From Fasting

Peaceful Possibilities that I never imagined would show up!

Rewind to November 2023… I just read “Fast Like a Girl” By Dr Mindy Pelz.  I was consuming Dr Mindy’s youTube content, learning all about hormones, food, how different lengths of fasting unlocks different healing mechanisms in the body… Detoxing your liver… metabolic flexibility… Insulin resistance… How to make your body Insulin sensitive…

SO MANY COOL THINGS that I never knew before!

I started fasting according to my cycle (as directed by Dr Mindy) and I started going into 24 hour & 36 hour fasts.

This challenged me in so many ways I never expected!

FIRST OFF, I have a family… am I still going to cook supper for them? Can I do it? What would I like to do?

Cooking supper for me was always a bit of a drag.  I never really enjoyed it, it always felt like something that I HAD to do.  It’s like as soon as you become a wife & mom, you get this ticket that names you the “forever supper maker” for the household. 

What did I want to choose while I was fasting?

The gift in this is that I actually gave myself a choice… and I realized that YES, I do actually want to cook for my family.  Underneath all of the projections & expectations, I discovered that this is something I value and that I desire to contribute! Seriously, I was a little surprised about this. 

Soooooo I am embarking on this FASTING LIFESTYLE ADVENTURE, exploring 36 hour / 48 hour / 72 hour fasts AND I still plan to cook for my family.

While cooking, I noticed how incredibly present I had to be.  I caught myself more than a few times going to “taste test”, lick my finger, etc… NO NO NO I am 24 hours into a 36 hour fast, there’s NO WAY I am breaking that fast by accident. 

My actions became so deliberate, the level or presence - in the moment - that I had to be increased significantly.  This was a gift that I never saw coming.

I started to fall in love with the smells of food.  My stomach would be rumbling, the hungry ache would come in… I would remind myself that I am choosing to NOT EAT at this moment for future health benefits - TOMORROW - I could enjoy this meal.  I closed my eyes and smelled deeply.  Breathing in the aromas and receiving the food in a totally different way.  Cooking became this whole different experience. 

After I was done cooking and the meal was ready to be served, I told the family to enjoy it and I would go and treat myself to a warm epsom salt bubble bath.

Often I would save myself a little leftovers to have the next day when my eating window opened up.  What I noticed is that my relationship to food changed, my tastebuds sharpened and food started to become an amazing new experience.

I started to enjoy cooking - I still do now - more than a year later.  Before this I would say I tolerated it, hahaha.  Not hating it but not enjoying it.

The presence and the peace (plus more enjoyment) with food that has shown up for me in my life since creating and living a fasting lifestyle was not something I ever expected to experience.

My thoughts are that Fasting will invite each person to experience many different things.  In April 2024 I became a Fast Like a Girl Certified coach.  Using Dr Mindy’s principles and teachings I am very excited to start working with YOU (& others) if you are interested in Creating a fasting lifestyle & having Peace with your body. 

You can start here by downloading my Free PDF → 5 steps to close your Kitchen - click here ← and join the 7 Day challenge starting February 19.  You will get the link to the Challenge once you download the PDF.  It’s free, you just have to choose. 

 

Hugs and Cheers to more peace & possibilities!
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