gratuitous advice on eating

Breakfast is my new favorite thing to champion. I used to be too lazy to bother and then hunger would build and I'd gorge myself in the evenings. Now I eat breakfast and feel very self-congratulatingly self-nurturing, in a good way.

Here is what to eat to prepare your body for a fast:

http://chetday.com/ultrawdiet.html

It's actually lots of food so you can keep your regular schedule, but while you fast plan to lay around. Even a juice fast won't give you the energy you need to go go go. Which is part of the point. Reasons to fast, off the top of my head:

-To up the ante when you are a serious activist trying to change something wrong with the way the world is going and the usual channels haven't worked.
-To slough away superfluous distractions to remember your purpose and values.
-To seek guidance for your path from the spiritual realm.
-To purify your system and prolong your life.
-To quiet your spirit and face your fears.

Read The Fasting Path for the characteristics of different juicables and in-depth info on fasting, really an interesting read.

Fasting isn't to lose weight. The better method is not to eat anything after 3pm for a few weeks. You don't feel deprived bc you're eating whatever you want early in the day - and burning it. Saves $ too. Simpler than counting this or cutting out that. It's only hard for the first couple of days or on special group occasions. And because you're eating breakfast, you have the energy to take a run every day on top of other fun stuff (bike as conveyance, walk don't drive, bellydancing or yoga or whatever class.)