master cleanse

Yesterday, Day 9, was pretty miserable. I had to work, and the AC was on so high that I was freezing pretty much all afternoon. To make matters worse, I didn’t feel like drinking the LA. The only reason I did was because I was hoping it would warm me up some, but it didn’t really. I decided to have some peppermint leaf tea, which wasn’t that good but at least helped temporarily. Anyway, I got home and was still cold. I cranked the heater up, drank my SM, and went to sleep with a sweater on.

Today, Day 10, is looking better although I’m really don’t want to drink the LA again. I’m debating on just starting on the fresh orange juice. While I did see my energy levels increase a bit and do all around feel better, I don’t feel like I eliminated any major toxins from my body (no noteworthy BMs). I was researching online and think I’m going to try Dr. Natura’s Colonix to clean out the gunk in my colon. Check out the photo gallery; it’s not for the faint of heart, but it’s definitely impressive.

I don’t regret trying this, but it’s not what I expected. I genuinely expected to get rid of a lot more. On the plus side, I’ve lost 10 lbs, water weight or not.

Good luck all and thanks for the support.

All in all yesterday was a good day.

I didn’t really do anything but relax and clean the house. I’ve gotten use to the LA and am actually starting to enjoy it (never thought I would say that). I love that I’m not feeling hungry at all while on the cleanse. I’ve been sitting with family and friends watching them eat or cooking for them, reading food magazines, and even watching the food network: NOTHING! I love it.

I don’t think I’ve ever felt so free from food.

Yesterday was interesting to say the least.

Not too long after posting my entry, the power in the neighborhood and for much of Los Angeles went out. I live in a condo/townhouse and the garage gate is electric. Needless to say, the gate wouldn’t open (and it wasn’t until much later that they enabled the manual override). Since I still needed to go to Whole Foods to get some lemons, I decided to walk (2 miles each way). The walk wasn’t bad at all, except that I hadn’t had anything but water to drink all morning, so my legs were feeling weak by the time I arrived. I did my shopping but since I was feeling light headed, and the bags of groceries were pretty heavy, I had my cousin pick me up to take me back home. The weather was nice but extremely windy. Many trees were knocked down, roof tops torn off, and several house & brush fires burned throughout the area.

Anyway, the power came back on about an hour ago (24 hours later), thank goodness. I realized how much I rely on electricity for light, TV, internet, warmth, various appliances, etc. Thankfully, I have a gas stove and was still able to make tea. I also love candles so those came in handy. I’m definitely grateful that I was on this cleanse when this happened. While I did have to throw out the contents of my fridge and freezer, it wasn’t too bad because I live alone and haven’t bought anything in a week.

Other than that, the LA tasted pretty good yesterday. I was able to drink almost all of it. YAY!

Yesterday ended up being a weird day. I don’t know if it was the weather, work, or just the LA, but I had a tough time drinking anything other than water. I don’t think I even got through 40oz of the LA. I know that’s not good, but I really tried. I wasn’t hungry thankfully so didn’t feel like cheating. The LA just did not taste good.

I weighed myself again this morning and I’m going on 8 lbs. I’m not doing this for the weight loss, but of course it’s an added bonus. I realize I’ll put about 1/2 of it back on, but it’s still a great motivator for eating healthy and getting in shape.

Off to Whole Foods and get some more lemons… hopefully, today the LA will taste better.

Keep up the good work everyone!

Halfway through, woohoo!!!

As I’ve said before, aside from Day 1 and Day 2, this hasn’t been very difficult at all for me. Watch, now that I’ve said that, things are going to get much worse ;)

Still no major symtoms. Loving the no cramping after drinking the SM tea; hopefully, that’ll continue. BMs are right on track. I have noticed that my tongue is a little more coated than usual, so I’m excited. Throat is still ok, and body is doing great (no aches or pains). My right hand (the one I use to squeeze the lemons with) is officially peeling, which is kind of weird. I guess it’s from all the acidity in the lemon juice. Thankfully, it’s an easy fix.

The nice thing for me about the Master Cleanse at this point is that I’m just going through the motions. I know exactly what I have to do every day and it hasn’t been hard to stick to it. I remember being really worried at times when reading some of the other posts, but things have been great. I’ve been going to work most every day and haven’t been tempted at all by what others around me are eating. Odd thing is that I actually watched an hour of the food network yesterday and NOTHING. Don’t get me wrong, some of the meals they were preparing looked great, but I didn’t get hungry or crave anything.

Anyway, I’ll stop rambling. Thank you again for all the support the first couple of days. Without you, I probably wouldn’t be writing all of the above today.

Keep up the good work everyone!

Yesterday was a good day. Everything went exactly as it should have and I felt great. I took my SM tea last night before bed and again no cramps and no waking up in the middle of the night. I hope it continues because I’m definitely not missing the pain. This morning I wake up and like clockwork BM. I was a little tired still, so I went back to sleep and when I woke up again another BM. It’s actually kind of weird going to the bathroom so much…

I’m really excited about how well things are going and am hoping it continues. So far, no major headaches or hunger pains… good, right?

On the flip side, no coating of the tongue (I mean it’s a little white after drinking the saltwater, but nothing major), no interesting waste, no swelling of the throat, etc… Maybe it’s too soon? Don’t get me wrong, I’m definitely not complaining. If I complete this without any of the painful side effects, I will be happy.

I guess I’m not really sure what to expect as everyone has had a different experience. Anyway, keep up the good work everyone, and hopefully others out there are having as easy a time as I am now.

Today is a good day. I feel so much better about this whole thing. No doubts (had a few yesterday evening again) and just an overall good feeling.

I remembered to take my SM tea last night, and to my surprise no cramps (YAY!) and no waking up in the middle of the night. I did have a BM this morning, so it was kind of neat that my body didn’t interrupt my sleep, it waited. I know I sound really silly.

I weighed myself this morning and to my surprise I’ve lost 6lbs, which seems like a lot, but as most of you have said, it’s mostly water weight. In any case, I feel really good. My stomach and my whole body feel lighter. Still no coating of the tongue or swelling of the throat glands (I’m not complaining).

I’m so happy that I stuck with it and hopefully will be able to keep it up for another week or so.

By the way, for all of you who miss chewing, try making popsicles with the lemonade. You can also make some granita out of it… get creative. It’ll make things easier.

Good luck to all!

I made it past Day 1… yay!

There a few things I didn’t do correctly. I tried drinking the entire 64oz of lemonade, but I couldn’t. I think I only made it to 45 or 50, which isn’t good, but I figure I’ll do better today. I did drink extra water to compensate so that my body would still be getting enough fluids. I also forgot to take the Senna tea last night (fell asleep in front of the TV and didn’t wake up ‘til 3am).

I just drank my SF, and boy is that a lot of liquid to swallow in one sitting. I could literally feel my stomach expanding as I drank; it’s really the weirdest feeling, almost surreal.

This may sound obvious or silly to most, but Day 1 was the real test for me. I don’t know where all that doubt and fear was coming from, but it had to be overcome and silenced before I could make it through. It was kind of like the scene in a cartoon where the character has the “devil” whispering all these negative thoughts in his/her ear forcing the “guardian angel” to be twice as convincing… anyway, I like to think that’s sort of what I was going through. Thanks for all the support yesterday; it truly didn’t go unnoticed and really helped get me here.

Happy Easter to all and thanks again!

Those of you eating chocolate, candy, etc., please enjoy for all of us who can’t.

I cheated last night… The worst part of it is that I didn’t have to, I would have been fine had I not. I just had all of these thoughts racing through my head, and before I knew it I was putting food in my mouth. I guess the only upside is that I woke up this morning, did the SF, made my lemonade and am ready to try again.

Here’s what’s holding me back though. I want to clean out my body, get rid of all the toxins I’ve accumulated over the years, etc… but I don’t want to have to completely starve myself in the process. I’ve read and understood the Master Cleanser and realize that I wouldn’t “technically” be starving myself, but that’s how it feels to me. Anyone who reads this is probably going to say that I don’t sound ready or committed. Well, you’re in part right, but not because I don’t believe it’ll work or because I have no will power, but because I think there has to be a better way.

I guess what I’m very clumsily getting at is what if I drank the lemonade for breakfast and lunch, the Senna tea before bed, the SF in the morning, but also had a few raw vegetables or fruit for dinner… would that be so bad? Would I not get some of the benefits of the cleanse? I mean sure maybe I wouldn’t be as clean as the rest of you, but I should be cleaner than I started, right?

Anyway, I have my 64oz bottle ready to go… so, we’ll see what happens.

After hearing about The Master Cleanser from a co-worker, I became curious, did some research, and decided I had to try this… so here I am a few days later starting my own cleanse.

I started last night by taking some Smooth Move tea, which to my surprise tasted pretty good. The cramps I felt in the middle of the night however were not enjoyable. The tea worked very quickly (1 hour). I had another bowel movement this morning and again another 30 minutes after my saline flush. I was only able to drink 24oz but will definitely aim for 32oz tomorrow. I’ve read a few people recommend drinking it cold, but I actually drank mine quite warm and it wasn’t that bad. I definitely thought it would be more nauseating.

The lemonade is ok… I think I’ll reduce the amount of maple syrup tomorrow. I’m not crazy about drinking the lemonade warm (as suggested), so I’ve refrigerated it and poor myself a glass at a time. I found adding ice cubes to each drink makes it taste less like something I have to drink and more like something I want to drink.

All in all, I’m exited. I was pretty nervous this morning about the whole process, but I’m looking forward to ridding my body of these toxins and feeling revitalized.