Re: Day 18 of 40. First cleanse ever. Am having a hard time for the first time in 18 days, don't want to give up.

Theres just no getting around the physical reality of the chemical change your system is going through so whatever else you might have been doing, fasting is affording you a different perpective or you could say "facilitating" it for you. You have probably noticed a hightened sense of smell perhaps even clearer eyesight. These are "physical" a clues of your heightened sense of awareness. Speaking of it in terms like being "in touch with the universe" while it may sound a bit "granola" I see it more as using a language/terms that you are familiar with to describe this new experience. With time and as you explore further inwards you will find ways to express these experiences in other terms.

"It's truly ridiculously amazing what the body can do when we let it!"

Yeowsa!!

Rather than focusing the next cleanse think about amping up you exercise routine and if you really wanna see the fastests improvements and changes get into resistance or weight training. Not only will you see the fastest changes but it will help you maintain that health buzz you are experiencing on the cleanse. You need to allow the system to rebuild after a long 40 dayer for no less than 12 to 16 weeks.