Oddbean

I moved to a new country and found myself lost. It was like the person I spent 29 years getting to know was unfamiliar. One day after watching church I heard plain as day “fast” so I did 24 hours water only. Coming out of the fast I felt like I should stop creating excuses for going against my gut. Every time I did I ended up hurting my own feelings. So now once I get a gut feeling I go with it. Idc if I’m the odd man out because of it. I’m not going against myself. I feel like the consequence of that is wandering and too much of that leaves me lost and shameful.

I do intermittent fasting. I strongly believe that it is helping my body esp mentally and my hormones. Did you know that that we have 3 brains? Crazy right? One of them is in our gut. It's worth checking it out. Hence, we get a butterfly or like a punch in the stomach when we sense danger or not aligning to our values — inauthentic decisions. So NO, you are not being odd. Your body is telling you something and rightly so, you must listen to it. If we ever meet virtually on live stream, perhaps I can share the spiritual side of the "gut feeling". ☺️❤️

I really appreciate that. You’re right!! I kinda figured that out with move as well. I’ve always been into nutrition and COVID offered me opportunity to really turn it into a hobby. I did a bunch of research and changed everything up. I went carnivore for 3 months then caveman (meat + seeded fruits) for a little over 2.5 years intermittent fasting daily. Once I made the move all of that changed. I found myself acquiescing to my environment and the lifestyle of my new found friendships. That left me hating myself. Depression, anxiety, mental fogginess, self doubt all came back like I was in HS all over again. Not anymore though… I understand that the things my body says to me are worth listening to. It’s more than a feeling, it’s survival.