Day 7: Completed

And fin. I made it through the week without consuming anything other
than
-water,
-maple syrup,
-lemon juice,
-cayenne pepper,
-Yogi brand "Fasting" and "Get Regular tea

Day 7: So close

OK it's 8:15 now and I can think about little more than eating anything that might be around me.

There is a bag of popcorn on the table.

Day 7: Sunshine

Last day. I can just taste the salty soup broth in my mouth tomorrow afternoon.

About to go out for a bike ride, loving life now.

Day 6 Concluding

Day 6 is wrapping up and I'm at a Reigning Sound show in Park Slope.

Obvious observation: life out at night is a lot cheaper when you
aren't buying any booze.

It's so nice out tonight, looking very much forward to a nice bike
ride tomorrow and relaxing/resting/planning what kind of minimalistic
food I will allow myself to eat on Sunday.

Day 6: Fin de Semana, La Veo!

It’s 3pm on day 6 and I am feeling better than I’ve felt all week. After a great test last night—my friend cooked “dinner” (steak!!) for Doorknobs and I; I drank tea—I am happy to report that life is good and I feel like a little more than a million bucks.

 

I got to work at 8:50 am (after crawling in at 10 every other day this week) and have had full concentration and motivation abilities all day long. I smell the end of this trial and am finally not lusting after food I cannot have. Maybe it’s the amazing weather--I am look forward to taking a bike ride tomorrow.

 

Looking forward to orange juice and ramen (broth) on Sunday.

Day 5: another "dinner"

One more going down imminently. Two more days to go.

Day 5: Yeah...

So I’m pretty thoroughly struggling to concentrate well right now, and I’m quite hungry. Delicious items of food are popping into my head and I am imagining what it will be like to eat them again. Yum. I am glad I have only one more day of work to make it through…

 

Day 5: Holla

Day 5 and rolling deep.

I would love an egg and cheese sandwich, but other than that I am
feeling sparkly rad action. Coming down the hill and whatnot.

Day 4: Knicks

Today has gone pretty ok but I've experienced a marked decline in
energy and attention span. Thankfully my boss is out til Tuesday.

Now I am at a Knicks game and surrounded by hot dogs, beer and
popcorn. Also it is "Latin Night".

Day 4: Begin

Another morning of feeling good, though I do feel as if I have somewhat
markedly lower energy this morning. Still though, feel pretty much a-ok.

(Leftover Thoughts From) Day 2: Rescue Dawn

[accidentally posted this to slang instead of hyperliving!]

The waning Day 2 is coming to a close and Day 3 will begin in a few hours. So far ok.

What's noteworthy right now though is that I just watched the recent Herzog film Rescue Dawn and it is truly great. The story of this character, Dieter Dengler, a Navy pilot who is shot down and captured in Vietnam in '65, is a totally insane one... but then on top of that, it was also a little crazy to spend two hours watching a story about starving soldiers. Those balls of rice. God.

Day 3: Nearly Concluded

Still feeling fine. 

I am a bit surprised to say that i don't hardly feel like i'm depleting myself or anything--but man, I just miss how lovely food is.

Looking forward to tomorrow.

Day 3: Keep on keepin' on

Woke again feeling relatively normal (not so hungry).

Still have images of Rescue Dawn flashing through my mind.

Allegedly Day 3 is "the hardest" to get through but so far so good.

More Day 2 Thoughts

I am reviewing some “literature” on the Master Cleanse and was given these words of warning:

Tips To Help You Finish The Master Cleanser Diet

1) "First you need to whip yourself into a white hot frenzy"

2) "[Don't] roll out of bed in the morning and decide that this would be a good day to start a 10 day detox. This is a recipe for failure."

3) "Get yourself a brand new notebook, and write down all the benefits you will receive by going on this diet. Do Not Censor Yourself."

4) "If you're into that stuff, you can watch slasher films or professional wresting if that's what it takes to keep your mind off food."

5) "Rid your house of all potential traps: you might think you have the will power to not eat that package of thin mint cookies now, but 7 days into the diet I guarantee them cookies will be calling out to you in your sleep, and having to look at them every time you go into the kitchen will be maddening."

Luckily for me, I:

1) got a fucking court summons on Saturday for mounting my bike on the sidewalk in front of my house

2) roll out of bed EVERY day thinking I could start a 10 day cleanse (or a 10 day binge, for that matter)

3) was given a curious but nifty Anna Sui notepad on Sunday from someone's left over Fashion Week swag

4) got a new Dario Argento film in the mail to watch from Netflix

5) haven't gone grocery shopping in a few weeks

So I'm ready, right?

Some Day 2 Thoughts on Master-Cleansing

JeffreyBeaumont: "After finishing the Cleanse, avoid meats and milk for
a while. Milk can mess up your stomach during this process and meat is
very hard for the stomach to digest. Both of these should be avoided for
at least a couple weeks after coming off of the Lemonade Diet."
jaychampionvinyl: guh
jaychampionvinyl: I really can't believe you're doing this
jaychampionvinyl: Alex and I were bonding over how retardo this is today
jaychampionvinyl: hahahaha
jaychampionvinyl: "The Lemonade Diet"
jaychampionvinyl: THE LEMONADE....DIET
JeffreyBeaumont: i am just hoping there's some way in which doing this
will lead to me getting a court summons
jaychampionvinyl: HAHAH
jaychampionvinyl: failure to operate bike while nourished

Day 2: So Far, So Good

I got a little hungry last night before going to sleep thanks to
wonderful smelling Chinese takeout in my living room-I can't fault dudes
for wanting to eat while they watch basketball games-but halfway through
Monday and still feeling pretty good.

I woke up this morning and neither felt hungry nor tired, which I think
is a good sign, so we'll see how things go from here.

Cheers
JB