Ooooh! 9th of the 9th of the 9th!

Well today wasn’t too bad actually. 

It was a bit rainy which meant that it was cool ish in the morning with a nice breeze, and we could just chill and read in hammocks overlooking the beautiful beach.  By the third psyllium husk and clay shake of the day I actually found myself thinking “mmmm.. creamy”. which is so much better than befre where i was even eyeing the tomato sauce bottle with greedy eyes.

Even Kerim managed to get down a bowl or 2 of vegetable broth without looking suicidal and muttering about burgers.  Here he is contemplating the end of the fast... or coffee or something....

Not only that, but we have decided that the colonic is actually our favourite part of the whole regime, in fact it’s getting quite competitive now.  Kerim and I have colonic rooms next to each other so you can call through the wall “I’m already down to the second line” or “just got whole litres worth in and I’m still going!!”

Truly madness has set in. 

However, despite losing a kilo at yesterday‘s, and a further half during the day, I had gained a kilo and a huge swollen stomach after today’s colonic so was feeling demoralised, bloated and uncomfortable, but at least an extremely hard massage by “the bone cruncher” as she is known, down the beach earlier, had made me feel a lot better... It was the first massage that really almost beat me since I’ve been away, but I took the pain and didn’t beg for mercy. Kerim wussed out with a light oil massage for big girls blouses once he saw what I was going through and heard my joints cracking.

So!   Not as exhausted as yesterday, not really hungry, though there has been points throughout the day where you think it s a normal holiday, think “ooh I’m hungry, lets’ go for lun....oh.” and then reality dawns and I’ve been close to tears just smelling  food and knowing I cant have it.

Also annoyed with myself for not taking a before shot so I can take an after shot the day after tomorrow to show if there is any difference at all. 

The only thing we both now is that neither of us feels any healthier yet, and every conversation, however differently it starts ends up about food.

however here i am before the massage.. and here i am after