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High Noon: Breaking A 40-Hour Fast

Posted by DFO

Feb. 20, 2009 11:20 a.m. • 49 comments

I’m going to pull the plug on today, Merry Hucksters. I need to stop working and get ready for the exam. Mebbe you can help me figure out what to eat later. CindyH already has baited me re: what she ate this morning. Help me out here.

Question: What would you eat first — and how much — if you were in my shoes, having fasted for almost 40 hours?

49 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

hmoffsuite on February 20 at 11:34 a.m.
DFO. I just went thru the same exercise in October and for me it was easy. Pizza. I had it figured out well before the fast and it got me thru the whole ordeal, just thinking about it.
JeanC on February 20 at 11:38 a.m.
I’d head for a buffet, either Chinese or American and have a little bit of everything.
JohnA on February 20 at 11:43 a.m.
It’s got to be a filet mignon at Sargent’s in Hayden. Reasonable and tremendous.

And, remember, Jesus fasted 40 DAYS! :)
toadman on February 20 at 11:47 a.m.
I’d hit the buffet at Taste of India in Spokane… but I’m weird like that. To me, Indian food is the food of the gods….it’s a veritable pantheon of ecstasy on my taste buds. To be sure, there’s better Indian food in the world than what can be found at Taste of India, but there’s such a dearth of awesome international cuisine in the Inland NW, that it’ll have to do, for now.
GaryIngram on February 20 at 11:51 a.m.
Dave, get a grip! It’s no big deal. You’re not having this done at a veterinarian’s office, are you? You’ll be ok, breath deep, close your eyes, relax…….now, please bend over. Atta Boy!
JamesBond on February 20 at 12:03 p.m.
I’d probably go get a big bag of pork rinds and some Mr. Pibb, and then just lay down in my giant bean bag munching away and playing a video game on my XBOX 360.
Escapee on February 20 at 12:35 p.m.
When I had my colonoscopy done, I got PIZZA. And the night before, I kept dreaming about how good that pizza was gonna taste. That’s one big thing that kept me going. The night before, view one of your favorite movies or TV shows…a sort of ‘distraction therapy’…stay up as late as you can if you’re the kind that loses sleep over these things…DFO, you’ll do great. Maybe you can take your laptop computer with you so that you can type something in the recovery room. Then you’d be a different kind of ‘roving reporter’. A lot of good my advice does, huh?
Lynne on February 20 at 12:42 p.m.
After fasting for mine I just wanted something light. Scrambled eggs and toast.
Transplanted_Texan on February 20 at 12:51 p.m.
I think Lynne is right, I’d start light, give it a couple hours to digest and expand your stomach, and then head on over to Wolf Lodge!
Transplanted_Texan on February 20 at 12:52 p.m.
And oddly enough, though I’m just 21… I have been in your shoes… ick.
Token on February 20 at 1:13 p.m.
When I had my surgery last fall I had to “clense” myself in preparation. By the time I was able to eat again I had been without food for three days. Talk about hungry. I had a grilled cheese sandwhich and tomato soup. Nectar of the gods!
nic on February 20 at 1:17 p.m.
Chili…

Or anything with curry…
zelda on February 20 at 2:32 p.m.
Take it easy. It’s not what you crave; it’s what will make the hunger pangs go away without adding insult to injury. Go to bed, sleep it off, then head out for a cheeseburger later.

Forgot to mention yesterday that my neighbor drank his Liquid Plumbr mixed with Captain Morgan. Not recommended. As for me, I can’t even pass the grocery aisle shelf that has white grape juice without feeling like I’m going to barf. Ginger ale or Gatorade is the only way to go.
Liz on February 20 at 2:53 p.m.
I’ll tell you what NOT to eat after a fast. Years ago I got this bright idea to fast on good Friday. That bad part of that was that me and the friend I did this with decided to break that fast with some serious Thai food. Not one of my brighter moments, that’s for sure. Not good. At all…
hhuseland on February 20 at 2:57 p.m.
Everything in sight. Shoes, socks, well maybe not socks, at 40 hours, probably the most you could eat is one of those kiddy things, like a happy meal.
toadman on February 20 at 3:05 p.m.
“…like a happy meal.” - Herb.

Except that a McDonald’s Happy Meal is neither happy, nor a meal.
Cabbage Boy on February 20 at 3:06 p.m.
I typically fast on Good Friday. Used to fast from Thursday night through Easter Vigil on Saturday. Usually broke the fast with some chocolate and then stopped by DQ for a burger. Then more chocolate as the Easter Bunny hid baskets.
Cabbage Boy on February 20 at 3:12 p.m.
Conspiracy theories for Friday.

Why Dave coolered Bob;
- He knew he couldn’t handle Bob’s prose about the hose.
- Bob might just take over the blog and while Dave was prone and helpless.
toadman on February 20 at 3:12 p.m.
I got you all beat. I fast EVERY night, between about 8pm and 6am. Therefore, I’m more pious than you.

;-)
toadman on February 20 at 3:13 p.m.
“Why Dave coolered Bob;” - Cabbage…

Dude.. when did this happen? I’m totally in the dark on this event. I thought it was a voluntary ‘coolering.’
Cabbage Boy on February 20 at 3:31 p.m.
“I fast EVERY night, between about 8pm and 6am.” - Toad

What do you have for BREAK fast?

Dunno when the coolering happened or why.
BethB on February 20 at 3:33 p.m.
I’m thinking “light” too, even though a steak sounds better.
BigMac on February 20 at 4:07 p.m.
Egg drop soup. It’ll set you up nicely.
Joker on February 20 at 6:45 p.m.
So did they find those missing car keys?
Dennis on February 20 at 6:52 p.m.
Joker on February 20 at 6:45 p.m.

So did they find those missing car keys?

Or the missing remote?????
Stickman on February 20 at 8:57 p.m.
I’ll bet it was easy DFO, I mean the fasting that is. Try it more often, but not because you are forced to.

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