Here I am again. It's time for another round of the Master Cleanse.
It's been approximately a year and half since my last cleanse. A lot has happened since then. I went to India for several months on a long retreat in the town of Bodhgaya. It was a physically challenging retreat and I ended up losing quite a bit of weight while there. I have been back in America now for about 8 months and have definitely been more active since my return. I go running and workout almost everyday. My diet habits have gone up and done with periods of "clean eating" and periods of ... not-so-clean eating. All in all though, I've been able to maintain my post India weight (give or take 5 pounds). I should also explain that when I say "weight" I really have no idea what my weight is most of the time. I just check to see if I fit in my jeans that week or not. That being said, I'm not at my goal weight but I'm pleased that I've been able to maintain. I also feel much more energized with my current lifestyle.
But it's about time for things to go down (both figuratively and literally). I have about two weeks before I travel to Hawaii to be a bridesmaid in my cousin's wedding. I'm so looking forward to it. But first, I must cleanse.
And today is DAY UNO.
Quite honestly, today was pretty easy. I did my salt water flush a bit early this morning and all the memories came flooding back. It's pretty much the thing I dread most about the cleanse. But I did it. I had enough time to take a nap after everything went... um... down. During that light nap, I had a dream that I was eating guacamole. I couldn't believe my cravings kicked in so early in the day already! I hadn't even made my lemonade at that point.
During my lemonade making, I realized that I had run out of cayenne pepper. So no spice in my lemonade today. And honestly, it made it much easier to chug. I think I'm going to just do cayenne lemonade shots like I did my last cleanse.
I took it super easy today. I didn't workout and definitely did not exert myself physically. I think it was smart. I haven't had any dizzy spells. I feel a little weaker than usual, but nothing major. I do have some hunger pangs, but they go away with a chug of the lemonade. What's most surprising is that once I started drinking my lemonade, I didn't have any cravings. I actually have felt pretty even keel all day.
This is quite different from last year's cleanse where I felt the entire cleanse was dominated by thoughts of everything I would eat afterwards. It may have something do with my cycle. I was probably PMS'ing during that time period. I'm not sure. All I know is that today was not a bad day. I'm feeling a little weak and have the occasional hunger pang, but in general, I'm good. Not craving anything and am quite content with how this cleanse has started.
Until manana then!
It's been approximately a year and half since my last cleanse. A lot has happened since then. I went to India for several months on a long retreat in the town of Bodhgaya. It was a physically challenging retreat and I ended up losing quite a bit of weight while there. I have been back in America now for about 8 months and have definitely been more active since my return. I go running and workout almost everyday. My diet habits have gone up and done with periods of "clean eating" and periods of ... not-so-clean eating. All in all though, I've been able to maintain my post India weight (give or take 5 pounds). I should also explain that when I say "weight" I really have no idea what my weight is most of the time. I just check to see if I fit in my jeans that week or not. That being said, I'm not at my goal weight but I'm pleased that I've been able to maintain. I also feel much more energized with my current lifestyle.
But it's about time for things to go down (both figuratively and literally). I have about two weeks before I travel to Hawaii to be a bridesmaid in my cousin's wedding. I'm so looking forward to it. But first, I must cleanse.
And today is DAY UNO.
Quite honestly, today was pretty easy. I did my salt water flush a bit early this morning and all the memories came flooding back. It's pretty much the thing I dread most about the cleanse. But I did it. I had enough time to take a nap after everything went... um... down. During that light nap, I had a dream that I was eating guacamole. I couldn't believe my cravings kicked in so early in the day already! I hadn't even made my lemonade at that point.
During my lemonade making, I realized that I had run out of cayenne pepper. So no spice in my lemonade today. And honestly, it made it much easier to chug. I think I'm going to just do cayenne lemonade shots like I did my last cleanse.
I took it super easy today. I didn't workout and definitely did not exert myself physically. I think it was smart. I haven't had any dizzy spells. I feel a little weaker than usual, but nothing major. I do have some hunger pangs, but they go away with a chug of the lemonade. What's most surprising is that once I started drinking my lemonade, I didn't have any cravings. I actually have felt pretty even keel all day.
This is quite different from last year's cleanse where I felt the entire cleanse was dominated by thoughts of everything I would eat afterwards. It may have something do with my cycle. I was probably PMS'ing during that time period. I'm not sure. All I know is that today was not a bad day. I'm feeling a little weak and have the occasional hunger pang, but in general, I'm good. Not craving anything and am quite content with how this cleanse has started.
Until manana then!
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