Day 20 – 20/20 or 20 pounds in 20 days

Day 20 ---  Beginning to see things  clearly 20/20

Day 20 started with some exciting news for me. I got up and first thing in the morning, I stepped on the scale. I was thrilled that on day 20 I saw good results.  I have been waiting to spread the news that I have officially lost 20 pounds.  It's exciting that it was on the 20th day.   That was pretty cool.  Simple things amaze simple minds, I guess. 

But after that the day just cruised along as any other day. No celebrations but I did have a smile on my face. I did find, as I have for the last few days, I was lethargic. I started wondering if I was doing something wrong or if perhaps there was something wrong with my body.  I was able to meet with Dr. Scott Saunders, a truly great doctor.  He said that I'm doing fine and that I am doing the right things.  He also said that lethargy is a sign that I've burnt through all of my residual, oh shoot he had a better name for it than this but, carbohydrates.  Carbohydrates certainly isn't the correct term, but when you eat a bunch of carbohydrates apparently it turns into this perhaps it's called glycogen. I am not a doctor and I do not play one on TV.  

He said that means that now my metabolism is changing and learning how to burn other foods.  Through my little mind it sounded like that was a good thing and so I asked him, is that as good a thing it sounds like it? He replied yes it's a very good thing especially for you Mike.  So, I took that to mean that once again my body is doing not only what it should but what is to be expected of it given this broth diet cleanse. 

So I plodded along putting things together to take our motorhome about 15 miles down the road to sit along the seaside and work from here.  Suzy will drive into work, a new thing for her as she usually just walks. But at the end of the day we find ourselves sitting at the beach, listening to the waves buffet the shoreline.  As I might have written, she was gone in Mexico for three days working with a deaf school down there. Boy did I miss her!  We finally got to see each other yesterday and it was so so nice to be back together. She, and our son David, are the highlight of my life. 

So I sit here, drinking broth and working on the computer as I would at home. You have to love modern technology. I thought I would enclose a picture from my "office" away from home

But first, more regarding the fast, people ask me if I get hungry. That's a common question. People also ask me if I miss chewing on food.  The answer is yes to both. The hunger I can usually curb by drinking enough of the broth. I think one thing that is incredibly helpful is the fact that this is homemade broth cooked with lots of nutrients. A bunch of vegetables, real meat, and perhaps a little citrus or coconut oil (not coconut milk). But it's a decision. My decision is to do this and not give up just because I "feel like" having a salad.  Decisions are easy to make but harder to keep. That's what the willpower is all about. Ignoring the physical condition and pressing onward when we feel like giving up.

Speaking of giving up, I'm a little bit concerned about the last two days of this diet.  Certainly I could make it to 30 days. That is not a problem at all. Actually I believe I could make it to 40 days without any problem as long as the doctor would say it was okay.  The real concern is that I'm leaving To fly across the country on day 29. As I'm sure you are aware bringing soup broth through airport security, at least in the United States, is just not possible.  So I'm considering breaking my fast after four weeks rather than 30 days.  Is a really difficult decision and I've been struggling with this since day 2. I would love to hear your comments on this. This is a major decision for me. Truly, your comments would be greatly appreciated.  I'm doing fine so I am not considering this because I'm thinking, "oh great I could eat two days earlier".  After this many days of fasting, the two days really doesn't mean anything to me.  My concern is, will I feel like a quitter for only going the 28 days?  I would greatly appreciate it if you would weigh in on this one.

Here's the pic that I promised. Have a fantastic day.

And here's the link to day 21....
http://30daybrothfast.blogspot.com/2013_09_25_archive.html