My dear and most lovely friend and Australian hostess convinced me to do a 10 detox program with her called Daniel's Diet. It is based on Daniel 1:8-16 where Daniel and his three friends chose not to eat from the King's table but ate only vegetables. So, on this detox we eat only fruit, veggies, legumes, and nuts. No meat, no eggs, no dairy, no oils, no sugar (even honey), no salt. Some of the allowed stuff is limited. But, quantity of food isn't. It sounds pretty restrictive doesn't it ? And, especially to me, I am queen of the steak; savour the bacon and pile on the salt. It seems kind of insane.
Well, I must be honest and come clean - my friend didn't convince me to do it all. She only said she was planning on doing it after the cruise and I jumped right in and said I would do it too. Why you may ask, since I am a carnivore ? Why the insanity ? Not surprisingly - it is a God thing. God led me to start a study on Daniel before I left Canada. God highlighted many cool things in that study even though I haven't managed to finish it yet. I came upon the Daniel Diet book in a Christian bookstore during my first couple of days in Sydney - put it down, picked it up, put it down, picked it up, flipped through it, oh look very useful thoughts on why we eat and the effects of food on us, put it down and finally gave in the little voice inside me that said get this book. Of course, when I bought it, I thought I don't need to do the detox, I can just learn all the neat things he has to say, because I might starve if I cut meat out of my diet. God just kept highlighting Daniel. And, when my friend said she was going to do it, I found myself saying - cool, I'll do it too !! Yikes !
It is my fourth day on the diet. Clearly, I'm still alive. So far - no serious cravings. Though my mind does occasionally wander to steak.
It is also a fast of sorts, to help me figure out where I'm going next and what I'm doing. I still have 8 months of leave to figure out.
Daniel 1:17 says - "To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds."
And, there is always that to hope for - I can do with more knowledge and understanding.
Well, I must be honest and come clean - my friend didn't convince me to do it all. She only said she was planning on doing it after the cruise and I jumped right in and said I would do it too. Why you may ask, since I am a carnivore ? Why the insanity ? Not surprisingly - it is a God thing. God led me to start a study on Daniel before I left Canada. God highlighted many cool things in that study even though I haven't managed to finish it yet. I came upon the Daniel Diet book in a Christian bookstore during my first couple of days in Sydney - put it down, picked it up, put it down, picked it up, flipped through it, oh look very useful thoughts on why we eat and the effects of food on us, put it down and finally gave in the little voice inside me that said get this book. Of course, when I bought it, I thought I don't need to do the detox, I can just learn all the neat things he has to say, because I might starve if I cut meat out of my diet. God just kept highlighting Daniel. And, when my friend said she was going to do it, I found myself saying - cool, I'll do it too !! Yikes !
It is my fourth day on the diet. Clearly, I'm still alive. So far - no serious cravings. Though my mind does occasionally wander to steak.
It is also a fast of sorts, to help me figure out where I'm going next and what I'm doing. I still have 8 months of leave to figure out.
Daniel 1:17 says - "To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds."
And, there is always that to hope for - I can do with more knowledge and understanding.
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