Week 1

WEEK 1:

Opening thoughts:
looking forward to the fast and not too worried about it. I’m pretty good at enduring pain so I kinda look at this like a long workout/training day or a long race. I know it’ll be tough, just got power through it. I do want to go into this with an open mind and an open heart, because I do want to hear and see what god will be saying and showing me during the fast.

Mon:
Wow, our first day and I already had my first insight: clearly God intended for me to have caffeine. Didn’t really eat a lot today, had some snacks but skipped breakfast and lunch mostly just lack of planning… Headaches start in the afternoon. I didn’t think caffeine withdrawal would start on the first day!

Tues/Wed:
Ate better today but headaches are still there and they're pretty bad...

Thurs/Fri:
No headaches. Feeling great now, body is pretty much adjusted, now it’s time for World Cup!

Sat:
I started out thinking today would be pretty tough. Not gonna lie it would be nice to have a cold beer while watching the USA/England game. But it wasn’t bad at all. Went to watch the game with some buddies, they had BBQ, sandwiches, cold beer etc… So of course they gave me some grief when I walked in with a bag of veggies, hummus, and strawberry/kiwi fruit drink. But really wasn’t nearly as tough as I thought it would be.

Sun:
Getting into a pretty good groove now and feelin good.

Closing thoughts:
This was definitely tougher than I thought it would be but now that my body has adapted I feel good. I also think my initial mindset wasn’t right. I don’t think that just powering through the pain and not thinking about it is what God wanted me to experience. What I’ve seen this week is that I think God wants this to be about moment to moment faith for me so I really am trying to look to God every time I feel an urge or pain rather than just ignore it.