Body Cleanse, Day 3

Last Sunday I decided that I had reached a point of ridiculousness that was entirely unacceptable. Arriving home Sunday night after yet another alcohol, smoke, and horrible food filled weekend, my liver was throbbing (yeah, I wasn't aware it could do that either) and I felt and looked as if I had gained approximately twenty pounds. After this realization, it's difficult to function without constantly thinking of said throbbing liver and extra pounds. It was time to cleanse.

This week I will be drinking nothing but water--plain, no flavors, no extra vitamins water and eating nothing but grapefruit.

It's important to note that some people on MySpace decided to do a group cleanse about two weeks ago. I read what they had to say...and laughed.

"Cleansing the body? No smoking? No alcohol? I'm definitely not in need of all this new age shit."

Right.

On Sunday I spent a significant amount of time reading about several different cleansing programs, and the benefits of certain fruits and vegetables to the skin, lungs, liver, colon, intestinal tract, etc. and decided I was all about it.

Now it's day 3.

I'm tired. My stomach is growling. I've already determined that I won't be able to cut smoking out of my diet while also fighting my body's need for caffeine. Someone in the building just brought in some kind of food that smells really amazing. My headache has subsided, but I fear it will return when my boss comes back with his Coffee Bean beverage. And finally, I've spent more money on grapefruits than I normally spend on regular food.

The benefits of this cleanse seem minimal, if there are any. Am I just too rotten inside for this to work? Ugh.