3 WEEKS IN

Crystal:  I am 3 weeks into my fast and have had mostly good days. I am very happy today with my workout.  I ran 5 miles in a 8:08 pace..and I felt great!  It is evening now and I am still feeling really good.  This liquid diet is very doable while still working out.  The trick is to have more smoothies than raw juice, because, lets face it, if you can run and work out, then you are not in bad enough shape to do a real serious cleanse.  And that is where I am at.  I still have to drink enough calories to have the energy to workout.  I learned the hard way on that.  Last night, I made the Banana cream pie recipe.  Wow!  It was delicious!  I think that contributed to me having the stamina to run faster today.  There has only been one day that I have not had a BM.  Again, having smoothies is helping that.  Last night and one other day, I seemed a little more tired than usual, but with rest, the next day has been great.  Overall, I feel I have more energy.  I tweeked my back Saturday, but I recovered from it very quickly.  I was pleasantly surprised.  I have been having at least 8 glasses a day of water which I am hoping helped.  I am still having the gassy stomach though..I hope that can subside.  I have lost 7 lbs.