Rules of the Fast

 

1.     No booze.

2.     All vegan.

3.     No regular ass potatoes.

4.     Sweet potatoes are chill.

5.     No beans.

6.     No rice.

7.     No grains besides millet, but millet is meh so F grains.

8.     No sugar.

9.     No fruit.

10. All veggies.

11. Buncha stir-fry.

12. Lotta salads.

13. Whole lotta mushrooms.

14. Mad carrots.

15. Zucchini like you mean it.

16. No oil besides olive oil.

17. Only eat between 10am and 6pm.

18. And because scroll holes are the new k-hole, no screens after 8pm.  Phone in the other room.  Read a book.  Or write.  Or clean.  Or just sit.  Get bored motherfucker.  Do you remember what boredom is?  It’s that thing you used to feel but forgot since you could pull out a phone and kill down time.  From 8pm till bed, the goal here is to luxuriate in curiosity.  Put a tracksuit on.  Read some poems.  Have long ass uninterrupted thoughts. 

19. Work on a writing project every day between 10am-3pm with a 30-minute lunch break.

20.  Mark time spent on the chart.  Be honest.  Not judgey.  

21. Daydream about homemade lamb meatballs in fresh red sauce with fresh pasta and French wine whenever the fuck you want.

22. Moderation is for hoes.

23. Go to bed with your stomach growling cause it gives you a sense of control.

24. Making it to breakfast at 10am without snacking feels like you just climbed a mountain.  Oh hi, self-esteem!  I’ve been looking for you.