Recap of Day 9; well it was a little rough yesterday!! Still not on schedule and unable to get all 6 glasses in. I have yet to go swimming this week because I think at this time it would be safer for me to stay home to avoid any form of embarrassment. I’m 1.2 down from Monday and during the eliminations I had a lot of discomfort. The day went well, really didn’t do much of anything. Last night was very interesting. I really had the desire to eat something. I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t chewed for the past nine days. I have no clue why I needed to eat. I wasn’t hungry and I wasn’t going through anything emotional. I called one of my BFs and we talked about it, then I started getting emotional for no reason. She made me promise that I wouldn’t give in to the urge, which I knew I wouldn’t because I would have to write about it here and feel real stupid. So I went to make my HL tea and as I waited for it to cool I fell asleep. So, I took it this morning and I’m about to do my SWF after I finish writing this entry. As you can see I’m behind on schedule today. I’ll recap today’s event this evening.
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What a difference one week makes! 1.6 lbs. from yesterday, 12.4 lbs. from my 1st day, and 16.6 lbs. from the 1st of the month. Everything is going smoothly so far. I’m having frequent eliminations and no discomfort at all. Every night I take the HL tea and the next morning I do my SWF although I have trouble taking them at the scheduled times.
Being on a schedule when I really don’t have to is going to be real challenging for me. I didn’t go swimming yesterday because my eliminations were too frequent that I was not going to chance it. It was definitely because I took the SWF too late in the morning. I think what I’m going to have to do is; if I decide to swim in the morning for 2 hrs. , I ‘ll take the SWF after I swim and if I decide to go for an hr. in the afternoons then I’ll make sure to take the SWF around 6 am. giving me enough time to do what I gotta do by noon. I know, I’m probably giving TMI, but I just want you to know what to expect if you choose to do this. This is especially for the individuals who work all year round. I’m just trying to prevent any forms of embarrassment from occurring. So, I just think it’s important to know this, because the book sure doesn’t tell you. 
I uploaded my weekly video log on YouTube (<— click to view) which was really scary to do, but now you can put a face to this blog. When I do this weeks video I’ll make sure to have better lighting and I’ll try not to make it so long. Sorry, it’s the Gemini in me. I just love to talk!!! I will be putting before pictures up as well, I just need some time to get comfy. It was a big deal for me to post my weight log. It’s embarrassing, especially since it’s still the beginning, but knowing that I only have to claim that number for a short period of time makes it easier to post. Til next time. 
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Yay!!!!!!!! Day 7 is done, I completed my 1st week on the cleanse. I lost another 1.6 lbs. since yesterday and I’m 10.8 lbs. lighter than I was 7 days ago. My visitor is gone and I feel great! I was out and about today. I had to run some errands and get some lemons. So I did not get a lot of the lemonade in today. I drank 1 and 1/2 glasses. I am definitely going to start drinking it on a schedule; 2 glasses in the morning, afternoon, and evening. I’ve also been taking my herbal lax. (HL) teas too late at night. So, I’ll probably set out to have my evening batch of the lemonade no later than 7:30 pm and then have my HL tea at 9 pm. I will begin my daily exercise routine on Monday. I will swim at least 5 hrs. a week (Mon. - Fri.) as well as do my Turbo Jam and The FIRM workout DVDs. I took my measurements today as well. I’ve been keeping a detail log of my weight loss and will create a page for that. Can’t wait to see what the 2nd week will bring. Happy cleaning!!
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One full week almost completed. I’m down 1.4 lbs. today. I felt tired today, I had no energy. Also, first time I actually felt hunger, even after having 3 glasses. I think it’s because I didn’t drink any of the lemonade yesterday. The eliminations are going well and often, so that’s suppose to be a good thing. I got all 6 glasses in today as well.
I’ve also notice that the sinus problems that I’ve had for a few years now is getting better. My nasal passage feels much more clearer than it did a week ago. I really think it’s a combination of the cayenne pepper and the fact that I drink the lemonade hot like you would tea. I’m basing all of this on what I physically feel going on in my body as I drink the hot lemonade. I feel the heat clear up the mucus in the back of my throat, but as soon as I taste the cayenne pepper I instantly feel the clarity up my nasal passage. I can feel the breakdown of the mucus and now my mornings are not spent trying to clear all of that mess for 20 mins. Another day complete thank goodness!!
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Here’s a recap of yesterday (Day 5) on the MC. Everything is still going smoothly, thank goodness. I did the SWF in the morning and this time I did feel some discomfort during the elimination. I’m also having them more frequently through out the day. I was also having cramps as well yesterday, but very mildly not as painful as Wednesday. Yesterday was pretty much a lazy day for me, doing things here and there. for some reason I never drank the lemonade. I wasn’t hungry and it wasn’t until around 10pm that I realized that I didn’t have any for the day. I think that’s why I felt a bit weak this morning. I won’t let that happen again. I’ll make sure that I get my 6 glasses in each day regardless.
I think I’m going approach how I drink the lemonade differently. Currently I make it three glasses at a time and drink it through out the day. I drink it with medium/hot water mainly because the book says to do it so, although it also states that you may use cold water. I also do the salt water flush (SWF) using lukewarm water as instructed. I really think that’s why I’ve felt absolutely fine so far. I’m happy that I’ve made it this far, my first week is almost complete and I’m 1.o lb. less than Thursday.
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Today was a very good day! First of all I’m 3.2 lbs. lighter than I was yesterday. No discomfort at all during my elimination and through out the day. My cramps are completely gone even though my guest is still visiting! I do notice the white coating on my tongue, which will worsen as I continue to detox. Mr. Burroughs, states in his book:
“One of the best signals of the completed diet is when the formerly coated and fuzzy tongue is clear pink and clean looking. During the diet it becomes very badly coated.“
That’s why I kind of nicknamed this process “My Journey to Pink“. I’m not sure how long it will take for me to get that clear indication that my body is toxic free. I’ve initially set out to do this cleanse for 100 days. If my tongue becomes clear pink and clean before that, then I will begin the “come off” process. However, If it’s still coated after 100 days I’ll continue until it becomes clear pink.
Today I was pissed about a situation at work that made me automatically think about food. I wasn’t hungry, but I wanted it because I knew it would have calm me down. I can honestly say that if I wasn’t blogging this, I would have messed up. I had to find another way to calm my nerves. So I watched a movie (Water) that I just got in the mail from Netflix. After the movie I thought about the situation and wrote down my thoughts on how this situation was handled unprofessionally. I called my supervisor and shared my feelings with her and we talked about it. She advised me to e-mail her my concerns so that she could address those involved. I felt much better after talking to her, as always, and even better knowing that I didn’t allow this issue to negatively affect my progress. One day at a time, that all you can do, right?
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Yay for my 3rd Day!! As far as the cleanse goes, it was a great day and quite interesting. I did the SWF using spring water and it wasn’t as salty as yesterday’s batch (w/tap water). Also, I did not experience the terrible headache I had during yesterday’s elimination. The only discomfort I felt through out the day came from my cramps. :( I’m down 2.6 lbs from yesterday! That’s great considering that I usually gain weight during my monthly cycle.
I’ve been doing everything as instructed with the exception of getting 6 glasses of the lemonade in. I got 3 glasses in today and about 5 the first two days. Today I slept alot to make the pain go away since I can’t take any medication for it.
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Today is definitely going to be a long, sleepy day!! My tummy hurts sooooooooo bad right now and it has nothing to do with the cleanse. I haven’t even done my SWF yet. My monthly visitor showed up this morning and has already overstayed her welcome!! Don’t get me wrong, I’m very grateful that I do have a monthly visitor! I will admit there were a couple of months when I was begging for her to pay me a visit. Jumped up and sang, “Glory, Hallelujah!” when she finally did! But geez, does it have to be so painful?
Ever since I was 10 I’ve been suffering the consequences of Eve’s infamous act. I mean, come on!! All of this suffering for an apple! I don’t even like apples that much. I’d probably go through this for two juicy, sweet, succulent mangoes, but not for no measly apple!! My visits have always been long, painful, heavy and extremely irregular. My doctor put me on birth control a couple of years ago to regulate my cycle and I stopped taking it after a year because it was doing nothing for me. I also think it was the cause of an auto immune disease I ended up getting. Thankfully that’s gone now, but it wasn’t until last summer when I found relief for my menstrual woes. I was looking for a colon cleanser that was easy to take because trying to down a glass of psyllum husk before it foams up your throat was not cute at all!! So I went to my local health food store and came across an internal cleanse especially for women. It’s called Women’s Renew Internal Cleansing System made by Yerba Prima. It’s a blend of 35 herbs and fiber and it was amazing. I was just looking to cleanse my colon, but it was so much more than that. I noticed that after I did the cleanse my monthly visits were 3 days long instead of 7, painless and light. More importantly it comes at the exact same time every month. I’ve recommended it to several friends and they all came back completely ecstatic. I would take it again, now that the cramping is back, but I can’t while I’m on the MC. I just hope that I have to suffer for 2 more days instead of 6.
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Another day completed thank goodness!! I’ve heard others say that the first three days are hard. For me this is going to be mentally challenging. I drank my herbal lax. tea last night and did the salt water flush (SWF) this morning. I use tap water to make my tea, but use spring water for the SWF and the Lemonade. Well this morning I was out of spring water and I used tap for my SWF. I noticed the taste of salt was much stronger than yesterday’s and that during my elimination this morning I had a huge headache and really felt sick the entire time. It’ll be interesting to see how things feel when I do the SWF with spring water tomorrow. Other than that, the day went well. I didn’t have any cravings nor did I feel sluggish or fatigued.
I think it’s extremely important to do this correctly and re-read the book. I’ll be creating a page giving the actual ingredients and measurements of what you need for this. Also a few passages from the book, that I feel are important to know. The book cost like $6 and you can find it at any book store or health food store. I actually got my copy of it online when I did a google search. I’ll try to find the link. Until next time, happy cleansing!
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I’m sitting here curled up on my sofa trying to go through all the files on my laptop and do some spring cleaning there. The other day I just about died when a blue screen appeared saying there was some defect found and blah, blah, blah. I logged in again in safe mode to try to see if I could figure out what was wrong. A friend suggested that I do a Disk Clean Up and a Disk Defragmenter, something that I have never done in the 4 yrs. I’ve had my laptop. How was I suppose to know? My whole life is on here so the thought of losing all of that information was really making me sick. So I did what she said and by the time I was done watching Step Up and The Lake House(including all the Special Features) the defragmenting was done. I restarted my PC with all of my fingers crossed and Yippeeee my Welcome screen appeared!!
Well, this morning I turned on my PC and the blue screen appeared again with the same message. I did the same thing again, this time the defragging part didn’t take so long and everything is fine, but now I’m afraid to turn off my laptop. So I’ve been going through my files deleting the ones I don’t need any more and backing up the ones I do on CDs. It’s been annoying, but I feel like if I don’t do it now before I try to fix this problem, I’ll lose a lot of important documents. I’m a recent graduate and a lot of my blood, sweat, and tears lives in my laptop, plus work related documents and personal stuff like photos and my recordings that you can’t get back once they’re gone.
As I’m going through this I realize that I hold on to things that should have been deleted a long time ago. Then I take a second to look at the stuff in my living-room and again symbols of me holding on to junk are everywhere:
- A gift bag of old mail sits next to my desk.
- A box of unwanted items that was given to me last year when a friend was moving.
- A purse full of gift cards that I have yet to use dating back so long that I’m embarrassed to say.
And the list goes on….. and that’s just the living-room. I haven’t even gotten to the clothes that I haven’t worn in years or that favorite shoe of mine that broke and I’m still holding on to it, for what? Why do we hold on to things we don’t need? If it’s not serving a purpose why keep it? I guess that could also apply to the mental junk we hold on to inside, or a person in your life that’s just a pain to be around who always has something negative to say. It’s just not necessary, you know. I know, “easier said than done”, but it’s something that we should think about. One thing at a time, so let me get back to getting my laptop in order and finding a solution to my log in problem.
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