Stepping away from gluttony

[Annabelle]

After almost a year in Italy, a month away of finishing my first year at the University of Gastronomic Sciences I have come to one conclusion: this is a school of gluttony. 

This year we had 4 trips around Italy all focused on diverse products or regions where as obvious as it may seem we do for the food, to discover and experience many dishes and ways to produce certain raw materials. 

However in these week long trips all we do from dawn till night is eat! we are offered insane amounts of food,  I am still figuring out how to decline more food to be served in my plate without offending my hosts, but don't get me wrong I am still learning a lot about sustainability and new biological projects all around.

July is finals month and while many of my friends tried to make me doubt my decision I have started a melon fast. I learned this fast through one of my Kundalini yoga books and now I am ready to experience it. Since all I have to do is study I think I'll have enough energy to get through this month. 

The fast goes 3 days melon, 3 days watermelon, 3 days papaya, 3 days honey, lemon and water and 3 days pure water, then going in reverse with honey, lemon, water, after papaya, etc. for a total of 27 days. 

Today was the first day, ran a couple of errands and went to the market for my melons! 

I found a little stand at the farmers market with a guy selling these beautiful organic melons, surprisingly I am not very hungry, I have eaten about one melon and a third of another one I am blending it with half water and half coconut water and drinking that and I have to say it was a easy day. 

My energy level wasn't the greatest, I did spend a lot of time in bed, then around 5 pm practiced some yoga and at 7 pm gave a yoga class, now my energy levels are high up there and I am feeling great. 

Tomorrow will be a busier day but I think it will be ok. This place is really humid and I am trying to stay as hydrated as possible! 

Also, when telling some of my friends, they are asking if I'm pulling an anorexic move (as we are trying to help one of our friends to get through this) but I assure them this is a controlled and conscious fast and my reasons of doing it are far beyond me wanting to lose some weight. 

This fast for me is giving my body a break and improve my spiritual practice, as previous fasts have given me insight that I haven't been able to reach otherwise. 

Anyway, just wanted to let you know what I am up to and hope all of you are having a wonderful end of June. 

Lots of love. 

A

[Sherry Fraley]

Quite interesting - The studies and the fast. Are you going to do raw honey? Sounds cleansing and energizing. The fast, that is.

[Kathleen Smith]

Good luck :)

[Maureen Griffin]

I am fine thanks A - Stepping away from gluttony - sounds like the name of the next great raw film!

[Annabelle]

Hi Maureen!!

Thank you for your wishes, it is going well so far and I definitely agree with the intuitive knowing of how long to fast. 

I have fasted before (shorter periods) but I really had an attitude of lack and shortage while now I am feeling abundance, for some reason I am in a "everything is possible" mode which I think is what is helping these days to go smoothly :) Hope you are doing great as well.

@djd Definitely resting and not forcing anything to happen, thank you for your words :)

[Maureen Griffin]

Hi Annabelle, nice to hear from you. Watermelon/melon  fasting has been catching on in Cleanse America and Dara dubinet did one last year too. Yours sound pretty intense so I hope it goes well for you and you willinstinctively know how far you want to go this time - it's a journey as they say and not always about the destination.                  Best wishes.

[djd]

When fasting, one should be prepared to rest as needed.  May all go well.