Coram Deo

Day 10

This is day 10 of our fast.  Mike has felt pretty yucky the last couple of days, I think his body is detoxing and he would benefit from a few more days of fasting, but he is ready to eat!  Can't blame him, food is pretty great.  Sitting at the table every evening has been...difficult.  Dinner has never looked so good.

There are no more organic lemons.  Not at Whole Foods, Sun Harvest, HEB, Central Market.  No organic lemons to be had.  We have purchased them all, to the tune of a couple hundred dollars.  You would think that not eating would be a lot cheaper, but it is not so.  We live in a part of the country where organic food is pretty expensive.  I miss the days of being able to go to farmers market and find almost anything I need, organic and cheap. 

Now I am in a quandry.  I feel like I should continue the fast.  I have some mouth sores, some outbreaks on my face and neck, some joint aches, a furry white tongue and some burning hot bm's (tmi I know).  Anyway, all symptoms that my body is in detox mode.  I really don't want to stop until I feel like I am done detoxing, or at least farther along.  But with no organic lemons I am not sure it is worth it to continue.  Is it counter-productive to be detoxing while using lemons that have a far inferior amount of vitamins and are likely full of pesticides and chemicals?  Maybe.  I'll try to do a bit more research before deciding. 

Day 9!

This is day 9 of the Master Cleanse.  I feel really good.  Not hungry, except occasionally, and it doesn't last very long.  My sense of smell is freakishly improved.  Annoyingly improved.  Yesterday I was really grouchy, but I feel better today.  I've lost some weight, I don't know exactly how much but things are fitting better. 

I'm very surprised that I have gone 9 days without food and I don't feel weak, starving, and tired.  Tomorrow will be Mike's last day of fasting.  He has done very well and I am really proud of him.  I may try to go a few days longer.  I have some detox symptoms and I really want to try to keep going until those subside. I have already gone so long that I want to ge the most bang for my buck, so to speak.  We'll see how it goes.  10 days is an accomplishment!

Day 4

I'm heading off to bed in a few minutes after completing DAY 4 of the "Master Cleanse".  Yea!  I think 4 days is an accomplishment, don't you??

I don't feel bad.  Hungry sometimes, but not all the time.  My tongue is all white and yucky, my breath is atrocious, but other than that I haven't really had any detox symptoms. I'm grateful for that, some people report some really icky stuff.

Mike seems to be doing pretty good too.  Although I think he is hungry most of the time.

I also don't think I've lost a single pound.  How can you go 4 days with no food and not lose any weight.  I don't own a scale, but nothing looks any different and my clothes don't fit any differently.  I should be wasting away!!!  I mean I'm doing it to cleanse, but come on!  Maybe I need to drink more water.

Only 6 days to go.  It seems really doable.  We'll see.

The kids are going to bed and Eli just came to me to say goodnight. We had a little conversation.  It went like this:

E:  But I saw God today.

M: You did?  Where was he?

E: He was in the clouds.  He was just sitting there.  But then he turned into a monster with pointy things in his mouth and in his tummy.  Then he was God.  But...God doesn't have feet.

I'm Hungry

I’m sure it will pass, but right now, I’m HUNGRY.

In an attempt to rid our bodies of their accumulated toxins and begin eating more healthfully, Mike and are doing the Master Cleanse.

What is it you ask? "It" is a 7-10 day fast during which one consumes 8-10 glasses of "lemonade." Which is really not. It is 2c water, 4tbs lemon juice, 2tbs organic, grade B maple syrup, and 1/5 tsp cayenne pepper. Actually, that is a double dose because that is how I make mine. Mix it all together and drink up. MMM It’s not really that bad, but it is HOT. Not when you’re drinking it, but when you take that first breath. Man, it is HOT! You can also have all the water you want. And herbal tea.

Today is day 3.

The kids are eating a dinner of grilled cheese and tomato soup that Hailey made, and it smells really, really good.

Sometimes I forget and think, "Wow, I’m really hungry. I’m gonna have some…" Oh yea, I’m fasting. Some people do this for up to 40 days. The tell stories of all manner of things "passing" from them. I really do want to detoxify. I really think that it is a necessary part of overall health. But did I mention that I’m hungry? I did? Oh, well I am. Thankfully I’m not hungry all the time. Sometimes I feel pretty good. And the lemonade makes you feel satisfied for a while.

I read that somewhere between days 3 and 7 you lose the desire for food. It’s not day 3. Maybe tomorrow I will be able to make 3 meals a day and watch them be consumed without any desire to partake. We’ll see.

I’m hoping to go 10 days, I think Mike is shooting for 7. If it remains purely a matter of willpower I don’t know if we’ll make it. Hopefully some of the effects I’ve been reading about will kick in and I'll be feeling like him