This month, I did something I never imagined I would do: I joined a fasting and hiking retreat that lasted 5 days. We hiked around 15 km every day while following a raw food fast—and I’m truly amazed by what my body was capable of!
🥭 Daily Routine
Each day began with a beautifully arranged fruit plate for breakfast. After breakfast, we would head off for our hike. Midway, we were given an energy ball made from raw ingredients like nuts and dried fruits—simple, nourishing, and just what we needed.
After completing the hike, we returned to our hotel, where dinner was something light yet creative—usually a raw salad or raw ravioli. I was pleasantly surprised at how satisfying these meals were.
🥾 A New Relationship with My Body
What impressed me the most was the sheer endurance I discovered in myself. I had never hiked more than a few kilometers in my life, and here I was, walking around 20,000 steps daily for an entire week. Even more surprising? I had no soreness, no exhaustion—just steady energy.
I think this is because my body wasn’t using as much energy for digestion, and that fuel was redirected into movement and recovery. It really made me believe in myself and trust my body’s strength.
🍃 Changes in My Eating Habits
After the fast, I gently broke my fast over a few days, and I noticed a big shift in my eating patterns. I felt more in tune with my hunger cues. I no longer felt the urge to binge or eat past fullness. My body felt satisfied and content with smaller portions.
While weight loss during fasting is often water weight and can return, I also gained lean muscle from all the walking—which I’m proud of. The experience wasn’t about numbers; it was about transformation.
♨️ First Time in a Sauna
This month, I also tried a sauna for the first time! I experienced both the traditional Finnish sauna and the infrared sauna. It was incredibly relaxing and soothing. I did attempt to stretch inside the sauna and slightly tweaked my back—a small lesson learned: avoid intense stretching in high heat!
But overall, it was a calming experience that I’d definitely like to repeat.
💪 Thoughts on What’s Next
For June, I’m thinking of trying CrossFit—but I’m still not 100% sure. If I go ahead with it, I’ll share my experience in my next monthly blog. Thank you so much for reading until the end.
Wishing you love, support, and the courage to try new things.
I’ll write again on July 1!
First time sauna experience
I also tried Sauna for the first time in my life. It was super realxing. I really enjoxed it. I tried both Finnish style Sauna and the Infrared Sauna. I wanted to do some streching inside the sauna and twiched my backa. little but it was alright after a day. I leaernt we should not do intense streching inside a sunava otehr than that I found it very realxinf and will definitely try ut agaubn,
Thoughts on next experience
I am thinking of joining a crossfit training but I am not sure yet may be that will be the new expereicne for June month. I will share it next month if I try it. Thanks for reading until the end. I wish you a lot of love and support. I will write again on July 1.
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