hey there
thanks for your message. I feel very much in the same boat as you, the main reason i gotta do this is also because i'm seeing a significant other on the 20th that i havent seen in ages now so i would like to look my best. And once again i apologise to anyone whos into fasting for detox reasons, mine are purely vanity based at the moment. But i do agree with you, the reasonable diet is probably a better way to go. I'd love to offer help and support to you and get some in return. So far i'm on the first day of my fast and i'm already starting to realise a little bit that i may not be able to be a total extremist and stick to water only. so for today, my goal is to keep it under about 500 calories. I went to the supermarket this morning to pick up diet coke since i cant just do the water thing, and they were handing out sample cookies so i had one of them (i'm guessing about 250 cals tops), and then i got kinda hungry later on so i made some chicken bullion in a cup. All in all i think the key is not to be a defeatist, i have compulsive eating habits, so usually i think in terms of "all or nothing", and today i've been strong and told myself that just because i ate one cookie and some bullion, it doesnt mean that i have to give up on the fast altogether. tommorrow, i'm planning on weaning myself off the solid food and sticking to just the diet coke, water, and potentially another cup of bullion soup if i need it (salt cravings). so i guess my fast is turning into a partial fast of sorts, but you're right, something is better than nothing, and extremes may not be the way to go on this. Message me back for your comments, or drop me an email! we can do this together!

you do have a point, I know I'm not gonna eat junk food after finishing the fast, don't know how I'm gonna feel on may 20, but I've done long fasting before, and while I play I just have to be drinking juice, fruits juice, it really helps =)

well, take care, it is a good idea
bye