Fasting for a Cure: Day #5 - The Big GAME!

I had to double check the internet to see which NFC team was playing in the Super Bowl today. The only reason I cared to look is because I have football squares and I wanted to write a team name down on my cheat sheet instead of NFC or AFC. Other than the squares I have little to no interest in who wins this game. Since my family and I are watching the game at home I decided to create a vegetarian finger food platter for them to enjoy while I feast upon juice so after I enter these words into my blog it will be off to the kitchen to let my creative cooking skills flow.

The big game that I am referring to in the title of this blog is racquetball. I have played every day since Thursday and my record is a whopping 11-4. The 4 losses are all to the same person but I also beat him 3-1 yesterday and ran him like a DOG the whole time. I have been going so often mainly to keep me busy during times when I would otherwise be eating food. If you think about how much time you spend preparing and eating food on a daily basis its pretty ridiculous. It's also comforting to know that both my mind and body are nourished enough to play and win at a sport right now. It's statistical evidence that my body is doing just as good, if not better, without the aid of solid foods. As I type this I can feel my energy is getting lower so I wonder if this is an effect that will eventually wear off and leave me searching for a new energy source. I am going to remain hopeful that my energy will stay up.

The Psoriasis on my scalp is improving, especially behind the ears. I don't want to jump to conclusions and say that the juicing is working but I know it can't be hurting. It's also a strong possibility that I am just going through a good phase where a section decides to get slightly better which happens a lot with Psoriasis. I like to believe that it's my much improved diet that is the cause and as I have said before, this is the beginning of a long journey to completely rid myself of this disease.

I never thought I could go 5 days without eating. It blows my mind really. There are already so many valuable things I have learned and experienced in just 5 days. I am learning self control on a whole new level and I feel great. Before I did this I felt great, so I thought, but there were slight issues in my intestines and bowels that have gone away. I don't know if this is for everyone but there was always a little bit of pressure down there that I never noticed until it went away. Almost like a bloating that I have just always had and got used to. It's strange the things that you don't notice until they are gone and once they are gone how much better you feel.