Day 1: 3-Day Cleanse

So, it was tough. But I survived.

Something I think is really helpful is Brittany's daily e-mails of encouragement. I forgot to sign up the night before, so I'm getting them on a delay. But it pretty much summed up exactly what I was thinking, and reassured me that this is going to be great.

I think the hardest part of the day was just after the breakfast smoothie. I was hungry and no amount of water would suffice. Brittany does say, in her instructions, to listen to your body, and if you have to cheat, then do it. Don't feel bad about it. But part of my goal was to come out of this feeling satisfied with eating smaller meals, so I chose to wait. And I was distracted by the completely immersive video game I was playing (The Walking Dead Game) and couldn't be bothered to get off the couch... except to pee... which I did a lot.

As for the rest of the day, it went pretty smoooooothly (get it?). I didn't think any of the smoothie were particularly bad... just different. And the dinner smoothie was actually pretty good! I was so worried about lying in bed, trying to sleep and feeling hungry (which happens to me almost every night, and I give in to the hunger) but I actually felt fine.

My energy level throughout the day was pretty consistent. I didn't feel like I had more energy than usual, but I felt less tired as a whole... so I guess that is more energy... By the end of my work day (which is 10:30 at night) I was pretty tired, but it felt like a good kind of tired. Like I was supposed to be feeling this way. Normally, after work, I'm either WIRED or just ridiculously exhausted. Last night I was just pleasantly tired.

I was hoping that I would sleep better than normal, since my tummy wasn't busy digesting the crappy food I binge on before bed, but actually it was about the same. I always have a tough time falling asleep and when I'm finally asleep, I get woken up by one of my housemates or my cat and have to do it all over again. Maybe tonight will be better.

Here's to day 2!