Halfway Done!

There's a song called "Halfway Gone" by Lifehouse. My boyfriend was making up his own version of the song and calling it "Halfway Done" last night as we are halfway done with this cleansing diet. Woo-hoo!

Here's my greatest tip if anyone else should ever try this diet....eat very soon after you get up in the morning. I'm not saying you have to run from bed to the kitchen but soon after getting up eat. The first 2 days I did alright no major energy difference. By the time day 3 came around I was feeling it. And oh my goodness day 4....I hit a wall, figuratively! I felt so drained in the morning it was ridiculous. I think if I had taken time to eat something or make my breakfast smoothie I wouldn't have felt so run down. Once Monday arrived I felt better in the morning than on Sunday morning but still had some energy problems. The energy difference for me is certainly felt the most in the morning hours.

Today and now that we're officially starting the second half, so to speak, of the diet my body is a little more used to not getting as much energy from food. I still don't have my normal energy amount and I know I won't until after this diet is done. The main thing is waiting for your body to adjust which happened for me during days 3 and 4. I'm hopeful that it will be somewhat smooth sailing from now until the end on Saturday night. This is certainly not an easy diet.

I am proud of myself for making a new veggie last night for dinner. I try hard to change it up a bit so we don't get too bored. Tall order on this type of diet but I'm proud to say I did something new for the first time last night....I sauteed fresh green beans and mushrooms with some garlic. I thought they turned out so well I plan on repeating the combo again soon.

Here's an interesting tidbit about this diet....I've never been on a diet that has made me think and dream about food as much as this one does. Each night I dream about food. I wake up recalling my dream I had about pancakes or pizza or whatever. Last time we did this diet I certainly thought about food a lot but I didn't dream about it! Bizarre!

Tonight I plan on looking through recipes for pies and other Thanksgiving fare as I prepare to figure out what to make for Thanksgiving. Hopefully looking through such yummy recipes isn't too much torture. I don't think it will be, I'm a focused person. Can't help but wonder though what kind of pie I will be dreaming about tonight?