So I think it is day 10. One third of the way there. Much like Beverly I have had to make some tweaks. I did 5 full days of total on plan- and day six and seven were basically the plan plus 2 extra veggies. I suffered through headaches for 3 days, I have been somewhat hungry for 10 days now. Water is bland, boring and miserable - unless it is in a bath, shower or swimming pool. You know about Saturday. Sunday was back on plan but still finishing up the last of the vegetables that I am so thankful I over- purchased the previous week!
I was praying hard about this and just really torn about how to handle things. I knew in my heart I couldn't make it 30 days on my same 7 foods. They are all great foods until you only have them to choose among. I was creative in my cooking methods, combinations and general eating plan. I gave it my all but I knew there were 2 options. I was either going to just give up and quit or I was going to make changes that are livable. In all seriousness I lost 7 pounds last week which is quite a feat. I couldn't let myself do that so I had to come up with something that worked for me and still accomplished what I wanted to get out of this month and what I felt in my heart I was supposed to do.
I actually am hoping to make this a life long livable plan in terms of totally renovating my diet to a picture of health. I can already see myself becoming fearful of adding anything back in- not sure what that is about. After talking to my mom (a former dietician) and my hubby (a very supportive voice of reason) I came up with my plan. I am not giving up everything as Jen Hatmaker did. She is my new hero- and her craziness is all the more apparent after several days on her plan. I have decided to eat only fruits, veggies, white meat, fish, eggs and yogurt. Clearly that sounds like an extensive list but I would be willing to fight someone for a basic packaged food of some sort. I am dreaming of cereal bars, cookies, junk food. And a bagel or bread- wowzer!! Snacking on fruit is a whole new world for me. I still haven't had any coffee- like I said before water, water, blah, blah, blehhhhh, water. The wine was a one time lapse.
For some reason I do feel a need to confess with you all though- even though I have totally modified the plan so it is hard to cheat. I had bread today. Now it doesn't really count because I bought it at the Lodge at church. It was God's food- right?!? It even had cheese on it. My body thought it had died and gone to heaven. In my defense I was there from 9-2 working on VBS and didn't pack a lunch for myself. I anticipated leaving at 11:30 and getting lunch at home. Sure I could have gotten a salad but I was low on energy and I am pretty sure the Lord put the words in my mouth as I ordered that panini.
Now that this is really long I should tell you I am feeling much better about everything now and am saying more genuine prayers of thanksgiving for all the glorious foods we have. I am hyper aware of flavors and grateful for fresh vegetables and fruit. I feel better than I have in a long time. My energy level is definitely improved. I may go back to Beverly's plan next week with a new list of seven but for now I am eating only fresh single ingredient foods.
Remember we start with food but this is a marathon, not a sprint and we have so much to learn even once our sweet taste buds are revived. Given the loads of laundry awaiting me- 7 articles of clothing seems pretty good right now:)
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