No, really... it IS soup!

With regards to the Master Cleanse fast, I mentioned in an earlier post how my body felt it was "done".

Well... it's official; I am now done my Master Cleanse!

Considering that I have been on a liquid mono-diet for the past week and a half, I felt it was necessary to come off my cleansing fast in a gradual manner – systematically and carefully introducing food back into my system over a prolonged period of time - so that I don’t throw myself into a state of shock. You taught me that, Dave. The book recommends nothing but orange juice for the first two full days, gradually introducing vegetable soup broth by noon on day 3, then introducing a few (not too many) vegetables in some more broth by the evening.

So...

~ At 6PM I had a bowl of organic vegetable soup broth…

~ At 8PM I had another bowl, this time full of wild rice, barley, and vegetables…

~ And at 10 PM I had two pieces of whole wheat pizza.

WaaaOOOgaaa!

It is now almost 11:30, I feel great, and I realized something about 30 minutes ago; my hands are HOT! This is so interesting to me because last night I was very chilly... and I never get chilly. I actually wore a toque while sitting in the living room (I am a shorts and t-shirt kind of guy in the middle of winter) and thick warm socks to bed.

The book states that one can "fast" for 10 days or more, but I strongly believe that if you listen to your body, it will tell you when you are done. For some, you may require less than 10 days, and for others... more. For me, during the first week of the fast I could clearly feel the benefits and necessity of doing it. I felt good and the cleansing process was working well. Then slowly, around day 8, something started to feel "off", and by last night my extremities were cold and my teeth "hurt". I knew I had completed my cleanse.

I find it intriguing that in the same way that I felt "balanced" for the first week of the fast, that after entering into the final phase of the fast and feeling "off" - that now that I have introduced food back into my system, that I feel balanced again.

Yes, I know that I have probably jumped back into eating with a little too much gusto, but I'm resilient!

LOL! I'm hungry now again, but I'll wait until morning. :-)