So after two full days of fasting I ate dinner tonight. The conference I am at had a "fancy" dinner that I attended. It was a lot of food, and I couldn't eat all of it. I ate a little more than half of the main course, and about half of the salad, and I did eat the soup and dessert.
I felt really full at the end. I probably should have eaten even less, but I still have an aversion to "wasting" food. If it's in front of me on my plate, I feel like I have to eat it. I wanted to eat dessert, and I was getting full early on in the main course, but I just couldn't bring myself to leave more than half the food. I realize that eating more than I need is still wasting the food, so it's really not that much difference, but psychologically it feels much different, having grown up with my grandma who lived through the depression and wouldn't ever thrown a piece of food away. Something I need to get over.
Anyway, I feel really good tonight. I have a lot of energy and just feel really satisfied. I feel accomplished having achieved my goal of a two day fast. Now here's to another fast until Friday evening. I know fasting is good for my body, and I love the way it makes me feel. It is hard at first, but after a while I get used to it, and my relationship with food changes. I eat to fuel my body, not for pleasure, and it feels very wholesome and positive.
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