FIN

It was only 4 days, but it might as well been a month.

Yes internet world, after 4 (loooooong) days on the Master Cleanse, I've decided to quit. THAT'S RIGHT QUIT! I'm not embarrassed or ashamed at all. Okay maybe at first I felt like a failure. I did make a promise to people that I would do the full 10 days...then I chickened out and said 5...and now I've really pussy'd out and up and quit the whole damn thing. So I'm sorry to those who were looking forward to me giving great advice about the Master Cleanse, reporting about my 10 pound weight loss, seeing my skin clear up, having more energy blah blah BLAH. iFail.

But one good thing about this? I CAN EAT AGAIN! Seriously, today was the WORST of all the days. I couldn't concentrate at work at all. All I was thinking about was how much I wanted to EAT something. So as instructed, I would down a glass of the lemonade drink. But alas, the hunger monster returned with a vengeance. I literally was going out of my mind crazy. I knew I had to make a choice: either sit at work for what seemed like an eternity, go home and have a crappy night, then repeat the cycle for another 7 days OR eat something, get some of my sanity back, and just take what I learned from the short cleanse and apply it to a healthier diet and lifestyle. I decided on the latter.

So what did I learn from my 4 days of torture? Well for one thing, I really do have strong will power. I know, I know, I didn't do the full 10 days. But guess what, i did FOUR. Yes that's right FOUR. That's FOUR entire days of NOT EATING ANYTHING. So if I can go four days without eating (in addition to almost 8 years of being a vegetarian, as some may point out), I surely can so many more great things - as long as I know in my heart it's good for me or the environment.

Another thing I can take away from this experience is the fact that people really DO have a pretty crappy diet. I cannot even fathom how people can go to McDonald's everyday, or drink sugary drinks everyday, or even eat things like pop tarts and fruit roll-ups! For me the problem wasn't what I ate, it was how MUCH I ate. I did eat when I wasn't hungry. I was simply bored. Now knowing that I can go for so long without eating and NOT dying, I'm sure my servings and overall caloric intake will be cut down and I'll likely still maintain some weight loss. Also, since I haven't eaten anything at all, my stomach has most definitely shrunk in size. I drank about a half a cup of soup and was stuffed. So I guess it's bye-bye to all-you-can-eat-buffets. Good riddance I say.