Post Cleanse Weekend

Not only do I have an increased energy level, but I feel freaking great. My training sessions have been stellar. I am sticking close to my Type O eating guidelines and feel great too. I get full on very little as my stomach shrank quite a bit during the cleanse. I'm planning on having a juice fast once a week to keep the gears clean. I want to do the cleanse again in the fall, but I've heard that only once a year is good, and preferably the spring. We shall see.

For those of you embarking on this, good luck and God bless.

Day Ten 7:00 am

In the spirit of sanity, we have decided to start with some orange juice day today. I will have lemonades as well. My weight is unchanged and my body is telling me to phase the lemonade out today. I guess I've just had enough. So, today its several glasses of orange juice to add acidity to my system and homemade vegetable broth tonight. I can probably have something solid tomorrow. I will make sure I post any new sensations as I break this most amazing fast.

Day Nine 7:00 am

Weight: 175.5

There is no quitting now. Not for any reason whatsoever. Sorry if my morale has seemed low the past few posts. I guess this has become so routine and mundane that I am no longer ecstatic. No worries though. I am still feeling good. My workouts have turned into strictly treadmill running and maybe some ab work, but I feel too weak to lift any serious weights. I will build my muscles back up once I have some protein in me. I have decided to return to the Blood Type diet, for that is what has made me feel best in the past. When I had mono in college, I stuck to that system and was symptom free within two weeks. The doctor did not know how that was possible. When I told him about the Blood type diet, he was a a tad impressed (you know doctors). Anyway, me being a Type O, meat is quite good for me so I am not going veggie, but I will try to add more veggies in than I am used to. According to the Master Cleanser book, the strongest animals on the planet are vegetarian and coincidently are the ones with the longest life spans too. Tofu anyone? Also, the Master Cleanser book says that chicken is the most difficult meat to digest. I had no idea beef would be easier, but it is for our bodies. Scary thought of the day: a piece of meat can sit in the stomach for up to two years, tossing around, pulling the sodium off the lining and thus...voila...causing ulcers!

Day Eight 7:00 am

Weight: 176.5

Feeling normal. Not working out this morning due to time constraints, but feeling like I could. So happy that I only have two SWF's after today. My eliminations are still dark so I am curious as to how much is really left inside me. I don't want to go any longer than 10 days. Ugh. The key: keep smiling.

Day Seven 9:30 pm

Take my advice and schedule this thing so you don't have more than two weekend days. Finding things to do is very hard. But I haven't broken and I won't. Just want to sleep. My body is sending my signals that its over this little experiment. I will continue however. My will gets stronger as the cleanse grows longer.

Day Seven 11:00 am

I have to be honest here. I think for the first 5 or so days of this thing, I was still working off the stored energy from food that I had in me. Now that I am getting to the point of truly empty, I am finding my body conking out about mid workout. I am not gonna let it get to me, even though I am kind of a workout addict. I am listening to my body and simply stopping when I feel like it. I know I will be back into it as soon as I start eating right. I do feel great otherwise. My skin looks better, the circles under my eyes aren't as dark. I am slimmer. I actually can't believe how little I am. For the longest time I thought I was so buff, but that apparently was an illusion caused by the layer of fat covering my muscles. Oh well. New beginnings. Fresh starts. Bla bla bla...but it all feels like its happening at the right time for me.

Day Seven 8:00 am

Weight: 177.5 (pre-flush)

I think I am officially over this little experiment. The weekend is definitely tough. You must stay busy in order to avoid food situations. My will power is strong like rock, but body is light like feather! I ordered some Indian cook books because all I crave is vegetables stewed in Indian masala. Nothing else to report...yet.