Yesterday was my last day of fasting. It happened to fall on a day that we had a seminar which was a bit of a bummer. (it’s fun eating stadium food like hot dogs and nachos!) It was also a bummer because the majority of my “waste” happened to come out last night…in a public bathroom! The good thing was that there were about 20 stalls in the bathroom and that meant lots of talking and flushing which mimicked a sense of privacy for me to take care of business.

The fast was definitely not as hard as I imagined it would be. The toxin absorber drinks kept me from feeling hungry and the crazy bowel movements kept me motivated. I had a few moments of longing to eat (mainly when Andy came home from his trip to Florida. I’ve discovered that he is my junk food partner in crime…we are both committed to helping each other eat healthier now. He’s even thinking about doing the cleanse!) Overall, it was an issue of mind over matter and I’m very proud of myself for sticking to it and succeeding.

Onto the gross stuff…I have definitely been seeing stuff like the pictures on the website. Long, rubbery strands of knotted waste came out of me and is still coming out. I was almost tempted to go another couple of days, but I used all the toxin absorber powder and I don’t think I could do it on juice alone. I lost a total of 6lbs and I feel great. I would totally recommend this kit to anyone who is curious and wanting to get rid of all that junk trapped inside.

And no, I didn’t take any pictures of my own waste. That’s disgusting.

Ok, so I survived my first full day of fasting. Last night I had to make Oatmeal Scotchie cookies for my small group meeting tonight. I didn’t taste even a morsel of dough and although one cookie split in half while I was transferring it to the cooling rack, I didn’t eat it! (that’s usually license to eat one) Yesterday went pretty well. I definitely thought about food alot, but I didn’t ever feel starving. I was tired, so I took a long nap after work. For “dinner” I had two mugs of the broth that I’m allowed to have. Broth never tasted SO GOOD! In fact, I’m going to have to make at least 2 more batches if I want to survive through Saturday.

I tried to keep myself busy so I wouldn’t think about eating. I am painting my dining room table and chairs, so that’s been keeping me occupied. I’ve watched some TV, but I’m avoiding the Food Network. It’s usually one of my favorite channels, but why torture myself!?!?

I woke up this morning feeling pretty good. I had one BM right away. It looked a little unusual, but not yet like the scary stuff in the photos on the Blessed Herbs website. It’s still early though…I’m hoping that as the days go on more will come out. Ew.

Since this morning, I’ve had 2 more substantial BM’s. (it’s so weird to be posting about this) Again, they looked strange, but mostly like the Toxin Absorber drink that I’ve been taking every 3 hours. I mentioned yesterday that it tastes pretty good. That is true, but I’m quickly growing tired of it. I just hope I don’t develop a gag reflex when taking it. Five times a day is ALOT! Oh well, it keeps me full and is apparently binding to all the junk in my colon.

I don’t recall going this long without food before. I’ve been sick in the past and not eaten much, but there is a big difference between not eating much and not eating anything.

I’m realizing that my days seem a lot longer when there aren’t meals to break them up. Breakfast and lunch are pretty easy since I skip them occasionally anyway. Dinner is usually the highlight of my day and now it’s gone. I do savor my evening broth though.

I’m also realizing that I’m not craving the same foods I used to. I usually crave sweets and simple carbs like bread, pasta, and cookies. Since I’ve been fasting I’m craving oatmeal, fruits, veggies brown rice and sweet potatoes. It’s crazy. When I was making the cookies last night they looked good and smelled even better, but it was the oatmeal that I really wanted to have. I’m hoping these healthy cravings continue. My plan is to abstain from bad foods for as long as I can after the fast. If I don’t eat them I probably won’t crave them as much.

As far as weight loss goes, I am now weighing in 5 lbs lighter than I was before. I know that this isn’t all waste or fat, so it must be water weight too. I don’t care what kind of weight it is! I’ll take whatever I can get!

The most unusual thing I’ve noticed is that my thinking is different. It’s almost sharper. It feels like a fog has been lifted. It’s hard to explain, but it has affected my outlook. Before, when I was not only eating, but often overeating all the wrong kinds of foods, I felt like my thinking was foggy or clouded. I didn’t realize it at the time since I had nothing to compare it to, but now that I’ve been without food for a couple of days, my thinking is very crisp. It’s almost unnerving at times. I’m not used to this kind of perspective. Because I’m kind of tired and weak, I do have a little bit of trouble concentrating sometimes, but it’s almost because I can focus on so many more things and in such a different way than before. That probably doesn’t make much sense, but it’s really hard to explain.

Ok, so the Colon Cleansing Kit arrived last Friday. I decided not to start immediately since Andy was leaving this week and we wanted to have a fun weekend together. Fun weekends mean food. (at least for us)

The initial phase of the cleansing process is a pre-cleanse. This is 3 days long and prepares you for the 5 day fast. On each of these 3 days you are instructed to reduce your food intake by 25%. This means that I should have reduced my food to 75% of my normal intake on Saturday, 50% on Sunday and 25% on Monday. I cheated. Right out of the hatch I cheated! I ate a little less on Sunday, but not 50%. On Monday I was pretty close to 25% of my normal intake. But this was only the pre-cleansing, so I thought I had the wiggle room. Plus, I’m tough…I can handle a 5 day fast without sufficient preparation! LOL.

Today is day 1 of the 5 day full fast. So far so good. I haven’t even thought much about food yet. I am thankful that I decided to cut way back yesterday, otherwise I think I’d be starving by now. I’m due for my next toxin absorber drink in about 10 minutes. Those are actually pretty filling and don’t taste bad like I thought they would. I opted for the peppermint flavor (I’m not a huge fan of ginger) and it tastes like a really strong, “herby” peppermint tea mixed with apple juice. The toxin absorber is a powder and comes in a packet that you mix with organic apple juice. This is the stuff that grabs onto all the junk in your colon to drag it out. YUM!

So far so good with everything. I did have some urgent diarrhea the other night, but by the next morning it had subsided. I probably shouldn’t have eaten the TCBY shiver on my 50% night! I’m sure that had something to do with it!

I’ve been having 2-3 bowel movements for the last day or so, and I should be up to 3-4 by tomorrow. That’s when things get interesting. My body is pretty much empty of food at this point, so it’s just the juice, toxin absorber, digestive stimulator capsules and water that my colon has to contend with. I’m also permitted to have some vegetable broth if I feel hungry. I prepared that last night and will probably have it tonight for “dinner”.

I really don’t have any exciting results at this point, but I’ll update each day in case you’re curious to hear how everything progresses.