Day 21- Eden Diet

Heath Advice #82  Eat to live do not live to eat.

I am three weeks into my challenge.  Halfway there.  I now start the Eden Diet which consists of raw foods, nothing cooked.  Basically raw fruits and veggies and nuts and bean, etc.  (is there really an etc?)

My friend B told me she has started the 42 day challenge.  I am excited for her.  Good luck B!!!


1. Read the daily proclamation day and night  Done

2. Compliment someone each day and say nothing negative about anyone. I just opened classes at the New Carlisle Wesleyan Church.  Monday night was our first class.  We had a good turn out and I left feeling very good about it.  I called my instructor Sue afterwards to thank her for helping so much.  I know I would not have done this if it weren't for her helping pull everyone together.  I think she is awesome and passionate and she LOVES jazzercise.  I let her know how awesome she was!  She also is getting over not feeling very well and she still taught last night.  She is a trooper!

3. Stop eating BEFORE you are full. Follow the special body cleansing program- I am eating a vegan diet. I will be on the Eden diet for the next week.  I am only allowed raw food.  No cooking.  I had fruit for breakfast and a yummy salad for lunch.  When I got home in the evening, I really wanted something warm but am only allowed raw.  I decided to put a can of rinsed black beans and no-salt tomatoes in the vita mix long enough to make it warm.  My husband called a "foul".  C'mon let me at least have it somewhat warm. 

4. Do not get angry, curse or complain. Do not gossip about anyone  This reminds me of my trip to the foot doc.  He gave me a cortisone shot and said the next step is alcohol shots (which are the worst thing in the WORLD).  I have a neuroma and have had one in both feet over the last several years.  I had to have all the shots and they did not work, eventually having two surgeries to remove each nerve.  He said surgery is the next option.  I didn't curse but I wanted to.  Frustrated!

5.Give someone something material each day.  I gave one of my clients, who just got a puppy, a book about cute doggy stories.  She has a Yellow Lab and just bought a Rottweiler.  From one dog lover to another. 

6. Pray and read scripture for your age in minutes daily.- I pray for 11 minutes in the morning and 11 minutes at night. I also listen to an audio bible for 11 minutes in the morning and 11 at night.  Lots of sacrifice going on in the bible.  Seems like every other sentence is an animal being sacrificed for a sin or an offering.  I am a vegetarian also because I do not like the thought of killing animals so it isn't my favorite part of the bible.  I did just read about how we will be sentenced to death if we work on the Sabbath day.  You know what I'm doing Sunday.  Nutin.

7. Drink half myweight in ounces of water.- done I have to drink 72 ounces of water. Done.

8. If you are doing any of these stop. Stop flirting, having affairs, committing fornication, looking at pornography, or communicating with a person who is not your spouse. Nope

9. Wash my face before bed. This isn't part of the challenge but I made it part. I need to get back into the habit! Yep


My weight is as follows-
Day 1. 146.1
2. 144.0
3. 142.3
4. 142.6
Restart day 1. 143.8
2. 144.2
3. 142.7
4. 142.3
5. 140.9
6. 140.6
7. 140.4
8. 139.8
9. 139.8
10. 137.6
11. 138.9
12. 138.3
13. 138.7
14. 139.6
15.137.6
16. 135.6
17.136.3
18.135.8
19. 135.8
20. 137.3
21. 136.9