It's the weekend! What are your plans?

Today, Saturday, I will be fasting. I fast each Saturday to keep my weight down. I can turn off my appetite, but I cannot turn it down. Sunday, when the rain is set to cease, I will be attempting to repair the garden fencing that was blown over in the ridiculously high winds we had blowing down off the Pennines on Friday. Oh joy!

Fasting...it's been a while since I've done a long fast but I remember the feeling well. I felt so light and energetic. I felt like my brain seemed sharper too. Do you get that?

Fasting...it's been a while since I've done a long fast but I remember the feeling well. I felt so light and energetic. I felt like my brain seemed sharper too. Do you get that?

Being in pain and being apprehensive of the effect food might have are considerable incentives. Not to mention wanting to avoid a hospital admission if at all possible.

I agree, I think that's why I started to rest my digestive system, although I don't have diverticulitis, I do suffer from IBS.

A week, wow. The most I did was 37 hours.

Yes, to some extent. I started fasting to 'rest my gut' during attacks of diverticular disease. I found that I could fast for up to a week with no particularly unpleasant hunger issues. Once I decide not to consider eating it seems that I can turn feelings of  hunger off. Now I fast on Saturdays just to keep a check on my tendency towards weight gain.