I would go as long as you should. As for dinner with your parents if you are cleansed and ready to eat it won't be considdered a normal meal. If you are cleansed you truly will want no more then a drink for breakfast fruit for lunch if any and a bit of fruit veg. nuts or seeds for dinner. Meat will mostlikely be a turn off even if it is not on your plate. If you are not feeling good you might want to try the salt water flush and more tea. You should be feeling good, high energy and well rested. When your tongue is clear and you feel like chewing, you will know. You should be feeling good durring the fast.

Hi howser. Just a quick question. I noticed you referred to a lung cleanse. I haven't noticed anything on this site that explains what that is or how to do it. Do you know of another site where I could find this info? Thanks and good luck with your cleanse. I am just starting my first Master-Cleanse so I am really new to this and wouldn't be of any help to your questions! :)

I am on my second master cleanse and this one has been both much easier and much harder than my first one. The easier part is not eating. Having gotten through it once, I know that I will just enjoy food more when I'm done. I thought about food so much the first time and now I rarely do. It's kind of a psychological breakthrough. I'm also thinking about food less because last time I was unemployed and new to town so I had a lot of time which I think was truly a blessing in every way other than all the time it gave me to think about pizza.

Going to work while on the Master-Cleanse has been much harder. I just haven't had (made, I guess) time to do things the way they're supposed to be done. I also had a friend staying with me for several days of the cleanse. I managed to have different friends over for dinner every day so she never had to eat alone, but I think she was frustrated about me not eating, and she definitely was not supportive. When I was exhausted (mostly because between work, giving a speech in the evening and then meeting her out on the town, I hadn't had time to make or drink almost any lemonade) her comment was: "I can't believe that this is doing your health any good in any way whatsoever." It is so hard for many people to understand. This has really been the biggest barrier to me not doing this cleanse longer or more often. I know I need to get over what other people think and do what is best for me, but it is really hard- as many (all?) of you know.

Then there is my job. Not eating with friends is a lot easier than not eating with co-workers. Today there was a new hire on my very small team at work. My boss took us to lunch and, though I'd explained to her, I didn't feel comfortable not ordering or eating anything. I ended up sipping miso broth just to make everyone else comfortable.

Next time I do an MC, I will try to have more of it fall during a vacation and try to clear my social calendar more. Anyway Howster, whatever you decide about eating with your parents- I understand. Thanks all for the space to vent.

Atym