I'm Hungry
Sarah is fasting. Or rather, she's going to begin fasting soon. I'm not really sure where she's at, since at the moment, I'm two thousand miles away. See, I decided to use some frequent flier miles and fly to Chicago for a few days. It's nice to see friends, but I'd be lying if I said the trip wasn't fast-related. I just don't know if I can be there.
It's something called the master cleanse, or master cleanser. I admit I'm ignorant of the process, but it just seems to me that not eating for ten days might be a little dangerous. She says there's a lemon-based drink which will give her all she needs to not die, but still, I'm skeptical.
She's been talking about this fast for months, so now she has to go through with it in order to save face. Every few days she brings it up, reading testimonials of people who've done it (apparently, there's a large master cleanse online community out there.) There are also lots of pictures. I mean of things people have passed while cleansing. Big, red-knotted, rubber tube-looking things. One picture shows a woman proudly holding this thing up with a pair of tongs, with a smile that says, "look what just came out of me!"
This is what Sarah apparently wants. I'm glad I'm away for a few days, because I don't know how many times I can hear, "I'm hungry!" Because what can you say to someone who's fasting? Drink some more lemon based drink? No, best to let her fast in peace, where I can't hear her.
-Brendan
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Some people eat to live. I live to eat. Fasting is an abomination. ;-)
Detox Diets: Purging the Myths
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/detox-diets-purging-myths
"Like other fad diets, detox regimens promise quick weight losses that are ultimately unsustainable, critics say. They're based on "junk science" rather than a true understanding of how the body works. Worst of all, extreme diets like the Master Cleanse can cause serious side effects in vulnerable groups."
can i just say... EWWWWWW
thanks for the space to do that... cuz you piqued my curiosity and i wish you hadnt ... they had photos... :(
I do not understand what is wrong with these people...
Oh.my.goodness. SO funny! I know people who have also done similar fasts...I think it's a woman thing Brendan...needing to cleanse our systems and all. Although I did find the mention of pictures of what err...comes out...to be a little disturbing. Tell Sarah not to post pictures!
I don't think I would ever do something like that. In fact, I'm positive I would never do that. But good luck with it, Sarah.
;)
Brendon, aren't you just a little concerned about Sarah's negative body image issues? The girl is NOT fat. Encouraging her (or not discouraging her) to try out some new age fasting trend that could seriously affect her health just doesn't seem like something a loving husband should be doing... Don't listen to her if she says it's about detox. Science proves that's BS. She wants to lose weight.
