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Like I do every year, I started this week thinking that sacrificing my usual vices was going to be incredibly tough. And some days it was. But now that I’m done, I realize, like I do every year, that it wasn’t so bad, and that the way I feel—light, healthy, and full of energy—was worth the struggle.

Remember when I first said that part of doing a cleanse is listening to your body? Well, mine spoke very loudly to me this morning and I listened. I’ve done enough of these to know that there’s no point in killing yourself just to prove you can. The focus of this week is to make myself healthier, not to make myself sick from depriving my body of what it really needs. And what does my body need?

I went to visit my family this evening. A late dinner was served and while everyone else scooped macaroni and cheese, potato salad, and grilled cheese sandwiches onto their plates, I rewarmed some soup from the night before and cut up some fruit for myself. I felt slightly rude bringing and eating my own dinner but they were all understanding that I was “suffering” with my yearly cleanse.

Let’s do a mid-week, mid-cleanse check-in, shall we? If you’ve stuck with me this long on this crazy but awesome adventure of a cleanse, then you may be noticing many of same things that I am. Caffeine withdrawal headache in full swing? Check. Sweet tooth cravings through the roof? Check. Staring at bottle of Cabernet and drooling? Check.