Day Five

Five days. Crazy huh? I'm not surprised I made it this far, but I am surprised and how hard this can be sometimes. And often, I still find myself wondering if I can make it the sixty days. And when that doubt sets in I begin to think of all the people depending on me, watching me, and rooting me on. Thanks, by the way.

Today wasn't as bad as yesterday. I got up, had a breakfast juice, and then the cramps came back. They were there most of the day, even after I started my lunch juice ( which I couldn't finish--carrots in mean green suck, in my opinion). I drank over half of it and then had the overwhelming urge to take a nap. I'm not sure how long I slept exactly. But, sometime before my nap and after my drink, I realized I wasn't cramping as I had been before. I'm sitting here, typing this, sipping on my night juice (which has far too much fruit in it, I'm pretty sure. But hey, I've been good.) and I'm not having any trouble at all. I don't feel the urge to plow through it just to fill my stomach. Now, don't get me wrong, some lingering cramps are still there, but nothing like they were yesterday. So, that's really cool!

I did some math today, checked an online source for how-many-days-from-now type of thing. I did that to make sure I had the date right for when I break my fast next year. When I did, I couldn't stop laughing. January 23rd--my birthday. So, the morning of my birthday I can have solids--slowly. This was a nice surprise. What a great day to break my fast, right? And I honestly didn't plan it.

Gary appears to be doing better still--a lot more energy as a whole. He doesn't look to be in near as much pain. I really would have asked him today, but I didn't want to bother him too much about it. Asking someone the same question everyday can become a little annoying for the person answering.

So, good parts about today: Not as crampy in the stomach and energy keeps coming.

Bad parts: Couldn't really bother Gary about his overall status with the fast.

See you guys tomorrow.