Joined: Sun Aug 07, 2011 2:45 pm Posts: 58
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Meemers- Thanks for reading! You are absolutely right about the taking it a lot easier thing. Though I've been keeping it healthy, I need to still eat less. It's like I'll say to myself "Oh, I can have 4 bananas, because they're bananas it's ok". Not good! But that's great that you lost 14.5 lbs already, probably even more since you posted! I lost a total of 23 lbs, but my goal was 125 which I'm still working towards. But if you say you have more weight to lose then you will probably lose a lot more I did. I definitely plan on sticking around and cleansing again in the future. So I will totally check out your blog and keep track of your progress. I found it so amazingly helpful using this forum and knowing that people were reading because it made me feel accountable and also gave me a lot of encouragement. So I'm more than happy you pass that along. Good luck!!
BamaGirl- Hey!! So I didn't have such a great day yesterday. I'll post about that in the following. But anyway, I'm looking forward to hearing about how your running goes. I think the way you have it planned out sounds pretty do-able. With such long runs you will definitely need more than the LAs to keep you going so I'm glad you're adjusting. It's tough when you are training for something and trying to keep this up at the same time, but it looks like you're making it work. I definitely want to do another cleanse. But my next one I will most likely shoot for two weeks, don't think I would do another 40 days for about a year or so. Wow I'm already thinking thinking about my next cleanse haha! But yea my job is having its 75th anniversary party Oct 15th, it's going to be a black tie formal. I'm pretty excited, so I'll probably do my next one in preparation of that. So I will definitely be around continuing to update and checking out everyone's progress!
ModernMiss- Thank you! No, I definitely plan on continuing to update. When I was first starting my cleanse, I would look for information and read other peoples stories. But I would get so frustrated when they would just tapper off, and you never know what they're results were. I'm happy to share, the good and the bad. Unfortunately, yesterday wasn't so great. But I'm making adjustments which is the most important thing.
Ok.. so as I said, yesterday was definitely not one of my great days that I get excited to rave about. It was my 2nd day off the cleanse. (Well technically it was my 5th day since my final day drinking only the lemonade. But I am counting my 3 weening off days as part of my 40 cleanse.) But anyway, I totally overdid it. A coworker of mine and someone who I've really grown to know and love had a heart attack at work on Tuesday. He is in pretty bad shape, had a 100% blockage in an artery and not looking very good right now. So in addition to the emotional stress, we're also short staffed and I've picked up his shifts. This will mostly become my permanent schedule now which is fine, but it was just pretty unexpected and will take some getting used to. So anyway, yesterday I had to work a double. I've sort of had a weird feeling in my stomach for the last couple of days. It's not so much a pain, but just uncomfortable. Also, I feel like I really can't tell when I'm hungry, and I did a lot of snacking yesterday. After I eat it feels like I have a blown up balloon is in my stomach. It pokes out and feels hard, mostly toward the bottom of my belly. I feel like I have a pregnant look! So yesterday, I started the day with eating oatmeal and a granola bar. Then throughout the day I ate a couple bananas, a piece of fish, lots of water, a whole bag of apple chips which I was dipping in hummus, another bowl of oatmeal & a granola bar, a couple pieces of wheat bread with hummus, a spinach pie wrap, and a bowl of veggie soup! And I'm probably still leaving something out!! I totally overdid it yesterday. I was at work from about 11 in the morning to 2am. So it was a long day. But if I felt like I may be eating too much, I would just tell myself it's ok, because what I'm eating is healthy. Wrong, wrong, wrong. I think I was only concerned with gaining weight back, and not even considering the fact that I could possibly be shocking my system too soon too quick. I just felt so heavy and my stomach really felt uncomfortable all day. So I am taking a completely different approach today. I'm going out to buy more syrup and then I'm making a lemonade which I'm going to sip on throughout the day. I am also making an eating schedule for myself which I am going to stick to! That way I won't lose track of what and how often I'm eating. I DO NOT want to take steps backward so I am nipping this in the bud! I don't know what the rules are as far as drinking the lemonade once off the cleanse. I know they say while cleansing you are not to eat anything, but I'm not going to drink it with the purpose of cleansing in mind. So I don't see the harm in having some, while sticking to a healthy eating schedule. I will say one thing that I'm very happy about, is the fact that I'm not craving unhealthy food. They ordered pizza at my job yesterday and I wasn't even tempted to have a bite. I haven't had any cookies, chocolate, fried food, etc. So I guess guess the fact that I'm overeating healthy food is a little better than overeating junk food lol. But like I said, I am going to fix this asap!
So anyway, I was getting a little nervous at work because I could feel that I was overdoing it, so I sent my uncle an email asking him for some advice from a medical viewpoint. He's a doctor. So, I am copying and pasting our conversation for anyone interested: Tony, quick question. I'm coming off this juice cleanse that I was doing for 40 days. I didn't have any solid food at all, just my lemonade concoction everyday. I've started eating again, keeping it light, fruits, veggies, oatmeal, etc. I never consulted with a doctor or anything, but in weaning back onto food, is there anything I should keep in mind that you can think of? if you did a cleanse already then your body will most likely like handling light foods. Chicken for protein. I would hold off on any red meat as your body may get a bit upset by it. Take an iron and a B12 supplement to prevent any anemia. Can never go wrong with fruits and veggies. Oatmeal is great too. Just add a multivitamin and you should be fine. Did you have any problems during the cleanse?Ok cool, thanks a bunch. No, I didn't have any problems during the cleanse, felt great actually. Online they suggest probiotics also, I don't even know what they are, but a couple cleansers suggest taking them afterwards. After I eat now my stomach just feels hard though and kind of pokes out, even eating lightly. Do you think that means anything, or maybe I should do even smaller portions?smaller portions for sure.... your GI tract is basically atrophied. Probiotics promote regular GI bacteria that are benificial towards digestion. With the cleanse, the number of GI bacteria you have will decrease, as will your absorbative ability. take it slow. Probiotics wouldnt hurt (try activia yogurt) but if you arent having any problems they arent really necessary. Just take it slow, space it out, 5-6 snacks a day instead of just 3 meals. Any problems at all, keep me posted.
So my uncle put me at ease a little, and I'm going to take his advice. I got my shift covered today because I had a long day yesterday and a long week ahead. I'm going to run some errands and try to make it to the gym. I need to re-evaluate my work schedule and drop one shift because as of now I will be working 7 days a week, doubles on Mondays. I'm sort of a workaholic. Since I work in a bar, I don't feel the need to have a lot of time off to do other things. My job really is a social life in itself, and my dad works there also so I see him often. Also, on day shifts I don't need to be in until about 11, so I'm always able to get things done before work. It's just when it comes to doctors appointments and such, when I need time off. Speaking of which, I took off this Tuesday because I am getting LASIK surgery on my eye. I'm very excited about this because I've had to wear glasses my whole life. Ok, absolutely none of this has to do with cleansing lol, but if anyone reading happens to be curious about LASIK I'll be able to let you know how that goes in a few days. Ok, I think I've rambled enough, so that's all for now. Wish me luck!
-Ryan
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