Spaghetti Sunday…

So…. We left off at…. Wednesday…. Then well it was Thursday Day 4 of the Daniel Fast…. I pretty much kept eating the same foods… Oatmeal with a banana in the morning, soup for lunch, dried and fresh fruits for snacking…  Until I wanted something fresh… I wanted salad, but not lettuce salad… I decided to make an avocado salad…

Here is how it looked:

Here is how I made it:

I took 1 avocado + ½ green pepper + ½ seeded cucumber  + 1 seeded tomato + 1 cup of cooked and chilled quinoa + the juice of 1 lemon + 2 tsp of olive oil + salt and pepper…. You could also add a small splash of vinegar if you like

…….. I also ate this for lunch on Friday(Day  5 of the Daniel Fast)…

Saturday(Day 6 of the Daniel Fast) is where I knew the struggle would begin… I went with a few of the girls from Girlfriends to see a Christian Comedian named Tim Hawkins… Before leaving I made some steamed squash.  I had bought a prepackaged bag of fresh squash to steam.  It was really tasty…. I sprinkled with some cinnamon!

We stopped to eat quickly at Wendy’s where I ended up getting a ½ salad with guacamole and salsa…. I also ate two Lara Bars….  This was the first day I truly missed meat.  I wanted a burger or at least a chicken sandwich, but I held strong to my fasting efforts.  The comedian was amazing.  He was so funny and it was great to get out for a night with the girls….

Today was another serious test of faith with my fasting.  Today we had a spaghetti dinner at church… Oi Vey!  I decided I was going to do my best to set myself up for success… I made a spaghetti squash, dressing, and some baked apples… I asked that they set aside some salad without any dressing.  I enjoyed a nice salad, spaghetti squash with some of their sauce, and some baked apples… It was really tasty.  I really wanted the bread… however it was just plain white store bought Italian… it wasn’t anything fancy or overly desirable.  The desserts looked amazing so I was very thankful that I had brought my apples… I did well and I stayed on track… I am very thankful for that.

So far I’ve lost between 5-6 pounds on this fast.  I plan on going off of the fast very slowly.  I do not want to shock my system or instantaneously gain back all the weight I’ve lost.  Although this fasting journey was not about weight loss I can say that it really gave me a little push that I needed and right now I’m at just over 33pounds lost total.  I’m happy… My journey is being blessed and I can feel God’s hands working in my life.

I feel like my connection to God has deepened… I feel like I’ve turning to prayer more often.  I feel like He has been guiding me in my choices… He has been revealing truths to me and showing me where I need to improve…. I’m praying God will continue to bless my journey and that He will reveal Himself to me in all aspects of my life.

I’m still unsure of when to break my fast.  I originally said I was going to do 7 days then I said no 10… I think at this point God will reveal to me when the time is right to transition from the Fast its self to a clean eating life style…. Adding back in some meats, poultry, dairy, and some different grains.

Please keep my weight loss group in prayer we are going to walk our first 5k this coming Saturday and the weather at this point is not looking so great!

XOXO