Adventures From the NH Seacoast to the Jersey Shore

Woke up today…energized again.  Have not craved any food all day.  Even the sight of it is not doing anything.  This is really bizarre…because there is not much I won’t eat :-)  When I make my juice drink in the am I will admit to licking the spoon that is covered with the maple syrup and that is very satisfying.  The leomonade concoction is getting a little old and I am struggling to finish my second liter.  Gotta do it since it is my only form of sustenance.

Excercised a bit today riding bikes to school with the kids in the am followed up by picking them up in the afternoon.  My legs were a little sore, I wonder if this is due to the lack of real protien in my diet for the past four days.  Keeping an eye on that.  I am not in any real pain, and to be honest I feel very good.  Bridgit and Julia are probably going out to dinner tonight, I am not really dissapointed that I will not be able to partake.  I am going to head out and play in the local 5pm poker tournament and see if my heightened levels of concentration and pick up any tells from my competitors.

 Tomorrow is the big day for the weigh in…not sure if I am going to do this in the morning or evening. 

Woke up today feeling like $1,000,000. Got out with the kids and rode the bike to school with them. Had way more energy than I though I would have. Was also very surprised to find that I was not craving food at breakfast time.

As a matter of fact, i did not crave food all day. The bizarre thing was that I do not think I was ever hungry and had more energy that I can remember. Especially late in the day when it seems like my body just crashes.

Looking forward to getting through tomorrow and the weekend. on track for a weigh-in on Saturday.

Made it through day 1. Was very tough looking at food, making the kids lunch etc.. Can’t tell you how many times I was tempted to lick the spoon or grab a corner off something. I figured if I did that I might as well quit. Woke up today feeling like absolute junk. Kids have been sick so I think I caught what they have. The coffee withdrawal is also starting to kick in a little bit so that is not helping matters.

Different reaction with the SWF last night. In about 15 minutes after pounding that horrible mixture things were well on their way. I have not had any food cravings, maybe because I am a little sick as well, we’ll see how the day progresses.

Experienced some joint pains earlier in the day but they have pretty much gone away. Probably a symptom of fighting off whatever it is I have. I will note that like others have mentioned..my sense of smell has been heightened. Going to SWF at 6:30pm…this will give me some time to get business done and then relax and get some work done tonight.

**evening update**  Very surprized to not have cravings for food…especially when dinner was being made.   Figured my body would want some of what it smelled; but I guess it is happy living off the ‘ol fat stores for now.  Speaking of fat…I have not weighed myself yet.  Going to wait until Sat am (day 5).  Starting weight 232.5lbs.  SWF flush went good; or as good as that can go have not experienced any of the “grossness” I have read about.  Was thinking about making big breakfast for evryone in the am…maybe I can catch some good sniffs of the griddle  (that isn’t cheating..right?)  Have not done anything truly physical yet.  Going to try and play golf on Friday…start working out on Saturday.

Both kids home from school sick today…maybe taking care of them will take my mind of the fridge full of leftovers from the weekend.   Nothing worse than opening the fridge and seeing a plate of steak tips just begging to be laid beside some eggs.   Wife made coffee and there is 1/2 a pot on the counter.  Giving up coffee is going to be the true test so far so good…no migraine.

SWF last night was a failure.  Nothing happened…will have to increase salt dose I guess.  Maybe that is why it was easy to get down.

Got my Nalgene bottle filled with my first batch and the taste is good.  Cayenne gives it a nice little kick.

Labor day festivities including friends from out of town, days at the beach and beer boiled bratwurst are now at a close. Competed in the club golf championship this weekend.  Qualified for the net division and unfortunately got eliminated in the 1st round.  Had a blast playing golf with some great guys and look forward to next year.   Summer is officially over.   

Both kids are sick today…hopefully they are feeling better tomorrow.  I have enjoyed riding bikes to school with them in the morning don’t want to miss this tomorrow.  Can’t let them know I enjoy it quite yet because I think they are proud that they are getting me on the road to more physical activity.  

As promised, I am going to embark on my master cleanse to among other things try and give me a physical and mental jump start on many goals for 2008 and 2009.  I have decided to go through the salt water flush (SWF) step of this thing each night…tonight being the first.   Did not want to do this in the mornings as the thought of having to run to the crapper when on a conference call is not that appealing.  Also…getting caught by surprize when riding bikes to school with the kids in the morning could prove rather nasty as well.  The SWF was not as bad as I thought it was going to be…just hanging out watching the TV waiting for things to get started (as they say).   As I am typing this night’s entry I can kinda feel things moving around…but I am not sure if that is just psychological waiting for the inevitable. 

Stay tuned…