Thanks so much for your reply. I am so surprised that I've made it this far (along with so many others on this site!) and do feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment! WAHOO for all of us!

I was just hoping so much that my tongue would be clear & pink by now, but that probably takes quite awhile longer to reach that milestone.

One of my dear friends was prompted to start this cleanse, and she only made it 6 hours. She called herself a quitter, and I reassured her that this just wasn't the right time for her. I'll give her major points for even considering it. There's always another day/time. My motivation was that I was just "sick and tired of feeling sick and tired" so that was enough for me! I no longer feel sick & tired, which was my goal. I'll be 40 in May, and I think back to my high school days where we would go to Denny's for breakfast and consume coffee with cream, and onion rings with ketchup FOR BREAKFAST - OY! I wonder how much of that is/was still creeping around in my system?!?!?!

Enough chatter, you're right...I'm going to take this one day at a time. We'll see what tomorrow brings!

I'm only on day 6, but I'm already a little scared of eating again! It's not that I don't want to---this lemonade every few hours gets old you know?, but on this cleanse, we really hold ourselves to standards--a strict plan--I guess we have to do something similar when it comes to real food!

I understand what you are saying about not wanting to fall back into old habits. I have spent these past 9 days really considering what is important to me; and proper nutrition combined with adequate physical activity are crucial. It would be GREAT if I could keep off the weight that I've lost during these past 10 days, but what is most essential is keeping myself healthy from the inside out. The rest should take care of itself.

One thing I have been doing is poring over my favorite recipe site, RECIPEZAAR, for new recipes. You can sort by any criteria, one of which is vegetarian/vegan. Nutrition information is provided for each recipe that is posted so it's easy to see if something is high in sugar, fat, etc. I have compiled a tidy list of reasonable recipes that are nutritious & healthy. That should keep me interested and not confused about my options for quite awhile going forward. Another site that is helpful is HEALTHYCHEFALEX. She is the vegan chef girlfriend of Morgan Spurlock (creator of the documentary movie SUPERSIZE ME.) Great recipes and resource information there as well. Knowledge is power and helps demystify how to move forward after doing this wonderful cleanse. Good luck to you!