Comments on: Fast Facts http://www.blisstree.com/articles/fast-facts-325/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:10:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gabrielle http://www.blisstree.com/articles/fast-facts-325/comment-page-1/#comment-113449 Gabrielle Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:07:57 +0000 http://www.breakingthemirror.com/2008/01/27/fast-facts/#comment-113449 Here's the things about fasting - I have heard people (my husband included!) say that it helps them re-focus, not think about food, get their head clear, etc. The (very) few times that I have attempted to fast, all I can think about it food. What I am not eating, when I am going to eat next, what that item of food will be. Instead of my mind being cleansed of unnecessary thoughts, it becomes absolutely filled with thoughts of food. Which, I think, is pretty counterproductive. Here’s the things about fasting – I have heard people (my husband included!) say that it helps them re-focus, not think about food, get their head clear, etc.

The (very) few times that I have attempted to fast, all I can think about it food. What I am not eating, when I am going to eat next, what that item of food will be. Instead of my mind being cleansed of unnecessary thoughts, it becomes absolutely filled with thoughts of food.

Which, I think, is pretty counterproductive.

]]> By: The Facts on Fasting http://www.blisstree.com/articles/fast-facts-325/comment-page-1/#comment-113440 The Facts on Fasting Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:39:15 +0000 http://www.breakingthemirror.com/2008/01/27/fast-facts/#comment-113440 [...] over at Breaking the Mirror has a great post up about fasting and how it may not actually be all it’s cracked up to be. In her words: [...] [...] over at Breaking the Mirror has a great post up about fasting and how it may not actually be all it’s cracked up to be. In her words: [...]

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