Hushpuppy love...

After reading 20-Questions blog and following her quest for The Master Cleanse, I have decided to give it a try. (Especially after the amount of southern food I consumed this last week*… I swear I might turn into a hushpuppy the next time I eat [like I have never eaten before] those little pieces of heaven.) We shall see how it works. I have ingested my quart of warm sea-salt water already this morning (god that was horrible), and have my lemon juice-cayenne pepper-maple syrup-water concoction next to me, ready for this to be my only food consumption for the next ten days. I honestly don’t think I’ll get through the weekend, but we shall see.

20-Questions talked about one of her big hurdles was getting through the caffeine withdrawls, but I figure I have already leaped that hurdle, so perhaps this won’t be as difficult. Just over a month ago I cut caffeine out of my diet. I had been having these heart issues, where suddenly my heart would begin to beat very heavily, not necessarily rapidly, but just very hard, to the point it got a little frightening.

In Portland I went to a Powell’s Book Store with a friend and after walking into one section I had to take a seat as my heart was palpitating so strongly, it actually began to worry me. The worry increased tenfold as I looked up from my bench seat and saw that I was sitting in front of the “Death and Dying” section of books, and I was sure that God was trying to tell me something.

After reviewing my day, and the five (plus) shots of espresso I had consumed in the previous few hours of the morning, I decided that in lieu of rushing myself to Urgent Care, I would try and cut caffeine out of my diet. I felt oh-so-tired the first few days, but I feel much better now. I drank a Mountain Dew (highest caffeine content of any soda) the other night and was shocked to look at the clock at 2:30 am, thinking it was about 10:30pm. Yes, my body has definitely gotten over the caffeine addiction, and my heart seems to have returned to normal.



So through this difficult time of solely lemon water consumption (I really shouldn’t have watched Top Chef** last night), I am glad that my body shant be withdrawing from the copious amounts of caffeine I used to consume, while I instead drink this spicy-lemony drink. I wonder how it would taste with a little vodka added…



* Vinny Gambini: [the cook puts a big blob of lard on the stove] Excuse me, you guys down here hear about the ongoing cholesterol problem in the country?
** But Harold is so cute! (Even if he isn't photogenic.)