... had some decisions to make today. Throughout my entire fasting experience, I was reading and researching raw food diets from every angle, focused on doing it for a week after I broke my fast. Then, out of curiosity, I started looking into some pros and cons and angles from other points of view. One resource I really enjoy is the Weston A. Price foundation. Unlike traditional science, which looks at nutrients under a microscope to determine if they are healthy, this organization is based on observations by a dentist who traveled the world and analyzed the general health and diets of civilizations totally cut off from Western society.
I don't necessarily believe with everything there, but there is an interesting angle and a lot of that information is corroborated with things I have researched/felt myself.
When it really boils down to it, there are three "problem" components I've faced in my diet, with possible two more ...
1. Fried foods - these are addictive to me (especially fried corn chips) and definitely a NO-NO for me moving forward. What can start as just biting a french frie from someone else's plate or having a few chips can quickly turn into an avalanche for me, so they are out moving forward.
2. Grains - while I am not against grains, even whole wheat breads tend to be far more processed than what I feel is really healthy in the diet. I am also aware that gluten is a major allergen. It seems when I cut processed grains (for me, that means whole wheat and pasta) I tend to have fewer starch cravings, etc. So moving forward, I'll limit grains to sprouted grains or whole cooked grains, but not cereals (even ones high in fiber or organic, etc), pastas, etc.
3. Starches - again, I'm not against the baked potato or rice. But when I introduce these, even as whole foods, I tend to start eliminating my vegetables and fruits, so moving forward, those will be in strict moderation and properly combined (I do believe in food-combining - I simply have more energy and digest better when I don't mix protein and starches in the same meal).
The two potential issues are alcohol and coffee. I still believe these are fine in moderation but highly addictive. I have broken my coffee addiction so moving forward, I decided here is the rule - the occassional cup is okay, but never more than a cup and not for breakfast. It will not be my "kickstart" - instead, that will be a fruit breakfast.
Today, I started out by breaking my water fast with some juice. Then, around 1pm, I had a large raw salad with some balsamic vinegar on it. It's amazing how just a few bites of whole food triggers all of the cravings and urges. I was practically salivating, wanting to stuff my throat with corn chips and crunchy crackers and all things carb. So, I steadfastly resisted but compromised by deciding to have a cooked dinner. We made a large soup in the crockpot - lentils, and handful of black beans, carrots, celery, onion, lemon, sumac, and a touch of olive oil - and left that running, but by dinner, it wasn't ready. I had a snack of celery and raw peanut butter, then had an Indian dish that is Spinach with cubes of a goat cheese in it. I'm sure my body is going to go ... WHOAH due to the total U-turn from water fast yesterday to solid foods today, but it is what it is.
Tomorrow morning we will be joining our new church. We are excited about this. It has taken us months to find a new home. We've been to a few churches, but just haven't felt as connected as we did with my grandparent's church. It is a good 45 minute drive but we decided it would be a weekly routine - drive down to Rapid City, attend church, and spend part of the day with my grandparents. A great way to connect with God and family at the end of each week! Normally, the service starts at 10:30am but tomorrow, we have our new member class so we will have to be there at 8:45 - that means leaving the house just before 8am and getting up much earlier!
My daughter starts her "private home schooling" tomorrow. She was evaluated to be starting in the 2nd grade. She is excited and looking forward to the challenge. There is another girl, one of our neighbors, in the class that she knows, so she has a friend there as well.
That is about it ... going to wind down and relax tonight, feeling incredible after the fast and happy to have broken out of a few cycles that I was really struggling with before. One of my clients went to spend several days with Frank Zane and send me two autographed books of his as a gift ... what an awesome gift! I will be reading one starting tonight.
Blessed be,
Jeremy Likness
I don't necessarily believe with everything there, but there is an interesting angle and a lot of that information is corroborated with things I have researched/felt myself.
When it really boils down to it, there are three "problem" components I've faced in my diet, with possible two more ...
1. Fried foods - these are addictive to me (especially fried corn chips) and definitely a NO-NO for me moving forward. What can start as just biting a french frie from someone else's plate or having a few chips can quickly turn into an avalanche for me, so they are out moving forward.
2. Grains - while I am not against grains, even whole wheat breads tend to be far more processed than what I feel is really healthy in the diet. I am also aware that gluten is a major allergen. It seems when I cut processed grains (for me, that means whole wheat and pasta) I tend to have fewer starch cravings, etc. So moving forward, I'll limit grains to sprouted grains or whole cooked grains, but not cereals (even ones high in fiber or organic, etc), pastas, etc.
3. Starches - again, I'm not against the baked potato or rice. But when I introduce these, even as whole foods, I tend to start eliminating my vegetables and fruits, so moving forward, those will be in strict moderation and properly combined (I do believe in food-combining - I simply have more energy and digest better when I don't mix protein and starches in the same meal).
The two potential issues are alcohol and coffee. I still believe these are fine in moderation but highly addictive. I have broken my coffee addiction so moving forward, I decided here is the rule - the occassional cup is okay, but never more than a cup and not for breakfast. It will not be my "kickstart" - instead, that will be a fruit breakfast.
Today, I started out by breaking my water fast with some juice. Then, around 1pm, I had a large raw salad with some balsamic vinegar on it. It's amazing how just a few bites of whole food triggers all of the cravings and urges. I was practically salivating, wanting to stuff my throat with corn chips and crunchy crackers and all things carb. So, I steadfastly resisted but compromised by deciding to have a cooked dinner. We made a large soup in the crockpot - lentils, and handful of black beans, carrots, celery, onion, lemon, sumac, and a touch of olive oil - and left that running, but by dinner, it wasn't ready. I had a snack of celery and raw peanut butter, then had an Indian dish that is Spinach with cubes of a goat cheese in it. I'm sure my body is going to go ... WHOAH due to the total U-turn from water fast yesterday to solid foods today, but it is what it is.
Tomorrow morning we will be joining our new church. We are excited about this. It has taken us months to find a new home. We've been to a few churches, but just haven't felt as connected as we did with my grandparent's church. It is a good 45 minute drive but we decided it would be a weekly routine - drive down to Rapid City, attend church, and spend part of the day with my grandparents. A great way to connect with God and family at the end of each week! Normally, the service starts at 10:30am but tomorrow, we have our new member class so we will have to be there at 8:45 - that means leaving the house just before 8am and getting up much earlier!
My daughter starts her "private home schooling" tomorrow. She was evaluated to be starting in the 2nd grade. She is excited and looking forward to the challenge. There is another girl, one of our neighbors, in the class that she knows, so she has a friend there as well.
That is about it ... going to wind down and relax tonight, feeling incredible after the fast and happy to have broken out of a few cycles that I was really struggling with before. One of my clients went to spend several days with Frank Zane and send me two autographed books of his as a gift ... what an awesome gift! I will be reading one starting tonight.
Blessed be,
Jeremy Likness
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