Day 4 - A Little Rough

Today started out on the rough side. Things were already moving before I took the salt water, but then things REALLY started moving. Which, I suppose, is a good thing. But the after effects were that I had quite a stomach ache and didn't even feel like having any lemonade at all. I forced about 1/2 a glass down but didn't like the way I felt, so it was noon or later before I started to drink. And it was 2 or 3 in the afternoon before my stomach felt somewhat back to normal. Ugh.

So, there you have it. I didn't follow the "day 2 & 3, plus day 7 hardest." I waited for Day 4 to feel crummy. (I've always been one to sort of do my own thing anyway, so I guess this fit right in.)

I'm anticipating church tomorrow and not wanting a repeat of today, so I think I may skip the salt water flush this one day. I'll probably do it again on Day 6 and see how it goes, and if I feel that bad again, I may just stop it and do another cup of senna tea instead.

Day 3 - No Wandering

Tonight we tried to go to a movie, but it was sold out. Instead we walked around the beautiful BYU campus, strolling along the little stream and waterfall. I laid back on the grassy slope and stared up at the wispy clouds in the sky. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw movement and looked over to see a mother duck with 7 darling ducklings. They waddled around finding bugs in the grass and it was the cutest thing.

Then I started to feel the rumbles in my abdomen, and by the time I realized it was urgent, we were quite a distance from an open building with a restroom. Uh oh. Not so good. This hadn't happened the previous two evenings, so I wasn't really thinking about the possibilities. We (very quickly) made our way back to the closest open building, just in the nick of time. Whew, that was close!

Then as we drove home, the same deal started again. Thankfully we were only a couple of minutes from home, but I think I've learned my lesson about wandering too far from a restroom. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to the timing, it just is what it is.

I've already chugged down my senna tea and am off to bed. I have a feeling that 2 o'clock alarm may go off again tonight. It's a great night NOT to be in a tent far from the restroom!

Day 3 - Sorta Ho Hum

I read this would probably be a hard day. The only thing I'm really feeling today is a bit of boredom. I read that was a detox symptom, but who knows?

I wasn't as pleased as punch to wake up at 2 a.m. with stomach cramps and a run, yes RUN, to the bathroom. But, I guess when it's time to rid your body of toxins, its TIME!

We're heading to the movie theater tonight. That will be my first big test of willpower. Smelling popcorn will be difficult, but I think if I have my lemonade just before walking in, and then a little after leaving, I should be okay. I can't be a complete home-body forever!

Tomorrow I'll post a picture of my nifty new glasses that I got at the dollar store. Makes sipping my drinks a little more pleasant and fun.

Cheers!

Day 2 - Check!

Another day down and I'm doing good. Went to the store to get more lemons (and limes - hubby made me a limeade when we got home. Yum!) and strode right on past the pizza and all the other goodies that jump right out at you. It really wasn't as hard as I thought, but then again, that was Walmart. If I were to walk through a health food store and see "healthy" foods that I love, that might be another story altogether.

I haven't done what I would consider a whole lot of "eliminating" and wonder if that's still going to happen as I go along. Time will tell.

Off to have my cup of senna tea (and maybe enjoy some mint tea, which is the only "legal" thing you can have in addition to the lemonade.)

See you on Day 3!

Day 2 - Headache

I'm not nearly as hungry as I was yesterday, but I have more of a headache going on. It's nothing horrid, but a bit uncomfortable. I suppose drinking more water would be a good thing. It's the three thousand trips to the bathroom that make me wonder if I want to drink even more!

Time to use some EFT on this headache!

Day 2 - Nifty Set-up

Yesterday (Day 1) we had our supplies scattered here and there. I was getting everything cleaned up in the kitchen when I had the thought to collect them on a tray and have things look nice. Just because we're not "eating" doesn't mean we don't like things looking good!

I found a nice tray and a basket for the lemons. My we go through them fast! Having everything organized and together makes doing the cleanse a lot more pleasant. I'm even thinking about heading to the dollar store to find some fun glasses. If all I'm going to do is drink, drink, drink, then I may as well have something fun to drink out of. The "lemon glass" in this photo came from the dollar store a couple of years ago. It's perfect, wouldn't you say?!!

Make it pleasant. Make it fun. It helps!

Day 2 - Again?

I woke up and the first thought I had was, "Am I going to drink all that salt water AGAIN?" My husband had my "mixed drink" all ready for me, and I slugged it all down in about 5 minutes' time. It really isn't that bad except for the fact that it's a lot of liquid in your stomach first thing in the mornin'!

Interestingly enough, my tongue is white as white could be and feels kind of pudgy. DETOX! I even tried giving it a good scrub with the electric toothbrush, but nothing changed. I suppose that's a good sign; it means something really is going on rather than just going without some of my favorite foods for no reason, right?

On with the day and the yummy lemonade. I really do like it, so I can't complain. And I especially like a few licks of the maple syrup off the measuring spoon! Legal cheating, I'm told.