Don't beat yourself up too bad. One of the reasons many of us do the Master-Cleanse is to try and overcome emotional eating and other food addictions. Unfortunately, it does not happen easily or all at once. I'm relieved you did not get very ill after your eating adventure. Rather than take laxatives or anything else, just reflect on all the good you did for yourself for 13 days, then try and determine what triggered your eating frenzy. Was is hunger, just the desire to enjoy the pleasures of eating, or was there another deeper emotional issue? What ever the reason, accept it, and keep on trying for a healthier eating lifestyle. I've been where you are before, if your digestive system can take the assault, then count yourself blessed. If you start feeling cramps, diarrhea and vomiting, please take care of yourself and be sure to follow directions for breaking the fast. You are not the first person to do this, and I can pretty well guarantee you won't be the last.

Then I ate a regular meal. Stopped on the way home and got ice cream. Then had a candy bar before bed.
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME!!!!!! Why, Why, Why, do I try to kill myself like this. Now what do I do??? I don't know whether to take a laxative, because I'm afraid of what I just did to my poor stomach, or just wait to let things pass. Anyone's help would be greatly appreciated. >>>

Just forgive yourself, we all do the best we can. Its VERY dangerous after a fast to not follow the instructions of drinking orange juice and eating lightly to get the body accustomed to food again. It can cause kidney failure as you are shocking the body with food. I suggest that you don't take the laxative today as its too harsh for the stomah, but drink the lemonade to cleanse the body from the toxics you ingested yesterday.

Marie

I'm sorry you feel so bad, and I know how hard it is to refrain when food is in front of you like that. I ate some carotts yesterday and that churned my tummy. I'm taking it easy today with lots of water.

I'd recommend a couple cups of SM tea :)

Hang in there!

Melanie

Forgive yourself. You're still learning. Many of us have deep psychological reasons for bad eating/punishing ourselves with food. Food is a salve. Try reading Louise Hay's You Can Heal Yourself. It's not abt food addiction, just loving the you that wants to self-sabotage. I AM NOT a self-help chick, Oprah-watcher or preacher of any kind. Just a deeply blocked woman who has benefited from reading her book over the past couple of days. It's on Barnesandnoble.com if u're interested. Be proud of yourself for your fast. Non-fasting friends will try to tell you that when u deny yourself foof for so long that compulsive eating is a response to that. It's much deeper. Be blessed on your ongoing journey, your posts have always been inspirational.

I can totally relate to your experience. I did the same thing a week and a half ago. I had only gone 3 days on the MC, but this entire past week I have done nothing but eat, eat, and eat. I have gained the weight I lost and 1 or 2 more. I have had it and am starting the Master-Cleanse again tomorrow, for 21 days(fingers crossed). Hopefully, with the support of this site I can do it, and this time I plan to come off of it the right way!