Day 10

Last night I had a really tight pain in my chest, and it hurt too much to breathe in deeply... it sucked. I was worried it was a potassium deficiency, which can kill you, so I bought some powerade and had half a banana. I feel a bit better today than I did last night, but it's definitely not ideal.

Eric said his chest is feeling a bit tight, which means we could be getting sick -- that would suck, but it's probably a better option than me being potassium deficient.

I will have to stop fasting if I get sick, though, and I'm pretty keen to reach my goal (even though I don't really WANT to keep fasting, I've set my mind to it and I don't want to lose.) I think it was a bit lofty to expect a 30 day fast for my first fast, and in the winter... but I suppose I'm not the most rational lady.

I think I will probably do a 14 day fast in the summer, perhaps as a yearly exercise, but definitely it would be more advisable to do this in the summer. We'll see what happens, but hopefully I'm not sick.

I feel bad for sort of "cheating"... what with eating part of a banana and drinking a drink that has sugar in it.. but it was a precaution against death, so I don't feel TOO bad. I just have to be aware of how my body feels and I need to act accordingly.

Hope that I'm feeling better by tomorrow.

And that is today, I guess.

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