Day 1

Well,  I made it through today, which - I hope was as hard as it gets. I had a lot of things going on, work, kids coming back to our house, lots of snack foods to make, spaghetti fundraising dinner that I brought a home made dessert to be auctioned off, then again late night at home which consisted of divvying up a banana cream pie we were given, and having a pizza box full of deep fried bread stick sitting around that my teenage son brought home. The smell of waffles and Norwegian vanilla filled cakes baking was very tempting, but I didn't give in. Not a lick, not a bite!

Starting out this morning, I was nervous about having enough time to let the salt water flush do its thing before I needed to be at work. I had an early morning meeting to top it off. I  kept waking up every 2 hours during the night and finally got up at 5:30 am and weighed myself. 

Weight: 182.6 

I'm thinking a 10 day raw diet might not be bad either. 

 The salt water flush was TERRIBLE. Nothing I have ingested before has ever felt so wrong and unnatural. I finally pinched my nose, which helped a little, but still ended up pouring the last 12 oz down the drain. 

 The lemonade concoction was delightful! I loved the sweet fresh taste, even the "kick" of the Cayenne Pepper. I mixed a few bottles to-go. Today was one of my bigger work days. Having been in a state of constant fatigue for some time, I was surprised that I never felt the need for a pick-me-up. No diet Pepsi, no green tea capsules, and not even a candy bar. There were a few times I started feeling hungry, but when I looked at the time, I realized more than 2 hours had passed since my last drink. Drinking the lemonade every 2 hours worked great! I did not feel hungry unless I went longer than that. Again, the only time I even felt tempted to eat something else was when I had the food right in front of me, smelling it, cooking and baking it, and servicing it.

I even had the energy to walk/run a little for 30 minutes - going 2 miles.

Dandelion tea completed the day. I'm pretty proud for not cheating once today, but I know it will be a very long 10 days.