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No pleasant bread: Anything eaten out of pleasure instead of nourishment. So no sweets, snacks, or fast food, and no eating when I am not hungry.
No flesh: No animal products: meat, eggs, dairy
No wine: easy J
No anointing myself: My Strong’s Concordance says this meant putting on perfumes or lotions. I guess for me personally this would translate to the things I do to make my outward appearance pretty, since this is a time of focusing inward. I have decided that this would mean abstaining from makeup, nail polish, perfume, jewelry, and certain clothing. I guess the clothing thing is hard to describe for others. It is more of a personal decision between me and the Lord each day.
If any of you are planning on following this three week fast with me I would encourage you to study this verse for yourself and modify it to fit your own personal fast.
