master cleanse

OK, today is NOT a good day. I am hungry. Really hungry. I have a headache and for some reason I just can not fathom another glass of lemonade! I have not had a BM in 2 days now and well I am freaking out now! I have to go to IHOP tomorrow and meet my office team to do a presentation. IHOP people! IHOP! Oh God. I want so badly to go into my cabinet and dig out my flax seeds and oatmeal and eat a huge hot bowl full! OH God, please help me! I am attempting to ward this off with some peppermint tea and hell it ain’t working! I think I am caving…I am going to drink this damn tea and take my ass to bed! I can’t take this any more…maybe I will wake up with a better attitude. If not…well I guess I’ll be having waffles at IHOP tomorrow! DAMN!
Ok no…I am NOT having waffles at Ihop tomorrow and I am going to drink my senna tea tonight and I am going to read a book and go to bed. I am too close to even think like this, but I really do feel like caving..this day sucks!
I am going to take a few of my pepermint tea bags and my syrup with me. Along with a couple of bottles of lemonade, present and then go back to the office. I am not going to stay, I am not going to hang around and I am not going to go there hungry. I am going to drink lemonade til I almost puke before I leave this house in the morning!
There! Take that Gluttony!

Ok, so it is only 2:30 in the afternoon here in TX. SO I am still at work. and I am bored, which is bad because I want to eat. I have a burst of business this AM and now have a lull of nothing but paperwork!
But I digress…
I am noticing that I am now sleeping wayyy better than ever before, but I have a harder time waking in the morning. I am usually up by 5 am and out by 6:15. Now I push snooze til about 6:30 and get to work right about 8am. Very uncharacteristic of me. I am only having morning BM’s and maybe 1 or 2 small during the day. At this point it is a… well, um seems to be just heavy mucus that I am purging. Really weird.
So far I have only had 2.5 bottles of 16.9 oz bottles of lemonade. But ya know I am not “craving” anything.
Another weird thing: I got a horrible cramp today in and around my belly button…kind of freaky. It kind of felt like the area around my belly button and just below it was tight and ahrd like contractions or something. Then it just went away. What the hell was that!?
Well, Day 5 so far so good, looking forward to day 6 cause well it is another day through!

So day 4 is winding down for me. I had another great day. Busy, I had a Health, Wealth and Wellness fair that I sponsored for the employees at my building so I was running all day long. I had tons of energy and I even set up the food, popped popcorn and gave out candy! I only had like 3 16 oz bottles of lemonade today and I am no drinking my tea. Funny i am craving lemonade right now, so I will make a cup before bed as well.
So here is what I have discovered so far:

Get Regular is a much better Senna tea than smooth mooves because it is not as harsh on the stomach and Get regular has other “soothers” that help on the cleanse like peppermint and ginger in the tea.

Switching between lemons and limes is awesom too! Limes have this really, I don’t know almost buttery sweet flavor and it adds great depth to the whole lemonade drink thing too.

Bottled water, toothbrush and toothpaste are necessary carry items during the day. I brush my teeth twice as much because my tongue feels so fuzzy now, and I can’t chew gum.

If you just stop and pray for strength the moment you begin wanting to woof down food, the desire fades very quickly.

Lastly, research on meat, dairy, and sugar will make you disgusted enough to not want to eat anything! Geesh!

Ok…looking forward to Day 5! I am so proud of myself! I did not think I was going to make it this time around, but I know my history and it syas one I get past day 5 it is a cake walk for me…so stay with me… keep me going and I will do the same!
Til tomorrow….

So day three was pretty non eventful until later in the evening. The wokrday went by just fine. I had a million things to do so hunger was the last thing on my mind. The coffee did not bother me at all and neither did all of the food in and out…I was suprised.
When I got home, I got a call from my sister telling me she was taking my father to the hospital because he was having heart attack like symptoms. So my stress levels sky rocketed and I wanted to eat of course as food is a comfort to me. Well at 3 am she finally called me and told me that the Dr felt it was a muscle issue not his heart at all, so thank God for that.
But now my stomach is hurting, not a gotta run to the bathroom hurting, but a “I think I have an ulcer” hurting. But I am keeping on as I feel compelled to complete my cleanse this time around.
So onto day 4….

Well here I am! Day 2 closing down! I had a rough night last night and a pitiful day! I was running a fever at 2am and got up to layer on clothes and turn off my AC (I live in TX so this is really freaky for me to do). I slept all day until about 3pm this afternoon which means I did not have my tea this AM, but I have been drinking my lemondae, which is really awesome tasting right now. My fever is gone and I am feeling a little achy, but I think that is because I have been being lazy and laid up all day!
I have a question: Can I drink Pierre? I love sparkling water but wondering if I should refrain, or is it ok to drink?
I bought a glass container to mix my days worth of juice in so I can take it to work and stick it in my little fridge. I forgot to clean out my office so now I have to go there tomorrow and throw away my stash of Skittles and Gummy Bears. That sucks! Oh and now I have to smell coffee every morning which is going to just murder me! But I know if I get through the day tomorrow without gnawing off my leg, I will be fine. It should not be too bad, I am ready with lemonade, bottles of water and peppermint tea to keep me on track! I think I am going to brew some peppermint tea tonight and refrigerate it so I can have some ice tea as treat…that sounds nice.
Well going to take a nice long showing a wash the days toxins off my skin and hair. My boyfriend is still a jerk, but I have to understand, because as I am cleansing he has stopped smoking and is going through the moods and frustration as I am, so we are trying to not kill one another right now.
Stay on track fellow cleansers, to you 40 dayers…you have my support and respect on your journey, keep posting you give me hope!

I starting blogging on one of the other Master Cleanse boards here and well…they are NOT very active so here I am. Let’s get you all up to speed. My target start date was Friday the 13th, so today is my first full official day of cleansing. I am sooo lazy and tired and well I have had a headache all day. My boyfriend sucks he is at his house packed with grtoceries and keeps calling me and saying things like, “when I went grocery shopping I got you something…oh yeah I forgot your fasting for how long?” I loath him!
Any who, I have only had like 4 cups of lemonade since 8am and am about to get another 2 into me. I am already passing what looks like well, mucus, but I am thinking it is just the residue from the tea. I ahve been adding ginger to my tea to ease cramps and it makes it taste sooo good. I am also using Agave instead of the syrup because well I hate that syrup! I did buy a bottle and may use it later on for a change if I need it but it is gross. The lemonade is soooo good with agave. I can surely do my 10 days like this!
Ok SO I am going to drink my tea, retwist my locs and then sip on some lemonade before the night is over. Maybe I can get my boyfriend to come over and keep me company, but he says I am cranky right now…I don’t think so! Oh did I tell you my next door neighbor has been bbqing all day today and is still roastiig meat! I should go over there and kick the damn grill over and step on all of his lucious vittles! But I don’t think I could finish the cleanse in jail. Until tomorrow….

I am in so much pain it is well just sad…I have been asking myself if I did something strenuous and hurt myself…well of course not. On top of that I feel like I have a head cold. I feel miserable and I can’t really continue like this as I HAVE GOT TO take some medicine so I can function at work. So I am breaking my cleanse and moving into the Daniel Fast so that I can enhance my health while eating so I can take my medication and get my health in order with less detox affects. Good luck to you all and keep on keeping on!

Ok….I have to say it I can not freaking go on like this. It does not matter what I do I see and smell food! I never noticed how many commercials are about food, how many restaurants I pass every day, how often my neighbor cooks, how oftem the radio advertises food! Why oh why?! My throat hurs, my head hurts, I felt like I had the flew yesterday. I actually have to carry Lysol to the bathroom at work and damn it I am mean as hell too! I’d give a kidney for a rare steak! I DO NOT eat RARE meat! Oh and I have discovered that the food channel now turns me on! This is too much!
I know this though, as I keep on keepin on, my skin is looking better, I sleep soundly, my sense are improving, my stomach has flattened I have lost 5 pounds, I concentrate better at work and I will be a proud of myself if I continue.

Ok, I will start with this, for all of the women I hope some one can relate. I am on day one of the cleanse and having a hard time staying focused cause I want potatoe chips, soda and ice cream. Can you guess why? Ding, Ding, Ding! SO now I have menstrual cramps, cravings and well damn it I am hungry! However, I had a great day at work as long as I stayed in my office. I was more focused and by mid afternoon when I normally get lazy, I had a busrt of energy. But now I am home and I want to snack and munch and I can’t. I am going to prepare My tea, read a little and pray…maybe even ask for forgiveness for being so gluttonous! I do have a question…I have been craving sparkling water. Not the sweet kind just plain sparkling water…can I have that?

OK so I guess my official 1st day is tomorrow as I am having my tea as I type. I have washed all of my dishes cleaned out my fridge, gave away all of my office junk food and candy and froze everything else that I may want after I complete the cleanse.I have been laid up all day today being lazy so I ate very light today and I feel good. I have NEVER been able to do the SWF. I can never keep it down or in most cases finish it, so I do the tea in the evening and in the morning along with warm lemon and ginger water, this is what works for me. So wish me well!