hahaha.. No, there was no shock with breaking the fast with unhealthy meals. You can achieve that as well if you want, i.e., choose healthier meals so that your body craves for them naturally, but that was not my intention.
My intention was to see how do I feel if I don't eat for 5 days. How difficult it would be as I never did it before.
To my surprise, it was not too difficult and I realized how body tries to adapt to a particular situation and I started believing it more that 3 meals a day is not an absolute requirement. As I read more about it, our body can actually survive without food or with little for extended periods as that's what our ancestors in jungle were doing.
A number of monks eat just once a day and stay light, healthy and fit. Obesity alone is the root cause of the most common ailments that last for a lifetime for millions of people, such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, sleep apnea, and many others.
Eating once a day is actually enough for most people provided quality meal is consumed. A number of monks practice it throughout their lifetime.
Another thing I realized, how quickly our body can actually digest the food when it is truly hungry. Otherwise, you can keep dumping food in it like a garbage bin every 6 hours. It doesn't really digest the food properly and that leads to toxic build up. However, if we just eat less, body gets enough time to clear the toxins.
So, my intention was to see and feel all of the above and more, and be sure about it.
After I ended the 5 day fast, I shifted to one meal a day for many months and I was always light, healthy and much more active. Then, I stopped it and started partying and had every damn thing from smoking to alcohol for many months.
Thanks for reminding me about the water fast. I will shift back to one meal a day. It works great for me.
RE: 3 Days Water Fasting