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ADF, Day 5: Clothing!
Second day of my first weekend. Believe it or not, I’m already noticing good things.
ADF-EDD, Day 3: Being Good!
I’m up and walking! It’s a little later than usual, but I don’t have to be at work until 9:00 today. That helps.
ADF Hardcore, Day 17: Back on Track
I was good today. Of course, the fact that I only worked until noon really helped, there.
ADF Hardcore Day 15: Happy Birthday To Me
Okay, so I DID NOT Fast today. It’s my birthday, and fasting on one’s birthday is against the Rules. So while I guess technically this constitutes an ADF failure, I’m not going to count it as one. I plan to shift my fasting days up a day to accommodate, which is certainly permissible, yes? 
It is, because I say it is. And as we know, this blog-ADF-whatever diet is my own creation, so I can make that kind of declaration and feel okay about it.
ADF Hardcore, Day 13: Cornucopia
I woke up this morning to find presents on my porch. My parents left for a weekend at the Lake, and apparently dropped the sack of gifts on my porch on their way out of town last night. The kids were very excited, but I have decreed that I will not open them until my actual birthday, which is not until Monday.
ADF Hardcore, Day 12: Will of STEEL!
Wow… For a Christianity-focused program, VBS was just RIFE with temptation!
ADF Hardcore, Day 10: Halfway There
First of all, serious props to Jake for getting below the 2xx mark. 
It also seems that through him, we’ve set off another wave of ADF proselytes. He has a friend who has decided to try it, and we have apparently inspired two people on a forum we both frequent to give it a try too. Jake thinks I should write a book.
ADF Hardcore, Day 3: The Second Day Phenomenon
I don’t suppose I’ve ever mentioned this here, but I grew up Lutheran. That doesn’t really have much bearing on this, except that as religious denominations go, Lutherans are decidedly less evangelistic than some. This is actually one of the things I appreciate about the church, because I myself hate pushy people, and pushy religious people especially. You will typically not find pairs of Lutherans canvassing neighborhoods to bring the Good Word to the masses, and it would be surprising to me to hear that a Lutheran was found on a street corner or a college campus beating a Bible or handing out tracts. That’s just not our way. Our outreaches tend to be more passive and more service-oriented, providing some benefit or other with evangelism offered in an ‘If you’d like to know more about who we are, just ask and we’ll tell you.’ fashion. While I guess this might sound like a kind of bait-and-switch approach, the simple fact is that someone could pretty much take advantage of Lutheran outreach programs indefinitely and never once have to listen to a sermon or hear what horrible danger their soul is in. Response is a matter of choice, and as someone who values my personal freedom and dislikes outside intrusion, I respect that a lot.
This all comes to mind right now because it’s occurred to me that my views on my diet are much the same. I really hate talking about it unless someone approaches me and shows a genuine interest. ADF is not an easy way to go in practice, but in theory it sounds even worse. NOT EAT AT ALL for a WHOLE DAY? Are you CRAZY? What about metabolic slowdown? What about nutrition? Isn’t it just horribly miserable? Oh, I could never do it! I love food too much!
ADF Hardcore, Day 1: By Popular Demand (Ha ha)
Well, I’m back. It’s been awhile, but life is starting to calm back down here and I’ve decided it’s time to buckle back down to a routine again. My Blogroll has increased by two now, as two friends of mine have taken on the 21-day-goal challenge, and one of the two actually decided to do ADF, of all things. So… between those two friends and my longtime friends who keep patiently encouraging me to hop up on the wagon again, I’m finding myself in the mood to do some ADF and 21-day journaling again. And here I am.
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