Day 5
151.4 lbs!!
It's pretty incredible that I've dropped 7.6 lbs in 5 days. I've been seriously tired lately though and have been going to bed really early all this week. Work has been good and busy but not too stressful or anything. I only was mildly irritated today by Sang b/c she asked me to print her stuff out b/c she said she had no time. Well, I was v. busy myself but I did it anyway. I suppose my mood has been pretty level all week. I've been upset with Dave twice this week though but for valid reasons.
Day 2 was the last day of my real bowel movements. Ever since then it's been liquid. I didn't have very much of one today so I did a salt water flush twice and not much is happening. My tummy is rumbling now and I'm hoping that means I will go. I didn't lose any weight this morning which was surprising b/c every single day since day 1 I've been losing about 2lbs.
The lemonade got boring with lemons so I've switched to limes. The directions say they're interchangeable so I hope that's not the cause of my non-weight loss today.
Ok so the salt water flush worked...lol! On a slightly gross side-note, it's really only liquid now and I've never experienced that. My lower intestine has never been this clean before. The directions say there might be several eliminations and my tummy is still rumbling a little bit so we'll see. Dave is coming over in less than an hour for a movie so I hope I'm all done by then!!
Focusing hasn't been a problem since day 2 either and I've been getting the hang of when to drink the lemonade in order to stave off bad feelings of light-headedness. Today was interesting in the fact that it was the first day where I was unable to finish 8 servings of lemonade in 8 hours. In fact, I'm still working on the 8th serving and it's 8pm as I write this.
It is interesting to not eat for days and not feel like I'm going to die. Or even miss chewing. My jaw actually feels pretty great. The things that do bother me are my back and sides. I feel very achey there and I have no idea why. The instructions did say I might feel some aches and pains but I wonder what is causing it. I wonder if it's for good, or for bad reasons?
I have noticed that my sense of smell has sharpened and my toothpaste tastes much stronger. Dave's breath smells terrible to me now and so does most strong-smelling stuff.
Ok I'm going to make more lemonade to get me thru the movie. See you later!
Friday, August 14, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Master Cleanse day 1
Day 1
158 lbs
My main goal with this is to lose the weight I've gained in the past 3 years, which I know I will eventually gain back, but I am just sick of varying 2 pounds up and down. I started last night with the laxative tea like they told me and nothing much has happened so far with that (I guess that's a good thing?). I hate laxatives so I'm glad I haven't had horrible cramps or diarrhea. I was a bit depressed this morning when I was lying in bed thinking about how I wasn't going to be eating today but not enough to deter me.
So I got up, and juiced 4 lemons and put in a total of 16 T of pure organic grade b maple syrup and some cayenne pepper. That made 8 servings of the lemonade. It actually IS tasty. A little syruppy but overall, not bad. I think the cayenne was a little much but I can adjust. Tomorrow I am also going to make one with lemons and the other with limes since the recipe said I could use either.
Anyway, went to work and drank some on my way in. I was pretty spacey all day. It was difficult for me to focus on people when they were talking to me. My mind wanted to wander. I did manage to do good work today though even with the most stupid styleguide for Skelanimals.
I felt like I had to ration myself since I only had the 8 servings to last me 8 hours, and it worked out pretty great. I drank water in between drinking the lemonade and I wasn't even hungry. I felt more like I was high.
I had a few stomach cramps today too but nothing horrible. The worst thing today was that my tongue was coated in white gunk! It wouldn't come off either even though I rubbed it with a paper towel in the bathroom. I was so grossed out that I was embarrassed to even talk to anyone lest they see it. Once I got home I brushed my teeth (toothpaste tasted really weird and strong) and my tongue and I managed to get most of it off.
I had to buy more maple syrup too, so I got the 25oz bottle from the Trader Joe's. I only got 1 of the bottles instead of two just in case I wimp out and can't make it the full 14 days that I want to try for. I think the minimum is 10 days but I want to see if I can go for 14.
The lady next to me at work, Qing, was curious and also alternately sympathetic and teasing. She told me I was going to lose a lot of weight. I said I'd just gain it all back and she said that no, I wouldn't, because I wouldn't want to eat anymore. She said her friend did it for a month and it took her another month to go back to eating normally. I doubt that will happen to me.
Now I'm home and Dave is coming over in about an hour or so. I guess I'll watch Unico or something till then. Tonight is more laxative tea. I'm curious how tomorrow will go. Qing said tomorrow and the 3rd day are the worst but after that it gets easier.
158 lbs
My main goal with this is to lose the weight I've gained in the past 3 years, which I know I will eventually gain back, but I am just sick of varying 2 pounds up and down. I started last night with the laxative tea like they told me and nothing much has happened so far with that (I guess that's a good thing?). I hate laxatives so I'm glad I haven't had horrible cramps or diarrhea. I was a bit depressed this morning when I was lying in bed thinking about how I wasn't going to be eating today but not enough to deter me.
So I got up, and juiced 4 lemons and put in a total of 16 T of pure organic grade b maple syrup and some cayenne pepper. That made 8 servings of the lemonade. It actually IS tasty. A little syruppy but overall, not bad. I think the cayenne was a little much but I can adjust. Tomorrow I am also going to make one with lemons and the other with limes since the recipe said I could use either.
Anyway, went to work and drank some on my way in. I was pretty spacey all day. It was difficult for me to focus on people when they were talking to me. My mind wanted to wander. I did manage to do good work today though even with the most stupid styleguide for Skelanimals.
I felt like I had to ration myself since I only had the 8 servings to last me 8 hours, and it worked out pretty great. I drank water in between drinking the lemonade and I wasn't even hungry. I felt more like I was high.
I had a few stomach cramps today too but nothing horrible. The worst thing today was that my tongue was coated in white gunk! It wouldn't come off either even though I rubbed it with a paper towel in the bathroom. I was so grossed out that I was embarrassed to even talk to anyone lest they see it. Once I got home I brushed my teeth (toothpaste tasted really weird and strong) and my tongue and I managed to get most of it off.
I had to buy more maple syrup too, so I got the 25oz bottle from the Trader Joe's. I only got 1 of the bottles instead of two just in case I wimp out and can't make it the full 14 days that I want to try for. I think the minimum is 10 days but I want to see if I can go for 14.
The lady next to me at work, Qing, was curious and also alternately sympathetic and teasing. She told me I was going to lose a lot of weight. I said I'd just gain it all back and she said that no, I wouldn't, because I wouldn't want to eat anymore. She said her friend did it for a month and it took her another month to go back to eating normally. I doubt that will happen to me.
Now I'm home and Dave is coming over in about an hour or so. I guess I'll watch Unico or something till then. Tonight is more laxative tea. I'm curious how tomorrow will go. Qing said tomorrow and the 3rd day are the worst but after that it gets easier.
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