GAS

I had been warned, but not prepared.

I know I had been told that there might be an adjustment period in transit to veganism--but oh! my-god! I (and Brett, poor soul) had put up with it for nearly a month, but it got to be painful, swelling, gut busting... and my cloths did not fit my bloated distended belly.

I went to the Good Life health store (wonderful people by the way) and he pointed me toward some vegan gas relief (that's right, most are not--??) and some digestion enzymes. These mainly help break down protein heavy meals, like beans, and wow, how they have helped.

As far as the fasting goes--Apryl may be right. There may be a greater force steering me away from this. Tuesday I took my bottle of lemonade to work at the coffee shop, took a sip and realized it was fermented. And not in a cool way. In a tart, fizzy way. It goes without saying, my taste for lemonade was not that great for the rest of the day.

At this point, I want to do it for myself not only spiritually, not only to cleanse my body, but also to do it because I set out to, and I want to finish it. I sometimes feel silly talking about it here, I know it can seem like just a lot of talk... but for me, now it serves another function. Saying I am going to accomplish something difficult, and daunting, and then doing it--start to finish.