I’m starving already and tomorrow is day number one

Each December, I find myself dipping into a cleansing phase and this year is no exception.  I never consciously notice its coming but sure enough, sometime in December, I start doing a little personal housekeeping.   I gravitate to something aimed at cleaning the emotional, psychological and spiritual cobwebs and gunk that a busy year has built up.  Maybe it’s my own version of Advent.

This year’s journey is a literal cleanse – I’ve decided that I’m taking on The Master Cleanse.  I had never heard of it until two weeks ago after my friend Katie made a reference to it.  I immediately  thought “Yes!  This is just what I want!”  Basically, the cleanse consists of limiting your intake to drinking only a concoction of water, lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne pepper for at least 10 days.  So, starvation by lemonade, some might say.   After reading lots of online info on the cleanse, it appears for some it’s a weight loss method but to others it’s a way to help re-start your body’s natural state by removing the junk we put into it.  My goal is the later, although tonight I’m curious about what type of effect this will have on the scale readout.

For those that know me well know that my Aries nature usually finds me diving head first into most things.   I’m not one of those with commitment issues  - au contraire mon ami!  So, it is with little trepidation I begin this ritual and I’m most excited to see what this journey brings.