Day 19

I am amazingly used to my 7 foods and even crave the breakfast ones I have learned to love so much. Two pieces whole wheat toast with apple butter ( made only with apples and apple cider ) and half a sweet potato with salt and a drop of honey, topped off with 2 cups black coffee. Lunch and dinner are much the same including the rest of the foods; Chicken, spinach, avocado,and apples all piled up in different ways. Night snack is either almond milk and an apple or almond milk and a whole wheat roll. So essentially I am eating 7 foods but have added black coffee, and almond milk to what I drink. Essentially no processed foods at all, has to be the reason I feel really great. I have tons of energy during Jazzercise and I attribute that to the half sweet potato which I will keep as a staple in my life when this is over. I love you sweet potato. I have learned several things about myself through this. One being that feeling empty has brought me to appreciate the life that God can breathe into me anytime I ask. I have prayed A WHOLE LOT more. My sin seems very apparent quickly, but this is good because instead of guilt and self loathing it is dealt with because Jesus is right there and I feel His grace more quickly. Mentally I am much more clear headed and can really see what is going on around me and respond better. I am only mad at the experiment everyday around 3pm, when I am dying for a snack. Twice I tried to eat a chip that was either a sweet potato "chip" or a bean "chip." Both times I felt gross, knowing they were not whole foods and defeating the purpose of leaning into Jesus when I want something. I wasn't that hungry just snacky. Kirby has been super supportive, grilling me chicken lots of nights and making me beans. I've tried not to draw a lot of attention to my experiment, hoping I can focus on God and not make this all about me. Next month is clothes and two of my kids are saying they want to do it with me. Race is especially excited to pick 7 pieces of clothes and make sure none are jeans or have a collar.