Just updating a bit. On day 15 in like 5 minutes. I am getting hungrier a little faster after drinking my drinks now. It used to be 3 hours. Now its about 2 hours. I can ignore it till I hit 3 hours but it is getting harder. (Not that bad if it goes at this pace I probably really start feeling ravenous until day 30 or so).

The lemonade is boring. I want Eggplant. Hahaha. At least I want healthy things.

I have no idea how much I weigh. I have no scale in the house. I do pass the vision test for being smaller now though. Also, the these pants used to be tighter test. Put on some 32's on a regular cut yesterday and they had a little space on the top and in the legs. So, hoping Ill be wearing 28-30's by the time im done with this?

Also hoping that my body will be running on peak. I've got good feelings about this and I feel my energy is fine. Concentration is better at work now. I think its because my brain doesn't have anything to wander about to.

Just updating again. I am on day 25. I want real food but definitely don't need it. My chest does get tight and hurt if I am not drinking the drink fast enough.

My back also hurts around 3:00 everyday. I know I can make it to day 40 now though. Do I want to? No. Not really. Will I? yeah. I need to finish all these blasted lemons! Not to mention I don't use maple syrup for anything so I would just have 8 1/2 bloody bottles sitting around mocking me. So, 42 days? Definitely.

50? maybe? I want to say yes.

Quick update on day 26. For the past 2-4 days I haven't looked much different. Today. I look in the mirror at work and my work shirt tucked in looks like its going straight up and down. Im thinking... nah my body cant have changed that much that fast.

I check and yeah. I look a lot different just overnight. I don't know if things are just shifting around but im happy. I don't know if I lost more weight or not.

Im not going to weigh myself again until the morning of 14th. Again the morning of 21st. 28th and finally the 5th. Ill do it again after transition too just to get a sense.

But snap. Ive got 25 days (including today the 26th day) to make more progress and Im already doing great. Yay for me?

Is it normal to have a sudden appearance shift? Actually today im passing more too without salt flush or tea. I started using more pepper and perhaps that is the thing that did it.

Well, I wanted to update. I am on day 30 now. I am still doing OK. Some days are awful. Some are good. I have succesfully gone through three big events with no eating. One was a company free all you can eat Sashimi party. It was also all you could drink... so it was difficult for me. DIFFICULT.

The second was two business partners inviting me to chinese to discuss business plans. That smelled amazing. Two hours of watching them eat amazing Chinese.

The third was yesterday some of my colleagues wanted to go to Octoberfest. So I went with them. My god it smelled amazing. Also, beer. I enjoy beer.

Anyways, I am still good and moving. I will post again in 5 more days. After three more days Japan has a long holiday and its a bit sad that I WONT be going anywhere because its a waste. I would bike somewhere but I get ridiculously weak and sick when I do any exercise. Hell, going up stairs makes me wheeze now. This is the guy that ran a half marathon every weekend for practice. (I was very fat but I can run very well 1:30 - 2:00 half marathons).

But, the problem is at high weights I was hurting my leg joints. I anticipate not only getting faster after this cleanse but also less damage and pain on my left knee. So, it should be good. Looking forward to see how my endurance and speed progresses from here.

But, anyways, that holiday means I won't have a chance for temptation until my 39th day. So, I am essentially safe and WILL make it to 40 from here. As long as the rest of the work week doesn't crack me.

Im basically just talking to myself it seems. Anyways, day 33. I bought a belt two weeks back because none of my pants fit. I only found one belt that was small enough and I was on the last rung starting.

This belt is now too big too. Awesome. The last few days have been bad.

This day has been okay. I feel a little tired but I had an early day.

Gonna keep going. Almost done. Im almost out of lemons and maple syrup. (I have it down to a Science for amount needed).

Day 35. I have to admit I am starting to have trouble drinking the lemon juice. I am not really hungry yet. I am still eliminating. My tongue has turned somewhat clear on some parts.

I guess Im proud to have made it this far. I am getting pretty skinny. I was 72.5 KG last monday.
I will weigh myself again tomorrow and make a slight amends on here. I look pretty decent. I am almost out of weight to lose and I feel pretty good in general.

I'll do a small update tomorrow on how much I weigh now. Im hoping 70KG. Not holding my breath. I have two more weigh ins before I call it quits. If I drop out around 2.5 KG per weigh in (And I drop 2.5 at the next) I might be 65KG which is a not very much at all but ill probably gain back 3kg (Water, Glycogen, digestive track filling) so, being back to 68 would be awesome.

Im looking forward to riding my bike to work again *13Kilo each way* and running at least one long 21Kilo run a week again. I can't do that right now as I get out of breath and sick in 5kg or so.

Almost done.

Will update on day 40. Trying to push over to 50. Can't stop this train.

I am on day 40 of The Master Cleanse starting from when I wake up. I have been good. The lemonade makes me sick to drink now though. Even the smell makes me feel nauseous. I am hoping this will pass. My tongue is 50% pink. I don't have much to go until I get fully pink tongue.

I weigh 67 KG now. I have lost 5.5KG in the past 9 days. If that seems like a really high number. Yeah, I think it is. I weighed myself on monday (Japan time so three days ago) at 69 Kilo and I was 67KG on Thursday. So, I am actually probably lower for day 40 but I won't weigh again until monday.

I am pressing forward even though the highest recommended day is 40. So, I will go for 50 Days as long as I can. Like I said, the lemonade makes me feel sick now.. I will be out of supplies on sunday (End of day 42). Going to go buy 24 lemons and 4 more maple syrups on Sunday night. That will put me at 50 days. Than, I will ease off for at least 10 days. So, 60 days total if you count the ease off... which you should. I have A health check the day after I finish.

So, we will see what damage I did to myself. Hopefully none. I will try to eat the weekend after the cleanse is over. If I feel sick at the end of the weekend I will ease off an extra 5 days. I might do that for the rest of the month. Weekend trials and Weekday ease offs. We will see.

I really can't believe I made it to 40 days. It is painful. I cannot lie about this. BUT. I think its worth it. I will probably end up at around 62-64 KG. I imagine I will be 65 By monday and by the next week 62 possibly even as low as 61. That's fine as I still won't be underweight for my height. I can get down to 128 pounds (58-59 KG) Before I am underweight.

Wish me luck in the next 10 (Technically 11) days. I will need it. It's going to be hard.

Day 44:

I feel better. I had to have extra calories for a day to get out of the dying feeling. Thank you to everyone who gave me no advice at all when requested.

I won't bother to post day 45 since I am posting today.

65KG now. 6 more days to shine than easing out.
I thought this board would be supportive and helpful.

Really, it isn't. I am mostly just talking to myself.

Okay, Just a final update. I finished off 50 days. I lost just a ton of weight. I feel pretty good. I was really weak at the end. My running times are coming back after only starting to go back into food for around 2 days.

I feel better than I did on the cleanse. Everything went south around day 36 and no one gave me advice. So, you guys are awful. Thanks.

Anyways, I am done and I will never come back to this place again.