Hunger, and more so regular eating habits are the hardest to deal with on the first few days. I found this especially so at regular eating times...such as 6:00 PM for me. Its good to have a distraction during these tough moments. If you can, go to a library and check out a book on fasting, or raw food diets, or natural medicine (something healthy and inline with the theories behind this cleanse) its very motivating to read this type of material when you are challenged. Also if you intend to lose a lot, switching to a raw food, or almost raw food diet after the cleanse could be very helpful. At least reading the material could be informative.

Hi reesa,

I am also hoping to lose a significant amount of weight. I was 313 lbs (at 5'9") before the holidays and did manage to lose a few pounds despite the holidays just by using the gazelle.

I am on day 5 of the Master-Cleanse and it is getting easier for me in terms of hunger. I am mostly hungry at night. I have a very bad habbit of not really eating during the day and then eating right before I go to bed. I hope to be able to break that post-fast.

I am going for 30 days on the Master-Cleanse and am _considering_ following it with a short water fast, depending on how I feel.

Right now, I think a good weight for me would be between 140-150 lbs, that means losing more than half my body weight. I don't by any means think that I am going to lose all that by fasting, I just want the "fresh start" that people talk about.

I am also a diet coke addict! It's been 5 days since I had any and I think that's the longest I have gone without drinking it in 10 years. I sometimes go through a 12 pack a day, so this is an interesting change.

Anyway, good luck and I wish you well. I'm a total compulsive overeater so if I can get through it I know you can.


EDIT: Right now I am at 302 lbs, so I have lost a bit already (of course that is water weight, not real weight). ©†ƒ……•™¼‡_Original_Message_¾€š½ž¢«»¬ï°©

Hi reesa,

I am also hoping to lose a significant amount of weight. I was 313 lbs (at 5'9") before the holidays and did manage to lose a few pounds despite the holidays just by using the gazelle.

I am on day 5 of the Master-Cleanse and it is getting easier for me in terms of hunger. I am mostly hungry at night. I have a very bad habbit of not really eating during the day and then eating right before I go to bed. I hope to be able to break that post-fast.

I am going for 30 days on the MC and am _considering_ following it with a short water fast, depending on how I feel.

Right now, I think a good weight for me would be between 140-150 lbs, that means losing more than half my body weight. I don't by any means think that I am going to lose all that by fasting, I just want the "fresh start" that people talk about.

I am also a diet coke addict! It's been 5 days since I had any and I think that's the longest I have gone without drinking it in 10 years. I sometimes go through a 12 pack a day, so this is an interesting change.

Anyway, good luck and I wish you well. I'm a total compulsive overeater so if I can get through it I know you can.

Hello,
When I did The Master Cleanse I drank the drinks when ever I felt hungry, so some days I drank more of them then others and I still lost weight. In between my drinks I had water and hot tea, if you don't care for hot tea take a look as see all the flavors there are now, you don't even taste the tea taste they are really good and having a hot drink really makes a difference feeling full. I didn't like tea either until I tried some of the new flavors.
I stayed on the cleanse for 12 days, I lost 17 pounds. I am going to go on it again soon, need to lose more and I felt so much better after the cleanse, more energy mainly. My other suggestion is that if you are just dying for something to eat, do like the French women do and have 3 bites and then drink the lemonade. They claim that it only takes 3 bites to satisfy your taste buds and you will be happy. Don't do this every day just once in a while. I did this on Saturdays, I told myself all week that on Saturday I got to have 3 bites of one food I really really wanted, I ate 3 bites off my husbands plate(eating the 3 bites very slowly and enjoying each bite) and then I left the room with my lemonade drink, worked for me. I didn't feel deprived at all.
good luck and come back here often....heyjude

Congratulations on taking this step!

You asked for advice?

Use the Celtic Sea Salt s for your salt water flushes (your tastebuds will thank you) ...and yes, DO the salt water flushes!

Drink LOTS of water...and if you need "help" drinking the water, squeeze a little lemon juice in it.

I found setting myself on a regular schedule for my lemonade's helped. I had my first between 8:00-8:30 and had them every 2-3 hours, timed so I had my last one at dinner time with my family. I had 6 a day. If you find yourself needing more, you can always have "one to sip on" for those tougher moments.

I didn't step on a scale until the day I came off the fast - I didn't want to be fixated on that number, I wanted to focus on what was going on inside me.

I lost 15 lbs in 10 days. But I approached the whole 10 days not as a weight loss program (though I do want to lose weight, and still need to lose more weight) but as a cleansing program, to get myself healthier so I can modify my eating habits and lose the weight I need to.

You will likely get cold - drink that mint tea, it will warm you up! Just holding the cup helped me, since it was mostly my hands and fingers that were freezing.

And keeping checking this board frequently - it is a godsend to find all these others here who are going through or have been through the same thing - the support and information provided are invaluable.

Good luck!

Read the link below for some insights on using the Master-Cleanse as >part< of a succesful weight loss program.

Using the Master-Cleanse for weight loss