Only 5 more days to go!! I can't believe I've made it this far since my first cleanse only lasted 3 days and I caved in and I had a lot more options to go in my mouth than with this cleanse!
I'm having another big energy day and guess what, I'm down to 167.6...........I love it when I lose weight!! Its weird that I'll go a few days at the same weight then BAM drop 3lbs overnight. Its great though b/c when I've tried to lose weight before I got stuck at 170 and before that I got stuck at 160 and just couldn't seem to get past it no matter what I did.
I'm very optimistic today and I have not had any cravings the past few days. As I was mowing the lawn I can tell my allergies have gotten SOOOOOOOO much better, I didn't sneeze ONCE!! On top of that someone in the neighborhood was having Chinese LOL and I could actually smell that over all the flying grass, pollen, and dirt!!
I didn't go straight to sleep last night after drinking my lax tea and it wound up waking me up at 12, 1 and 2 with BM's. I can't complain though because I want it OUT!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Day 14
Hey, hey, hey!!
I woke up in a better mood toay and for once I wasn't tired when I woke either!! YAY!! My face is starting to clear up some, I'm beginning to think its my hair.....rather the shampoo that's on my hair and the hair is touching my face!! Hardly any sinus issues this morning either. My dry skin is mostly gone, even my ever ashy legs aren't dry!! I'm laughing at myself today b/c I'm not sure how long my tongue has been pink but since I have been waking up with an AWFUL taste in my mouth I decided to SCRUB the tar out of my tongue (on a daily basis I will brush my tongue and take my tongue scraper to it, but today I scrubbed and scrubbed). Just a few strokes seemed to make the taste worse so I scrubbed and spit, scrubbed and spit and did this for at least 6 or 7 times until I was quite sure I had that yuck out of my mouth. Well lo and behold what arose from the darkness.....................A PINK TONGUE!! and a very minty mouth!! Now my tongue feels a litte funny but I don't care b/c ITS PINK!!!!!!!
Remember the patch of funk on the top of my foot, its almost gone too, I can barely see it now. I am so happy!! I have been able to be around people eating, walked all the way through grocery stores without any problem! I have been craving some really bad food lately and didn't think I was going to be able to finish this cleanse without giving up and diving into a medium rare sirloin but today I just want some guac and salsa, idk why but I want to dive right into a huge bowl of avacado with fresh homegrown tomatos!!
Ok, so I just read up on the breakouts I've been having since day 6 and this is a detox symptom..........not work or the shampoo on the hair and hair touching my face. I've known that the skin is the body's largest eliminatory organ and unfortunately you do not get to decide which organ most of your toxins get to escape from. Apparently its not my liver, kidneys or lungs - just my skin and bowels LOL. But from what I read, every new zit means the MC is working, so I will try and keep that in mind as well as keeping my hands off of them and letting them heal by themselves!!
Now, I've just completed an in depth research about my toothache. Since lemons reak havoc on enamel and possibly recede gumlines, it is advised on the MC bulliton board to drink your lemonade through a straw, rinse with water after each drink and possibly use a sensitive toothpaste. One post recommended MI Paste but after research it is durived from milk/lactose.......no thanks I'll stick with my straw!!
Today has been a big energy day for me, I've not been able to sit still all day long and I love it!! LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!
I woke up in a better mood toay and for once I wasn't tired when I woke either!! YAY!! My face is starting to clear up some, I'm beginning to think its my hair.....rather the shampoo that's on my hair and the hair is touching my face!! Hardly any sinus issues this morning either. My dry skin is mostly gone, even my ever ashy legs aren't dry!! I'm laughing at myself today b/c I'm not sure how long my tongue has been pink but since I have been waking up with an AWFUL taste in my mouth I decided to SCRUB the tar out of my tongue (on a daily basis I will brush my tongue and take my tongue scraper to it, but today I scrubbed and scrubbed). Just a few strokes seemed to make the taste worse so I scrubbed and spit, scrubbed and spit and did this for at least 6 or 7 times until I was quite sure I had that yuck out of my mouth. Well lo and behold what arose from the darkness.....................A PINK TONGUE!! and a very minty mouth!! Now my tongue feels a litte funny but I don't care b/c ITS PINK!!!!!!!
Remember the patch of funk on the top of my foot, its almost gone too, I can barely see it now. I am so happy!! I have been able to be around people eating, walked all the way through grocery stores without any problem! I have been craving some really bad food lately and didn't think I was going to be able to finish this cleanse without giving up and diving into a medium rare sirloin but today I just want some guac and salsa, idk why but I want to dive right into a huge bowl of avacado with fresh homegrown tomatos!!
Ok, so I just read up on the breakouts I've been having since day 6 and this is a detox symptom..........not work or the shampoo on the hair and hair touching my face. I've known that the skin is the body's largest eliminatory organ and unfortunately you do not get to decide which organ most of your toxins get to escape from. Apparently its not my liver, kidneys or lungs - just my skin and bowels LOL. But from what I read, every new zit means the MC is working, so I will try and keep that in mind as well as keeping my hands off of them and letting them heal by themselves!!
Now, I've just completed an in depth research about my toothache. Since lemons reak havoc on enamel and possibly recede gumlines, it is advised on the MC bulliton board to drink your lemonade through a straw, rinse with water after each drink and possibly use a sensitive toothpaste. One post recommended MI Paste but after research it is durived from milk/lactose.......no thanks I'll stick with my straw!!
Today has been a big energy day for me, I've not been able to sit still all day long and I love it!! LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!
Day 13
Today I had yet another burning BM and that weird foam. My face is still breaking out and I still have that tooth ache. On a good note my dry skin is clearing up and its starting to get really soft!! I'm just really tired today and can go to sleep at the drop of a dime. I'm still a little grumpy and I think its because I'm sort of stressed out..........more like discouraged. I'm on day 13 and most people I have read about have already had HUGE gains with the MC and HUGE weight loss to report and I've only lost 9 pounds, and I feel like I'm going backwards since day 10, its frustrating!! I was feeling SO GREAT from day 4 to day 10 now its like I'm tired all the time and grumpy just like I was before the cleanse. I'm doing everything EXACTLY by the book so idk what's wrong!! My tooth ache is starting to worry me though and I'm not sure if its just a detox symptom or if something is wrong. On top of that my tongue still is not pink, I'm still waking up with major sinus issues and I have this AWFUL taste in my mouth from the time I wake up till I go to bed. AHHHHHH just a bad day!
Day 12
Not much to report today. For some reason my face is still breaking out and all along I thought it was work doing it. I'm still having sinus issues and that one tooth ache. I'm still having BM's as normal (mostly liquid with some semi solid waste). O, yeah on day 10 I started having gas.............which is not a good thing when you are having liquid BM's!! Today I started having some "foam" with my BM's too, not sure what that's all about either. Still at 170 so no more weight loss. I have been a little grumpy today too and tired.
Still taking it one day at a time.................
Still taking it one day at a time.................
Friday, August 28, 2009
Day 11
Well its definitely a new day!! No more pepperoni pizza cravings YAY! Actually I've not really craved anything at all today which is amazing! My weird and vivid dreams are still occurring on occasion but not near as bad as they were on the first few days! I'm having so semi-serious sinus issues lately, I woke up yesterday feeling like I was trying to get a cold or something. My throat was really dry and scratchy, my nose was stopped up and my lungs hurt to breathe in deeply. Idk what's going on b/c I've had sinus issues for a few days now and it's not clearing up.......well it is during the day but as soon as I wake they are horrible.
I've had a rash on my right foot for like a year now, it popped up last summer and I had a few dr buddies look at it who said it was fungal. So it was "treated" with a round of antibiotics and some anti-fungal ointment. Well after the strong antibiotics it acted like it was starting to go away but BAM it came right back and it seemed to get worse, almost like it was pissed. It went through different stages, it would turn red then purple then it would spread then it would start to go away then it would come back as big bumps then turn purple again. As the weather got cooler it started fading but as soon as it warmed back up it came back full force. Long story short it has never gone away and since I've started the MC I've been watching to see what it does. I have decided that regardless if my tongue is completely pink or not I'm going until this "thing" on my foot goes away LOL! Today it has started to fade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My tongue is mostly pink but still has a light white coat on it.
For the most part my energy is high today and I'm in a positive mood, I've not weighed myself so that way I don't get discouraged if I don't lose anything. Onward to day 12!!
I've had a rash on my right foot for like a year now, it popped up last summer and I had a few dr buddies look at it who said it was fungal. So it was "treated" with a round of antibiotics and some anti-fungal ointment. Well after the strong antibiotics it acted like it was starting to go away but BAM it came right back and it seemed to get worse, almost like it was pissed. It went through different stages, it would turn red then purple then it would spread then it would start to go away then it would come back as big bumps then turn purple again. As the weather got cooler it started fading but as soon as it warmed back up it came back full force. Long story short it has never gone away and since I've started the MC I've been watching to see what it does. I have decided that regardless if my tongue is completely pink or not I'm going until this "thing" on my foot goes away LOL! Today it has started to fade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My tongue is mostly pink but still has a light white coat on it.
For the most part my energy is high today and I'm in a positive mood, I've not weighed myself so that way I don't get discouraged if I don't lose anything. Onward to day 12!!
Day 10
Apparently today is a HUGE detox day for me b/c I woke up grumpy as hell!! I stayed in a bad mood all day, I felt like I was back in my rut where I was before I started the MC....................this is NOT cool!! I'm feeling discouraged, I want to quit, I just want to EAT and whats really bad is I want to eat meat and cheese and cake and funyuns and pretzels and cheese puffs and pretty much every thing that is bad for me. I've had this crazy craving all day for a pepperoni pizza with lots and lots of extra pepperoni. I used to love to take the Hormel pepperoni in the pack and just sit and eat them as a snack. I searched and searched the Internet for a raw pepperoni recipe and no luck, I found how to make a vegan pepperoni pizza but its not raw so that really pissed me off and I wanted to quit the MC and go straight back to the way I was eating.
But you know what? I talked some sense into myself and made myself realize that all this was just the toxins leaving my body and just wait to see what tomorrow brings. I've gone too far to just give up now and go back to my old ways like nothing ever happened and I DON'T WANT THAT at all!! I was so unhappy and miserable and its all because of what I ate and I know it sounds so simple that just the stuff you eat has that much of an impact on your life but IT DOES!! I'm feeling like, wow its day 10 I'm done and I can finally eat and if I keep going then day 11 will be like day 1 all over again! But its just my detox talking, I'm just in a negative mood and the only way its gonna get better is to sleep it off and poop it all out in the morning!
Just a note: Before I started this cleanse I had bad cellulite on the backs and fronts of my thighs as well as 2 definite back fat rolls (2 on each side) and the shadow of a 3rd starting to form. Today I noticed that the cellulite is starting to lighten up and I only have ONE back fat roll.......gross I know I can't stand them either but they are going away FINALLY YAY!!
But you know what? I talked some sense into myself and made myself realize that all this was just the toxins leaving my body and just wait to see what tomorrow brings. I've gone too far to just give up now and go back to my old ways like nothing ever happened and I DON'T WANT THAT at all!! I was so unhappy and miserable and its all because of what I ate and I know it sounds so simple that just the stuff you eat has that much of an impact on your life but IT DOES!! I'm feeling like, wow its day 10 I'm done and I can finally eat and if I keep going then day 11 will be like day 1 all over again! But its just my detox talking, I'm just in a negative mood and the only way its gonna get better is to sleep it off and poop it all out in the morning!
Just a note: Before I started this cleanse I had bad cellulite on the backs and fronts of my thighs as well as 2 definite back fat rolls (2 on each side) and the shadow of a 3rd starting to form. Today I noticed that the cellulite is starting to lighten up and I only have ONE back fat roll.......gross I know I can't stand them either but they are going away FINALLY YAY!!
Day 9
I'm finally down to 170!! YAY. I'm still having sinus issues though, espically when I wake up! My energy level is really good and I'm still in a really positive mood. I did have another burning bm today, I don't mind them as long as its not all the time. Looks like I'm going the full 20, I have enough lemons to last me straight to day 20, I did, however, have to get some more maple syrup......man that stuff is expensive, it cheaper to get the big 64 oz off the MC website b/c just 32 oz here at the local grocery store is $35!!
Monday, August 24, 2009
Day 8
Today has been a weird day!!!!
I woke up more tired than usual at my normal time (2 pm since I worked last night) and it took until almost 5 to fully wake up. I had to go outside when I finished my SWF b/c for the past few days it has be absolutely BEAUTIFUL outside, no humidity and about 76 and I've not been able to enjoy it b/c I've had to work. So I went outside and finally finished reading my MC book and got some real encouragement. I've not lost any more weight since day 4 and its bothered me b/c I'm doing everything to a T and I'm still having about 6 BM's a day but I read that even though I'm not losing weight I'm losing inches and I'm gaining a lot more from this than just weight loss (sometimes I need to be reminded to see the big picture and get my head out of my arsh).
As I was sitting outside enjoying the weather I realized that before I started the MC I felt like my life was in a rut. From the moment I opened my eyes in the morning everything went wrong and it snowballed, one thing after another just went wrong. So most of the time I would just figure that day would be just as miserable as the rest and I would force myself to sleep all day and all night until I had to go back to work. I was depressed bad!! I see that things just sort of some how fall into place so easily now, almost like I'm more in line with the universe and everything is starting to line up. I've always known that positive energy out = positive energy in but how easily I forget. Since I've been on the cleanse I've been so much more positive and not been so emotional all the time (just a week ago someone could look at me the wrong way and I'd cry). I've been positive just like I used to be (well lets just say how the real me is) and come to think of it I've not had ANYTHING at all go wrong..............NOTHING, it seems I'm becoming more balanced in all aspects of my life and its so wonderful. A girl at work last night said "there's just something different about you besides the fact that you look smaller, you just have this glow, its like you are radiating and you are so happy" That made me feel so good!
I put on my normal people clothes, as we call them at work, (jeans and t) and they are loose on me especially my tops and that made me feel good! I did notice that I'm having some tooth sensitivity though on one of my bottom molars right at the gum line almost like I have a nerve exposed, I really hope this is just another detox symptom! I've had a headache off and on and some kidney discomfort off an on today as well. I have noticed my weird vivid dreams have stopped, I think my last one was on day 5, thank goodness they made me feel funny when I woke up.
I have had some serious detox symptoms today, the book says that day 7 is your worst detox day..........nope mine is day 8!! I have craved everything under the sun from steak to shrimp to cheese to french fries to funnel cakes........you name it I've craved it today. I'm still holding strong though and I've actually had 2 bm's out of the ordinary in the middle of the day today, usually I only eliminate after my SWF and the lax tea.
Well lets just hope tomorrow keeps getting better!
I woke up more tired than usual at my normal time (2 pm since I worked last night) and it took until almost 5 to fully wake up. I had to go outside when I finished my SWF b/c for the past few days it has be absolutely BEAUTIFUL outside, no humidity and about 76 and I've not been able to enjoy it b/c I've had to work. So I went outside and finally finished reading my MC book and got some real encouragement. I've not lost any more weight since day 4 and its bothered me b/c I'm doing everything to a T and I'm still having about 6 BM's a day but I read that even though I'm not losing weight I'm losing inches and I'm gaining a lot more from this than just weight loss (sometimes I need to be reminded to see the big picture and get my head out of my arsh).
As I was sitting outside enjoying the weather I realized that before I started the MC I felt like my life was in a rut. From the moment I opened my eyes in the morning everything went wrong and it snowballed, one thing after another just went wrong. So most of the time I would just figure that day would be just as miserable as the rest and I would force myself to sleep all day and all night until I had to go back to work. I was depressed bad!! I see that things just sort of some how fall into place so easily now, almost like I'm more in line with the universe and everything is starting to line up. I've always known that positive energy out = positive energy in but how easily I forget. Since I've been on the cleanse I've been so much more positive and not been so emotional all the time (just a week ago someone could look at me the wrong way and I'd cry). I've been positive just like I used to be (well lets just say how the real me is) and come to think of it I've not had ANYTHING at all go wrong..............NOTHING, it seems I'm becoming more balanced in all aspects of my life and its so wonderful. A girl at work last night said "there's just something different about you besides the fact that you look smaller, you just have this glow, its like you are radiating and you are so happy" That made me feel so good!
I put on my normal people clothes, as we call them at work, (jeans and t) and they are loose on me especially my tops and that made me feel good! I did notice that I'm having some tooth sensitivity though on one of my bottom molars right at the gum line almost like I have a nerve exposed, I really hope this is just another detox symptom! I've had a headache off and on and some kidney discomfort off an on today as well. I have noticed my weird vivid dreams have stopped, I think my last one was on day 5, thank goodness they made me feel funny when I woke up.
I have had some serious detox symptoms today, the book says that day 7 is your worst detox day..........nope mine is day 8!! I have craved everything under the sun from steak to shrimp to cheese to french fries to funnel cakes........you name it I've craved it today. I'm still holding strong though and I've actually had 2 bm's out of the ordinary in the middle of the day today, usually I only eliminate after my SWF and the lax tea.
Well lets just hope tomorrow keeps getting better!
Day 7
My ears started clearing up today but I still have sinus issues and my dry skin is still present but today my face was extra oily when I got up to go to work and I still had a few bumps on my face (which I got more when I looked in the mirror about 2am at work - that place is just nasty!!!!)
I have a lot more energy today and I'm starting to see things so clearly and I'm HAPPY YAY!! I just can't believe how grumpy and unhappy I have been for a long time and for some reason I've gotten worse in the last few months but I'm staring to see my EVIL ways now and man am I THANKFUL for this MC to open my eyes and help me be a better person b/c from what I'm seeing I did NOT like myself and I'm sure not too many people did either!!
I've not lost any more weight since day 4 but on day 5 I noticed my undies felt a little more loose than normal LOL, I know that sounds weird but I could tell a difference. Today I'm more focused and not so spacey like I have been and I can see an energy increase. I saw today that I can have a heated conversation and keep track, stay calm, and get everything out that I need to say - VERY IMPRESSIVE for me b/c I usually loose my cool, go off and completely not say anything I wanted/needed to say then wish later I had said something that didn't get said, if that makes sense. I have tolerated stress better and I'm getting back to being able to handle work in a nice manner instead of being TOTALLY STRESSED and getting ill with everyone who asked me to do one more thing on my already full list of things to do.
On day 5 I was hungry all day long except when I would have a drink but it would only last for about 45 min to an hour before I was hungry again. Tonight I drank 2 drinks at a time (20 oz), spaced it out so I drank at 6, 9, 12 and 3 and I stayed full all night long and even forgot to drink at 3 but wound up realizing it at 4 and consumed it then.
I have a lot more energy today and I'm starting to see things so clearly and I'm HAPPY YAY!! I just can't believe how grumpy and unhappy I have been for a long time and for some reason I've gotten worse in the last few months but I'm staring to see my EVIL ways now and man am I THANKFUL for this MC to open my eyes and help me be a better person b/c from what I'm seeing I did NOT like myself and I'm sure not too many people did either!!
I've not lost any more weight since day 4 but on day 5 I noticed my undies felt a little more loose than normal LOL, I know that sounds weird but I could tell a difference. Today I'm more focused and not so spacey like I have been and I can see an energy increase. I saw today that I can have a heated conversation and keep track, stay calm, and get everything out that I need to say - VERY IMPRESSIVE for me b/c I usually loose my cool, go off and completely not say anything I wanted/needed to say then wish later I had said something that didn't get said, if that makes sense. I have tolerated stress better and I'm getting back to being able to handle work in a nice manner instead of being TOTALLY STRESSED and getting ill with everyone who asked me to do one more thing on my already full list of things to do.
On day 5 I was hungry all day long except when I would have a drink but it would only last for about 45 min to an hour before I was hungry again. Tonight I drank 2 drinks at a time (20 oz), spaced it out so I drank at 6, 9, 12 and 3 and I stayed full all night long and even forgot to drink at 3 but wound up realizing it at 4 and consumed it then.
Day 6
Sorry I haven't posted in a few days I've been working and I usually don't even have time to get on the computer at all when I work since I work 12 hour shifts. Well any hoo, this is what happened on day 6:
I still had sinus issues (waking up with a stopped up nose, then a runny nose some coughing and sneezing). My ears started stopping up almost like I had yet another double ear infection ( I usually get 5 each summer..........very painful ones at that). I noticed on day 3 I started having really dry skin, worse than normal and I still have it and it seems to be getting worse like I would in the winter time.
I only eliminate after the SWF and the lax tea and none in between. I got really sleepy starting around 4 am and I normally have no trouble staying awake on my shift even if I've had a few nights off. On day 5, which was my first day back to work since I started the MC I started breaking out but when I came home they immediately started clearing up, odd huh? I tried drinking the lax tea at work so I could eliminate before I got home since I've noticed it works on me in about 2 hours and I only get 5 hours of sleep when I work and I didn't want to get to sleep only to wake up to poop and then only get 3 hours of sleep before returning to work. Well, I guess I should have drank it earlier b/c I was on my way home when it hit and I refuse to use public bathrooms........kinda had to b/c it was coming out whether I wanted it to or not and I did NOT want to clean that out of my car!! NOTE: time the lax tea EARLIER
I still had sinus issues (waking up with a stopped up nose, then a runny nose some coughing and sneezing). My ears started stopping up almost like I had yet another double ear infection ( I usually get 5 each summer..........very painful ones at that). I noticed on day 3 I started having really dry skin, worse than normal and I still have it and it seems to be getting worse like I would in the winter time.
I only eliminate after the SWF and the lax tea and none in between. I got really sleepy starting around 4 am and I normally have no trouble staying awake on my shift even if I've had a few nights off. On day 5, which was my first day back to work since I started the MC I started breaking out but when I came home they immediately started clearing up, odd huh? I tried drinking the lax tea at work so I could eliminate before I got home since I've noticed it works on me in about 2 hours and I only get 5 hours of sleep when I work and I didn't want to get to sleep only to wake up to poop and then only get 3 hours of sleep before returning to work. Well, I guess I should have drank it earlier b/c I was on my way home when it hit and I refuse to use public bathrooms........kinda had to b/c it was coming out whether I wanted it to or not and I did NOT want to clean that out of my car!! NOTE: time the lax tea EARLIER
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Day 5
I had to work last night so I wasn't able to post anything yesterday so for the next few days my post are going to be a day off.
Like I said on day 4, day 5 would be a test and man was it ever. I was faced with more food than usual, first they ordered Chinese take out, then some local restaurant came wheeling by with two large totes with loaded marinated steak and chicken baked potatoes deserts and lots of goodies for only $5; then a co-worker who was "just in the area" and wanted to stop by to say hi had to say him and the wife just got done eating sushi and on top of all the food facings I was faced with the ever present stress of my job. So last night was extremely hard but ya know what............... I DID IT I STAYED STRONG ALL NIGHT LONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not to say I didn't gritch and groan the whole night but I did it!!
So yesterday I noticed that my eyes were bright, my blackheads that would never go away no matter what I did or what dr. I went to were basically gone, my senses are so sharp (but my mind was a little bit sluggish last night sort of spacey), the place where my legs rub usually have some sort of rash/bumps and they are all gone, my nails are very shiny and look healthy and I'm starting to see some bright pink spots on my tongue!! My weight was 173.0!!
I had my full 8 drinks and I tried to time my lax tea so I would be going #2 at work instead of getting home falling asleep and waking up 3 different times since I only get about 5 hours of sleep when I work. Well I finished up my tea at 5:30 and at 7:19 - mid transit - it hit me and I had to immediately pull over to the nearest gas station YUCK, I refuse to use a public bathroom if I can help it but I really HAD TO GO and I still had another good 10 min before I got home. It was a very productive one and once I got home I had another around 7:45. So tonight I will try to get my tea in before 5!!
I did notice a work that my face started breaking out, which isn't anything new. If I've been using a new face wash it will show its true colors once I get to work. Idk why but I always seem to bump out around 2 or 3 in the morning only when I'm there. Maybe I do work on a nasty floor, more nasty than I ever realized!!
I also realized that I have spent way more money on this cleanse than expected! I went to the store yesterday b/c they called me around noon to advise me that they did finally receive their shipment of lemons. I bought 7 bags to equal approx 60 lemons with some extra just in case and I noticed their prices went up from $3.99 to $4.29 in just 5 days. Man o man, so I started calculating and thus far with the lemons (which have taken well over 100 instead of the guideline of the book which is 40) plus the kit (which is cheaper online than separately at my organic store) plus the water I have spent right at $200 (excluding the cost of the citrus juicer) and I have decided to only do my cleanse for 10 days. I was NOT expecting to fork out this much money and now I see why I can't pay my cell phone bill this month.
Don't get me wrong I'm not trying to be negative in any way, I'm just shocked at how quickly things add up and you not even realize it. I'm having very good results but money wise I just can't swing it.
Hopefully tonight won't be as testing for me and I hope to get my tea in before 5 so I won't be making anymore pit stops!!
Like I said on day 4, day 5 would be a test and man was it ever. I was faced with more food than usual, first they ordered Chinese take out, then some local restaurant came wheeling by with two large totes with loaded marinated steak and chicken baked potatoes deserts and lots of goodies for only $5; then a co-worker who was "just in the area" and wanted to stop by to say hi had to say him and the wife just got done eating sushi and on top of all the food facings I was faced with the ever present stress of my job. So last night was extremely hard but ya know what............... I DID IT I STAYED STRONG ALL NIGHT LONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not to say I didn't gritch and groan the whole night but I did it!!
So yesterday I noticed that my eyes were bright, my blackheads that would never go away no matter what I did or what dr. I went to were basically gone, my senses are so sharp (but my mind was a little bit sluggish last night sort of spacey), the place where my legs rub usually have some sort of rash/bumps and they are all gone, my nails are very shiny and look healthy and I'm starting to see some bright pink spots on my tongue!! My weight was 173.0!!
I had my full 8 drinks and I tried to time my lax tea so I would be going #2 at work instead of getting home falling asleep and waking up 3 different times since I only get about 5 hours of sleep when I work. Well I finished up my tea at 5:30 and at 7:19 - mid transit - it hit me and I had to immediately pull over to the nearest gas station YUCK, I refuse to use a public bathroom if I can help it but I really HAD TO GO and I still had another good 10 min before I got home. It was a very productive one and once I got home I had another around 7:45. So tonight I will try to get my tea in before 5!!
I did notice a work that my face started breaking out, which isn't anything new. If I've been using a new face wash it will show its true colors once I get to work. Idk why but I always seem to bump out around 2 or 3 in the morning only when I'm there. Maybe I do work on a nasty floor, more nasty than I ever realized!!
I also realized that I have spent way more money on this cleanse than expected! I went to the store yesterday b/c they called me around noon to advise me that they did finally receive their shipment of lemons. I bought 7 bags to equal approx 60 lemons with some extra just in case and I noticed their prices went up from $3.99 to $4.29 in just 5 days. Man o man, so I started calculating and thus far with the lemons (which have taken well over 100 instead of the guideline of the book which is 40) plus the kit (which is cheaper online than separately at my organic store) plus the water I have spent right at $200 (excluding the cost of the citrus juicer) and I have decided to only do my cleanse for 10 days. I was NOT expecting to fork out this much money and now I see why I can't pay my cell phone bill this month.
Don't get me wrong I'm not trying to be negative in any way, I'm just shocked at how quickly things add up and you not even realize it. I'm having very good results but money wise I just can't swing it.
Hopefully tonight won't be as testing for me and I hope to get my tea in before 5 so I won't be making anymore pit stops!!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Day 4
Wow I can't believe I've made it this far!!! I did a juice fast (feast) in 07 and only made it to day 3 and caved in but with this cleanse I've made it to day 4 GO ME!!
I did, however, think I was going to have to quit after today under no fault of my own. I went to the local (well not so local for me it's 20 min away) organic grocery store (the only one in town) and they were COMPLETELY out of lemons, completely. Their trucks were not on schedule and the one that was out back had no lemons on it. So the guy took my name and number and said that when the next truck came in either tonight or tomorrow morning he would let me know.
I asked an associate there and she said to try the organic lemon juice and even though I told her what I was doing she advised me that she had done many cleanses and the whole purpose of a cleanse is to get away from having your mind set on only one way to do things. Kind of like being set in your ways I suppose. I did take her advise into consideration and I do agree to "let go" of your standard way of thinking and be more open but I'm also very meticulate and I have been following the directions of the Master Cleanse to the T and do not want to stray now.
They found one LARGE lemon (this sucker was bigger than an orange) for me and showed me where the organic lemon juice was. So I bought 2 of the lemon juices enough for tomorrow and hopefully they will call me before I go into work that way I can stop by and get some more.
Well last night was another crazy BM night, I wound up having one at 11 one at 12 one at 1 and another at 7. Needless to say it was a rough night.
Today I made my batch for 8 drinks so YAY for me! Personally I believe that if I can just do the minimum of 6 I will be ok but if I have room for 8 then the more the merrier but I don't think I really need more than 8, seriously.
I'm still having some sinus issues like sneezing and a slightly runny nose with the drainage down the back of my throat. My tongue still has a thick white coat but I think it's beginning to lighten up some, but I could be mistaken. I don't feel as tired today as I have been and I've actually been out of the house most of the day and I'm in a GOOD mood. I'm starting to feel like me again and this feels SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WONDERFUL!! I've noticed that my thoughts tend be positive and happy; when before I would just lay in bed and my mind would drift toward things that would seriously piss me off and get me upset. I just figured it was part of being unhappy and depressed. I honestly can tell a HUGE difference in the way I feel and how I think. Which in turn affects how I act and speak. I've not cussed, I've kept my cool, I've only been moody the other night when I couldn't sleep and was in pain, I'm relaxed and not tense, I'm happy and carefree just like the old me, or should I say the "REAL ME". I've also noticed myself laughing quite a bit today and since I've been in this "funk" for the past 5 years I've not done much of anything except gripe, complain, cuss, be mad, angry, procrastinating, lazy, unmotivated, hateful, depressed, tired, lethargic, grumpy old woman!! Wow, I never want to be that again EVER, I can't wait to see what day 20 brings my way and what a world of living actually feels like. I'm going 100% raw vegan when this is all done. I've tried to transition to raw before by doing a juice fast in 07 but when I caved in on day 3 I dove right into a huge meat barbecue so obviously that didn't go over too well. I'm ready and prepared this time that's why I'm doing a full 20 days. The book says a minimum of 10 but on 20 you reach dealing with your food addiction on an emotional level and it opens you up on a spiritual level so I'm awaiting the day so I can go straight to raw foods and never miss the crap food.
Before I went on this cleanse I had already mostly kicked my Coca cola habit I was on day 26 without one when I started this. So that was my only caffeine "habit", now every once in a while I would fix a cup of coffee when I would get to work to kind of kick start my night but it wasn't an every night thing and I would never drink coffee outside of work unless it was a cold or frozen coffee drink, and even those were very few and far between.
Well anyway, today has been a great day and I hope it just keeps getting better. Tomorrow is the true test of strength its Work Time and I get to spend a full 12 hours around Coke, Sodas, Chips, Snacks, Pizza, Take-Out, and plain out Junk Food...........ahhhh gotta love hospitals ey? Well Wish Me LUCK!
I did, however, think I was going to have to quit after today under no fault of my own. I went to the local (well not so local for me it's 20 min away) organic grocery store (the only one in town) and they were COMPLETELY out of lemons, completely. Their trucks were not on schedule and the one that was out back had no lemons on it. So the guy took my name and number and said that when the next truck came in either tonight or tomorrow morning he would let me know.
I asked an associate there and she said to try the organic lemon juice and even though I told her what I was doing she advised me that she had done many cleanses and the whole purpose of a cleanse is to get away from having your mind set on only one way to do things. Kind of like being set in your ways I suppose. I did take her advise into consideration and I do agree to "let go" of your standard way of thinking and be more open but I'm also very meticulate and I have been following the directions of the Master Cleanse to the T and do not want to stray now.
They found one LARGE lemon (this sucker was bigger than an orange) for me and showed me where the organic lemon juice was. So I bought 2 of the lemon juices enough for tomorrow and hopefully they will call me before I go into work that way I can stop by and get some more.
Well last night was another crazy BM night, I wound up having one at 11 one at 12 one at 1 and another at 7. Needless to say it was a rough night.
Today I made my batch for 8 drinks so YAY for me! Personally I believe that if I can just do the minimum of 6 I will be ok but if I have room for 8 then the more the merrier but I don't think I really need more than 8, seriously.
I'm still having some sinus issues like sneezing and a slightly runny nose with the drainage down the back of my throat. My tongue still has a thick white coat but I think it's beginning to lighten up some, but I could be mistaken. I don't feel as tired today as I have been and I've actually been out of the house most of the day and I'm in a GOOD mood. I'm starting to feel like me again and this feels SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WONDERFUL!! I've noticed that my thoughts tend be positive and happy; when before I would just lay in bed and my mind would drift toward things that would seriously piss me off and get me upset. I just figured it was part of being unhappy and depressed. I honestly can tell a HUGE difference in the way I feel and how I think. Which in turn affects how I act and speak. I've not cussed, I've kept my cool, I've only been moody the other night when I couldn't sleep and was in pain, I'm relaxed and not tense, I'm happy and carefree just like the old me, or should I say the "REAL ME". I've also noticed myself laughing quite a bit today and since I've been in this "funk" for the past 5 years I've not done much of anything except gripe, complain, cuss, be mad, angry, procrastinating, lazy, unmotivated, hateful, depressed, tired, lethargic, grumpy old woman!! Wow, I never want to be that again EVER, I can't wait to see what day 20 brings my way and what a world of living actually feels like. I'm going 100% raw vegan when this is all done. I've tried to transition to raw before by doing a juice fast in 07 but when I caved in on day 3 I dove right into a huge meat barbecue so obviously that didn't go over too well. I'm ready and prepared this time that's why I'm doing a full 20 days. The book says a minimum of 10 but on 20 you reach dealing with your food addiction on an emotional level and it opens you up on a spiritual level so I'm awaiting the day so I can go straight to raw foods and never miss the crap food.
Before I went on this cleanse I had already mostly kicked my Coca cola habit I was on day 26 without one when I started this. So that was my only caffeine "habit", now every once in a while I would fix a cup of coffee when I would get to work to kind of kick start my night but it wasn't an every night thing and I would never drink coffee outside of work unless it was a cold or frozen coffee drink, and even those were very few and far between.
Well anyway, today has been a great day and I hope it just keeps getting better. Tomorrow is the true test of strength its Work Time and I get to spend a full 12 hours around Coke, Sodas, Chips, Snacks, Pizza, Take-Out, and plain out Junk Food...........ahhhh gotta love hospitals ey? Well Wish Me LUCK!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Day 3
Today is supposed to be the "hardest" day but its been the easiest for me thus far. Every night I wake up in the middle of the night to have a BM. Its odd that I'm actually asleep at night but also odd that I have a BM at night too.
Last night I woke up at 12:45 and had a mostly liquid with some semi-solid waste. This was my first burning BM, OMG did it burn, but once it was done it didn't burn anymore, which was great. Then I tossed and turned till 1:45 at which time I had another just like it but I'm noticing I'm expelling a lot of reddish/yellow mucus looking stuff, which is GREAT. My headache from yesterday turned into a migraine and my cramps just about put me over the edge (I even took the 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper to the back of the tongue to ease the cramps as suggested in the book.....HA HA I think they got worse). Like I said I woke up at 12:45 and stayed up till 4 something with all the pain. I had some major detoxing going on between those hours: migraine, major sinus pressure, lower back pain, restlessness and MAD............OMG was I mad, probably b/c I was in so much pain and discomfort and couldn't do a dang thing about it.
This morning though was a much better start!! NO HEADACHE and bearable cramps. I did sleep from 4 till 8 and decided since I was sleeping so good to just go back to sleep. I slept till 9:45 made my SWF had 2 BM's then went back to sleep till 2. (This is probably why I'm having such an easy time with this cleanse is b/c I'm asleep for most of it, but I'm taking advantage of my sleep b/c when I go back to work its gonna be balls to the wall for 3 days straight).
When I did get up at 2 I went ahead and made a drink fresh as I was making my batch of 6 today (for a total of 7) I did something different: in the directions it says 2 tsp or 1 fl oz of maple syrup well I quickly found out that in making single drinks 2 tsp is easier to measure than 1 fl oz but when you make a batch its easier to measure in oz. Yesterday in making my batch I used 12 tsp for 6 drinks and today I used 6 oz, WOW big difference, I can go ahead and tell ya that 2 tsp does not equal 1 fl oz. My batch is SOOOOO sweet almost so sweet I don't like it!! So back to tsp we go! UPDATE: I obviously can't read b/c it says 2 TABLESPOONS not teaspoons, Big difference so yes 2 TABLESPOONS does equal 1 fl oz. It is VERY sweet but I will get used to it.
So far I've only had 2 BM's today which is kind of a nice break, I'm starting to feel back to normal instead of running to the bathroom every hour. I weigh 174.0 today so I've lost a total of 5.6 lbs so far and it's only DAY 3 YAY!! My energy level is about the same as normal, sluggish/tired. I do sort of feel spaced out though. My tongue still has a thick white coat and I'm noticing my skin is pretty dry and starting to flake under my arms, odd b/c the only time I have EVER had flaky skin is when I burn from the sun and start to peel and that's what it look like. It may be my soap I think tonight I will change up to something less drying and see how that goes. I have also had some sinus issues going on today as well. My nose has been running, have been sneezing, some drainage (I try to keep from swallowing but sometimes it's too late) and some lower back/side pain. I've always had bad asthma and allergies so maybe this is clearing all that up for good. Oh, yeah I'm up to a whole 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper in my drinks I love that stuff!
Now that I think about it I'm not as stressed and all tense inside like i usually am. I feel more relaxed and somewhat more happy. Well I still have 17 more days to go so we will just see how things turn out.
Last night I woke up at 12:45 and had a mostly liquid with some semi-solid waste. This was my first burning BM, OMG did it burn, but once it was done it didn't burn anymore, which was great. Then I tossed and turned till 1:45 at which time I had another just like it but I'm noticing I'm expelling a lot of reddish/yellow mucus looking stuff, which is GREAT. My headache from yesterday turned into a migraine and my cramps just about put me over the edge (I even took the 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper to the back of the tongue to ease the cramps as suggested in the book.....HA HA I think they got worse). Like I said I woke up at 12:45 and stayed up till 4 something with all the pain. I had some major detoxing going on between those hours: migraine, major sinus pressure, lower back pain, restlessness and MAD............OMG was I mad, probably b/c I was in so much pain and discomfort and couldn't do a dang thing about it.
This morning though was a much better start!! NO HEADACHE and bearable cramps. I did sleep from 4 till 8 and decided since I was sleeping so good to just go back to sleep. I slept till 9:45 made my SWF had 2 BM's then went back to sleep till 2. (This is probably why I'm having such an easy time with this cleanse is b/c I'm asleep for most of it, but I'm taking advantage of my sleep b/c when I go back to work its gonna be balls to the wall for 3 days straight).
When I did get up at 2 I went ahead and made a drink fresh as I was making my batch of 6 today (for a total of 7) I did something different: in the directions it says 2 tsp or 1 fl oz of maple syrup well I quickly found out that in making single drinks 2 tsp is easier to measure than 1 fl oz but when you make a batch its easier to measure in oz. Yesterday in making my batch I used 12 tsp for 6 drinks and today I used 6 oz, WOW big difference, I can go ahead and tell ya that 2 tsp does not equal 1 fl oz. My batch is SOOOOO sweet almost so sweet I don't like it!! So back to tsp we go! UPDATE: I obviously can't read b/c it says 2 TABLESPOONS not teaspoons, Big difference so yes 2 TABLESPOONS does equal 1 fl oz. It is VERY sweet but I will get used to it.
So far I've only had 2 BM's today which is kind of a nice break, I'm starting to feel back to normal instead of running to the bathroom every hour. I weigh 174.0 today so I've lost a total of 5.6 lbs so far and it's only DAY 3 YAY!! My energy level is about the same as normal, sluggish/tired. I do sort of feel spaced out though. My tongue still has a thick white coat and I'm noticing my skin is pretty dry and starting to flake under my arms, odd b/c the only time I have EVER had flaky skin is when I burn from the sun and start to peel and that's what it look like. It may be my soap I think tonight I will change up to something less drying and see how that goes. I have also had some sinus issues going on today as well. My nose has been running, have been sneezing, some drainage (I try to keep from swallowing but sometimes it's too late) and some lower back/side pain. I've always had bad asthma and allergies so maybe this is clearing all that up for good. Oh, yeah I'm up to a whole 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper in my drinks I love that stuff!
Now that I think about it I'm not as stressed and all tense inside like i usually am. I feel more relaxed and somewhat more happy. Well I still have 17 more days to go so we will just see how things turn out.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Rest of Day 2
I'm not sure what time i woke up but i know I slept for about 4 hours. It felt good but I still woke up with a headache and on top of that my menstrual cramps. I'm wanting to take something so bad for my cramps I'm in so much pain but can't so I'm just gonna have to tough it out. Maybe thats another reason for me sleeping so much.
I got up and mowed the grass, my energy level is about normal for me so having no energy and being tired is nothing new. I only have 3 drinks down today but I'm determined to finish off the last three and have my hot lax tea before I go to bed.
My headache has actually turned worse and I'm not sure how much longer I can take it on top of the cramps, I'm MISERABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I'm starting to get real moody and cranky.
I can do this though, I keep reminding myself that it is for the better and I will be thanking myself later for this!!
Oh yea, I took a look at my tongue today and it has a thick white coating on it, yummy ey??
As I was mowing the lawn I noticed I had a hightened sense of smell, it was like I could smell everything and my allergies didn't act up like usual. I only sneezed one time, usually I sneeze the whole time I'm mowing so I can already see some improvements in my health.
I got up and mowed the grass, my energy level is about normal for me so having no energy and being tired is nothing new. I only have 3 drinks down today but I'm determined to finish off the last three and have my hot lax tea before I go to bed.
My headache has actually turned worse and I'm not sure how much longer I can take it on top of the cramps, I'm MISERABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I'm starting to get real moody and cranky.
I can do this though, I keep reminding myself that it is for the better and I will be thanking myself later for this!!
Oh yea, I took a look at my tongue today and it has a thick white coating on it, yummy ey??
As I was mowing the lawn I noticed I had a hightened sense of smell, it was like I could smell everything and my allergies didn't act up like usual. I only sneezed one time, usually I sneeze the whole time I'm mowing so I can already see some improvements in my health.
Day 2
Hello!!!!
I made it through the night!!! YAY! I was soooooooooo hungry when I went to bed last night it was awful!! But on a good note I did go to bed like 4 hours earlier than I have in a LONG time and actually slept!
I woke up at 3:45 am and had a BM, liquid of course and went back to sleep (which is odd for me to wake up in the middle of the night and poop LOL). Then woke back up at 4:45 and had another.........GEEZE is it ever gonna stop?? Its a good thing though detox symptoms suck but that's the whole point right?!!
I went back to sleep again and this time slept till 10:30......good thing I'm off for these few days b/c I'd be in a world of trouble. I'm just so tired though and I feel the need to sleep so I am and I'm not gonna fight to stay awake b/c obviously my body needs the rest so it can heal itself so I'm giving it what it wants!
In total I slept 11 hours (I was up for a few hours from 4 something to 5 ish).
At 10:30 I decided to go on and get up, once I did I needed to run some errands. I got those out of the way and was home and had my salt water flush (SWF) asap. By 12:30 I was done and today instead of sipping the SWF like I did yesterday over the course of 30 min, I put it in a water bottle with a straw and counted the gulps and that sucker was gone in 5 min, it was a long 5 min but I did it. It felt like an accomplishment b/c that stuff is hard to get down 32 oz!
By 1:00 I had to go, liquid, but this time it had some weird yellow slimy things in it EWWW, but good b/c I'd rather it be out than in :-)
Today I decided to make a batch of my lemonade instead of making every drink one at a time (I made enough for 6 drinks which is my goal for today). It wont be as fresh but I'm curious to see if I can tell a difference. After my first (well technically 3rd) BM of the day I had my first lemonade and I'm noticing I'm starting to get a headache I'm not sure if this is a detox symptom or if its because I'm about to start my lovely monthly gift, which I'm already cramping from. I'm trying to load up on the cayenne pepper b/c its supposed to ease menstrual cramps as well as aide in the flush of toxins.
Its now 1:37 and I just had another BM, I think this is left over from the SWF. I'm really tired now and my head is getting worse so I'm gonna lay down for a little nap so I'll update later in the day.
bye
I made it through the night!!! YAY! I was soooooooooo hungry when I went to bed last night it was awful!! But on a good note I did go to bed like 4 hours earlier than I have in a LONG time and actually slept!
I woke up at 3:45 am and had a BM, liquid of course and went back to sleep (which is odd for me to wake up in the middle of the night and poop LOL). Then woke back up at 4:45 and had another.........GEEZE is it ever gonna stop?? Its a good thing though detox symptoms suck but that's the whole point right?!!
I went back to sleep again and this time slept till 10:30......good thing I'm off for these few days b/c I'd be in a world of trouble. I'm just so tired though and I feel the need to sleep so I am and I'm not gonna fight to stay awake b/c obviously my body needs the rest so it can heal itself so I'm giving it what it wants!
In total I slept 11 hours (I was up for a few hours from 4 something to 5 ish).
At 10:30 I decided to go on and get up, once I did I needed to run some errands. I got those out of the way and was home and had my salt water flush (SWF) asap. By 12:30 I was done and today instead of sipping the SWF like I did yesterday over the course of 30 min, I put it in a water bottle with a straw and counted the gulps and that sucker was gone in 5 min, it was a long 5 min but I did it. It felt like an accomplishment b/c that stuff is hard to get down 32 oz!
By 1:00 I had to go, liquid, but this time it had some weird yellow slimy things in it EWWW, but good b/c I'd rather it be out than in :-)
Today I decided to make a batch of my lemonade instead of making every drink one at a time (I made enough for 6 drinks which is my goal for today). It wont be as fresh but I'm curious to see if I can tell a difference. After my first (well technically 3rd) BM of the day I had my first lemonade and I'm noticing I'm starting to get a headache I'm not sure if this is a detox symptom or if its because I'm about to start my lovely monthly gift, which I'm already cramping from. I'm trying to load up on the cayenne pepper b/c its supposed to ease menstrual cramps as well as aide in the flush of toxins.
Its now 1:37 and I just had another BM, I think this is left over from the SWF. I'm really tired now and my head is getting worse so I'm gonna lay down for a little nap so I'll update later in the day.
bye
The rest of Day 1
So after my last entry I wound up drinking another drink (which made only 2 for the day) and a cup of hot lax tea and went to bed at 9:30. That was really odd for me b/c I can never go to bed before 2 am and if I try I just toss and turn until 2 then fall asleep.
I figured it was my first day so what the hay, I'm trying to listen to my body right?! So I just went on to bed and slept really well, until 3:45...............................
I figured it was my first day so what the hay, I'm trying to listen to my body right?! So I just went on to bed and slept really well, until 3:45...............................
Monday, August 17, 2009
Starting the Master Cleanse
I've decided to start a blog today because I've started a new thing in my life. I'm trying to change for the good permanately. I'm tired of going through life depressed, unhappy, tired, lethargic, and this is NOT me at all. I'm ready to get back to me, ME! Happy me!! Loving life Me!! Can't get enough of everything me! I also made the decision to start blogging to keep my mind occupied!!! An idle mind is the devils playground!
So a few weeks ago I decided I was going to go on this thing called The Master Cleanse. I researched it throughly and ordered the kit off the website: http://www.themastercleanse.com/. I received the kit last Wednesday and I went to the grocery store Saturday to buy what didn't come with the kit (water and lemons).
I work 3rd shift (12 hour shifts at that) so this is going to be a little tricky for me. I worked last night and got home around 8 this morning. I made a cup of herbal tea, enjoied it throughly and went to sleep. I was suprised but the tea actually helped me sleeep more peacefully. I usually only sleep about 5 hours a day and I wake up about an hour after I've fallen asleep. Today I didn't I slept a full 5 hours straight, it felt really good.
Now here comes the yummy part so if you don't know much about cleanses you might want to stop reading here and do some reasearch because I'm about to talk about some "natural body functions" that may not be too pleasant to read about.
When I woke up about 3:30 I immidately had a BM (a small one but solid), I thought it was working pretty fast since I had only had the laxitive tea and nothing else. NOTE: I did my first weight after my BM and I'm 179.4 (I'm 5'8 so somehow I carry my wt. well b/c noone believes I weigh that much but I feel like a moose so it needs to go too)
Next I made the 32 oz salt water flush (SWF), I started "working on it" around 4:35 and didn't finish until 5:05 since it is a lot of water to down at one time. The taste or texture of the salt water didn't bother me but I kept feeling full and when you feel full off water it's hard to drink more, espically 28 oz more. By 5:10 I needed to have another BM, it started off solid then half way through went to all liquid. At 6:00 I needed to eliminate again and this time it was pure liquid.
Now I was hungry so I made my first lemonade drink at 6:30. It really wasn't bad at all and went down very easily. I am aiming for the recommended 8 glasses today but since I worked last night and not tonight I'm not planning on staying up all night long. On my nights off I usually go to bed around 2 am, so that doesn't leave a lot of time for "normal living". I'm not going to drown myself with lemonade just to get my 8 glasses down before I go to bed. So I will just drink one every time my body tells me I'm hungry (as long as I get the minimum of 6 in, I'm good). This will also help to train myself to "listen to my body" and only "eat" when it tells me to (since I have a VERY bad addiction to food). Other than that I'm sort of planning on having a drink every 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Its now 7:30 and already wanting food so bad but I'm about to make another drink and I feel like I need to drink more water because I'm feeling a little dehydrated, dry mouth is never fun.
So a few weeks ago I decided I was going to go on this thing called The Master Cleanse. I researched it throughly and ordered the kit off the website: http://www.themastercleanse.com/. I received the kit last Wednesday and I went to the grocery store Saturday to buy what didn't come with the kit (water and lemons).
I work 3rd shift (12 hour shifts at that) so this is going to be a little tricky for me. I worked last night and got home around 8 this morning. I made a cup of herbal tea, enjoied it throughly and went to sleep. I was suprised but the tea actually helped me sleeep more peacefully. I usually only sleep about 5 hours a day and I wake up about an hour after I've fallen asleep. Today I didn't I slept a full 5 hours straight, it felt really good.
Now here comes the yummy part so if you don't know much about cleanses you might want to stop reading here and do some reasearch because I'm about to talk about some "natural body functions" that may not be too pleasant to read about.
When I woke up about 3:30 I immidately had a BM (a small one but solid), I thought it was working pretty fast since I had only had the laxitive tea and nothing else. NOTE: I did my first weight after my BM and I'm 179.4 (I'm 5'8 so somehow I carry my wt. well b/c noone believes I weigh that much but I feel like a moose so it needs to go too)
Next I made the 32 oz salt water flush (SWF), I started "working on it" around 4:35 and didn't finish until 5:05 since it is a lot of water to down at one time. The taste or texture of the salt water didn't bother me but I kept feeling full and when you feel full off water it's hard to drink more, espically 28 oz more. By 5:10 I needed to have another BM, it started off solid then half way through went to all liquid. At 6:00 I needed to eliminate again and this time it was pure liquid.
Now I was hungry so I made my first lemonade drink at 6:30. It really wasn't bad at all and went down very easily. I am aiming for the recommended 8 glasses today but since I worked last night and not tonight I'm not planning on staying up all night long. On my nights off I usually go to bed around 2 am, so that doesn't leave a lot of time for "normal living". I'm not going to drown myself with lemonade just to get my 8 glasses down before I go to bed. So I will just drink one every time my body tells me I'm hungry (as long as I get the minimum of 6 in, I'm good). This will also help to train myself to "listen to my body" and only "eat" when it tells me to (since I have a VERY bad addiction to food). Other than that I'm sort of planning on having a drink every 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Its now 7:30 and already wanting food so bad but I'm about to make another drink and I feel like I need to drink more water because I'm feeling a little dehydrated, dry mouth is never fun.
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