For those following me, you see that I embarked on a Solid Food Vacation for 60 days. This means that I ate no solid foods during that period of time. Instead, I only drank raw (uncooked) juices of fruits and vegetables. On a solid food vacation, anything else liquid will also work fine, such as water or the occasional store-purchased fruit juice—if my desire for juice is too strong. It was not common for me to drink cooked soup broth or pasteurized juices; however, this did happen on occasion, and possibly averaging once every 1-2 weeks.
Vitals - Before and After
- Weight: from about 130 lbs to 107.5 lbs. (I lost about 22.5 lbs, 10 kilos.) It’s notable to say that with dry fasting and water fasting—which I did near the end of the fast—I dropped down to 104 lbs.
- Blood pressure: 111/64 to 103/65 mmHg
- Evening walking Heart beat rate: no noticeable change. (between 60-65 bpm)
- Body Mass Index: from 21.1 to 16.6
Strength / Endurance
I’ve noticed a big difference in my strength and endurance through the following exercises:
- Diamond Push-ups (and all sorts of other push-ups)
- Pull downs.
- Pull ups. (slight improvement)
- Head stands and hand stands.
- Squats
- Nearly doubled my maximum plank time.
Before and After
Pictures and Video BEFORE the fast...
Picture and Video AFTER the fast...
During times of fasting and getting out sickness, one may also look sick. I believe I look sicker here...and I cannot wait to rebuild once again and look beautifully :) Like the phoenix rising!
The Last Days
Day 55: water fasted with about 16 oz of water. Not much :)
Day 56: water fasted all day. I drank much more water :)
Day 57: dry fasted. Absolutely no water.
Day 58: dry fasted. I ended the dry fast after 38 hours by drinking water and later a simple juice. The simple juice was definitely too much and next time I will transition slower...I should have had more water instead of the simple juice! I could tell because of this “acidic” feeling at the back of my throat.
Day 59: mostly water fasted plus a simple juice at the end of the day.
Day 60: 1 gallon of fruit and vegetable juices. Notably, I had this awesome juice that tasted like carrots to me! The juice consisted of...
- 1 stalk of celery
- 2 bags of grapes
- 2 bushes of cilantro
- 2 cucumber