Day 1

Well the journey has begun...

First, the "lemonade" mixture DOES NOT taste anything like lemonade. The cayenne pepper makes the drink almost unbearable. Plus, 60+ ounces of fluid is a lot more than my body is use to, which is adding to the difficulty level.
Secondly, I am sooooo hungry!!
Third, it is not easy to squeeze that much fresh lemon/lime juice. (Especially with a cut on your finger.)

I was surprised at how easy it was, at first! Not a single hunger pain until about 2 pm this afternoon. Momentarily, I was hungry... but it passed. Then when I had to stop by the grocery store to pick up MORE lemons... it came back. Absolutely everything in the grocery store seemed appealing. I seriously felt like I could eat the lemons like apples at the time.

One of the websites said on the first couple of days you could munch on solid foods like blueberries, tuna, and spinach leaves... I swore up and down I wouldn't cave and munch on these things... BUT I caved. I had about 3 handfuls of blueberries about an hour ago. Lame, I know. But I am seriously trying really, really hard. I heard the first 2 days were the worst, so maybe I can survive. Besides, how much can blueberries satisfy this hunger? Not long, cause I'm still hungry!

With all of this said, I need major encouragement to help stick to this routine. If day 1 was this bad, I can't even imagine the misery of the next 9 days.

Did I mention how much I am craving a taco? and cheese dip? or maybe a cheeseburger?! This is pathetic......