Master Cleanse # 2 - Day 6 & 7

I struggled with the cleanse this weekend. Mentally, I have not been strong throughout this past week and it all came crashing down yesterday (day 7). Unfortunately, I cheated and had to end my Master Cleanse a few days short. I'm not happy about failing, but this was tougher the 2nd time around, and I wasn't up fully for the challenge, so I have nobody but myself to blame. I did weigh myself at the beginning of day 7 and had dropped 18 lbs, as did my BP numbers, so some success did come from it, but now I need to work on keeping them down.

I may try again in February/March of 2011, but can't guarantee it.

Master Cleanse # 2 - Day 5

Well I've made it to the half way point of this Cleanse. I have to admit, it has been tougher this time. Mentally I want to eat, although I'm really not feeling hungry. I've been mostly thinking of small things to eat, like fruits and nuts, so it's not bad stuff, but my mind keeps wandering and I really have to focus to get it back and not eat. Other than that, I haven't had the cleanses I had the last time, although I was woken up this morning with a sudden urge to go to the BR.

I think once I get through this weekend, all will be good.

Master Cleanse # 2 - Day 4

Made it through yesterday, even though I had a headache all day. The day turned out to be uneventful, as I did not have many cleanses, as expected. Maybe that will happen today?

Master Cleanse # 2 - Day 3

Went to bed last night with a little headache and woke up with it. It has since gone away, so probably just a detox symptom. Yesterday was better as my head cold started to go away. Today is suppose to be a big "cleanse" day, so we will see how it goes.

Master Cleanse # 2 - Day 2

Other than dealing with my head cold, day 1 was pretty good. I was starting to get a headache later in the evening, but that passed.

Master Cleanse # 2 - Day 1

Woke up this morning with head congestion and a runny nose. Great. I've taken my measurements and I think because of this cold, my BP are a little high. I'm also very surprised at my weight as it has increased 10lbs in a little over 2 weeks, but none of my clothes are feeling any tighter (which they should with that much of an increase), so I may be holding in some water. It could also be from the wedding I was at on the weekend, and the gift party yesterday, where I had several drinks at both and a little more food than normal. Hopefully it drops quickly.

Weight: 262 lbs
Waist: 42.5 inches
Blood Pressure: 150/85

Master Cleanse - Round 2

Tomorrow I begin my 2nd Master Cleanse. This time I'm planning on going for 10 days only, as that will put me into Thanksgiving and I would like to be able to enjoy some family meals.

In the morning, I will take all my measurements and post them before I start.

Master Cleanse - Post Report - Wife's Version

She made it through the 10 days and only cheated a little yesterday.

Overall she lost 11 pounds and 7 inches between her chest, waist, hips and thighs. Today she plans on drinking a fruit juice and then making a butternut squash soup for her lunch/supper. That means, tomorrow she should be back onto solids.

Congrats on making it.

Master Cleanse - Day 10 - Wife's Version

Congrats to my Wife as she has made it to the last day of her Cleanse. I know the past few days have been tough on her as she has wanted to break it and eat something, anything.

All she has to do now is make it through today, then tomorrow she gets to enjoy some fruit juices and then pureed soup the next day before getting back into solids.

Well done. I knew you could do it (once you got past day 3).

Master Cleanse - Day 6 - Wife's Version

From what she's been telling me, all has been moslty fine. She's had some cold chill issues and also been a bit tired, which are both expected as you put your body through something like this. She's been drinking 6 glasses a day and says she hasn't really been hungry. Yesterday was her first irritable day and was showing signs that she might not make it through, but today is a new day and we'll see how she feels after her morning flush.

Over halfway there, so hopefully she keeps it going.

Master Cleanse - Day 3 - Wife's Version

She has made it through another day with minimal problems. She did say that she had several BM's in the afternoon (while at work) that she wasn't totally impressed with, but didn't feel hungry throughout the day yesterday.

This morning she mentioned that when she woke up, she had some hunger issues, but the Lax tea settled that quickly.

Master Cleanse - Day 2 - Wife's Version

The wife says that yesterday was fine. She managed to only drink 4 glasses of the Lemon mix, where 2 of them only have half the required cayenne pepper. I've corrected her on the cayenne issue and have mentioned that she should be drinking at minimum 6 glasses per day. She also drank the laxative tea last night, where she added a TBSP of syrup to help her with the taste. That caused her to be woken up in the middle of the night, to flush herself out, which she wasn't too happy about. Other than that, she's looking forward to today.

Master Cleanse - Wife's version

My wife is planning on starting a 10 day Master Cleanse, today! I wish her luck, and maybe she'll let me post some of her thoughts/feelings/reactions here over the next 10 days.

Master Cleanse - Post Day # 2

Well I did it again. I managed to drink just my lemon drink in the AM and then a very tasty fruit drink in the afternoon and part of my supper, but I broke down before finishing my juice and ate some more tortellini noodles. Then I had a hand full of chips while watching the Olympics. I do have to say that the chips did not taste as good as I remembered them, so hopefully I can remember that the next time I want to indulge in junk food. So that pretty much does it for this Master Cleanse. Food is making it's way into my system and I'm not having any problems (internally) dealing with it. I do have a all veg juice that I will drink this afternoon, but I expect to be eating supper with my family this evening.

All this means is that this will be my last MC post, until I decide to do it again. It has been a fun journey.

Master Cleanse - Post Day # 1

Well I almost made it. I CHEATED after supper last night. For some odd reason I couldn't stop myself from eating a few tortellini noodles that I made for my family. Surprisingly I wasn't in any pain afterwards, although my stomach was making some interesting noises. So even though I didn't make it the full 15 days, I'm happy with my results.

Here's my final numbers:

Weight: 241 lbs (lost 25 pounds!)
Waist: 41.5 inches (lost 2.5 inches)
Blood Pressure: 133/81 (dropped 15/13 and my resting HR dropped 14 beats/min).

Overall, I lost almost 10 inches between my chest, waist, hips and thighs and all my clothes now fall off of me. So that part was worth it. The fact that my BP didn't drop to below where it was when I was on meds, isn't great and it means that I will get back on them in the coming days. Maybe now with the meds, the numbers will drop even more.

Today is my first day drinking something other than the Lemon drink. I do have 3 lemon drinks to get through this morning, but then I get to enjoy a fresh fruit juice (50% of it is orange juice). I still plan on not eating anything solid for 2 more days (hopefully I can stick to it) as I let my body re-adjust to the thicker liquids that I will be putting into it.

Master Cleanse - Day 15

Yesterday was probably the easiest day of this journey. The family and I spent the day outdoors at a snow and skate park, and I barely had any Lemon drink all day. I also didn't feel too hungry and had no cramps. We even went to a restaurant for supper and I wasn't that interested in eating the food that came out.

TODAY IS MY LAST DAY!!!! I've made it. I went and purchased my fruits and vegetables to juice over the next couple of days and starting tomorrow I start enjoying them. Only a few more days before solid food gets put back into my system. Looking forward to it.

Master Cleanse - Day 14

It seems that with each new day comes a new day of challenges. I thought it would be easier the longer I went, but these last couple of days have been very hard. The food that my family has been eaten has looked extremely good and I've wanted to sample everything that has gone past my nose.

Today should be interesting as the family is heading to a snow park for the day, where there smell of food will be plentiful, making me crave anything and everything.

ONLY 2 full days to go!

Master Cleanse - Day 13

I have to say that yesterday was probably the toughest day so far. I was very tired and hungry in the morning, making it difficult to focus at work. In the evening, we had a social gathering at our house with plenty of delicious foods, that always seemed to be near my nose everywhere I went, making me crave the wonderful smells. I made it through and now I'm only 3 full days away from being done. :)

Master Cleanse - Day 12

Although I wasn't as hungry yesterday afternoon and evening, I did find myself with some good stomach pain throughout the afternoon and early evening. I managed to get through it and now I'm one day closer to being done. Just need to get through this weekend and then all will be good to go to get food back into my system.

Master Cleanse - Day 11

I'm now into extra time. If I had ended the MC today, I would have lost 20 lbs in total. That's right, after 10 days of no eating solid foods, I've lost 20 lbs. The funny thing is that I feel good and not hungry. I'm still only planning on going 5 more days, so hopefully I can drop a few more between now and then.

Yesterday was a major cleansing day as plenty of waste came out of me throughout the day. Nice to know I am eliminating stuff from years past. Hopefully some more can come out over the next few before this ends.

Now time to start drinking my lemon juice!