121 days remain in 2010. I have fasted 211 meals so far.
This week has felt good to get back to two meals each day. I honestly think I could live this way the rest of my life. When dinner time comes in the evening, I am truly hungry and not eating simply because I cooked something and it smells good, or because it is time to eat. My food really tastes good because I am hungry and ready to eat.
One thing that has amazed me this year so far has been how often I used to eat when I wasn’t hungry. I would often eat breakfast because I worried I would get hungry. I had lunch in order to take a break at work, not always because I was hungry. Now I have given myself permission to go for a walk at lunch and take the break when I want. I can have a cup of green tea when I get back to my desk, or a glass of cold water.
I always hear about diets from other people. Eat this, don’t eat that. It is our national obsession. Have cabbage soup one day and a “deep fried onion appetizer at a chain restaurant the next day (2000 calories before your meal arrives). It is crazy.
I had some new red potatoes the other day and was looking for a simple recipe to make using them after work. I was amazed at the ways to make the potatoes “diet food” with fake margarine, fake sour cream or various not real food substitutes. What I wanted was to steam them and serve with a little parsley, garlic and butter. I wasn’t worried about making them more skinny. I sure don’t eat fake food these days or things that don’t taste good. When I was on diets I ate lots of things I didn’t care for or that didn’t taste good. And I ate because it was time to eat. I don’t do that any more either. I am so much happier.
With fasting, I eat what I want. I am much more focused on hungry and full than following a plan. I do eat a lot of vegetables, and my husband and I eat meatless two days during the week. I look forward to those days. They feel light. Food and it’s preparation is more simple in my life now.
"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."
September 2
121 days remain in 2010. I have fasted 211 meals so far.
This week has felt good to get back to two meals each day. I honestly think I could live this way the rest of my life. When dinner time comes in the evening, I am truly hungry and not eating simply because I cooked something and it smells good, or because it is time to eat. My food really tastes good because I am hungry and ready to eat.
One thing that has amazed me this year so far has been how often I used to eat when I wasn’t hungry. I would often eat breakfast because I worried I would get hungry. I had lunch in order to take a break at work, not always because I was hungry. Now I have given myself permission to go for a walk at lunch and take the break when I want. I can have a cup of green tea when I get back to my desk, or a glass of cold water.
I always hear about diets from other people. Eat this, don’t eat that. It is our national obsession. Have cabbage soup one day and a “deep fried onion appetizer at a chain restaurant the next day (2000 calories before your meal arrives). It is crazy.
I had some new red potatoes the other day and was looking for a simple recipe to make using them after work. I was amazed at the ways to make the potatoes “diet food” with fake margarine, fake sour cream or various not real food substitutes. What I wanted was to steam them and serve with a little parsley, garlic and butter. I wasn’t worried about making them more skinny. I sure don’t eat fake food these days or things that don’t taste good. When I was on diets I ate lots of things I didn’t care for or that didn’t taste good. And I ate because it was time to eat. I don’t do that any more either. I am so much happier.
With fasting, I eat what I want. I am much more focused on hungry and full than following a plan. I do eat a lot of vegetables, and my husband and I eat meatless two days during the week. I look forward to those days. They feel light. Food and it’s preparation is more simple in my life now.
I am fasting lunch again today.