18th
Morning of Day 5 of the Master Cleanse
yesterday was probably the best day so far on this cleanse for me. and not because i felt like a million bucks, grew 5 muscles i didn’t know i had, or built up an immunity for every disease known to man. it’s because i substituted limes for lemons in the drink. this is just fine due to the fact that limes are chemically equivalent to their sister fruit. and because it was not the same tasting drink, i found it exhilarating. however, i would not recommend drinking only lime cleanse drinks, just as i would also suggest not using only lemons. but this minor change for my tastebuds really helped my morale to get through this detox.
there’s a very good chance i’ll never have a lemon-lime flavored drink for at least 3 years after this past week.
speaking of getting through the detox, due to work-related travel next week, i have decided to stop the cleanse after 7 days (last day is tomorrow) opposed to 10 days (last day being monday). i figured that if i’m going to be sitting in the airport, boarding and crammed onto a flight for hours—not to mention being at my clients’ site—i shouldn’t put myself in a position to run to the restroom every hour as if i needed a coke fix. although i truly believe i could last the full 10 days (or longer) and very well would’ve, i’d be lying if i said i wasn’t happy about this change in events.
not exactly the place one wants to be during a master cleanse
update on how i feel:
last night was probably the most miserable for me since the cleanse began. my stomach was turning (had to use the bathroom twice in the middle of the night), and after i awoke at 4AM to do this, i never fell back asleep. i think my mind and body were seperated for some reason. i just couldn’t relax my thoughts and body to allow myself to fall back asleep. so far today, it’s gotten better.
don’t have the scale pic today but i weighed in at 191.5 this morning, which adds up to a total weight loss of 9 lbs since i began last friday.
the clock is ticking…
