It is now the end of my fourth day on this cleanse, and I have begun to wonder whether it's really a good idea health wise. I know it flushes out my system from all the toxic waste that's built up, but not eating for ten days is really not healthy... And I am already feeling smaller. I am not the type of person that likes the idea of losing weight fast, because it comes back on just as fast. If someone loses weight in a healthy way it should stay off for a long time. I was just thinking that maybe there is a better, or simpler way to flush out my system.. maybe for a couple of days, and then go back to my normal routine. It's not like I was totally unhealthy before. I must admit though, my main reason for starting this cleanse was because the months before I had been putting a lot of bad things into my system. Also the month prior to starting I was alone most of the time and I had started picking up bad eating habits.. like eating out of boredom, or being sight hungry... I wanted to feel the actually need and real feeling of hunger again. Now that I have accomplished that I am wondering if I should continue or not. I probably will, just to see if I can do it... but easing back into eating food again is sure going to be tricky, because I am probably going to want to eat more than I should.
Anyways... Today was very simple, I mostly watched movies, biked to the store to get more maple syrup, watched more movies, and went swimming with my best friend. I would say today was an enjoyable day. It was pretty simple for me not to eat again, and the drinks are starting to taste not so bad. I would say being half way done this cleanse feels pretty empowering (apart from my dilemma to continue)
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
The Master Cleanse - Days 1-3
I decided to try out this Master Cleanse business, where you only drink a lemonade type mixture for a minimum of ten days. The mixture is made of : 2 tbsp of fresh lemon juice, 2 tbsp of pure maple syrup, and 1/10 tsp of cayenne pepper mixed in 1 cup of water.
Day 1: Very difficult for me not to think of eating. I drank the required 6 glassed that day. The hardest thing for me i'd say is that I work in the food service industry. So I smelled all the things I desired and saw so many different foods that occasionally my mouth even watered. Weird enough, I even craved bacon for the first time in over a year (I don't eat pork). Once I got home everything felt much better though, and knowing I had defeated my cravings made me feel pretty good about myself. I would definitely say that riding my bike to and from work on the first day of fasting may not have been the best decision... lol .. I was very tired after work. I also decided to do the Salt Water Flush that evening... I am not a person who likes much salt with things, I never put it on my food or anything. So drinking 1 liter of salt water was very hard for me to keep in. But it definitely cleaned out my system, that is for sure!
Day 2: I decided to head to school without my bicycle this day. I drank all my juice and water throughout the day as required. The only time I really had a bad craving to eat food was when my boyfriend ate Wendy's food near me.. The smell.. Wow my sense of smell was heightened that is for sure. The first and second day were pretty intense for my sense of smell. I went dancing that evening, which felt pretty good :) Lastly, during my sleep I dreamed about food, lots of it too, and remembering it so vividly made me forget whether or not I had actually eaten :P haha
Day 3: Well the day is not over yet, but this early half has been quite simple. I don't desire food so much, I know my stomach is feeling hungry though. I think my brain is also starting to decipher the good food and the bad food to desire in my eating habits... At this point in time I just want to taste fruit, and rice.. haha.. But I am sure that is different for everyone.
Day 1: Very difficult for me not to think of eating. I drank the required 6 glassed that day. The hardest thing for me i'd say is that I work in the food service industry. So I smelled all the things I desired and saw so many different foods that occasionally my mouth even watered. Weird enough, I even craved bacon for the first time in over a year (I don't eat pork). Once I got home everything felt much better though, and knowing I had defeated my cravings made me feel pretty good about myself. I would definitely say that riding my bike to and from work on the first day of fasting may not have been the best decision... lol .. I was very tired after work. I also decided to do the Salt Water Flush that evening... I am not a person who likes much salt with things, I never put it on my food or anything. So drinking 1 liter of salt water was very hard for me to keep in. But it definitely cleaned out my system, that is for sure!
Day 2: I decided to head to school without my bicycle this day. I drank all my juice and water throughout the day as required. The only time I really had a bad craving to eat food was when my boyfriend ate Wendy's food near me.. The smell.. Wow my sense of smell was heightened that is for sure. The first and second day were pretty intense for my sense of smell. I went dancing that evening, which felt pretty good :) Lastly, during my sleep I dreamed about food, lots of it too, and remembering it so vividly made me forget whether or not I had actually eaten :P haha
Day 3: Well the day is not over yet, but this early half has been quite simple. I don't desire food so much, I know my stomach is feeling hungry though. I think my brain is also starting to decipher the good food and the bad food to desire in my eating habits... At this point in time I just want to taste fruit, and rice.. haha.. But I am sure that is different for everyone.
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