During the Fast

It is 1:30 pm on Thursday the 14th. I just got a break from work and am just now starting to hear my stomach's anger with me in the form of growls and rumblings. I haven't eaten since just before 9:00 pm last night and didn't have my normal breakfast this morning (I usually eat a banana or pop-tart etc. around 8:30 am). Because I thought it would give me a little edge, I made myself a cup of coffee in the workroom near my office- I followed Dr. Meyer's guidelines and left it completely black without sugar or creamer (it was pretty displeasing needless to say). I feel a little boost now, but I think that may have added to my hunger. My stomach realized that I was trying to trick it and it's not shy in letting me know.

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I just finished work and it is now 5:00 pm. After my initial problems with my stomach, which lasted all of 30 minutes, I didn't really notice the lack of food in my system for the next several hours. That isn't to say I'm not ready to have a massive feast, but I feel like I've managed fairly well. (On a side note: I told my supervisor I was fasting 24 hours for a class I was taking, to which she responded: "Is that legal?" - I got a little chuckle out of that.)
During my break from work I set aside two thawed chicken breasts, some rice-a-roni and a potato to bake in the oven. I am excited to celebrate my accomplishment. While I am still very hungry, I'm not sure that I am able to appreciate the struggle that many people go through without food. They struggle day after day and I am taking a 24 hour break. I wonder how much worse I would feel if I did this two or three times a week.