I can tell you that in a 7 day cleanse, for me at least, I was not rid of my love of food of all kind - in preparation of eating "normally" again, I went out and bought myself some not particularly healthy snacks. However, I believe I have a good balance of eating healthily and eating enjoyably, and I am definitely not craving just junk. I long for fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy products too. I just long for food, to put it simply.
I weighed in last night at 123 lbs, which means I lost about 5 lbs. I don't feel I look different and all my clothes seem to fit the same; the only thing I notice is that my belly is a bit flatter, but from the inside, if that makes sense. I haven't lost the amount of fat or muscle I have over my stomach, but within my body, matter has seemed to lessen. Again, a testament to the fact that the Cleanse is effective in cleaning you out.
I definitely don't feel wholly cleansed and refreshed; I think this is why many people choose to go longer - I feel I am at just the beginning stages of being "rebooted." However, I simply don't have the desire to push forward with this as I am relatively healthy - weight-, exercise-, and lifestyle-wise - as it is. Moreover, while I am surprised at the amount of energy I do find myself with on this minimalist diet, it is still not enough energy for me to feel truly good - at times I find myself sluggish and my mind cloudy. This morning I felt like I wasn't picking up my feet properly as I walked down the hall. And I have had no desire to go work out after work; all I've been doing is climbing into bed to read or watch a movie. I would like to go back to my active lifestyle.
Day 6 was largely unremarkable. I have moved past most hunger pains; I am simply waiting it out. One more tea to go, one more SWF to go, one more day to go. And then I'm free! Well, almost. Wednesday will be my transition day of OJ and vegetable soup, and Thursday will hopefully be back to normal - just in time for the 4th of July weekend.
It's been an interesting experience - not particularly good, not particularly bad, but at times it was definitely one or the other. I thought that at this point I would be saying I'll never do it again but I find myself surprised to say that Lord knows I believe in it's ability to flush my insides clean after all these days of laxative teas and salt water flushes, and so I do think that there's the possibility of me doing it again in the future.
Off to drink my last tea.
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