First timer....

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Laudergirl: My wedding is in 11weeks JUNE 10th!

today is day 1 and it is a little harder then i expected. i feel like minching on somthing anything... then it goes away then it comes back again... but i will stick to this i have already lost 20lbs dieting and excercising and now i am at a plateu i figured this will not only get me healthy but jump starts my weught loss again.. i hope...

im glad i know there are otehr sout there doing the same thing... good luck...

[Guest]

I've gotten through my first day pretty much fine. I have to work from 7:30-11:30 tonight, so as soon as I'm done with that, I know I'm in the clear. I'm kind of pissed because people around me aren't being supportive. They've been offering me food, smoking cigarettes in front of me, and offering me beer. SO, I'm definitely going to avoid all of them, at all costs. I'm kind of hungry and have drank 12 glasses of the lemonade. I have a feeling I will not want as much tomorrow. I've got a slight headache right now. I know tomorrow is going to be much worse, but I'm kind of looking forward to having some sort of symptom so I know that the cleanse is taking over my body. Some things that have helped me get through the day 1) I cleaned my room hardcore, and I did my taxes. WHOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! 2) I planned to go eat dinner with my best girl at this amazing Indian restaurant for my first meal. These things are really high points of the day. They gave me motivation and something to look forward to. Anyway, I'll report back tomorrow. I've also been writing a list of all of the foods I want to eat when I'm done fasting. They so far are all shitty foods. I figure I can compare the lists of each day.
so far:
French fries
Pasties
Pizza
Pop
Candy
Basically anything I know I cannot have

P.S. I have a whole new appreciation for maple syrup now. It's so much better than that Aunt Jemima mumbo jumbo. I cannot WAIT to eat some pancakes with maple syrup when this thing is all over.

[Yellowgirl]

Hi Emily.

Day 5 for me and my worst day thus far (but my first 4 days were pretty good, so I can't complain). I've been thinking about food today, too. I LOVE french fries, especially the way they make them at Sticky Fingers, so my first BAD meal will be there. But I'll put that off as long as possible because I really want to eat well.

I don't normally eat a lot of fries, only on occasion, but they have to be good fries or else, why bother? If I'm going to eat something bad, then it had better taste darn good!!

OK, enough about food! Tomorrow is Day 6 and I am looking forward to it. I am really detoxing today, though! My tongue feels like I have a big hairy sock on it!! :P :P :P

[Laudergirl]

Okay, well I must say that I sucked yesterday and usually I give up about 3 days into any diet. I did really well all day but I had a "bad" night- lean cusine pizza. I was cranky, tired and hungry and had a splitting headache. I did not take any pain relief but I did eat. I will start today again. The headache was like a migrane...I consider myself a pretty healthy eater. I know that things must go on and MORRIGAHN, thanks for the advice. My friend told me a girl who lost alot of weight considering her body is a temple of God and she doesn't want to mistreat it. I am trying that idea with this. My teeth dont want lemonade either...they are sensitive after the 90 oz or so. Again, POSITIVELY, I will start again today. It will be good. Take care.... I am rooting for all of us and VLO!!!

[morrigahn69]

Hi Laudergirl,
I have to confess...I finally gave in a few minutes ago and took some Motrin. My head is just killing me!! No I haven't eaten anything but I just could not take this headache anymore. I figured if I had to make a choice of taking something for the pain or breaking completely I was going to take the pain meds. I swear I'm not going to give up!! I'm not going to beat myself up over it either, nor should you!! I'm here for you in any way you need it...I know you can do this...we all can. Please let us know how your doing. You are in my thoughts, please take care of yourself. I have to go and pick up the boys from school but I'll be checking back in often.

[Guest]

I have made it though day two. Right now I'm feeling very headachy and I am between sweating and shivering most of the time. Everything is going fine. I did some major craving for most of the day. Mostly for:
Peanut Butter
Avocados
Sprouts
Ice Cream
Pizza, again
*Sidenote: A funny thing about the pizza is that I wanted it so bad last night and I was crocheting. Every time I would complete a stitch I kept thinking of pizzas. Eventually I just went to bed. It was SO hard though not to just call up Domino's and get down with a mushroom pizza.

Anyway, today I had ups and downs. I decided to start drinking the Senna tea at Midnight and noon. But I have mood swings. Luckily I'm by myself most of the time. But I just feel really up about the cleanse sometimes and other times I just get really depressed. But I know it's all just everything working it's way out of me. Anyway, I'm excited to be on day three. That will mean I'm about 1/3 of the way done, if things go as expected to.
I've been making up four batches at a time. This works well because I drink the four in about a half hour time. This curbs my hunger for hours and I usually drink about 32 oz.+ water in between the lemonade. I have also adjusted the maple syrup serving to 6 TBS. for every 4 servings as opposed to 8. I don't like it too sweet. I've also upped the cayenne a little bit. Just because I like it and it adds flavor.
Anyway, Although I am missing food immensely, I know I can get through it. I don't think the cravings can get any worse than they have already gotten. I will stick it out.
I'll write about the 3rd day tomorrow.

QUESTION:
1. Yesterday I drank 12 glasses of the lemonade, and today only 8. I think I will mostly stay on 8 but sometimes I may want to drink more... Is this alright?

[Yellowgirl]

Emily, now you've got me hungry for pizza - LOL!!

The depression and mood swings are part of the detox. I was grumpy as heck yesterday. Today is Day 6 and I feel MUCH better!

As for the lemonade - the book says you should drink 6 to 12 glasses of the lemonade per day. And if you're cutting down on the maple syrup then you're saving on calories, so you're doing just fine!!

Hang in there - some days are good, some days are bad, and some days are GREAT! You just never know what the next day will bring.

Remember, you are doing this for YOU because you WANT to, not because you HAVE to - and that makes all the difference. And the time goes by really fast after day 3!

Keep it up and don't worry - Dominos will NOT go out of business anytime soon! And if you can do this fast, then in a few weeks you can order a pie from Dominos, eat ONE slice along with a nice BIG salad, and freeze the rest!!

[SIGURDSSON]

yeah, I had to remind myself of this sooo much today. I made a pizza for my son and it smelled so good and I wanted it. bad. so I just kept chanting in my head, it's ok, I could make a pizza any day, next week, in two weeks, whatever, pizza will always exist. it's for now, for a goal. whatever each of our personal goals are.
it gave me stronger resolve.
I didn't eat it. the end of day 3.

[Yellowgirl]

Yay Sigurdsson! You resisted the pizza!!

You're right, pizza will always exist, but you became the master of IT because you are in control and you have all the power!!

Good for you!! ;D

[SIGURDSSON]

heheehehehe! thanks.
I know, I'm proud of myself. it's a great feeling to say, NO to something that usually has control over me.
guess I've revealed the weakness. everyone asks me, what's your vice? and I usually respond, I don't have one. ha! I do, it's food.