The Big Update...

I did it!  I made it through the 5 days (I never had any intentions of showing y'all up and going the whole 7 days).  I definitely lost weight and could tell by the end of day 1 that I was feeling less toxic in general.  By Day 6 I switched over to clean eating and I'm very very very excited to say that I've successfully stayed on track since then.  This cleanse had the exact results I was looking for-to reboot my system so I'd start craving good foods like nuts and avocado instead of Cheetos and bagels...IT WORKED!  It worked so well that I actually returned.  To the store.  An entire bag of Cheetos.  Never in my life did I see me doing something like that :)  In the spirit of "Who the Hell am I", this morning, I met up with someone (leah knows Kevin) to go running. We did 2 miles at 6am at a 10:57/mile pace.  I'm training for a 5k in May, my first ever running event of any kind (aside from mandatory miles in gym class in....1992!!)  So, I couldn't be happier about having done the cleanse and jumpstarting this new health and exercise craze I'm in.  Thanks girls!!  Oh, and...I've shared this with a few people who not only had successful results, but decided to continue on and they're in the 3rd week of doing the cleanse.

Those EFFING onions

Well, I've survived the first 3 days, but my apartment is the real victim here.  The onion smell will not go away.  I have tried all kinds of diy remedies, all the candles I've ever owned have been burning for hours every night, windows are open, everything's been wiped down and febreezed and yet I still get smacked in the face by the smell of onion every time I walk into my place.  I even dumped the soup b/c I was convinced there has to be a microscopic hole in the container letting the smell seep out.  How wrong was I to think bananas would be my biggest problem today :) 
I do feel better though.  My scrubs are a little baggy in the bum area and I feel like the tendons in my hands are more noticeable, which tells my I'm not as bloated as I was 3 days ago.  I'm amazed at how NOT hungry I am in the mornings, but my tricky time of the day starts promptly at 5pm...I literally hear a voice trying to sabotage my efforts tauntingly whispering  pizza, chips, ice cream, pizza, cheese, bread, chocolate and this is when my superhero powers are activated and I ignore what I'm hearing. 
I type this while eating freeze-dried bananas and they are GOOOD.  All that's been on my mind for the past couple of hours is MEAT!  I don't eat beef so I'll be eating ground turkey tomorrow...did anyone else substitute out the beef? 

I am on Day 2.  As I was telling Leah last night, I had conflicting emotions surrounding this day.  On one hand I was soo excited about the potato, which as it turns out is the best damn thing I've ever eaten. EVER, but on the other hand now officially have NOTHING to look forward to for the rest of this cleanse. I just keep reminding myself that I've eaten whatever I could fit in my pie hole for the last 34 years so I should be able to make it through the week (and by week I mean the work week kind of week :)
I just had a mouth full of potato and coffee and I swear to all the gods it tasted exactly like a grilled cheese sandwich.  The soup.  First of all, it's ruined my life slightly by making my entire apartment and all my clothes and furniture stink like onions.  I was actually woken up in the middle of the night several times by the smell.  I promptly got up this morning and lit 12 candles, opened up all the windows and had cinnamon/ginger/cloves simmering on the stove.  I may need to get professional cleaners in...all because of this disgusting soup! 
I have shared this cleanse with 3 other people and I'm waiting to hear how they all did with Day 1.  I was surprised to wake up not feeling hungry today.  Reading through all your posts have totally helped me get through this.  You all have made me laugh so hard and getting the heads up on what days absolutely suck have helped me.  This potato is my boyfriend right now...and I'm madly in love.