I attended a local conference today, kicking off at 8:30 am and not ending until 4:00 pm. With breakfast and lunch both on the schedule, I had worried that it would be awkward for me to continue fasting. Or that I would be tempted to end my fast earlier than I intended.
But the breakfast was "continental" and nothing too tempting and plenty of people were eating very little or only drinking coffee. No awkwardness at all.
There were "box" lunches provided later and I'm sure they were good, but I resolved not to end my fast just because I have trouble passing up free food.
I sat down next to a couple of men I had chatted with throughout the morning and when they asked why I wasn't eating lunch, I told them.
It sparked a great conversation, actually. One of the guys was into monthly fasting himself.
I went straight from the conference to my English class. Those three hours were tough - my energy was really lagging by then.
One of my students brought me a snack cake from Mexico as a gift tonight. It looked REALLY good and I was sorely tempted. But I resisted.
Originally, I planned to fast until Melissa and Hannah and Caleb all returned on Friday. We will go as a family for an early dinner out.
But that might not be wise. I am likely to eat too much and that could cause problems. So maybe tomorrow I will start eating some fruits and veggies to ease back into routine.
I am hopeful that my routine eating will prove to be healthier and more measured as a result of these three days.
Time will tell.
(I do plan to continue avoiding coffee in the coming weeks. I suspect it's not my friend.)
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