Day 12: Another day, another temptation...

Thank God for the weekend.

I woke up this morning with a horrific cramp in my left calf muscle. I am sure it has to do with a lack of nutrition I'm getting. When morning came, I changed my v8 fusion juice to the "strawberry banana", why? Because bananas have potassium, and I'm thinking that was the reason for the muscle cramp. I also had a very, very dry mouth, all night. I realized I was dehydrated. Since the part of your stomach concerned with dehydration has also atrophied, it wouldn't really tell me when I was needing water, so I should just be drinking water all day.

My sister is in town, visiting from Seattle. My parents decided it would be nice of us to all go out to eat. What am I to do? What am I to do? I can't eat. But it would be noticed and I would be asked questions if I didn't. Since I wouldn't be getting a vitamin today (I left them at work) and I was concerned about some health problems, I thought that it wouldn't be too amiss if I ordered a light soup. I consulted others to see if it would be "breaking" the fast. It was only after I took the first bite that my wife changed her mind and told me that she thought it was, so, before I swallowed the bite, I spit it into a napkin and gave the rest to her. I'm really trying to do right.

So, I'm hungry. But not my stomach, my BRAIN. All food is starting to look sooooo good. Not so much food from Chevys, because that would be a horrific way to break a fast. But there are many other options. I went shopping and just about went nuts for all the stuff I wanted to eat. 12 days over with. Tomorrow is church. Patience...