what ever!!! day six

Sep 19, 2004 19:44

Stage 2 (Day 3 To Day 7)
Fats, composed of transformed fatty acids, are broken down to release glycerol from the gliceride molecules and are converted to glucose. The skin may become oily as rancid oils are purged from the body. People with problem-free skin may have a few days of pimples or even a boil. A pallid complexion is also a sign of waste in the blood. Ketones are formed by the incomplete oxidation of fats. It is suspected that the ketones in the blood suppress the appetite by affecting the food-satiety center in the hypothalamus. You may feel hungry for the first few days of the fast. This effect is temporary. The desire to eat will disappear. Lack of hunger may last 40 to 60 days, depending on whether you are on water or juice.

The body embraces the fast and the digestive system is able to take a much-needed rest, focusing all of its energies on cleansing and healing. White blood cell and immune system activity increases. You may feel pain in your lungs. The cleansing organs and the lungs are in the process of being repaired. Periodically, the lymphatic system expels mucoid matter through the nose or throat. The volume excreted of this yellow-colored mucus can be shocking. The sinuses go through periods of being clogged, then will totally clear. The breath is still foul and the tongue coated. Within the intestine, the colon is being repaired and impacted feces on the intestinal wall start to loosen.

- really can't wait to be off this... fuck- 3 more days!!!
today i ran out of stupid ass maple syrup and went to one trader joe's and discovered they didn't have anymore. so i went to this health food store and they were fucking closed. So i fucking went to another trader joes twenty minutes from me and they had it. It's really hard to find GRADE B Maple syrup when you are in the suburbs. i was about this close to giving up and eating but physically i am not hungry. mentally- i really miss bacon. and i want ice cream too. mmm fried icecream.
i woke up feeling sick, dizzy coughing and what not so i was thinking 'fuck this shit, maybe i'm doing something wrong or maybe this shit ain't working out for me,' but now several hours later i feel much better and don't feel sick anymore. for the past couple of days i've been feeling really depressed but i read that this is normal at this stage of the fast and it will go away. i fucking just overcame this feeling couple of months ago i'm not in the mood to feel like this again. it's keeping me from studying and i can't concentrate on this book i have to read. BUT i've made it this far i'm not going to give up yet. i just have three more days after this torture and i will not let food win this time! NOPE no thank you. fuck you master cleanse. i hate you.
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