Fasting

Today was Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement. 

ON this day, denying oneself, translated as fasting,  is required. 

It wasn't that bad.  (More on that later.) 

Yom Kippur's emphasis is to examine one's self and to ask for forgiveness from others and God for one's trespasses. 

Usually it is those closest to you which you need to ask for the most forgiveness. 

We did that today in our family. 

It is necessary to mend relationships and not allow a bitter root to spring up. 

And we did that exercise at the park while we exercised our body and mind. 

IT was a gorgeous fall day so we walked to the park for sunshine, fresh air and exercise. 

Now, back to the fasting, fasting from food for 24 hours is really not that hard. 

It is fasting from water which is hard. 

By 5:00 p.m. I was getting a major cotton mouth. 

You see, when I was 40 lbs. heavier in my 20's, I determined to lose the wt. and set up an exercise program for myself with built-in incentives and a healthy eating plan which included one or two days of fasting each week. 

That was 17 years ago and I am still the same wt. after four babies.  

I was excited to find a similar program recently who teaches the same concepts that I used initially to lose my excess wt. 

The program is called Eat STop Eat by Brad Pillon,   www.eatstopeat.com

CHeck it out, I like his research, the price and ...it works!