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On April 7th I began a 30 day Master Cleanse. I am 5'11 and weighed 210 pounds. On May 6th I began breaking my fast and did so correctly. At the end of the cleanse I weighed 176 pounds. I graduated from college on May 12th and wanted to be able to eat. I ate raw for the next week (gained 8 pounds back) and on the 17th of May I went back on a version of the MC, but I only drink 2 glasses of the lemonade per day and somedays leave out the maple syrup. I am back down to around 170 and plan on being 150 by the 22nd of June. That is my goal and I will get there. This has been the hardest journey of my life and I've never been very patient....but I'm doing it...and I will do it. I felt the need to post something here because telling people about this journey is important to me. I will return to a 100% raw food diet. I have been raw since January and was losing quite a bit of weight (at my lowest I was down to 188), but a trip to California and a *break* from raw food for a few weeks brought all of the weight back. Every day my will power is tested...I'm miserably tired, hungry...cloudy, you name it...but I don't fit in to any of my clothes anymore, and I'm beginning to like what I see when I look in the mirror.
I've wondered if I have an eating disorder and its very possible that I do...but I feel like if I just get to my desired weight before I move away from home, that I will be able to maintain it with a 100% raw diet and exercise. I will keep you all posted on my progress...probably more than you want to be...but I will reach my goal by the 22nd of June....
My name is Erica by the way...and I've reading everyone's remarks on this forum for quite some time. I've wanted to be a support system for people so many times...and I feel like once I reach my goals I will be able to advise people on the risks/benefits/and successes of fasting. Granted, I haven't done it the best way possible. My first 30 day cleanse was a picture of perfection and I have completed the Bragg 10 day Water Fast in the past, both with great success...but this time around, I am doing this to lose weight...and I truely believe that I can.
28 days to go. :-)
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- Re: 40 lbs. in a month and a half - ... kathryn101
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This is a reply to # 878,211WOW Mady...Your progress is absolutely fantastic. What an inspiration!!!
I didn't understand why you think you have an eating disorder. I'm not one of
those people who believes that every single chunky or even fairly heavy person has
an emotional disorder. I was so anxious to see the Oprah show the other day because
they were going to follow-up on people who had been on a diet...but when I saw
that Bob Green was attaching an emotional problem to every one of their pasts...and saying that was the reason for their weight problem...I just turned it off. What a bunch of garbage...at least in 'my' opinion.
I'm chunky...but losing it finally...only had about 15 pounds to lose. But I'm
'chunky' because I LOVE chocolate and fried fish and chicken. I LOVE the taste of
real whipped potatoes with sour & real cream, real butter and a little salt..wow, my
mouth is watering now :-)I LOVE biscuits and gravy...fried eggs and bacon...I LOVE
a big glass of ice cold whole milk...4 or 5 times a day. :-) We do the healthiest
diet you've ever seen all day long...but I wrap up most of my days with some form
of chocolate...be it ice cream...cake, pie...or even hot chocolate. :-) I just
love the taste of chocolate. And I love old fashioned cooking and the things that
are supposed to be so bad for us. THAT is why "I" am chunky! It has nothing to do
with a skeleton in my closet that I don't want to acknowledge...or some sad occurance from childhood..that I can't get over. It has to do with my love of FOOD!
You are really a strong willed person...I hope you know how very blessed you are!
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- Re: 40 lbs. in a month and a half - ... roooth
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This is a reply to # 878,255I love your post: yes, we're not all emotional wrecks - we just love food! lol
- Re: 40 lbs. in a month and a half - ... roooth
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- Re: 40 lbs. in a month and a half - ... archus
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This is a reply to # 878,211Erica:
This is awesome!!! I am so thrilled with your story. I want to do this. I am 5'7" and weigh 168lbs. My goal is also to get to my original weight, 150lbs. If you do not eat at all, do you work? do you do any strenuous work?
I am simply amazed with how much weight you have lost. I would suggest an Ayurvedic protocol for fasting. you could take moong beans and boil them in a cooker and then strain the water in a cup and drink it twice a day, by the way, pulp is discarded. This gives you light protein and some vitamins.
BRAVO!! You have inspired me.
Archus
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- Re: 40 lbs. in a month and a half - ... roooth
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This is a reply to # 878,256Check out the Master Cleanse Support Forum if you want to know more about her fast - I've been able to exercise on it - both cardio and weights. If you're careful to account for any blood Sugar issues you might deal with (only applies to some), you'll be fine. :-)
- Re: 40 lbs. in a month and a half - ... SMcGee
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This is a reply to # 878,256I too am inspired by your story/willpower! I hope to begin my fast tomorrow & know that going 10 days is best but I will have to take it one day at a time.
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Hello Archus,
Can you please elaborate on the Ayurvedic protocol? Can this be used in conjunction with OJ at the time of breaking the fast?
I am totally new to Master-Cleanse and am on my second day of MC. So far so good. I am planning on a 10 day fast & if I don’t have to get on the road (job-related) after that I may prolong this a tad longer. Meanwhile, if I must get on the road immediately after the 10th day I have to be prepared for breaking the Master-Cleanse gently. I am not so convinced with OJ at all – all that sugar. I may instead do some gentle organic broth or like the broth that you mention along with some probiotics, maybe.
So do you suppose the Ayurvedic broth is good for the first couple of days to break fast?
Please advice.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers!
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- Re: 40 lbs. in a month and a half - ... roooth
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- Re: 40 lbs. in a month and a half - ... roooth
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This is a reply to # 878,211Erica,
I truly empathize. Many of us women have food/eating issues and body image issues...which shouldn't be too surprising if you read that one recent post with the rise in weight all around the country in the last 20 years. I applaud your effort and determination. I do want to offer a word of caution. You mentioned eating disorder; your description does not fit the criteria of any eating disorder, however please keep in mind that fasting with the goal to losing weight is a slipper slope that can lead there. Many anorexics developed their disorder directly after a restrictive diet (perhaps after they started to regain?). Being miserable in order to look good is another negative association that correlates with how anorexics deal with weight (although they are very extreme in this sense). (p.s. this is not all junk talk - I just finished doing a research paper on Anorexia so that's where all this stuff comes from...just so you know)
My suggestion: keep health in the picture as part of your overall goal. Drinking less that the recommended minimum 6 classes of lemonade in the Master-Cleanse is one example of this: the cayenne and lemonade are the main characteristics that are supposed to aid your body in healing and the syrup is your main source of nutrients. Plus keep in mind that after any fast, you must do some work to rebuild your body. If you do a long (40 day) MC, it is vital not to keep going on it but to spend some time afterwards rebuilding. Otherwise, you deprive your body of much needed nutrition. Cleanse, then rebuild, repeat is the ideal cycle. (and make sure to exercise!)
But not to be discouraged: if your goal is health, you will lose weight. You are certainly in a great place to learn about nutrition and about cleansing, and to get support. I wish you the very very best in your journey which so many of us women share.
Aloha,
Roooth - Re: 40 lbs. in a month and a half - ... ourluvsfromabove
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I love reading this msg, I have read it about 10 times!
I wish I had the willpower you have, Where does it come from, what do you think about to keep up the great work?? I would love to know your secrets if any? Do you have an online journal that I could maybe read?
Keep up the good work!
xoxo
Kerry
- Back for more.... mady449
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This is a reply to # 878,211Ah, the last couple of days have been trying. To be perfectly honest...I want to lose weight because I'm a recent college graduate and I'm moving away in three weeks. I want my body to represent how I feel inside, if that makes any sense. I'm going to do a weigh in soon. I will let you guys know. I've thought about not doing it at all to be honest until one week before my deadline...that way I don't get discouraged.
In response to the body image comments, its true that my body image has been quite distorted over the course of this fasting frenzy...and when I have eaten I have felt so incredibly guitly for doing it. As soon as I eat anything, even super tiny, it opens the flood gates and I go crazy. Which is, unfortunately what I did on Friday....
You do have energy on the master cleanse....but I have not had a great deal of luck with energy on a water fast. The most important thing on a Water Fast as far as I can tell is simply to keep your muscle strength up...trying to do yoga...slowly, going for leisurely walks, nothing strenuous...just doing enough to keep your muscles active.
I will keep you all posted on my progress!!! Sorry for the choppy message....I just woke up. :-)
Erica- Re: Back for more.... roooth
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This is a reply to # 880,599Erica,
Good luck on your continued work both with diet and self image. And remember, skinny people eat the occasional bad of unplanned thing - what makes them different is that after they eat it, they can appreciate that food, then continue on their original plan. Yesterday I had cheesecake at a memorial day potluck. I originally planned for 30 days no dessert or sweet breads, yet this was my second dessert. I could say "I blew it" but I notice that the reason I decided on cutting Sugar is because I was having cravings and because I ate dessert or something sweet Every. Single. Day. So... dessert two times in the last 19 days...! wow, that's some improvement! And I didn't have intense cravings 30 minutes after the cheesecake, so that's notable progress. The guilt hurts your efforts. There is no need to feel guilty, so many people share the same struggles as you so why blame yourself? Just keep on keepin' on...
I hear a great book to explain some of our struggles and help with guilt issues is the diet book called "Why Can't I stop eating?" You can read an exerpt from amazon.
Great work and congrats on your continued success and determination.
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This is a reply to # 880,640Nothing! That is a danger that us "dieters" have to watch out for. We get it in our heads that either we are dieting or we are not. No in-between for us. Eat in such a way that you can make it a way of life then this danger is eliminated. We all know that one to two pounds a week is a healthy amount to lose and helps us keep it off in the long run. My big fear in losing weight is in gaining it back. Horrors! I don't let myself gain more then 3 to 5 pounds. Yet I also don't let myself lose the 20 pounds I have extra. Hmmm.
- Re: All or . . . roooth
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This is a reply to # 881,043ah yes...right you are. I have done "diets" in the past. Now I just work on my daily diet. The low Sugar thing I'm doing is to get rid of cravings but now I think I'll use the presence of cravings as a guage to whether or not I need to cut down on how much Sugar I'm eating. Without cravings, eating well is easier so I think I can live with this. Now if I can just get myself to stop snacking while in the office....lol
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Nice to meet you and hello to everyone.
I've been doing The Master Cleanse for 19 days now. My intention is to go for 40 days. My question is that I'm working out and burning anywhere between 400 - 700 calories daily. Between walking my puppy for bathroom breaks, swimming and run/walking for 30 minutes it adds up. I'm concerned that I'm not ingesting enough calories with 12 drinks. The Maple syrup, lemons add up to 1300 daily. I understand we need to maintain 1200 for bodies to function. Should I be drinking more lemonade or adding more syrup, to make sure my calorie deficit doesn't fall below 500 - 750? My current BMR is 1672 cals.
I don't want to slow down my metabolism, not just because of weight loss, but I'm actively working out and don't want to cut back on my cardio/miles.
Thanks for any assistance.- Re: 40 lbs. in a month and a half - ... mady449
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This is a reply to # 881,797On the master cleanse, it is important that you cleanse for cleansing purposes. The point of the drink is to aid in your cleansing. You know this. The maple syrup is designed to give you energy (and from the sound of it, you have plenty of energy). You don't want to overdue the amount of lemonade you drink or it could have adverse effects. My best advise to anyone on The Master Cleanse is to follow what Stanley Burroughs says. The cleanse works the way it does for a reason...I would say continue at 12 glasses. Your caloric intake is plenty to keep your body functioning at a normal rate. You are going to lose weight, that's just part of the deal, but you shouldn't lose too much, especially if you're drinking 12 glasses.
Now, about the length of your fast. The most important thing about length is your tongue. You need to stay on the cleanse until your tongue is clear, but for no longer than 40 days. If you get to day 33 and notice that your tongue is pink and healthy, it's time to stop.
Good luck!!!
meanwhile, I am doing well. I'm a bit groggy, a bit calorie deprived....
I am looking forward to returning to my raw/vegan diet and I'm hoping that the next couple of weeks of fasting is going to reset the urge in me to eat non-raw things. When I first tranisitioned to raw foods I did a 10 day water-fast recommended by the Bragg family. It helped me SO much because it reset my pallette.
The hardest thing is just to keep going - the hardest part is not having my normal levels of energy. I have all of this stuff to do in preparation for my move and ugh!! No flippin energy to do it. I'm just pushing through though - trying to remember the light at the end of the tunnel. It's there, shining so bright....and like I said, I will get there.
I have been Water Fasting for 3 days now....will probably transition to juice next week...I can just feel the weight melting off of me.
Being 5'11 - I think 150-160 is a good goal? Anybody know for sure?
Erica- Re: 40 lbs. in a month and a half - ... alizzah
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Erica, I think that is a good weight goal, especially if you have a fair amount of muscle mass. So many people have hugely unrealistic and unhealthy (often anorexic) expectations for themselves. I'm 5'9" myself, and my goal is between 140 - 150 lbs. I like a toned, strong looking body better than Nicole Ritchies ;) - Re: 40 lbs. in a month and a half - ... roooth
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This is a reply to # 882,246A note on the tongue: actually, the tongue is a guage of whether your body is in a current healing cycle. I've actually heard of the tongue going pink and then back to white as another healing cycle began. I have also heard that a good guage is if you feel true hunger. Not just the pangs that go away with a good glass of lemonade but something deeper. It's hard to tell, you have to listen to your body and decide. Good luck! :-)
- Re: 40 lbs. in a month and a half - ... portishead32
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This is a reply to # 882,246Thanks for the response, I appreciate your insight. As to your question about 5'11" 160. I think it's a good target. I don't know how you can do a Water Fast and move. I mean you need energy to exert that stuff. Peter Glickman wrote about a friend that did a water fast, that had to be put on bed rest on the last day. So good luck with that goal, but be careful.
Myself, I don't want to step on a scale, because it will psych me out. I want to focus on how my clothes feel and my fitness level and whether I am losing inches or not. Otherwise, I get too wrapped about what 130 means, versus 160 and significant muscle tone. Tyra Banks had real anxiety with the papparazi when she gained weight and went in to tyrade about it. It's for that reason I think it important to keep your goals focused on health and fitness, which you seem to be advocating for me to do already.
I've decided to drink another glass of lemonade during the day. I come home and I'm really hungry and water isn't helping me with my workout the next day. My workouts have been stepped up because I'm preparing to run a 10 mile race in October. I'm starting with the 30/30 program and lifting, so when I start doing serious mileage, I'm strong. Lifting is important, because as you lose fat, you have to replace it with muscle. I don't want cellulite from this cleanse, because I wasn't dedicated to the gym. If I take a day off from the gym, then I'll stick to 9-12 oz a day.
Best of luck on your Water Fast and thanks for your insight. I'm still amazed you dropped 40 lbs in 28 days. I've read other blog entries that only lost 30 lbs in 40 days. Best of luck to you again.
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I've done that fast and I think it is very helpful. Also, if you can do the workouts and not feel lightheaded, then you are fine. Only if you are feeling lightheaded do you need to worry about whether you're working out too hard, or whether you need to drink more lemonade and/or water. If you're not working out hard-core (marathon running, etc.), just listen to your body and you will be fine. I actually really enjoyed my workouts while on the MC. I found that I felt light and bouncy. :-)- Re: 40 lbs. in a month and a half - ... portishead32
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This is a reply to # 882,309thanks everyone for the replies.
My workouts fluctuate. Day 14 - I had SO much energy, that I took advantage of it and I never felt that overall tired feeling of working out. Rather, I just felt tired for each muscle that I trained (i.e. when it went in to muscle failure). Even at 11:00 at night I was still wired. The next day it wasn't the same scenario.
I just stepped up my workouts, swimming (laps - nothing hard core 10 laps 20 minutes) and I'm doing my 30/30 this month. I walk/run - starting for 10 minutes walking, running for 30 seconds and recovering to a walk and running another 30 seconds. The last five minutes of the 30 minute exercise, I just walk. I burn anywhere between 202 - 427 calories on that exercise, depending on my energy level. Swimming is another 100 cal, walking the dog also, 70 calories. I just don't want to fall below 1200 calories that are needed for body function (heart, lungs, liver, brain). I read the book and it's inconsistent in that it says 6-12 oz, but if you are getting hungry to have another glass of lemonade. So from that I'm concluding that's okay and my body seems to be telling me it needs more fuel.
Today was Day 20. I've drank my 12 drinks, but I still have to swim my laps and think I'll drink more lemonade tonight, I don't want to fall in to the trap of not consuming enough calories and my metabolism slows down.
thanks everyone.
Oh I'm 5'9.5" also and I'm trying to get down to 140.
Luck!!!
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This is a reply to # 878,211mady449,
You should not forget to flush your liver every 2 weeks. Such a rapid weight loss may result in creation of giant (& very paifull) gallstones. Surgery itself is not an easy option either. Liver Flush can and will prevent it all.
Liver Flush can be done before, in the middle and after the Master-Cleanse (my personal experience)
White Shark
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tell me about this Liver Flush thing....
I haven't heard this before and I should probably do it soon, considering how rapid this has been.
Thanks guys!! I'll write more later.
Erica
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This is a reply to # 878,211You should read about fasting and you will see that an "eating disorder" is psychological (you think you are fat--you think you are starving), controlled fasting is for health. You seem to be fasting for weight loss, while you should have tried to understand the benefits of it before you started. I feel bad for people who still think they are doing something bad to themselves when they are deep into a cleanse. What you are doing is positive, don't give another thought to whatever an "eatind disorder" is.
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