George

so it's sunday.  i'm back to eating normal and the bathroom fireworks have subsided completely.  not sure if anything i wrote will be of any use to anyone or if it'll give anyone any insight whatsoever into the master cleanse thing, but *shrug*  take from it what you will. 

didn't go the full 10 days.  still on the fence over how smart going the full 10 days and more is, but hey...  it's an interesting experience whether you did it 1 day, 3 days, 5 or 10 i figure. 

mmmm... food.  where we goin for dinner this wed gang? 

George

so i took a chance and headed over to chabuya with billy and picked up some ramen.  i figured since i could have vegetable broth all day tomorrow, why not up the timetable a little bit and throw in a little bit of noodles while i'm at it?  hey while you're digging you're grave, why don't you toss in a couple of live grenades and buy some boba?  so buy some boba i did.  how could i not?  cute bobagirl M was back! 

did you guys know ramen tasted so frickin good?  i didn't know.  before this master cleanse thing noodles tasted like noodles.  broth was just... water with some kick in it.  holy cow that ramen tasted so good.  i was a little worried about taking it all in, but then the almond milk boba called to me and bade me to take a sip.  so i took a couple. 

as of this writing... my stomach is fashioning make shift tools out of bits of ramen to make a break for my sphincter... and freedom.  at least that's what it feels like it's doing in there.

George.

holy shit.  this orange juice tastes like HEAVEN.  did you guys know orange juice could taste so good?  holy shit this is the best drink i've ever had.  holy shit.

George

so thanks to my brother i'll be stepping slowly off of this master cleanse thing.  5 days is a nice whole number yes?

as i sit here sipping on some chocolate flavored herbal tea laxative, i'm reflecting over the lessons of the past 5 days.  next time, i wait a whole day before i join any group bet.    kidding.

there's definitely a difference between true hunger and craving.  by continually chugging the mix i was able to push hunger away indefinitely, but cravings... cravings were a bitch.  i'd smell my coworker's reheated plate of ravioli, and my stomach threatened mutiny.  the saltwater flush sure showed that little shit who was boss though.  now i know firsthand why you shouldn't drink ocean water if you're shipwrecked and floating around waiting for rescue.  that water will definitely NOT help hydrate you.  it'll actually dehydrate you when you get diarrhea induced from drinking it.

i do feel lighter.  i don't really feel anything bad.  and i actually think this might not be such a bad thing to try for 2-3 day periods once in a while.  not so sure what going the full 10 days will get you (besides a LOT of trips to the bathroom), but i can't say that it's been a totally negative experience for me.  today i'll be drinking oj to slowly ween my digestive tract into shape.  followed by vegetable broth on saturday.  i can't wait to have some salad or an asparagus spear come sunday.  i can't believe i just typed that "i can't wait to have some salad or an asparagus spear".   i AM thinkin of definitely cutting down my red meat intake to maybe once a week or even once every two weeks. 

by next weekend i plan on feasting like a king! ha HA! 

Amber