Almost there

I only have a little under two hours left of fasting to go. I've never notice how many commercials and advertisements are about food. I'm pretty hungry so that is all I can think about.

When I woke up this morning I first started to feel the effects of my hunger. It was not abnormal for me to feel hungry in the morning but not being able to satisfy that hunger was the worst part. I can't imagine not being able to eat in the morning because of lack of food not because of fasting. I was never worried because I have a fridge and pantry full of food and money to buy food. If I didn't have that food security and I was that hungry I would be worried.

Going into this food hunger challenge I expected class to be difficult. Today I had class from 12-3:30 and it actually helped me get through the challenge. In the morning in my apartment being surrounded by food forced me to keep my mind on eating. As well as now, I'm back at my apartment with under 2 hours to go and all I can think of is going to Chipotle at 6. While I was at class interacting with other people and solving problems I didn't have time to think about my hunger. This doesn't mean I didn't feel the implications. I got over 8 hours of sleep last night which is above the recommended amount. Yet today I have felt tired and drained. I determined going to the gym after class at 3:30 to see what it would be like to be this hunger and doing physical activities. Like many individuals have to do in other countries. Just because they are hungry doesn't mean they have can skip out on their daily duties. I also feel it is harder to focus. Usually for one of my classes I do the homework while watching TV. I tried to do that today and kept catching myself watching TV and forgetting what I had just read. Overall I feel I have been less productive today than most days. I have a strong urge to take a nap. Out of respect for the individuals who have to endure this on a daily basis I will stay active for the remainder of my 2 hours.