I attended a local conference today, kicking off at 8:30 am and not ending until 4:00 pm. With breakfast and lunch both on the schedule, I had worried that it would be awkward for me to continue fasting. Or that I would be tempted to end my fast earlier than I intended.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
But the breakfast was “continental” and nothing too tempting and plenty of people were eating very little or only drinking coffee. No awkwardness at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
There were “box” lunches provided later and I’m sure they were good, but I resolved not to end my fast just because I have trouble passing up free food.<\/p>\n\n\n
I sat down next to a couple of men I had chatted with throughout the morning and when they asked why I wasn’t eating lunch, I told them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
It sparked a great conversation, actually. One of the guys was into monthly fasting himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
I went straight from the conference to my English class. Those three hours were tough – my energy was really lagging by then.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
One of my students brought me a snack cake from Mexico as a gift tonight. It looked REALLY good and I was sorely tempted. But I resisted.<\/p>\n\n\n
Originally, I planned to fast until Melissa and Hannah and Caleb all returned on Friday. We will go as a family for an early dinner out.<\/p>\n\n\n
But that might not be wise. I am likely to eat too much and that could cause problems. So maybe tomorrow I will start eating some fruits and veggies to ease back into routine.<\/p>\n\n\n
I am hopeful that my routine eating will prove to be healthier and more measured as a result of these three days.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Time will tell.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
(I do plan to continue avoiding coffee in the coming weeks. I suspect it’s not my friend.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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