When you break
from your fast, you need to assume that nothing happened; there is not a call for you to reward yourself.
Clear your mind of the thought that you had a fast and eat standard portions of
food that you would normally eat.
Let’s say your
fast ends at lunch time; you should have a lunch meal at a size and pace to
bring you steadily back to normal portions. If you end it late afternoon, and
you normally have dinner at 7 PM, take a light snack and wait for dinner time
to have dinner.
During your detox
period, your body was used to cleaning the body and not digesting, this is why
you should watch what you eat after a fast.
When you eat solid
food right from a detox routine, you might suffer from constipation.
What to eat after the fast
This is not the
time to reward yourself with a huge, protein meal! The length of breaking of
the fast could be at least as long, or twice as long, as the original fast.
A couple of
options are available for you when you decide to break from your fast. As you
were careful while engaging in the fast, you should be careful when you break.
There are two
options you might embrace after a fast, if you were on a supplement supported
fast for about a week, the first option would be to slowly incorporate solid
food to your diet. You can start with one meal a day for about 3 days then go
to your normal meals. Stick with whole foods that are easy to digest. And –
don’t shy away from some fat! Olive oil, for example, can be a lubricant in the
correct quantity and quality.
The second option could
be to be vegetarian for a week. Eat fresh fruits and veggies. Stay with your
supportive supplements. This way, you will have tuned your body from fasting
back to a regular diet.
Do’s and Don’ts after a fast (detox)
After cleansing
your body, there are do’s and don’ts to observe. If your main agenda was to
lose weight, you need to jot down a plan on how to go about it.
Even when coming
from a fast you need to define what to eat and what not to eat after a fast.
You can start with avoiding processed beverages and alcohol. Stop the caffeine,
processed sugars and hidden fats. Also come up with new habits you should
develop like having vegetables in all your meals and taking not less than 2
litres of water every day.
When you are back to your normal routine and
eating solid foods, avoid snacking as it might tempt you to get back to your
normal bad eating habits.To continue read more go to After the fast
