On the whole, I’d say I was a relatively healthy person. I’ve been vegetarian for 16 years (although I ate chicken again from ages 17 to 22), so that puts me in good stead for eating well. I love my veg (with the exception of mushrooms), but my biggest downfall is that I eat too much. Although I eat mostly good foods, overeating puts a huge strain on your system and internal organs. And after a recent relationship breakdown, I found myself turning to food for comfort, and often my biggest weakness - cheese.

Recently, I’d been contemplating colonic irrigation to help give my system a good clean out (which I may still do afterwards). Then about two weeks ago, a colleague at work had started the lemon detox diet. I was majorly skeptical, as the main criteria of this detox is that you don’t eat solid food, but drink a concoction of Madal Bal syrup, fresh lemon juice & water. That’s just seems insane, especially to someone who can’t ignore their tummy when it’s begging for food. I received daily updates as to her progress: day 2 seemed to be the worst for her - feeling cold, headaches etc. But by day 3, she couldn’t believe how good she felt. “Jumping out of my skin. Sleeping better than I ever have before. Loads of energy, with heaps of concentration and focus”, is how she described it.

I was intrigued to say the least.

So I did some research and remembered back to something I’d read many years ago about fasting. That the body can survive with not eating for a few days, and that it’s good to give your system a break every now and then (hence the term: breakfast). And despite having reservations that I couldn’t cope with not eating, I decided to give this a go. I ordered the starter kit and waited for it to arrive, and finally on Friday, it did.

So I ate my last meal (yummy Japanese), prepared enough mixture for the next day, drank some senna tea, and went to bed.

Did I think this was going to be a miracle cure? No.

Was I expecting to lose heaps of weight? No.

Did I believe I could actually not eat food for a few days? No.

Did I think this would be a good way to kick start my body, and help me focus on good eating habits again? Yes.

May I point out that many concerned friends have already voiced their opinions as to the ludicrous nature of this detox, and although I value their opinion, and appreciate their concern, I know my body well enough to know exactly how far I can push it, and when enough is enough.

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