fast note

[cellio]

This probably isn't of interest to anyone else; it's just a reminder for myself, because it's taken me a few years to figure this out.

The following worked well for pre-Yom-Kippur meals:

Lunch: large meal, protein -- big piece of fish, veggies, bread, some rice (Mallorca).

Dinner: normal-sized meal, protein -- spinach quiche, herring, carrots, soy milk.

Gradually reduced the caffeine over the week; Friday I had tea with lunch and one can of Diet Coke mid-afternoon. Headache started around 5pm Yom Kippur; don't know if it was caffeine, eyestrain (lighting sub-optimal in parts of synagogue), or something else.

Comments

[jeannegrrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this. I had a very easy fast. Hillel's was tougher - got a killer headache. I think next year, he'll try the gradual caff. weaning in combo with a big protein-ey lunch. Glad your combo worked for you!

[cellio]

I learned my caffeine lesson the very first time I fasted. I had the benefit of a gentle lesson: 17 Tamus taught me that I needed to change things for Tisha b'Av, and Tisha b'Av taught me that I needed to refine things before Yom Kippur. :-)