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Fast Week: Tips for Biblical Fasting

Sunday morning, January 12th- Tuesday evening, January 14th

Before You Fast

· Remove caffeine at least 7 days prior to fast (allow for pain medicine to help with your headaches)

· Remove sugar & carbohydrates at least 3 days prior to fast

· Remove all drinks except water at least 3 days prior to fast

During the Fast

· Prepare a place to spend time with the Lord each day

· If possible set aside a journal to write down any additional things you learn during the fast (we will be providing a prayer list for those who are participating)

· As your schedule allows, set aside time in prayer and reading each day.

· Try to limit the amount of time you spend on electronics/social media/news/etc.

· Recommendation: Do not eat mints, gum, or anything with hidden sugar as this will just make you hungrier

· Drink 9-13 glasses of water a day. In general, men should drink around 13 cups of water and other fluids daily, and women should aim for 9 cups. You can stick to the daily recommended amount of water during your water fast. Choose the purest water you can, or drink distilled water. A quality, zero calorie electrolyte mix with each glass of water. Also, add a good quality Himalayan pink salt or Celtic sea salt to replenish lost minerals during the fast.

· Don’t drink all that water at once! Spread out your water consumption throughout the day. Try setting out three 1-liter jugs every day, so you can see how much water you should drink.

· Don’t drink more water than the recommended amount, as this can throw off the balance of salt and minerals in your body and cause health problems

· Combat bouts of hunger. If you get strong hunger pangs, work through it by drinking 1-2 glasses of water. Then lie down and rest. The craving will usually pass. You can also try distracting yourself by reading or praying.

· Do a word study on fasting in the Bible.

· Avoid the use of perfume, lotion, and anything with chemicals if possible

· Post Fasting: Re-feeding is very important. Break the fast with an easy to digest liquid, such as coconut water or bone broth. Continue the re-feeding period with freshly pressed vegetable/fruit juice. The rule of thumb is to stay on a liquid diet 1 day for every 3 days of fasting.