tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post8787091370281228225..comments2023-10-11T03:49:53.934-04:00Comments on The Gold Puppy: Clean SlateReya Mellickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-23167268952849830552011-01-22T08:10:51.711-05:002011-01-22T08:10:51.711-05:00Thanks, Teri! Thinking good thoughts about you whi...Thanks, Teri! Thinking good thoughts about you while you head into your tests.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-39575844818087512722011-01-22T00:12:50.552-05:002011-01-22T00:12:50.552-05:00I have been on a really strict diet for the past 2...I have been on a really strict diet for the past 2 weeks due to some tests I have to have and I have one more week to go. Sometimes, during this, I think that I will never eat another vegetable. I cannot have anything packaged, frozen, canned or bottled. Only veggies and fresh fruit and a small amount of meat. No soy products. No herbs unless fresh. Only olive oil. I tell you, I am dreaming about food. If I were to get the flu at this point I think I would be a goner. You make a good point at how privileged we, as Americans, are. (Well, probably not all Americans but most). It's good to take the back seat sometimes and think about what we have and what others don't. Great post!Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046623774704584939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-4237766716399543852011-01-21T23:55:30.595-05:002011-01-21T23:55:30.595-05:00Congratulations! Yes, it resets the appetite, such...Congratulations! Yes, it resets the appetite, such a good thing. Bravo!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-12346254564003071352011-01-21T22:38:37.144-05:002011-01-21T22:38:37.144-05:00Your post reminds me of a line from the movie &quo...Your post reminds me of a line from the movie "The Devil wears Prada".<br />One of the girls said "I'm one stomach flu away from my ideal weight."<br />.....now where was I? Oh yes fasts. I'd gotten about 25 pounds over weight last year when my wife suggested we fast for a day.<br />I struggled, but that one day was a turning point for me. I dropped a little weight which started the scales in the right direction. I lost twenty pounds last year.<br />Good post.Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-32632940681106915402011-01-21T18:43:46.597-05:002011-01-21T18:43:46.597-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937847762010497687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-60634228637735493052011-01-21T17:18:40.508-05:002011-01-21T17:18:40.508-05:00Less food is always better. I tend to go with butt...Less food is always better. I tend to go with butter on everything.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-62457758232915771132011-01-21T17:02:54.897-05:002011-01-21T17:02:54.897-05:00Sounds like a good book, Whitney. When I used to d...Sounds like a good book, Whitney. When I used to do the monthly fast, I drank water and juice, whatever I felt like. It's amazing how much extra time there is in a day when I don't eat - no planning, cooking, sitting down to feast. Amazing.<br /><br />Meri - I'm so glad I posted the caption!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-22102933175922600552011-01-21T16:58:10.534-05:002011-01-21T16:58:10.534-05:00So I've never fasted but recently came across ...So I've never fasted but recently came across the book Clean by Alejandro Junger. It's not a fast, exactly. Have you heard of it? He does state in there that a lot of the fasts that Americans do are unhealthy because they're too extreme.Whitney Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766231420593480962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-35976131932883109552011-01-21T15:54:02.140-05:002011-01-21T15:54:02.140-05:00The teapot and its splash came into brain focus on...The teapot and its splash came into brain focus only when I read the caption. Isn't it funny how minds work?Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-12847749662012931082011-01-21T12:01:47.349-05:002011-01-21T12:01:47.349-05:00Thanks Rosaria! Throughout most of history, people...Thanks Rosaria! Throughout most of history, people didn't even get a choice of WHEN to eat. If there was food available, you ate, whether you felt like it or not. <br /><br />Kim, honey you do NOT need to fast, not EVER.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-90452727448016731902011-01-21T11:26:40.749-05:002011-01-21T11:26:40.749-05:00get better!!
what a healthy practice a monthly fa...get better!!<br /><br />what a healthy practice a monthly fast is, i really should try that.....<br /><br />love the snap of the teapot!!!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-89944039519683336202011-01-21T11:16:37.456-05:002011-01-21T11:16:37.456-05:00I love the comment that we have not had a choice o...I love the comment that we have not had a choice of what and how and how often to eat; usually, if we had food, it was never enough.<br /><br />A great post, Reya.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-23594591016908364252011-01-21T11:11:54.393-05:002011-01-21T11:11:54.393-05:00I've been having the same thoughts lately.I've been having the same thoughts lately.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-34413106071897341672011-01-21T10:30:07.372-05:002011-01-21T10:30:07.372-05:00I really like the idea of fasting on the full moon...I really like the idea of fasting on the full moon. I think periodic fasts are great- and that old moon always gives me trouble! ; )Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571662009601634638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-87795213935016385182011-01-21T10:28:10.711-05:002011-01-21T10:28:10.711-05:00Polly? Oh yeah.Polly? Oh yeah.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-12944537092565710202011-01-21T10:23:57.155-05:002011-01-21T10:23:57.155-05:00You make a very good point about the choices avail...You make a very good point about the choices available to us as Americans. I think about this often, in relation to a lot of things. I'm reading a book right now that's about the author's spiritual journey, and while it's inspiring, I do sometimes consider that she had to be in a privileged position in order to be able to pursue it as she did. Not that that makes it less valid; it just makes me think about how different life is for most of the world.Susan Carpenter Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566372904106529839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-23773963350417469452011-01-21T09:53:32.247-05:002011-01-21T09:53:32.247-05:00Glenn - ha!
Pauline, yeah, I am still under the s...Glenn - ha!<br /><br />Pauline, yeah, I am still under the specter of the flu, definitely, so fasting is not hard to imagine. Maybe when I'm well, I'll forget all about my resolve. We'll see!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-41956145061165714052011-01-21T09:45:39.428-05:002011-01-21T09:45:39.428-05:00I admire your resolve but three weeks after that f...I admire your resolve but three weeks after that flu I am finally able to eat again and EVERYTHING looks good! Uh oh. Maybe I'll give the one day a month fast a go...Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-65489582813592369282011-01-21T09:36:25.797-05:002011-01-21T09:36:25.797-05:00i always thought "fasting" was the speed...i always thought "fasting" was the speed with which you chewed your food,,, i learn something almost every day,,:),,i do hope you kick that bug...glnrozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922837344762102334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-25755207915796114772011-01-21T08:50:40.642-05:002011-01-21T08:50:40.642-05:00I have only fasted for surgeries or medical tests ...I have only fasted for surgeries or medical tests so it has a negative feeling to it for me. Perhaps fasting to heal and rest my body would be a good thing for me to try.<br />Teapot is super fun :)jeanette from everton terracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025486213973874174noreply@blogger.com