breaking the rules (long, sorry!)

Hi everyone,
I've been reading these forums but this is the first day I've posted. This would be my day 6, but since I ate yesterday it's day 1 again. My sister had a catered baby shower and I had intentions of not eating but for various reasons it seemed appropriate to do so. I broke my five days with rice and beans and a fish taco (fish & cabbage)!!! I thought I'd be in serious pain but actually it digested just fine and I feel good today. Drank the tea last night and a liter of water this morning (no salt) and starting back on the cleanse today.

The first four days I experienced great results doing the cleanse by the book- tea in the evening, SWF (Salt-Water-Flush) in the a.m., 2-3 liters of water and about 80-90 oz. of lemonade during the day. Good elimination, apparent detox symptoms, great energy (except at night when I fall into bed at 9 PM)....HOWEVER....

I haven't given up coffee. I have had 2 small cups in the morning every day after the SWF (Salt-Water-Flush) does its thing. This is WAY down from my usual caffeine consumption. I'm tapering down while on the cleanse, would like to break the addiction but still be able to enjoy a cup now & then. I think I've been getting great benefit from the cleanse even with this "cheat" and been able to avoid headache and still keep my mental clarity!!

So I'm back for 6 more days on the cleanse and then to fruits & veggies for another week or two after. Just wanted to post my confession about the coffee to lend support to others who have trouble breaking from caffeine. My props to those who have soldiered through the headaches and made it to the other side! Tweet