Unprocessed October

Tomorrow marks our 17th day here. Seventeen days of hotel living, eating out for every single meal, and no true sense of home. Overall though, God has been faithful and we're making out just fine, despite that fact that Michelle hasn't been able to do her hair since arriving here! We haven't decided if we're going to buy a transformer (about $130) to use our American-voltage things or just re-purchase some of the most used items. Thankfully Michelle's Jew-fro has been quite manageable with the complete lack of humidity here. If it doesn't get some diffusing action soon though, it has threatened to rebel. Hopefully this week we can make a decision.

Moving on. We came across this challenge a few months ago and signed a pledge to take part: october-unprocessed-2012. At the time we weren't thinking about the life change we'd be in the midst of during the month of October, we were just excited to take part in something that we really believe in: eating whole, unprocessed foods and avoiding as many unnecessary/unnatural additives, preservatives, chemicals and hormones as possible.

Unprocessed October, the nitty-gritty

.          Intentions: 

1) to kick our sugary/processed food habit
2) to eliminate the grey area of times when it seems reasonable to indulge in a less-than-desirable food that we'll probably regret having consumed later
3) to begin eating for fuel and not entertainment/ boredom/ bad habit go-to
4) to rely on whole, natural, nutrient-dense food for sustenance and overall health
5) to helps shed some extra LBS.
6) to do something together, support each other through difficulty, and succeed as a team
7) to seek after something that we do not possess the strength or discipline to do without the power and presence of God in our daily lives 

.          Deliberate Exception Clause: 

1) one cheat meal per week - Jason
    one cheat dessert per week - Michelle
2) cream for coffee is the one dairy product Jason will consume this month, we've decided ahead of time that the pros of allowing this product outweigh the cons of having such an insubstantial amount of processed liquid in his diet.