Activities & Thoughts on Day 14

i kinda feel like i'm recovering from my tonsillectomy again. it took MONTHS for certain foods and flavors to taste "normal" again. that's kinda what i'm sensing right now. grant it, it's only been two days, but i can definitely tell things do not taste the same as they did. my tongue/taste buds have certainly been changed! (i think that's one point of fasting, but i never thought the good food would taste yucky.)

this morning i was presented with a very large plate of pineapple, grapes, and watermelon along with a watermelon/cucumber juice. everything tasted great, but when i was about a 1/4 from finishing the plate of fruit, my tongue started rejecting the pineapple and the grapes. it was almost like the acid in those fruits was burning my tongue! needless to say, i finished off the watermelon instead.

about a half hour later i had a bad case of diarrhea, but that's to be expected. in fact, the doctors here want you to have a bowel movement within 48 hours of eating again, otherwise they start dishing out the prunes and other things. yuk.

in spite of my very long day of walking (3+ miles), i'm feeling well. feeling healthy. and was thankful for the opportunity to walk, even if it ended up being farther than intended. i felt stronger today than yesterday, so maybe tomorrow will be even better!

here's a video recap of my day...