October 30, 2007

How To Handle Hunger On A Fasting Day

I0ve been fasting today. I do it four times a month and am seldom bothered by hunger (I0ll explain why later). But today was different and in the afternoon at around 5.00 PM I had 0demon hunger0 and couldn0t concentrate on some computer work that I was doing. I really felt like eating something!
I contemplated taking some fruit, which is generally a good idea whenever you are in this kind of predicament. For example, suppose you are trying to lose weight by cutting down on high calorie snacks in-between meals, and all of a sudden you get the 0munchies0 well if you eat an apple or some other fruit it sometimes does the trick and your hunger is gone.
But instead of grabbing an apple, I resorted to a 0yogi trick,0 I drank two glasses of lemon water. I made it by squeezing lemon into the glass and adding a bit of salt and water. This lemon water drink is great for giving strength and it also works to allay the hunger. I drank and then went back to work (which includes typing this blog entry). So if you really want to stick to your fast, before you to for fruit, […]

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