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Blessings in the Kitchen

06:59, Thursday, February 8, 2007 .. Posted in Around the Cookstove .. 2 comments .. Link

It is amazing the generous blessings that the Lord provides to each of us each and every day. Sometimes the blessings come in unexpected ways. In this case, in my kitchen.

I recently made more changes in my diet. Up until now, I had been removing processed and refined foods & food products from my diet. I noticed fairly quickly that I felt a bit of a lessening in my pain levels. The next change happened in December when I began taking a gel-cap vitamin suppliment to help with my anemia. I have had an increase in my energy levels as my anemia has been improved.

Now, the most recent blessing. When Joe is on the truck, I am eating a vegetarian diet. Lots of vegetables, some fruit, and whole grains. When Joe is home, I eat a non-vegetarian diet since that is what Joe is used to. In the past week, I have been losing weight and have more energy than I have had in some time.

I had been researching a diet called "The Maker's Diet". In short, it is a diet based on the dietary instructions given in the Old Testament in the books of Deuteronomy & Leviticus. I found though that living in a rural area such as we do, that diet is not practical. Many of the Kosher and Organic foods the diet requires are not readily available. I continued researching and trying to find a way to use the basic ideas of this diet, but in a more practical way.

I finally decided to go vegetarian, at least during the week when Joe isn't home. As I continued to research, I found that the raw vegetables and fruits are lower in calories than the caloric rate the body uses to burn them. Simply put, your body burns more calories digesting the foods than the foods contain. Some refer to this as negative calorie or low calorie foods.

In the first week, I started losing weight at the rate of 1-2 pounds per day, losing 5 pounds in the first 3 days. I have had issues in the past with becoming sick from losing weight too quickly, so I am slowing down the weight loss alittle by eating proteins one meal a day. I still watch the way the food is prepared to keep the fat levels down. I also eat non-meat proteins, such as eggs or dried beans, during the week. I am enjoying this way of eating. Instead of eating the usual 3 somewhat big meals a day that we are accustomed to, I am following what many doctors recommend. I eat small amounts about 5 times a day. This allows me to keep up the energy levels, while also keeping my body burning the calories. I am feeling better than I have in quite some time. I am looking forward to summer when the garden is producing the fresh vegetables. One of the best points is also that Abbie loves the same foods that I am eating. She is going to be growing up with good eating habits.

What a wonderful and awesome Lord we have. I am so grateful to Him for the bounty He gave us. The basic foods that He provides for us are the same things that can help us to improve our health without having to take so many medications. A true blessing, indeed!

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08:11, Thursday, February 8, 2007 .. Posted by a1health
The Maker's Diet is quite complex, but very efficient. I have a friend who was a bit infertile, but after doing the diet she quickly became pregnant. Have you heard of the Hallelujah Acres diet? It is primarily raw foods as you have been mentioning. I am also on a diet. I am a vegetarian with primarily raw foods, but I am eating chicken noodle soup, yogurt, and supplementing with baby food or apple sauce. Good luck to you!
Blessings,
~Farrah

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09:54, Thursday, February 8, 2007 .. Posted by rellamom
I think when we switch our eating to foods that are as close as possible to the way God created them, we will naturally feel better, and even lose weight.

So much of what is consumed, today, is processed and sugared to such a degree it resembles nothing that it was derived from!

Once we "fix" the problem by eating foods that are "whole" in nature, I think there is little need for books and instructions (although they are interesting and even validating!)

If we aren't losing weight on "healthy foods" -- perhaps we're not *meant* to lose that weight? Sometimes I think we women have a tendency to forget that we are exactly how God meant us to look. We need to accept ourselves, and not try to improve on what God has already perfected!

Carrie

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