July 15, 2010 Day 1

Day 1
Weight: 132.8

11 a.m.
Well, so far so good. It is almost noon and I have had about 18 oz of the lemonade mixture. I have gone to the bathroom at least three times this morning. I do not want to do the Herbal Death Tea tonight because I remember the awful cramping that goes along with it. Although if I do it during the day, I won't have to worry about it waking me up at night. I had a glass of Lemon Zinger herbal tea and it was pretty good. I don't really have any cravings for anything, but my stomach feels empty, gurgl-y, and hungry. I am going to drink some more lemonade and water to see if that helps. You are supposed to drink a lot of water on this cleanse as well. I guess something about water being good for you, I don't know. ;) Bottoms up!

8:30 pm
Did some yoga, meditation, and reality TV watching to get my mind off of this new 10 day lifestyle change. I don't want to call it a diet, because that is not what it is really, although I guess some weight loss is a benefit, but I really want a lifestyle change and to eat healthier after this is all said and done. Who doesn't want to lose a few pounds in the process though? I have read that after you are done with the cleanse you don't crave the bread and the chocolate and the bad processed foods, you crave the things your body actually needs---like fruits and veggies, etc. I drank some spicy chai type tea and did a 16 oz and then 8 oz lemonade mixture. Not craving anything crazy, but just something to chew on in general. Matt really wants to quit. He keeps saying it's too expensive (the syrup is kind of pricey), and only one of us should do it. He also keeps talking about pizza and burritos and burgers and other things that we're trying to "cleanse" ourselves of. They are obviously all excuses, but I guess we'll have to see if he will stick it out with me. I think about how easy it would be to quit, but I am so determined for some reason. I drank at least one liter of water today, I know I should probably drink more, but since I'm usually chronically dehydrated (as most of the world is without even knowing it) it was actually a big step for me. Oh and another thing, I am peeing like crazy. I am about to drink the dreaded laxative tea. Uggh. On to day two tomorrow. I think it will definitely get easier as time goes on.