Hey....

I am starting a forty day water fast. I have prepared for the past two weeks by decreasing my intake of food, and mentally preparing myself for this fast.

The reasoning behind my desire to fast are simple and complex at the same time. I have an 18 month old son, and I gained 70lbs during my pregnancy. Wow! And, I have failed to lose this weight. I am hoping to lose some weight (not nearly 70lbs, I know) and gain controll of my appetite. I want to change my eating habits, my emotional eating, and start new.

This is day one, 15 hours into my water fast. As I said, I have been gradually decreasing my caloric intake the past two weeks down to between 600-1000 calories. So, I am not feeling hungry. I am glad that I chose to prepare myself as I have....even if it was by accident. I had dental work done, and decided to change my eating habits while I wasn't able to eat much. This decision evolved into my decision to do a water fast.

I am not sure of my begining weight, I know it is around 230. I will update tomorrow with my actual weight so that I can keep track of my weight loss.

I plan on blogging daily, even if no one reads this I know it will be benificial to my psyche to express my emotions and chart my progress.

If anyone else is doing a fast, has done a fast or is interested in my fast, feel free to comment!