Breathing, Stretching and oh yeah, weight loss!

     I usually throw my weight loss somewhere in the middle of this because it's; a) not supposed to be the main reason for the fast and b) I don't want to expect too much.. but oh golly, this morning I am 142.5. well yippee for that. Yesterday was a struggle with just water.. and I really don't think I drank enough because I had such a crazy busy day. Then I weighed myself last night and nothing had changed, but I told myself that the body regenerates while sleeping and that's when changes may occur.
     So through all this, I'm also working on sleep patterns. I told myself how important sleep was to me. That and I've been waking up between 4:30 and 5:30 in the morning, and falling asleep around 9 p.m. has been fine. AND sleeping all night. that's the key, the trick, often the problem. I didn't even have my usual skullcap tea and valerian pills. oh, but I did have a cup of mint tea with honey and lemon after my truly exhausting work day.
     Something I've been doing these past 4 days is breathing through my hunger. Not pangs even, but thought. Last night a hamburger and french fries would have been sooo yummy. Theoretically, that's another point of this fasting. Breaking cravings.
     I've also been reading "Moonwalking with Einstein" by Josh Foer. It's about the art of remembering. A mnemonist who Foer is interviewing, then training with took him to Central Park in the freezing cold to learn memorizing tricks and told him the cold air stimulates the brain. I must have just read that when I walked the other morning even though it was only 5 degrees outside and on any other normal day, I would have blown it off.
     This morning my brain feels a little foggy, like a had a fun, gin-filled evening, or smoked a real lot of really good reefer before bed. So, standing outside waiting for the dog to pee this morning, I breathed in plenty of frigid air to stimulate my brain cells into acting properly.
   I planned my fast around days off. The project for today is going to get firewood. I told my husband I didn't know how much help I'd be but would be there just so he wasn't alone in the woods. We'll see. I think it's important to listen to my body through this and rest if and when needed (if possible). I can visualize my cells realigning and regenerating.
     Typing seems to have been o.k., so I guess the brain is working. Onward with day 2 on water. I'm excited.
p.s., I forgot to talk about stretching so will just say how it helps to keep things moving, helps circulation and helps with those kinks and aches that build up and I hope are moving out. Have been doing floor exercises for all that.