(*Well, not really minute-by-minute, but I will be updating this post as I go along.)
Firstly, thanks to all my friends for their generosity. So far, I've raised $360 for these very worthy causes. It's still not too late to donate at http://40hf.com/zhi.
2010-08-20 20:15 -- Started the fast. 15 minutes late because of the slow service at the restaurant. I'll extend the total time by 15 min.
2010-08-21 3:35 -- I've had a few drinks so far (booze is not food, despite my best efforts to qualify it on the contrary). Usually would be neck deep in drunk food by now, but not so much. Not yet "hungry" per se. We'll see how it goes from here. Going to bed now.
2010-08-21 8:47 -- Woke up. Hungover to all hell. Not yet hungry, so maybe this won't be so hard. Actually had a dream about accidentally breaking the fast with a PB&J sandwich and woke up in a panic.
2010-08-21 8:50 -- Was reprimanded that alcohol is indeed caloric and by some definition is food. Perhaps, but other people doing this cheat by eating cane sugar and lollipops, so I'm still ahead on that curve. Also, drinking and being hungover make me want to eat more, so I'm actually adding to my temptation and making it harder on myself.
2010-08-21 9:43 -- Just had to run an errand in the city. It would be too easy to simply stay in bed all weekend, but I guess part of going hungry is still being able to function without food. I'm going to go about the weekend as normally as I can, although I just realized how much of social activities revolve around eating or drinking.
2010-08-21 9:45 -- This puts into perspective how much I snack just because I'm bored. Not a good thing.
2010-08-21 10:50 -- First stomach rumble.
2010-08-21 14:09 -- The empty feeling in my stomach is starting to be irksome. Not yet all-consuming, but definitely something I am thinking about. At this point, I would normally be desperate to find food. Actually working and cleaning up some tasks though. Still functioning.
2010-08-21 14:58 -- Taking a nap now. The sleepy outweighs the hungry right now.
2010-08-21 18:00 -- Nap helped. Not feeling hungry anymore. Although I should wait a while before saying for sure.
2010-08-21 18:35 -- Actually the empty feeling in my stomach is gone. Is it supposed to be temporary?
2010-08-21 19:37 -- Mostly just thinking about food now.
2010-08-21 21:40 -- This sucks.
2010-08-21 21:54 -- This wouldn't be so bad if every other commercial on TV wasn't food related.
2010-08-21 23:33 -- Going to bed hungry is unsettling.
2010-08-22 4:33 -- Getting woken up by a page is more unsettling. Stomach is growling unhappily.
2010-08-22 10:47 -- Woke up after having a dream about carrots and green peas. And spaghetti.
2010-08-22 11:48 -- Decided that since my friends helped me hit 114% of my fundraising target, I'm going to continue this challenge for 14% longer. New target is 45.7 hours, or 18:00 local time. 6 hours more.
2010-08-22 15:51 -- Weak and unable to focus now. Have a slight headache. 2+ hours to go. Not a good time to get paged.
2010-08-22 17:54 -- Almost over. Thinking a lot about food now.
2010-08-22 17:58 -- Staring at the first thing I'm going to eat now. Oreos, Tim Tams, and some Chinese Funnel Cake.
2010-08-22 18:01 -- Food is good. Glad that I did this little experiment, but I know how fortunate I am not to have to worry about food on a daily basis because that is not a good feeling.
Thanks again to everyone for their support!
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