Day 1-Sunday, March, 22, 2009

"...but that's because you're tall!"

if i hear that statement one more time i'm going to scream. oh, you're probably wondering what i'm talking about. my weight, of course. every time i tell someone how much i weigh or complain about it, that's the response get. i mean, i get it but still, i'd like to be at a healthier weight.

so i guess you're wondering what my weight is, huh? ugh, fine. according to the scale this morning, i weigh 207 pounds. my height, you ask? 5'7". i'm still upset about that. for the last few years, i've been telling people that i was 5'9". the nurse at the first physician's office i went to quickly crushed that dream. thanks, dreamcrasher. anyway, i just looked up my body mass index (bmi) and it's 32.4. what does that mean exactly...i'm obese! now had i been two inches taller, my bmi would be just 30.6, which is still obese but a lot closer to just being overweight. lol.

anyway, after last night's entry, i was hoping and praying that the smooth move would take it's complete6+ hours to work because i need my sleep. i went to bed around 3:15 am or so. yeah, i'm beat now. anyway, i woke up at about 7:45 am to use the restroom but it's was just releasing all the water i had been drinking. in a perfect world i would have stayed up and drank my salt water flush (swf) but i didn't. i went back to sleep. i got up around 9:20 and immediately drank my swf.

disclaimer: below is the timeline of my day [i.e.- drinks, symptoms, eliminations, etc.] proceed with caution

9:30 am: drank swf (i really wish there was a way around this)

10:14 am: first elimination of the day
-nothing too bad; felt like a normal elimination, quick and painless.

10:32 am: first elimination, parte dos
-let's just say that parte dos was a little less solid than the original. glad i have no plans to leave the house today. note to self: use caution when trying to pass gas. i'm just sayin'

10:45 am: i'm starting to feel hungry. think i'll have some of my lemonade now. i prepared enough for four of the eight glasses i'm supposed to have.

10:50 am: it's me again. elimination #3. a lot less solid than numero uno. i couldn't even get to the kitchen good before having to make quick u-turn. this is going to be a fun day.

11:06 am: first glass of lemonade. it's okay. kind of spicy. maybe i added too much cayenne. either way, it's tasty enough that i feel i can drink it for ten days. some people say that even after the cleanse, they crave the lemonade. we'll see.

11:08 am: i need to drink this quickly because i am starving.

11:30 am: i'm off to clean the office. that's the one thing i do want to accomplish during this cleanse

1:52 pm: i'm starving. more lemonade and i think i feel #4 coming on. fun times.

3:45 pm: steph just called and told me about the wonderful meal she just had. she's so cruel. mmm, plantains. lord knows i luh me some plantains.

4:45 pm: i just took my before pics. ugh, i'm too ashamed to post them but i will.

5:00 pm: impromptu work out to burn some extra calories.

7:04 pm: i just got back in from my mom's house and all i'm asking for is the strength to get through the next two days. my niece was walking around with a bag of ruffles chips and it took everything in me to not snatch 'em out of her hand.

i'm also having a hard to drinking my lemonade. aside from it being hot, i can't drink when i'm not thirsty so i'm forcing myself to drink it. ugh. i think i'll make my last mix and call it a night. maybe i'll do some yoga to relax my muscles.

today's accomplishments: shredded mail and recycled, organized my things for my side-hustles, and washed clothes.

not too bad.

to be continued...