January 26th- Day 10/Syracuse Re-cap/Letting go

So this is it! After ten long days, I am looking forward to eating food again! The Master Cleanse has run its course and I am happy to say that I am 18 lbs lighter than when I started. It's a good feeling and I must say, I am faring quite well with regards to energy and well-being. I was DEFINITELY hungry this weekend, and I'll get to that shortly. First, a few notes about the cleanse...

1) This really wasn't terrible. The only time I felt really hungry was during meals out at restaurants, which is justified since there are waitresses walking around with plates full of food. Otherwise, I felt very comfortable.

2) That said, I have spent most of the day thinking of things that I am looking forward to eating. Here goes:

Orange Juice
Panini from Rossi's
Mole Mole
Cheesesteak (saw plenty of them over the weekend. Now I'm hankerin')
Bacon, Egg, and cheese sandwich
Pretzels
Mangoes
Wings
Nick's Salsa (homemade. Delicious)

3) I do not recommend this to anyone who has a job. Each day, I used the bathroom twice, both about 60-90 minutes after drinking the saline solution. If you can't dictate when you use the bathroom at work, then this is not for you. When you gotta go, you have GOT TO GO.

4) It feels good to be lighter. Now that I've sort of fast forwarded my way to weight loss, I've decided to add something healthy to each of the next 11 monthly challenges, in an attempt to keep the weight off. Should be interesting.

Alright, now the update on Syracuse: for the last 5 years, Tro and I have gone up to see the Orange(men) play a basketball game. In recent years, we've acquired different travelers to join us on this trip, and this time we went up with Sef. We pulled in around 3p.m. on Saturday.
It was a lovely time, minus the fact that we went out for every meal. THAT was really tough. I've learned, though, that I can handle it and that has really given me some perspective; I know now that I can do a lot of things as long as I commit to it. I'm only letting myself down since Sef bowed out of the cleanse due to medical issues. No one would have known if I had taken a bite of something here or drank something else there...except me. I can proudly say that I have completed this ten-day trial and have what it takes the get it done. I don't doubt myself, or what I can do.
The game was good; I got to sit courtside with Mer's old roomie, Amanda. She has courtside tix and so one of us got to sit on the visiting baseline. Sweet seats, sloppy game. A little disappointing. Ah well, still a great time with the people I care most about in the world.

Before I sign off and dream of some delicious food, here's a list of songs that I've been high on lately:

"Everywhere" by Fleetwood Mac
"No Surrender" by Bruce Springsteen
"Get on Your Boots" by U2
"A Day in the Life" by The Beatles
"Under My Thumb" by the Rolling Stones
"Better Man" by Pearl Jam
"Death and All His Friends" by Coldplay