I've been fasting the past few weeks or at least tying to fast. The longest I've gone without eating anything is about 26 hours. I've had maybe two or three days where I ate more than once and for the most part eat about only once a day while drinking water the rest of the day.

Over the course of these weeks, I realized that most times I am not hungry... I just want to eat. This was a very profound thought to me and I recalled reading an article on MSN.com about people losing weight while studying the Bible. The article was interesting because people studied the Bible and then ate whenever they were hungry whatever they wanted until they were full. (Note: I noticed that I am now more aware of when my stomach is full.)

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