Re: Day 16--reply to maverick494

Thanks so much for the encouragement. I will have to try that Dream matte mousse sometime. I usually use Neutrogena but love to try new makeup.

Thanks also for the different view on the whole "looking pregnant" thing. I usually get great comments on my skin because I'm a freak for skin care and sun protection and people usually think I look about ten years younger than my age, which is 33. No, that time, it was because of my protruding stomach. In general, I tend to gain wait everywhere but my stomach and it was only in the last six months that it seemed that all of the weight was going to my gut which really did make me look like I was pregnant. Since that is the weight I've put on last, that is the weight I've taken off first (thankfully) so that my stomach at least looks fairly normal now. Thanks for the positive thinking though!

I don't think you did much damage on the few little bites that you ate with your professor, since they were not things with a lot of protein and fat and they were veggies. I ate a SMALL bite of something rich once on The Master Cleanse because the chef at the restaurant I worked at asked me to taste a new dish he was working on, which is unusual and kind of an honor to be asked since I was just a waiter, and I didn't know how to say no, and let me just say that I paid dearly with horrible stomach pains and intestinal cramps.

If you end up being absolutely forced to eat something at breakfast with him, at least try to have a little fresh fruit, since that should do the least damage.

Do your salt water flush and I'm sure you will be fine. Just continue as you normally did and don't let it discourage you. You did the best you could in a very tough situation and you basically ate foods that one might use after breaking a fast, so it couldn't be that bad.

Anyway, I'm glad to hear you are still at it. I'm also glad to hear your leg is improving too.

It's nice to know there are people out there going through similar experiences as me, since fasting can seem kind of isolating.