Mission Accomplished

YIPPEEEEEEE, YA WHOOOOOOOO, YEEEEEE HAAAAAA,


Food is so good. No need to say anything more!

Test of Strength

Ok, I am sitting here thinking about a small bag of mixed nuts. I thought that by this time I would stop thinking about food but obviously NOT. For me to reach my original goal of 5 days I have a mere 28 hours, 8 of which will be occupied by sleeping. I don't think I could have made it this far without the relief of sleep, easily knocking off 8 hours at a time.

Anyway, back to the nuts. So, I was thinking about sneaking one of those precious morsels into my mouth and just sucking off the salt. The thought then progressed to actually chewing the nut very very very slowly, savoring the texture and the flavor. Then, at the very last moment, I would spit out the macerated mess into the garbage.

Could I do that? Would I be strong enough to spit it out? Would that be "cheating"?How easily it would be to just swallow it. The question then popped into my head, which is the better test of strength? Being on the brink of starvation, chewing a nut and just before it slips down your throat, spit it out; or sticking to your original plan of no solid food for 5 full days?????

Downhill

Well, I have just a little over 36 hours left in my fast. Yesterday was tough, I really wanted to bag this whole idea and eat but I held my ground. I even dreamed that I ate a piece of cheese and 1/2 an apple and felt horrible. I felt like I cheated and I was gonna have to start over from day 1. My girlfriend who was brave enough to try the salt water flush said she had been "purging" all day. And in the late afternoon she thought that she was done, finally. She was in the car after stopping by Jack in the Box, she picked up dinner for her kids. How she could stand to be in the car with that smell is beyond me? She assures me that I will be more selective of what I place in my mouth, I am a doubter!

48 Hours

As I sit here drinking my Detox tea, I am wondering when I will poop? I drank this same tea last night and I did not have "the urge" at all. My girlfriend who is participating in this adventure with me had an accident at work today. She is partaking in the Salt Water Flush. .She was wearing white jeans. I am afraid. Is that really necessary?

How do I feel? I feel fine. I don't feel weak or tired, yet. The hunger comes and goes. I am still applauding myself when I don't have pains. Everything still looks fabulously tasty. The challenge is really in my head. Commercials, fast food smells, TV shows, everywhere my eyes fall, lands on some sort of food tempting me to failure. My mind weakens and says:

"Oh just eat something, quit drooling. You know you want it!"



Right now I am planning my vegetable soup to be ready at 8pm Friday night.

Refrigerator Magic

So, have you ever walked over to your fridge, peeked inside only to find absolutely nothing to eat? Have you done that and then gone back 5 minutes later to come to the exact same conclusion? I have and I now have the cure for that. Try fasting. I am working on my 25th hour of fasting and the 2 times I opened the door to the fridge, everything has successfully made me salivate. Just the thought of the texture of certain foods gets that ole drip system running. Well, I feel ok. I find it amazing how weak my mind is! Counting the hours, thinking ahead to what I am gonna eat when I do begin eating again, applauding myself for not noticing my hunger pains, and having doubts that I will make my original goal are occupying my thoughts. Can I really do this? I love food? Will this really work in changing my eating habits? Will I lose those cravings? Is the food gonna taste good when I do eat again? OMG, will there still be food left? I just know that someone is gonna eat all the food in the entire world and I will never get to taste cheese pizza again.

Fasting

Well, the time is nearing! Starting Sunday October 16 in the early afternoon/evening, I am going to attempt a 5-10 day fast, taking in nothing except the Master Cleanser Lemonade concoction. www.healthy.net/scr/article.asp?ID=1996
My primary goal is 5 days but I am told that once you pass the 3rd or 4th day, it is smooth sailing and a piece of cake. Only you really don't get cake. So, my secondary goal is to go for the full 10 days. I am excited to attempt such a feat but I am also scared of failure. I did attempt a 3 day fast last spring and only made it for 40 hours. My motivation for such an endeavor you ask??? I have several:
1) Lose weight!
2) Rid my body of toxins, good ole fashion colon cleanse!
3) And possibly change my eating habits to a more vegetarian/non processed food diet.

That is it! I will attempt to keep you all posted on my progress.

50 Factoids about ME

I am stealing this idea from my sister's blog. I feel that this blogging thing is a good thing and I would like to contribute to my blog on a more regular basis. So, I saw this on my sister's blog which happens to be a pretty good blog spot, check it out: www.jerrilance.blogspot.com I do not know how to make it a link in my blog, perhaps my sister can show me. I started this task almost 2 months ago, it is a lot harder than it looks! Enjoy.

50. I believe that birthdays are more important than Christmas.
49. I love my cat and I am not ashamed to say the L word in regards to him.
48. Chocolate is a food group in my book.
47. Pooping is one of life's greatest pleasures.
46. Children have never been in my plans.
45. I practice yoga and think I am pretty good, but in reality I am probably not.
44. I keep peeking at Jerri's blog for ideas on this task!
43. Vegetarianism is a pipe dream for me.
42. I have the best husband in the whole world.
41. Rock stars are sexy.
40. Tattoos are too.
39. I drink cheap wine.
38. I hate ignorance, except for my own.
37. Politics bore me.
36. Marilyn Monroe really was beautiful. (Just finished the Misfits)
35. Hot dogs and sausages are gross.
34. I don't know how to deal with constantly negative people.
33. I listen to Rob, Arnie, and Dawn in the morning.
32. I like to sweat.
31. Vanilla is my favorite ice cream flavor.
30. I hate it when the heels of my feet feel dry.
29. Burning Man is a place to break free of confomrities. I have had only small break throughs in the 7 years I have attended. That is why I keep going.
28. I wish I had my sister's talent for art.
27. Loyality is important to me.
26. I have always dreamed of having a white beach house with a master bedroom balcony overlooking the ocean. I am also thin in my dreams.
25. I hate and don't agree with society's idea of a beautiful woman.
24. I love to laugh, so much that I wrote this down twice!
23. On-line shopping is the greatest invention.
22. I learned to knit this year.
21. Controversy is something I thrive on, especially if I believe in the cause.
20. I think there is something wrong with my sex drive, or lack of..........
19. I love the feeling of someone playing with my hair.
18. Indecisiveness irritates me.
17. I want a Mini Cooper but too many people already have them so I probably won't get one because of that.
16. A lot of people think I am very active, but I really like to just sit, veg out and do nothing. At least until I get bored.
15. Two different friends of mine are growing things in their bodies (one tumor and one child) and it bothers me that I don't care about either one. I do think that the baby will "grow" on me in time.
14. I like to drink coffee with cream, usually only in the in the mornings.
13. I am very afraid to look at my next credit card statement.
12. When asked what religion I am, I say Aaa-theee-ist. The emphasis is on the first syllable of atheist, therefore making a whole new word. People are usually afraid to ask what that is and in return I don't receive any funny looks.
11. In reality I am agnostic.
10. I am finally devoting some time to a new sport-Rock Climbing.
9. Dirty dishes piled around my sink is a pet-peeve of mine.
8. My hair has been colored for so long I don't know what the true color is.
7. Seven is my favorite number.
6. I want an Ipod for my birthday but fear that I probably won't use it that much and will be a waste of money. I still want one tho.
5. I really don't like spiders. They give me the heebee geebees.
4. My favorite days of the year are those just before it gets too cold and you have nothing better to do but look at nature.
3. I have messy handwriting.
2. Law and Order :SVU is my favorite TV show. I don't get the MASH channel any more.
1. I am very excited right now, now that I am finally done!!!!!!!!!