Day One

It's 6 o'clock in the morning, and as I type this I'm literally choking down a quart of luke warm salt water. Why, you ask? Well, because today is the first day of my ten day torture. You see, somehow I got it in my head that I would start the year off with a ten day cleanse. I wanted to start the year of new, inside and out, while shedding a few pounds in the process so that I can jump start my 2011 weight loss. I'm already regretting it, and I haven't even got to the fun part yet; you know, the lemon juice/cayenne pepper/maple syrup "tea". That's the cleanse. No solid food for ten whole days! I know I'll be glad when I'm done, and I do want to complete it, that's why I'm blogging. I want anyone who reads this (both of you), to know what I'm doing so that I can be held accountable. Plus, I'm hoping to be able to look back afterwards and remember what I went through to hopefully inspire myself!

Last night I woke up in agony. You see, I've been putting off going to the dentist for quite a while now, and a couple of my teeth have been bothering me. Well, one of them decided that last night was the night to remind me that it did not appreciate my procrastination, and boldly exclaimed that I would making an appointment first thing in the morning. The looming probability of dental work, PMS, and no solid food for 10 days make this "cleanse" even more daunting! Excuse me for a sec while I gag. I just took another drink of sea salt water. Have you ever gone swimming in the ocean or Puget Sound? If so, I'll bet you didn't suck down the water because it tasted good! What in the heck am I doing?!

I promise not to whine the whole ten days (I think), but I am going to be honest about how I'm feeling. Right now, I'm feeling irritated that Paul had the nerve to make coffee right now. Does he have no regard for my feelings? I think he should go without coffee for the ten days just for my sake, don't you? I don't really believe that, but coffee will be terribly missed!! My mom decided to do the cleanse with me and I'm SO thankful! At least I'm not in this misery alone. I'll keep most of my lamenting for her. :)

So here I go... Day One!!