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I spat the cereal out. I rinsed and regrouped. I was sleepy preparing a bowl of cereal for one of my children. Putting a kernel of cereal in my mouth was reflex.

A part of any fast is discipline. I surprise myself in that I have not wanted to eat any food and that I will be able to break my fast with a barbecue chicken wing and a rib tip. The week will be filled with leftover foods, salads and fresh veggies only to return to the austere cleansing lifestyle. I choose this lifestyle because I like it. I have more energy than when consuming lots of fresh veggies. I feel clear-minded as well.

Here's the thing though: I only initiated the cleanse to compensate for the rich Easter holiday food, Mother's Day celebration and the yet to come Memorial Day barbecue. I will be cleansing in the weeks between Mother's Day and Memorial Day and the coming weeks between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. Why not? I'm not exactly preparing culinary delights, worth the calories, so I figure why not eat the foods you really want -- holiday food!

We'll see how that works out for me.

Thus far the most expensive part of the cleanse is the maple syrup. Prices vary but discount stores like Wal-Mart and Meijer were the least costly.

The funny thing about this cleanse is that people ask me, "is it working?" Yes, it is. It is as if I am being waited upon to stop being fat! How delightful. I can see a noticeable change in my body size --it's minuscule but a change for the better none the less. I am breaking my cleansing fast on Mother's Day. I'll begin again in a week.