the master cleanse. day 4.
Thoughts from Note
Pretty tired so I'm not gonna write much. Today went well. Had a fair amount of energy throughout the day. Not so much now but it's 11pm so it's acceptable. Did the salt rinse today after skipping yesterday. It's getting scarily easy to put down 32oz of salt water in a couple minutes. Back pains were gone today. I made sure to drink a lot more water. My stomach hasn't really gotten much better. It's ok during the day but in the evenings it just doesn't feel settled. My tongue and mouth are in kind of a state of disarray. When all you consume is lemons and cayenne pepper, too very strong tastes, your tongue gets a bit worn out and that's where I'm at now. No real cravings today but I'll be happy when I can put a different flavor in my mouth.
Trash thought - it's simply shocking how much of your daily trash comes from food and food wrappings. When you don't eat much, there's simply no trash. I'm realizing that this is probably one of the most important gifts of the master cleanse. By minimizing packaging and composting your leftovers, we can reduce our trash by really significant amounts. Here's to hoping I maintain this awareness when I'm back to drinking Chimay bi-weekly and making delicious tuna melts. Ok. Now I'm getting hungry. Better go to bed.
Thoughts from Meghan
Okay, what happened today. Woke up, did the salt water cleanse, did wii fit and hung around the toilet. Talked to the parents, comforted mom that I will not die while fasting, and looked up shipping prices for packages from the US. Then I biked around to all the local Jr. High Schools to deliver posters for the Musical coming to Muroran. It's a musical put on by ALTs (assistant language teachers) from all over Hokkaido. It happens every year, and this year my school has offered up its stage almost free of charge (they are asking for 1/2 the heating costs). By then I was feeling a bit tired so I headed home and chugged a bit of lemonade. After that I scrubbed down the floor in our bathroom area, drank some more lemonade, took some stuff down to the used shop to sell and came home for good. Tonight I was feeling really tired, but then I curled up with about 500ml of lemonade and drinking it made me feel a lot better.
I think what I learned from today is that I need to be aware of how much I am drinking. I ended up not having any for a big chunk of the day and I think it was the equivalent of skipping lunch. I felt really tired and grumpy this afternoon until I sat down and drank a whole bunch, then I felt much better. Thus far I have been drinking a big glass in the morning, then sipping through the day, then a big glass at night. I think I need to toss in one or two more big glasses around the middle of the day, with sips in between. Having a bigger chunk at once seems to energize me better then just little sips as I go.
It was a fairly busy day, which is good because I think I would start to get hungry if I had nothing to do. I am still amazed by the fact that I haven’t had any major hunger pains or tummy rumbles. I did swing by the grocery store to get more garbage bags and caught a whiff of some amazing smelling tacoyaki, but that was the only serious food craving I had. They seem to be diminishing. The longer I go without food, the less I crave it. Maybe because at this point my stomach couldn't handle real food right away.
Oh one other little thing. Everyone says doing this makes your skin a lot clearer, because toxins are being eaten up by your body. My skin has gone the other way. Not like Im breaking out all over my face, but instead of a smooth face, its all bumpy. Im hoping its a has to get worse before it gets better kind of a thing.
Alright, gonna climb into bed now. We have opening ceremony at school tomorrow, so Ill have to be up fairly early.
-meghan
Pretty tired so I'm not gonna write much. Today went well. Had a fair amount of energy throughout the day. Not so much now but it's 11pm so it's acceptable. Did the salt rinse today after skipping yesterday. It's getting scarily easy to put down 32oz of salt water in a couple minutes. Back pains were gone today. I made sure to drink a lot more water. My stomach hasn't really gotten much better. It's ok during the day but in the evenings it just doesn't feel settled. My tongue and mouth are in kind of a state of disarray. When all you consume is lemons and cayenne pepper, too very strong tastes, your tongue gets a bit worn out and that's where I'm at now. No real cravings today but I'll be happy when I can put a different flavor in my mouth.
Trash thought - it's simply shocking how much of your daily trash comes from food and food wrappings. When you don't eat much, there's simply no trash. I'm realizing that this is probably one of the most important gifts of the master cleanse. By minimizing packaging and composting your leftovers, we can reduce our trash by really significant amounts. Here's to hoping I maintain this awareness when I'm back to drinking Chimay bi-weekly and making delicious tuna melts. Ok. Now I'm getting hungry. Better go to bed.
Thoughts from Meghan
Okay, what happened today. Woke up, did the salt water cleanse, did wii fit and hung around the toilet. Talked to the parents, comforted mom that I will not die while fasting, and looked up shipping prices for packages from the US. Then I biked around to all the local Jr. High Schools to deliver posters for the Musical coming to Muroran. It's a musical put on by ALTs (assistant language teachers) from all over Hokkaido. It happens every year, and this year my school has offered up its stage almost free of charge (they are asking for 1/2 the heating costs). By then I was feeling a bit tired so I headed home and chugged a bit of lemonade. After that I scrubbed down the floor in our bathroom area, drank some more lemonade, took some stuff down to the used shop to sell and came home for good. Tonight I was feeling really tired, but then I curled up with about 500ml of lemonade and drinking it made me feel a lot better.
I think what I learned from today is that I need to be aware of how much I am drinking. I ended up not having any for a big chunk of the day and I think it was the equivalent of skipping lunch. I felt really tired and grumpy this afternoon until I sat down and drank a whole bunch, then I felt much better. Thus far I have been drinking a big glass in the morning, then sipping through the day, then a big glass at night. I think I need to toss in one or two more big glasses around the middle of the day, with sips in between. Having a bigger chunk at once seems to energize me better then just little sips as I go.
It was a fairly busy day, which is good because I think I would start to get hungry if I had nothing to do. I am still amazed by the fact that I haven’t had any major hunger pains or tummy rumbles. I did swing by the grocery store to get more garbage bags and caught a whiff of some amazing smelling tacoyaki, but that was the only serious food craving I had. They seem to be diminishing. The longer I go without food, the less I crave it. Maybe because at this point my stomach couldn't handle real food right away.
Oh one other little thing. Everyone says doing this makes your skin a lot clearer, because toxins are being eaten up by your body. My skin has gone the other way. Not like Im breaking out all over my face, but instead of a smooth face, its all bumpy. Im hoping its a has to get worse before it gets better kind of a thing.
Alright, gonna climb into bed now. We have opening ceremony at school tomorrow, so Ill have to be up fairly early.
-meghan
posted by note at 11:13 PM
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