166 pounds (-6 pounds!)
Well here it is day 4! Believe it or not, I am feeling better now that i have been doing this cleanse longer. Yesterday, I was a little hungry here and there but as soon as I drank the lemonade, I felt fine again. Today, I woke up at 5:30 ready to get up! That is completely unlike me. The first few days, I felt like I had some brain fuzziness. That feels much less today.
I am also noticing how empowered I feel. I decided on day 2 that I would do this cleanse for 4 days and then do fruits and vegetables while I am traveling with friends for 4 days. I am now feeling a little disappointed about stopping after today. I am realizing that it is not so difficult to keep my word to myself. I have not cheated at all - and that feels really great! So, I'll check back in, either later today but definitely tomorrow morning.
If you are thinking about doing this cleanse, just do it. It is not so difficult. It is not easy but it is completely doable. Once the first day or two is done, it gets easier and the rewards are massive. I used to wish I could just work really hard at losing weight and get it handled but usually weight loss has to be long and slow - I hate that. This is a way to just get it handled. It doesn't take long and it does work!
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Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Master Cleanse - Day 3
9:00 am 167.5 (-4.5 lbs)
Happily, I'm feeling much better today. My energy feels normal again, am not feeling fuzzy or exhausted. I'm not even that hungry but I need to hurry up and go get my lemon drink for the day. So far, so good. Day three seems like it will be no problem at all. I'm actually very happy that I am doing this!
Happily, I'm feeling much better today. My energy feels normal again, am not feeling fuzzy or exhausted. I'm not even that hungry but I need to hurry up and go get my lemon drink for the day. So far, so good. Day three seems like it will be no problem at all. I'm actually very happy that I am doing this!
Monday, June 4, 2007
Master Cleanse - Day 2
9:00 am 168 lbs (-4 lbs)
Wow... I lost 4 pounds in one day! Now I know this is not merely meant for weight loss but that side affect is terrific! I woke up feeling very tired and last night was not so easy after drinking the laxative tea. I got up twice which wasn't terribly comfortable.
9:30 pm
It turned out to be a pretty good day. Glad it was Monday, actually, as having something to stay focused on kept my mind away from so many food thoughts. I did have the food thoughts however. Went to friends house and it was all I could do to not eat a piece of candy that was sitting out. "Just one," I thought to myself. But I didn't do it and I'm glad about that. I did not drink the herbal laxative tea this morning and am actually thinking that my blend of tea may be too strong. I get cramping from the tea and have read some articles that advise to dilute the tea down if that happens. I'll give it another whirl tonight. Still haven't brought myself to try the salt water flush. Do I dare?
Wow... I lost 4 pounds in one day! Now I know this is not merely meant for weight loss but that side affect is terrific! I woke up feeling very tired and last night was not so easy after drinking the laxative tea. I got up twice which wasn't terribly comfortable.
9:30 pm
It turned out to be a pretty good day. Glad it was Monday, actually, as having something to stay focused on kept my mind away from so many food thoughts. I did have the food thoughts however. Went to friends house and it was all I could do to not eat a piece of candy that was sitting out. "Just one," I thought to myself. But I didn't do it and I'm glad about that. I did not drink the herbal laxative tea this morning and am actually thinking that my blend of tea may be too strong. I get cramping from the tea and have read some articles that advise to dilute the tea down if that happens. I'll give it another whirl tonight. Still haven't brought myself to try the salt water flush. Do I dare?
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Master cleanse - Day 1
172 lbs
Well, the night after drinking the laxative tea was a normal night and I slept straight through with zero cramping, discomfort or any other negative effects. When I woke up this morning, I did go to the bathroom which I tend to do every morning but the difference this time was, sorry to be descriptive, what came out felt a little bit hot.
I've found other people's blogs to read. They are wonderful and so inspiring. If it comes out hot, that could indicate that the body is dumping acid. In the past, I have measured my ph balance with those little pee strips from the health food store and I tend to be on the acid side of the scale.
I weighed myself t 172 as my day one starting weight and I drank my morning glass of laxative tea. I haven't yet decided if i am going to use the salt water flush while I am doing this or not. I read Stanley Burroughs book last night and he says a person could choose either the laxative tea or the salt water flush. I'm starting with the tea. One post I just read said that the salt flush reminded her of eating chicken soup and actually, from the time i tried it before, I agree it is a bit reminiscent of chicken soup. But another blogger tried it and had the huge, weird reaction of dizziness, cold shakes, etc. Then she threw up. But then she went to the bathroom and said that she felt so wonderful that she just LOVED the salt water flush. Wow... I'm still unsure about doing it.
What I can see from reading other people's blogs is that the master cleanse is not easy, it takes commitment and a strong will, but it creates huge results. That same blogger that threw up the salt water lost 27 pounds in 24 days. Part of the way through her blog she felt like giving up because she went a few days in a row with losing nothing. That has happened to me in the past and has been a large part of why I've quit after just a few days. Reading those blogs has really been helpful. If you aren't sure on how to find blogs, go to Google, click the more link so you get to choose search blogs, then type in your topic just like you would for anything else. Lots of terrific blogs come up. There is also some sort of forum at Yahoo but I haven't looked at that yet.
Anyway, if you are starting your own cleanse too, good luck! Here goes day one. I've done day one so many time, day one is pretty easy. It's staying with it lots of days that has always been rough for me.
9 pm-
Well, I made it one whole day! This morning I went on my treadmill for 20 minutes and felt perfectly normal. I did some chores around the house and then spent a few hours reading people's blogs about the master cleanse. There are some great sites out there. I will re-find one of them and put a link to it here. I also watched several You Tube accounts. Man - people go on this thing for 30 days or more! That is more than I'm signing up for here. But every single person who posted said they were happy they accomplished it by the time they were through. Seems like as much of a mental/emotional accomplishment as a physical one.
Like I said, I spent most of the day taking it easy. I did weigh myself tonight because I just couldn't help it and... I weighed 168.5! Holy Cow! Now I know that is water weight - but even so, it was gratifying! I will still be very pleased if I am anything under the 172 that I was this morning by tomorrow morning.
One last thing to mention- some people have asked about muscle breaking down rather than fat and I have a thought on that. I have used ketosticks while doing the Atkins diet to confirm that my body was in a fat burning state. On Atkins, the ketosis goes away if you eat any carbs. But I had some sticks lying around when I did a short version of the master cleanse and guess what? The ketones were really strong - even with all they maple syrup. So - I'm no doctor but to my laymen mind, that tells me that the body goes into fat burning while doing the lemon cleanse. That is so exciting. Losing fat is definitely something that I'd like to accomplish.
Well, the night after drinking the laxative tea was a normal night and I slept straight through with zero cramping, discomfort or any other negative effects. When I woke up this morning, I did go to the bathroom which I tend to do every morning but the difference this time was, sorry to be descriptive, what came out felt a little bit hot.
I've found other people's blogs to read. They are wonderful and so inspiring. If it comes out hot, that could indicate that the body is dumping acid. In the past, I have measured my ph balance with those little pee strips from the health food store and I tend to be on the acid side of the scale.
I weighed myself t 172 as my day one starting weight and I drank my morning glass of laxative tea. I haven't yet decided if i am going to use the salt water flush while I am doing this or not. I read Stanley Burroughs book last night and he says a person could choose either the laxative tea or the salt water flush. I'm starting with the tea. One post I just read said that the salt flush reminded her of eating chicken soup and actually, from the time i tried it before, I agree it is a bit reminiscent of chicken soup. But another blogger tried it and had the huge, weird reaction of dizziness, cold shakes, etc. Then she threw up. But then she went to the bathroom and said that she felt so wonderful that she just LOVED the salt water flush. Wow... I'm still unsure about doing it.
What I can see from reading other people's blogs is that the master cleanse is not easy, it takes commitment and a strong will, but it creates huge results. That same blogger that threw up the salt water lost 27 pounds in 24 days. Part of the way through her blog she felt like giving up because she went a few days in a row with losing nothing. That has happened to me in the past and has been a large part of why I've quit after just a few days. Reading those blogs has really been helpful. If you aren't sure on how to find blogs, go to Google, click the more link so you get to choose search blogs, then type in your topic just like you would for anything else. Lots of terrific blogs come up. There is also some sort of forum at Yahoo but I haven't looked at that yet.
Anyway, if you are starting your own cleanse too, good luck! Here goes day one. I've done day one so many time, day one is pretty easy. It's staying with it lots of days that has always been rough for me.
9 pm-
Well, I made it one whole day! This morning I went on my treadmill for 20 minutes and felt perfectly normal. I did some chores around the house and then spent a few hours reading people's blogs about the master cleanse. There are some great sites out there. I will re-find one of them and put a link to it here. I also watched several You Tube accounts. Man - people go on this thing for 30 days or more! That is more than I'm signing up for here. But every single person who posted said they were happy they accomplished it by the time they were through. Seems like as much of a mental/emotional accomplishment as a physical one.
Like I said, I spent most of the day taking it easy. I did weigh myself tonight because I just couldn't help it and... I weighed 168.5! Holy Cow! Now I know that is water weight - but even so, it was gratifying! I will still be very pleased if I am anything under the 172 that I was this morning by tomorrow morning.
One last thing to mention- some people have asked about muscle breaking down rather than fat and I have a thought on that. I have used ketosticks while doing the Atkins diet to confirm that my body was in a fat burning state. On Atkins, the ketosis goes away if you eat any carbs. But I had some sticks lying around when I did a short version of the master cleanse and guess what? The ketones were really strong - even with all they maple syrup. So - I'm no doctor but to my laymen mind, that tells me that the body goes into fat burning while doing the lemon cleanse. That is so exciting. Losing fat is definitely something that I'd like to accomplish.
Saturday, June 2, 2007
The Night Before
172 lbs
I've done the lemon / maple syrup diet once before with very good results. In 6 days, I lost 12 pounds. That was roughly ten or so years ago. I didn't have any literature about it and I didn't use the salt water or the laxitive tea. I simply heard about it through a friend. I recall that the first day or two was an adjustment but that by the time i got into the swing of it, it was rather easy. I stopped at 6 days because I went on vacation with my family and knew that they would not allow me to "not eat" while in their presence. I hadn't told anyone I was doing it so on day 6, I stopped and began eating. I was quite pleased with the 12 pound weight loss. I don't recall the exact weight I was at but I went from something like 155 down to 143 or so and I am 5'9.
Since then, I have done it for between two and four days multiple times. Always the results have been very good. Only once have I used the laxative tea and salt water rinse. I did not like that part at all. On one of the mornings, I got up and felt like I was having a massive hot flash or something complete with ringing in my ears, dizziness and blurred vision. I felt better after using the restroom and lying down. I thought it was the fault of the salt water and laxative tea but I have experienced the same symptoms a couple of times since then after taking a very hot shower. This time, if that happens to me, I am not going to quit.
So, tonight is the night before I start. I'm thinking about my schedule and am concerned that I am going out of town with friends for a three day trip six days from now. They are women friends of mine who will be supportive of me at least. Who knows, maybe not eating normal food will make the trip easier.
So, I guess I should share my current weight. Yikes, posting it here on the web is not such a good feeling but I appreciate knowing where others have started and finished, so I guess I'll just fess up. I am starting at 172 pounds. I looked around the internet trying to find a blog to read by someone else who has done this so that I could motivate and inspire myself through their real life stories.
I am surprised at how nervous I feel. Staying on it has never been easy for me and I recall the discomfort of the Super Dieters laxative Tea. It usually cramps up my colon pretty good. But... two pounds per day is what I need.
So, I'll post again tomorrow and let you know how I got through the night.
I've done the lemon / maple syrup diet once before with very good results. In 6 days, I lost 12 pounds. That was roughly ten or so years ago. I didn't have any literature about it and I didn't use the salt water or the laxitive tea. I simply heard about it through a friend. I recall that the first day or two was an adjustment but that by the time i got into the swing of it, it was rather easy. I stopped at 6 days because I went on vacation with my family and knew that they would not allow me to "not eat" while in their presence. I hadn't told anyone I was doing it so on day 6, I stopped and began eating. I was quite pleased with the 12 pound weight loss. I don't recall the exact weight I was at but I went from something like 155 down to 143 or so and I am 5'9.
Since then, I have done it for between two and four days multiple times. Always the results have been very good. Only once have I used the laxative tea and salt water rinse. I did not like that part at all. On one of the mornings, I got up and felt like I was having a massive hot flash or something complete with ringing in my ears, dizziness and blurred vision. I felt better after using the restroom and lying down. I thought it was the fault of the salt water and laxative tea but I have experienced the same symptoms a couple of times since then after taking a very hot shower. This time, if that happens to me, I am not going to quit.
So, tonight is the night before I start. I'm thinking about my schedule and am concerned that I am going out of town with friends for a three day trip six days from now. They are women friends of mine who will be supportive of me at least. Who knows, maybe not eating normal food will make the trip easier.
So, I guess I should share my current weight. Yikes, posting it here on the web is not such a good feeling but I appreciate knowing where others have started and finished, so I guess I'll just fess up. I am starting at 172 pounds. I looked around the internet trying to find a blog to read by someone else who has done this so that I could motivate and inspire myself through their real life stories.
I am surprised at how nervous I feel. Staying on it has never been easy for me and I recall the discomfort of the Super Dieters laxative Tea. It usually cramps up my colon pretty good. But... two pounds per day is what I need.
So, I'll post again tomorrow and let you know how I got through the night.
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