Gratitude Day 7 and Fasting Day 4 – moving off the water to other liquids

Today I’ve added in some chicken bone broth, which has been very enjoyable. It’s still essentially a fast as the calories are negligible, but it’s letting my digestive system know that its rest is over and food is on the way.

I slept well, but still felt a bit tired this morning. I started the day with a large glass of water and then had a mug of bone broth before going out for my walk. I didn’t feel very energetic but still walked for about 20 minutes, then went to the health food store for some supplies.

By the end of the day, I will have had 6 mugs of broth and over 2 litres of water. I’ve been fine most of the day, with enough energy for what I’ve needed to do and not too hungry. I couldn’t have done anything too vigorous but did spend quite a bit of time on my arthritis class exercises.

But I will be glad to have some food tomorrow. This has been long enough on just liquids. Tomorrow I will break the fast properly with adding some eggs. Earlier in the day, I’ll have them beaten up in some broth, and then have a couple soft boiled later in the day. I’m betting that never will eggs have tasted so good.

What I’ve been grateful for today

I’m very appreciative of the fact that we have a good organic store only five minutes walk away. They stock a good quality brand of NZ made bone broth, which I bought 2 packs of today, so didn’t have to make myself, yay! They have all sorts of goodies that we wouldn’t be able to get anywhere else locally. The usual organic fruits, vegetables, meats, fridge items, nuts and seeds, etc. A variety of gluten free and paleo breads and other foods. Fresh (not pasteurised) sauerkraut, kombucha, goats milk, goat and sometimes buffalo yoghurt, coconut yoghurt. They stock a wide range of Fair Trade products. I’m sure that there are other things I’ve forgotten, but suffice to say, we shop there a lot. We used to have to go into the city to shop there, so were thrilled when they opened a Kilbirnie store a few years ago.

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