Midway into Day 10

Was very busy yesterday and managed to drink the 6 glasses and some water. But I was out in the car and my lemonade got yukky warm.

Woke up in the middle of the night to let the tea finish its job and more stuff than usual came out, but not a lot. Just a bit more. Stuff being removed looks like these things: lemon pulp; bigger than lemon pulp but looking similar to lemon pulp things; orange-y cayenne powder; small clumps of almost transparent paper-y debris which I assume is a form of mucus; smaller more solid and/or fibrous clumps of what appear to be debris, not parasites, and just a little of this stuff; and some perhaps dissolved orange-y mucus that looks like cayenne but which is fluffier.

Some sinus drainage, but almost unnoticable. Mostly this morning after my first lemonade, and I think the cayenne loosened it.

Tongue not very coated, but I feel like rinsing my mouth more.

Today I feel so lazy I wish I could sleep all day and lay around. One of my previous problems was lack of energy anyway. For the last 2 days I've had better energy, but today, no. I think I'm bordering on a bad mood.

My skin is oddly pretty clear and has been the past 3 days or so.

I've gained back (according to my scale) 2 pounds (temporarily) though I know this is some metabolic adjustment.

Everyday I think of my favorite foods, and this has not ceased. My stomach isn't asking for it, it's my brain & emotions. I wanted a Starbucks, or to sit outside at one of the tableclothed city cafes and have something delish. Ginger salad from the Burmese restaurant. Fresh mango slices. Chocolate pudding, cooked hot & topped with ice cream. Everyday I smell chinese food (my fav!) and Pizza Hut sent coupons. I hear they have a new lasagne pizza & some new brownies....Excuse me while I go get some more lemonade :)...

Ok. I'm back. Thank you lemonade. My cravings are odd, because the foods I'm mentally/emotionally craving aren't the ones I regularly ate. I guess they're mostly my every-now-&-then treat foods I'm craving. Food was a big treat. I want more treats! And the social aspect to eating I miss. That's why this lemonade is working so well for me. I do truly enjoy the clean, fresh lemons, the spicy full-bodied cayenne, and the sweet and satisfying maple syrup. And this forum is so nice for the social aspect. We're all in here sharing and having something in common, which I think is so important for success. I really appreciate you all! Thank you for helping me attain my health goals!

My ongoing thoughts of continuing this cleanse past the 30 days are getting more weight. I try to imagine how great it'll feel to know lots of gook is gone from my body, that my new cells are built on lemonades, that perhaps years of my suffering with low energy will be replaced with a leaner, meaner, cleaner machine... Oh, and, I hate to add, I splurged on some more cook-books, raw ones. Great thing to do on a cleansing diet is read about good food, ehehehehehehheheh. But I love my raw cookbooks and they have some new ones out I didn't have yet. I would highly recommend you browse your bookstore and check out the raw books. They are so great!
Two days ago I spent hours reading each recipe....I just went to get a book to maybe list a recipe title for you, but there are toooooo many delicious ones. Go look in the bookstore (with some lemonade in hand!)

To all on the diet: We are so great! We are getting so clean! We rock! And that means you!!!!!