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marvelous skin, bone and gristle
06/12/2007 08:24:29 / other
The body is a wonderful, a marvelous, a severely underrated organic machine.
Man as machine is not a new concept, but over the past few days I have been startled and astounded by my own humble clay temple.
I had no idea one could go so long, and so proficiently, with no food at all; or with little of the caffeine to which I am accustomed.
Though I have been feeding my body about one meal per three days (it's all part of the modified water fast), my body can still do three hours' worth of cardio, solve long division in its head and tool together long articles.
It can run, leap, hop, skip, and push a car out of an intersection single-handedly.
In such a land ofplenty, and in a culture of three to five rich, rich meals a day, I am grateful to know that even the sparest of the spare is enough to keep the machinery running.
That said, this water fast is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach. Over all, it hasn't been bad -- I get tired more easily but am otherwise doing fine.
However, two things continue to plague me -- the first is mild to severe nausea, partiularly in the mornings. I don't know why this should be -- since I have nothing in my stomach to upset it -- but I do get very green around the gills in the morning. Sometimes, I get that way after a long workout. It is no fun.
The other problem is the hunger pangs. Yes, they are still here. They don't come around nearly as often as they did in the beginning, but when they come around they are very uncomfortable -- and very loud. I disturbed my seatmates in jury duty and I had to slap on my tummy to keep my classmates from hearing what it had to say.
On the other hand, my sense of smell has become overpowering. It is amazingly acute -- I never knew that common smells like plastic, acetone or even chicken roasting could be so powerful they envelope the senses.
Wonder why that happens?
It's worth it though; my size 8 pants are hanging on me and I am one step closer to my own personal slave. ( :
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