Day 2: Master Cleanse (AM)

I know it's terrible, but yesterday we only were able to drink about 4 oz of the lemonade. We like spicy foods, but the cayenne pepper is seriously too much. I'm thinking of experimenting today. As long as we ingest the correct amounts of stuff, it doesn't matter how we ingest it, right? I think first I'm going to try and shoot the cayenne in a shot glass of water followed by an herbal tea chaser. Then I'll see how the lemonade tastes with just the lemon and syrup. If that doesn't work, I'll shoot the cayenne, then shoot the syrup then drink the lemon and water.

I also took a couple of psyllium husk pills last night, but it had no effect except making me feel full.

This morning, my mood is a bit better, my stomach isn't in so many knots, and I don't feel hungry, though my mind is telling me a fried egg sandwich would be delicious...or a bowl of lucky charms. But the thought of food isn't driving me mad. The junk food hidden upstairs is not calling my name yet.

I know yesterday was a pretty bad start, but at least we got some nutrition with the sandwich we had for dinner. Today I need to drink this lemonade...I cannot fast half the day today. I need to consciously drink plenty of water and figure something else out with the lemonade. Jeremy thinks he wants to try and shoot the cayenne and syrup, drink the water, and eat the lemons.

We'll figure something out that works for us.

Anyway, this morning I'm getting ready to take my wheat grass supplement for the day as well as another dose of psyllium husk. I'll get back to you on the effects of that.

Also, I'm thinking of separating my lemonade stuff into sets of 20 oz. and when my mind tells  me it's meal time, I'll do my usual routine of putting on a tv show and sitting down for a meal, but instead, I'll down my 20 oz of lemonade. And my snacks in between meals will be either water or decaf herbal tea. Tonight we get to eat fresh fruits and veggies for dinner and that will be the last solid food for us for the remainder of the cleanse. My true test will be tonight when I work at the pizza parlor.

Also, another bit of news is I'm down 1.8 pounds from yesterday morning. And my stomach is not growling.

Here's to day 2. Still motivated, seeing a bit of results, trying to figure out a way to make the lemonade go down easier.