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!