I was thinking today how glad I am that I chose to do this fast during Winter Break while most of the students aren’t here. I think this would be way more difficult if all of the normal activities were going on. I was talking with some friends about all of the cheap pizza and other crap food (that would probably taste good right now, let’s be honest!) that is always circulating around the BCM. A lot of that food, plus late late nights and inconsistent schedules was what caused me to feel that need to go on this fast in the first place. I felt like I was losing a bit of control and this has been my way of taking back the reins. I think I’ve proved a few things to myself. For me this has also worked out better than if I had tried restricting just particular foods. If I was able to eat food, I’d find a way to justify bad decisions and would spiral out of control again. This way, there is no compromising.
This fast will make me better prepared to start training for the next 5k that I plan to run, the Quarry Crusher. I’m in more of a mindset for it now and once this stupid coldness that has swept over our wonderful Southern land passes, I’ll be out there running. I might have some will power, but I really hate the cold. Anyway, day 7 is now under my belt. I couldn’t be more pleased. Except maybe tomorrow when day 8 is done. Ha!
