I've moved~

Hey just wanted to let you know that I have moved my blog to the uber stylish helliebee.com! Please follow thanks!

I found them!

Once I gave up on my tapestry needles, I found them in my purse! I DID look in my purse. There is a lot of stuff in my purse however, LOL. 

Of course, the front of my sweater/shell is coming unraveled but that is easily fixed. I will post pictures soon!

End of Fast...

Okay guys, I have a confession. I didn't make it today. At the baby shower there were tons of hoers d'oeuvres and they had lunch and because I didn't feel like I needed to explain to 20 people why I wasn't eating, I had a bit to eat. I know! You're not supposed to end the fast that way! I'm a little disappointed too. I didn't have much but sure enough 2-3 hours later I started having stomach cramps and let's just say I had to make a somewhat unpleasant trip to the bathroom when I got home. I feel a bit better now. It was the coconut shrimp! My kryptonite!

I did start on with a half day technically, so while I did make it to ten days I wasn't exactly lined up properly. I don't think that I will be up to driving in to eating tomorrow either so I probably will drink the orange juice as planned. I know that I shouldn't have gone but it was my friend Lauren's baby shower who I haven't seen since high school and I was going with my friend Christie and we always have fun. Oh, and I didn't plan this but Stephy was there too and she is awesome. Lauren's family is really sweet too. Her brother is so nice and her dad and mom both remembered me from high school which I thought was kind of amazing since I haven't seen her in at least five years. I met a bunch of people too whose names I will try to remember but will probably forget LOL. Anyway, it was a nice get together without any stupid baby shower games like guess the chocolate bar. Ewww...I know its just a melted chocolate. I'm actually more concerned about the chemicals in the diapers. They all have weird "crystals" and other mysterious moisture wicking properties. 

Day 10 of the Master Cleanse!

I made it! It was hard, but this is the last day! I think that I will quit today. This is my first time and I should try taking it easy. I especially don't want to intimidate myself into never doing it again, LOL. 

Also, I decided to join a Stanford weight loss study and they probably want me to adhere to some special diet or other. I hope it isn't Atkin's. The last thing that I really want right now is a meat based diet. I guess I could give it a try. The data on the long term effectiveness of Atkin's is good. I just don't find it all that appetizing and I wouldn't be able to eat fruit all that often and that really is my favorite food. Probably more importantly I don't think that it is environmentally responsible to eat a mainly meat diet. Oh well, I have an interview on Wednesday and until then I will just have to wait.

Today I am going to a baby shower. I actually didn't end up making anything and I had to buy a gift at target to my utter shame. I think it was because I couldn't really find the right yarn to work with and I just procrastinated until it was too late. It happens more than I like to admit, LOL. 

Wow, Day 9 on the Master Cleanse

I'm on Day 9, crazy. It's strange but it doesn't feel like its been nine days since I had anything to eat. I feel pretty good today. No crazy spiritual awakening like the book says, but maybe you have to be a believer to do that. 

I'm kind of sad, I stopped losing weight on the diet. I knew my metabolism was slow but this is a little ridiculous. I should probably try to get more exercise. That will help speed things along and free up some fat cells to "detox", or what have you. I haven't been taking as much maple syrup as my friends did when they dieted. Apparently they used WAY more than what's in the book and that's what I based my first Caloric calculations on. I forget what it was, but something like 1700 a day or so. I suppose that's fine if you have healthy metabolism and an active lifestyle but I've been having 700-800 Calories a day and apparently that's enough to keep up this fabulous bod, LOL. Dude, if we went into a famine and NO ONE had any food I would definitely survive. Or maybe I should use more cayenne? I feel like it is the key. Ugh, I already have to chug the drinks I don't think that I could put much more in it sadly.

Anyway, to continue or not to continue? I really don't know at this point. I am kind of curious when my fuzzy tongue will clear up...

Master Cleanse Day 8

Yesterday was hard to get through. I have never had that many cravings in one day! I also had the lowest energy that I've had this entire cleanse. You know the book said that the hardest days are the  2nd, 3rd, and 7th but I thought that was just in people's minds but it really is hard to get through. 

I wonder what sort of process your body is going through during the cleanse? I'm sure that juice fasts have been studied before. I should check it out.

Well, I made it through somehow! Now I'm on day 8 and almost done. My tongue is still fuzzy and I am thinking about doing the fast a little longer. Not sure yet. I do miss eating...blah...

Day 7 on the Master Cleanse

Bleh, I definitely woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I'm kinda bloated and really tired today. I think I'll take a nap for now and take the rest of the day pretty easy.

Master Cleanse Day 6

First off, HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY! 

Okay, now that it is out of my system, today is my sixth day on the Master Cleanse Diet! I've started taking the cayenne mixed in with the drink instead of in capsule form. I really have to chug the lemonade now to get it down, but its alright. I should probably just put a little less in. 

I'm not hungry at all anymore, but I miss eating. My energy levels are pretty good. They aren't particularly low or high. I have been thinking about exercising more. I've been doing little walks but I really didn't want to overexert myself and pass out or something. Nothing too strenuous of course because I'm not getting any protein to rebuild.

I've been thinking about going longer on it. 10 days is supposed to be the minimum but you can go up to forty days. That's a bit long, but I might do another week. According to the book you are free of toxins the day that your tongue is no longer coated with a while film. I know too much information! Honestly? I think it's coated it's because you've been drinking a sugary acid all day. Your body acclimates eventually. Anyway, once you have a healthy pink tongue you're all clean. Or something. 

I'm not sure if my friends will like it if I go longer on it. They feel like they can't eat around me and that I am socially rejecting them. It is hard to think of activities to do outside of  going out to lunch or to dinner. Why is our society based solely around food? 

Today I am going to work on my business and making something for this baby shower I am going to this weekend. 

Finally, another project!

Hey look! Here is that scarf that I have been talking about for so long, LOL. It's slow going but it's fairly long now. I am probably just going to use up the whole skein of yarn. I'm debating whether or not to put tassels on the ends.