God told me He is going to heal me!

My husband and I went to a new church this last Sunday and there was a guest speaker.  At the end of the service he asked everyone who needed healing to come up front.  I of course went up front to get prayed for. He was asking everyone else what they needed healing for and then he proceeded to pray for them.  When he got to me he asked me my name and I told him.  He said to me, "God says He will"! Then he said, "I don't know what you are asking God for, but he says to you, I will"!  I immediately knew that the Lord was speaking to me and that He was going to heal me! 

I have interstitial cystitis (inflammation of the bladder) and there's no cure. I've been praying ever since day for healing, but nothing yet. I have just been trusting in God, knowing that He created my body and He has a plan and purpose for this situation.  But now, praise God, I am going to be healed!

God did not heal me instantly, but I believe He is using this juice fast and change in diet and lifestyle to change me, challenge me and bring about my ultimate healing.  I'm excited for what waits in the days ahead!

Nine Days Juice Fasting

Nine days on my juice fast. Drinking only vegetables and fruit that I've juiced in my Breville juicer.
Some days I have more energy than others. Some days I feel tired, which is to be expected.  My face is looking clearer, brighter, yeah! I can't wait to see what my skin will look like at the end of my fast.

I stopped weighing myself.  I don't want to obsess over my weight and get disappointed if one day I don't lose anything.  I'm just going to wait and weigh myself at the end, then I'll be pleasantly surprised!

I read that you should vary your vegetables, so yesterday at Sprouts I bought cauliflower, which is different tasting than I expected in juice. But I love cooked cauliflower so I thought I'd try it.  Last week I juiced cilantro, this week parsley. I also bought a parsnip, this is my first time ever tasting one.  It seemed fine, it didn't seem weird tasting or anything. Last week my greens were kale, this week rainbow chard.  I put a piece of butternut squash in the juicer, but I didn't like the sound it made when I juiced it.  Either it's just too hard for the juicer or I need to wait for it to get soft...have to think on this one.

My typical daily recipe: All organic

5 carrots or less (I try to use as few carrots as I can and add more of the other items below).
2-3 large stalks of celery
2 apples
1 cucumber
Several chunks of cabbage
Variety of greens, it could be spinach, chard, kale, romaine, collard greens, etc. (the more the better!)
Cut off section of parsley or cilantro
1 inch of ginger
Then I vary the other veggies; sweet potatoes, zucchini, beets, parsnip ,tomatoes, red peppers.
Sometimes I juice cantaloupe, it makes the most delicious juice, or other fruit I have sitting around.
Yields 32 oz.

Day 1-5 of Juice Fast

The first day of my juice fast was easy. I had made up my mind to fast and I wasn’t tempted at all.  Plus, I’ve done this before! Yesterday, the second day of the fast, I was tempted a little.  Luckily I was busy and didn’t have time to think about food that much.  When I was tempted, I just said. “No, you are NOT eating…right now you are fasting!" and I prayed and asked for God's help.  I didn’t give in.

Got a headache today, which is to be expected on the first few days of a fast.  And even though it is inconvenient and annoying, it also means that my body is being cleaned out, detoxing (getting rid of all the junk that I’ve put into my body) and that’s a good thing!

Today is day number 5 of my juice fast and I’ve lost 9 pounds already.  Crazy!  When you juice fast, you’ll lose quite a few pounds right off the bat, but then it slows to 1-2 pounds per day.  But, and this is a big but, you absolutely, positively have to change the way you eat forever when the fast is over, if not, you’ll go back to your old way of eating and gain all of the weight back.  

I decided to start drinking Psyllium husk today because I wasn't pooing anymore.  You need the psyllium husk to help move the waste out of your intestines and colon. I put 2 tsp. in a 6 oz. glass of water, it was too much. I had diarrhea.  Tomorrow I'll only use 1 tsp. in 8 oz. of water. 

Doritos or Apples? Hmmm....

Most of the food that is sold today is made to make money, not to make you healthy!  Think about it, to live longer and stay healthy, do you want to eat man-made (processed foods) or food that was created by Almighty God himself?

Question: What is better for you a bag of Doritos or an apple, an apple, right?

We all know this, but few of us choose the apple.  Why, because Doritos taste good.  We’ve been tricked! Processed foods may taste good, but it’s a disguise to cover up the taste of all the chemicals, additives, preservatives and food colorings that they have to put into the food to make them taste good!  Doritos and many other processed foods contain MSG.  A dangerous chemical that among other things is highly addictive and makes you want to eat more and more and more! God didn’t have to put all of those artificial ingredients into His food to make it taste good.  Everything He created is good all by itself.

The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:12

Ingredient list for a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos: Whole Corn, Vegetable Oil (Contains One or More of the Following: Corn, Soybean and/or Sunflower Oil), Corn Maltodextrin, Salt, Tomato Powder, Corn Starch, Lactose, Whey, Nonfat Milk, Corn Syrup Solids, Onion Powder, Sugar, Garlic Powder, Monosodium Glutamate (MSG), Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Dextrose, Malic Acid, Buttermilk, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sodium Acetate, Artificial Color (Including Red 40, Blue 1, Yellow 5), Sodium Caseinate, Spice, Citric Acid, Disodium Inosinate, and Disodium Guanylate.

Here’s the ingredient list for an organic apple: Apple

Losing Weight, Getting Healthy God's Way

Gosh, I can't believe it's been 3 years since I've posted anything new.  Part of the reason why is because I'm such a private person and it's hard for me to share my personal feelings with "the world".  But my prayer is that I will be able to help someone else in their journey as God helps me along mine!

I have decided to go on a juice fast again.  Why, because I am overweight again.  I’ve gained back a bunch of the weight I lost on my last fast and lifestyle change. It lasted for a good while, but my new lifestyle went back to my old lifestyle and that’s why I gained back all of those pounds.

Plus, I’m sick.  I have terrible hot flashes daily, I have a bump on my knee and it is tender and sore and I have trouble moving it sometimes.  I have a bladder disease called Interstitial Cystitis which is basically painful inflammation of the bladder.  I’m not in pain everyday but when I do have an “attack”, that’s what I like to call it, it’s bad and I’m in bed for hours with terrible pain.

I want to take control of my health and my weight.  This time with God’s help.  I think in the past I prayed some about my diet, but not faithfully or seriously.  I realize now that I CAN’T do this alone.  I know because I’ve tried many times to lose weight, only to gain it back again.  My willpower was not enough.  I need God!

I'm Back.....Again! Sept. 27,2010

Well, as you can tell from my last post, its' been 9 months since I've posted anything to my Blog. That pretty much tells me that I haven't stayed on my healthy eating plan and that I cheated and went back to my old SAD (Standard American Diet) way of eating. Geeezzz....this is a constant battle for me!

Well, I'm eating healthy again, it's been 7 weeks since I started. I've only lost 10 pounds so far...it all came off within the first week, but since then. nothing...my body has already stabilized, which I'm not very happy about! But I do feel good about the way I'm eating and how I feel. I'm eating almost ALL 100% organic foods, even though they may be tortilla chips or enchiladas. I try not to eat anything unless it's organic. And I'm not making smoothies everyday like I used to...I just eat them once or twice a week. I know I will lose more weight once I start eating more smoothies and fruits and veggies. Don't get me wrong, I have tons of fruit and veggies in the house and I eat them daily, but I still like cooked foods. They are warm and comforting. I don't get the same satisfied feeling from eating an orange as I do eating a cooked egg sandwich!

I'm also walking about 3-4 days a week. My husband and I walk about 1 mile a night, walking the dogs. It feels really good, but again, no more weight loss. I'm really surprised.

But for now, I'm happy with the changes I've made and I hope to continue with this healthy way of eating and lifestyle.

I'm going in for surgery in a few weeks and it will take a few weeks to recover, so I'm not sure how well I'll be able to stay eating this way. I'm guessing I'll want comfort food...and I won't be able to do my nightly walks...I'll be confined to bed for awhile. I'll post more on that as it happens.

I'd want to find out more about the Gerson therapy and try that out. I'm healthy and I don't have any major diseases (my surgery will be to remove fibroid tumors), but I would like to go out for preventive measures. I'll post more on that once I find out about it.

Progress at 4 week mark

It's been 4 weeks now that I've given up processed junk food and started eating healthy again and I feel pretty good. I've lost about 6 pounds, not great, but it's a start. My problems with acid indigestion are just about all gone, praise God!

I feel like I need to "up" my game though, so I am going to consciously eat more fruits and veggies and have a smoothie each morning. I've been eating very healthy, but not eating as many fruits and veggies like I should. After this period of time, I'll change from cooked veggies to more raw veggies. It's a process and it takes time, but I'm determined to make it work this time.

I slipped a little when we went to Disneyland last week and I was mad at myself, but I have to realize that I'm not a robot, I'm human and I'm going to make mistakes. I just made sure that I ate healthy everyday thereafter, so I'm back to where I should be.

More later!