The 40 days might be over, but the journey is just beginning

As of today, I have completed the 40-day program outlined in the Maker's Diet. It has been the hardest endeavour I have ever taken on in my life. There have been days I've wanted to quit, moments I've slipped off the diet and just all around bad days. But the good has definitely outweighed the bad and I'm glad that I did it. While my health is 100% of where I want it to be; I have more control of it, which is what I ultimately wanted.

But as the title of this blog states, my journey is really just beginning. Once you do the 40-days of the Maker's Diet, your really encouraged to stay on phase three forever. To do this I must continue to eliminate breads, most pastas, tons of sugar, pork, fast foods, Cokes and a few other of my former favorite things from my diet. This might seem like a daunting task, but after "fasting" from these things for the last 40 days, I really don't miss them. Tonight I went to dinner with my family and didn't have a problem avoiding the bread on the table.

You can enjoy off diet meals; your just encouraged to not have off diet days. It's easier for your body to recover from one off diet meal than an off diet day. And this is good news as I get ready to go on vacation to Hawaii. I haven't figured out exactly how I'm going to stay true to the Maker's Diet while in paradise, but I'm going to try.

And church today was such an encouragement for me. If you read my previous blog you read about how I've had a slight relapse and was disappointed. Things have improved (not 100% better - but better). But the sermon at church was all about staying focused on whatever your expecting deliverance from and not getting discouraged. Our pastor shared about how they struggled for years with a rebelous son, and he and his wife prayed continuously for years for deliverance. And thru it all he learned that God's timing is his own, and that many times God's deliverance won't look like what were expecting but that it will be good! In the middle of the sermon, our pastor asked for anyone who is praying for deliverance from something to have the boldness to stand so that the congregation can pray for them. I stood up and was immediately surrounded by the three girls in my accountability group who knew exactly what I have been petitioning God for - restored health. It was a great moment as I reach the end of this 40-day journey and enter into a new journey. It was such a blessing to have them pray over me and support me through this.

I probably won't update this blog until I get back from Hawaii - please pray for safe travels and that I'm able to stay as true as I can to the Maker's Diet. I'm excited about this vacation and it probably is exactly what I need to get my stress under control.

So until I blog again - Aloha!