Master Cleanse Day 1 Summary

[errantember]

Drank my first bottle of lemonade from when I got up until 7 PM, then the next from then until midnight.

I juiced the large lemons in one of those clamshell hand juicers, which is a big pain in the ass, especially when you have cuts in your hands. Ouch! I got about 2.5 tablespoons of juice per large lemon this way. For most of the day I felt tired and unfocused, while slightly sugar-high. Overall it wasn't terrible, but it was harder to stay focused, and I kept making small mistakes.

At midnight, half way through Sin City, I chugged my salt purge, and, like clockwork, 45 minutes later I was running off to my appointment with the Great White God. I hung out on the toilet, having 3-4 movements, for about 40 minutes, just to be sure. After that it was easy to go to bed, because I was very tired. I managed to drink a little bit of water before bed to stave off hunger long enough to get to sleep.

Ironically, my roommate's brother arrived from Crockett today with enough fruit and vegetables to fill the entire 6-top kitchen table. :) Hopefully some of it will last longer than a week.

Comments

[oracle-tx.livejournal.com]

When you are trying to juice lemons, it helps to nuke them a bit, maybe 10-20 seconds, until they are slightly warm. Then roll the lemon on the countertop to squish the innards around a bit. You can get more juice out of them that way, or if you are getting pretty much all of it, the juice comes out easier.

[errantember.livejournal.com]

Cool tip, thank you.

[silverize.livejournal.com]

The Great White God is definitely a major part of the experience. I suggest the softer toilet paper.
I find I get a lot of little things done between the chug & the purge. :)

[errantember.livejournal.com]

It's definitely the most time I've ever *chosen* to spend on the toilet.

T-minus 68 minutes and counting...

[double00range.livejournal.com]

you could freeze some of the fruit :)

BTW, I'm doing well. Had a baby about 6 weeks ago, so I'm chilling at home with the wee beastie most of the time. I dig reading about your gardening and chickens...

Oh also, I sometimes will play around with agave nectar instead of maple and you can certainly play with the proportions if it's giving you a sugar high feeling. You're almost through the hard part.

[errantember.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your new creation!

Various preservation and distribution methods will be attempted. I can start in on the watermelon on Thursday before I leave for my Mom's.

It's surprising that you're still reading, probably because you haven't commented in so long.

I imagined it's probably possible to try a bunch of different kinds of syrup. At first I though one was supposed to use molasses, which we happen to have in quantity. I may do more research and experimentation once I get the hang of things. Today's been pretty easy so far, and I'm about to suck down that salt water.

First I'm going to build a Playatech-style roosting box for my chickens!