Life After the Detox (Lucas)

: ) Life after the detox is much happier than life during the detox. It has taken me a while to post since the end of the detox, sorry about that.  After feeling horrible for 5 days and not being able to spend time with friends and hang out, we decided it wasn't worth wasting away in our rooms while we were with awesome friends and in new zealand.  On our last salt water chug, Garrett and I decided that we would fake our satlwater, put a pinch of milk in just regular water so it looked like salt was in it, and act like we were pounding it with Ryan.  Ryan drank the saltwater and ended up pooping for the next hour while garrett and i laughed and hung out.  I kinda felt bad and wanted to join him in pooping too but he demanded to do it alone in his own flat.  our 45 minute ease off was pretty awesome though.  i put on 6 lbs since the beginning of the detox...whats up with that?  all in all it was awesome.  great guys, great detox, great laughs.  wellp, i guess thats it.  good detox guys.  woohoo! 

Garrett: Final Post

So we're all done with this Master Cleanse, it's been a couple days since we have and it seems the other guys are all feeling good. I still feel standard. I'm just in a way better mood cause I'm not hungry all the damn time! Also cause i get beer back in my life, thank goodness! Our weaning off was extremely short lived, after eating an orange and having a glass of juice we hit it hard eating two frozen pizzas within forty five minutes, along with trail mix, a mentos for myself and a ton more juice. It didn't seem to do any harm to us going off like that so I'm certainly glad we splurged. The next day we certainly treated ourselves, making omelets in the morning, nutella peanut butter sandwiches for lunch, as well as a few other goodies for our own self indulgences, and a beautiful pasta bake for dinner. My total weight loss was probably at the max close to 6 or 7 pounds although i only weighed myself the morning after enjoying our frozen pizza and at that point was around 5 pounds down. Since then i've put on another pound after a late night of heavy drinking. So yeah all in all i feel about the same no huge difference in energy, no huge change in anything, but i am still proud and have found it a worthwhile experience and challenge in my life.
I love you boys, G money signing out.

good prank

So these two d-bags decided to pull a fast one.  I was at church helping out some youth at a youth event when I realized the time was getting late.  It was nearing ten and I told them I would be back by then.  We exchanged a few text and I was soon on my way home.  i kinda felt bad because we had planned to do one more salt before we ended this torture.  So they sent me a text saying they had their salt ready and whenever i got back we would chug.  I got home mixed my salt and met them in my living room area and we were ready.  Garrett asked Stu to video us, but he was busy participating in other activities.  Rishad was there and he seemed perfect.  So Rishad taped our last salt water chug challenge.   i was pretty pumped and started chugging.  Garrett was doing really well this time, unlike his usual....haha.  He beat me, but not by much.  I was extremely full this time and even put more salt in this one to cleanse me completely.  So i was mentally ready to sit on the pot for and hour just hangin with the men.  Garrettt and Luke had a different idea....... They looked at me and were like,  "Ryan we didn't put any salt in ours!!!!! hahahah looks like you'll be pooping alone"   I thought these were my friends... nope!   Well i was quite impressed more than I was pissed.  I thought that was a clever idea, so i couldn't get that mad. they repaid me by making me a meal tonight.  I don't know if it was worth it, but o well, good times good stories, a lot of laughter.   can't really beat that.   anyway we are all much happier and feeling much better.  any who, buenos noches, hasta luego trial of tears......

Garrett: Day 5, I'm finished!!!

So it's 10:30 right now and I've finished the last of my maple syrup, lemon juice, cayenne bull shit concoction, yippy skippy! All i have left is to wait until midnight then it will be time to hit the orange juice and delve into an beautiful orange. I can't wait I'm so so so hungry. Today was the same as any day,although i got quite restless and was determined to get out and run around. Luckily i was able to convince a few people to go throw the football around and play a bit of soccer to help me get it out of my system. Otherwise, yeah it's been another good day for me, capped off by an absolutely amazing prank of which i will let Ryan and Luke post about...Luke has the video. Ugh! I'm so hungry, just an hour and a half away! We already have our meals planned for the next two days, it's going to be amazing! But alright I'm off to find some other stuff to occupy my mind. And no worries I'll continue to keep you posted as I wean back onto solid foods.

Morning of day 5

I thought that it was getting easier... But its not, its getting a lot harder. I just spent 10 minutes going through the taco bell menu online just to look at the food and fantasize about it - internet food porn? I swear My stomach made the loudest sounds, you could have heard them from the kitchen with my door closed. Anyway Taco bell is definitely what I am craving. Tacos, Gorditas, Burritos, Chalupas heaped with sour cream and cheese and beef and everything that is good. I swear I could eat 15 of the biggest burritos right now. On a side note, Taco Bell has this thing called fourth meal (I'm sure you have heard of it), well on the same website that they are advertising for fourth meal they are advertising to stop world hunger - just a little hypochritical. That aside, Do they have Taco Bell in NZ? I could really go for some right now. Yesterday I was really bad. The saltwater thing didn't really go so well. It keeps taking longer to leave my system and I feel sicker each time I do it. I was going to skip it today but Luke said it was important to do it. Only 3 more days counting today. I will make it. So since i felt so sick yesterday I only had half of my Calorie intake - Probably a bad idea. Also I stayed out till like 3 in the morning at Shooters and soul square and such. Also a terrible Idea - didnt sleep well. I'm drinking my juice right now. It tastes better than yesterday, or maybe its just that I am so hungry that my body won't let me think it tastes bad. Which it does. Ok on our way to the beach soon.
only 3 more days

Lord help us!!!!

i didn't blog yesterday.... sorry my computer was being stupid. yesterday wasn't too exciting so you didn't miss much. the only thing exciting was i lost another 3.5 lbs. yesterday. so on to today, day 4. luke and i were talking earlier on how from day 4 on it won't be that bad. we were feeling realy good today, almost garrett status!! and then like he said we went for a stupid stroll on the bikes and came back hungry. then family guy..... commercial after commercial FFFOOOOODDDD new morracco sub from subway, $4 burger from burger king, burrito thing from mcdonalds, and then family guy was all about food too. then it got serious. we were desperate for food. hate to say it but luke was ready to cave and i was wanting it too, but i knew how pissed i would be if i would have caved today with 3 more days left. well i lost another 2.5 lbs today so i have lost 8 lbs now. not good. we have been talking about food for the last 2 hours and it has been miserable. i would love to cheat right now and chow down, but i am holding fast and lasting through this thing. tomorrow will be another day i am ready to dominate it!!!! we must venture out and challenge ourselves or life is not worth living

Garrett: Day 4=Happy to overweight again!

Everyone is dying around me, and although the hunger is hitting me pretty hard it's not nearly as bad as it seems for other people (Hint hint, everyone but me). Once again I'm thankful for my weight stores of energy. Once again my energy levels are up high and overall unless I'm really hungry my spirits are high as well, it feels good to almost be there. I have one more full day oh syrup and bull shit soup to drink, thank god. Not that it tasted that horrible, I'm just ready for real food. Today, I got to shop for my weaning off, I'm so excited, I'm definitely trying to eat some chicken Saturday night after a solid green bean and V8 lunch, which will be nice after my orange, mango, papaya fruit juice breakfast. The only really terrible part of this day was the start. Luke read you should do the salt water experience in the morning before you put anything in it. Well that sounded good and makes sense to me, except for the fact without anything in my stomach shoving a full liter of salt water in it was not pleasant at all. I had to take a solid couple minutes to not talk to anyone and seriously concentrate on not vomiting it all right back up. Luckily i made it through, and Ryan, Luke, and I were able to go and enjoy another delightful group poop in the UCSA, where we sat so long that motion detector activated lights turned off, hahaha. But it's time for this little tyke to hit the bed, tomorrow is my last day! YIPPY SKIPPY!!!!!

Lucas: Day 4 = hell

Honestly I don't think I have ever wanted to break down and do something for food more than I wanted to earlier tonight.  I was definitely giving up.  The only reason I didn't eat is because Ryan, and Garrett were sitting on the couch next to me telling me I couldn't eat.  We were watching TV and I think every commercial and every scene in Family Guy had food in it or people eating.  I woke up feeling better than any day so far and I thought i was golden for the rest of the dya, but boy was i wrong, when it hit me, it hit harder than i ever thought it would.  Ryan and i went for a short bike ride to the mall and maybe that is the reason i felt soo horrible later. I also am not sure if th reason i wanted to break and eat so much was bcause i found out the car me and three other friends bought, over heated and is no longer sellable and we have to total it...This is not looking good i was banking on that money for rent when i get back to the states.  All i can think about is the meals we all ahve planned to eat together next wed. which is 6 days away...holy crap that souds so far away.  I am hurtin like crazy right now, and am just hangin on for these guys cause they have faith in me to do it, and it was my idea so how can i be the oen to back out?  I don't know what the deal is, tiem to turn this frown upside down as my buddy steve always says and start lookin at the good side,  hey only a few more days and we will be back to normal, appreciating food more than we ever have before.  I am pumped and this is definitely quite the experience and i am excited to see where it goes from here to the end and even more how it will be once we can eat again and how we are all feeling and the bond we have all had through this, even though there is alot of time we are spacing out and out of it.  We got this guys, only a few more days...   "that which doesn't kill me, only makes me stronger"

Morning of Day 4 - Vinny

What else is there to say that hasn't been said? I feel like I have a lot of free time on my hands. No dishes to do, no food to prepare, no shopping for food, no going to the gym. All these things take time and/or also require food. I organized a lot of my music last night to kill time. I've also been catching up on movies and been reading a bit. Boring!!!
I read an article in one of Ryan's magazines yesterday about a person who fasted for 20 days. One of things that they realized that I am now beginning to feel more is a sense of detachment from other people. Eating is a time to come together and even though we have "dinner" and post "dinner" shit sessions, without actual food it is not the same. I've noticed that everyone seems much more down than I have ever seen them before. I'm sure that anyone who has been with any of us at all over the past 2 days would say the same. Its things like this that make me realize the effects of hunger. I will certainly have a much greater appreciation for food when this is done. As far as dealing with the hunger - it just becomes easier every day.

Another day down

Day Three is pretty much complete and as Garrett said, it was a fair day.  I didn't feel nearly as rough as yesterday or the first day.  I am still hungry but its doable.  I am not quite as full of energy as Garrett but am hangin in there.  We talked to a friend tonight who had actually done the same detox two or three weeks ago and she lasted the 10 days fine.  This is a good reasurrance of our decision to do t his, and the more we talk about it, the more we hear of people who have done it.  It isn't all that bad despite being a little hungry on the get go. don't get me wrong tho, i am pretty hungry.  Ryan and I have decided to start the ease out on Sunday in order to be ready for the weekend so we can travel and not have to miss two weekends of fun in a row for the detox.  with the ease in we will still be at 10 days but will be using the last two-three as our ease out.  Not much else to say but this is definitely something i am glad we all did.  Still not in the homestretch yet but only good things are coming from it so far.  "your friends...they live in your smile" -oar     : )

Garrett: Day three, another day of fun!

I'm loving this! I feel normal and besides the hunger and the constant pissing couldn't tell the difference between today and any other for me. I personally also passed the 60% mark since i will be done with the cleanse aspect Friday, the entire process Sunday, so that is exciting too! I'm pretty sure I'm the only one fairing this well, it must be the fat stores, thank god i kept those around, i knew they'd come in handy some day. Today was nice though, everyone was able to make it to the group poop, all four of us, and we were actually able to find a bathroom on campus that was able to accommodate us all, the rest have all had only three stalls. Nobody pooped there pants, but for the second time in a row i think we all pretty much called it quits before the salt water had completely passed. Making us all have to finish the job when we got to our respective flats. Shit I'm hungry, and damn it i have to piss again, alright i'll catch up with you guys tomorrow, got to run.

This is tough- Day 2

Today was a real challenge for me. I think I might of had the hardest day. Everyone seemed to be really happy and energized, especially Garrett. I was struggling. I weighed in yesterday at 80.5 kg 2lbs lighter than day one. I have a bad feeling this is going to keep up...but o well. The entire day was was feeling rather tired and hungry, but do able. When the evening came I hit a wall. My flat mates are purposefully making my favorite foods and desperately trying to break me down. Last night we had a big game of euchre and I nearly caved. If I didn't have a support system I would be eating and happy. Like luke said, it would be so easy to give up right now, but that is half of this. We want to be able to have self control and overcome our selfish desires and get a full physical, mental, and spiritual cleansing. Whenever we face huge obstacles and overcome them the outcome is always more satisfying. I'm just really happy I'm not doing this alone. Love you guys!!!

Begingin of Day 3

So yesterday was filled with its ups and downs. Sometimes I'm hungry sometimes I'm not. Sometimes I cant think while others I think quite clearly. Some things that I have noticed:
-An intensified sense of smell. Everything smells good. I was dissecting a flower in my plant lab, a big magnolia and all I wanted to do was eat it. Other smaller flowers caused similar responses.
-Subconscious planning of what I'm going to eat. By this I mean that I will be doing something such as walking and talking with people while simultaneously creating plans in the back of my mind of what I am going to eat and how f-ing good its going to taste, and then suddenly I realize that I still have many more days to go. I do this constantly even though I know better. I think it is just a habit that will be broken soon.
-So I've had this cough since I left how for NZ. Its been almost 4 months now. Lately it has been getting worse, turning into wheezing at night and the feeling that something is in my chest and not being able to cough it up. Went to the doctor and he said that it was probably asthma. Awsome.. Well, the night before we started this diet I ate some really greesy nasty deep fried stuff. The kind of stuff that fills you up for 5 hours because it just lingers so long in your stomach. That night I had really bad asthma simptoms. The night after that (the first night after starting the diet) my simptoms were remarkebly diminished. last night (The second night) they were gone. I wonder if this shit really is working?
-My hunger fluxuates. Usually durring normal meal times is when I will be the hungriest. Around dinner or lunch especially. Although it seems to be worse during dinner.
-Another thing, I opted to take my shit back at my flat instead of with the other guys in the library. I'm glad I did because instead of coming in 20-30 min like the first day, it took a solid hour to start. The other guys had just about finished at this point. I think it may be because I Drank most of my "dinner" about 15 min before chugging the saltwater. I will not do this today
-My shit smelled nasty differetnt than any other shit I have ever taken.
-Still no tar.
Today is supposed to be a real challenge. My goal is to make it through the weekend. Assuming that everything goes smothely I know that I will make it.

mind over matter

Day two is down, and i think after today pretty much all of us are feeling pretty broken down.  Yesterday's excitement has run out, we are hungry and it is still too early for our bodies to be accustomed to only liquids.  Tomorrow is only going to be worse than today.  I believe tomorrow is going to be a make or break day.  I believe that if we pull through tomorrow, we will be on our way to 10days and if not at least 5-7.  I know i have to go at least to day 4 because we have bought the supplies.  I took a test today and finished a paper due tomorrow and am ready to become a sack of potatoes for the next few days.  Despite this blowing the big one, i now have a new appreciation for food, especially the smallest of foods like enjoying a cup of hot chocolate with friends, and spending time cooking omlettes.  i not only miss the food part of eating but more than that i think i miss the social aspect of coming together as a team to create nourishment for our bodies. The poop today was good, no tar yet.  I think i have come away from seeing this as a healthy matter and it has now become more of a mental challenge for me.  Do i break it off early and fall into the temptations like everything else in life? or do i stay strong suffer a little and learn from this experience and prove to myself that i do have some self discipline?  i am really hoping for the latter but i know i can only do it with the support of my friends.  tomorrow is a new day; a new challenge; a new appreciation of the simple things in life.

the picture is of us chugging our liter of salt water before hittin the poopers at the library.

Garrett: Day Fucking 2

Day 2, way less eventful then day one. I didn't work out and am still feeling sick, but for some reason even on 5 hours of sleep feel energized. I actually sat down and did some homework this morning with the void of no work out, and also got to catch up on a few other odds and ends. The group poop was pretty standard, minus Sam this time and instead trading him in for Ryan. I'm still pretty hungry however, and this constant pissing is starting get pretty obnoxious. But yeah Day two down, feeling great yet hungry, and still going strong. But now it's time to try and get some sleep so maybe i can feel great again tomorrow.

Worst Idea Ever

So i have had some pretty bad ideas over the past few years, whether it be walking on a frozen pond in bare feet, or filling a soda can with gas and lighting it then jumping on it, but this was probably one of my worst ideas.  Not eating for 10days, not until today did i realize what we are getting ourselves into.  while friends are enjoying a well cooked steak, we are sipping on our homemade juice taking in the aroma.  Despite this being one of my least smart ideas, i also believe it is going to be one of the best mental and physical challenges i will have had in an incredibly long time...and thats why i'm still pumped.  nothing beats overcoming an obstacle that has broken you down and rebuilt you.  it just happens that right now is our breakdown stage.  i am truly hoping this is an opportunity to cleanse not only my body but my soul, faith, and self discipline.  i could not ask for 4 funnier guys to be doing this with and as they said before, with each others support, i am not worried about getting through it at all, i'm more worried about pooping my pants in class.  i am sitting here on day one, hungry yet satisfied, ready to see what tomorrow will bring.  to those of us up for the challenge, lets do this, day one is down and tomorrow is another beautiful day. Goodnight and Godbless! 

just for kicks, check out ryans sweet pic he took while we were eating "dinner" together 

Garrett: Holy Shit...literally

Wow, Ryan Shit his pants, by far the funniest moment of my entire trip here in New Zealand...wow is all i have to say. Now with that out of the way, my day. It was certainly an interesting one that's for sure. The start was pretty standard, i don't usually eat breakfast or at least a large breakfast, so i was doing fine with that. So i woke up and headed to the gym, did a shortened lift and did a very short run, due to a chest cold I'm currently enduring and considering i won't have a lot of energy to fight it off i decided it would be best to keep it brief. After that i went back hit quick shower and headed to Ryan's to make a nice breakfast. The mix of cayenne, maple syrup, and lemon juice is certainly an interesting one. I can't complain to much, it's definitely bearable, although we'll see what i say after a couple more days of it. For the most part between water and the mix i've been able to keep myself feeling pretty full, but now that I'm laying down for the night a nice nutella and peanut butter sandwich sounds delicious. I never realized how much all this liquid would make me have to piss, i had two of the most uncomfortable classes of all time today. Literally, from the moment i sat down til the end of class was a struggle not to piss myself or to just get up and leave. The second time i pissed literally five minutes before classes started, withing 10 of it starting i had to go again, ugh it was quite obnoxious. Hopefully i can handle it better tomorrow. So as stated for dessert we got to enjoy a liter of salt water, it was probably the worst dessert i've ever had in my life, scratch that, it was definitely the worst of my life. As you probably read from ryan's post, he promptly shit himself, again it was hilarious! After that sam, luke and I made our way to our student union building to find a bathroom where we could take a group poop and support each other through the tough times. I'm glad we could all do it together, it was quite the experience, i think ryan describes it pretty well, read his for a description. After finishing up in there, i headed back and took a complete shower, i definitely felt i needed on. From there on i just sipped on water having finished my dinner and was scared to fart for the rest of the night, haha.

Day 1 - Vinny

So day 1 is almost over with. Feeling a bit hungry. Somewhat out of it and oh yeah... happy that I wasn't the one who shat himself. I can't believe we are going to do this for 10 days. One thing is for sure... I will be peeing a lot. Like at least 20 times a day.
Goodnight everyone

If you only knew.......

HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This just got a lot more serious than I thought. Let me back up with the beginning of my day first. Today is the beginning to 10 of the most treacherous days of my life. I wake up this morning realizing this is it, game on! This is probably the first breakfast I have missed in 10-20 years. I don't remember missing a breakfast is what I am trying to say. I have worked my tail off to put on weight, constantly eating, even when I am not hungry. I guess that I eat 395 peanut butter and honey sandwiches a year, just for the protein and carbs. So i have been lifting and eating a fair amount here (in New Zealand) when a friend decided we should do this stupid detox diet thing. We weighed in this morning and I weighed a record high of 81.4 kgs which is 178.6 lbs. I have never been this heavy in my life, and now I have committed myself to starve for 10 days. So here goes.....Before you proceed reading, this might get a little graphic. The whole day I have been incredibly hungry. Anything and everything reminded me of food. If anyone from INdiana or DePauw reads this I have been CRAVING marvins, which has THE best garlic cheeseburger with ranch fries. I really shouldn't have written that, now I'm hurting of hunger. So everyone: Sam, Luke, Garrett, and my self have been having a great day. No cheaters, not too tired, it's all good. We had lunch and dinner together. For dessert we drank our salt water concoction, which is made up of organic sea salt and a liter of water. We chugged them, but Luke won. Congrats..... Literally five minutes later or less I had to flatulate. First rule of master clean: NEVER FART! (because that is not all that comes out). No way this gas bubble inside of me could have been from the drink. So i thought i could squeeze one out safely.......well I was wrong. Wasn't just air. For the next 45 min. my legs were gettting numb from squating on the john. it was serious business. I have never experienced something like this in my life. take the worst most awesome bowel movement you have ever experienced and put it on steriods, then multiply it by 3 and you will experience the same intensity that i did. Who would have thought..........

Don't really know what I'm getting into

Yeah so I went over to Maggie's to visit with some people and you know... hang out. When I got there Ryan, Garrett and Luke are trying to convince the girls to do this detox thing with them. And then they asked me if I wanted to do it. They told me I would feel great lose weight and shit tar for about 7 days. Having just come from that place down the road where they serve all that really nasty fried food, I decided that my body could use a detox and why the hell not... Right now I'm still full, having eaten a deep fried fish burger and fries about 4 hours ago and feeling pretty ready to starve for the next 10 days.
Good Luck everybody. Don't really know what I'm getting myself into but willing to take it through to the end. Probably because I'm still really really full. Goodnight

Sam wanted to join the action so here is the new photo of the team and our supplies for the next 4 days, after 10 days of this we will have gone through 30 bottles of 99.9% lemon juice and 30 bottles of 100% pure maple syrup. here is the link to what the detox entails...http://themastercleanse.org/    .....tomorrow is going to be a great day : )

Garrett: Oh Goodness, here we go

So here we go...
As I'm sure you know by reading the other boys posts, we're starting a 10 day detox that will take probably 2 full weeks while we ease our way out of it. I'm pretty scared, this is going to be pretty painful, eek a leak. It should be fun though, especially with Ryan and Lucas there to hold my hands while they go through the same things. I figure as long as they are there to support me i can definitely do it. Doing it alone would be near impossible. I'm glad i drank for the last two day, build up as many toxins as i can to really make this worth it,haha. Word on the street is there is going to be some serious weight loss, which is going to be weird, but worries me a little since i plan on lifting and continuing my training for the marathon while doing this, so mine may be more extreme than expected. Which is really unhealthy. Hopefully it all works out, i guess we'll see. hopefully even nf this is a complete failure, we'll have some awesome stories.
Note: There will be a pretty fair intense and inappropriate posts on this blog, just be aware and be ready for some potty language.

So here it is guys, the blog of our 10 day detox.  As Ryan said we have spent most of the day in the library to get work finished and have completed nothing.  For those who do not know all of us the picture is a quick shot we took while not doing work in the library.  Far left is Garrett, myself Lucas in the middle, and Ryan on the far right.  The detox requires we do not eat any food for 10 days and only drink an organic/nutrient created drink that we must make each morning.  Basically we poop all the tar and toxins out of our bodies and its a rough but good time.  this is gonna be awesome. woohoo!

The night before - Ryan

Ok, so there are three people, including myself, which have decided to completely detox our bodies. we have been thinking about this for a while now, but it is becoming a reality. TOmorrow is the official start date. We are trying to figure out a good pic for our profile, but we are struggling...... To be honest I am incredibly hungry thinking about not being able to eat for 10 days. SWEET we found an awesome picture!!! So we have been in the library for around 3 hours today maybe more and I have read 2 paragraphs (and I have a test tomorrow) Luke has written 180 words of a 2500 word essay and Garrett has written a paragraph. The main problem with this is I am going to lose heaps of poundage. We all agreed to do this and then get freakin jacked up from the gym afterwards. So no worries. If you have never heard of this detox process you should read up on it. The more I read the less I want to do it. There will be a lot of post so I will keep this one short. Peace! "Live the Life you Love"