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Time for a confession! I ate half a slice of pizza hut pepperoni pizza yesterday! We were having a pizza party for the kids in the storytelling camp since it was their last day and I just love pizza hut pizza so much. I ate it slowly, savoring every bite and checking to see if I was feeling sick. I was worried that I would want more, but I didn’t even though it was pretty small, I felt completely satisfied. Hopefully I can continue to calm any cravings with tiny portions like that. I didn’t feel sick at all, went to yoga after work, and picked up a black bean and avocado soup (I told them to hold the feta since you’re not supposed to combine cheese with starches) and some quinoa tabouleh for my husband and I to share. I was full after the soup, so I didn’t have any of the quinoa.

The farmer’s market this morning was AMAZING! I’m so happy I went. It’s expensive, but worth it, in my opinion. Not only do they sell fruits and veggies, but they have lots of packaged raw snacks, and they sell juices, coconut water, raw ice cream, nori rolls and raw fruit pies. It was pretty great. If you’re ever in Miami on a weekend, you should definitely go to the Coconut Grove Farmer’s Market.

Even though I’ve been eating richer foods than what I should be eating, my body has felt great, I’ve been having regular BMs and I’m feeling good, so I would say that I’m officially done with the master cleanse. Now on to a life of mostly raw-till-dinner and plenty of exercise!

p.s. I weighed myself yesterday and I think I’ve lost somewhere between 15 to 20 pounds since starting raw foods and then the master cleanse. :)

I dropped off there for a bit with my blogging, but I’m back!

My original plan was to go for 10 days, then I decided on doing 17 so that I would still be cleansing while my friend was doing her 10 day cleanse. It was a moral support type of thing.

But on day 11 I went to see Flight of the Conchords (awesome awesome show!) and we got there early. So I sat for a while, surrounded by people eating bad food all around me, and whereas in the previous 10 days I had been totally fine being around food, this night I couldn’t take it. I wanted popcorn and chicken tenders and pepperoni pizza and a soft pretzel. I was even fantasizing about grabbing a little piece of pepperoni that had fallen off of the slice of pizza and into the box on the lap of the guy next to me. I started to wonder … what would he do if I just grabbed that little piece? I realized I was maybe going crazy.

The next day, day 12, was no better. I was craving spaghetti a la carbonara among other things. I decided to amend my plans and go until the end of the week – 14 days instead of 17. But the next morning, what would have been day 13, after doing the SWF, I realized I didn’t want to squeeze lemons and I just didn’t want to drink any more lemonade and I didn’t want to do anymore SWF, so I ended it. I didn’t feel at all bad about ending on Wednesday instead of Friday, or guilty, I just felt like my body wanted food again and I had promised everyone who was worried about my not eating that as soon as I felt like my body wasn’t happy with this cleanse anymore, that I would stop.

So I drank fresh-squeezed OJ all day yesterday. Oranges have never tasted so good! I didn’t have a lot of gas, and I actually had a couple BMs and a couple more today, so that’s made me feel like I’m doing the right thing. I know some people get a lot of gas or stop having BMs and that’s supposed to be a sign that your body needs to stay on the cleanse longer.

Last night I ate 3 black beans and about 10 grains of rice off of my husband’s dinner plate to see how it would make me feel. It tasted so incredible to me. I hope I always remember to appreciate my food the way I’m appreciating it now. I want to try to eat more slowly from now on and really savor the act of chewing and swallowing and feeling satisfied. Tonight I will have some soup, and tomorrow I plan on visiting a farmer’s market to stock up on fruits and veggies.

Yesterday, day 9, I went out for the first time on the master cleanse to a restaurant with my family. We ate at this awesome little place that’s been getting consistenly great reviews called Buena Vista Bistro. I recommended it because my dad wanted French food. The funny thing is, that I’ve only been there twice, and I wasn’t able to eat either time! The first time I went was right before I started the MC and I was eating raw foods. I had already eaten a big salad earlier in the night and was trying to limit how much food I was eating, so I didn’t order anything. I can happily report that I’m looking forward to going back and ordering their endive salad and tuna tartare, which is a BIG deal because normally I would have gone for the lamb chops and mashed potatoes.

I did a really rigorous ashtanga yoga class in the morning and sat in the sauna for about 45 minutes afterwards and felt really relaxed and calm all day. I’m going to do yoga or pilates every day this week so I can start my metabolism going again.

My husband is thinking about taking the lax tea tonight and starting the cleanse tomorrow. If he does it, we’re going to be saving so much money on food this month! LOL