day one of 21 day cleanse

today had it's challenges and its rewards. i started off the morning with only 1 cup of not-very-strong coffee and by noon had an awful caffeine withdrawal headache! i had more caffeine and felt better, i plan to slowly taper off this next week.

i also did a dry skin brush, super-hot bath with aromatherapy oils lavender and rosemary. in addition, i practiced Darshana's cleansing asana sequence from this month's yoga journal. I've drank tons of lemon water, and the black bean stew is delicious.

i attended a birthday party today which served a chocolate cake. since i am viewing this not as a diet but as something i am doing FOR myself, not TO myself, i did not feel deprived when everyone else had their cake.

overall, i feel good this first evening of day 1 and look forward to the next 20 days!