master cleanse

Today is day 5 of my decidedly 21 day cleanse and I feel AWESOME!. I had great eliminations this morning, the swf seemed so easy and not disgusting at all, I just did an intense spinning class and when I got home I drank a glass of lemonade and I feel so refreshed! I am truly reveling in the positive energy surrounding me right now! I hope all you other cleansers out there are experiencing these same beautiful feelings…

Its the morning of day 4 and I’m feeling good, but a bit languid. Nothing much to report over the past couple days. Yesterday I noticed that the skin on my hands is softer than it normally it. My tongue has the white coating on it and my mouth tastes bad. Last night I went to bed with a headache, and woke up with it too. But as soon as I drank the swf and let that run its course, my headache went away. I also had my first cleansing dream last night. I drank 2 apple juice boxes without thinking I was doing anything wrong! To think I would cheat by drinking apple juice! Crazy. It might have been because I was looking at liver cleanses and they say you’re supposed to drink lots of apple juice. Normally I don’t drink apple juice except on flights. Anyway, this has definitely been the easiest cleanse so far (knock on wood), and right now I’m just enjoying going through the motions and reaping the benefits. Also, does anyone recommend chugging the swf or sipping on it continuously? Just thought I’d get some other opinions.

So I walk in to work today and on the table in the break room is (and I’m not exaggerating) muffins from dunking doughnuts, a giant chocolate oreo cake, granola, pb chocolate bars, caramel rice cakes, breadsticks, pb crackers, peanut brittle, trail mix, a note saying there’s key lime frozen yogurt in the fridge, and a bowl full of candies and chocolates. I was like, wow, what a great day to start my cleanse, right? But after sitting there, fantasizing about the diabetic coma I could induce on myself, I realized how empty and unsatisfied I would have felt had I eaten that junk. I praised myself for being so self-aware and focused, and contentedly sipped on my slightly too spicy lemonade. Other than that, my day was great. Day 1 is always fairly easy, no hunger, no toxins doing anything significant. Now I’m off to make my tea, cuddle up with a book and call it a day.

So I’m starting another cleanse today, and I’m so psyched! I wasn’t planning on doing one so soon after my last one (which was in may), but after spending time with my uncle (who has been a vegan most of his life) I was motivated to go back to my vegan ways. And I felt the best was to start off on the right foot was to cleanse all the animal products out of my system. So last night I drank my smooth move, this morning I did my swf (which gets easier every time, I swear), and now I’m sipping on the oh so familiar “lemonade”. This marks my 4th cleanse, and hopefully my longest. My last mc lasted 13 days (so close to the 2 week mark!), and this time I’m going for 3 weeks. I’m happy to be rejoining my fellow 43things mcers! Bottoms up!

Well, I’m at the end of the 13 day road, and I feel awesome! Final stats: weight lost 18lbs, inches lost 19in, confidence/happiness/lightness/cleanliness gained UNMEASURABLE! Thanks to my girls for all your help and encouragement. Keep up the good work… you are amazing!

So I woke up this morning with great energy. I hardly need any sleep anymore… like last night I wasn’t tired until after 1am, and this morning I hopped out of bed at 7am! My body feels great, my mind is clear, and I feel so clean and refreshed inside. But best of all is that I’m excited to eat HEALTHY. At different points throughout the cleanse I would dream about binging on boston market, ice cream, sweet potato fries, etc., but now I’m so proud of how far I’ve come and how amazing my body looks and feels, I have no desire to lose that. I plan on going to to grocery store tomorrow and stocking up on good, healthy organic foods that will keep my body buzzing along in this euphoric state. I’ll probably eliminate dairy, cow and pig from my diet. I’ll start raw vegan and slowly incorporate fish and then some poultry. Although I’m kinda sad to end this incredible journey, I’m trying to look at it as just the beginning. This cleanse has been a jump start for a new, healthier, more balanced me. And I’m anticipating the best orange juice of my life tomorrow morning ;-)

I can’t believe I haven’t eaten in 12 days!!! Craziness, right? Well, after day 10 I decided to take it one day at a time, and since I’m bout to run out of ingredients, tomorrow will be my last day. Yipeeeee! I am amazed and proud that I did this for so long… I certainly don’t think I could have done it without my cheerleaders and fellow cleansers here ;-p I have a super busy day tomorrow, so I prally won’t post, but I’m excited about posting my finishing stats on sunday as I’m sippin my fresh squeezed oj! Keep up the good work, you all are amazing!

So I decided to keep going! I was planning on ending after day 10, getting up this morning and having some fresh squeezed oj from jamba juice. But I woke up to a migraine instead and had to stay in bed all day. This made me think that I must still have lots of toxins in my system, and should continue on with the cleanse. Today will be day 11, but I’ve only had 16 oz of lemonade today because I’ve been in bed with a bandana tied around my eyes :-( I found myself waking up and actually craving the lemonade. So I’m just going to take it day by day from here on out (although I’m secretly hoping to make it to day 14). Also, this morning I drank smooth move instead of the SWF (cause I didn’t think I could keep that much liquid down with my migraine) and I had a pretty big solid elimination. Much different from the liquid eliminations I’m used to with the SWF. I like the smooth move better and might try doing that for the next few days instead of the SWF. I hope everyone is still doing great! Unfortunately my head still feels funky, so I’m going back to bed…

I’m thinking of ending the cleanse early. I know I originally wanted to go for 21 days, but the last couple days I’ve been thinking about only going to 14. And today I just want it to be over. I have to go to the grocery store regardless, and I just keep going back and forth between more lemons and syrup, or oranges and veggie broth. Honestly I’m leaning towards the latter. I certainly don’t consider this a failure, since today is day 10. I don’t really have an excuse for wanted it to be over, other than I just want it to be over. I look forward to hearing what you all have to say… I hope I’m not letting anybody down, you’ve all been such an inspiration to me and have made this cleanse a wonderful experience. I have to go to work, but I’ll check back later tonight. Peace.

Today was good… good energy, good mood, good complexion, no hunger. My tongue is turning from white to brownish, which I think means that a lot of toxins are leaving my system. Soon I’ll be back to a furless pink tongue! Yipee! Does anyone use mouthwash while on the cleanse? I feel like my breath smells so bad. And I’ve been using a natural deodorant crystal while on the cleanse too (non of that aluminum nonsense) and I feel like I’m just a big walking stink bomb :-/ On a more positive note, I have a word of advice for my 2 cleansing friends and all our new joiners… and that word is VISUALIZATION. Visualize the toxins being brushed and flushed out of your system. Visualize the fat cells melting away. If you’re feeling any pain, hunger, etc. just visualize the SWF sweeping it out of your system. I’ve found this a big help when I’m feeling bad or unmotivated. Bring on day 10!