Sparkle Plenty's First Master Cleanse Journal

My Online Master Cleanse Journal
I have known about the Master Cleanse Lemonade Diet for a few years now and been very drawn to it. I tried it about a year ago and didn’t get past the first day. Then, I had a very painful albeit short-lived kidney stone attack a few months ago, was rejected for health insurance for being very borderline type 2 diabetic, and am a good 75-plus pounds overweight. I also have lots of skin tags and keratoses that developed in the past 8 years or so, evidence of toxicity being released thru the skin, and I am told, also the result of being very overweight.

I am starting the Master Cleanse on Monday 11/29/04 and am very optimistic that this will be a very good thing for me. A close friend has done the Master Cleanse and is guiding and supporting me, I have some energy balancing techniques that I will use to get me thru any rough spots during the cleanse, and it is my intention to release the physical residue of some very old emotional issues that I have been clearing during this past year. And after an adult lifetime of disordered eating and yo-yo dieting, I am truly looking forward to the liberation from food cravings and obsessions that the Master Cleanse can offer. I am expecting radiance! I feel the Universe supporting me in this.

I am intending to do 21 days of the Master Cleanse, but will follow my own Inner Guidance about duration.

Sunday--Day 1 minus one: I ate some of my favorite foods today, after some moderate but varied enjoyment of foods this Thanksgiving holiday. I bought all my Master Cleanse supplies. I will be using Organic Blackstrap Molasses in lieu of Maple Syrup, and a half portion of it because of my possible borderline type 2 diabetes. I drank my first diluted cup of a mild laxative tea, and I have been drinking a lot of pure water. I have had a mild headache this evening. And I am ready and eager to begin the MC tomorrow. I expect to be able to easily continue my walking/biking/weight training during the cleanse.

**This morning I weighed 221.0 pounds @ 46.5% bodyfat, according to my Tanita scale. I will take body measurements tomorrow morning and then again at the end of the cleanse.

Monday—Day 1: Awoke and did the SWF at 6:45—everything moved within 90 minutes. Also drank a quart of pure water after the SWF. Started my lemonade at 8:15, and took an hour-long bike ride at 8:45. I am feeling clear and happy. Last night’s headache is gone. I also walked the dogs for a half hour in the afternoon. I feel clear and energized. I had six lemonades today and at least a gallon of water. I’m not crazy about the molasses taste and may try some maple syrup tomorrow. I have felt no cravings, only a few “food thoughts”, and no hunger until this evening…. I drank another lemonade and it was gone. So far this is very easy. I have been affirming that the MC will be easy and comfortable for me. I just had my herbal tea. And I am taking it one day at a time!

Tuesday—Day 2: I woke up and immediately did the SWF at 6:25am, followed by some plain water. SWF made me slightly nauseous for a bit, but only until things started moving. Finished that process by 7:35. Had my first lemonade, made with grade b maple syrup at 7:15, along with more water. The maple syrup is working just fine, curbing hunger and keeping blood sugar stable, and is SO much tastier to me than the molasses.(By last night I was almost gagging on the molasses lemondade!)
I walked the dogs for a while before noon. I am amazed at how great I am feeling--wonderful, energetic, clear, and peaceful. I get a little hungry every 2-3 hours and drink a lemonade, along with about a quart of water. I am just using two shakes of cayenne in each lemonade, Although it is less than recommended, it creates enough of a burn for me. I am peeing very often. I took a photo of my face today and will compare it with one that I will take on my last day of the MC. I will also compare my last day weight with my first day weight and body fat %.
I am strangely, but happily detached from food today—no cravings and but several vivid memories of the taste of various foods. Time for herbal tea and bed.

Wednesday--Day 3: I started today at 6:15 with a SWF followed by water. No nausea today. All done within an hour. Worked today til 2 pm and sipped on lemonade and water during that time. Since noon I have had a very low grade pressure in my forehead. Used some energy balancing to ease it and it remained very minimal. I was hungrier today, but drank my lemonade and didn’t have many food thoughts, and no cravings. I do remember how wonderful food is though! I’ve been getting six-plus lemonades in. I took a bike ride for about 45 mins this afternoon. I’m a little more tired than usual so will probably go to bed early tonight after my herbal tea. I bought cosmetic pads to clean my tongue (read about that on Curezone MC board), and will get some spearmint tea tomorrow. I am really proud of myself and happy to be giving my body this gift.

Thursday—Day 4: Started my day at 6:20 with the SWF. Very slight nausea. The extra sleep was good last night. Headache is gone this morning. I feel good. I am comfortable and this continues to be effortless for me. I have felt colder than usual today. I worked, then took a bike ride, did some writing and some vacuuming the house. I’m pretty hungry today, so I’m drinking my lemonade regularly. I’ve been doing half strength lax tea at night and not much is moving, so tonight I’ll do a cup of full strength and see what happens. I am energetic, happy, clear and feeling very blessed…in the flow. Yes I am blessed and SO happy to be doing the MC. It feels like a very significant step for me, emotionally—being without food and eating, physically—making a shift, and spiritually—a commitment to my expansion. I am breaking old patterns and creating space for new ones. I am planning the foods I will eat when I am finished and they are not what I expected.

Friday--Day 5: Woke up at 6:15 for the SWF. I had none of the vivid, active dreams that I had been having the past few nights. I’m feeling very well. No change in BM from drinking the lax tea full strength. Nothing solid is moving. It takes a good hour or so to complete the SWF process, I am drinking 6-7 lemonades per day and today I left the cayenne out of the last two, as a treat. The empty stomach feeling comes and goes, but is dealt with by drinking lemonade. I felt an achiness and tenderness to the touch all day long in my lower abdomen, around my ovaries. I’m fairly certain that it was intestinal, but it vanished after I took a bike ride in the late afternoon. I was very tired by 9 pm tonight and my mood was irritable. My personal boundaries and limits are extremely clear right now. My tongue is not as coated as I thought it might be, but definitely has a white coating on it. I had lots and lots of pleasant food thoughts today, but it is so clear that cravings are driven my physiology, not thoughts. I was around my family snacking and eating meals and did not care about eating. I miss food but am not feeling deprived. I was very energized and creative all day. Drank full strength lax tea again before bed.

Saturday--Day 6: Today was a wonderful day. I did the SWF and was done in about an hour. I drank my lemonade without cayenne today, and at room temperature—very pleasant. Had tons of energy and clarity and inner peace. I have had no strong detox symptoms, only a white coated tongue and the sense of some odors emanating from me… like garlic,and the need to blow a full, but loose nose in the mornings. I dealt with food today easily: fixed breakfast for a family member, baked a cake for a neighbor who just got married, sat at the table with my family and a friend as they ate dinner…and I had no cravings and did not feel deprived. It is amazing and wonderful to observe myself in this process! More pleasant food thoughts today---I am feeling very appreciative and aware of how wonderful food and eating is, and at the same time I am so happy to give my body this rest. I went to bed around 10:30 after my tea, pleasantly tired, not ‘dead’ like I was the past few nights.

Sunday--Day 7: The SWF is getting easier and being done with quicker. I drink it until it “gives me the willies” and then I stop…usually a good three cups are down the hatch at that point. I have been really hungry today so I’m drinking lots of lemonade may end up with 8+ cups rather than my usual 6 cups. I also seem to have a little less energy than I have had, and my mood is quiet but good. The muscles of my jaw are tight, most likely from lack of chewing. And my eyesight seems poor today….hopefully a case of ‘get worse before it gets better’. I fixed some food for a family member today and found great comfort in it... I like to cook and was missing that. I’d love to eat, but am not compelled to and I am proud of how clean I have been, not one morsel. A big treat is a chunk of lemon pulp at the bottom of my cup. So now, I am 1/3 of the way through the 21 days I am shooting for and I’m confident I’ll do it. Went to bed around 10 after my tea.

Monday--Day 8: This has been an easy day. I can see a difference in my face... puffiness gone, cheeks slimmer, skin clear. I feel great with good energy and mood. Took an hour bike ride. Will end up with my typical 6-7 lemonades. I am totally clear about my commitment to this... the peace of this is wonderful after a lifetime of eating and food issues issues. Been investigating raw/live food sites on the web. Week 2 is off to a great start. Tea before bed around 10:30 again.

Tuesday--Day 9: Today was a really good day. I had very few food thoughts. Enjoyed lots of energy and creativity. Was not terribly hungry, but am drinking my 6 lemonades and lots of water. I took an hour long, brisk walk this afternoon and in stretching afterwards, I had a big surprise. I am so much more flexible! Where before I could touch my fingertips to the floor while bending forward straight- legged, now I could put my palms flat on the floor. And where before, while sitting on the floor with legs spread out bending toward my leg, I missed touching my nose to my knee by 2-4”, today I touched it! And now, from the same position, my elbows touched the floor in front of me when I bent forward from my waist, and before I lacked 1-2” for that. This is an extremely cool benefit! I feel light, happy and not so quiet. I cooked a beautiful dinner I had promised for a neighbor who had a baby, and loved the cooking process, and once again, did not even taste anything. Wasn’t even tempted. Awesome! And my sense of smell is in high gear—I can smell on people whatever they have had to eat, eg. pepperoni. I am so aware of breaking the old patterns of eating. Had my tea at 10 and went to bed around 11:30 still wide awake.

Wednesday--Day 10: I awoke at the same time I do most days, around 6:15. The SWF seemed to produce more this morning—still takes around 90 minutes to complete. I am still using maple syrup and it’s working out fine—my blood sugar is very stable. I am not using cayenne right now---my stomach and my butt were not happy with it, so it’s outta there for now. Tried it again this morning and my stomach burned. My tongue still has a white coating, but nothing too dramatic. Took a long bike ride, 12-15 miles, and had lots of energy. My sense of smell seems to get stronger every day. My skin is very clear and smooth, belly getting flatter, not as much tension in my jaws any more. I am dry brushing before my shower and that feels good and seems like a good thing to do during a cleanse, since it stimulates the lymphatic system. Had my tea and went to bed at ten, but got up again... wasn’t tired.

Thursday--Day 11: Today felt like a normal day. I have the feeling that I could do the MC for a very long time. It’s so easy and comfortable. I worked a long day, took a walk tonight and feel wonderful. I am looking forward to eating when I am thru my 21 days, but am fine doing what I am doing right now. I am having 6 lemonades per day and feel very satisfied with that. I am thinking a lot about how I want to proceed when I end the MC. At this point the MC feels like background, not foreground. Had my tea and went to bed at 11 pleasantly tired.

Friday--Day 12: I was awakened at 3:30 am with the need for a BM. Went back to bed at 3:50 and slept soundly as usual. I am down 14 lbs as of this morning. The MC has become sort of background now, very easy and comfortable with the 6-7 lemonades. Today was a light peaceful day, my mood is stable and very good. When I am around people I am acutely aware of smells and find that there are some odors I just cannot tolerate and need to move away. Took an hour long walk tonight. Had my tea and got to bed at midnight. No lack of energy here!

Saturday--Day 13: I slept later today, got up around 7:45 and did SWF. When I was done, I went for an hour bike ride. My tongue is very coated today, lots of whitish gunk on it, esp down the middle. I hurt my back while sitting on the floor sorting thru some things. This feels like the activation of a very old problem that was chronic for years. I have not experienced this sort of spasm pain for somewhere between 15 and 20 years. I did a lot of stretching and energy balancing and walking around and it is loosening some, but still very stiff and achy. While I was thinking about this and doing some energy balancing, I momentarily felt like giving up the MC… I wanted the old pattern of comforting myself with food. But I quickly let that go easily and kept stretching and walking around. I grocery shopped and cooked some things to freeze for the holidays. And even so. I’ve had far fewer food thoughts. I am more irritable tonight, most likely because of the back pain. I will have my tea around 9:30 and then go to bed. I feel great about coming into the home stretch for my 21 days. I am looking at Dr. Perricone’s program and thinking of following the MC with that thru the holidays and on into February. Right now it seems very luxurious!

Sunday--Day 14: My back was still in spasm when I got up this morning, so after doing the SWF, I did some energy balancing techniques and got some relief. I was busy and productive today with lots of energy.I did a lot of holiday food preparation to put in the freezer, as I usually do this time of year. And I had no desire to eat or even taste any of it. Amazing! Did a lot of stretching as I went thru my day. My back is a lot better, but I may see my chiropractor tomorrow if it’s not a whole lot better by then. My tongue is very coated, I used a cosmetic pad to remove some of the gunk from it. My mood was good and I loved how much I accomplished today. Had my tea at 10 and in bed my 11 after reading some of Perricone’s book.

Monday--Day 15: My back is much much better today, and I am going to a new chiropractor tomorrow morning. Since the MC seems to activate old injuries and syndromes, I think an adjustment will help. I am still doing frequent stretching. Had a lovely day visiting with a friend. We went out to pick up lunch for her and I drank my cuppa lemonade while she ate. My mood remains good, my spirits high and my energy wonderful. Used the cosmetic pad on my tongue again to remove some of the coating - pretty effective. As much as I am looking forward to beginning to eat again at the end of the 21 days, I feel very secure and peaceful without it. I look forward to seeing what old patterns have changed and been eliminated. Tea and bed around 11.

Tuesday--Day 16: My back is 98% better and instead of today, I’ll be seeing the chiro tomorrow. Had some dental work done today and the novocaine had me feeling very weird as it wore off. I felt kind of spacy and flat, probably felt it more strongly. A bunch of anger was triggered and I did some EFT and set an intention for kindness and peace and that’s what I got. It moved thru very quickly. My family is very impressed with me on this mc and cannot imagine how I am doing it. Had my 6 lemonades today, some peppermint tea and then tonight my lax tea. Going to bed now at 11:30 Right now I am thinking that I will do the mc again beginning in late January. We shall see.

Wednesday & Thursday--Days 17 & 18: The Master Cleanse has really become background by now, it is just that easy and comfortable for me. I am still having 6-7 lemonades per day with no hunger and plenty of energy. As a matter of fact, with all of the holiday preparation I am doing, I definitely have more energy than usual. And my mood is cheerful, happy, light and buoyant. I ran out of laxative tea a few days ago and found that my morning elimination is the same as if I had drunk it. Elimination has been scant, perhaps because of the fact that ordinarily my bm’s are frequent 2-3 per day and very easy. I have been giving a lot of thought about how to eat when I am off the mc, and how to be moderate with treats during the holidays. I don’t foresee any problems with that. I am thinking about fruit with yogurt and nuts for breakfast, a large salad with lots of veggies, lean chicken or fish, olive oil and vinegar for lunch, and steamed veggies, chicken or fish and some brown rice, barley, or other whole grain with some good fat, like avocado or olive oil for dinner. Sounds very luxurious to me right now! It’s 11:30 and I am going to bed.

Friday--Day 19: Only two more days to go. I am looking very forward to eating some healthy foods. Today was easy, I had tons of energy to work, run errands, wrap gifts, etc. Even went out to dinner with my family and brought along my lemonade and water. They ate and then we stopped to get them ice cream. No problem. Didn’t want anything but the lemonade. I am noticing some skin changes: some mole/skin tag things on my chest seem to be disappearing and a crease in the skin above my nose,next to my eyebrow, seems much more shallow and less noticeable. My tongue is now very coated with white. I will have some peppermint tea and then to bed.

Saturday--Day 20: Today was a day for detoxing old emotional issues. It wasn’t fun but it cycled through fairly quickly with some processing, energy balancing and chakra clearing and lots of water. I had a busy day, took an hour long walk this morning, went to the movies, cooked part of the dinner for my family. I am debating whether to make tomorrow or Monday my last day. I have a business lunch meeting on Monday and thought it might be easier to bring lemonade than to deal with reentry. I shall see. I took another walk for about a half hour tonight. I bought more laxative tea. They were out of Smooth Move so I got Celestial Seasons Nighttime Cleansing Tea.—senna and mint. I read more of Dr. Perricone’s book and really do like the program. Gonna have a cuppa tea now and go to bed.

Sunday--Day 21: I was going to do one more day but my body is telling me that it is time to eat.so I will do juice come off the fast as recommended with juice and then veggie soup. I had a lot of anger come up again today. And it’s really ok, very honest. And it moved thru very quickly. Other than that my day was productive, I was energetic and pretty happy….when I wasn’t angry. LOL So I will do the lax tea now and SWF one more time in the am. I am thrilled with how these 21 days went. It was better and easier and more beneficial than I could have imagined. And truthfully, the 3 weeks flew by. I am already looking forward to doing the MC again, fairly soon. I will see exactly when. I am iffy about doing a liver flush. My intuition tells me that it is not for me. I’ll keep tuned in. I will weigh and measure myself tomorrow and post results. I will keep this journal going for a few more days.

Monday--Day 22: My weight this morning is 202.0, down 19 pounds from day 1. I have lost 22.25 inches overall as follows:
Neck .75
Bust 3.0
Under bra 2.0
Waist 5.0
Abdomen 3.5
Hips 2.0
Thigh 2.5
Upper arm 1.5
Calf 2.0
Amazing!! And wonderful for someone who has struggled for so very long to lose weight. I had fresh apple juice and orange juice today, diluted with water and about 6 pecan halves chewed very well. I enjoyed it all! My tongue is very coated with a yellowish white coating. I will definitely be doing the MC again. I feel terrific,had a very active day and have my veggie soup for tomorrow simmering on the stove. No more anger arising today. I will do the laxative tea again tonight.

Tuesday--Day 23: I woke up at 5 am to have a BM and went back to bed but ended up getting up at 5:45. No SWF this morning, didn’t miss it one bit! First thing I had a hot lemonade, and then later on I had orange and apple juice for breakfast. It tasted so good. I had some homemade veggie soup for lunch with a little brown rice, and 4 pecan halves. It all felt good in my system. Several hours later I had about 4 little almond rice crackers with homemade hummus. I am not getting terribly hungry. I had the soup and rice again for dinner. I am pretty tired early tonight. I’ll do a few things and go to bed early. No lax tea tonight. My main goal now is to keep eating clean thru the holidays with a few tastes of favorites. I have almost decided not to indulge in sugar/chocolate. Too much to lose at this point. My mood has been level and good all day. Not high but good.

Wednesday--Day 24: I am down one more pound for a total of 20 pounds. I don’t feel quite as good or energetic as I did on the mc, but not bad. Body is adjusting to food and I am paying very close attention to what feels good for body mind and spirit. I had a variety of foods today and ended up eating about 65% raw foods. That felt great. I have been brushing my tongue and the gunk is mostly gone, my tongue is pretty pink right now. I miss the lightness and simplicity of the Master Cleanse but eating is a part of life and I do have a new consciousness about it. I plan to learn a lot about raw fooding and focus in fruits, veggies,nuts, seeds, some grains and right now I am not feeling like eating animal proten, but we’ll see how that goes. This will be my last entry for this cleanse. I plan to do another sometime between late January and March. I will journal that cleanse as well.

Sparkle Plenty Before the MC

Sparkle Plenty After 21 days of the MC!!

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