My last day of not eating on Monday

As I mentioned, if I were going to be able to conduct my work properly, I figured I'd have to eat... so I decided to start eating again on tuesday!

On the Monday it had been 4 days without eating, and my mission was accomplished. I felt sick to my stomach in the morning and I thought How the **** am I going to be able to do this one more day?! I had decided not to go and stand on the scales, but I did anyway to see how much I had lost..Until then I had lost 3 kgs! From weighing 59 to now weighing 56...and on tuesday morning I had lost another kilo, as time passed by, more kilos I lost in a less amount of time! I thought at first it would have the opposite affect: Since I was starving the body would store everything it could get.. but nooo I lost more. I guess it could be muscles, since I haven't really done any excersise these days.

I was feeling weak, very weak! And sick in the morning. I wasn't feeling hunger anymore, just exhaustion.. I can't even walk up the stairs without feeling dizzy at the arrival upstairs!

I still go to the bathroom, but only to do number 1. That's because I'm drinking water. Oh, as I said, I started to dislike water, so I also started to drink fluids in other forms, like tea, boullion and also water with lemon. So I have been drinking water! Not enough maybe, because I still didn't drink 2L a day, but I drank more than I usually do.

So now I'm 55 kg (about 121lbs), I've lost 4 kgs in 4 days for not eating..imagine how much I would have lost if I would have to do any physical activity! Probably the double.

I'm now eating properly again.. I had some troubles with my stomach yesterday, it responded on whatever I ate. But now I'm ok!

In conclusion: I've been tierd, exhausted, hungry, passed hunger, resenting water, in a bad mood, sick to my stomach... but I recover quickly. I do, because I've been healthy my whole life. But not everybody is... Besides, I could stop this starving week whenever I wanted, I have food in the fridge, but 80% of the world's population can't... that's what I call Lame! And twisted, and sick, and unfair! I support a child in Chile, pay about 20 dollars a month which gives him proper education, a home in a village for orphan children and breakfast, lunch and dinner! If you are like me, a person with a monthly income, and feel that you have enough money to support another person that doesn't, you should... it will make you feel good. Do it!!

Sunday 12 april- Resenting water!

I didn't have access to Internet yesterday, so I couldn't update my status. So I'll just do it now.

I realize I won't last an entire week without eating, not if I'm going to work on tuesday. So I decided to start eating again on tuesday, and so it won't be a week without eating, but 4 days without eating.

I have not been drinking enough, I just can't drink only water! I need something salt that will help me swallow, so I've been allowing myself to drink hot water with boullion. That makes it easier for me to drink water.

I've lost 3 kgs since friday (about 6 lbs), I'm now down to 56. That's radical! I've also noticed I've got some bags under my eyes (I'm not sure what you call that in English, just look at the photo!)

I'm also extremely tired and extremely exhausted. Walked up some stairs yesterday and I was winded when I arrived upstairs (and the stairs weren't long..)

Also, I felt sick this morning. My stomach was complaining, but I wasn't hungry, just sick.

Only one day to go! I'm sooooooo eager to eat again!

Friday April 10 2009

9 am- 2pm

My first day of not eating anything. I didn't feel particularly hungry at breakfast... actually, I'm usually fine in the morning, but I usually don't last long without a decent breakfast. Luckily enough, I don't work today, that saves some calories. I had a big glass of water at 9ish, and it appears that water do fill out your stomach! It's not lasting though... At 13h my stomach started aching.. it's now been 18h without eating. Had another big glass of water (about 3 dl) and it's funny, my mouth tastes like iron! I don't know if that has to do with the water's chemistry or if it has to do with the fact that I don't get enough iron?

I still go to the bathroom as I normally do. I guess that's because I ate normally yesterday.

I'm still in a good/normal mood... a little bored though, I would like to go out for a run or something. I'm gonna do some reading for English literature, and some translation so that I'll pass the Swedish to English translation exam! I still feel that I can concentrate, hunger gave in after my normal lunch time, which is at 13h.

3pm-7pm

I thought I was being very productive when reading and translating! I'm surprised I was able to concentrate for such a long time! I studied for 2 whole hours, read 25 pages from The Remains of the Day, translated one text and analized one short story! At 3 I was starting to feel pretty hungry though.. so I had another glass of water! That's 3 big glasses, almost 1 liter! I'm glad water stills hunger, atleast for a short while!

At 7 it's been 24 hours without eating.. and it now starts to show! My stomach is making noises and my waistline appears to be smaller. I don't accumulate that much fat around my waist anyway, but it's pretty clear that I'm not eating when I look at myself in the mirror.

I'm not in a bad mood, but I'm not in a very good mood either! I avoid passing by the kitchen! I'm both hungry and I'm urging for something sweet! Like cookies or something... if I ate now, I would probably eat junkfood that wouldn't require any cooking. This is exactly why when on a (normal) diet you should always eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, because it makes you not hanker for sweets in the evening.

In order to take my mind off food I try to watch some TV, scetch a little bit or read Guinness World of Records! And also I surf a lot on the Internet! It makes me think about something else...a lot of facebooking, if you want to know;)

Me reading Guinness World of Records to take my mind off food

Thursday April 9 2009

Malå, Sweden. That's me appearing in the picture, 59 kgs (130 lbs) and 162 cm (5'3)
In the name of research I hereby claim the right not to eat for an entire week!

Day by day for a week I will write about what it's like not to eat, how my body reacts, my mood..

80% of the world's population is starving. Extreme poverty is defined as people living under 1 USD a day. That is, a huge amount of people either starve to death or they go out and they hunt their food. I'm having troubles doing that, because we have about 1.5 m of snow in Lapland and the animals have either gone into hibernation or we are not allowed to hunt, because it's not hunting season.

This is what you get for a dollar a day:
I could make (very plain) soup!

Water 0 USD
Red lenses 1,80 USD/packet- 5 dl aprox. 0,8 USD
Boullion cube 1,20 USD/packet- 1 cube aprox. 0,2 USD
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TOT. Purchase: 10 USD - 2 meals of soup aprox. 1 USD

I have only by preparing and eating two meals of soup consumed my dollar! And I haven't even started on other necessary household requirements, like heating the house (I would freeze to death if I didn't...)

Also, I have another reason for this research, and that is that young girls starve themselves to look like their celebrity idol. Celebs can have a BMI calculated to as little as 13 (whereas 19-25 appears to be a healthy state of weight and hight). Girls eat their fingernails, their own hair, anything that doesn't add any calories... I even heard of cases when girls wouldn't drink water, because they thought it would make them fat.

My current weight is 59 kgs (about 130 lbs, considered a lot in the world of the rich and famous) to my 162 cm (5'3), which adds up to a BMI of 22,5. Normal it seems! I will allow myself to drink water, but not to eat anything chewable, nor will I drink anything with calories in it. My measurement around my belly is 67 cm and around my bottom it's 91.

I ate as I normally do today, except that I had a little bit of candy. My mom bought us an easter egg filled with easter candy! A huge one à la Americana Super Size Me! I think my intake might have been about 1800 kcal today, which is a normal amount for me. Look what the Easter Bunny (my mom) brought us!

I won't do any excersising this week. I love doing sports, and one of the reasons I picked this week to do this is that I've suffered an injury in my foot for excersising too much. So a little bit of rest would do my foot good! Besides, I think I'm gonna need to store my energy somewhere and not lose too much of it, because if I do, I'm not sure I'm going to make it this week working!

I'm in a good mood today, I'm full, healthy, happy... a little tierd, working week just ended! however, I have a feeling I'll start losing my temper once my stomach starts aching...

My thoughts to all girls suffering from the I-am-fat-and-ugly-complex out there, and to the 80% starving people! This is for you

Maggi