It’s finally happened. Six days into my detox and I’m not hungry at all. In fact, I even have some of yesterday’s juice left over. Although I had a few more hours sleep than usual last night, Im fully alert and for the first time this includes mentally as well as physically. In fact, I can’t stop talking (bit of a problem as I work on my own from home).

Last night my hunger and resolve were tested to the max when I popped out for drinks at at restaurant with friends. If I’m honest I was dreading sitting there with my herbal teas while the smell of food drifted around me, and I even took two bottles of my juice out as my weapons of combat.

However, no matter how good the food looked and smelt, I didn’t even feel a pang of hunger, and the chips, which would have been previously ordered before I even sat down, failed to cast their evil temptation.

I’ve always been one of those girls who will happily share a bottle of wine with a mate and being in an environment where this was usually a must have, I worried that I would fail the challenge.

Although there was no alcohol involved on our table, there was also something smugly satisfying about seeing others around me struggling to get up as the drink took it’s hold. And if there’s something that this programme has made me realise, its that drinking tea and water on a night out isn’t really all that bad. In fact, I’m already looking forward to being able to wake up after a big night out without the usually hangover and fry up cravings.

However despite my lack of drinking my belly is saying something else. Over the course yesterday and today I’ve developed, what looks like a beer belly, which has replaced the flatness I spoke about earlier in the week.

As I said yesterday this is because some fruit and veg in the juices have high acidic values, which could temporarily increase stomach acidity with some people who are more sensitive and thus lead to bloating. However this is claimed to be a very rare side effect of detoxing and you can get bloating during a normal diet and even just living. This includes the simple reflex of inhaling as some people actually swallow more air in as a result of stress, or simply when they eat or drink. Chewing on gum and smoking can also make you inhale more air, aggravating the discomfort.

Whatever the reason, I’m really not feeling that comfortable about it. After speaking to the owner about my concerns she sent me some probiotics, which are said to neutralise the effects, and I’m hoping that once my juice intake subsides and the pills kick in I’ll loose my beer baby.

However, one of the main benefits, which wasn’t mentioned to me at the time of starting is, that after my initial grouches, I’m a lot calmer. I’ve not had road rage for two days and even my neighbours loud television hasn’t caused me to explode. When I asked Purifyne about this it confirmed that this was part of the cleansing programme. Apparently this is because as your body begins to change so does your overall attitude.

I’m not saying that once this detox finishes I’ll be a no drinking, peace making person, but while it lasts I have to admit it does feel quite good.

Read on tomorrow to hear about how my last day goes.