master cleanse

Here I am on Day 4, and I cannot believe I have made it this far without caving in. I feel really good, still a slight headache and occasional hunger, but it is the cravings for that junk food that are the worst thing for me. The SWF is not that bad, but I love anything salty. The tea has been vile, I have had to resort to letting it cool down so that it is only lukewarm then just chugg it, get it out of the way and go to bed. The trips to the commode have not been the burden that others have experienced, but I have never really had problems being regular, who knows, maybe it will kick into high gear later. I have not lost any more weight, though I can definatley see a difference in my complexion and my skin tone seems tighter. Others who know I am doing the MC have commented that my face is looking thinner, YEAH! Now if only the pounds would start coming off the rest of the body too.

It is 10am on day 3. Last night I went home from work with a terrible headache, got worse and I ended up sleeping most of the evening. I had the tea for the first time late last night and then got up at 4am to chugg the SWF for the first time. Not as bad as I thought it would be. Bathroom this am was also not as bad as others have said it was for them. The headache was still with me this am in just a nagging way. I almost gave up last night and again this am. Now feel great, ready to keep at it and reap the rewards. Lost 2 pounds.

Woke up today with a mild headache and it is not going away so far. Feel like I am coming down with a cold, but it could be that I haven’t taken any hayfever meds since Saturday. Seems that everytime I lick my lips they taste salty. Intermittent hunger, but it goes away when I drink the juice. So far haven’t grazed on the snacks around the office.

I waited a few days to start so that I could do it right. Started this morning with the juice and found it is not bad, I think I am putting too much cayene pepper in though, so will have to adjust that.

It is 6pm and I have had some hunger pangs, but nothing unbearable, the real test will be tomorrow at work where I have always been a grazer on candy that everyone has around and then always caved in at lunchtime.

I have known several people who have done the Master Cleanse (MC) but never really talked to any of them in-depth about it. It was just some crazy thing that I knew they were up to. Yesterday I had a long conversation with one of those friends and he told me to check it out online, which has led me to this site this morning. My ex boyfriend actually told me about the MC about 8 years ago and I thought he was crazy, meanwhile I have kept eating junk food everyday, for I don’t know how many years now.

I am writing this down really for myself more than anyone else, so that I will have a journal of this MC journey. But if you can get something out of what I write, then that is an added benefit.

Eating Food has become a burden for me. I know that eating what I eat every day is toxic and definatley NOT HEALTHY. JUNK FOOD KING HERE. Healthy food is not something I eat very often. Every time I think about what to eat, I know I should eat healthier, but I can never get myself to do it. I know I am addicted to this junk food and I just dread lunch time, dinner time, eating in general and get depressed and resigned about it all.

The past 5 years or so my upper body has gotten really fat and I have noticed it more and more the past few months and even weeks, my shirts don’t fit me, my belly/waist is also bigger than ever before which means my pants don’t fit right either. I feel like from my waist up I am encased in fat. I do walk my dogs twice a day and I cycle about 30 miles twice a week so my legs and butt are in pretty good shape.

I am taking this MC on to create the possibility of being healthy and enjoying healthy food. And the bonus of losing some of the extra weight. I will do the MC for at least 10 days, hopefully 20 days.

Will keep the journal updated and add at least one image of before and after shots.