MC-Day 5

What A Difference A Day Makes

Today was a struggle. I can't say that I suffered much from hunger pangs, but it was really a tough mental challenge to keep my head in the game. I would swear that every 5 minutes I had to ask myself what I was doing this for. And it wasn't because things were going bad. They're going just fine in terms of what was probably supposed to be happening. Today was just the first day I felt really low energy and nauseated. And it seemed like I couldn't shake it for most of the day. That, and the fact that despite not being particularily hungry, I'm craving certain foods-mostly salads and pizza (yesterday it was steak and crab legs).

When you're feeling poorly and you haven't eaten for 5 days, the first thing to cross your mind is obviously, "Hey! If I eat something I'm going to feel better! But I know that would be a big mistake. My body is finally in detox. The weak, (slightly) nauseated feeling is just toxins being swept into my blood stream so they can make their way out of my body. (yay!) Unfortunately, while they're swirling around in my blood stream trying to find the door, I get to experience their toxicity all over again. It's not that bad, really. I still managed to get out for a hike and make some progress on the sauna we're building. Tomorrow will be a better day!

Day 5 Stats

Weight: Unchanged. Still down 8lbs overall.
Detox Symptoms: Achy joints, weak, naseous, fuzzy thinking.
Tongue. Still getting that yucky white coating.
Colon: Not
Spirit: Still staunchly resolved to see this thing through!