What Not Eating For A Week Taught Me About Being Stubborn.

My bucket list continues to be most unusual.

On the 26th of May, I woke up and showered, made breakfast and sat down to have it.

It was a cabbage stir fry and I rushed it so it didn’t exactly taste 5-star, but I. Wasn’t being picky that morning.

Once I was done, I did the dishes, cleaned up and started my fasting timer. I changed it from my normal 20 hour fast to the limit the app allowed.

168 hours.

What followed over the course of the week was a fascinating peek into how the mind works and more importantly – what motivates us to keep going.

First of all, some context; I fast everyday. Intermittent fasting is something I picked up five years ago and I have enjoyed both it’s health benefits and impact on my discipline. To that end, every day I do a 20 hour fast and have one meal a day.

This might sound impossible to you if you’re not familiar with IF – I assure you it sounds more dramatic than it really is.

Now my longest fast back in 2021 was 120 hours – 5 days. That was tough back then as an extended fast. It kicked my butt and I feel like I barely made it. It was a great cleanse and I loved the feeling I got from it afterwards…but I…