Fasting For 3days

Question 1

It’s Sunday and the last food I ate was lunch Thursday. I’ve ingested only water for 72 hours and the experience is life-changing.

Answer 1

Ingest: toeatordrinksomething:

Thechemicalscan bepoisonousif ingested

Question 2

Partly because I kept hearing from friends and the media that they enjoyedfasting.
Sinceswimming across the Hudson River, I’veshifted my life from analyzing and planning–what decades of school taught me to do–to experimenting.

I’ve found experimenting improved my life more so I keep practicing

Answer 2

Partly
Keep…. Ing hearing, practicing
Shift my life from analyzing and planning to experimenting
Experiment(n-v)

Question 3

My motivation

The 4main appeals to me of a 3-day fast were

New experiences: A friend told me day 3 of his 3-day fasts made him feel amazing and I wanted to experience it.

Delicious: Many sources told me the first meal after a long fast tasted indescribably amazing. I love food and I love delicious, so I wanted to experience what could only come this way.

Curiosity:I grew up hearing of one-day fasts were very hard–I thought bordering on impossible. My hunger overwhelmed me skipping one meal.

Vanity: I won’t lie. AsI’ve become more fit I’ve found Ienjoy the definition on my abs.

Answer 3

Appeals
A 3-day fase were
Indescribably : unutterably, unspeakably, ineffably
Overwhelming: difficult to fight against
Vanity: [U]disapprovingthefactthat you are toointerestedinyourappearanceorachievements:

Hewantsthejobpurelyforreasonsof vanity andambition.

Question 4

Many people claim fasting gives health benefits. I don’t believe any of the health claims from people saying it detoxes, extends life, or similar claims. I don’t disbelieve them. I just don’t find their evidence compelling.

Answer 4

Believe#disbelieve
Compelling:strong
Detoxes
Extends life

Question 5

The idea seemed mind-blowing

I grew up thinking that 1-day fasts, which people do for religion all the time, were nearly impossible. Hearing that people drank only water for days and weeks seemed impossible.

I’ve learned that believingsomething is impossible thatpeople do means my belief is wrong. It points to an opportunity forgrowth.

Answer 5

very exciting, impressive or surprising
Watching your baby being born is a mind-blowing experience.
Point to an opportunity for growth

Question 6

It reinforced how life-changing activities are under my nose all the time. I found that trend in getting rid of stuff, swimming across the Hudson, performing on stage, trying open mike stand-up comedy, and so on.

Answer 6

if something happensunder somebody’s nose, they do not notice it even though it is not being done secretly
Reinforce: to make sth strong, strengthen,fortify,support;increase;