Seriously, if anyone had told me how fun and entertaining this would have been, I never would have believed them!
We have had more fun in the kitchen over the last week than I can ever remember. I’m surprised and excited with every corner we turn! Here are some of the fun things we’ve experienced that I am so thankful for:
- Learned about coconuts, differences in young and mature, opened them up, drank the coconut water, experimented with the coconut meat and even made a delicious coconut whipped cream that the girls enjoyed over fresh strawberries!
- Finally made a marina with zucchini noodles. Simply amazing. Even had to go back to the store to get more zucchinis!
- Enjoyed a raw food picnic at an outdoor concert. It was so easy to prepare and everything tasted wonderfully.
- Still enjoying daily smoothies. The burst of energy is terrific.
- Love, love, love seeing my girls become more adventurous with food. I call them my “testers” and while the roll there eyes and ask “do I have to?” I know that they secretly relish their new titles.
- Ben has been experimenting with all kind of trail mixes. We even dehydrated a batch in the oven.
- Really enjoy being OFF of coffee! I am no longer a slave to the coffee maker. This isn’t to say I won’t enjoy a cup of coffee every once in a while after this detox, but I never want to go back to the daily morning ritual. I don’t want coffee to ever again compete with God for my attention.
- Delighted to throw some fruit in a bag on the way to the library knowing we would be out for a while and might need a snack. How easy was that? It was fun to be eating a peach on 75 while driving to ballet lessons. (note to self: remember to pack napkins next time!)
There are countless other blessings and enjoyments that are pouring out from this detox. I feel great. I feel less stressed than ever before. Our family has been on time to pretty much everything for the last week. I have no idea what this has to do with the food, but it’s one significant oddity we’ve noticed. As a whole, life is just smoother right now. I’m sure the slower paced summer schedule helps tremendously but I feel like the food has somehow attributed to all this pleasantness. Moods are just better. There’s less arguing and lots more unity.
Apart from the initial 6 pound weight loss from our practice week and the apple fast, I have not experienced any weight loss. I pretty much weigh the same weight I weighed on the third day of the apple fast. But one of the things we heard last week in Made to Crave really speaks to me: Nothing tastes as good as peace feels! So, I have to ask myself, do I feel peace about what I have been eating? You bet! And it does feel great!