DAY THREE

Yay! Day three is here! Have adhered to strict diet as planned! I did only have three glasses yesterday... probably not a great idea, but I just couldn't find enough time to drink the last three. I felt fine though. I still feel fine. Feeling a bit more hopeful of making it the full ten days today. Morale is up, hunger is down.

11:13AM : Herbal mix and first glass of lemonade for the day.

6:00PM : Second glass for the day down the hatch. I've hit the black-bowels stage of the diet. I read that this is all the gross stuff accumulated in your colon making its way out of your system. NEAT.

8:00PM : While preparing my third glass of the day, I was using this new lemon squeezer contraption I bought and I must have squeezed with so much momentum that I slammed into the glass below. Shattering it and slicing the hell out of my finger, I've got a deep cut on my hands with a lot of blood coming out initially. I was eventually talked out of the idea that I needed stitches. It just seemed so deep!




I guess it's safe to say that I freaked out quite a bit. When you haven't eaten in three days, you tend to get reasonably light headed at the sight of blood. I also had a good case of the shakes for a bit just by being so upset.

Worrying it may not be the best time to have a completely empty stomach, I ate a peanut butter sandwich. And OK, I also had a piece of apple pie that my roommate (excited to see me eating solid food) offered me. Nothing over the top, I don't think. Looking back I wish I hadn't eaten the pie, but I feel the sandwich is justified. I was just so angry with the lemons that I indulged in the opportunity to say yes to a piece of pie. I regret it and felt immediately guilty.

For a short while I contemplated calling the experiment off due to the unexpected but somewhat necessary cheating, but I've come to the decision to keep going. I've got seven days left; more ahead of me than behind, I can still do this.

11:52 PM Officially decided to keep on going with a plan of action to:

1. DOUBLE THE HERBAL LAXATIVE MIX TONIGHT AND MORNING OF DAY FOUR.
2. START BACK ON LEMONADE TOMORROW MORNING.
   
3. SQUEEZE LEMONS WITH MY OWN BARE HANDS FROM NOW ON- NO ADDITIONAL HELP NEEDED.