Ramadan Day 3

Definitely not feeling as well as I could today. Yesterday afternoon I experienced a lot of cramps in my lower intestines about 3 hours before we could eat. It was really hot out, so I sweat more yesterday than I did on day one. I think the extra sweating dehydrated me a little more than I had anticipated. I ended up feeling so tired that I had to take a nap for two hours around 6pm. Last night was not so bad though, as we didn't over eat this time. We decided that if we were still hungry an hour after eating a normal meal, that we could always just have late seconds. It was not necessary. I of course prepared too much food, so we have left-overs each night to go with the new food. This time I included a bit of fruit into my diet, as I'm not sure taking a vitamin is enough. The fruit was nice because it gave extra hydration.

We woke up at 430 this morning again, and right away it was more difficult than the previous two days. I was not hungry. I think Farid sensed I was a bit cranky at the idea of eating when I wasn't hungry. I stumbled out of bed, for the 6th time to use the bathroom before getting everything ready. It was so hard to open my eyes, I was literally bumping into things. My brain was protesting the early wake up. I decided not to have an egg this morning, as they tend to make me feel nauseous. Not sure why, but the smell and taste of eggs usually makes me gag. I can't really eat them without feeling sick unless I eat them with something else. Instead, I supplemented with a higher calorie protein... peanuts. Oh yeah, I ate peanuts at 430 am! I also decided not to have jam with the bread, hoping that the cut in sugar content would help alleviate stomach cramps. Then we went back to bed for a few hours, meditating myself into a relaxing sleep.

Bad news though... those peanuts are high in fiber too. 730 am came with a system cleanse, and my stomach has been upset since I woke up the second time. My mouth was also very dry already, but I think that was cause I slept on my back, causing my mouth to hang open like a cat fish. Anyone ever experience that dry, leathery feeling on your tongue? Yeah, not cool when you can't drink water. It's now 930 am, and I'm feeling better than I did two hours ago. Today I'm going to research better methods of doing fasting for Ramadan. I think I need to be more aware of what foods are helpful, and which are not.