Breaking the fast: Day 1-3

Ok. So here I am on the third day of easing out of my Master Cleanse.

Here's a synopsis of my ease out so far: Day 1:
Orange juice all day baby. The first sip of that glorious orange juice tasted like nectar ambrosia. I truly enjoyed savoring each particular nuance of flavor it had to offer of me. Compared to the lemonade, this was rich in levels of flavor and texture. Sweet and tangy, cold and refreshing. I sipped on it all day but all I could think about was getting the day over with so that I could finally eat something warm!! But I Finished Day 2 with no problems.

Day 2:
Brekkie - 1 nectarine (eaten over 5 hours)
Lunch - 1 peach
Snack - a few bites of nectarine and a few bites of a raw food cone from the Raw Daddy stand at the Saturday Berkeley Farmers Market.
Dinner - half a mango. The very act of chewing and swallowing is paradise.

Day 2 was great. The fruits were so delicious. I particularly savored the mango. I love love love mango. I picked that up on a shopping excursion to Ranch 99. I doubt that it's organic but I knew I had to have the damn thing. And it was good. TD works at the Farmers Market and the booth next to him is a raw food vendor. He picked up a raw food cone for me. The cone consists of seeds and it was filled with shredded cabbage, mangoes, cashews and a vinaigrette. I only had a few bites but I enjoyed it. I ate everything slowly, only taking a few bites every half hour or so. I just read a website that said that the goal is to eat many many small meals and gradually work one's way to larger meals that are more spaced out. I've been craving something warm and I hope to make an Ayurvedic dish called kitchari in the near future. It is a cleansing food as as well composed of mung beans and basmati rice, flavored with spices.

Day 3:
Brekkie - half a glorious mango Not sure what else I'm going to eat today but I'd like to try something warm. I haven't had a bowel movement yet so I'm waiting for that, too.

 3:42 A lot has happened since this morning.

Ok, well, maybe not a lot but some major things went down (from my perspective).

I had a bowel movement.

Yes!

I think it was the mango. Thank you, mister mango. Thank you so much.

I also went to the Berkeley Temescal Farmers Market and visited TD's booth. I hadn't eaten anything since my half a mango this morning so I felt some hunger pangs. He offered me some of his food and I did it. I went for real food. I had: Basmati rice and vegetable curry (two celery slices, two cauliflower stalks, 2 slices of tofu) all in a coconut curry sauce. It was indescribable. I could taste every single spice and the warmth of it in my mouth spread throughout my whole body. That is what paradise must be like. I asked TD to only give me tiny tiny scoops of the rice and curry. He didn't put it on their regular plates but instead scooped it into a small container (think the red and white paper things they sticks hot dogs in at BBQ's). I only ate the veggies at first, being careful to chew each bite thoroughly. It took me about fifteen minutes to eat a portion I could have easily eaten in two bites. Then I thought I would walk around the farmers market for a bit. The thing about the Temescal farmers market is that it's like an organic gourmet version of Costco at lunchtime. Everyone offers free samples. I was already feeling satiated but I just had to try some of the stuff being offered.

So please add this to the food diary today:
 - tiny bite of falafel
- small pita chip dipped in yogurt and chives
- a Balgoni (I think that's what it was called).

Honestly, I can't remember the name but it's some sort of pastry stuffed with spinach that is very tin. It was topped with yogurt and jalapeño jam. Only a small bite. THEN I returned to Tenzin's booth and finished off the basmati curried rice. Everything was delicious. I'm feeling full now. I think it was the rice. I'm not uncomfortably full but I definitely have a feeling that there is stuff in my belly. It's an odd sensation.

I haven't felt this way in a long time and I have lost that light feeling. I may have overdid it but I don't have any regrets. I don't have any cramping or anything of that sort at all. I just feel full-ish.

But wait, there's more.

I went and bought some ingredients for a vegan cutlet I'm going to attempt to make at Trader Joe's and the local natural foods store here. Besides my necessary items, I also bought cheesy kale chips (vegan) and a hazelnut chocolate bar. As soon as I got home, I had one leaf of the cheesy kale chip and it was pretty good. But the highlight of my day was the little piece of hazelnut chocolate that I ate, like, five minutes ago. Creamy with a light crunch from the toasted hazelnut. That was damn good.