There should be a nastier word than cleanse.

Cleanse just sounds so healthy and freeing and light and, well, clean. Guess what? It's not. It's freaking hell for the first few days.

J and the boys are in Key West visiting family for a couple of weeks. J's grandpa isn't doing well.

While they are gone, I figured I would try and get my eating cleaned up again. I did so well until we moved here. Now I am eating nothing but junk and I've gained a ton of weight.

My plan is to do a liquid fast today and tomorrow and then transition to an alkaline-cleansing diet for ten days. I might throw some 100% raw days in there, but I wanted to try something new, too.

So, today I have had nothing but water. Right now, I am drinking my green lemonade "dinner." It tastes really good, but my stomach wants to know where the food is. Tomorrow will be mostly the same, plus a little coconut water.

Sigh. I'm hungry.