The First Day

I woke up at around 5 and went back to sleep.  It is now 6:53 and I dragged myself out of bed, wanting to stay there forever.  If, on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 is not able to get out of bed and 10 is jumping out of bed, I feel like a 2 or a 3.  My throat is dry, I can hardly keep my eyes open, my urine was dark yellow, all in all, a pretty crappy start to the day.

Okay - that was interesting.  Firstly, 1/8 tsp of salt is a lot of salt to put on the tongue all at once (I was expecting a sprinkle).  At watercures.org I read that the salt might burn when on the tongue, and I must say that it did burn a bit, but it wasn't completely unpleasant.  It didn't take very long to dissolve on my tongue, and then I happily started drinking the water.

Something did happen before I drank the water, however - it was almost like my brain cleared up a bit.  Hmmm....I wonder why salt would do that?  It may make sense, why I have been craving salty foods for the past week (at least) - with my low blood pressure and lack of hydration, could my salt levels be off as well?

Drinking the water was more difficult than usual - normally I can drink two cups of water no problem, especially when I am so thirsty in the morning.  But, by just after 7:00 I had completed step 1 of the water protocol.  I feel a little better, maybe up to a 4 or 5, but I would still like to go back to bed.  However, the day calls, and I must go.

At 11:00 I decided to repeat the protocol, and strangely, all my brain could think about from about 10:00 onward was the salt I was going to have.  Very interesting.  This time I tried putting the bits of salt around my gums - I found that dumping the entire 1/8 tsp on my tongue was a little harsh, and I felt naseous at around 8:15.  I read that it is best to let the salt dissolve slowly so that not a lot of it is swallowed, which can apparently upset the stomach.  Another interesting tidbit - I was able to consume the water a lot easier this time.  Not sure if it's the time of day or the salting methodology, but regardless, I feel better with the protocol this time around.

The third and final protocol of the day was at close to 9:00, which made me very nervous.  I certainly didn't want to be up all night going to the bathroom!  I put the salt around my gums again (my salivary glands were going nuts!), and then drank the water.  Less than an hour later, I went to bed, and only woke up to go to the bathroom once - at 12:36 pm.  Sadly, however, my sleep was terrible.

And so ends the first day - 3 protocols of 500 ml of water with 1/8 tsp of salt.