Ease in: day 3

Today is my final ease-in day before the cleanse. This means tonight I take my first laxative (...yay...). I do have to say I am more apprehensive than when I started that journey. In my defense, though, these past few days have been rather difficult, since I have never had a problem getting the minimum recommended calories. I keep second-guessing my math on how much lemonade I will need in a day. *sigh* I am still excited, though, to see the results. Already, I can say that I am a lot more aware of when I am hungry and when I am not. I might have to start eating with a saucer instead of a full-size plate once I get done with this, just to be sure that I do not jump right back to simply filling up my plate. I also am not as tired today as I was yesterday.

After going to the store and buying another bag of oranges to finish off my day, I was appauled to look down and see the bag almost empty. Then I thought, "Well, it's supposed to be. The day is almost over." Today was not as hard to get the essential calories down. I am learning about how much I need and all that jazz. I am thinking the cleanse will be a little more difficult, though, in certain aspects. For instance, it calls for only two tablespoons of lemon juice per cup, meaning the syrup will be the main source of calories, not the juice itself. I performed the math and figured I will have to consume 11 cups of lemonade to get the minimum amount of calories. That is a lot of liquid! If all else fails, I will gain some hand and arm muscle from this cleanse. The juicer I have is technically electric, but it still requires manpower. It turns on not by a switch, but by the pressure of the fruit pushed down on the juicer. And what does the pushing? My hands, which at this point are starting to be sore from not only the pushing down on the juicer, but also the rolling the fruit under my hand to make more juice come out.

*side note* Aaahhhh, my face itches!!! I hope this allergic reaction is washed out once I start the cleanse.