Beyond hunger : The strength I discovered in 72 hrs
I’m officially on the other side of my 72-hour fast! Woohoo. … and honestly? I feel more than proud. You may have heard about fasting, you maybe tried it, doing it, or not your cup of tea … and that’s ok! I have done fasting before, but 72 hrs was my mountain Everest! I wanted to do it, because I was curious… I have heard about the health benefits by doing 72 hrs fasting( once in a while or if you are a climber, twice a year). The biggest thing I hv learned was : I can do more than I think. Not by being superhuman, not by pushing through pain, but by taking it one step at a time and trusting myself. I realized how powerful the mind truly is. How much it can carry when your body feels uncertain. How much strength lives inside us when we stop doubting it. I am a human and did wobble at hour 50! Hour 50 was my wall. I felt uncomfortable, tired, not enjoying it at all. My body wasn’t thrilled. And the voice in my head said, “Why are you doing this? You’ve already done more than ever before. You can stop now.” And honestly? That would have been okay. But then another thought came: How will I feel if I stop now, knowing I still have more to give and this isn’t even my hardest excruciating point? That was the moment I chose not to quit! So I kept going, minute by minute, hour by hour. I stayed busy. I drank water. I focused on the next step, never the whole staircase. The final stretch felt surprisingly normal. The hunger was there, but distant, like a quiet sound in another room. And that last hour? Pure excitement. I had already prepared my first meal the day before, and the anticipation felt like a little celebration inside me. The Moment With My Son… I picked up my son from after-school club and told him, “Mommy hasn’t eaten for three days, and my first meal will be with you.” His eyes lit up. “Mommy, you did it! That’s amazing!” After dinner, we were practicing his phonics. There was a small empty space on his paper, and he scribbled a little note: “I love you because you are a star.”