Nicole Zedlitz

During the month of August is a month dedicated to prayer in our church. Two years ago, they added the element of fasting to this month. So as a church body, we completed a 21 day fast called the Daniel Fast.  My husband and I both completed this fast the first year our church participated. Last year, I was still breast feeding our youngest son and did not participate in the fast. However, this year, my husband and I (along with others in our church) will be starting the fast on Monday, August 4th.  Now the exciting thing about this is that the last day of the fast is August 24th and my birthday is August 25th. What better way to end a fast than to eat some cake!! Another couple of things the photo does not show are no yeast and no sweetners of any kind. Remember, this is a fast, it's supposed to be challenging! As the saying goes, "IF IT DOESN'T CHALLENGE US, IT WON'T CHANGE US!" This year, I am actually excited about the fast. My eating habits have changed drast

Happy Monday!!  We are almost halfway through summer and there is no time to waste. 😉 I have hit a plateau and boy is it frustrating!!  I guess you could say I'm stuck in a little rut. My focus this week is to continue my gallon a day (celebrating 2 weeks with no soda!!🙌🙌) and eating A LOT cleaner for dinner. During the days I do so well eating clean and eating smaller meals every 2-3 hours.  And then dinner rolls around, 😒 we eat with friends/family 4-5 times a week followed by dessert. Some days I can resist that dessert but others, I get sucked back in to the old ways. I pay for it the next day because my tummy gets mad at me, but I need to be stronger.  So I'm changing it up!!  I gotta let my body know that my mind is the boss of me!! 😉 If there's one thing I've learned this year, it's that weightloss and eating clean is more a battle of the mind than anything else.  Today, Monday, I will kick off the momentum of a hybrid program. This program will be a com