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Today’s Weight: 186.4

Today was great!  I woke up promptly at 6:30am (2 hours before the alarm), and almost immediately was able to move the bowels without any outside help.  This time, it wasn’t just the saltwater, i actually passed some solid matter (i know, i know, TMI continues.)  I guess it’s debatable as to what it was (a mass of now-dead gut flora?  or these illusive ‘toxins’ that make everyone so mad to mention?)

At any rate, the exhaustion from yesterday was entirely alleviated afterwards, leading me not to care.  I actually had ANOTHER movement mid-afternoon while at The Lab, with the same consistency.  I maintained high levels of energy for most of the day, only starting to get tired towards twilight (a long day, even by eating-people’s standards.)

I have been skeptical of doing the saltwater bath at night since day one.  The instructions call for it on an empty stomach, so they suggest doing it in the morning.  We elected to do it at night for comfort, because it isn’t pleasant, and no one wants to go to work with an unstable bowel situation.  Plus, you might need a shower afterwards…

But i’ve been wondering, does water and lemonade count as an empty stomach?  That is, does it really work if you do it at night?  Today’s results made me think i should try it in the morning, so we resolved not to do the bath tonight.

However, the instructions also call for something called “laxative tea”, which we also haven’t been doing.  The tea is optional, it says, so if the bath is working, you don’t have to have the tea.  If you take the tea, you are supposed to drink it before bed, then in the morning take the saltwater.

Well, opting for the morning saltwater, we decided what the hell, let’s try the tea also.  So we grabbed some on the way home from work (Publix has it, and it looks like this.)  Around 8:30, we brewed up a couple of cups and retired to the bedroom to watch Evan Almighty (which i don’t recommend, feels like PG Disney crap.)

I have to admit, it sat rather heavily in my stomach.  It wasn’t terribly uncomfortable, but i was certainly aware it was there.  What will happen when the morning comes and i combine the powers of the laxative tea and the saltwater bath?  You’ll have to stick around for Day 5 to find out!

Also, the constructive comments have started to come in, and that makes me really happy.  I’ve got my comments moderated (who knew there was so much hate on the net? oh wait…), so i apologize if you leave one and it doesn’t appear immediately.  I highly encourage you to interact, especially if you have questions and curiosities!  (I also added video comments yesterday.  All you need is a webcam and a microphone, which most modern laptops provide, and you’ll be cussing me out directly in no time!  Look for the link just below the comment box.  Still moderated, of course…)