Day 24 of cleanse and tongue still w... 
mtkgreen
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I'm on day 24 of the master cleanse. My tongue is still coated white and I also have a "spot" that is getting bigger over the last few days in the liver (right side)area on my tongue. It's not a sore, it is just a red, wet spot in an enlongated oval shape (unlike the rest of my tongue which is white). Does anyone know if this just means my liver is detoxing as well or if this means I should stop? Also, I've read that if your body starts craving real food that it means it's time to stop b/c your body is in need of more nutrition. I've been craving real food for about the last 5 days now. I thought after this long on the cleanse that the cravings would get less but they've done the opposite. I don't want to quit until my tongue turns pink again b/c I've come this far, but I am craving real food and am also worried about the spot on my tongue and whether I should stop or not. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.
- Re: Day 24 of cleanse and tongue sti... ALB
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This is a reply to # 1,760,530Master cleanse..lemon juice stuff for 24 days?
Real hunger is pretty unmistakable. And hard to actualy resist. Are you sure its real not psychological hunger??
What is your height and weight?? If you have used up your fat reserves you are now basically eating your muscles and eventually more important organs. This is the difference between fasting and starvation.
I am on day 27 of Water Fast but weighed 258.8 at start and now 223 but was 50% bodyfat I could likely last a year on water alone just living off my fat.
My tongue was the usual nasty think for about 20 days but its got much more normal looking now and mouth doesn't have the horrible taste in it that it had.
I would maybe stop the lemon juice stuff now and maybe go to juice fast and see if that works for awhile if you want to keep going. But again if you are really down on your essential fat you better start breaking the fast. And if you have real hunger doubt you will hold out much longer anyway but you want to break the fast correctly. About a week or so depending on how your system tolerates refeeding.
- Re: Day 24 of cleanse and tongue sti... pepe
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This is a reply to # 1,760,549
In the full ration Master Cleanse one is consuming 1200 calories so there is no chance the body consuming muscle. One does go into ketosis on the MC. It's highly unlikely that the system will use up muscle tissue. When fasting and the body goes into Ketosis the sytem will scour itself for dead or damaged tissue and will use that for fuel way before it goes into any muscle tissue. That is basically how fasting heals.
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This is a reply to # 1,760,530
After more that a dozen 40 day MCs and at least 10 years of sharing experiences on this forum I can tell you that the tongue thing is not a reliable indicator as to when to stop the fast. Some folks never get it at all and some will have it one day and gone the next The spot on the liver side of the tongue I would say is actually a good sign that your liver is detoxing. The wisdom is to continue fasting to allow the liver complete it's detox cycle.
If you are doing the MC by the book is highly unlikely that you are experiencing "real" hunger and it more a psychological issue . If you've been cheating even with the samllest tidbits all bets are off because you will have activated the digestive system and that will definitely make you hungry and or have cravings
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- Re: Day 24 of cleanse and tongue sti... mtkgreen
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This is a reply to # 1,760,688Thanks for the responses. I haven't cheated at all so maybe it's just psychological. It doesn't help having to cook for my husband and kids every night either. I'm hoping to complete the full 40. I know I would be so disappointed in myself if I quit now so I'll keep thinking about how far I've come and where I'll be at the end to help make it through I guess. Thanks again.
- Re: Day 24 of cleanse and tongue sti... hasturman
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,760,740If I were your husband I would cook for you or at least try. I see too many people that are still cooking for their husbands or significant others. That seems cruel. I can smell things well enough after 24 days that it drives me crazy to walk home now. Just cravings not real hunger.
The only good thing about the better sense of smell is you can pinpoint which restaraunts you should never eat at because they smell vile. Zippys in Hawaii for example... it smells terrible. It's (Good smell, good smell, good smell, OH GOD WHY) and that last one is zippys.
Same in Japan this time. One place on the corner I wish I could have smelled before I ate there. It wasn't good but was expensive. But, now that I am cleansing on day 24 again I can smell it everytime Im going home and its terrible. Just terrible.
Anyways, the point was your husband should take over while you're doing this.
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