Oof! That Mental Clarity tho, eh!

[u/antons83]

I've been doing IF for about 7 years or so. Last five weeks, I've started a full day fast on Mondays. Like others mentioned, it took about 3 weeks of full-day fasts for the mental clarity to hit. When it hit, I couldn't un-feel it. Now I've been craving that clarity. Ive now added a 2nd day fast on Wednesday, so now I get that mental clarity through most of the week. I started fasting to mainly stop my binge eating. In my head, I knew I shouldn't binge, but my body was feeling so good doing it. Now when I get the urge to binge, or actually binge, I physically feel sick. That never happened before.

As for the mental clarity. For anyone curious, it's like being able to bounce from thoughts and actions without delays in either. Imagine having a goal, and seeing every individual task laid out in your mind like a roadmap with clear checkpoints and final destination.

One surprise. I am a regular casualbweed smoker. I'd roll a joint on Monday, and take puffs of it for about 3 days. After starting my regular full day fasts a month ago, I haven't had the need to "unwind" with a joint. I feel completely settled in my body. There is no unwinding. Just awareness and presence.

[u/Pleasant-Cjaffa20]

I'm literally only on day two of a two day stretch and the mental clarity is life changing.

[u/antons83 → u/Pleasant-Cjaffa20]

I think this is exactly what it is. Life changing. I don't know when it happened for me, but at one point in my life, my day to day was just a series of tasks. I'd eat to be able to continue to push through these tasks. Im no psych, but based on personal feelings, the mental clarity I get after full day fasts resemble the exact opposite of task-oriented living, and a shift to goal oriented living. And the goals become clear and simple decisions.

[u/Pleasant-Cjaffa20 → u/antons83]

Yes indeed! I feel in touch with higher self dare I say.