I plan to fast for 24 hours from 9 pm on Wednesday, November 13th until 9 pm on Thursday, November 14th.
I don't think I have ever gone more than 15 hours or so without food so this will certainly be a challenge of hunger for me. I am currently eating a Jack's pepperoni pizza (which I will finish the entirety of) and it is 8:36 pm on Wednesday This will be considered my last meal before my 9 pm commencement to the fast. I have class tomorrow morning at 9:30 am and usually have a banana or pop-tart before I leave. If I feel hungry I will do what I can to fill my stomach with water. Hopefully this will take up the extra volume of my stomach. I get off work at 4 pm tomorrow at which point I usually stop and get Subway or other fast food on the way home or I make a sandwich back at my apartment. Both of these options will have to be put off. I will set aside a large meal in celebration at 9 pm tomorrow night.
In terms of physical effects I'm not sure what exactly to expect. When I haven't eaten breakfast in the past I usually have energy but begin to feel sick to the stomach by noon or so; however I will not be able to fix that problem with a healthy lunchtime meal this time around. Hopefully if I get enough sleep tonight I won't have to worry as much about my energy level. I am nervous and excited at the same time to see what many people in foreign countries have to deal with on a fairly consistent basis, and for that I am grateful.
I also had a plan to make the 24 hours go by as smoothly as possible. Using the least amount of calories possible and just staying busy were my plans.
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