Dawn’s Story; Part 6, “Birthday Eve”

Birthday Eve. Tomorrow is my birthday and I want to have a piece of cake. However, cake has sugar in it and it’s not gluten free. But, I may just have a small piece anyway….as my teenage daughter would say “The struggle is real”.

Anyway, today is day 43 and the last day of my 15 day cleanse and I am so ready to eat real food. The first 10 days weren’t so bad and I lost an additional 5 pounds (almost all fat)! Dr. Donaldson even called me a Poster Child. Since I am a perfectionistic over-achiever at heart, I ate it all up!

The last 5 days, I have not enjoyed at all. I hate olives. Hate them! And they are something you get to eat every day on this 5 day diet. I just didn’t eat them and I really resented that they were even included. I just don’t understand why I couldn’t have some somewhat delicious chocolate bar in place of the olives, but noooo.

Okay, so, I’ll get over it. Tonight I took my prescribed Epsom salt bath (heaven) and I am sitting here thinking of all of the things I want to eat tomorrow. But, I don’t want the last 15 days to be all for naught, so I will not overdo it! Tomorrow morning, I go for my post-fast blood work (the ladies at Quest Diagnostics are getting to know me well) and I’ll go to Dr. Donaldson’s office to get weighed and see the benefits of the last 5 days of torture.

Maybe I will change my mind about this fast after I see the results, but right now I don’t ever want to do this one again. Sorry if I am coming off as whiny. I honestly wasn’t hungry for most of the last 15 days, but tonight I am!

Probably the best thing for me right now is to go to bed. I’ve had a couple long days at work and I cannot (will not) stress-eat it away, so what to do? Plus, I’m pretty tired. I think I pushed myself too hard while on the 5 day diet and my energy is a bit sapped. Good night. I’ll let you know how this 15 day diet panned out for me after I see the final results.