6 days without solid food...make that 6 days without anything except freshly squeezed lemons, maple syrup, senna leaf tea and cayenne pepper.
In the process thus far, I have discovered a few things.
1. There are other ways for toxins to leave the body than the usual waste disposal method. I have a zit the size of Mt. Fuji on my nose. In case you are wondering, Mt. Fuji is 3,776 meters tall and will fit on my nose, one of the bigger parts of my body. Friends know when I am coming because my nose usually shows up a few minutes before me. I suppose that this is 'break out' is an indication that a toxin or some other evil doesn't want to take the long route and exit through the regular sewage pipes.
2. My tongue is the color of a ski slope - stick it out, say 'ah!', and it hangs down. Yup, white as can be. I reckon other things are escaping there as well. I am glad I don't have to smell my breath.
3. The salt water flush is NEVER fun. The Bible says something about being hot or cold, but lukewarm gets spewed out. Lukewarm and salty is even more undesirable. It takes as much mental fortitude to get the salt water drink down each morning as it does to make it through the rest of the day.
4. Even after six days of ingesting next to nothing, there are still things coming out. Yuck! But...extremely interesting. What is that? And, where was it hanging out is what goes through my mind each time I visit the throne room.
5. Forget about sleeping in on the weekends. The herbal tea will wake you up in the morning.
6. The body is willing but the spirit is weak. When Peter couldn't stay awake with Jesus in the garden Jesus told Peter "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak." Both of these conditions are true. I have experienced them many times on ultraruns (100km+). My mind would say keep going and my body would respond with an 'are you kidding?' Other times, my body felt like it could keep going but my mind said, 'I am so tired/bored/fed up with this constant repetition.' The second is how I feel on day six of this cleanse. I can keep on going...I have enough fat to keep my body running for a long time, but sure don't feel like it. I am tired of depriving myself much the way I grew tired of pushing myself.
7. I told myself I wouldn't weigh myself till the end. In effect, I lied to myself...I am not doing this to lose weight. To be honest, the cleaning out is the biggest goal, but it (the goal) gets slapped around by the desire to be lighter as well. The short of it, I weighed myself and found that in six days I lost six pounds. That's it. Makes sense, though. I am about 3500 calories short each day of the daily requirement. One pound equals 3500 calories x 6. I don't know how I feel about this. I'll think about after I am done.
8. I am burning fat. I use those little pee-on-a-stick - keto sticks, I think they are called. I can see that fat is being burned - yea! Could be I am not getting enough maple syrup, the source of carbs/sugars on this diet, er, cleanse. The truth is, I don't know. More accurately, I don't have a clue.
This is longer than what I usually write...so I will stop here. More discoveries...I'll share in a future post.
Originally posted at bill belew.com
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