Let me begin with this: I miss salt!!  That seems to have been the hardest part of Day#1.  I handled the sluggishness, which was probably due to the coming down from the Oreo cookies and Boston Market I devoured Sunday night, the feelings of extreme hunger and wanting to eat anything I saw in my fridge, and believe me there is nothing yummy in my fridge.  I dealt with most everything that yesterday chucked my way.  But the lack of salt.  UGH!  I never realized how badly I am addicted to salt!!

Today, Day#2, the food tastes much better.  I learned that room temperature baby food is AWFUL!  Warmed baby food actually tastes good!  I also have to say that Tyler Florence knows what he's doing even when it comes to baby food!  I ate chicken with veggies, a turkey holiday dinner, black beans with greens, banana pudding (my favorite!!), zucchini, summer squash with potato, and white beans with sweet potato.  Everything was really tasty! 

Most of my challenge seems to be emotional/mental.  I miss relying on food...large portions of food.  Taking my drug of choice away forces me to look at the voids inside, the emptiness. Food occupies my mind, it numbs me.  Taking it away as my drug means I now have space in my mind to search deeper...spirit-deep.  This is merely the beginning... 

So, today, physically, I feel better.  I'm less hungry, I'm getting used to not having salt, the excess water is leaving my body (yes, I'm peeing a LOT), and I'm not as tired.  I know it's only Day#2, but it's not so bad.

I'm sure I left some stuff out, but I'll be back!  Right now my baby girl is napping and I have about a half hour to steam the floors before she's awake and licking them!  Yes, my baby licks my stone floors.  lol  I wonder if there are any nutrients in stone??  ;)

Have a beautiful day!

Warm hugs, Colleen  <3