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I realize my need to blog has been greatly taken care of by updating my facebook status regularly. I think I am going to blog (even if it is just a sentence or two) every time I update my status.

Cleanse Done

I completed the 10 day Master Cleanse. Day 11 I drank the prescribed OJ and Day 12 I made some vegetable soup (which was yummy). I haven't had caffeine in 15 days - ooh! For me that is a record. Last time I did this, I didn't do the salt water flush or give up coffee. It all went well. That first weekend of eating (3 days after eating for the first time) I went out and ate with my parents. That first night I must have been a little gluttonous for early the next morning I woke up to my intestines simultaneously crying and yelling at me. I was fine but tender the next day and I ate rather more carefully the rest of the weekend. I still haven't had caffiene - 3 weeks later. I realized at the end of the 10 days that I could probably fit into my skinny jeans and lo and behold I can (unitended bonus).

Day 6 of Master Cleanse

So, I did this once before for 10 days. But I didn't do the salt water flush. I am doing it this time. Granted it means you have to get up a lot earlier than you want so you feel intestinally secure when you walk out the door.
Normal side effect to this are bad breath and a coating on your tongue. (Luckily, I read that these were normal). In addition, my hips are achy. I did read that your body gets achy due to toxins getting released and cleansed (again, normal). Good side effects that others noticed (not I) - more energy (or at least I had it during rehearsal yesterday) and the dark circles under my eyes were lessened (granted I am having an easier time getting myself to bed earlier now).
My favorite thing about this cleanse is you don't have to make ANY decisions about food. Whereas on a diet you have choices - this eliminates them completely. Granted last night I really wanted ice cream and I did get to decide "no." If I had chosen "yes" I probably would have felt horrible - bleah.

Science Experiement Continues

Today is my second day on the Master Cleanse. So far so good. Slight headache this morning and evening. But the flush worked this morning. If I keep drinking the stuff, I don't get hungry. We will see how it goes tomorrow - I am teaching 3 classes (there is a break between 2 of them). I have let the dating spree lapse, so perhaps I will call some of the people I need to call during my break tomorrow. My ph balance was good both yesterday and today.

Overcast sky

This morning is the first morning in a long time that I am waking up ready to go, ready to take on my day. I am looking for what needs to get done and not lagging (although I am blogging). I am so very excited it is overcast and that it rained last night. I am glad sunny southern california has taken a break from being sunny. And I don't know if they are correlated (it probably has more to do with my health), but the sky is overcast and my outlook isn't. (maybe the rain washed away the gloom).

science experiment

My anatomy teacher talked to our class about looking at our health as our own private science experiment. Checking our Ph balance to see what helps it, changes it, seeing how cleanses effect our general health. We have been exposed to a lot of ideas of how to make ones health better. I don't feel that I can recommend things to clients unless I have seen how they help.
So, I am starting the experiment after Thanksgiving. I am starting with the Master Cleanse (the one with lemon and cayanne and maple syrup) on Friday. I plan on doing for 5 day minimum to 10 days max. Then I was to do a colon cleanse and a gall bladder cleanse. But I will have to figure out the timing with the holidays. The gall bladder cleanse is 4-6 weeks and includes a vegan diet. But I have to figure out what works the best for me.
What I would like to see in my body, is for my joints to let less creaky, my energy level to be better, and the scar tissue in my body to heal.
Getting my liver and gall bladder to work better (perhaps optimally) should help all of this.

The Moon Is Half Full

I saw the moon tonight as I was driving home. It was half full. It looked like a cup keeping its contents from falling upon the earth. Life feels that way. Just half full. And yet it is hard to keep its contents from spilling out and making a mess.

The dating spree is still on. And I actually had a good date tonite. He is closer but he doesn't feel like he is it. He is interesting and seems both more liberal and more green than I (which is something I want). But he made it clear about a half an hour in that on these first dates, eharmony doesn't think of them as "dates" and they say we each should pay his or her own share. Really? And while charming and good looking from the front, he was wearing a shirt only someone fit should wear and while he isn't unfit, not a great choice. I don't think I am that picky, and I know I sound picky right now, but... why can't I have everything?

Right now I just want someone who will hold me and tell me it will all be okay. I don't want to settle. (right now my sister and my best friend are picturing some of my previous beaus and thinking huh.???)