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Originally Posted by Tim Brownson  C'mon Lucas just when you get me hooked on this you go and miss a day!!! 
I hope that is because you are too busy and not too tired to type.
Best of luck and looking forward with interest to reading your further exploits. |
Well, I'll just start writing.
My tongue is kinda yellow-y and feels like there is a little coating on it all the time, though that has diminished a little. I have also had a little cough and my lungs hurt slightly...though that is part of the detoxification process.
My legs no longer hurt and it isn't a struggle to do anything, and my libido was a little repressed, but came back last night.
We went to see a movie and the popcorn smelled great, and I could smell it all through the movie, long after everyone else had gotten used to it. I am not sure if this is because I wanted the popcorn, or if my sense of smell is heightened.
Honestly the biggest revelation in all of this is how huge of an impact emotional hunger has over our lives. I mean, I knew we ate because we were bored, sad or to cover up other emotional problems, and I expected this shift going in. What I didn't expect was the overwhelming amount of emotional hunger I would have...leading me to believe that a good 75% of our hunger urges come from emotions and not our body craving nourishment. In fact, if it were our body craving nourishment, we wouldn't eat things like doughnuts and fried foods.
Since you guys seem so interested, I will tell you a story. At my part time job I sit next to this guy named Matt. He annoys me. Mainly because he is the most negative guy ever. He has a drawer full of candy and junk and he was trying to tell me he was "hypoglycemic" but it came out as "hypochondriac", which I think was a Fruedian slip
Anyway, he told me how he is hypoglycemic and also diabetic, and I asked him why he eats so much sugar (2 Krispy Kreme Doughnut Hole Cups a DAY) and he said because he didnt care if he died.
I don't talk to him much. However it is fascinating to watch him just eat and eat. Same with my hefty manager John...he comes back in saying "they finally put good **** in the vending machine", and what does he have in his hand but 2 packages of hostess cupcakes. 4 cupcakes! Now, I am a fan of cupcakes, but man...thats a lotta crap.
I feel good though. I feel clean. I do feel a bit removed from society however, not eating when out with friends, not going to my parents for dinner. I am also interested in what changes my tastebuds are going through.
This experiment has been a little on the lonely side, with only support from my girlfriend. Everyone thinks I am starving myself. I appreciate the support from this forum. Its good to know there are other people who appreciate the idea of pushing themselves into something better.