So, today was much better. I woke up around 11:30am today. It was REALLY nice to sleep for many, many, many hours today. I woke up though with a 278 blood sugar. After 5 hours, I have dropped to 268 so I cannot explain why today I only dropped 10 points in 5 hours, and yesterday so many more.
Today I drank: 64oz of water
Today I ate: nothing
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Friday, February 1, 2008
End of Day 1
So today ended, and I did not make it th entire day on the fast. I had to break the fast on my way home since I felt as though I was going to pass out and vomit on the way home. The encouraging thing was that I saw my blod sugar drop from 270 to 140 in under 12 hours. It was exciting, and also a little scary. I have not been under 200 for the last 7 weeks. It also might explain why I felt dead tired, and actually fell asleep at the office around 3:30.
Today I drank: 150oz of water
Today I ate: Wendy's
This weekend will be a good chance to restart the FAST
Today I drank: 150oz of water
Today I ate: Wendy's
This weekend will be a good chance to restart the FAST
10 Day Fast Starts
Ok, so it now 12:02am EST and my wife and I have started our 10 day water fast. We are going to be only consuming water, juice, gatorade, tea for the next ten days.
I will be posting each night my consumption of water, weight, glucose levels that I will take every 4 hours. I will also be posting my thoughts and ideas about the water fast. I expect the first 72 hours to be the roughest and my hardest to overcome.
Please pray for us as we start on this awesome time of detox, and resetting of our system.
I will be posting each night my consumption of water, weight, glucose levels that I will take every 4 hours. I will also be posting my thoughts and ideas about the water fast. I expect the first 72 hours to be the roughest and my hardest to overcome.
Please pray for us as we start on this awesome time of detox, and resetting of our system.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Wow, long time no post
Ok, so it has been a few months since I have posted here and that is not a good thing. I promise to get on that more. I have been trying to figure out what my role in the great internet schema is.
Anyway, my wife and I have been trying to go 100% RAW for the last few months. We swing from 10% to 90% from week to week. We see huge benefits and then we fall off the wagon. We have also started to learn some of the amazing triggers that we have for eating, and how it has been effecting our ability to do the RAW lifestyle.
For me, I found that hungry or not, I was finding a need to eat because that is what I always do at this time, or at this event etc. I found that I was going home each day my body had this NEED to eat something on the way home. I found that I would stop at the gas station and get some crap, and then hate the fact that I got it on my hour ride home. I would desire to toss it out, but since it was there, I would find myself just eating it. I also found that at the office it was just easier to go out with everyone else and eat the lunch with them. It is even sadder since my wife would pack me a lunch and I would ignore it to hang out with others.
So this all leads up to me talking with my wife about all our choices, and we choosing to take a massive step forward. We have decided to do a full 10 day detox fast. During this fast we only consume water with lemon or lime. We are starting this on Thursday at midnight and will run it for at LEAST 10 days. I know that during this time I am going to be VERY tempted and will have powerful hunger pains and needs. I am confident though at 422lbs I am more then able to support a few days of not eating, and allowing my system to reset.
I am not sure what type of physical activity that I will be coupling with this time right now. I know that I was to get up off my tush and walk each night or morning or something that I would reduce alot of the problems that I am having now. I really need to get up and get active in my life, or just roll over and die. Since I have a wife, and two pets to live for at this time the death roll is not really a option. So that means that I need to actually do something.
So please pray for my wife and I as we embark on this time of not only physical cleansing, but mental also. Pray that we would lean hard on GOD and his power to supply all our needs during this time. I have faith that he will always supply all that we need, and not just deliver us from the pain that we have at the moment.
God Bless,
David
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
911 - FOOD EMERGENCY
Since today is 9-11 my wife and I declared a state of emergency with our food and health needs. we are going 100% today and not looking back for at least 30 days. We had a night of weekness last night, and indulged in some pizza and soda for the last night... I am very excited about the next 30 days.....
Here is the reason for the emergency... this list is the short list of things between the two of us that we need to watch out for each and everyday....
1. gluten intolerance
2. diabetes
3. high blood pressure
4. morbid obesity
5. thryoid condition
As you can see that can be a serious challenge to get through each day. My goal is to be under 400lbs by my 32nd b-day which is exactly 2 months from today. That means that I need to loose about .8lbs a day in weight to make that goal. right now, I am estimating my weight at 440lbs... it is possible, but it is going to be tough. I need to make serious changes in my diet and excersice routines. I need to daily think about what I am doing and how it is effecting my body and my life long choices. I need to be reminded that I want to have kids, and be able to play with them outside of a wheelchair.
So, the next 30 days is our state of emergency, and then the next 30 after that is my freedom push. My end of the year goal is 375lbs on 1/1/08... with 300lbs by 1/1/09 and 250lbs by 7/7/09.... I know that is ambitious to loose almost 200lbs in just under 2 years, but it is doable. I know that as I eat well, and exercise the weight will start coming off and as it does it will motivate me more and more and that will help me make more quality choices, and more excersice to get more weight off... It is all possible, and it will be done....
I have this dream of my wife and I on our 5th anniversary (wedding) of doing the whole ceremony thing, in the mountains of MT and being able to wear a full tuxedo with tails and all. I want my wife to be decked out in dress of her dreams, and neither one of us having to sacrifice our dream because of our figures.... I dream of our little kids running around at that time in our house with our danes and all of us eating RAW or Vegetarian and free.... I dream of kids that have no health issues due to diet.... I just DREAM!!!!
So, welcome to my dream, and my journey.....
Here is the reason for the emergency... this list is the short list of things between the two of us that we need to watch out for each and everyday....
1. gluten intolerance
2. diabetes
3. high blood pressure
4. morbid obesity
5. thryoid condition
As you can see that can be a serious challenge to get through each day. My goal is to be under 400lbs by my 32nd b-day which is exactly 2 months from today. That means that I need to loose about .8lbs a day in weight to make that goal. right now, I am estimating my weight at 440lbs... it is possible, but it is going to be tough. I need to make serious changes in my diet and excersice routines. I need to daily think about what I am doing and how it is effecting my body and my life long choices. I need to be reminded that I want to have kids, and be able to play with them outside of a wheelchair.
So, the next 30 days is our state of emergency, and then the next 30 after that is my freedom push. My end of the year goal is 375lbs on 1/1/08... with 300lbs by 1/1/09 and 250lbs by 7/7/09.... I know that is ambitious to loose almost 200lbs in just under 2 years, but it is doable. I know that as I eat well, and exercise the weight will start coming off and as it does it will motivate me more and more and that will help me make more quality choices, and more excersice to get more weight off... It is all possible, and it will be done....
I have this dream of my wife and I on our 5th anniversary (wedding) of doing the whole ceremony thing, in the mountains of MT and being able to wear a full tuxedo with tails and all. I want my wife to be decked out in dress of her dreams, and neither one of us having to sacrifice our dream because of our figures.... I dream of our little kids running around at that time in our house with our danes and all of us eating RAW or Vegetarian and free.... I dream of kids that have no health issues due to diet.... I just DREAM!!!!
So, welcome to my dream, and my journey.....
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Friday, September 7, 2007
Revelation
Ok, so I have come to a very real understanding today.... RAW makes me feel EXCELLENT.....
This might be TMI, and if it is I am sorry.... for the last few days, I have not been keeping up the 75% RAW, and been more in the 50% range... to that end, I have been stopped up for about 3 days now.... The desire is there, but there is no action....
So anyway, back to how I understand this now..... today I was running late, and did not pack a RAW lunch, and had two bananas for breakfast.... Well, I was mad that I was late, and so I stopped at the 7-11 and got some food. I got 3 sticks of beef jerky, 1 turkey pita sandwich, 1lt of diet pepsi and 2 bags of almond m&ms.... Ok, so I have eaten 1/2 of that food already on top of the bananas from this morning, and now I am starved.... the other day, I ate apples, celery, nuts, bananas, and drank water and I was not even hungry when I stopped at Wendy's and got some stupid food....
So, it seems that when I feed my body it responds and actually works... when I do not then I am just starved and need to work hard to keep going... wow, what a concept huh...
on a side note, I found a scale that will go all the way to 440lbs and will give me my body fat index also.... this will be good as right now I am guessing at my weight, and that is not good. I was shocked a couple of months ago when the doctor said I was 435lbs.... I think that I have put on 5-10lbs since then so that is why I need a good quality scale....
look for a big announcement next week for the wife and I....
God Bless,
This might be TMI, and if it is I am sorry.... for the last few days, I have not been keeping up the 75% RAW, and been more in the 50% range... to that end, I have been stopped up for about 3 days now.... The desire is there, but there is no action....
So anyway, back to how I understand this now..... today I was running late, and did not pack a RAW lunch, and had two bananas for breakfast.... Well, I was mad that I was late, and so I stopped at the 7-11 and got some food. I got 3 sticks of beef jerky, 1 turkey pita sandwich, 1lt of diet pepsi and 2 bags of almond m&ms.... Ok, so I have eaten 1/2 of that food already on top of the bananas from this morning, and now I am starved.... the other day, I ate apples, celery, nuts, bananas, and drank water and I was not even hungry when I stopped at Wendy's and got some stupid food....
So, it seems that when I feed my body it responds and actually works... when I do not then I am just starved and need to work hard to keep going... wow, what a concept huh...
on a side note, I found a scale that will go all the way to 440lbs and will give me my body fat index also.... this will be good as right now I am guessing at my weight, and that is not good. I was shocked a couple of months ago when the doctor said I was 435lbs.... I think that I have put on 5-10lbs since then so that is why I need a good quality scale....
look for a big announcement next week for the wife and I....
God Bless,
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Monday, September 3, 2007
Labor Day Weekend
Well this weekend my wife and I were only about 50% RAW.... We could have been much better, but we both had a hankering for some bread, and so my wife made her Gluten Free Multigrain bread. When she makes this, we make these really good Pepperoni, Salami and Cheese sandwiches. They are truly great. I also had some luncheon meat sandwiches on Friday and Saturday. Again, we could have been much better, but we were not....
On a positive note, I just finished reading the book "Eating In The Raw" from Carol Alt. It was a quick and easy book that really laid out a nice and easy plan to move to a raw diet. I am looking forward to reading some more books on the subject and working toward 100% RAW...
My wife and have set a date of 01.01.08 as the 100% RAW date. We are going to work more and more toward that goal, and hopefully achieve it sooner. My wife is already in the 80% range, and I am about 65-70% range. I am shooting for 80-85% by the end of september, and then work the last 15-20% over the holiday season. I am glad that we are doing this when we are, as starting during the holiday season would be tourture. This way we will be most of the way done when we hit the hard times.
So, day by day making good choices is the plan.
On a positive note, I just finished reading the book "Eating In The Raw" from Carol Alt. It was a quick and easy book that really laid out a nice and easy plan to move to a raw diet. I am looking forward to reading some more books on the subject and working toward 100% RAW...
My wife and have set a date of 01.01.08 as the 100% RAW date. We are going to work more and more toward that goal, and hopefully achieve it sooner. My wife is already in the 80% range, and I am about 65-70% range. I am shooting for 80-85% by the end of september, and then work the last 15-20% over the holiday season. I am glad that we are doing this when we are, as starting during the holiday season would be tourture. This way we will be most of the way done when we hit the hard times.
So, day by day making good choices is the plan.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
MON, TUES, WED
Ok, well I am gonna combine all these days into this post....
This week has seen it's challenges, but I must say that I am around 70% for the RAW this week so far. I have made a choice to allow myself to eat one meal a day that is cooked, and slowly ween myself back from there. so here is how I did...
MONDAY:
1/2lb burger, fries, soda
TUESDAY:
Bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup
2 sticks of beef Jerky
1 small piece of Carrot Cake
Soda
WED:
2 sticks of beef jerky
1/2 Turkey Pita Sandwich
bowl of Fiesta Con Queso soup (vegetarian)
As you can see, I am struggling with lunch here at the office. I am being good with my breakfast and dinner and I am finding that snacks of fruit are so much better then anything else. I am also down to 1-2 sodas per day, and so that is a good improvement from the 12 pack this weekend. I am gonna stay on the same schedule for the next few days, and it will get easier and easier to rid myself of the cooked foods. I found a smoothie bar around the corner from the restaurant row we eat lunch at, so that will be a good alternative instead of cooked foods.
Look for a post from me on firday night of how the rest of the week went. It is a good journey.
This week has seen it's challenges, but I must say that I am around 70% for the RAW this week so far. I have made a choice to allow myself to eat one meal a day that is cooked, and slowly ween myself back from there. so here is how I did...
MONDAY:
1/2lb burger, fries, soda
TUESDAY:
Bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup
2 sticks of beef Jerky
1 small piece of Carrot Cake
Soda
WED:
2 sticks of beef jerky
1/2 Turkey Pita Sandwich
bowl of Fiesta Con Queso soup (vegetarian)
As you can see, I am struggling with lunch here at the office. I am being good with my breakfast and dinner and I am finding that snacks of fruit are so much better then anything else. I am also down to 1-2 sodas per day, and so that is a good improvement from the 12 pack this weekend. I am gonna stay on the same schedule for the next few days, and it will get easier and easier to rid myself of the cooked foods. I found a smoothie bar around the corner from the restaurant row we eat lunch at, so that will be a good alternative instead of cooked foods.
Look for a post from me on firday night of how the rest of the week went. It is a good journey.
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