Day 2 of The Master Cleanse

I made it through yesterday somehow. It was not easy. I did not feel hungry...the "lemonade" did a good job of keeping my hunger at bay...but I just wanted to eat because I couldn't. It did not help that I was watching the Olympics and since McDonalds is a sponsor, there were constant commercials for them. I only eat fast food once or twice a year, but those french fries just looked so good!

Today I started out by drinking a quart of warm water with two teaspoons of sea salt in it. It was not delicious, but it was doable. I just tried to think about salty fries while I was drinking it. Anyway, this is supposed to work as a natural laxative....and it definitely worked.  I was a bit explosive this morning.

Today was a little bit easier to not be so tempted by food. I was not so bothered by commercials for food. The problem seems to arise around 4:00pm. I do well all day, but as the dinner hour approaches, I want to eat. Yesterday DH cooked a stir fry for dinner and it smelled wonderful. He is really trying to be supportive of me during this time though, and he made more than enough so that he could just re-heat food for the next couple of days instead of cooking every night. Hopefully that helps.

My mood seems to be stable and does not seem to be affected yet. I am happy about that. I also weighed myself this morning and I am down a pound from yesterday morning. I am at 145.5 pounds. I can not believe it!

"The Master Cleanse"

So I might be crazy, but I have decided to do "The Master Cleanse". If you don't know what it is, you can Google it. I am doing this to flush my body of toxins and start with a clean slate. I have been consistently  losing weight since the end of September and today I have reached the 20 pound mark, so I am NOT doing this cleanse for weight loss. I am losing weight just fine on my own. My main reason for this is because I have  really been making an effort to eat healthier and be more active, and I thought it would be good to clean out my colon of all of the nasty stuff that has built up over the last 30 something years of a bad diet. Hopefully I will feel like a million bucks after this.

This is the first time I have ever tried doing a cleanse, but my friend swears that it will change my life. She does this twice a year and she is a very healthy and active person, so I am taking her word for it.

It is not going to be easy because I will go without food for 10 days. I am not a big eater or snacker anyway, so I don't think it should be too hard, but if I get a craving for pizza (which I am about to start PMS, so that is a VERY good possibility) it could get difficult. I just need to stay focused and look at my countdown on our dry erase board by the front door, and remember that this is not forever. Plus, I will end my cleanse a few days before my 4 year anniversary with my wonderful husband. I have already informed him that I do not want a fancy-schmancy dinner for our anniversary. I just want to go out for pizza!

I wanted to blog about this so that I could document my feelings, cravings, and/or the empowerment I will get from this cleanse. I am very thankful my husband is so patient, so if I get crabby, I know he will forgive me.    
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So today is day one. My starting weight at the beginning of the cleanse is 146.5 pounds. Wish me luck!