Day 4

Sooooo, day 4 was a success. I am very surprised to have made it this far. I no longer have hunger pains and now I'm starting to think that I could do this cleanse for more than 10 days. The salt water flush isn't a problem for me anymore since I started waiting 2-5 minutes in between gulps. I have great energy through the day. I find that I have to keep myself  busy, and the day passes quick. Today I cleaned out my closet and itemized clothes to donate to Salvation Army. I didn't realize that so many clothes were in my closet between my daughter and I. However, someone will be happy to receive my clothing, it was almost $1700 worth of items. I was going through my clothes between 10am-4pm, then quickly dropped them off. Then I have another 2 hours of playing in the park with my daughter. We did a lot of walking and running around. So I pretty much had an active day with only lemonade in my tummy. I made it home in time to cook dinner for the man of the house, and it doesn't bother me anymore to cook food that I can't have. It is a pain that I can't taste it, or that I didn't know that the rice was well done. I do have a funny story to tell you: I had 2 dreams that I cheated on my diet. I can't remember what I ate, but remember waking up yelling omg I have to start over because I ate food. I was soooo relieved that it was just a dream. Tomorrow is day 5 and it will be my 1st day back to work, so we'll see how that turns out. Ciao!

Day 3

So Day 3 was great! After I finished my salt water flush, I went back to sleep. Today I slept in late and had to force myself to get up to drink the lemonade. I guess I was tired from yesterday because I stayed up really late or maybe tired from the whole process of not eating food for 3 days. After I drunk my lemonade, it blasts me with a bunch of energy. lol. I was really bored today, looking for things to do around the house. My family was away since yesterday because they went to a Christianing and Children Birthday party. I didn't go because I didn't want to attend events focused around food, and worrying about where I can keep my lemonade so prevent from spoiling. So I rather stay home and commit to this diet program. So today, I played around with my hair and makeup, gave myself a pedicure and colored my nails, I played on my wii for some time, and worked out on my treadmill. I thought the treadmill was going to make me dizzy, but with water at hand, i felt fine. I also did some yoga by stretching my body because I haven't done that in a while. I think all my muscles are not turned into fat, so that's something i have to work on. I did notice a bruise on my leg that only began to hurt when I noticed it. Maybe because I kept poking at it trying to figure out how a small bruise appeared on my leg. I hope that its not a sign to stop the diet. Other than the bruise and waking up really late today, I felt fine. I thought about food a lot, I even read a cookbook just to get some ideas of healthy cooking for after the dieting. Day 3 was a good day, and I hope the next 7 days are as well. Take care!

Day 2

So Day 2 went well. I'm starting to mentally get the hang of things. I did better today with the swf because I brush my teeth and mouthwash before i drunk the sea salt water, so the taste did not bother me at all. I took a 5 minute break in between and finished the rest. That method seems to work for me. I also enjoyed cooking pancakes for my boyfriend this morning. It was kind of weird to cook and smell food, and not eat it. But I accomplished it. I was hungry a lot today, and wanted to eat, but I stayed true to my detox. I came across an old cookbook and was excited to find good recipes for the future. I intend to keep my carbs low, eat more veggies, and cook more beans and fish after my detox. I haven't been feeling any negative symptoms, such as headaches and pain. I feel great, especially after drinking my lemonade. I think the cayenne pepper is soooo spicy and wakes me up after each drink. My energy level was high: I washed and twisted my hair, played wii games, went grocery shopping, and entertained my company. We stayed up to 12am just talking and watching tv and I wasn't tired at all, which is surprising. I almost forgot about my laxative, but i'm not sure how effective it is. The salt water flush seems to work better, so I will be drinking it more often after i finish my 10 days. I almost felt like giving up because I didn't realize how much money i was putting into these ingredients. I'm close to running out of lemon juice and syrup, and its only 2 days. So i went to purchase more and I hope it last me close to 10 days. I spent close to $70 altogether, but I think i will need more lemons. We'll see! Well im off to bed, and look forward to day 3. Ciao!