MC - Day 10

Yay!!! I DIT IT!! CELEBRATE!!



My first experience on the MC is over! I couldn't be more happy for several reasons.

One - I am just thrilled I finished this and never gave up or gave into temptations. There were several days when it would have been easier to grab some Cheez-It's and wine and call it a day than to sit on the couch and chug my lemonade. I never even had a single nibble of food. No gum. Nothing. I followed the book strictly. Woo!

Two - I am so ready to eat real food again. The lemonade does not taste bad at all, but it became very monotonous for me. The same thing over and over day in and day out. I don't even think there's a meal I enjoy enough to eat for each meal for 10 days straight. I'm still not sure what my first real meal should be. I'll probably cook it at home because restaurants can add so much butter and other things I don't want to take the chance at getting too much too soon.

Three - I want to see how I can keep the current energy level that I have had during this experience. There were days when I was sluggish, but that's expected. Overall, I have had an increase in energy and a feeling of overall fulfillment.

Four - I miss the social aspect of eating. It's hard to go out to restaurants with people and not eat anything. It made me feel like a total weirdo! I also miss having dinner with JD. He has done an excellent job not complaining, though. He has just been making his own little meals and doing a wonderful job at it. I think I may convince him to be chef more often!!

Five - I miss my wine. The past two episodes of The Bachelorette have been very painful without it!

I'll post final weight and BMI tomorrow since this is technically still a "detox" day. I do know that my clothes are fitting better. The past few months the things that I had bought last fall were quite snug and ill-fitting. So that's a relief. It's saving me money so that I don't have to rush out for new jeans! Score!

I took some "before" shots and I haven't taken any "after" yet. I know I have no shame and already posted my before weight and BMI, but I'm still not sure if I'm brave enough to share these photos with the blogger world. Maybe? We'll see once I take the "afters".

As far as my experience on the MC goes and if I'll do it again. The answer is YES! I am already planning another cleanse for January. I feel like I did something amazing for my body and I will definitely do this again. Now that I know what to expect and how I will react to everything involved in it, I'm sure my future attempts will be successfull. I totally recommend it for anyone who wants to do something great for their body. And if you want to join me in January, that would be amazing to have someone to share the ups and downs with.

My favorite part of the cleanse has got to be the increase in energy! Followed closely by the attitude I have now towards food. I will eat to sustain my body, not because I'm bored, or just because food is around. My least favorite part of the MC has got to be the Salt Water Flush (SWF) each morning. I'm not used to drinking much liquid first thing in the morning and 32 oz. of salt water does not go down easy!

JD just asked what the hardest part was. And to be honest, the whole thing was hard. It's not easy or else more people would do it for longer periods of time. I'm not gonna lie and say it was easy, because it wasn't! But often times the more difficult challenges in life are the more rewarding. You definitely have to have the right mindset going into this. You cannot allow yourself to believe that failure is an option, not even for 1 minute. However, it is achieveable!

Anyway, this is a sorta long post and sorry about the lack of pictures from the past few updates. There's just not much to take pictures of except lemonade and tea!

Back tomorrow. Feel free to leave any questions you may have for me!