Comments: My third day of kichadi. My last day without mung beans. I am excited for mung beans.
My goal: Just one more day!
Food choice: Fresh kichadi
Total Kichadi prepared: ~2 cup of rice (pre-cooking measurements).
Total Kichadi eaten: 75%
Beverage choices: Many glasses of water
General feelings about life post meals: Optimistic that tomorrow will be better.
Excitement level regarding eating kichadi (0-10; 0 = revolted, 10 = too much Botox): 3
Likelihood that I would rather starve than eat kichadi (0-10; 0 = never, 10 = kill me now): 5
Side-effects of meal: Fatigue; mild headache; poor digestion
Food related dreams or fantasies: Stared longingly at raw spaghetti. Picked up a piece and held it, wishing I could eat it, as is, knowing it to be far more delicious than kichadi.
Occurrences of note: Party at the house with wine, chips, and appetizers. I partook in none of these.
Day 4: Sunday
Kichadi fantasiesComments: My first day of mung beans! My excitement was misplaced. Spent the afternoon with Thorn, celestialspeedster, and an outside observer, Jon.
My goal: Not to pass out.
Food choice: Day old kichadi, fried with mung beans.
Total Kichadi prepared: ~0.5 cup of rice (pre-cooking measurements); 0.25 cup of mung bean
Total Kichadi eaten: 100%
Beverage choices: Many glasses of water, Master Cleanse in sparkling water (minus cayenne and maple syrup)
General feelings about life post meals: Depressed and fearful.
Excitement level regarding eating kichadi (0-10; 0 = revolted, 10 = too much Botox): 1
Likelihood that I would rather starve than eat kichadi (0-10; 0 = never, 10 = kill me now): 8
Side-effects of meal: Fatigue; mild headache; dizziness; inability to poo
Food related dreams or fantasies: Cannibalism. Or at least theft of the food of my competitors. If their hands were eaten as well, that would be okay.
Occurrences of note: Became so tired and dizzy that I needed to go home to eat more kichadi. By the time I got home, the idea of kichadi was so repugnant that I abstained from eating more.
Day 5: Monday
Comments: More than halfway through this diet and I feel awful!My goal: I'm too tired for goals.
Food choice: Fresh kichadi, with mung beans
Total Kichadi prepared: ~2 cup of rice (pre-cooking measurements); 1 cup of mung bean
Total Kichadi eaten: 50%
Beverage choices: Many glasses of water, Indian Spice herbal tea
General feelings about life post meals: Moderately depressed.
Excitement level regarding eating kichadi (0-10; 0 = revolted, 10 = too much Botox): 2
Likelihood that I would rather starve than eat kichadi (0-10; 0 = never, 10 = kill me now): 7
Side-effects of meal: Fatigue; mild headache; dizziness; inability to poo
Days without pooing: 2
Food related dreams or fantasies: Tempted by enticing smell at work. Commented on how delicious it smelled. It was yeast extract, which normally turns my stomach. Again eyed raw spaghetti longingly.
Occurrences of note: Nothing of note. Inability to poo is becoming slightly worrying. This seems to counter predictions of kichadi.
The inability to evacuate does sometimes occur with the first round of kichadee. Try eating more kichadee to help bulk up. Add some more ghee to the mixture as well.
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