Day Seven

Okay! :) Today was a very good day! I didn't think it would be this morning! I was so agitated by the littlest things. And I know why I'm agitated (mens) but it didn't do a lick of good (usually realizing why makes me shut my mouth and keep silent for the rest of the day... :) So I wasn't talking to anyone from about 8:30-10:30. And I know it was bothering the crap out of Joshua who kept trying to talk me up. he's so funny. After I got back from break he broke up my silence by asking me about anime. Then the lips came unglued. And then I got happy and smiley. And the rest of the day was great. Sometime after his break, dunno what happened, he turned quite the opposite and had a terrible day.
Anyway, it's 10:30 now and I don't even want any juice -- it just doesn't taste any good now. Although the mucus build-up that I had yesterday isn't quite as bad now. THroughout the day the lemonade gradually got better. I only had 7 glasses (normally I have 10) so by the time I got done with biblestudy tonight I was a bit shaky. Came home and just had a spoonful of maple syrup. Yum! :) Anyway -- I think either my detoxing yesterday did something to my tastebuds to change the taste of the lemonade or that syrup I bought from walmart just wasn't like the rest. I bought the Andersen's kind from cubs yesterday and started using that today. Lemonade is much better.
Took the SWF this morning and tried to go back to bed for an hour to wait it out, but kept getting up anyway because the Sienna kicked in. The SWF didn't work well today, only put 2 1/2 tsp of salt in. I only got a 10oz return on a 32oz investment!! hehehe. I thought it would push through but it never did. Not all of it. Retained some of it I guess. Maybe I was low in sodium. Will up the dose tomorrow. Still lots of bile in the bm's. Having small bm's throughout the day.
But! I didn't have any dreams about food last night! (thank God) Still no headache or backaches. A lot of people think of quiting on day 7, but I'm going to tough it out, it's not like I can just go and eat a cheeseburger anyway, I would still have to do the ease out. What stopped me from further contemplating quiting (after the horid detox day yesterday) is that I got home and started reading stuff about juice fasting, and that really, if you use all kinds of fruit and veggies and juice them, those will be much more nutritious than just the lemonade. Although the lemons are very alkalizing your body. So I was thinking about continuing on the fast and buying a good juicer and doing fruits/veggies instead of easing out. But then I remembered that I have that LWML banquet next week and the church paid like $80 for all my meals. GUess I better eat them! :) So- I will ease out, but I'm going to try this -- 1 day juice fast, 2nd day eat as much fruit as I want, 3rd day eat as much veggies as I want, repeat the 3 days for two weeks. A girl who was very simular to me as far as weight issues on freedomyou.com said that's what she did - as well as giving over to God, and she lost 100 lbs doing that. I really doubt that it was in the 2 weeks, but she said the fat just melted off. And the fat melting off in that way isn't unhealthy either - because your body is breaking down all those fat cells and diseased and dead cells in your body and using them as energy - and healing you. When you do a fast I guess your body's immune system is kicked in overgear, it takes advantage of the digestive system shutting down to focus on areas that need repair. There is just a lot of fascinating information on fasting that I had never known about. I always thought people fasted for spiritual reasons or to be humble and stuff. And I guess when you get into the extended fasts (20-40 days) your spiritual side is much more keen.
But anyway, I had never noticed the way that sugar effected me going into this - that wasn't actually the reason that I started - it was detoxing - and well- losing weight, but I have not let that become the reason that I'm doing this. Nothing will change my weight issues unless I make a change in the way I eat. So I'm using the things I am learning - the fact that it's probably sugar that is giving me headaches. I don't want to eat sugar now, because I just feel so great without headaches or migraines for once!! :D The thought of greasy food from culvers kind of sickens me, I won't let myself think of pizza. I know that woudln't sicken me no matter how hard I try! I will have to learn how to make homemade pizza. 
But I really am thinking more and more about becoming a vegetarian or maybe even a vegan. Okay -- I do like my chicken and cheese. So maybe just a vegetarian who eats poultry. I don't really eat any other dairy products -- i hate milk, used to love eggs, but rarely eat them anymore. I like cheese though! But I would like to add lots of things into my diet -- fruits and veggies. I can't imagine would it would feel like to make a lifestyle change like that. I know God can change me. I believe it is his will that I found out about fasting and this cleanse - especially at a time when I was not looking for it. And jeez - if I can get through 8 whole days with eating nothing -- that is self-control -- that is learning that I don't have to give into the cravings I have or eat when I am bored. I just have to learn to do other things instead.
Okay -- I have been thinking about food this entire week -- 100% more than usual. hehe. My stomach is actually growling right now. I guess I should have drank more lemonade today. Sorry stomach, you'll have to wait for tomorrow I guess. Maybe you'd like some peppermint tea instead. 
By the way- - that metallic taste went away mostly, as well as the exess mucus.
Mood : Very positive, was alert for most of the day, not so much at biblestudy tonight, getting tired and shaky - didn't drink enough
Symptoms : white tongue. Thirst unquenchable. Although I'm drinking alot of water/lemonade my lips are very dry and starting to crack now. Also -- this acually started before I fasted but my gums have been swollen all week (annoying!). Now they feel like they are turning into cankers. Trying to brush my teeth more often. Afraid I'm going to get a cold sore befause of these cracked lips. :( hopefully not!! Melelucia here I come! hehe.