Juice Cleanse Day 3: 161.2

Pros
Doing this alone and on my week off was an excellent choice. My husband diets differently than I do and he eats one HUGE meal at the end of the day. Last time I attempted a 3 day, I did it with him on the weekend. We basically sat around complaining about it and he hated it so much that we just gave up. It's much simpler this time around with only myself to worry about. I also don't constantly worry about, "How will I feel at school on Monday?" because there's no school :)

I'm over the "hump" and out of the craving stage, which is nice. Now the thought of soda and french fries is repellent and I run my tongue over the roof of my mouth imagining the disgusting layer of oil my once favorite food leaves behind. There's a Russian expression that translates roughly to,"That was so sweet it glued my butt hole shut" (leave it to the Russians to think of stuff like that to say everyday) and that's how I feel about candy and soda. Even my dessert juices like pear/apple and orange juice are a bit too sweet. Guess that means I'm getting all the yucky stuff out of my body and I'm starting to forget about it.

Cons
No real cons today besides the hunger.

Hopes
Right now my husband and I refer to junk food as "bad foods" which makes it sound cute and also like we are admitting that it's unhealthy so that makes it somehow okay to eat it. From now on, I'm going to say, "I am making an unhealhty choice to pollute my body with this over processed garbage." No sugar coating, just the truth. I feel like that is more likely to deter me than a pet name.


Fears
It is great to keep seeing results, but I think that is tempting me to end the diet earlier. I find myself thinking, "Oh, I could do 5 days, or maybe just 3..." The problem with that is that I still have not reset my thinking about food completely. Last night I had a bite of a sausage patty my husband made and I now know the meaning of the word "foodgasm" as in I LITERALLY had goosebumps and all sorts of endorphins were bouncing around in my bloodstream. That was when I realized that I simply cannot woos out on this. As soon as I had a bite, I wanted the whole stack, the I wanted them with ketchup and hash browns, then a friggin' sausage McGriddle meal. So it's obvious to me that if I give up now, I will pack on 10 lbs just eating crap.

A group of teachers are getting together tomorrow and guess what they want to do? Have coffee/lunch. Luckily, there is a Jamba Juice in the center we are going to where I can get a juice, but it will still be difficult to stick to my liquid diet when everyone else is enjoying a savory meal. I worry I'mm come home and crack.