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Day 6 still going 18 y
Inner thoughts
My mind keeps wandering to thoughts of breaking the cleanse. I can’t help thinking of all the good food I want to eat and the lemonade I don’t want to drink. I’m going to keep trying to fight the inner demons telling me to quit. visit the page Day 6 18 y
Tough days
I’m officially half way through the cleanse. Last night was really tough for me. I wasn’t in a good mood, mostly because of the emotional hunger I had. I was very tempted to just give in. Luckily I didn’t, because when I woke up this morning I was definitely happy I stuck with it. I wish this was getting easier, not harder for me. Tomorrow is the tough day, tons of good food surrounding me. I’m also at the point where I’m starting to get sick of the lemonade. I think a juice cleanse would be nice because you could at least mix things up a little. visit the page Mid-day 5 18 y
I'm almost halfway done with my cleanse
I just got back from my lunch break. I downed 2 water bottles full of lemonade and brought another one to work with me. I’ve got to drive over an hour after work so I need all this out of me by the time I get in the car. Still not feeling much different, except that today after my 2 bottles I wasn’t as full. Hopefully my stomach is not stretching out. I don’t even know if that’s possible to do with only having liquids.
Anyway, I’m still thankful I haven’t suffered any headaches, but the cravings are still there. Especially around lunch time here at the office, I can smell everythi ... read more Day 5 18 y
Only day 5
It’s day 5! I’m really proud that I’ve made it this far. But at the same time I can’t believe it’s only day 5. I’m still not feeling much different. The one thing I do notice is a little more build up on my tongue. Thank goodness for my tongue scraper! My big obstacle will be this Saturday. I’m helping to host a retirement party and there is going to be so much good food there! visit the page Day 4 coming to an end 18 y
This is getting harder, not easier
I’m a little discouraged at the moment. I can’t stop thinking about food, especially the snickerdoodle cookies sitting on the counter right now and my favorite meal from the Cheesecake Factore -- cajun chicken littles and chocolate cake. Maybe writing it will get it out of my system. I just wish I was feeling more of a difference. I haven’t had any headaches or hunger pains. So I’m thankful for that, but I wonder why I am not eliminating more. I had 1/4 tsp in all my lemonades today. I keep saying this, but I’ll say it again, maybe when I wake up tomorrow things will be different. ... read more Weighing in 18 y
Almost a 10 lb difference better night and day, CRAZY
OK, so I went home at lunch and weighed myself. I was curious to see if me feeling bloated was just a feeling or if I really was holding in a lot of water.
This morning I weighed 139.5 (before the SWF). At noon, after the SWF and lots of water, but before any lemonade I weighed in around 143.5. Then I had my 2 water bottles full of lemonade and weighed myself again -- I was around 147! I find it fascinating that between last night, the end of my day 3, I weighed 138.5 and just liquids could make an almost 10 lbs. difference.
I think my major concern is that I’m getting everything ... read more Day 4, heading home for lemonade soon 18 y
I have to keep going
These past few days I haven’t been hungry, I’m just trying to get past the cravings and feeling that I need to eat even though I’m not hungry. I really hope that after this cleanse I will be able to control myself and eat like I need to.
I’m about to go home and have my lemonade with my new dosing of cayenne. I did 1/4 tsp in my drink last night and am going to do it again with my lemonade today. Hopefully a full day of adding 1/4 tsp to my lemonade will really make a difference in what I am seeing and feeling.
I do however feel like these 4 days I’ve been on the MC have been the ... read more Day 4 18 y
I'm past day 3
OK, I’ve made it to day 4. I managed to avoid the snickerdoodles last night. Though I have to admit, this morning when I saw them sitting on the counter they looked very good! I love cookies the next day -- they always taste better to me. Anyway, enough about food. I’m on day 4, I’m supposed to be past my urges. I had my SWF this morning. I just got to work and had 2 cups of water. I’m dying of thirst so I’m about to go refill my 2 cups.
I finally got a scale and weighed myself last night, I weighed 138.6 lbs. I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, then when ... read more Day 3 ending, part 2 18 y
Tempting cookies
I forgot to mention, my roommate is currently making snickerdoodle cookies. I’m planning to run an errand once they go in the oven so I can avoid the smell as long as possible. I’m still having cravings so this is a good test to my will to resist. I just keep thinking that I can’t have made it this far just to quit.
visit the page Almost the end of day 3 18 y
Stepping up the cayenne
OK, it’s almost the end of day 3. I just have to keep saying to myself, ”I can do this. I can do this.” I had my last water bottle full of lemonade and added more cayenne to the mix. From the forums I’ve learned that it is really the cayenne that is helping the cleanse along so I went to 1/4 teaspoon. It actually wasn’t that bad. I normally love hot things anyway, so the extra kick was kind of nice. I’m not sure what the most cayenne is that I should use. I’ll probably stick with1/4 tsp the next few days to see if that helps with the eliminations. I’m going to let this lemonade se ... read more Day 3 continues 18 y
Can't help but to feel a little discouraged
I can’t help but to feel a little discouraged. I know I’m not even through my day 3 yet but I don’t feel any different. I feel like I am all clogged up because I’m drinking a ton and peeing a ton, but only the morning elimations. I think I’m supposed to be having 3-4 eliminations a day....but that is not happening. Ugh. Maybe if I can just get through today things will start to change tomorrow. visit the page Day 3, heading home for lunch 18 y
lemonade, lemonade, lemonade
I didn’t have time to make any lemonade this morning to take to work so I’m feeling hungry. I’m going to do what I did yesterday and down two water bottle full of the lemonade. Even though that made me go to the bathroom a lot it kept me filled up for the most part. Maybe I’ll make an extra one and take it to work. Though I find it’s easier for me to just sit down and drink the lemonade rather than to sip on it all day. I’m leaving for lunch in 10 min. visit the page Day 3 18 y
Day 3, still going...
I’ve made it to day 3! I’m very excited. From what I’ve read it seems if you can get past day 3 you’re doing good and it gets a little easier, at least for a few days. I just got to work and am drinking tons of water. The SWF in the morning makes me so incredibly thirsty. But I guess that is a good thing. I’m just feeling really bloated. Everyone says to drink more, even when I would just be bloated and not cleansing. I don’t know if it was just me, but no matter how much water I drank I would still be bloated. It was drinking less water that would help me. Who knows. I’m going ... read more Almost the end of day 2 18 y
Almost the end of day 2
It’s early in the evening, almost 6:30PM. I’m about to drink my tea. I’m hoping that by drinking it early in the evening I’ll be able to sleep through the night and won’t have to get up multiple times to go to the bathroom.
It’s still a struggle to not just give in to my cravings. I have this mentality that I can just have one last good meal and then I can start the cleanse over again the next day. But I know the vicious cycle would just repeat itself if I did give in. I’m hoping that if I can get through today and tomorrow those feelings will pass.
I’m also really hoping that t ... read more Day 2, 1:22PM 18 y
Day 2, after lunch
I just got back from lunch and I drank two water bottles full of the lemonade. Reading from the board I’m seeing people who have eliminations many times a day. Granted this is only day 2 for me but should I already be having these multiple eliminations? We’ll see, only time will tell. I’m doing good so far. I usually run into problems in the evening when I have nothing to do. visit the page Day 2 18 y
Day 2 and my progress
It’s day 2 of my cleanse. Day 1 got off to a bit of a rocky start and turned into a water fast. I did the SWF in the morning and then had a P&B shake because I thougth that you were supposed to do the shakes with the Master Cleanse. Then I learned that was not right, you do the P&B shakes at a different time. I’m about to go home for lunch and make my first lemonade. I didn’t have time to make one this morning so I’ve just been drinking a bunch of water. I guess I’ll have a lot to drink this afternoon. I’m hoping this blog will help hold me accountable through my full 10 days. I do ... read more |