It's day 10!!!!! Whoopie!!! I made it. In the beginning I was thinking if I felt ok I would do more. I'm feeling fine but decided to end it today. I'll be doing this again in a couple of months so maybe then I will try for longer. This Sunday is a birthday party/Jones picnic. The thought of not being able to eat anything was killling me. After the birthday party last weekend, I don't want to torture myself. I don't plan on eating any of the meat but if I do, I'll do a SWF on Monday.
Yesterday I did the tea instead of the flush. Big mistake. Between 12:30 and 3:00 I was having cramps and going to the bathroom every 10 minutes. The cramps were so bad I was doing my lamaze breathing to get through them. It made it very difficult to work. I won't do that again.
I also went for a bike ride yesterday. I was out for a little over a half hour. It was nice. Even though they say you can work out, I take it easy just incase. Not to mention, just before leaving I started to get cramps again as if I would need to go the bathroom. At first I stayed close to home. Then after a while, I got daring and went further. I had Elliot in back so it added to the workout.
I weighed myself this morning and I lost 8 lbs. I am now 135. I did some quick measurements and I lost almost 2 inches in the waist, almost an inch in the thighs (each), about a half inch in the calves. I will do a final measurement tonight and compare with my original stats.
My tongue is beginning to clear up, but its still white-ish. Elims are about the same. It's amazing that stuff is still coming out of me. They say that waste is stuck on the walls of your colon and it can take may cleanses to clear it. Well this is the first of many I will be doing. Overall, it wasn't too bad. God is good. He got me through it all.
Gotta get to work
Amazing, Amazing! It's day 9! I've made it this far. Due to a late night out with some girlfriends in a white convertible mustang and saving a silly girl... I went to bed way past my bedtime. So this morning I opted out of the SWF and went for the tea. We'll see if I eliminate. I have 4 pimples on my head and my face is oily, apparently detox symptoms. Great, I start to detox the day before I'm supposed to end. Go figure! I haven't decided if I will continue for a couple of days yet or not... maybe until my tongue turns white. Or maybe I'll end it and do it again in a month or so. I just don't know.
This morning I woke up a little crampy and actually had to hit the can around 5:30 and again 10 minutes later. I slept on the couch just in case I needed to go again until 6:30. I had strange dreams of food, that I accidentally ate a piece of ice cream cake.
Yesterday I worked out. I did an exercise ball dvd (core) and then jump roped for 10 minutes. As of today I've lost 6 lbs. I was hoping for more since my goal is to only gain 1/2 of the weight back when I start eating again. Maybe I will lose a couple more lbs before the solids hit my lips. I'll increase the amount of water and see if that helps.
That's it for now. I'm feeling pretty good.
Adios
It's DAY 8! Eight days of NOT EATING! WOW! I can't believe it. I really don't look forward to the flush. Drinking it isn't very pleasant. I munch on a lemon wedge before and after. It makes it a little more bearable. It's not the worst thing I ever done, but, I just don't look forward to drinking that much at one time.
Well, I am down 6 lbs. and a couple inches total all over. I feel pretty good. Am getting the beginning of a headache. Day 8 for a lot of people is a great day. So far, not so great for me. I am still waiting for that moment of enlightenment.
Second week, new verse: Romans 8:28—And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
I'll have to meditate on that.
Gotta get to work.
It's day 7. I've made it through. I worked the cafe at church. I had to serve coffee drinks and smoothies. I smelled all sorts of pastries. I'm not much of a pastry person, but it smelled gooood.
Actually am having some detox symptoms. I have a headache. I took a nap for about an hour. I also worked out this morning and again in the afternoon. (strength in the am, cardio in the afternoon). I'm planning to watch a movie with the husband tonight. We finally get to hang out. He has been working nights, so I don't see him much anymore. He feels guilty eating in front of me, so I leave the room. It's better for me anyway.
Today, I left to get a movie while they ate and came home with 3 new pairs of shoes (well needed I might add). Torry doesn't know I got them yet. My head really hurts. That's good I guess.
I told my friend Lynne about the cleanse. She is very interested in doing it. I'll have to send her more info.
As you may have noticed, my tongue has a slight yellow tinge to it. I guess that is normal too. I brush my tongue regularly. I asked Torry if I had bad breath. He said it wasn't horrible, but.... I've read of people that stink, so I guess I'm good.
Gotta go. Chao for now.
Day 6 - this is a challenging day. I have a birthday picnic to go to. Actually, I have two, but am only going to one. today I feel ok.. I have energy. I've got a lot to do. I have some work to get done. I'll post more later.
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Ok, today was VERY challenging. I had to go to a picnic with burgers and hotdogs, logs of chips, a platter of veggies and fruit.... all so tempting. I wanted to lick them all! I even cut the birthday cake! (my girlfriend likes how I cut cake... she says I'm so efficient.) After the picnic, I headed over to Julies house with the boys and they ordered pizza. It smelled sooooo good! Proud to say, with all the food around, I did not have one lick. I cleaned off my finger of any frosting, ketchup (had to feed the boys). Nothing, nada, ziltch! All I have had is the lemonade.
The day is over and I am very happy. Good night.
Ok - it's day 5. Wow, never thought I'd be here, but here I am. This morning I had a solid elim!. Can you believe it. I haven't eaten in 5 days and something solid comes out. AMAZING!
So far all is good. I'm feeling fine. Still hungry at times, but the lemonade satisfies me. Physically that is. Mentally is another thing. This is a mental detox as well.
I guess that is it for now.
Gotta get back to work.
Wow - I'm on day 4. I can't believe it. Day 3 ended alright. I was tired and cold and VERY IRRITABLE! I got my period yesterday as well. I wanted to go to bed early but was up until after 11. Then at 2:45 Oliver woke up to go to the bathroom. Then at 3:00 the alarm went off at a store across the street. It went on for about 10 minutes. Then I had a weird dream about eating purple corn chips. Needless to say, I didn't sleep that great and was a little sluggish getting out of bed. I managed to get all my morning things done. Bible study, made my pre-drinks, SWF, boys ready for school. I think I am so sluggish because of my period. Anyway. I will post more later.
Chao for now.
8:35 am—Day 3 is here. I'm still waiting for the really bad detox symptoms. I felt a little achie last night, but was fine. When I got home from work the boys and T were eating dinner... penne and meatballs...mmmmm. I had to leave the room because it smelled so good. Got past it. I was getting irritated (detox symptom). Torry kept asking me if I was ok, that irritated me more. I went for a walk with the girlfriends last night . I was nice, got to bed later than I wanted. I was having some weird dreams about prom. I never went so....? It was still a restful night sleep. The strange thing was, when the alarm went off this morning. I got up fine. Before, I'd be dragging my butt out of bed.
SWF went ok. I had a piece of lime before drinking it down. I helped. I currently still flushing. I had to go at the daycare and I might have 1 more in me before 9:00. I'll post any new symptoms as I get them.
Chow for now.
Ok - I'm now in day 2. Yesterday ended ok. I was a little hungry but it was managable. As long as I drank the lemonade when I got hungry, I was ok. The SWF (salt water flush) if you don't know, is a mixture of 32oz spring water and 2 tsp of sea salt. YUM... You drink this down and it will flush your intestines. The purpose of the flush is to, well, flush all the toxins that have come out during your detox. Flushing it keeps them from being reabsorbed into the body. Which is good. Yesterday, I didn't flush. Today, I flushed. Not very exciting but it is call "butt pee". This is for you Julie - it's not diarrhea, it's just like pee with stuff in it. Sorry to get gross, but Jules wants details.
Today is going well. Not too many hunger pangs. I even went wogging (walk/jog) with my coworker Kathy. Beautiful day to be outside. It went well. When I got back to the office everyone was having lunch so I could smell everyone's food. But got past that. My tongue is still pinkish, but slowly getting white. Yesterday by 3:00 it was white. I brushed it at 3:30. This morning it was a little white, but I brushed it (for those that are new, toxins are eliminated via your tongue as well.)
Only 7 hours til I go to bed. I'm almost done with day 2.
Cheers
Here I go. I've started the cleanse. I had my lax tea last night and got up before my alarm this morning. I made my SWF and drank it down. It actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I was expecting more elims, but I just had one. I might have to adjust the amount of salt. We'll see tomorrow. My tongue is pink, but it will change.
This week's memory verse is 2 Corinthians 5:17—Therefore if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
Wish me luck.
