one week post-cleanse

wait, what's the date today?
it's friday the 13th! anyway, it has been a few days since my last post and i thought i'd check in. since the cleanse, i've been feeling fine - thinner, lighter (in a general sense, not only with regards to weight) and more in tune with my body than i used to. my appetite was very light for days but is now increasing. i do want to keep it less than what it had been. in the food department, i'm eating a lot of salad, fruit and nuts. although it may change, i am not eating meat (including fish), bread or dairy. i am eating probably about 80% raw, also subject to change. i am still not getting enough sleep, which very clearly needs to change. i am working on it!

just the facts, maam
i've promised stats in past posts, and here are some. haven't you been waiting with baited breath? i thought so...

weight tracking
i wasn't paying any attention to my weight in the days leading up to the cleanse. (in fact, i don't think i've weighed myself in months!). well this is something i would do differently, if only for the sake of curiosity. my numbers follow, in pounds. the upper 190s might sound high if you don't already know my height, which is 6' 3".

day     weight     notes
  1      198.8
  2      195.2
  3      195.2
  4      200.4     2 hours later
  5      192.6
  6      194.5
  7      194.0
  8      192.0
p1     190.4     p = post cleanse
p2     186.2
p3     188.0
p4     187.2
p5     187.2
p6     185.4     wooo hooo!
p7     185.4
p8     185.4

variations
i paid careful attention to the conditions when i weighed-in, including whether i had: taken the salt water flush, showered, had wet hair, or consumed any liquids so far that day. these aren't included here because, in the end, i took the swf every day i was on the cleanse, and i shower every morning with rare exception. the differences between wet and dry hair and my liquid consumption were negligible, especially compared to variations in time, which i was not careful to track.

what do the numbers mean?
to me this serves to prove i lost some weight on the cleanse and not much else. was that one of my goals to do the cleanse? yes, but it certainly was not my main focus. also the real work happens now, to see how well i keep the weight off. in the meantime, i'm enjoying fitting into all my clothes without issue. some of them are falling off a bit, which is a nice problem to have! i know that once i get back into a regular workout schedule, my body is going to look pretty good.

more to come
my next post will detail the supplies and overall cost of my master cleanse. in the meantime check out revealed food in new rochelle if you happen to be in lower westchester. i've been there a few times since the end of the cleanse. as someone who has spent a lot of time cleansing, the lady who owns it is extremely helpful and offers salient advice. oh and the food is great!