Fitness/Nutrition Update

The journey to detox and fasting. For the past two weeks I’ve limited my morning and afternoon food intake to water, tea, and coffee. I will have a piece of fruit and a form of grain (taste, bagel, muffin) in the morning and pretty much tea and water through the late evening. In the evening I’ve been having a very light meal. pretty much I’m doing this to gradually change my food habits and to shrink my stomach to what’s its used to holding. I’m doing this leading up to my detox and fast. I may start the detox this weekend and fast (essentially extending the detox throughout next week). Note: this isn’t the 40 day fast I’m doing prior to Easter.

The detox/fast I’m embarking on is more for detoxification purposes. My goal is that once I complete my detox, I will eat grains, fruits, and vegetables (preferably raw and organic, this would depend on what our budget is like! I’m still awaiting financial aid!) up until the period I start my 40 day fast. The 40 day fast I continue to pray and meditate on, at this point I haven’t decided what I would dedicate it to nor what I will consume. My Easter fast isn’t a water fast. It’s simply a fast where I discipline/limit myself to a certain regimented food intake plan for 40 days.

I am very active, so my fast are geared to my level of physical activity. That stated, my workout routine is coming along nicely, I’m gradually increasing my strength training and I’ve broken up my cardio- the goal is two hours, I’ve broken this up into two secessions, usually very early morning- twilight and mid to late afternoons. However, my goal is to gradually go back to 2-3hours of cardio in one secession. Of course this would be a gradual build as I embark on detoxifying and fasting and as the last day of winter (cold/flu season) are still upon us.