Master Cleanse Forum - Master Cleanser Lemonade Diet

Gross medical condition alert!!!

55 years old, birthday's in a week or so. 5' 5", 55 kilos by my less reliable scale. I'm definitely more, even though I fit my "skinny clothes." Bought a battery for the good scale today but I haven't put it in yet. Will put in weight tomorrow.

Ready to do this because started eating chocolate again lately & have had several alcoholic drinks in the last 5 months. I seem to want sugar and so I drink cocktails that tend to be sweet.

night before had the senna tea Not a good night's sleep.
Day 1 = SWF mod productive. Hemorrhoid I thought I was done with 2 or 3 days ago came back. Grrrr.
Lemonade tally: 12
4 before noon, 6 before 5 pm, mint tea at 5, 2 at 6pm

Cayenne on my spice rack was too old (absorbed moisture, stale, no flavor) and no cayenne available within 40 miles so my first lemonade of the day was not very standard. Second one I chewed on and spat out chopped fresh chilis instead. Third one chopped a super hot fresh chili into the lemonade and just didn't consume it. Then managed to buy Cabe Bubuk (powdered hot red peppers) at a supermarket and I used it on the 6th lemonade.

Bloated in morning and evening but was not feeling hungry until lunch time. Yard work (cleaning the palm trees) to keep mind off the fast. Slightly spaced out during phone call to husband. Craved chocolate around lunch time. Craved popcorn in late afternoon. Hope Day 2 isn't worse than this. It's starting to feel as though this is harder than the first time I did the cleanse.

Will resist temptation to medicate that 'roid.

Note to self: don't watch Master Chef tv show.

DAY 2
posting in progress throughout day

put battery in scale 57.5 kilos 29.1% body fat OK so that's 127 1/2 pounds. I'll take it as my starting weight

slept great 7.5 hours probably. Broken up throughout the night but the total hours is excellent for me
woke up feeling good
swf got only a little out'
surprising. Switching from Himalayan Sea Salt to Bali Sea Salt tomrrow
craving salami and ice cream, both of which I almost never eat. Stopped watching cooking shows today.

Lemonade (Enjoying the flavor)
2 before 10 am
2 before noon
2 before 5 pm
2 after 6 pm
a little mint tea

Welcome Bali! Wishing you much success on your journey! Claudia

Thanks, Claudia! I love your graphic! I'm in the time zone where it's 5:25 pm. Are you in North America? Australia?
Reason I ask is, I want to say, "how did your day go?" but maybe you're just starting your day.

Day 3 56.9 kilos, 30.1% body fat
for fun, checked a ketone strip and of course it was negative. I'm not burning fat, probably just losing some water weight and burning a little bit of tissue and muscle.
First thing in the morning, Senna from last night "kept me busy" even before SWF
Just one "go" after SWF.. all liquid now

Felt fine, slept OK (6 hours?) minor rt knee pain in bed. minimal food cravings during day. Bloating lessened. Hemorrhoid gone! A good day in many ways: energy, mood, etc
Lemonade today: 8 glasses
3 glasses of lemonade before noon
5 glasses afterwards... road trip today so it was hard to get in all the drinking.
Salt scrub massage in Sanur; chiro adjustment

Note to self: take rum label off bottle of lemonade before bringing it along in car.

Felt slightly dehydrated due to keeping crazy driving schedule and not drinking often enough
Breath felt awful, hoped I wasn't offending anyone. These were the day's downsides.
Senna at night before bed in hotel room

Day 4
mild cramping in the night after the senna tea
SWF... upped it to one Tablespoon today when I realized I'd been making the solution with about a heaping teaspoon. Dang.
SWF productive only after waiting and having my first lemonade. Definitely just at liquid stage
Lemonade tally 11
Got a massage in Canggu. Had to drink water before masseusse was done with me. Sensitivity to others' smells and bad breath.
Surprised I was feeling this good on Day 4. Felt beautiful. Wearing my skinniest clothes.
Drank soda water in the afternoon... gosh, not sure if this is OK
Napped before concert
Concert up until 1 am
Senna tea

Day 5

weight 56.7 kilos in afternoon
sub par sleep (unsurprising after concert)
SWF
cpl lemonades in the morning and headed home
Total tally 7 lemonades
NOW I'm really hungry for solid food... I wanted popcorn, smoothies, just something to chew on.
Noticing increased mucous coming out from throat this day and the day before.
Noticing increased sensitivity to garlic breath in others.
Bored
senna at night

DAY 6
OK Sleep, with some knee pain while trying to fall asleep
didn't weigh self
SWF
plenty of energy
Lemonade Tally: 7 by 6:30
had some mint tea late afternoon
Bored and frustrated somehow. Feel slightly bloated. Wondering why I'm bothering to even do this. Facebook friend posting about alcoholic drinks made me think, what's the diff between consuming all this sugar (maple syrup) and having a cocktail. Fear my body is thinking, "store sugar as fat."
Hoping this is all just another symptom of detox'ing.

Day 7

55.3 kilos
SWF got some minor solids out w/ usual liquid
rough day, almost went to ease-out plan on day 8'

Man; really sensitive to others' garlic breath
Own tongue now has white coating
Cranky feeling. While not exactly bloated, spotted "spare tire" / muffin top fat deposit (really demoralizing)
probably not drinking enough water throughout the day
Lemonade 8
senna tea at night

Day 8
OK sleep, just a bit broken up
leaner this morning
SWF just liquid at first, but significant semi solids out as routine continued
glad I hung in there with the cleanse; way better mood. High energy
54.8 kilos (haven't weighed this little for probably 12 years)
Still super sensitive to garlic in others' breath and bodies.
Drank more plain water today, one mint tea
Lemonade count 8

Senna tea at night

Day 9
some severe leg cramps in the night
woke up early w pretty good energy & felt light. Stretching felt wonderful. very sensitive to smells, especially bad ones like burning garbage wafting onto property
54.7 kilos, 29.7% body fat per the scale's calc
pretty good energy level but waited to do SWF until walk on beach at dawn and some random little chores were done (mistake?)
SWF lots of liquid
after first lemonade felt a bit exhausted. That was a mistake to get going on so many activities. Kept drinking, felt better
Went for a birthday snorkel. Exhausted afterwards
Lemonade tally 7.5
had some mint tea also
senna tea before bed

Day 10 YAY!
Definitely sharper and clearer today
...but gosh darn it, my tongue is still coated white.
I just don't want to go beyond 10 days!
Senna tea had me going even before SWF
elimination dense but liquid
54.7 kilos, 27.9% body fat by my scale
6 1/2 lemonades
energy great, waist really skinny. Wearing shorts I haven't worn in 12 years!

This is basically 3 kilos lost... 6 1/2 lbs in 10 days. Amazing, because I lost 7 when I did this last year, and I had a lot to lose then.
As always, I recommend this to anyone who wants to jumpstart a reducing diet, a vegan diet, or simply shed some food addictions.
Looking forward to another year of healthy eating.
It is a MUST that you have no one around you who disparages the cleanse. Surround yourself with supportive, cheerful people who don't try to dissect what you're doing. I'll post Ease-Out if time allows. Looking forward to those organic oranges in my fridge.

Ease-out
Day 11... 54.6 kilos and 28.9% body fat just fresh orange juice with nothing added, usually diluted w water, all day. Was nice and fun to drink
53.7 kilos weighing myself before bed, 26.3% body fat

Day 12... 53.3 kilos and 26.7% body fat. Holy Cow, that's like 117 1/2 lbs. Haven't been that light in probably 14 years. Love how my neck looks... any padding around the jaw is gone.
Fresh oj in morning, then at 1pm tried the warm broth of my version of the soup. It tasted incredibly rich, and warm food was so novel, like a very radical change. But after only like 9 or 10 ounces, I felt very very full, as though I'd had Thanksgiving dinner. Had the same or less of the broth 2 more times. Each time it seemed very rich. Lots of water otherwise.
great to have my jeans hanging off of me.

Day 13 52.8 kilos, so that's another pound off, and steady at 28% body fat. 116 pounds, I think this is.
OMG, got to eat real food today. Boy, is that solid food weird stuff or what? SO rich tasting. Had a kale/berry/banana/coconut water shake in the morning (blended in the dark before Bali's day of silence holiday dawned) and then had some raw pecans and brazil nuts and local peanuts as a mid morning snack. Hope the peanuts were not a no-no. Here's the real sin: I tried a couple of demitasses of my fabulous organic, swiss water process decaf coffee this morning, and it was like YUCK. I know this is really a lot of crazy food to try right away, but I am only allowing myself small servings. Had the veg soup for lunch, this time eating solid bits of the veggies. Sooooo rich. Okay Okay so I also fudged on a grain intake:There was birthday cake left in the fridge (coconut products based, from the sugar to the liquid and fats, but not gluten free) and I allowed myself a sliver for dessert. Oy, like a feast. Felt as though I had to lie down to digest because it sapped my energy. No more of that today, had a raw capsicum, more soup, raw nuts & yogurt (which tasted amazingly sweet) and an apple,. Look, I don't recommend messing with the ease - out like this, but want the record to show what I actually ate.