Daniel Fast January 2012!! Who's in with me??!!

I usually do 21 days. Some people do 10 days as well. I'm on day 8 as we speak....going for 21. After a brief rest, I will be restarting on January 2, 2012.
 
Oh geesh. This might be hard. I'll have to think about it. Anyway, for those who are curious, here's what I found in my quick research session...

The Daniel Fast is a 21-day fast based on the book of Daniel from the bible. Although you are on a fast for 21 days, there are foods that you eat and the book includes recipes for the three-week time frame.

The 21-day fast only allows fruits, vegetables and water. All fruits and vegetables are allowed as well as whole grains. Any meat products, dairy products, sweeteners, leavened bread, deep fried foods and solid fats are off limits. Label reading is the key to being successful during the 21-day Daniel Fast.

While on The Daniel Fast you are encouraged to embrace hunger pangs as they mean your body is using stored fat. Another important recommendation is to make sure you drink enough water. If you’re not drinking enough water your body could be storing it for future use which could result in excess weight.
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http://www.dietsinreview.com/diets/the-daniel-fast/


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My main food right now is peanuts, vegetables, whole grain rice, oats, raisins and fruits. After doing this fast a couple times, I learned that there is sugar (high fructose, sucrose, etc) in almost everything.
 
I will try for two weeks initially and see where I stand.

What does your typical grocery list look like and how often do you have to go grocery shopping?

I'm not a fan of dried fruit so I will have to rely on something else.

Can you eat pistachios and pumpkin seeds? :look:

I have to find some prayers to accompany the fast so I can stay focused.
 
Miss_Luna said:
I will try for two weeks initially and see where I stand.

What does your typical grocery list look like and how often do you have to go grocery shopping?

I'm not a fan of dried fruit so I will have to rely on something else.

Can you eat pistachios and pumpkin seeds? :look:

I have to find some prayers to accompany the fast so I can stay focused.
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Yes, you can eat those.
 
Miss_Luna said:
I will try for two weeks initially and see where I stand.

What does your typical grocery list look like and how often do you have to go grocery shopping?

I'm not a fan of dried fruit so I will have to rely on something else.

Can you eat pistachios and pumpkin seeds? :look:

I have to find some prayers to accompany the fast so I can stay focused.
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Not if they give you 'pleasure'. :nono: The purpose of any fast is 'denial' otherwise it's not a sacrifice. With these, one has given up nothing that pleases the flesh.

I know... I may have posted a 'spoiler', and I am so sorry, truly I am. :kiss:

However we cannot call it a 'Daniel's Fast' if it's not what or how Daniel truly fasted which were the pleasures of eating that which pleased his taste buds.

Daniel chose to turn away from the King's feasts of delights as what he was truly doing was turning away from pleasing his flesh and submitting his 'Spirit' unto God.

True Daniel fast, is eating the bare minimum and nothing which pleases the flesh or the taste buds at all.

Sorry baby love, no pistaschios, they are treats and so are pumpkin seeds which are a snack. This fast is not supposed to be 'fun', not at all. :cry3:

In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks. I ate no pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. Daniel 10
 
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Shimmie said:
Not if they give you 'pleasure'. :nono: The purpose of any fast is 'denial' otherwise it's not a sacrifice. With these, one has given up nothing that pleases the flesh.

I know... I may have posted a 'spoiler', and I am so sorry, truly I am. :kiss:

However we cannot call it a 'Daniel's Fast' if it's not what or how Daniel truly fasted which were the pleasures of eating that which pleased his taste buds.

Daniel chose to turn away from the King's feasts of delights as what he was truly doing was turning away from pleasing his flesh and submitting his 'Spirit' unto God.

True Daniel fast, is eating the bare minimum and nothing which pleases the flesh or the taste buds at all.

Sorry baby love, no pistaschios, they are treats and so are pumpkin seeds which are a snack. This fast is not supposed to be 'fun', not at all. :cry3:

In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks. I ate no pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. Daniel 10
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I eat peanuts and raisins but those foods do not bring me pleasure please believe. I eat those because they are handy and help me throughout my day. As my pastor always say, we need to apply what Daniel did back then to the times we are currently living in. Some people like fruit so should we tell them not to do the Daniel fast because of that??! Sorry but I can't agree with that. For a person to merely attempt the Daniel Fast shows that he or she is willing to cleanse their soul, bring their troubles to the lord and worship him more.

Some churches don't include whole grains, some do. Some just include fruits and vegetables. Some allow the elderly to include fish in their fast for health reasons. Its all subjective. What I do know is that day 2 or 3, I lose my desire for the food I so desperately craved. I become content with eating fruits, vegetables and nuts because its a habit to me. I can sit right next to someone eating McDonald and not flinch.
 
WhipEffectz1 said:
I eat peanuts and raisins but those foods do not bring me pleasure please believe. I eat those because they are handy and help me throughout my day. As my pastor always say, we need to apply what Daniel did back then to the times we are currently living in. Some people like fruit so should we tell them not to do the Daniel fast because of that??! Sorry but I can't agree with that. For a person to merely attempt the Daniel Fast shows that he or she is willing to cleanse their soul, bring their troubles to the lord and worship him more.

Some churches don't include whole grains, some do. Some just include fruits and vegetables. Some allow the elderly to include fish in their fast for health reasons. Its all subjective. What I do know is that day 2 or 3, I lose my desire for the food I so desperately craved. I become content with eating fruits, vegetables and nuts because its a habit to me. I can sit right next to someone eating McDonald and not flinch.
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I believe you. :bighug:
 
WhipEffectz1, Shimmie, Miss Luna,
My mom gets immense pleasure from consuming nuts so when she is fasting she will often give them up during that time. I eat them for sustanance during a fast but go without my beloved potatoes:cry3: for example during a true Daniel fast. Thanks to both of you for sharing your info. I know it has helped someone.:yep:
 
may I ask what is the purpose of this fast, is it solely to loose weight or to get you closer to God, I ask because it's not specified in this thread and I am curious..
 
Iwanthealthyhair67 said:
may I ask what is the purpose of this fast, is it solely to loose weight or to get you closer to God, I ask because it's not specified in this thread and I am curious..
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I'm doing it for the latter. God moved in me in a way that I have never experienced before, and my mom even stopped smoking after 40+ years during our last fast. It was so powerful!!!!!
 
Received instructions from God on doing a specific fast for 12 months and it is truly going to take some will power.
 
I have a question about fasting in general. I don't want to fast for the wrong reason ie because there's something I want God to do and fasting is an attempt to get Him to do it. Then again, is that the reason for fasting? I kind of want to do a detox anyway so this Daniel fast sounds pretty reasonable. But I wanted to ask about the spiritual aspect. . .
 
Prudent1 said:
WhipEffectz1, Shimmie, Miss Luna,
My mom gets immense pleasure from consuming nuts so when she is fasting she will often give them up during that time. I eat them for sustanance during a fast but go without my beloved potatoes:cry3: for example during a true Daniel fast. Thanks to both of you for sharing your info. I know it has helped someone.:yep:
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I'm sorry for the confusion, it wasn't my intention:

When I read pistashchio nuts and pumpkin seeds with the :look: icon, this is what came to mind, the pleasure of these 'salted nuts':

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The healthier ones are these:

Pistachios, Raw Unsalted:

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Organic Raw Petitas (Pumpkin Seeds, Raw / Unsalted)

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Hey I did not see this thread when I post for Annual National 21 Day Fast we do every year but that thread below gives a guide for those who need direction.

For those who want to fast and pray throughout the year this will guide you. Do a search on this topic fasting as title for many of us did this throughout the year in the past years(and still is doing it) until we decided to let others do it privately with intermitten group/corporate fasting and praying during the year. Be blessed and keep up the spiritual journey.

In the Sticky Area:

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=76987
 
Count me in. I don't know if I can go 21 days. I will hold out as much as I possibly can. I cook at home so it'll be tough to smell food. But I feel like I need to do this to start off the new year.

I am thinking of drinking green smoothies since we are allowed to eat vegetables and fruit on the Daniel fast.
 
Okay ~ I am in...

so, no mangos for me, because I lurves em... so red apples = i despise. Not trying to get OT, just throwing that out for clarification... Stuff I dont like, stuff that does not give me pleasure. food for sustenance.

Thank you guys! I'm in! 21 days, please
 
I'm in. I've tried to think of every reason to modify, half do, and not do this but I feel I need to do it. I am going to jump in with both feet.
 
I'm in! I think I will start the 2nd week of January and go for 21 days.

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