Simple and Free starts tomorrow!

Tomorrow kicks off my "Simple and Free" Social Experiment. Besides the Bible, this book has had such an impact on me. I am not only reading it; I am also listening to it on audiobook (Jen Hatmaker reading any of her books is seriously the best. She adds commentary, laughs and jokes. Its like listening to a friend.)

So the rules for the next 30 days: Eat 7 foods for 30 days. Well, anyone who knows me I am quite the picky eater. My husband finds it very amusing that I completely cut out two food groups, fruits and vegetables. (Yes, I'm weird. I do like potatoes, peas and corn. Somehow I have managed to stay healthy all these years.)

The seven foods I chose are:

1. Turkey

2. Beans

3. Nuts

4. Rice

5. Cheese

6. Bread

7. Corn and/or peas

I will be drinking only water, tea and coffee. I would give coffee up, but you know, global pandemic. I'm giving up a lot but I think my family would appreciate me with coffee rather then without. It's not very pretty. I will be baking homemade bread as much as I can. I will be staying away from sugar, processed foods. The goal is to eat whole foods as much as we can.

I will blog every few days how its going. I am so excited about the next 7 months of fasting. Over the next seven months, I will be fasting on food, clothing, possessions, media, waste and stress. I'm so excited for this adventure ahead and seeing where we can reduce consumption in our lives. Will you join me? I promise we will have some laughs along the way.

I have to be honest here. I was going to start food month on May 1st but my daughters birthday is on May 27th and I really want to have some cake.

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Love,

Jen

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