Day 14

I am half-way through day 14. I cannot believe I have made it this far. I feel happy and good, but I guess I was expecting the type of super euphoric feeling I sometimes got while doing juice cleansing and the MC. This feels more earthy I guess, more serious, more grounded.

The last couple of days I wasn't detoxing so much through my mouth, which was a nice break, but then I woke up today with that super-gross feeling in my mouth again. This was good in a way since it tells me that I still have detoxing to do and that I need to continue. What a dream it would be to wake up to a fresh feeling mouth. I don't know if that will happen on this fast or not, but it would be a nice perk.

I feel I can make it through another week, barring something that compels me to stop. I am really looking forward to breaking the fast. It is nice that I can break the fast while it is still summer so I can take advantage of the amazing fresh fruits and vegetables out there. I love to cook and I dabble in raw cooking ("Living Cuisine" is a great gourmet raw food cooking book). When thinking about the foods I want to use for the 2 weeks after the fast, I try to think about what I would feed a baby or small child if I had one and that seems like a good guideline.

My sleep schedule is so erratic, I'm glad I have nowhere to be. I sleep at the weirdest times and for varying lengths of time. This has been the case for most of the fast. I usually wait til the moment when I absolutely cannot stay awake any longer before laying down, since my heart seems to beat faster when I'm in a lying position and it can make me feel uncomfortable.

Another thing is that I thought I would start doing meditation and yoga again while on this fast and that simply hasn't happened. There were a lot of projects I thought I would get done with all of this time on my hands. This simply hasn't been the case. For most of the fast, I have felt this overwhelming sense of not being motivated. When I do have an energy spurt here and there, I try to get whatever I can done while it lasts. Yesterday, I finally started to do some cleaning around the apartment and then didn't finish the few simple tasks I had in mind. I hope this all means that my body is doing some serious cleaning and repair work.

My allergies are pretty much gone right now. I wonder what they will be like after the fast. I haven't dusted the house completely in 2 weeks and yet no problems from the dust. I live in the city so I'm usually not too bothered by my outdoor allergies, but when I did go to the park several days ago, I had no problem. My skin is starting to clear up too.

My weight loss has stabilized for the last couple of days at exactly 20lbs.

Well, I wish the best to my fellow fasters out there.

Be strong!