Monday
Corona stats are at the bottom. SA went up yesterday to 1280.
So last week as the Corona Lock Down started, Mike thought it would be a good idea to detox. Just stop eating for a while and clean out our system. I thought it was a good idea. There was no better time, so after dinner on Friday 27th March 2020, we stopped eating and for the last almost three days have only had water to drink. They say a few days of this increases your immunity.
This is my experience:
Saturday 28th March
When I woke this morning, it would not be to my morning cappuccino. Mike made black Rooibos tea and so began our detox. As the day progressed, I started getting a headache which stayed with me for the duration of the day and all through the night. I felt fine otherwise with not too much reduction in energy.
Sunday 29th March
I didn’t sleep very well last night. I kept waking up. My head was sore for most of the night, but by this morning the headache had subsided. For the first time, this morning I felt hungry. I made sure to stay hydrated. I’ve been drinking black Rooibos, plain water and hot water with lemon. During the course of the day, my mouth began to feel funny, almost as if it was irritated by the lemon. As we approached the 48 hours-without-food mark, I began to feel worse. Most of the day my headache wasn’t even there or only very mild. Towards the end of the day it returned and I began to feel decidedly weaker. I felt very tired. In the evening, I felt better but went to bed just after 8pm.
Final Day: Monday 30th March
I slept well last night. Woke up with a mild headache but feeling refreshed. Everything was a bit slower. I needed to concentrate really hard when working and take regular breaks. I was hungry and light-headed, like I had a low blood sugar which I surely did and low blood pressure (probably). It was quite tough working. When we got to lunch time, I said to Mike “ A cup of coffee would taste so good right now.” So we had one. It was so very delicious. It took me through the afternoon and then we had a very early dinner of butternut soup and toast. That was really good as well.
Did it make a difference? I don’t know, but I lost 2kg, which I’ll probably have gained by Wednesday. 😅 My tummy felt very empty!
Mike has been working in the garden so I’m going to go and join him.
Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with all people.
These are the days.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂
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