I have been reading that Failure of Civility book and in it the authors suggest fasting for two days. I did it for 48 hours and ended it yesterday to see how my mind and body would be affected. My body was fine but I constantly thought about what kind of food would be good. I know it would be different if I had to carry a pack while walking through the woods but if I had to man a guard post or dig a trench I think I could manage it. Coincidentally my fast ended with my step-daughter getting her drivers license so we celebrated at a pizza joint buffet.
One major problem with going without food for extended periods can be having to force yourself to start eating again, it can take a few hours or a day or so to force yourself to start eating,
If you take a bite of something and force yourself to keep doing that over a period of time, then your taste buds and hunger will eventually kick in, and then it’s johnny bar the door, because then your body wants to catch up and soon after you finish one decent meal, you want another.
Good advise, Sawdring.
I think every one of us patriots needs to view our immediate days as boot camp. It goes without saying that we need to kiss many, if not most, of our guilty comforts goodbye.
A while back I had an involuntary fast for 8 days. I lost a lot of weight and craved frosted flakes something fierce.
Your fast...total abstinence, or did you drink water? In many of these situations, water might be scarce before food is scarce.
I keep running through this economic collapse thingy and come up with "best guest" scenarios. I keep coming back this: a cascade of crisis after crisis, but rather drawn out. Any come back to where we are now will be loooooong and slow.
The slower the collapse the better is the way I see it. Let us gradually revise our paradigms-like settling into a pool of cool water. It is more or less an awakening. As the book you read suggests fasting for two days, it will be a conditioning and awareness training brought to you by reality. Bread costs so much more, but it is available. Gas will cost more and there may be "shortages" from time to time. Marauders may raid local supermarkets and stores from time to time. Riots in the inner city. The only thing that really concerns me is general panic and random thuggery.
We will learn to deal with the food, gas, crime and general crap situations. But we will adjust - adapt, improvise and overcome. It sucks but we will prevail. And your step-daughter will too. The young will actually adapt easier.
FWIW
We did a liquid fast for nearly a month. It was ok until one day we looked at each other and made a dash for the burger place. That was the best burger ever!
I had a strep throat once.
Went almost 5 days without eating.
Late on the 5th day I managed to eat a dill pickle.
Best meal I’ve ever had in my life.