Apr 03 2010

a new goal . . .

Posted in Family, Recipes

I did a 10-day water fast recently (yes, you read that right – not a single bite of food for 10 days), and since then I’ve been trying to make very healthy choices when it comes to what foods I eat. I was able to detox from sugar and everything else during the fast, and it’s made me much more intentional about what I put into my body. My goal is that the majority of foods I eat will come straight from the earth – meaning lots of fresh fruits, veggies, and whole grains. My favorite vegetables are asparagus and sweet potatoes (right now), so today I had some for lunch. I just sliced a sweet potato and roasted it in the oven along with the asparagus. I added some raw carrots, celery & yellow bell pepper and had strawberries, too. It was so good, and to make it even better, I ate on our screened-in back porch (which is my favorite room of the house when the temperature is right)! The weather here today was amazing, and I just wanted to stay outside all day long. I thought my plate looked too pretty not to take a picture (even though I was greatly ridiculed by certain members of my family). I’m thinking about reading this book soon. If you’ve read it, let me know what you thought about it. If you’ve read anything similar that you’d recommend, I’d love to hear about it as well.

Stay tuned later this week for photos from our camping trip . . . SO fun! I’ll also be posting about the Easter cookies we made tonight. I hope you all have a wonderful day tomorrow remembering Jesus’ sacrifice and celebrating His resurrection!

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Amy - April 4, 2010 - 6:26 PM

I’m so amazed. I can’t imagine fasting for one day much less 10. Way to go. Was it difficult in the beginning?

Katie - April 4, 2010 - 7:11 PM

Hi Amy – It really wasn’t that difficult in the beginning somehow. The day Brad left for Haiti, I just really sensed that I needed to pray for him a lot while he was there. So I decided to fast while he was gone and focus on praying for him and the people he’d come in contact with. It got a little hard around the halfway point, and I didn’t have much energy at all. But all in all, it was a neat experience. One thing I learned is that it’s really important to break a fast like that slowly and carefully. Breaking it was actually tougher than the 10 days of no eating.

Anna Hallman - December 1, 2010 - 11:51 AM

Hi Katie,
I know this is an old blog you posted about your fasting and the Michael Pollan book. I’m four months pregnant and spending some spare time looking at friends f.b. pages. I ran across this blog about the book you were considering reading by Michael Pollan back in April. He is one of my favorite food authors not to mention an anthopologist. (I’m a chef and my husband is a cultural anthropologist; his books are perfect for the two of of.) I work a lot of hours (when I’m not pregnant) and have found it easier for me to watch his documentaries since I don’t have much time to read. There are tons of documentaries with him that are available through Netflix. Food, Inc is an especially good one to rent. Before I found out I was pregnant, I had totally detoxed from sugar. My diet consisted of sprouted grains only, organic vegetables, grass fed beef when possible, nitrate free meats, and organic free range chicken when possible. I also delved into fermented food quite a bit because I have Crohn’s disease. I was able to completely come off of my medicine for Crohn’s which was costing me $1500 a month. I felt better than I ever have. Since becoming pregnant, though, unfortunately cravings have taken over but I still feel pretty healthy. (probably due to the fact that I cleansed my body prior to becoming pregnant.) Anyway, just wanted to comment on your beautiful plate of veggies.
Anna

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