hey ladyb, wishing you best of luck on the cleanse! when i don't have time for the SWF (which seems like a lot of mornings lately) i do the SM tea in the AM and PM too, and i have lost weight. i'm pretty finicky when it comes to how i do the SWF anyway, but if it helps for the days you do it, here's what works for me:
1. i have to feel hydrated. if i wake up with a dry mouth or any other sign of dehydration, i drink 1-2 pint glasses of water first. 2. if i drink water, i wait a little while (up to 30 minutes) and then i do the SWF (really, i think i'm just procrastinating here, i'm not a huge fan of the SWF, but when it works for me, it feels fantastically cleansing) 3. i prepare the water so that it's as hot as i can stand it, but warm enough so i can get it down quickly by chugging it. my method is to boil about 20oz of water and add the rest as room temp water. then i add the salt -- i put it all in a blender for about 10 seconds to make sure the salt is incorporated and when it's a good temp for me to chug it, i go for it.
if all goes well, the "flush" occurs within 30m; and if things are not moving in the right direction quickly enough (i admit, i'm pretty impatient to get it out of me) i will either drink more plain water (1-2 pints) or have a glass of the MC mix or some combination of the two. That usually gets it going pretty well -- i don't find that this "dilutes" the original mixture or anything as some other people on the board have mentioned.
*FYI, When I start the cleanse, I always wait a few days before embarking on the SWF -- i want my colon to be a little more empty before I do it -- when I don't do that, I find that I feel bloated afterward, and getting to that "flushing" moment is more drawn out and more uncomfortable.
I hope that helps -- wishing you lots of health and happiness!
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