Day two was rough, for Mom and Dad that is. The kids are incredibly resilient. I heard them tell me how much they like rice many times today! Dad's digestive system got worse, Mom and Dad felt much worse. This is a good time to be the person who makes the rules! We made a new rule to add apples to our diet, even though we had originally planned to wait a week. The apples and apple juice made a huge difference. Both of us felt better immediately. We had an "ah hah" moment at dinner time. We all sat around the table, totally satisfied from a meal of brown rice, rice cakes, sliced apple, and apple juice. Our bodies have already began to reset themselves. Feels like progress!
Yesterday I forgot to mention a couple of other reasons we are doing this fast. First, in the third world, everyone eats rice. They eat rice for most meals, and add whatever they can find to it. Our adopted son in Africa eats rice every day. This fast is a way for us to spiritually connect with him, and we are specifically praying with power for his coming home to us quickly. Second, this is kind of obvious, but we are hoping to lose 50 pounds per year for two years. We should both feel much better as we do that.
Thats all for now,
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