24 Hours of Fasting goes by so Slowly
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
United States
March 21, 2022 8:25am CST
I have a medical test tomorrow for which I must endure a 24-hour liquid-only diet. I won't bore you with the details of the test.
The liquids-only portion of my day began at 7 am. Black coffee is one of the things I'm allowed to drink, and I had a cup for breakfast. I can also eat Jello. I'll have some a little later.
The no-solid-food requirement is why I am home today. With my reactive hypoglycemia, I didn't think I should be chance driving or teaching. Dizzy spells and operating a heavy-duty pickup are not a good combination. Wooziness and dealing with 4th graders did not seem like a good idea either.
So, here I sit in my recliner, in a silent house (I haven't turned on the TV), with two sleeping pups still worn out from their active weekend, watching the time go by oh-so-slowly.
What I should be doing is working on my writing. I probably will, later. Right now, not leaving my comfy chair seems like the best plan.
How is/was your Monday so far?
PS: the photo is of an abandoned picnic area along the banks of Snow's Cut in Carolina Beach State Park.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
21 Mar 22
I don´t mind 1 day diets EXCEPT when I have to do it for any special purpose. Then I get terribly hungry and I´m looking with craving at my fridge all the time
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
21 Mar 22
@DWDavis That´s the best way. Take a glass of water or any liquid you can drink and watch TV. That helps a lot.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
21 Mar 22
@marguicha I'm downing a lot of water, a ginger ale, and have had a cup of Jello. Just enough sugar to keep me going.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
21 Mar 22
It is the most horrible thing that fasting.
I hope the test goes well.
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@FourWalls (86778)
• United States
21 Mar 22
When I have to have fasting labs (as in, no food for at least eight hours) I get them done early in the morning so I don’t get that hypoglycemic headache and shakes. And I’ll say a glucose tolerance test is one of the most intolerant things I’ve ever been subjected to.
Best of luck as you endure this.
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@Marilynda1225 (91127)
• United States
21 Mar 22
Good luck with your test tomorrow. Fasting certainly is hard when you have to do it. Hope you enjoy your comfy chair and get to your writing later on.
My Monday is off to a slow start but I've managed to enjoy a hot cup of coffee and now it's time to get stuff done around the house.
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@Marilynda1225 (91127)
• United States
22 Mar 22
@DWDavis why is it that you want to eat when you can't and want to be busy when you have to rest?? we're certainly strange humans when it comes to things like this 
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@wolfgirl569 (135881)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Mar 22
Mine is just starting. Its going good so far
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@JudyEv (382326)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 22
That could easily be a picnic area anywhere in our south-west.
As soon as I'm in a similar situation to you, all I can think about is food, glorious food!!
