Hello all,
I know how hard it can be to prepare food for your family, I'm doing the same thing here. It's my first cleanse and day 6 for me. I'm goaling 10-12 days. Twelve days because I didn't do the SWF on the first day so I don't count that.
My one year old son is eating regular food now instead of baby food and feeding him was torturous in the beginning. I believe it was day 4 that I was feeding him some chicken broth, wontons and bak choy and it smelled soooooooo good. I fantasized about making that same soup when I'm off the cleanse.
One thing that I can say about being on the cleanse is that I can differentiate between WANTING to eat and being hungry. I WANT to eat but I'm actually not hungry. I notice that my life is surrounded by food and I hope to continue self restraint after the cleanse, choosing foods that honor my body.
I haven't weighed myself yet but some have remarked I look a little different. The yoga pants I had on last night felt a little looser, but I don't want to weigh myself and be bummed out if the scales don't tell me what I'd like to see. I refuse to have my mood be altered because of a number.
The nastiest thing about the MC is the SWF and it's so hard to get down and when it is, it wants to come back up and I swear the in and outs to the bathroom are really irritating. I found that I needed to eliminate before the SWF from the laxative tea. So when I drank the SWF after eliminating from the laxative tea, nothing much came out except the "butt piss." Sorry to be so gross, but I think we all are going through the same thing. So my point is, that I think tomorrow I may just skip the SWF and do the lax tea in the morning. Would anyone advise against this?
If so, please let me know.
Wish all of you great luck on your journey!!! Keep your eyes on the prize!