I am beginning this latest Master Cleanse on Friday October 23, 2009. I will journal my journey here daily. I am shooting for 60 days.
Thursday - Day -1: I am going to make the laxative tea now. I bought 30 lemons, a quart of maple syrup and a bottle of molasses to begin. I did a liver flush earlier in the week.
1.5 hour hike to get supplies
Friday - Day 1: The tea was delicious, actually. I did not feel like I slept deeply. Up, drank some water, then chugged the Salt Water Flush (SWF) with no problem. Working on another quart of water. Lemonades are tasty. I have to remind myself now and then that the first 4 days are the worst. I am a bit impatient. ~ ~ Pretty okay first day. Not too hard to keep my mind focused on lemonades when I was hungry.
SWF, 32 oz water, 8 lemonades, 68 oz water, 16 oz lax tea
Saturday - Day 2: I feel okay now that I got enough sleep. I am calm and peaceful. What a nice surprise.
SWF, 6 lemonades, 60 oz water, 16 oz lax tea
15 minute boogie
Sunday - Day 3: I woke up feeling fine. I passed some solids. Felt fine all day... some mild fogginess and fatigue. I am pretty sure I will sleep easily tonight.
SWF, 12 lemonades, 60 oz water, 16 oz lax tea
Monday - Day 4: A vivid rebellious dream and then awakening to peace and calm. It felt so great getting all sweaty climbing the hills to go get more maple syrup. My facial skin is softer and smoother than it has been since I was tiny! ~ Some fatigue.
SWF, 6 lemonades, 60 oz water
30 minute hike
Tuesday - Day 5: I fell asleep and now it is the next day. I am hungry so I am skipping the SWF. The lemonade tastes even better. I am passing lots of mucus this morning. ~ Very tired, fell asleep again for 4 hours. My body feels so heavy. ~ Foggy headed, some tension in the middle of my upper back.
12 lemonades, 30 oz water, 16 oz lax tea
25 minute boogie
Wednesday - Day 6: Slept long and deeply. No dramatic dreams. I walked and discovered that my left hip aches... ah, well. It was worth the dancing and I suspect I will heal by stages. I discovered at the drugstore that I want my fake nails back. But, since I am doing the hot towel scrubby daily that is not a good idea until after the cleanse. Without food there is an area of need uncovered... I want pretty, I want safe, pretty and happy. ~~ I am surprised by how clear my tongue is this time around, too. Usually it is either solid white or has a brown stripe down the center when I wake. It is coated with white, but only lightly. ~ Bit of foggy head now... going to do the hot towel scrub and hit the sheets.
SWF, 9 lemonades, 60 oz water, 16 oz lax tea
15 minute hike
Thursday - Day 7: The laxative tea makes for restless sleep, I woke early and did the SWF and passed most of it and then slept another few hours very peacefully. I hiked to the HFS and got 3 quarts of maple syrup and 18 lemons. That will hold me a few days. My walked slowly but got all sweaty anyway. Mild ache in the lower back on the left side.. residual damage from the fall?? I am pretty sure, but no matter it is healing. ~ Not feeling so peaceful.
SWF, 6 lemonades, 90 oz water, 16 oz lax tea
30 minute hike
Friday - Day 8: Dreams of abundance. Hip hurt during the short walk. ~ A little moody and restless today, not a lot of energy. I want to go back to bed. ~ I managed to work. I am restless and a bit irritable. I notice I did not drink much water.
SWF, 8 lemonades, 30 oz water, 16 oz lax tea
10 minute walk
Saturday - Day 9: Rough night. I could not sleep partly because of the cramps from the tea. I finally got up and did the SWF and allowed it to work and then went back to bed and slept. I got on the scale and there was a big change, so that explains part of yesterday's mood. Food is so not appealing. On previous cleanses I used to drool over the Olive Garden commercials. Not this time.. food is so unappealing. Sights, sounds and smells.. who cares? Not me. I see my old favorites on TV and I feel nothing. I am not at all interested in eating. If I let my mind linger and play with the idea then I might become interested... but I don't let that happen. I am off to make more lemonade. ~ Again today I am experiencing gas... no pain from it, but something is being loosened and it creates vital urges to move the bowels - and then little explosions.
SWF, 6 lemonades, 30 oz water
Sunday - Day 10: I feel so blah and want to hide under the covers. Lots of emotional detox today. Moody, petulant and not wanting to do anything. I took a long nap. ~~ I re-read my journal from my 40 day MC and that perspective helped me a lot. I was so excited about doing a long cleanse then. And I caught the energy from reading it. This is a powerful cleanse and I am working on the first quarter of how long I want to go this time. I was often fatigued and took lots of naps, watched lots of videos and did a lot of dancing then, so it is reasonable to expect similar needs now. I kept wanting to feel GREAT today and yesterday.. and I just did not feel much of anything except annoyed. And that is simply a mood from detoxing, from cleansing and it will pass. And the food, fun and feeling great will be there for me when I am done cleansing. Right now this cleanse is important and deserves respect.
SWF, 14 lemonades, 30 oz water
Monday - Day 11: Finally up, after a long deep sleep from which I did not want to wake. And then back to bed... for another long sleep.
SWF, 3 lemonades
Tuesday - Day 12: I woke today very early. After listening to and dancing a little to some chanting I realized I am feeling really well today, perky and happy. I must have really needed that sleep. My tongue is totally coated for the first time in this cleanse. I am going to shower. ~ Well, food cravings are finally happening. Boy, do I want to EAT! It is time for more lemonade.
This quote is helping me today - "Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense." ~ Thomas A. Bennett
Oh, the temptation to give in to the eating thoughts is high... but I am just having more lemonade. Food will be there when I am done. I am doing a cleanse for my health and well being. It is important and will be over soon enough. Meanwhile, I drink my lemonade and stay focused. ~ Hard day after all. Dealing with the desire to eat. I am grouchy and sad - of course this is just more detoxing.
15 lemonades, 60 oz water, 16 oz peppermint tea, 15 minute epsom salt foot soak
Wednesday - Day 13: Yesterday I was wilting from the heat, today is cold and I need covers. I feel calm now, no longer struggling with wanting to eat. I am down on the scale again, too - a total of 18 pounds so far. I did not weigh myself for the first week at all... I am doing this for health and the weight loss certainly helps the hip and over all movement, but is not the main goal. Feeling better is the goal. And re-reading my second cleanse journal helped me last night. I did my first and then did another just a couple months later... so, it is even better for me to do a long one now as the first week is the hardest. Why not just keep going and get the deep cleansing that I really want. ~ Short walk showed me that I am must be healing in the hip... there was pain. I hope it lets up by tomorrow because I will need to go get lemons and maples syrup. ~ Well, I have noticed some sugar issues, blurry vision, deep fatigue and weeping after drinking the lemonades. So, I decided today to let the cleanse shift to raw foods. I had two oranges and took some probiotics. No huge relief, no emotional let down or elation... just back to eating. I will begin a raw food journal now. ~ I made the perfect decision and I know this because I feel great! Digestion is perking along, energy steady and I am so happy!
SWF, 3 lemonades, 30 oz water
Thursday - Day 14: Orange juice is sooo delicious. Eating is lovely and all is well. More probiotics for the next week or more and lots of luscious raw foods... beginning with guacamole for later today. I am so glad I did this cleanse, I feel like I got a fresh start and gave my body a real break.
Master Cleanse - Lemonade Diet Links:
Master Cleanse Booklet Online PDF
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