Day Five

I am now on Day 5 of the 10 Day Cleanse.  So far so good, but I am a little nervous about the weekend.  It is easier for me to stay on track when I have a routine.  The weekend leaves me more time to think about all of the great food I can't eat.  My weekend usually revolves around meeting up with good friends, so more than missing the food, I think I will feel like I won't fit in with my normal activities and my friends.  Of course, my friends are all very supportive, so this is a self-limiting belief.  I know this, but it doesn't change my need to feel sorry for myself that I can't go out to dinner at our favorite hangout.  (Okay...so I could.  I just don't think I am ready to watch everyone else eat fried foods and have a cocktail.)  I made other plans, though, that don't revolve around food with one of my best friends.  Hopefully this will take my mind off of going out for dinner on Saturday night.  The weather this weekend is supposed to be particularly nice, too, so I may spend one last weekend on the lake enjoying the fresh air.  I feel so blessed to have such great friends and support.  I was very nervous about putting myself out here in a blog, because my progress is so visible, but everyone has been so inspiring to me that I want to keep this up.  Thank you all for your encouragement!  -Susan