Day 7: Almost there

Today was not too bad. I had pretty good energy most of the day. I did a sprint workout in the afternoon that kicked my butt. Actually it took me quite a few hours to recover from it. I think the intensity was a little higher then what my body was expecting being on this diet. I guesstimated that the lemonade drinks probably amount to about 1200 calories a day. While that is enough to operate day to day for me I'm used to around 2000 calories a day to support my physical activity. I have not had trouble with dizziness or headaches during workouts ( a sign that you don't have enough nutrients) but I have noticed that my more intense workouts are harder than they usually are. My weight is 155 today. That two pound difference from yesterday was probably water that I sweated out during the workout though. Other than that I'm fabulous!

Day 6: Officially Over the Hump

Ok so again I don't remember too much about day 6 because I'm writing it on day 8. It was a Sunday so it was pretty uneventful. My weight was 157. I spent the day relaxing and cleaning. I probably drank about 40 or 50 oz because I wasn't that hungry most of the day.

Day 5: Half Way!

Day 5 was a pretty relaxing day. I watched a few movies with friends. I pretty much stayed in my PJs the whole day (my ideal saturday). I probably didn't drink as much lemonade as I should have but I guess I didn't really need to because I wasn't very active. I did not have any hunger feelings at all, although, I have been dreaming about my first meal. Lentil soup. It sounds sooooo good but I'm not really tempted all that much. My roomie has food laying around and it hasen't even bothered me. I watched my friends devour a cheese pizza and that didn't bother me either. I guess you really do forget about eating after not eating for a few days. I love how I feel though. If I don't get anything out of this fast just improving my overall feeling of well being is worth it. Only one week ago I would wake up feeling like I was hit by a truck every morning and now I wake up feeling refreshed, even when I've had a late night and have to get up early the next morning. I'm more alert and focused in class and everything. It's great! I should have done this two years ago when my sister told me about it! Then maybe my grades would be better. But wheves. I have notice also that I don't really want to go back to eating the way I did before. The first few days of the fast I was having horrible cravings for things like hamburgers and greasy pizza and french fries, stuff I don't even eat very often, but now I don't crave those things any more. I don't really crave anything but sometimes I'm looking forward to having fruit, lentils, salads, fish. I noticed that I haven't really craved any meat since day 3. I think my body knows it will be had to digest meat after not eating solid food for 10 days. I think I'll give my body a break from meat for a week or so after the fast and then ease back in to it with fish. We'll see though.

Day 4: Almost half way there

Ok so again I don't remember much about day 4 because I'm writing it on day 6. I felt fine most of the day except around 3pm I got really sleepy. I took about a half our nap and then realized, when I got up of course, that I had made my lemonade with half as much lemon juice and maple syrup as I was supposed to (oops!). I made some more with the proper concentration and I felt much better. I also worked out and felt awesome. I ran 4 miles on the treadmill and sat in the sauna for 20 minutes. I drank about 10oz of lemonade before and during the workout and about 10oz right after. I was not tired, or dizzy, or anything. This seems to make a great energy drink! I also went out with my friends, one of whom had jaw surgery and couldn't eat either, to a tea/coffee house. We drank 2 pots of tea between the three of us. It was nice to get out and to be with someone else who couldn't eat. So I didn't feel dumb watching people eat. My weight was 153! WOW 5 lbs in one day! Maybe it was the run.

Day 3: Over the Hump

Ok so I don't really have much to say about day 3 because I'm writing this on day 6 and I honestly don't remember. I do know that I didn't have strange cravings but I still smelled food everywhere. The hungry feeling in my stomach started to go away as well. My weight was 158lbs.

Day 2: Staying Strong

Ok so I'm feeling really well right now. Today was probably the most focused and altert I've been in a very long time. I was able to stay awake and alert in all of my classes and did not require a long nap (I took a 15 min power nap around 1). I also did a 40 min run on the treadmil followed by 20ish (I forgot my watch) minutes in the sauna. I took it easy and ran about 5 miles an hour for 2 minutes, walked at about 3.5 to 4 miles an hour for 5 minutes then for the remaining 15 minutes back up to 5 miles an hour. I drank about 10 oz of lemonade before and during the workout and about 10 oz after sitting in the sauna for 20 min. I felt great! I did not get dizzy or light headed or anything you would expect from working out while being on a liquid diet. I did start to feel alittle nausious after I showered but I drank some lemonade and water and laid down for about 20 min and felt better. I think that might have to do with my lack of bowel movements. Hopefully the tea and salt baths will get me moving again (sorry if you didn't want to know that). My weight is 157 lbs and my waist is still 30 in. So I'm still smelling food everywhere I go. Hamburgers, pizza, bread, no matter where I go I smell some sort of food and instantly crave it. I read though after day 3 it shouldn't bother me anymore. I almost went crazy because I wanted an apple but I held out, stayed strong. We'll see how I feel after tomorrow.
Toodles!

Day 1: A Rough Start

Ok so I picked a bad day to start the master cleanse. They served a really good meal at lunch today and all I've been able to smell is all of the good food around me: pizza, french fries, pasta w/ pesto and garlic, you get the picture. I was victorious. I managed not to consume anything other than my lemonade and water. I will start to incorporate tea into my daily consumption. So today I felt alright. I did the sea salt bath this morning and it did not cause me very many issues. I had to go to the bathroom but there was no emergency. I felt pretty good all day except around 3:15 pm I started to get sleepy. I was in class though so that may have had something to do with it. I've been kind of moody but I think that has to do with all of the food that I've smelled but haven't been able to eat. My weight is 160. So I lost two pounds but it was probably water. We'll see what happens next. My waist is 30 inches. This is no change from the usual. So today was alright minus all of the wonderful food I missed. I'm still pumped though!