Sunday, 12 August 2007 (12:42pm)

Observations:

• tongue is turning much whiter
• hair is thin and not shiny
• still not up to 100% energy
• back hurting every day (M- has neck tension)
• sense of smell improved dramatically (same with M-)

Saturday, 11 August 2007 (1:35pm)

I noticed today that I have much more energy, although that could just be a result of sleeping a lot more than I usually do the night before. I have begun to accept the fact that I won’t be eating until nest weekend. It made me sad at first but now I am just accepting it, kind of like the way you accept visits to the dentist or other unpleasant occurrences in daily life. I notice smells more than I have before. I had originally thought this was because I was so hungry, as the smells were always food. However, I notice other smells more also- like the smell of people’s houses and such.

Now that I am not so exhausted anymore, I can begin to catch up on the projects I put on hold temporarily. The first few days were rough on my energy levels.

Saturday, 11 August 2007 (11:58am)

Last night I had a dream that I ate a whole plate of greasy french fries (and I don’t even like greasy food.) I was on an airplane with a bunch of people I know and M- was sitting in the seat in front of me. I looked over him and saw he had taken a few bites from a huge beef hamburger (and he doesn’t eat beef at all.) I felt so disappointed that I would have to start all over again.

Friday, 10 August 2007 (7:32pm)

Three days down now, seven or more to go!

I felt so sick this morning. I think I may have added too much salt to the drink. I felt nauseous for most of the morning. It slowly went away toward the afternoon. I hope this doesn’t happen again tomorrow. I will definitely be more careful with the measurements. It is definitely true what they say about adding more salt, though.

It took me much longer to finish the lemon drinks today, I think because I was sipping and not just replacing meals with them, as I had before. Also, despite feeling sick, I did have significantly more energy than yesterday or the day before so I was busy doing other things.

Looking forward to eating out at a raw food restaurant when this is all over with. (Lies!! What I really want is a slice of pizza with 600 toppings and some spicy fries with cheese!) M- told me of an interesting story where a woman went for thirteen days and then felt bad about having processed foods- like they were no longer tasty to her. I’ll have to post my first meal after and we’ll see what that may be. Oh, the suspense is killing me!

Thursday, 9 August 2007 (5:41pm)

Omg, my mom is eating Cheetos and and the smell is filling the room and driving me crazy. I am now planning in my head what I will eat when I am done next Friday. Well, Saturday is for OJ and then Sunday is broth & more juice. I have to check on that.

M- seems tired today. He keeps joking about going out to dinner. Grrr…

Thursday, 9 August 2007 (3:24pm)

Less tired than yesterday, more so than usual, however. I took a nap around 1pm for an hour and then woke up naturally. I guess that’s all I needed. I’m glad I’m not going into an office for work right now. My clients don’t know about the naps I have been taking. THAT would be tough!

I wonder how M- is doing at work. He said he was tired too and probably more so, since its his first day doing the lemon diet. I am so excited to go back home to my apt! No more delicious aroma of cooking and people talking about food all day long. I had not realized how much food is a part of the family. Even my brother was cooking today- and pesto (which I love!)

It will probably be hard to start eating such heavy foods again. I’m going to find some raw food recipes when I have some free time. It’ll be nice to look forward to cooking something (er, something uncooked rather.) I seems one can eat all the same kinds of food, only using different preparation methods and ingredients. This is going to make things complicated when I have to meet clients or friends for dinner/drinks. Hm… I guess I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it.

More than halfway through the second day and I am pretty much the same. I feel lighter, weaker and more tired than usual. That’s about it. My tongue is slightly more white, but nothing to get excited over. I hope the detox is working. I don’t want to be drinking all this salt for no reason!

Thursday, 9 August 2007 (10:33am)

I feel more energetic than yesterday and happier, too. Maybe the first day is actually the hardest one (although I have read that, actually, days 2, 3 & 7 are most difficult.) I had the salt today with cold water and tried two things that made the awful, awful mixture somewhat tolerable.

• drinking the salt water with a straw

• counting the gulps and trying to do them fast w/out tasting

The salt water worked faster this time. I think because I drank it so fast. M- told me to try having it within 5-10 min., instead of taking an hour or so to finish it all.

Later Version

Lose Weight, Have More Energy & Be Happier in 10 Days, Second Edition by Peter Glickman

The Original

The Master Cleanser by Stanley Burroughs

Thursday, 9 August 2007 (1:25am)

I just awake from my nap about an hour ago (which began around 6pm.) I had not anticipated the exhaustion which has overcome me pretty much throughout the day. When I awoke, though, my brother said I looked so well-rested. Well, it was about six hours that I had slept for. I had my 6th glass of lemon drink upon waking. Still hungry. I walked into the other room to talk with my dad. He asked if I am hungry. I am definitely going back to the city tomorrow- can’t deal with all the talk of food or looking at the brownies I made the other day that are sitting on the oven still. Grrr…

I’m going to have some tea in a bit and go back to bed. I hope my energy will come back tomorrow. I am usually a very energetic person but this thing is wearing me down.

M- is starting his lemon diet again, this time with the agave syrup. I hope it works out for him. I’m really looking forward to having someone else to talk to who is also drinking lemons & salt!