30th Day of 40 Day Fast

Well, I have FINALLY stopped craving toast. I am so glad that I don't have to fight that anymore. I feel as if my spiritual life has really deepened during this fast. The Lord is so close and real to me. Sunday, at IHOP NW, I was so touched by His touch! I can hardly wait to see what He has for us during tonight's prayer room time.

27th Day of 40 Day Fast

Much more than the physical act of fasting is happening in my life. I am soaking in Misty Edwards' CD's and they help me to be in a constant state of worship. I am so blessed by them! I'm also learning more about myself and my relationship with food (for instance, my issues with turning down free food). And, I have more time to pray about the coming awakening in America because I'm not spending a lot of time eating. I basically eat at the stoplights and in between activities. I have plenty of energy, despite my modified fast, and I'm accomplishing many things. yea!

25th Day of 40 Day Fast

Because of the fact that I've been poor for so many years, I seem to have an issue with eating food that's free that I would not otherwise eat. On Wednesday, I was at a meeting and they had blueberry bagels with cream cheese. The 80/10/10 fast that I'm on is "raw fruits and vegetables" but I ate one of those bagels (I was successful in avoiding the cookies, however). I did not feel good about myself! But, on Thursday, I went to another meeting and they had the same thing and I was able to NOT eat them. Yea! I think that the introspection and talking to myself about the fall on Wednesday helped me to be strong on Thursday. I am certain that I needed that talking to myself in order to continue with the fast. Next test will be Pierce County Christian Singles on Saturday.

22nd Day of 40 Day Fast

I spent the weekend at the onething conference and then at my two churches all day Sunday.....my favorite kind of weekend! At any rate, there was no time to blog. I did very well regarding staying on my 80/10/10 fast. I did get a salad at Subway and put jalapenos on it....I have no idea if they are cooked or not. I didn't think about it until I was almost finished. I'm feeling very good physically and spending a lot of time praying. Today I was a Guest Teacher (librarian) in a public school and one of the students was saying that he had almost completed his work on becoming a vampire....all he needed was to find the longitude and latitude of 666. He said if he dies young, he'll live forever. Yikes! Of course, I prayed for him!

18th Day of 40 Day Fast

Gary Weins said he was a little crabby on his Daniel Fast last Friday and then the Lord did a good work for him. I'm looking for that good work today! I've been on this fast for a while now (18 days to be exact) and I thought I was over the hump on cravings.....but no. Today, the smell of food cooking EVERYWHERE I went was overwhelming and difficult to resist. I did resist but only after praying a lot and talking to myself a lot. Why is this so difficult? I know that raw food is better for me. Yet, I still want cooked food. Sigh. Lord, give me strength! I think at this point that the accountability of having this blog is helping me to stay on the straight and narrow!

17th Day of 40 Day Fast

Well, I missed a couple of days somewhere; just too busy with my 11 jobs! Anyway, I am doing amazingly well on this 80/10/10 fast. I no longer crave toast...yea! I got the most delicious organic cauliflower yesterday and am eating it along with my organic celery, organic carrots and organic almonds (all raw, of course). I'm not even missing the smell of food, which is usually my hardest issue. And, I feel great!

14th Day of 40 Day Fast

I woke up singing one of Misty Edwards' songs and praying to the Lord. What a great way to wake up! Then, I spent most of today in one church or another, what a blessing! IHOP NW this morning and City Central Church this evening. I've had no blood sugar crises for a while now and think that I'm doing really well. Today I was, again, craving carbs like toast but I resisted and stayed on the 80/10/10 fast. Yea! Tonight at City Central, the Lord gave me a word to give the congregation. This has never happened to me before but I believe it happened because I've been so much in prayer and fasting and He is rewarding that. Praise God!

13th Day of 40 Day 80/10/10 Fast

Today was a testing time for me. Last night I went for a sleep study and this morning they offer breakfast which, of course, isn't raw fruits and veggies. Then I went to IHOP NW for the Worship Team Meeting and they offered soup afterwards which was vegetarian but cooked. Then I went to the Pierce County Christian Singles conference and everyone went to freighthouse square for dinner. Freighthouse Square seemed to be the hardest but I finally found a salad at Subway which was all raw (after walking the entire length of Freighthouse Square down and back and reading all the menus). After the conference, everyone went to Porter's for dessert. I thought that my self-control had done very well all day and I just didn't want to tempt myself beyond reason so I just didn't go. Yea! Made it through another day!

12th Day of 40 Day Fast

I'm posting this on Saturday because yesterday I left my house at 7:30AM, went to do 2 Guest Teaching jobs in Auburn, then went to City University to turn in paperwork for that job, then went to pick up the Zamar CD's (the CD that Jerry, Dee and I produced)so I have them to sell at today's Pierce County Christian Singles Conference at Living Grace Church in Tacoma. After that I did a sleep study with a machine to see if it would help my sleep apnea. Now, I have just returned home to get the gunk out of my hair from the sleep study and then will zoom off to a Worship Team meeting at IHOP NW and then to the Singles Conference. I have made extra of my blender drink so that I can sip on it all day at my various activities. Today is a day dedicated to the Lord! The best kind of day

11th Day of 40 Day Fast

I had a pretty good day today regarding the 80/10/10 fast. I was able to stay on it completely. I am continually surprised at how good I feel doing this fast. I have some cravings but not a lot and I can sip on my blender drink any time I feel hungry. This fast is a good way for me to do a fast because I really don't have time to eat and sipping on a blender drink can be done at stop lights. It also gives me more time to focus on the Lord and what He wants. I've been listening to my Misty Edwards CD's constantly, which help me in worshipping the Lord. What a blessing!

10th Day of 40 Day Fast

I did very well today on the fast. Yea! No low blood sugar issues. I was craving a piece of toast but I managed to stay so busy I didn't eat one. I feel very good on this fast. I think the 80/10/10 is a very healthy way to live. I've read for many years that raw food is better for you and now I believe it! I have lots of energy and, other than the toast craving, haven't had any other cravings.

9th Day of 40 Day Fast

OK, so I think I missed a day somewhere in there! Anyway, no Guest Teaching job today so I have a bit more time. It's so cold that I'm going to build a fire, fill my house with my Misty Edwards worship CD's and read and pray. Since I'm home until 2:30 when I leave for my Sylvan Learning Center job, I have time to pray without doing it "on the run". Being home also helps with the fast, I have everything I need and am not tempted to eat what is not on the 80/10/10 fast.

7th Day of 40 Day Fast

Didn't get to this yesterday, which was actually the 7th day. The water fast is very difficult for me because of my diabetes but the 80/10/10 fast is working well. I am able to stay on it, yea! The way I'm doing it is to make my morning blender drink and then sipping on it all day. This keeps my blood sugars up but not up too high.

6th Day of 40 Day Fast - 2nd Posting

Had a very low blood sugar crisis tonight. 60 @ 8:30PM, down to 48 @ 8:55PM. I knew I was heading the WRONG direction so I ate some raisins (not raw but at least they are fruit) and a banana. Blood sugar started back up so I was able to avoid eating anything cooked. When I'm not 80/10/10 fasting, I would normally just eat a piece of toast (carbs bring the blood sugar back up quickly) but I didn't want to do that because of the fast. Feel better now and I'm glad I was able to handle it without going off the fast.

6th Day of 40 day Fast

Oops, I was so busy yesterday I forgot to post! Bob Sorge conference at IHOP NW has been incredible. Back to fasting, I did have a dinner of raw, organic salad at Marlene's yesterday. It fits in to the 80/10/10 diet very well and I chose only raw, organic ingredietns. It was delicious but I felt overly full when I was finished. I think I like my blender drink better as my food during the fast.

5th Day - Friday

I'm finished with the water fast and am now beginning the 80/10/10 fast. Mostly fresh, raw fruits and vegetables (80%), a little protein (10%) and a little good oils (10%).....hence the 80/10/10 name. I have a healthy blender drink that I make for my morning meal and, when I'm doing the 80/10/10 fast, I just drink it all day. It is just about 80/10/10 so it works well for me. If you would like a copy of it, I will be glad to email it to you. Email me at ellouise@ececonsultants.com for a copy.

4th Day

I woke up with a headache but it turned out to be from my neck being out of place. When I did my neck exercises, it clicked back into place and now the headache is gone. My blood sugars are still good and this is my last day of the water fast, or so I think. If the Lord leads, I'll do it longer but only if He leads. Yesterday, I got hungry twice but just drank more and it went away. Since today is the 4th day, I shouldn't feel hunger anymore during the rest of the fast. I am spending lots of time praying, (amazing how much time eating takes from one's life!)for my family, my friends and the coming Awakening. The Lord is SO GOOD!

3rd Day - 10AM

Whew! I was able (with the Lord's help) to make it through my BNI meeting without eating the breakfast that is provided. This is big for me because I like free food! One trick I did was to announce to everyone when I got there that I was fasting; this kept me accountable and helped me be strong and not eat. Yea!

2nd Day - 11PM

Made it through the whole day with only the liquid. Blood sugars were OK and not too low. Yea! Looking forward to tomorrow and Thursday of liquid only and then on to the 80/10/10 fast. :)

2nd Day - Noon

I had a long talk with myself and the Lord. I repented of eating last night when I had decided to do the water fast the first three days. Now, I have decided that I will have to do the water part for 3 days starting today. It's now noon and I'm doing fine. There are no "trip ups" coming today so I pray I will not have a blood sugar crisis to derail me. This brings up the idea that, when fasting, we should just get back to the plan when we fall off. Don't give up! Just start over! Do overs are OK!

What happened at NW Christian Writers?

Ugh, last night at the NW Christian Writers' meeting, I had a blood sugar crises and so I ate some bean dip, a mini bagel with cream cheese and 3 cashews. Felt crummy for having done that but I overreacted to the crisis. Probably could have gotten by with just the bean dip but I get really panicky feeling when the blood sugar crashes and I do overreact. My only saving grace was that what I ate was still on a Daniel Fast, I didn't eat any sweets (of which there were plenty).

2PM First Day

Had to go to several stores for various items. Interesting how the enemy works, there were food places all around where I had to go (every one of them calling to me) and cookies at the bank (which has NEVER had cookies before). The Lord kept me strong and I'm still doing a water fast. Next hurdle is NW Christian Writers' meeting where I am the hospitality person so I'll have to be around food for 3 hours. Lord, hold me in Your hand!