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Days 8 and 9
Hunger pangs are becoming distracting.
Date: 6/11/2007 6:19:46 PM ( 17 y ) ... viewed 2137 times The weekend was pretty uneventful. After my detox symptoms subsided on Day 7, I felt back to normal. Not eating tends to be kind of socially isolating. My boyfriend and I just hung out and watched TV on Saturday night, as it seems most activities we do on the weekends involve eating and/or drinking. Even though I know I would never cheat, it is still rather torturous to watch other people eat.
As much as I wanted to do some light exercise during the cleanse, I'm finding that I really don't have the energy for it. My legs were sore just from taking a long walk last week. I feel more energetic today, got a lot done at work, etc., but still not feeling the kind of energy that makes me feel like I can get in some good exercise.
I am SOOOO cold all the time (I think most all of us are, judging from the thread in the forum!). I sleep in a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, and socks, underneath my regular comforter AND an extra blanket. It was 76 degrees in the house the other day and it felt more like 50. That gets a bit annoying, but hot baths sure do feel great! I also find that I've been sleeping better and more deeply.
My weight is all over the place. The scale that I've been using at home first said that I lost 2 lbs., but today it says I'm back where I started from before the cleanse. And I know that's not right because my clothes are fitting better. It did say that my body fat is down almost 3% (one of those fancy scales). The scale at Publix shows a 6 lb. loss though. Very strange. Who knows what's the real deal, but I feel good and I know I'm doing something good for myself. And I'm looking forward to continuing to do good things for my body after the cleanse ends.
As Zoe recommended, I'm going to try and up my intake of lemonades. I've been so hungry lately, and I'm hoping that getting down the extra lemonades will help.
As most seem to do as they get into their cleanse, I've been looking up healthy recipes and getting ideas for things I want to try once I begin eating again. Now when I watch Food Network, it's not just entertainment, I actually think, "Let me print out that recipe so I can give it a try!" Ok, so not ALL of them are super healthy, but most of them are. And the naughty recipes are only for once in awhile. ;)
I feel like I'll get through this week pretty easily. My short term goal is to break on Sunday. My long term goal is to break the Sunday after that. We'll see where I stand and how I feel. I haven't been bringing the mental aspect into this cleanse as much as I know I should. It made my juice fast a lot easier because I had mental motivation backing me up, keeping me strong when I needed it, etc. So I'm going to do some reading up on fasting benefits (FreedomYou.com has a lot of inspiration), and just take it day by day.
One thing that I thought would have improved but which doesn't seem to have is my blood pressure. For some crazy reason, at 28 years old, I have blood pressure that qualifies me as Stage 1 hypertension. And I'm actually pretty healthy compared to the average American! I'm not sure if there is something else going on in my body that is contributing to that. My diet may not be flawless, and I don't live at the gym, but I don't think those things are contributing to the high numbers. I thought that the number would be down after a week of fasting, considering I've had no caffeine or alcohol. But it was still relatively high when I checked it at the grocery store yesterday - 141/90. I know the grocery store isn't the best place to get an accurate reading, but it is a gauge of some sort, I can see the fluctuations in the numbers. That gives me incentive to continue on with the cleanse, as I feel that there is a lot more healing that needs to be done in my body.
I just spoke with my mom and we caught up on what is going on in each other's lives. I told her all about the cleanse and she's interested in giving it a shot. So she'll have me to guide her through it if she decides to give it a go. I'm going to send her the link to The Master Cleanse pdf. I'm so glad she's open minded. :)
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