Master Cleanse - 4 Lies (Day 7)
I have been telling myself lies since I started this Master Cleanse. It makes me wonder who else I will lie to and what other character flaws I have.
1. I tell myself I am NOT in this to lose weight. Lie! Not so deep down, I hope to lose 20 lbs in these 10 days and become and look fighting mean. Fat chance of that. It comes from being too fat to begin with, hah! Cleaner, healthier, leaner…is what it is suppose to be about. And, to be sure, I think about those things often, but the lie of it is, I want to lose weight…and no doubt have (but not 20lbs), and will put it back on if I don’t make life changes in the way I eat. I have three more days of this nonsense…perhaps I should take another look at how I got to this place, be HONEST with myself and make some changes.
2. I tell myself I am following the directions exactly. Lie! That is what I do best. I mean, I finish all the medicine in the bottle even after I feel better. Does anybody else do that? I spent 20 years in Japan where I learned about attention to detail…and 5 years in the Navy learning about how important the small things are. So…I measure the freshly squeezed lemon juice and cayenne pepper and maple syrup. Lie! By my calculations according to how much water I have drank this week, I should have finished 1.25 32oz bottles of the maple syrup by day 5. Uh…I finished the first 32oz bottle this morning preparing my drinks for day 7! I am way behind on the number of calories I should be taking in…liar that I am. What about the lemon juice and cayenne pepper?
3. I told myself that I would do this all alone and see what
happens. Lie! Yesterday, I was desperate to learn about other fools,
er, challengers to this cleanse, to know what they had experienced and
learned and shared in hopes of getting some insight. I found a book at
the local Borders, or was it a B&N, they both look the same to me,
which was written by Peter Glickman. In it he described the experiences
of some 100 people who participated in the cleanse together (virtually)
in January 2004 or was it 2005. As, I said before, I don’t think too
hard, and I guess I don’t read too well, either. Blame this mental
lapse on the Master Cleanse! At any rate, the book was almost useless
to me and after reading it I felt like I was being inducted into a cult
started by Stanley Burroughs. Now, I must fear some eastern spirit
won’t take advantage of my weak physical, spiritual and mental state.
4. I tell myself I am NOT really hungry or craving any foods. Lie! I
want waffles for breakfast, even whole wheat ones will do. I want to
watch a movie with my wife and munch on a snack without feeling guilty.
I want to go out to eat on the weekend with friends and eat ribs. I
miss these things…a lot. I want things! And they will make my tongue
happy. 95 hours and 18 minutes to go!
And now I also wonder what other deceptions I will play on myself in
the coming days. I must be careful, because I know I cannot trust
myself.
Oh…one thing I did read yesterday that I remember…Day 7 is the worse. Today is day 7 and that is NOT a lie.
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