pixiecrinkle | The Hippie Cleanse

Okay, so I've been thinking a while about doing some sort of cleanse/fast, etc. And after reading up on the subject a bit, and talking to some friends who've done it, I started one Sunday. Today is day 3 of 14. The one I'm doing is from a book that I got from the library and involves taking lots of herbs. So far, so good, though I don't feel much different. I'm eating a vegan diet for this, and, while I've done it before off and on, I don't remember being so *hungry*. I think it's because I'm also avoiding all processed foods, so I've been skipping bread the last few days.

I keep a diet & fitness journal on webMD, not because I'm trying to lose weight, but because I'm a very strict vegetarian and want to make sure I'm getting all my vitamins, etc. (I also had a bone density test recently, and I'm at the low low low end of the baseline for 25 year olds. Not good.) It's been amazing to see how many fewer calories I'm getting this week. And I guess I'm not terribly hungry, it's more of a gnawing thought of what I can't have for this 2 week period. Of course, by the end of it, I probably won't want those things anyway.

I do notice some difference in my energy level though. It's not quite as even as I normally think it is. I have to go to bed by 10 for the cleanse, and while that would normally be quite difficult for me, it's not been that hard at all this week. And at work, I keep having this post-lunch crash. Plus, I keep having to eat lunch early due to meetings (& hunger) so I'm not sure what's causing what.

I've heard though, by the time I hit the juice fast this weekend, that I should be pretty happy & floaty. Not sure how I feel about that.