Thanks for the Support!

I just want to thank all of you who have been supportive. This is going great, and I'm so happy that I did it, but it's also been quite hard at times. A couple of days ago, I experienced probably my hardest time. I was wondering if this was going to be worth it, I was feeling 'lonely' in my experience, I was quite hungry and really just doubting the process. I ended up talking to someone who said 'I can't believe that you haven't cheated!' but in that 'I *really* can't believe what you're saying' voice. My usual personality would just be more motivated, but it made me so sad. I realize that I set myself up for that, in a way, by being so open with my love of food and my constant eating since about the day I was born - but it really, really got to me. Anyway, I can honestly say that all of you who have been super supportive have tipped the scales for me completely. I'm over the hump - day six - and actually, I think I came up with a great plan to end this thing. . . *Ready??* I think Milo's ready to jump on board! **SO**, I'm going to end my fast sometime before Thursday - it will be either tomorrow or Wednesday morning, depending on if today ends up being a 'detox' day or not. If yes - I'll start the fresh squeezed orange juice fast until Thursday. If not, then I'll cleanse Wednesday too and shorten the OJ fast. AND THEN. . . Milo and I are going to do another one together sometime after his basketball season is done. . . Maybe in 6-8 weeks we'll start it. That makes me feel so much better because I don't want to 'come this far' and then quit, but I was reading in one of the books, that the second cleanse takes a couple of days to get where you ended last time, and then just picks up from there. I'm down with that!! And the thought of doing it with somebody else is just a huge relief. Especially Milo, because right now, he hasn't curbed his eating in *any* way. He's eating in front of me constantly. Not just meals, but snacking, too. It can be brutal at times, and others don't really bother me. (That's one of the signs of detoxing along with cravings, irritability sometimes, fatigue, several bms, and more. . . )I'm definitely over the feeling of being hungry, I'm happy to report - but I still love the smell of food and the ritual of eating it. I've read that a lot of people who have done this cleanse decide to go vegan after they are finished. I'm not there yet - although Milo and I did talk a bit about it last night. It's just such a huge change. I think that as of now, we'll just go back to only buying the best ingredients and trying to avoid processed foods as much as possible - along with as many fruits and veggies as possible. . . just some food for thought. . . HA!