We're a supportive group. Or maybe we are easily persuaded. Either way, we are all doing The Cleanse. It may have a more official name, but I don't know it. Adam decided it was time to bring this bad boy back out and we all jumped on the Cleanse wagon. Today is my day one (of fourteen). I can suffer through no carbs and no sugar. Giving up cheese will be a trial. But no caffeine just may kill me. I'm not a huge soda drinker, but I do love my winter time Earl Grey and my daily coffee. I'm not a giant coffee snob, but when you get used to kick starting your day with 8+ ounces of hot, dark and smooth mouth magic, it's hard to give up. I'm trying non-fruity herbal tea as a substitute, because that is all I am allowed. Additional posts on this subject may be interesting.
Preparedness is key to The Cleanse. You have to prep everything. You can't just nuke a quick meal...you have to cook and plan it all. And unless you include protein and fat in your meals, YOU WILL STARVE. Or at least feel as if you are starving. Mix that with the caffeine withdrawal and the intense craving for carbs and sugar and you've hit the "snap point". Last time I tried this cleanse I hit my snap point around day two or three and couldn't push through. Adam, a pillar of extreme will power, can pretty easily change his diet and stick with it. So he finds the snap point of others amusing, if not downright comical. Cocky bastard.
So here's hoping the caffeine withdrawal doesn't kill me and the snap point is easily overcome!
Hey!!!! I can post comments now! That cleanse was the most horrible two weeks of my life and we shall never speak of it again. Though putting sour cream on my steak was pretty dang delicious.
ReplyDeleteI managed one day on the cleanse before getting the flu. So technically, I stuck with the diet for 3 whole days...though I didn't eat for two of them!
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