Daniel Fast - Day Twelve

June 21, 2013

Day Twelve

I didn't get to blog last night. With David home, life gets a little unpredictable.  We spent the day resting and got to go out for a short lunch date.  You should be very impressed that while going out to a restaurant with nothing vegetarian on their menu, I was able to stick to my fast. I ordered the spinach salad with dried cranberries, vegies, slivered almonds and a vinaigrette on the side, hold the eggs!  We ordered a baked potato to share between us. (hold the fixin's, of course.)

Okay, you may not be impressed, but with the selection I was offered, I did excellent!  We had to tell them no to the complimentary bread at least three times. Haha!

Last night I was feeling a little stressed and I did it. I didn't go off the fast, but I did eat more than I needed to. I found myself going to food again, munching because those around me were doing the same. Instead of sitting down to a real meal, I just lay on the couch reading and cracking those peanuts. Ugh.  Out of the bag, even, so there was no way of knowing exactly how many I was eating. I know better. 

It's crazy to me how quickly I can change based on my surroundings. I certainly know, now, that one of the biggest factors in my health struggles is based on the relationships around me and how well I handle them.