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December 22

10 days remain in 2010. I have fasted 296 meals so far. I have 4 meals to go. Yesterday was a really long day. I was at work for eight hours and at band practice for nearly five hours. I had breakfast and dinner.
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December 21

11 days remain in 2010. I have fasted 295 meals so far and have five meals to go. Was able to fast two meals yesterday. Made a wonderful chicken and wild rice soup for dinner. I do like soup and it makes a person feel full. It is the darkest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. There was a lunar eclipse last night, but I forgot to go outside and look. The days will being to get longer. I need sunlight. Today I will fast lunch only as I have a music rehearsal and dinner with praise band folks tonight.
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December 20

Thoughts on breakfast. Breakfast is usually the smallest meal of the day. Many people skip breakfast (most fat people don't eat breakfast). I work full time and believe I need some energy to get my metabolism going and be able to think clearly as I do reasearch and mathmatical analysis.
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December 17

As you could see from my update, I didn't fast two meals yesterday. When one makes a vow to fast, one should absolutely keep it. In the book of Second Samuel 3:22-3:35, Joab murders Abner. Abner was innocent. David declares a time of mourning for Abner with sackcloth and fasting. King David writes a song for Abner. Someone urges David to break his fast and eat something. He reminds them that he has vowed to fast and says, "May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!” David took his word and his vow quite seriously. We should
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December 16 update

I had a weak moment and lost it.  I was over confident this morning. SO I had breakfast AND lunch today.  Time to pray and get back to it.  I had some baked butternut squash and fresh leaf lettuce, olives and feta with balsamic dressing in the fridge at work.  I just went in and made lunch and ate it, after [...]
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  • "Fast 300 Meals is about freedom to loose weight without dieting. It is about drawing on the power of God to be healed from overeating. It is a project to fast 300 meals in 365 days."