Day 1 - I Made It!

It's nearly 10 p.m. and I've succeeded for the day. I just drank my last lemonade and will drink the senna tea before too long. I can honestly say that it hasn't been bad. I've had a few moments of hunger, especially around lunch time and early evening, but a glass of lemonade did the trick. I have had moments of a mild headache, as well, but nothing terrible. It's been gone for hours now anyway.

Hooray! I'm patting myself on the back. I think it's best to just go day by day, thinking about getting through each one separately because looking way ahead seems a lot tougher. I know I can get through tomorrow, so all is well!

Day 1 - Much Better

It's now nearly 5 p.m. and I'm feeling a whole lot better. Took a nap, drank when I was hungry and things have calmed down. I've had the slightest headache today, but nothing terrible.

I hear that days 2, 3, and 7 can be the roughest, so I'm gearing up for tomorrow.

Now to figure out what to do with myself when it would normally be dinner time . . . .

Day 1 - Hungry!

It's noon and I've had two glasses of lemonade so far, and now I'm HUNGRY. I suppose I'll go whip me up another one (maybe with a ham sandwich hidden at the bottom??!!). They say to drink 6 to 12 glasses a day. I'm quite certain I won't be doing only 6 because I don't want to walk around feeling like I'm starving, and I know they don't suggest that either.

I'm also already starting to experience some headache symptoms. Gee whiz! I didn't think that would start so soon. More water would probably be good to keep the toxins flowing.

Day 1 - Lemonade

Many years ago, my father in law passed away, and one of the things we "inherited" was his little electric juicer. What a handy little thing to have for an event like this!

I juiced two lemons, enough for both my husband and I to have our first glass of lemonade, with a little left over. I mixed in the syrup (remembering that a little lick of the spoon was considered "legal" - yum!) and sprinkled in the cayenne powder. I then added the 8 oz. of water, stirred it up, and down the hatch it went.

I think it was rather tasty. My husband thought it was a little hot from the cayenne, so I'll put a little less in for him but will probably increase mine as time goes on because I like it hot!

Taking cayenne capsules doesn't have the same effect on your body as having the powder pass through your mouth. Go with the powder, and if it's hard, start with just a little tiny pinch, gradually increasing it day by day until you're adding at least the 1/10th of a teaspoon. Cayenne is good for so many things, it's worth the effort to make it your friend!