Hello everyone! I can be a buddy too as I am a first timer as well.
I'm on Day 2 of the MC and I have to say that I'm good so far. I haven't had any real cravings, or any serious thoughts of quitting. I took my first SWF last night and that wasn't too bad until I got to the last ounce. Nasty. I found myself a little hungry today while walking during lunch. I actually want to have detox symptoms, weird, but I guess it's the instant gratification in me.
I've read many posts and articles on the MC to keep my spirits up. I know two people I work with that have done the MC and were happy to hear I was doing the same. What made me decide to the detox was through my personal trainer. I train twice a week, which is pretty good considering I have a one year old at home and a supportive husband. I'm tired of trying to shed the last 10 pounds from my pregancy by dieting and exercise alone. Trust me, I don't get to work out as much as I used to in my single life. Sigh. But I mentioned doing fat burners and my trainer suggested for me to detox and lose weight in the process. Enlightened by my conversation with her, I did some research and made the MC lemonade that evening.
I know some who are reading this may be thinking that my desire to lose 10 pounds is nothing but I don't feel good about my physical self. That in turn tends to leak onto my emotional and mental state and it's just a vicious cycle. I refuse to buy a whole new wardrobe to accomodate my post pregnancy size, although I did buy some clothes (can you blame me? I'm a girl!)
Anyways, I've always wanted to try fasting but never felt I had the discipline to do it. When there's a will there's a way. But then again, it's only day 2 and no detox symptoms yet. So we'll see how I feel later.
I did give in to deeply INHALING some cheese bagels and salsa earlier though.
I'm going to make a list of all the things I wish I could eat right now:
Fried chicken wings
Pizza
Hot dogs with LOTS of onions and sauerkraut
Homemade salsa
Dill and cucumber dip with salmon
Arugula salad with tomatoes, shallots, mozzarella, lemon
Here's the soup I plan to make post MC:
Chicken broth
mushrooms
bak choy
onions
garlic
tofu
Mmmm... All I can think about is food and there are invitations to go out to eat all the time! I didn't realize how much socializing revolves around eating!