Day 60... Completely Finished!!!

Today is the last official day of My 60 Day Fast. Being that I wasn't sure how long exactly it was going to take to reacclimatize to eating normal foods, and with my wife's birthday this week, I broke my fast on Saturday to prepare to be able to eat with my wife on her birthday. She requested that I be able to eat with her and celebrate together.

Getting back into food was much more seamless than I was expecting. Day 1, I stuck to easily digestible foods: mostly fruits and veggies. I did venture into very small amounts of meat and breads and dairy after the fruits and vegetables went over so well. By Monday, I was good to go, and basically back to a normal diet. I didn't have any of the digestive issues that I had read about others having when breaking fasts- it was really for me. I did use a probiotic digestive supplement for a couple days though. This helps to restore intestinal flora. I'm not sure if it made much of a difference, but maybe it kickstarted me and made the transfer a bit easier. I began taking it a couple days prior to breaking my fast.

It is very, very good to be eating again. I am enjoying foods, and focussed on maintaining a healthy, portion-controlled diet full of vegetables and fruit. I find that my cravings are no longer centered around unhealthy foods, but are now much more focused on wholesome foods. I've been craving salads a lot. I don't think that's ever been a food that I've 'craved'.

So after 60 days, I've lost 44 pounds. I'm fitting into clothing sizes that I haven't been able to wear in years, and feeling healthier than I have in years. I still have more to go- I'm not done here. But, I'm done fasting for now, and hope that I'll never again get to a point where I need such a long fast. This reboot has been a God-send for me, and now I'm off to be a good steward of this new blessing- a better, healthier me for now, for my future, and for my family.

Romans 5:2-5 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.