Today is Day 1 of the Master Cleanse. A couple reasons why I chose to do this... 1. It's good to clear the toxins and get a clean start every so often, and 2. No one has had the heart to tell me how much weight I've gained over the summer (10 pounds to be exact) and I'm hoping this jump starts my weight loss.
What's especially troubling is that I eat relatively healthy and get exercise. And the fact that I'm unemployed, I have more than enough time on my hands to work out. Also troubling is that a lot of this is brought on by writer's block. I've already organized my shoes, wardrobe and office several times all summer. Here is yet another distraction to keep me from sitting down and facing the blank page.
Back to the cleanse- so, Day 1. I'm drinking the lemon/maple syrup/cayenne concoction for the next 10 days. I'll continue to exercise at night- I refuse to be one of those half-assed runners gasping for air you see as you drive to work. No one wants to see that. At least I can hide my pained and tortured looks and sweat-soaked clothes in the dark. So far the most important thing I've learned about this fast is this: WHEN MEASURING CAYENNE PEPPER DO NOT EYEBALL OR GUESSTIMATE THE QUANTITY. They invented measuring spoons for a reason. I'm breathing fire as we speak- but I kinda like it.
I've got my favorite pair of jeans hanging up in my office staring me down, a reminder of days gone by (that would be June of this year) and I also have a picture of a chocolate bunny on the refrigerator with the quote "The enemy will often disguise himself as a friend." Weight loss and detox is definitely comparable to The Art of War.
Meanwhile, I do have some reading to do, phone calls to make... and then writing. Wait- I have some cleaning to do and some errands to run as well. Stay tuned for Day 2...
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