Planned Parenthood

I haven't really thought of the name of Planned Parenthood until just now.  As I made it my title here the words just sunk in.  "Planned"  So it seems that an unplanned parenthood is what we are eliminating.  If a child is created without a plan by the parents then they have permission to get rid of it.  And then I think how nothing God creates is without a plan.

But what I really wanted to say is that all this talk about baby parts being harvested by Planned Parenthood is disgusting.  The thing that is heart breaking to me is the thought that all the mothers who aborted their babies must be distraught over the thought of maybe their baby being used in this way.  This must bring up a lot of hurt in a lot of women.  Maybe now would be a good time for the church to reach out with words of healing for these women.  This is just one more layer of the loss and pain they must feel.  

The Elimination Diet

Yesterday I started a diet.  There are seven food items you eliminate from your diet for a week and then you bring one back at a time.  The seven foods are:  milk, soy, eggs, peanuts, gluten, sugar, and corn.  I thought that would be pretty easy.  WRONG!  I was okay with my oatmeal with almond butter for breakfast.  It was unsatisfying, but okay.  Then a sad lunch of beans and rice.  Dinner was zucchini.  I was so tired at bedtime.  No energy what-so-ever.  I weighed myself to kind of get a good starting weight.  I did it after dinner when I thought I would be at my heaviest.

So this morning I get up and eat some boring oatmeal again and have a fruit protein drink.  I weighed myself and it was 3 pounds MORE then the night before.  And then I had to rush to the bathroom to have loose motion.  Not a good start.  I was again unsatisfied and still hungry and my tummy was rumbling.

I ate almonds for a snack and was still hungry.

I quit the diet at lunch time.