第一天

So I drank some herbal laxative tea last night before bed and woke up this morning with clean rectums. Okay, that I can handle. I've also survived lunch time so far with a cup of Vibrant Cleanse powder (mixture of organic grade B maple syrup powder, organic lemon juice crystals, and organic cayenne) and San Pellegrino. Not too bad so far. The hunger pangs and McD french fries + fish burger cravings have yet to kick in, thus... so far so good. But, I can feel a little headache creeping up the back of my neck. Headaches are a common side effect of detox during the first few days or week because the blood thickens as toxins are released into the bloodstream from the disintegrated fat cells. Cellular waste is also being expelled simultaneously. Breakouts, bad breath, mucus on the tongue can be expected and are various ways that the body detoxes. Not a very pretty sight, but it will only get better as the yucky stuff is expelled. Who knew that the chemical flavoring and colors from two years back would still be living somewhere under my skin?

Weapons of mass destruction.

I have to drink about 6-8 cups of the above concoction everyday plus heap loads of water. It doesn't taste so bad, but drinking it with sparkling water does give it an extra punch.

I made some onsen tamago last night for dinner.

I like to think of it as the last thing I ate for the rest of my life. You know those eggs with squishy yolks that accompanies ramen at the side? It's really not that hard to make, but somewhat time consuming. If you want to try, here is the recipe:

Boil water and add medium sized organic chicken eggs for 6-7 mins (depending on how runny you want your egg yolk to be). The eggs should be cold and just taken out of the refrigerator.

Prepare an ice bath with malted vinegar. (Lots of ice, some cold water and pour vinegar over till the water is pretty opaque.) Transfer the eggs immediately from the boiling water into the ice bath and let them sit for about 3-4 hours. Make sure that the eggs are fully submerged in the ice bath. You can put more ice and vinegar if the bath becomes lukewarm.

Then, remove the eggs from the ice bath and delicately shell them. (I like to use a spoon to scoop out the egg.) Prepare a soy sauce marinade:

1 cup light soy sauce

1 cup water

2 tablespoons dark soy sauce

0.5 cup brown sugar

some grated ginger

And submerge the eggs into the soy sauce marinade for 2-3 hours in the fridge.

Remove the eggs from the fridge and serve the eggs lukewarm. You can do this by heating only the marinade, dividing the egg into 2 halves, then pouring some heated marinade over the eggs. Or you can choose to dunk the halves into the soup!

Enjoy because I am feeling quite hungry now :'(