On Pause

If you haven't been able to tell by my lack on "cleanse updates", the cleanse has been put on pause. 

This happened for a variety of reasons, none I'm too completely proud about. I feel that at this point, even though my intentions were good, the timing was off and I was not able to focus on my ultimate goal. Even if I was able to, I think that with everything that is going on in my life right now, this raw food cleanse may have been a little aggressive for me. 

Instead of ten days, I will most likely cut down the next detox to three days. 

It appears more reasonable. My plan before was to have this detox be the beginning to a gradual life change for focusing more on treating my body right, trying to become more social and get back on track for the things that were important to me but it may be best to do this detox through this type of change. I may need to get my priorities in order, set up doctor appointments, focus on school work and then add this detox to the setup. 

For all this who supported me, I'm sorry that this minor setback occurred but please understand this is still me NOT GIVING UP. 

But shit happens. 

Day Four

How I'm feeling: 

(fine)

Honestly, nothing to report. 

Most likely because of my binge on junk food the day before, I'm perfectly fine. I don't feel hungry or starving. I'm doing average on eating only fruits and vegetables. I'm still drinking way to much vegetable juice but overall, I'm doing okay. 

I may cut the cleanse short. 

Or retry because of all the mishaps I did. It may have not been the best time for a cleanse even though I had the best intentions. I still plan to continue the cleanse as much as a can while I ponder over this. Otherwise...

Happy Blogging. 

photos from Google and by Amanda Flinn on my Facebook 

Day Two

How I'm Feeling: 

(Not hungry but not satisfied) 

Day two was average. I could eat any fruit or vegetable I wanted, which was great but I also wasn't eating anything I craved. I craved salt and sugar. A nice big burrito exploding with rice and lettuce was not to my advantage. But I ate everything fruit or vegetable I had left whether I thought I wanted it or not. 

I gorged on V8 vegetable juice. 

It was my one thing to go to, sorry to say, probably because of the amount of salt it had in it but how bad can vegetable juice be? I finished it off and had to go buy a new one. Did I notice any changes? No. I had the same amount of energy. Did I feel awful such as symptoms of withdrawal? No but I don't expect that to happen for the next couple of days if everything goes according to plan. So day two was uneventful but I expect it to get worse or better as time goes on. 

Happy Blogging. 

Day One

How I'm feeling: 

(hungry)

The plan was to fast for 24 hours meaning I would eat nothing and drink nothing except water for 24 hours. I was planning on doing this because when I read about proper ways to detox, most websites (not the most credible of information) suggested this, mostly to let your body get a jumpstart on the process. 

I made it about 15 hours before caving. 

Do I feel bad? Not really. That whole amount of time I was thinking how hungry I was and I was thinking about things I'm trying to avoid for the next two weeks like vegan sandwiches, cronuts, or shrimp spring rolls. You know you're a hipster when this kind of stuff is supposedly your junk food. I was literally about to say "Fuck it, I lasted 12 hours. Thats good enough." 

But I didn't. 

Yes I did cave in a sense but instead of going out, buying candy and locking myself in my bedroom like Golem, instead I went to the grocery store and bought $20 worth of fruits and vegetables along with my ultimate favorite item of lately, V8 vegetable juice. And then I gorged. 

On the way home, I ate an entire thing of raspberries. When I got home I drank two full glasses of vegetable juice and ate half a container of mushrooms and wrapped up my binge with a plate full of broccoli. 

Do I feel bad? A little...but not really. 

Its kind of like cheating on someone who abuses you or takes advantage of you. Yes, technically it is wrong but you don't feel that bad about it and no one around you does either. I'm not doing this raw food cleanse to lose weight but to DETOX. And even though I went a little overboard after not eating for 12+ hours, its not anything compared to only drinking maple syrup and lemonade for ten days. The fact that I can have any fruit or vegetable, any amount at any time is ultimately reassuring. Right now as I sit here, I have a container full of vegetables and vegetable juice right next to that. 

So day one did not exactly go how I planned. But I'm okay with that and I'm still continuing the cleanse. 

Happy Blogging. 

images used from google and my personal facebook