GM Cleanse - Day 6

Rough start to day 6 . . . Woke up feeling tired and weak, and when I raised my hand up, I could feel it shaking. Managed to make it out to the kitchen where I ate about 6 handfuls of small carrots. The shaking was getting worse, so I had Scottie come and get me a bowl of frosted mini wheats and a bowl of grapes.

Still kind of shaky and light headed, and after considering the past week and how I have felt, I've decided to stop the "cleanse." It's not worth it. And, I just have to say I have some amazing friends. They've all been supportive, and have offered counsel and advice, but none of them have said this was a dumb or crazy thing to do. They've stood by me - obviously concerned - and I thank them for that.

GM Cleanse - Day 5

Okay, Day 5 - Today is feast day. You will eat beef and tomatoes. Eat two 10 oz. portions of lean beef. Hamburger is OK. Combine this with six whole tomatoes. On day five you must increase your water intake by one quart. This is to cleanse your system of the uric acid you will be producing.



(Not sure I agree with this about being "feast day." Yes, it was A LOT of meat, but having to eat 6 tomatoes. I like tomatoes - I really do. But, I was worried.)

So, I started the morning out with a bowl of the wonder soup. I sliced half a tomato and put it into my soup (cold). Pretty good. I ate the other half with a bit of salt. Still worried. Not sure I'm liking this.

Ran out to do some R.S. stuff, ran a couple of errands, then was back home. I was feeling quite weak at this point, and had to sit down for 15 - 20 minutes to get my strength back up. Put a Bear down for a nap, then went to make my lunch.

Cooked me up some hamburger (about 1 cups worth) with some salt, pepper, and garlic. Sliced and cooked 1 1/2 tomatoes to mix in with my hamburger. Ate the other half raw. This one was REALLY hard. I literally had to force myself to eat the cooked tomatoes. Not that they were bad or tasted gross, but, like I said before - it's A LOT of tomatoes to eat all at once. I knew it would be hard, though, so I actually sat down and watched a one hour documentary on the Titanic while I ate. That helped.

By the time Brandon got home from school, I was feeling kind of weak again. (And, I swear this cleanse has sucked out part of my brain, too.) I ate another tomato before we ran a couple of errands, then rested on my bed while Brandon cooked us some steaks for dinner. I ate my steak - probably another 8 oz. worth, (and I couldn't even finish it all), and my last 1 1/2 tomatoes. I decided to save 1/2 tomato for my salad tomorrow for lunch.

Throughout the whole day, I've downed over 100 oz. of water. Will drink another 20 before I go to bed. Definitely not my favorite day. As I posted on Facebook: Okay, I did it. Well, most of it. I ate my beef (although I'm not sure I got down a full 20 oz - that's a lot of meat), and I ate 5 1/2 tomatoes.* sigh* Not sure how my relationship with tomatoes is at this point. And, I don't know if this is a result of the cleanse or something else entirely, but I have been freezing ALL day long.

Just two more days. I can do it. I can do it. I can do it. Struggling at this point - I REALLY wanted a cookie today. Or a graham cracker. But, I didn't give in. Just two more days.

(Weight this morning - 142.4)

GM Cleanse - Day 4

Now onto Day 4 - Bananas and milk. Today you will eat as many as eight bananas and drink three glasses of milk. This will be combined with the special soup which may be eaten in limited quantities.



I like bananas. I like milk. I like batidos (which is basically a milk and banana shake served in South American countries). SO yummy. So, I started the day off with a batido and a banana on the side. 1 banana, 2 cups of milk. But, my bananas weren't ripe enough (I like my bananas to still be a touch green), so my batido was a tad bitter. But, I still drank it.

I felt pretty good. Almost full actually. I kind of puttered around the house, cleaning this, doing that, doing some laundry, playing with Bear, eating a snack of - you guessed it, a banana . . . By lunch time, I was starving!!

So, I had a couple more bananas and a big, cold glass of milk. I was full again. After a Bear was napping, I started making "the wonder soup." The recipe is as follows:

The following soup is intended as a supplement to your diet. It can be eaten any time of the day in virtually unlimited quantities. You are encouraged to consume large quantities of this soup.

28 oz, Water, 6 Large Onions, 2 Green Peppers, Whole Tomatoes (fresh or canned), 1 Head Cabbage, 1 Bunch Celery, 4 Envelopes Lipton Onion Soup Mix, Herbs and Flavouring as desired.

Not a big fan of peppers in soup. HATE cabbage, don't get along with celery, so I was bummed about this soup when I first read about it. But, it goes on to say that you can basically put whatever veggies in it that you want. So, I put an onion soup mix in, some carrots, peas, tomatoes, and corn. And, it was SO good! I had my soup and another banana for dinner, and I actually went to bed full.

Although, I wasn't entirely sure I liked feeling full like that.

Definitely my favorite day so far.

(Woke up to a weight of 142.6!)

GM Cleanse - Day 3

Woke up hungry today, but not feeling like I was starving or going to die. I didn't even really feel like I felt after a day of fasting. Just hungry.

So, Day 3 - A mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice. Any amount, any quantity. No bananas yet. No potatoes today.



Both combined? I can do this. For breakfast, I made myself a smoothie. Strawberries, pineapple, grapes, clementines, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, spinach . . . You get the idea. Also, had a grapefruit - yes, topped with about a tbsp. of sugar. (Oh, and my smoothie was REALLY good!) Yum.

Still drinking lots of water. Went shopping with a Bear to replenish my banana supply (for Day 4), my tomato supply, and to get a salad and cucumber. Came home and ate a lunch of salad, topped with carrots, cucumber, and tomatoes. Grapes, pineapple, and strawberries on the side.

I had a presidency meeting in the afternoon from 4:00 to about 5:30. I was feeling pretty hungry during my meeting (it probably didn't help that we were talking about yummy food!), but just kept drinking my water. By 5:00, my arms were tingling, and the muscles in my right hand were seizing up. At times, I couldn't even open up my hand without help - either from my other hand, or from Brandon.

After the presidency left, I asked Brandon to cut me up some pineapple, since I didn't think it would be a good idea to use a knife. I ate the pineapple, and another grapefruit, and felt much better. Dropped Scott off at scouts, while the other boys and I went to my RS activity that night. We tied a quilt for our Stake RS Women's Conference in a couple of weeks.

It went quite slowly because we only had one person show up that either wasn't on our RS Activities committee, or hadn't previously been specifically asked to come help. Brandon was at a delegates meeting, so the boys were stuck with me. In the gym. With a basketball. And, B thought it was so much fun to tease his younger brothers. *sigh*

After an hour, though, Scottie was dropped off to come help, and help he did! He tied about 1/2 row of stitches on the quilt, then helped to entertain Bear and the other boys while we finished up. By the time we got home, I was really hungry, and very irritated. I sent the boys off to get ready for bed, then said prayers with them and tucked them in.

9:30; Brandon still wasn't home. I fixed me up another salad, some fruit, and my last piece of corn on the cob. Brandon finally came home around 10:15. Yikes! I finished my dinner, drank another 20 oz of water, and headed to bed.

Day 2 has by far been the hardest as far as food is concerned. Day 3 was the hardest as far as my mood was concerned. Although, I'm quite surprised (knock on wood) that I haven't had any headaches. Probably because of all of the water I've been drinking.

(Starting weight this morning - 143.4. Wahoo!)

GM Cleanse - Day 2

Okay, onto Day 2 - All vegetables. You are encouraged to eat until you are stuffed with all the raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. There is no limit on the amount or type. For your complex carbohydrate, you will start day two with a large baked potato for breakfast. You may top the potato with one pat of butter



So, for breakfast, I had a baked potato, with a bit of butter (and a little salt), with a handful of carrots. Not too bad, although, I was not really looking forward to the rest of the day. (I'm NOT a veggie fan.) I continued to drink a lot of water, and those couple of times when I was feeling really hungry, I popped a handful of carrots, and drank more water.

For lunch, I tore up some cabbage (at least, I think it was cabbage), and topped it with tomatoes & carrots. Okay, okay, and a tsp. of light ranch dressing. (I wish I would have thought to put some cold peas on my salad, but I didn't.) And, a piece of corn on the cob. And lots of water. Pretty good. I can do this.

Then came the hours between lunch and dinner. Yikes! I was hungry. I do not like asparagus, brussel sprouts, squash, raw peppers, or canned green beans, so I was struggling. Brandon came home and I tried to make a stir fry for dinner for the two of us. Let's just say - I failed. I do not know how to make stir fry. I steamed some broccoli, but without butter or cheese sauce . . . Yech! So, I again had corn on the cob and lots of carrots. And some peas. And lots of water.

I went to bed feeling okay - just weak. Oh, and kind of hungry. Really. Only kind of.

(Starting weight this morning - 145.something. Yeah! I'm down a pound.)

GM Cleanse - Day 1

So, a couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine mentioned doing a cleanse. She had searched around and found one that she thought might be a good one to do. (It's called the GM cleanse or GM diet.) I looked at it, and decided to do it with her. So, we waited until Spring Break and Easter was over, and then we dived right in.

Day 1 - All fruits except bananas. Your first day will consist of all the fruits you want. It is strongly suggested that you consume lots of melons the first day. Especially watermelon and a loupe. If you limit your fruit consumption to melons, your chances of losing three lbs. on first day are very good.



Well, since I don't like melons (or a loupe), I cut those out. But, I did eat a lot of grapes, clementines, strawberries, apples, and pineapple. And, I drank about 100 oz. of water. (So, yeah, I was in the bathroom a lot!)

By the end of the day, I was feeling pretty okay - just bored with lack of variety. All in all, not too bad.

(Starting weight that morning 146.6. Boo.)