Food: Day 16

More than half way done! I am discovering the shift in the attitude/perspective of the fast which is good. The food part (like preparing and knowing what I can and cannot eat) is no longer “hard” per say… I can appreciate the good, wholesome food. I no longer feel hungry. I will say I am kind of a picky eater, so I am not hungry, but I am getting bored with the same foods that I have been eating over and over again. I am hoping to venture out a bit in the next couple of days and cook a few new recipes. :)



Date night with the Hubs!



I managed to make my way through our date with no cheating. Broccoli and steak for dinner, I passed up on the salad and dinner rolls (which my husband had no problem eating my share). We went to the movie… we are “sneak candy into the movie” kind of people. Walgreens candy isle and Eric’s decision making was pure torture. (Don’t worry Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt Caramel… we will meet again… don’t give up on me, I’ll be back.)

Favorite indulgence of all time....

I had some good finds at the Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning. I managed to pass up all the delicious baked goods and the man cooking kettle corn and stick with the apricots, peaches, and zucchini. God gave me some BEAUTIFUL weather to run in that morning, and a great run full of a good one on one conversation with Him about this fasting thing. It really is all about the attitude… some days I have a much better attitude about it than others, but on the whole I really think it is getting better. This brings me to a confession…

Yummy Farmer's Market finds.

I made my husband hide the scale. Sad but true. I have said all along that this fast is not about losing weight, but I wouldn’t mind if I dropped a couple of pounds. Well the other gals that are drudging through this thing with me (who by the way both think it is really difficult too) are either loosing weight or feeling so much better/healthier. I am neither of those things. This week I just kept waiting and waiting for the pounds to start coming off… weighing myself multiple times daily(I know this sounds so pathetic… even more so now that I have typed it out...ugh.). My focus was in the wrong place, shifted away from fasting for the Lord and back to the “all about me” mode. So, I asked Eric to hide the scale. This way I am not tempted to see what is happening (or not happening as it has been) with my weight, and back to the focus of the Holy Spirit working in me.

So this comes to the give away! I had a little craft night with my friend Melissa. Normally it would have been a fun night that included peanut butter M&M’s (pretzel M&Ms for her) and a tall frosty coke. Instead it was full of cherries and sugar snap peas and water… and you know what, it was still fun and a great time visiting and crafting until midnight.  So here is the canvas up for grabs!



12x12 canvas



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