Four days remain in 2010. Only four days left and I have four meals to fast.
I am planning to fast the evening meal today. My room mate wants to fast 2 meals tomorrow together. That will leave Thursday and Friday to fast another meal. Whew… tight but it can be done.
Fasting 300 meals this year has completely changed my attitude about food. I still enjoy quality food, and well prepared food. But I no longer obsess about it. That has created such a freedom for me. Freedom has also come in knowing I am making a sacrifice to God and he is with me; strengthening me to get through. I am not tied to an eating schedule. I can in fact, go several days without food. I can throw food away. Gasp! I could not do that before. Better to toss the cake out than wear it around your waistline. We live in a land of plenty. What is our deal with eating food that should get thrown out?
I also don’t worry that I will “become hungry”. This sound silly to someone who doesn’t over eat, but I used to eat before I was hungry so I wouldn’t get hungry. It is stupid and I am absolutely delighted to leave that behind. It takes far less food that I ever imagined. How in the world did I even eat as much as I used to?
The biggest surprise to me is I have only lost about seven pounds. I started January at 188 pounds. Last summer, I was down to 175 – 176 pounds. But after daylight saving time ended and it became dark by 5:00 pm, I quit walking at night some of the weight has come back. I really thought I would lose 50 pounds this year, not 8 pounds.
There is an astonishing part to this that I should note. I have lost the seven or eight pounds eating anything I wanted. No dieting, no low fat, no removing food from my menu, no depriving myself when eating. There has been no intense exercise, just moderate walking. I have had steak, bacon, bread, potatoes, salad, vegetables, fruit, dessert, pasta, and everything I felt like eating. The key is I eat in moderation now. Fasting and prayer has taught me that I don’t need as much. Fasting has taught me two bites of cake can be enough. I used to eat an extra piece if it was good. God has healed me and I am so grateful for this healing.
For fasting and weight loss I will say that with more than 20 pounds to lose; I would fast two meals a day during the week and one meal a day on the weekends. My desk job has not helped at all. In fact five pounds came back right away when we went to 10 hour days and no breaks. We had a huge increase to our work load in the fall. Sitting all day is really bad for human bodies. We were made to move. I plan to dedicate some time to getting back in decent shape after I leave this job next week.
Tonight I fast the evening meal. I feel a great sense of peace.
"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."
December 28
Four days remain in 2010. Only four days left and I have four meals to fast.
I am planning to fast the evening meal today. My room mate wants to fast 2 meals tomorrow together. That will leave Thursday and Friday to fast another meal. Whew… tight but it can be done.
Fasting 300 meals this year has completely changed my attitude about food. I still enjoy quality food, and well prepared food. But I no longer obsess about it. That has created such a freedom for me. Freedom has also come in knowing I am making a sacrifice to God and he is with me; strengthening me to get through. I am not tied to an eating schedule. I can in fact, go several days without food. I can throw food away. Gasp! I could not do that before. Better to toss the cake out than wear it around your waistline. We live in a land of plenty. What is our deal with eating food that should get thrown out?
I also don’t worry that I will “become hungry”. This sound silly to someone who doesn’t over eat, but I used to eat before I was hungry so I wouldn’t get hungry. It is stupid and I am absolutely delighted to leave that behind. It takes far less food that I ever imagined. How in the world did I even eat as much as I used to?
The biggest surprise to me is I have only lost about seven pounds. I started January at 188 pounds. Last summer, I was down to 175 – 176 pounds. But after daylight saving time ended and it became dark by 5:00 pm, I quit walking at night some of the weight has come back. I really thought I would lose 50 pounds this year, not 8 pounds.
There is an astonishing part to this that I should note. I have lost the seven or eight pounds eating anything I wanted. No dieting, no low fat, no removing food from my menu, no depriving myself when eating. There has been no intense exercise, just moderate walking. I have had steak, bacon, bread, potatoes, salad, vegetables, fruit, dessert, pasta, and everything I felt like eating. The key is I eat in moderation now. Fasting and prayer has taught me that I don’t need as much. Fasting has taught me two bites of cake can be enough. I used to eat an extra piece if it was good. God has healed me and I am so grateful for this healing.
For fasting and weight loss I will say that with more than 20 pounds to lose; I would fast two meals a day during the week and one meal a day on the weekends. My desk job has not helped at all. In fact five pounds came back right away when we went to 10 hour days and no breaks. We had a huge increase to our work load in the fall. Sitting all day is really bad for human bodies. We were made to move. I plan to dedicate some time to getting back in decent shape after I leave this job next week.
Tonight I fast the evening meal. I feel a great sense of peace.