The Fast - Day 2
DAY TWO - All vegetables. You are encouraged to eat until you are stuffed with all the raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. There is no limit on the amount or type. For your complex carbohydrate, you will start day two with a large boiled potato for breakfast. You may top the potato with one pat of butter.
So far so good. Mollie and I made it through the night by having some microwave’d apples (suprisingly good), and a big fruit-only smoothie from Whole Foods. Bowels were as usual yesterday. I discussed fasting briefly with Toby, and he recommended I try some Senna Tea in the evenings to help loosen things up even more. I found some tea called ‘Smooth Move’ - how appropriate….
The directions clearly state that after 8-12 hours of consuming this wonderful substance, an epic bowel movement is to occur. They had the right idea, but falsified some information. As I was forced awake at 1:30AM, barely containing the oncoming poo, I realized they had should adjust their hours to somewhere between 5-6 hours time. Possibly the fruit only diet had sped things up. Whatever’s in that tea apparently works.
I ate my potato first thing this morning, and my growling stomach was grateful for the added calories. If only it knew what it had coming in the next couple days…. As of lunchtime today, I’ve consumed several pounds of carrots, and a big bowl of cooked okra and corn. Gotta love it. I’m still feeling fairly well. I woke up this morning rather dehidrated, and that’s been contributing to a mild headache that’s plagued me most of the day.
Looks like more of the same tomorrow…minus the potato. Whooeee!



Damon on 05 Dec 2006 at 2:29 pm #
Marsh,
I have been throwing the idea of that diet around in my head for a couple months now…but i havent found anybody to do it with me…..i’m pretty sure i couldnt do it alone.
Marshall on 05 Dec 2006 at 2:33 pm #
I hear ya…if Mollie wasn’t doing this with me, I’d be hopeless. Misery loves company right?