The Daniel Fast: Day One
I’ve spent that last two months praying about the Daniel Fast and asking God for guidance on whether or not it’s something I should do. I’ve felt that God has been calling me to do this on a spiritual level so that I will learn to rely more on Him and less on myself and my vices (which never work anyway) and I know that taking better care of myself physically is something I have to do if I want to live a long life so the fast is a good first step. But honestly, I’ve been fearful that I will do the fast for the wrong reasons, like vanity, or that my body will perceive it as another diet and rebel. After spending much time in prayer over this, I know that it’s what I should do, so the hubby and I decided last week to do it together.
Today is Day One, and it’s a doozie.
Yesterday morning, I started getting the sniffles which didn’t seem like such a big deal, but by the end of the day, my head felt like it was going to explode. Today it’s even worse. I can’t breathe out of my nose, my body aches, my head is splitting, and I have none of my guilty pleasures to rely on to make me feel better.
All I want is a coffee, or a piece of chocolate, or both.
One thing is for sure: I’m learning quickly what it’s like to rely on God instead of vices.
If you’ve done the Daniel Fast, I’d love to hear about your favorite tips or recipes. Please share them in the comments.
Glad to hear you’re participating in the fast. We had one in August last year, but since I was pregnant, and Dan has health concerns, we didn’t participate. We did however decide that it would be good to try to do some of it…so we decided to eliminate sweets. Yeah, that lasted all but one week. Yikes! It was incredibly hard!! I had already eliminated most caffeine from my diet because I was pregnant, but giving up chocolate was the biggest challenge. Good luck Lisa! I know you have it in you!!
I don’t think I could live without vanilla soy milk. LOL
I have a new-found love of soy milk and don’t think I’ll go back to regular. I am having a VERY hard time with sweets and caffeine, though. I feel 100 times better but after eating for pleasure for so long, it’s hard to just eat, you know? I’m getting the hang of it. I’m on day 3, which is 2.5 days longer than I thought I would last, so that’s always a positive!
How’s it going with the fast? I bet you’re doing great!
I’ll be posting an update soon. I had to add dairy back in because cutting it out, for me, was just too drastic, but I’m caffeine and sugar free right now, and that is a victory in itself!
Personal Goal Review – Quarter 1 2010 | Lisa Ashby (May 15, 2010, 10:23 am).
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