe and beneficial to do so. We'll see how it all comes out!

mknod  ·  3769 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I reread this today, just because I loved how aware you became of food and how it influences our behavior and lives.

Do you feel like generally you are able to delay gratification? I am very impulsive so I feel like as soon as those kids got the pop corn I would be secretly squirreling it away embarrassingly.

mike  ·  3761 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I do have pretty good willpower once I decide to do something. After a day my willpower got stronger because if I ate something, it would undo all of the work, all that not eating would be for nothing! That was a good motivator.