Preparing for the MasterCleanse

I have serious doubts about my ability to do the Master Cleanse. I read the book yesterday while getting a pedicure (how Laguna Hills is that!). The author-Stanley Burroughs recommends a 10 day fast followed by 3 days of food reintroduction-2 days of orange juice and on the third day you can have vegetable broth and some raw vegetables. Yikes. During the cleanse you drink lemon juice mixed with maple syrup, cayenne pepper and hot water. Yummmmmm.......
He says that on day 3 your desire for food is gone. Oh boy. This also means no caffeine or alcohol. I might be able to stop eating but to stop drinking. Ugh.

I thought I might try the cleanse for 3 days and see how I feel at the end of the 3rd day. I just don't want to pass out while teaching. I have an incredible teaching load this semester-three courses-four classes-one of them I am on camera and the class is being projected to a satellite location where another 15 students sit. How embarrassing to pass out on camera! However the results of the cleanse will probably make me look better on camera. I looked so pale last week. I could see the gray hairs and the forehead wrinkles. Is it time for botox at 34? Yet my lovely sister called to tell me that I had a chile pepper next to my name on ratemyprofessor.com. How nice. Now I do have to wonder what girl put that up there. I teach in a school of social work so the only men in my classes are gay.

I'm down a total of 5 pounds in 2 weeks and that includes a trip to San Francisco, a wine class last week, and a beer tasting yesterday. All in moderation I guess.

I did start a Pilates class on Thursday mornings and a Body Conditioning class that combines fast yoga, pilates, and calisthenics on Saturday morning. I am totally sore today from that class. The classes are at this really great Pilates center in St. Louis right around the corner from my daughter's daycare. http://www.pilatescenterstl.com/

I even worked out on campus once this week. So I am glad I am fitting in a bit more exercise.

Ok-got to go to the grocery store-am I going to attempt this cleanse??
lad