Day 4:
SW: 147.5
CW: 139.5 (-2.0 from yesterday)
SWF: No - huge hurry this morning, threw a teabag in purse instead.
Good mornin!
@ Alexistrophic
Nice to hear from you =) Yes, after yesterday the man is swearing off the SWF during work days. I've sent him of with a bunch of tea to keep at work.
As for that process, yes it is really really quite in depth - take a look at the first few paragraph or the definition on wikipedia for 'Ketosis'. And you're absolutely right - people have different coping mechanisms during a cleanse. IE - DISTRACTION
DISTRACTION during the cleanse. I am going to be bold and state that most people pick up extra reading, tv watching, cleaning around the house or research while on the cleanse, perhaps to keep their mind occupied =) The previous two cleanses I bought a bunch of books - one being The China Study, another Nutrition for Canadians for Dummies, Born to Run, etc! Oh and WHOLE LOT OF FOOD NETWORK watching lol. Heck I remember in the middle of my first cleanse (28 days) I did 12 hours of laundry in one day all while watching food network lol.. silly. NOW i'm turned onto The biggest loser, x-weighted, the last 10 pounds bootcamp (slice network channel)... So you can see how my interests have shifted from one cleanse to another =)
The man is distracting himself with gaming, and ths time around i'm doing research on the rebuilding process post cleansing/designing a fitness regime =) We'll see how that goes!
Totally didn't get to whip out the measuring tapes, wanted to do it in the morning when not as bloated but again, we were running behind today!
CRAMPS - yep, cramps! The man said he only BM'd twice yesterday so rather than steeping his night time tea for 1 minute i steeped it for 2. He was cramping in the morning and had to stay behind to 'finish business' as he wasn't sure if he had to run to the bathroom or not. He ended up having a BM and felt MUCH better!
Alternately, myself, I wake up a little earlier, kind of crampy but nothing painful, just noticable. Run to the bathroom, usually very little coming out - then by the time I've completed prep for our daily concentrated mix for work I have to go again, and that's when I feel fine and dandy!
I told him to try waking up a bit earlier and see if it works for him as it does for me.... Tonight - I will only steep for a minute
Energy wise - We're both doing better for energy this morning - today the man was surprised at his own energy starting to pick up =)
He is still craving donairs and potatos and pizza and the like. But he now knows what psychological hunger is and is able to identify it. I bet if he read into what certain foods do to the body like I did his taste would change, but to each their own hehe! The guy is very fit to begin with, so on Fridays when he plays hockey with the guys he takes in probably 3000+- calories for energy so he munchies out on stuff all day, chips, etc lol. But his body functions very well and he IS a man so he metabolizes foods/carbs faster than me and puts on MUCH slower than me, but again, he's perfectly fine in my opinion - but he's doing this to optimize his nutrient absorption,take care of skin and to support me on my cleanse too =)
He's still asking when the big energy kick is going to happen but I can't say - everyone is different... I feel bad because I wish I could tell him when it'll happen but I can not. For me it's around day 6 that it comes in, and others day 10... And so far he's pretty sure after 10 he's done and will only do the MC once a year (fine by me! I would never ever force him into anything, I respect him!)
Refocusing on reasons for cleansing.
Now now, I'm not going to lie - to drop the weight and toxins of holiday bingeing is near the top of my list, if not the top. However, I believe so long as the MC is being followed properly by people for w/e their reason there are benefits - I would not advise this as a sole weight loss method NO - you have to learn how to deal with your weight properly and healthily but for those who do need that extra KICK in the ass to get them started - by all means - GO FOR IT if you know it'll help you kick off a healthier lifestyle! =)
One thing I do want to achieve on this cleanse is to lose the taste for starches and meats the same way I did the few times before... I couldn't justify eating meat anymore, at least not beef or pork. really lean chicken or turkey was pushing it - but fish was ok =) Really it came down to texture and after reading The China Study I realized that eating dead animal tissue as often as I used to just wasnt healthy at all! Towards the end of the holidays looking at a cheese platter I knew I could have chosen a wiser choice, and initially it didn't taste that great, but then.... the taste buds became USED to BREAD, PASTA, TURKEY, BEEF, PORK, MILK, and my body didn't feel good at all... I'm not saying their all BAD for you, have a little now and then sure - no, but my interests in terms of food have changed a bit! My body was CRAVING big heavy starches and steak... and I did not like that.
So we have weight loss/toxin release from the holiday shenanigans as one. And two being to reset the tastebuds =) Since the last few cleanses I was regular as could be (whereas before I'd have a BM once every 2-3 days), going once if not twice a day, not bad! But after taking in a high protein and carb diet over the holidays I was all plugged up!
Now, don't get me wrong - sure indulgence is to be expected for some of us during the holiday season, and that's OK - to each their own. Some gyms even SHUT DOWN because they know most people will not be going because they're 'taking a break' and that too can be good! But again, to each their own =)
Anyway I'm ranting and the like so time to sign off for now - TEA TIME =D
Hope you're all doing well - will post my ketosis and misc findings - hopefully this weekend =)
Raffi
Xoxox