I'm not in a happy place today. I woke up in a bad mood and not feeling all that well due to girlie stuff, and then got in a tiff with Brandon. So now here I am just wanting to go home and go back to bed. It's just a really low day all around. I hope it will get better.

No weird cravings to report. I had to pick up more lemons/limes yesterday at ( Read more... )

Got some slightly funky things going on today. First, I forgot my herb tea last night because Brandon and I were too busy talking about budgeting. Second, it's that time, if you know what I mean. Cramps started up last night, and I woke up with them this morning.  Meh!

Technically I'm not supposed to take medicine of any kind on the cleanse, but I ( Read more... )

Well, going good today so far. No problems with hunger, no more cravings for Italian creme cake (so far). I was experiencing some anxiety this morning about going to work, but that's not unusual for me on Monday mornings. It would be awesome if detox cleanses also cured anxiety. =p

I mixed up 10 servings of lemonade this morning, easy on the maple ( Read more... )

I'm feeling better today, MUCH better than any previous day I've been on the cleanse. I finally got some work done for the Austin Wine Festival (and considering it's less than a week away, it's about darn time), and am about to go do some chores.

I was suffering from wicked cravings all day yesterday, bad enough that I was tempted to go off the ( Read more... )

OMG, I TOTALLY screwed up! I somehow got it into my head that there are 8 tablespoons in a 1/4 cup instead of 4, meaning that I've been using only half the lemon juice and maple syrup I need to. No wonder I've been so completely worn out!! If anyone else decides to try this, the lemonade tastes much better when you use proper measurements ( Read more... )

Or is it day 1 again? I'm paranoid that my "cheat" undid whatever progress I might have made, but oh, well. I hope to continue this until June 1st, so maybe it won't matter. I'm just more resolved now. =)

Yesterday evening I went and got a 64 oz jug of Grade B organic maple syrup. Holy CRAP that stuff is expensive! $40 for a 64 oz jug. Today I ( Read more... )

I realized this morning that I forgot to check my "stats" last night. Oh, well, I guess I'll be doing it every 3 days instead, if I remember tonight.

So far, Day 3 is going better than Day 2. I actually had enough energy this morning to do some chores, which is good, because the house is a wreck! The herb tea once again had no effect, but the ( Read more... )

Despite being woken up for 45 minutes or so by the herbal tea, I slept really well last night. I could have slept longer, but by 7:30 I had to get up. At least I don't feel sleep deprived today.

My morning saline wash worked MUCH faster than yesterday. I'm still flushing solid matter, but I should be seeing the end of that soon. I am experiencing ( Read more... )

I've officially started day one of my (hopefully) 20 day journey to weight loss and better health. For those who haven't heard of the Master Cleanse, here's what it entails:

- morning "saline wash" of 2 tsp non-iodized sea-sale with 32 oz of spring water
- 6-12 8 oz glasses of "lemonade," each glass a mixture of 8 oz spring water, 2 tbsp fresh lemon ( Read more... )

I decided last week to do The Master Cleanse, aka The Lemonade Diet, aka the Maple Syrup Diet. I've seen it recommended to keep a journal, so here it is ( Read more... )