Today’s weight: 189.4
Today was a tough one! This morning i woke up with serious hunger, so Cara and i went to making our daily dose of juice immediately. A nice trick is to lick the spoon after adding the lemon and syrup. It gets your ravenous stomach craving the stuff, so you welcome it. And sure enough, after only drinking a little of it, the hunger was gone.
But then we had to take a trip to Peachtree City (45 minute drive) to visit Cara’s mom for Mother’s Day. Cara’s mom the amazing cook. At lunch time. Surely they know to hide the food, right? No, her father is in the middle of his lunch when we arrive, eating something Cara called “pepperoni bread”. But luckily we brought our juice and pushed through. Really, the hunger stays controlled with it, you just have to get your portions right to last you the day.
Once we got home, I only had about an hour to prepare before leaving to go to my investment club meeting, which was being held way outside the perimeter this month (another 45 minute drive.) The club usually eats dinner before the meeting, which would have been easy to avoid. But this time, the plan was to grill out hamburgers and tater tots at the meeting location, so avoidance was impossible.
I’ve already sworn off of red meat (it truly is poison for your body), so i didn’t expect much trouble, but the SMELL, my god. It’s easy enough not to look at it, but i couldn’t stop my nose from its evil ways, sending my stomach all the messages that i desperately wanted it not to receive.
When the host offered me a burger, i plainly said “No thanks, i’m fasting right now.” I thought for sure i was heading down a slippery slope with that one, but i got off with just a strange glance or two and no further comment. Perhaps they assumed it was a religious thing or something. (i guess it kind of is?)
When i got home, i was really exhausted. This cleanse is supposed to keep you at mostly full energy, but driving in the car can take a lot out of you, and i spent 3 hours in the car today, all told. Hopefully a good night’s sleep tonight will see the end of it. The weakness i’m feeling isn’t too out of the ordinary, though, just an active Sunday (the worst kind of Sunday!)
Nothing notable about the saltwater baths, so far. I just chug a liter of saltwater, and then pass a liter of saltwater about an hour later. I’m hoping for more productive “eliminations” in the next few days, where i fully expect some of my dormant toxins to become aroused for the first time.
Now i’m winding down, and expect to have no problems passing out. Which is good, because sitting up late, bored and sleepless (like usual) is a terrible way to avoid thinking about eating.
Sleeping, however…