The night before: prep.

Allrighty. Here are the facts about me.

Name: Victoria.
Age: 19
Height: 5'6''
weight: 196

I am going to embarc on the Stanley Burroughs Master Cleanse Fast. I've read several journals about it and decided that keeping a jounal will greatly benefit me and I'll be able to see my owm progress. There will be pictures but not till I take them:P

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the MC, it is a liquid fast in which you drink a saline solution in the morning (salt flush) and live off of a lemon-cayenne pepper-maple syrup drink for the rest of the day. Laxative tea before bed. As I write this, I am enjoying my first delicious cup of Senna tea. Oh God I love tea!

I have 3 main reasons for doing the MC flush- I mean- fast.
reason number 1:
My faith in God has been dwindling. I'm not a radicalist religious nut or anything but I do believe that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God (I quote the book of Matthew) So I'm going to take that literally. Tomorrow is Saturday, and what better day to begin a fast than on God's day of rest? I plan to take this on for a mininum of 12 days, and a maximum of forty. Dr. Burroughs says 40 is safe.

reason number 2:
I have micropolisistic ovaries. Say it with me now children: micro-poli-sistic. The point I'm at has provoked a non-ovulation and an inability to bear children. Not that I'm trying to bear them now, but it will be nice to have that option in the future. The MC fast has amazing healing abilities. I'm going to test these. I've got nothing to lose...

reason number 3:
I'm 5'6'' and I weigh 196 pounds. Something is wrong with that. Goal weight: 140. I do have a small frame, I am fully aware that "big-boned" is not a fair excuse. I understand that most of the weight I lose during the cleanse won't stay off but it'll help me reeducate my eating habits.. Once I'm allowed to eat again.

So wish me luck, pray for me, and till tomorrow.