Day 11

I know I haven't been logging in for a while but my life has gotten busy again...hahaha couldn't put my life on hold for the whole 10 days now could I? I am in North America after all hehehehe....Anyways, WOW!!!! I made it! today I should break my fast because I wanted to do it for 10 days but before I go on here is my update.

Weight
Starting weight: 155lbs at 5'5 feet = BMI of 25.8
Now: 142lbs = BMI of 23.7

• So I have almost reached my goal of having a BMI of 23. I will not be breaking my fast today. I will continue until I reach my goal of weighing 138lbs = BMI of 23. Happy with the results so far! 
• Update: With my mom , a nutritionist and a juice faster herself, in mind I decided me to wean off the cleanse with a soft vegetarian diet for 2 days. This was I can slowly incorporate animal protein (very little in veg compared to meat) and some fat (from the homemade broth) into my system until I can start eating and chewing! regularly again. In my opinion, drinking orange juice to wean off will not help me since it is still essentially a citrus and not so different - real food has fat, protein, and carbs not just carbs like orange juice. 

Day 7

Writing this at the end of day 7. Nothing new really I drank the laxative tea last night and had the SWF this morning. I had mucous-y yellow stool. At this point I am getting pretty used to not eating and just having the SWF.

I had the worst temptation today. My mom made ceviche with sashimi grade tuna, my fave!! almost cracked but there is still some tuna left in the freezer - still vacuum sealed...so I will make some awesome ceviche with that once I get off the cleanse...yayy!!

 YUMMMYY! 

Day 6

• It's 9 am and I just finished my SWF! I am so week this morning...going to up my intake of the lemonade for more energy...no BM yet since yesterday's update..
• What I learned: Do not bu cheap lemons, like the ones at the Chinese grocery stores which are 5/$1. I had to buy from Metro last night because I ran out and ended up paying $2.99 + tax for a bag of 5 large lemons...HOLY! first, I thought what a rip off. But boy was I wrong! The acidity in the lemon and the amount of juice..it was just unbelievable...I guess this is a lesson learned for the next time I do the cleanse. From now on though I will buy the good lemons ehehhehe

Day 5!! Half way there!

OK so first of all, I forgot to take the laxative tea again last night! Since I started I've only taken the SWF and have had only clear/watery bowel movements with stuff floating around.....To compensate, I drank the laxative tea in the morning when I woke up around 9am.

• Noon - Had a full bowel movement...it was like I ate something...I'm just hoping this was built-up stuff in my colon that got finally flushed! Again, I've only had clear BMs so far and been drinking the water and lemonade religiously! I might go on for more than 10 days because of this...From now on I'll not forget to drink the laxative tea....can't wait to see what happens after the SWF tomorrow!  This is probably why I've only lost 5.8 pounds...way less than I thought...hopefully this was the reason...
• 6:30pm - OMG I felt so hungry...like never before! I don't like where this is going.... crazy headaches too! ....womp womp

Day 4

I forgot to drink the laxative tea last night =( On the positive side, I found the right amount of salt to make the SWF work. I mixed 1tbsp Celtic salt with 1L of water. It started working an hour after that and boy did I go to the bathroom often. Weight loss update tomorrow!

How I feel: Surprisingly not hungry! I can't believe I made it this far. I love to eat but so far the lemonade has been able to curb all my cravings...6 more days to go...Can't believe it! Feeling that it'll be possible after all !

• 8:00 PM- I can't believe how much I'm thinking about food! searching recipes, contemplating stopping and crazzyyy cravings for spicy wings flavoured kettle cooked potato chips. 

Day 3

• 7:00 am and I just had the salt water flush. I mixed 2 teaspoons of Celtic Sea Salt and 1L warm water and chugged it all down. I drank the Smooth Move tea last night so I can't wait to see what happens. I wonder how long it will take for me to start feeling something. 

• 8:10 am - Clear BM with an oily yellow substance floating on top. Aside from that nothing....maybe I need to up the salt. I will do that tomorrow. Was expecting to spend so much time in the bathroom but nothing really special. Bittersweet feelings about that. 

• 9-ish am: Realized that I have no lemons because I was so hungry last night I made 2 servings before drinking the laxative tea. But yay!!! my bf came home from work with a bag full! how's that for support? Lemons have never been so sweet! I've never been so happy to see lemons.

Day 2

Day 2: Man, I was so lethargic today. Upped the maple syrup in my mix; therefore, using the recommended proportions as opposed to using only half the syrup called for. I finally was able to buy some good quality maple syrup. I bought the C grade because I figure it has more minerals than the B grade.

How I felt today

As I said, I was really lethargic today. Fortunately, I had bouts of energy at which time I spent cooking for my boyfriend and cleaning. Thank goodness I am not doing anything these next few days. Keeping my eye on the goal =)

Today's mistake: Had an iced black coffee, my favourite...it was a social thing...I figure it's not so bad. 

Will start to take the laxative tea tonight and drink the salt water concoction tomorrow morning!  wish me luck! 

Day 1 Finally giving this a try...

Day 1:  Finally giving this a try. I am going to Hawaii in less than 3 weeks and I really want to lose some weight. Recently quit smoking and I think this will make me feel healthier (ish hahaha).

Starting BMI: 25.8 (YIKKEESSS!)
Goal BMI: 23

The recipe I used was:

• 1 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 maple syrup - couldn't find the B grade so using the A grade right now. Also, using half the amount  called for in the original recipe. I can't handle that much sweetness.
• 2L water
•  1 tsp cayenne pepper

Actually pretty delicious! maybe it won't be that bad these next 10 days. I'm going to take this 3 days at a time.

Today I learned: 

• Not to watch anything on the Food Network until I finish lol
• Speed walk when passing all the delicious food aisles 
• Stay positive