So fast, so good... ;-)

I'm feeling quite unbelievably perky after two days on water only. I'm very interested in how I will be feeling tomorrow morning. This is almost too good to be true!

We are having a really mild June so far. Unlike the nasty May we had! I've always avoided fasting in Winter, but this time round, I didn't want to put it off till Summer, so I bit the bullet. And it's really no different to fasting at any other time. i can't think why I've been such a wuss about it. As long as I have my trusty hot-water-bottle at hand...

Turns out there's a good reason that a baked-potato is high on the list of comfort foods. It contains tryptophan, which is turn is used by the brain to create serotonin, the feel-good stuff.
Also just saw a thing on tv about how they've stared dishing out chocolates at clubs in Britain, and it has helped curb the crime dramatically. I mean, we all knew it was good, but really... Man, I could do with some right now.

I'm really enjoying this fast so far. I feel the same as I always do, so far. Yesterday was my MIL's birthday, and we all went to eat out at SPUR. (Well, I went for the socialising, not the food, obviously, and it was well worth it). Actually, the food smelt a bit stodgy. I can't say that I was tempted. It was really nice though. I do love spending time with the family.

I got the surprise of my life on Wednesday. I got a phone call from one of my oldest friends, currently living in Mozambique. She was in Sa, and wanted to know if she and her boyfriend could come visit. It was so great. We had a lovely visit, the four of us, and Michael and I have officially been invited to go and visit them in Moz. Although from some of the hair-raising stories she told us I'm not sure if i want to, lol.

I love the feeling of being in control while on the fast. I feel as though I'm taking responsibility for my health. I'm not just handing everything over to a doctor and letting him do what he likes. "Here, take these pills. They'll probably kill you in the long run, but they might help for now".
First prize would of course be not having to take the cortisone anymore at all. But at this stage, even prolonging the time between doses would be a definite plus. And I've noticed that while on a fast, the ms seems to remain stagnant. I last took a gram of cortisone on the 10th of April, so if I could make it until 10th of July before taking more, that would be brilliant.
I also like the thought of my own, natural beta inteferon levels rising, which is what they do on a fast. That is the medicine that I was injecting a while back, although that, of course, was synthetic stuff, and had side-effects. Not so with my own, naturally produced ones. I feel so productive, lol.

Unfortunately, the pain in my hips has returned with a vengeance today. And it has been doing so well, too. Oh well, guess I can only hope for better luck tomorrow.