Re: a swarm of locusts???

I'm new here so I should probably keep my mouth shut, but that's never stopped me before *g*. I'm one of those "locusts" that has swarmed this forum. I have to say I'm insulted by the posts I've just read! Just because some of us heard about this cleanse on the Howard Stern show doesn't mean all of us think of it as a fad. I had been researching fasting for two weeks before I even knew Robin had done this cleanse. And I didn't even know what it was until I looked it up. And yes I am doing this for weight loss, but more importantly I'm doing it to heal the reasons that caused me to gain weight in the first place. In my short life (34 yrs so far) I've struggled through anorexia, drug and alcohol abuse, compulsive binge eating (gaining 150 lbs. in the process), severe bouts of depression, and in general have treated my body like dirt. I am learning how not to do that anymore, and I am trying to undo all the damage I have done to myself. This includes physical, emotional and spiritual damage. So while I am doing this for weight loss, I "get it" that this is about so much more than that. Please don't lump everyone who heard about this on the radio together, some of us are doing this for different reasons. And for those who are doing it just for weight loss, that's their right and choice I guess. It's up to them what they do to their own bodies, just like it was my choice to abuse myself for so long. Stupid choice, subconscious choice, but choice all the same. There, I feel better now. :-) Tweet