Do a juice cleanse

“At no point am I actually hungry. I’m just craving food. I never realized how much energy I devote to thinking about my next meal. [...] I’m noticing how much my phone looks like a candy bar. The cat is like a tiny steak with whiskers. When Werner and I chat about blog stuff, all I see is a talking box of French fries. I have food on the brain.”

“I start my day with a bang: a shot of lemon juice, ginger and cayenne pepper. It’s the equivalent of lighting a firecracker inside your mouth and definitely jolts me awake. [...] After my third juice of the day, I realize that my body isn’t craving sustenance – in fact I never feel truly hungry throughout the entire five days – but my soul is left wanting. My gaze lingers on a co-worker’s hot sandwich for longer than is appropriate. A bag of almonds looks as tempting as a bowl of Skittles.”

“Instead, day one was the most difficult, and it got easier from there. [...] I wasn’t really hungry, and didn’t have any side effects other than just being kind of bored (I usually cook every day) and having to pee a lot! At the end of day one, I was craving anything salty — I really wanted chips!”