Day 4: The dreaded cleanse day!

This morning came along and I was slightly apprehensive. I mean, I can do the shakes for a couple of meals and the slew of tablets in the morning, but I wasn't sure I could do the 'no chewing or swallowing anything other than water or slightly berry flavoured water' thing.

The cleanse is designed so that your body gets only what it needs, while giving your digestive system a break from digesting ridiculous foods and having a rest. Then the digestive system can have a clearout of everything it forgot to do over the last few years (like finding that frypan you didn't wash properly hidden away in the back of the cupboard) and get that sorted.

I thought I would be a lot hungrier than I am, and sitting here at 11pm on the first day I'm feeling positive about tomorrow. The theory is that you do this for two days, twice a month. Or you can do it for one day a week. I'm doing the super-aggressive extra weight releasing double cleanse, three times a month - meaning that over the 30 days, I do six cleanse days and 24 shake days. Given that I've got 60kg to lose, I can surely afford the extra two days a month until I'm halfway there!

The cleanse drink isn't my favourite - I would probably have preferred a citrus flavour over the berry flavour - but it's certainly better than the stuff you have to drink 30ml of each morning. It's a nice change from water though, and given that's they only thing on the menu, I'm happy for the change. I'm surprised that every time I thought I felt hungry, I had a drink of water and the feeling passed. I'm convinced that I've never actually felt hunger before - and maybe this is a lesson to me about my body's cues. Thirst can often be mistaken for hunger and I'm pretty sure I've only ever been thirsty. I might change my mind after tomorrow and find out what genuine hunger feels like.

I discovered upon checking in with my mentor though, that I had neglected the snacks and so had a veritable feast after my final cleanse drink of a couple of chockies (infused with all sorts of deliciousness) and a couple of 'wafers' (that look and taste like ovalteenies! yum!). I'll be going to bed feeling not so bad!