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43 sats \ 8 replies \ @Undisciplined 18 Feb \ on: Daily Discussion Thread: SN ~HealthAndFitness Club HealthAndFitness
I did my steps 8.8k, yesterday, and am over 19 hours into my dry fast today.
Great!
How about extra steps? Do they count?
Dry fasts for me are somewhat crazy. I always wonder what direct benefits do we get by dry fasting? Don't you feel thirsty at times and you just have to crush it under your strong will (or anything else)?
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There's some great research on dry fasting, some of which I posted in the previous ~Health territory. In short, it helps the body clean up dead cells and other junk that otherwise gum up our systems. You don't get too thirsty, because our body's produce water internally as product of normal metabolic reactions.
I don't take the approach of crushing anything under my strong will (which arguably is non-existent). I listen to my body and if I were truly hungry or thirsty, I would eat or drink accordingly.
The extra steps don't count towards the challenge, but Workit (and sMiles) pay sats for steps and they count for that.
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You know we've a culture of fasting here. All married women dry fast at least once a year on Karwa Chouth. All sadhus (saints), spiritual people encourage it but somehow I just never did it. Now that I'm feeling inspired, I'll try it out. First I'll try it for 12 hours tomorrow.
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Starting small is smart. At the beginning of the month, I was only doing 13 hours, but then it got easier to go longer.
I didn't know there was Holiday that involved dry fasting. That's interesting.
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India is a land of festivals apart from many other things. My mother fast every Monday for Lord Shiva, 11th day (Ekadashi) of Hindu calender (occurs twice a month). Then there are many festivals and she does fast on all of them. We have many many Gods and Goddesses.
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Flexing mine
I eat like a glutton though
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Impressive, but also a bit easier when you live in a tropical paradise.
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I expected you to flex your WFH arrangement haha
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