AND WE'RE OFF...taking a HEALTH JOURNEY

DAY 14 OF THE DANIEL DIET.  Stepping on the scales this morning and weighing less than the day before.  8 pounds off since I started two weeks ago.  ALMOST A BAG OF POTATOES!!!  Hubby has lost 14 pounds.  AMAZED that he lost more than I thought he would when the diet ends.  I'm hoping for a 10 pound lose for me.  Pray I get there and then stay on course for another ten pounds each month until I reach my GOAL WEIGHT.

Going for the GOLD of 21 days of lots of veggies, fruit, seeds, nuts, legumes and water.  I fell off the wagon one meal by eating a dinner roll with a pat of butter.  Another time I ate a small amount of chicken.  We are two thirds of the way through this.  Then I'll ease back in smaller amounts a meat, cheese and an occasional piece of bread and when I eat pasta it will be measured out to only one cup.  The same with rice.  Praying that there is no late night snacking or pigging out as I dine.  Slower eating and less stress.  Continued walking and getting rest when needed.  Speaking LIFE over myself as I take this health journey.

TIS HORRIBLY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO DISCIPLINE MYSELF TO NOT EAT BREAD AND MEATS.  Terribly hard.  I'm going to try to not have bread and meat the rest of the fast.  Giving up coffee, soda, booze has not been an issue.  It's been 27 years since I had soda.  I forget on the coffee.  I never was a big alcohol drinker.  

Increasing water intake hasn't been so bad.  Intermittent Fasting has gotten easier for me over the last two years.  BUT the Daniel Diet has been eye opening to me as to how much SUGAR is in the grocery store foods available to purchase.  Also, I have noticed the added chemicals, additives and such added to everything.  Taking note of pesticides, herbicides and GMOs.  Genetically changed products makes me wonder who's in charge. Who's wanting to sell bastardized food to the people GOD made?  Who's wanting to make us sick and kill us off?  

THE SPIRITUAL ANGLE of this diet to me comes down to GOD made wonderful foods to nourish us and as a whole, I haven't appreciated it like I should.  I have desired fast and furious consumption of junk foods like potato chips and mouthfuls of casseroles.  Eating until stuffed and uncomfortable.  Learning that I have some very BAD habits that need crucified and left behind.   

I'm looking at things differently when at the MARKET.  

~d