{"id":5112,"date":"2024-02-07T03:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T03:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=5112"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:32:27","slug":"fasting-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=5112","title":{"rendered":"FASTING DAY 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Day 2 of my 3 day fast:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

The hunger pains seemed a bit more muted but also more frequent.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

The biggest temptation was a huge raspberry filled donut that my boss brought into the office for me this morning. The funny thing was that it didn’t tempt me too much at first sight. I had no problem bringing it back to the house to pass along to Sarah.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

The temptation kicked in when Sarah got home from school and stood in the kitchen eating that donut. Right in front of me.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

It was hard to watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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So much jelly!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

In the evening, Melissa and I watched an episode of This Is Us together and in nearly every scene the characters were eating. Melissa hadn’t noticed how much food was in the episode until I pointed it out.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

The only other physical downside was that it felt like I had a little more trouble falling to sleep last night than normal, but it was nothing too terrible.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

On the bright side, it doesn’t feel like going without food has dampened my energy. If anything, I feel a little more energetic in body and clearer in mind. And even though the dog woke me up at 4:30, I was able to fall back to sleep – which is unusual for me. Furthermore, I felt like my brain kicked into gear a little faster than normal after the alarm went off.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

For the record: my morning weight was 191.4 and I am ending the day at 189.6.<\/p>\n\n\n

I don’t mean to make fasting all about the physical experience. I had a good time of prayer this morning. And in lieu of lunch, I took the dog for a walk – allowing me extra time to think and pray.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

The physical experience of fasting is noteworthy because, whereas from day to day our bodies rule the roost, fasting prioritizes the spirit over the body.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

Bringing the body into submission.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

That is what’s really interesting – and useful – about fasting.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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