Today was the sixth day of my cleanse. Due to stomach cramps, a dwindling supply of lemon juice and maple syrup, and the fact that we are going to be traveling tomorrow I will be phasing off the cleanse starting tonight. I am currently drinking a wonderful glass of orange juice. I can't wait to start the South Beach diet... because with that plan I actually get to eat. Of course, my stomach has shrunk considerably so any diet would work right now. It probably won't be comfortable to eat normal quantities of food for a few days.
Whew! Now my blog can return to randomness and happiness.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Day Five...
...Still alive.
I stayed on the cleanse and I'm feeling fine. Every day I tell myself "Maybe I'll quit tomorrow." Of course "quitting" for me means a few days of very limited eating, but I'm almost to a good stopping weight. So, I'm crossing my fingers for tomorrow. Then I can look forward to the strict phase of the South Beach diet.
It is odd to think of all the things I would normally have eaten in these past days. If I pictured all of the uneaten breakfasts, lunches, and dinners I would have quite a huge buffet before me. It is so strange that none of that has entered my body. I haven't chewed anything in five days.
Maybe I'll quit tomorrow.
I stayed on the cleanse and I'm feeling fine. Every day I tell myself "Maybe I'll quit tomorrow." Of course "quitting" for me means a few days of very limited eating, but I'm almost to a good stopping weight. So, I'm crossing my fingers for tomorrow. Then I can look forward to the strict phase of the South Beach diet.
It is odd to think of all the things I would normally have eaten in these past days. If I pictured all of the uneaten breakfasts, lunches, and dinners I would have quite a huge buffet before me. It is so strange that none of that has entered my body. I haven't chewed anything in five days.
Maybe I'll quit tomorrow.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Testing...
I totally failed life this week.
I felt like I either didn't do anything, or I did something and I did it wrong.
I sure hope I have another few years to redeem myself.
I felt like I either didn't do anything, or I did something and I did it wrong.
I sure hope I have another few years to redeem myself.
Day 3-4
Ok, I'm getting unhealthy now.
Instead of drinking the juice that has become so boring to me, I'd just as soon not eat or drink anything. And I'm still fine and not hungry. So I guess this makes me anorexic. Well maybe it's not that drastic, because I cheated and ate a small bowl of veggie soup today. It was like one of my crazy nightmares coming true. I felt justified because I didn't have much energy, and I was kinda crabby. In fact, I still am. And I'm not getting anything done that is on my "to do" list. (I guess I should insert the phrase "What's new?" here.)
In conclusion, it is still easy for me to be without food, but I don't think I will make it 10 days. I don't think I should. But I do want to "cleanse" until I have lost 9 pounds or so. So far I've lost about 7.
One more thing. I never really believed in this program as far as its strict rules and cleansing powers. I pretty much just wanted to use it to change my habits and to jump start my weight loss efforts. So be kind in your judgement of me and my choices, please. I know how this all sounds.
Instead of drinking the juice that has become so boring to me, I'd just as soon not eat or drink anything. And I'm still fine and not hungry. So I guess this makes me anorexic. Well maybe it's not that drastic, because I cheated and ate a small bowl of veggie soup today. It was like one of my crazy nightmares coming true. I felt justified because I didn't have much energy, and I was kinda crabby. In fact, I still am. And I'm not getting anything done that is on my "to do" list. (I guess I should insert the phrase "What's new?" here.)
In conclusion, it is still easy for me to be without food, but I don't think I will make it 10 days. I don't think I should. But I do want to "cleanse" until I have lost 9 pounds or so. So far I've lost about 7.
One more thing. I never really believed in this program as far as its strict rules and cleansing powers. I pretty much just wanted to use it to change my habits and to jump start my weight loss efforts. So be kind in your judgement of me and my choices, please. I know how this all sounds.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Day two... woohoo
Today was surprisingly easy, cleanse-wise. I even had the impulse to make some delicious soup, but no desire to eat it. (How weird is that?) Just smelling the aroma of the roasted vegetables was enough. I feel like I soaked it up through my skin. In reality, I consumed only three 16-ounce portions of maple flavored lemon juice. Who knew I could function so well on 600 calories a day?
Oh, also, I'm down five pounds. Five pounds in two days. Now I know that this is just "water weight" or whatever, but it is enough to keep me happy. I'm a need-to-see-results-quickly kind of girl, so seeing the pounds drop off is helping me to endure this ludicrous program with a smile on my face. Do I have eight more days of smiling in me? Maybe.
Oh, also, I'm down five pounds. Five pounds in two days. Now I know that this is just "water weight" or whatever, but it is enough to keep me happy. I'm a need-to-see-results-quickly kind of girl, so seeing the pounds drop off is helping me to endure this ludicrous program with a smile on my face. Do I have eight more days of smiling in me? Maybe.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Day One
Today was the first day of my cleanse, and so far it isn't as harsh as I thought it would be. I mean, I had nightmares two nights in a row about crazy things, such as accidentally eating a salad. Who has nightmares about accidentally eating nutritious food?
All I had today was 46 ounces of water flavored with 12 tablespoons of lemon juice and about 10 tablespoons of maple syrup. I've also licked some cayenne pepper and chased it down with water, because I don't want to put that stuff in my drink like I'm supposed to. Dan is super awesome because, among other things, he made all of my crazy lemonade for me.
So, I made it through one day. I'm not going to lie and say I was never hungry, because I'm hungry right now. Drinking more juice always solved my hunger problems though, and I could drink some right now, but I already brushed my teeth with tropical flavored toothpaste... and I'm lazy. I'll just go to sleep instead. Tomorrow's a new day, and I gotta take this one day at a time.
All I had today was 46 ounces of water flavored with 12 tablespoons of lemon juice and about 10 tablespoons of maple syrup. I've also licked some cayenne pepper and chased it down with water, because I don't want to put that stuff in my drink like I'm supposed to. Dan is super awesome because, among other things, he made all of my crazy lemonade for me.
So, I made it through one day. I'm not going to lie and say I was never hungry, because I'm hungry right now. Drinking more juice always solved my hunger problems though, and I could drink some right now, but I already brushed my teeth with tropical flavored toothpaste... and I'm lazy. I'll just go to sleep instead. Tomorrow's a new day, and I gotta take this one day at a time.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Insanity
Call me crazy, call me unstable, call me strange; I'm going on the Master Cleanse.
I probably won't be able to make it 10 days without eating... but I'm going to give it a shot. I know all 8 people who read my blog are just dying to see how the Human Garbage Disposal will handle a diet consisting of 100% lemonade. I predict it is going to be rough.
Right now I feel ready to carpe the ol' diem. We'll see how I feel tomorrow night.
I probably won't be able to make it 10 days without eating... but I'm going to give it a shot. I know all 8 people who read my blog are just dying to see how the Human Garbage Disposal will handle a diet consisting of 100% lemonade. I predict it is going to be rough.
Right now I feel ready to carpe the ol' diem. We'll see how I feel tomorrow night.
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