How to Fast Poorly
November 3rd, 2008I Need a Standing Eight Count
Here’s a tip for people who are fasting and praying for McCain. Do NOT work with food during your fast. And don’t do yardwork.
You can guess how I came across these bits of advice.
I moved a huge planter full of wet dirt, from one end of the yard to the other. Then I salted down a rib roast and applied minced garlic to it. It’s obvious why doing manual labor was a bad idea. The food thing is harder to explain. I’ve noticed this before. If you fool with food during a fast, your blood sugar will drop. I knew better.
I plan to enjoy the hallucinations while they last. And I’m satisfying my hunger with a delicious glass of iced water! MMM…tasty water! What a treat!
Hurry up, sundown.
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:21 PM
After a good long fast the impact of a couple of good beers is greatly magnified too. Ah, so I’ve heard.
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:25 PM
If your teeth can stand it, chew some ice cubes.
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:01 PM
It is not the working with food that drives your blood sugar down, it is the hard work you are doing. One of the best pieces of advice to get blood sugar down is to exercise. Just fast walking will usually work. Sounds to me like you have been working hard. Of course, fasting can do that , too but combine it with hard work and it will come down, fast sometimes.
Take care, do NOT use electrical tools while your blood sugar is low, DO NOT drive, you get the drift.
Cheers, enjoy the water.
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:13 PM
I feel your pain. Today I have to bake somewhere in the neighborhood of 25 dozen cookies. And I went to Sams today. Never go to Sams Club while fasting — the sample ladies are aggressive. Only 3.5 hours till sundown here…
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Try working in a large health care facility where drug reps bring in catered lunches every day. Chinese food here, pizza there, Mexican elsewhere. Oh, and the meatloaf from Katie’s Cafe…