It sounded like a great idea! Use the 1 SecDailyPic app, take a picture of my bare belly for forty days straight, and see what happens. First, the app blows! It kept on dying on me. Next, I AM FAT!! LIKE DISGUSTING FAT!!! LIKE IT WAS MORE DISGUSTING TO LOOK AT MY BELLY THAN THE DRINK A CUP OF BEETS, CELERY, GINGER ROOT AND WHATEVER THE HECK ELSE WAS IN THERE!
I guess the camera really doesn't lie, and it's probably a good thing that I drank that same cup of junk this morning for breakfast (switched it up a little - living on the wild side!) and eating quinoa, steamed veggies and way too much apple-cider vinegar for the second day in a row (I realized quickly that those recipes are way too much food for one day, and it's not the type of food you like to gorge out on!).
And I will say, I woke up this morning and it said I had lost 7.5 pounds since Fat Tuesday! I love scales - they lie so much! But, I am noticing a few things.
As I ate yesterday. I didn't rush. (You almost need a break in between bites to stop from throwing up!) I sat down and talked to my wife. I didn't eat too much (really, who wants to eat more of that junk!). And I didn't focus on eating. It was quite the opposite, instead of looking forward to what I was going to eat I couldn't wait until I was done eating.
Although, it was tough to swallow (literally - except for that stir fry thing. I could eat that every day!), I also finished everything. It taught me that none of this stuff is going to kill me (ok, maybe that apple-cider vinegar will lead to a slow death), and I really can't wait to see the good it's going to do for my body.
So, I did end up taking a picture; because I want to visually see what this does. But, more importantly, it's kind of a sign: How I viewed eating before the Daniel Plan and how that may change come Easter.
Day Two of the Daniel Plan was a complete disaster! Usually after a day of fasting, I wake up and can't wait to get that first meal. Today, I took one drink of my morning shake and yearned for the days of eating no food. And while I may have felt like I was going to faint all day, at least the light headedness helped me escape the bad feeling in my belly as I was trying to put this food down! I have already lost 8 pounds, but for the first time in my life that I can remember, this feels like real hunger.
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