Day 10: Minimum Reached

Weight loss: 10 pounds

I made it to the minimum required number of days for the lemonade cleanse, but that doesn't mean I'm stopping just yet.

I've noticed I am feeling better, but I still think about bad foods on a regular basis. Last night I was thinking of cake with chocolate frosting... not because I was hungry, but because in my little head it sounded like something fun to "DO" - Yikes! And there is this commercial on TV for this new Quizno's beefy, tangy, cheesy death sandwich - normally, I wouldn't even like such a thing - but it looked SO GOOD last night.

In other words, I still have a ways to go until my obssession with food is nixed.

Television doesn't help AT ALL!! Pretty much EVERY commercial is about food. The quadruple stacked beefy burger at Burger King, the 4 for $5 deal at Arby's - 4 containers of curly fries sounds SO good....

LOOK AT ME! Still obsessing about food. I have got to get a grip!!! For you to fully understand my mind at this particular moment in time, I have created some art for your viewing pleasure... a collage if you will...

so, as you can see, there are still some things in my mind that should NOT be there. Look at that chocolate cake slowly creepin' in on the bottom left corner... sneaky devil!

I was looking at my tongue last night in the mirror, and it's still coated, but the very tip of it is the most perfectly clean and clear looking pink. It's kind of exciting! Take a look! It's not the most clear pictures, but you get the idea.
This is what the tongue looks like when it gets coated during the lemon cleanse...

As you can see, the front and part of the sides of my tongue are a nice clear, pinkish color. My tongue was completely white when I first started drinking the lemonade.

Also, I am starting to notice that I look thinner... and so are other people!!! I used to have these rolls of fat on my back when I would wear my bra... they are pretty much gone! So, I have definitely lost some back fat.

Yesterday I had 7 glasses of the lemonade. I've decided to start using straws when I drink the lemonade. My teeth are getting really sensitive. I think it's because lemon juice and maple syrup sort of wear your teeth down after a while. I brush after every lemon drink, but I don't think it's completely eliminating all the effects on my teeth.

Anyway, I have the neatest twisty straw. It makes it more fun and I can use it to keep the cayenne from clumping up at the bottom of my cup by stirring with it. It's what you would call... a party.