Sorry to be the one to discourage you from your enthusiasm, but the cleanse really shouldn’t used for weight loss. Actually, it’s a real poor substitution for diet. Losing weight is a pleasant byproduct of the cleanse, but if you don’t up your metabolism through diet and exercise when you get off the cleanse, you will gain the weight back. The best purpose for the cleanse is to clean out your organs, give your digestion a rest, and also as a method to kick start you into a new way of eating. If you eat a healthy diet when you come off the cleanse along with a good exercise program, you wil ...
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Day one!!!!!!!!!!! You can do this!!!! If you need encouragement or help, don’t hesitate to ask! I’m starting my 6th day and it’s actually harder now. Today I was being a baby and started to whine about having to drink the lemonade and spend the day peeing it out. Not hungry for food... just getting tired of the drink! peace   [End]
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If you are going vegan, you might try soy cheese. It’s not bad! You’re probably okay to eat it now.. just remember, everything in moderation.   [End]
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Instead of feeling like a failure, you might consider you are going about it in the wrong way. If you have a strong addiction to food, then you need to take that into consideration when you start your cleanse. You might try controlling your environment to make sure temptations are at a minimum. For example, when I started my cleanse I picked a time when I could be alone and not be around food and food smells. I took time off from work and isolated myself from temptations. That means no television because the food commercials are killer. If you have family, ask them to please respect your n ...
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Sorry to say...but it’s time to move on. It appears you have outgrown your relationship and have come to terms with yourself that you need more. Don’t break up because you are horny for the new guy....break up because you will be happy in the long run. The guy you have been dating sounds like a great guy...you owe it to him to break clean and not over another lover. Don’t need to go through that pain! Time to move on...but move on with love and compassion. Next time, don’t settle for less than the best...but when you do settle, make the best of it. Go now...fly...be free!   [End]
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The problem with doing the MC with bottled juice is that it’s been pasturized and the enzymes are dead. Enzymes die at tempertures greater than 120. I don’t understand why someone would be bothered by sqeezing the lemons. The recipe is not that hard to do and is less time consuming than preparing regular food. It takes me about 5 minutes to squeeze enough lemons for my lemonade for the day. I squeeze the juice by hand and what I don’t use right away goes in a seale jar and into the fridge. I start every morning with fresh squeezed juice. I’m often amazed at how people try to find sho ...
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I did the same thing on my 7th day. I was doing great but I came home one evening to find my roommate having a party. There was food all over the place and I was tired and feeling spacy from the cleanse. I should have got out of there as fast as possible but I couldn’t resist the food and wound up eating. Normally, I have great will power but on that occaison it was bad timing and I caved in. I didn’t pig out but I did eat and felt guilty doing it. It was distrubing having such a strong craving take over me...almost like I had a split personality, but I couldn’t stop myself. The next morni ...
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What I did is go to the health food store and bought bulk Senna leaves and some mint. An hour or two before bed, I brew up a large cup of Senna leaves adding some mint for flavor. I found that the mint also helps settle my stomach. When I tried Smooth move, I got cramps and discontinued it. I am on my 6th day and am still getting stuff out besides buttpee...however, most of what does come out is liquid. The swf and tea is working good for me.   [End]
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Muscle resistance and nutrition is what it takes to create and maintain muscles. If you have a concern you could do light resistance just to keep the statu quo, but I wouldn’t worry about it unless you are going to do the MC for longer than 10 days. I would think you would lose little or none in such a short period of time and if you did, you could gain it back when you complete the cleanse. If you are still concerned or are planning to do the cleanse for a long period you might want to look into doing a juice ”fast” instead.   [End]
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Sorry to hear you are having skin problems. My suggestion is for you to get out and get fresh air, get happy and get your mind off the immediate problem. You have only been on the MC for one day, you shouldn’t expect results so soon! The skin is a complex organ and doing just the MC might not be enough to get it healthy. It’s going to take a combination of internal cleaning, exercise, right living, happiness, eating healthy...let me say that one again...EATING HEALTHY, sunshine, fresh air, patience and time. peace   [End]
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Hi Wrenn! The link to the MC recipe posted is showing a ”page not found” error. Could you please check the link and post it again? I’d like to read the article again but can’t seem to find it on google. I hope it’s still out there! thanks a lot! peace   [End]
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Hi everyone, In the spirit of returning my messages to the topic of this forum, I wanted to announce that I started the cleanse yesterday. This is my second time doing the cleanse and I did the first one last summer for 22 days. The weather is turning nice and spring is in the air and I decided it’s time to do some internal cleaning. I’d like to lose some weight but that is not my reason for doing the mc. I have picked up some food addictions to breads and pasta that led to an unhealthy acid body condition. Taking a couple weeks off from eating food will help reset my system for a retur ...
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You can store up to 17 Lbs of food in your colon. When you fast you empty that out and when you start eating you fill it back up, especially if you eat lots of starch and cooked foods that takes a long time to digest. Eating raw fruits and veggies will help as they pass right through you. But to get an acurate weight count for the long term you need to stay on exercise and eating right for several months or years. However, the best way to judge is not on the scale but in a mirror...or do a body fat measurement. Arnold Swarzzenegor weighs more than me but I’m quite sure I’m ”fatter”. It’s a ...
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Well, for some people the salt flush just doesn’t work. I followed the MC plan religiously and the salt flush didn’t flush me...I only got bloated from the salt and extra water content. I drank laxitive tea and that only gave me cramps. I drank extra water and all I got was more plugged up. On the third day of not going, I stopped doing the salt flush and did an enema and suddenly felt better. After that I went back to laxitive teas but kept doing the enemas and had no more problems. I even started to have a second bowel movement later in the evening without the enema. I kept the enema sim ...
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I’m not too sure that the MC is going to agravate your candida. I just read an excellent article in ”Conscious Eating” by Gabriel Cousens M.D. He states in his book that the primary problem with sugar and candida is when you mix it with fat. Fat slows down the assimilation process and allows fermentation and that in turn allows the candida organisms to feed off that. All foods are converted to simple sugar (glucose) and is the food for cellular function. Consuming fast absorbtion sugars such as fruit or even maple syrup is fast abosorbed into the blood stream for utilization of the body. I ...
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What’s so hard about sqeezing lemons!?? I see posts all the time from people who want to take shortcuts or to find an easier way to do the cleanse. It baffles me. Bottled lemon juice doesn’t have the enzyme content because it has been a pasturized. It WILL work for the cleanse but you will lose the benefits of healthy bacteria and vitamins that get leached out in the cooking process. This is not rocket science and for me making lemonade is a no-brainer! I would just sqeeze a lemon into water (through a strainer). Add maple syrup and cayenne and then shake it up. Voila!! Easy no?? Whe ...
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I agree with Sleepless that the cleanse is not for everyone nor should it be done at the drop of a hat. First off you should have a relative degree of health or you will experience an extreme level of detox when your body starts processing any illness you have. Working at a job that requires focus and a level of physical activity is not ideal for any kind of fast...especially if you have health issues. You will go through cleansing crisis and that will happen at the most inopportune time causing you to reach for food. I would suggest you attain a level of health prior to undertaking thi ...
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Wow...it’s like you are blaming a bunch of strangers for your decision to NOT fast! What’s up with that?? I’ll show you!! I’ll hurt me...LOL!! I remember your post and I also remember someone suggesting for you to do a search for fasting success stories and you will get the information you are seeking. Did you do that? What ”guarantees” are you looking for BEFORE you take it upon yourself to give this a try. Everyone has different results and that is because there are so many influences that dictate the outcome. Some folks don’t finish because of mental problems..others don’t follow th ...
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Bulimia is not a physical problem that can be cured with fasting. It is a psychological problem that needs to be dealt with professional counseling. If you fast without having dealt with the issues of why you are bulimic you may wind up reinforcing the binge and purge that you are suffering from. I think you are looking for a simple answer to your problem but I’m afraid you won’t find it with a 10 day MC. Get a handle on the issues and then try the fast...that is if you can get through at least 30 days without having the need to binge and purge. Good luck Wilson   [End]
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Try eating watermelon. That what I used to break my fast and had no problems. It takes awhile for your body to readjust to digestion so you need to be patient and go slow. Eat less per meal and more often during the first couple of days. If you are still sick try water fasting for one day. Drink Mint tea as that will help with digestion. Good luck Wilson   [End]
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Yep, soon as you put food into your stomach...your fast ended. Start over and drink more lemonaide!!! Get out and take a walk everytime you feel like eating. Don’t punish yourself because the negativity isn’t good for you either. Perhaps you just aren’t ready to do this?? It takes a commitment and only can break it. Good luck!! Wilson   [End]
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Sorry it’s taken so long to respond...I haven’t been coming here as often now that I have broken my fast. When I originally started the fast I had losing weight and cleansing as my goal. I thougt I’d try to get down to a certain weight within a certain time frame and then break the fast. After being on it for a couple weeks I stopped looking at the calendar and scale in favor of doing it one day at a time...which is the healthy way to do it. Sometimes your body just wants you to stop so that it can rebuild and if you are experiencing true hunger then that is the call to stop. As for me, ...
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Do either of your friends have a drug history? When detoxing, you body releases old stored up toxins and that includes undigested/processed drugs that were consumed in the past. We are cleaning out more than just bad food but also everything you ate that the body didn’t totally assimilate or eliminate. On my first fast two years ago I had a flashback and taste sensation from a major surgery I had undertaken 5 years prior. The effect lasted 2 days. If your friends have taken anything like LSD or other hallucinagenics then they could possilbly be released back into the blood stream and go ...
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I started July 1st doing a Juice cleanse, then switched over to the MC after 2 weeks and just completed my 21st day of total fasting...of which I just broke with fresh organic watermelon. I lost about 35 lbs. It wasn’t all the cleanse though as I did lots of cardio and steam bathes at the gym. I wanted to go another week but my schedule and body is telling me to take a break. Good luck! Wilson   [End]
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Don’t worry..it’s simply detox. You should be glad when you feel ill when cleansing because that means the body is eliminating the bad stuff. When it’s on it’s way out of the body it might make you sick again. Drink lot’s of water and get some extra rest. It will pass. Wilson   [End]
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Are you saying you haven’t had a bowel movement in 7 days? Was this while on the cleanse or when you came off? What have you been eating? I just finished my 21st day of the cleanse and I had to resort to enemas frequently to keep things moving. Salt water and laxitive alone just wasn’t enough to keep me regular. Because I was afraid I would get constipated I resorted to enemas. One thing you need not do is panic (yet)...but you do need to take matters into hand ASAP. What I would do is an enema to get things moving again and clear out what may be impacted in there. Just start with a ...
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According to the book don’t exceed 40 days. Although people do go beyond that time with varied results. I have read posts on another board of people doing 100 day with juice...which is a lot different than the MC nutrient wise. If yo went that long on the MC, I would hate to think what happens to the liver and kidneys processing all that maple syrup over such a long period of time. I would think in time you would get diminishing results and you would be better off splitting your cleanse into maybe two ”shorter” ones to allow a rebuilding cycle. Maybe do 20 days if your body allows it and t ...
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Yeah you set yourself up for too big of a challenge! I would think you would need at least three days lead time to allow your body to shift into autolysis and the desire for food to diminish before going to work. Working in a restaurant is especially difficult since the aromas will be triggering your hunger response is will be extremely difficult to manage. I speak from experience. The other day I went to a meeting and it happened that everyone wanted to grab a bit to eat...so I went with them to get take out at a mexican food place. I thought that since I was on my 18th day of the cleanse ...
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Yeah you set yourself up for too big of a challenge! I would think you would need at least three days lead time to allow your body to shift into autolysis and the desire for food to diminish before going to work. Working in a restaurant is especially difficult since the aromas will be triggering your hunger response is will be extremely difficult to manage. I speak from experience. The other day I went to a meeting and it happened that everyone wanted to grab a bit to eat...so I went with them to get take out at a mexican food place. I thought that since I was on my 18th day of the cleanse ...
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I might not be right but I think some of the fatique you experienced is coming from the P&B. I noticed in your post that on your last cleanse you did fine until the 7th day which by coincedence is the same day you started doing the P&B. This lastest cleanse you did them throughout the cleanse and you also had fatique the whole time. Same goes for me. I did two weeks of juice only and felt good enough to exercise and lift weights. Then I started the MC and still felt ok..only a bit less energy, I could still exercise. I started doing the P&B along with the MC two days ago, which would be my ...
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I cut out the salt water flushes and am now only doing P&B and lax tea with much more success. The salt water flushes only made my feel bloated and dry mouthed AND never helped me with moving the bowels. I got to wondering what good it was for or if I was doing it wrong. I read other posters saying they had great success getting things moving with the flushes....but not me. I did my last one two days ago and almost had to resort to doing an enema to get a bowel movement. I wasn’t until after drinking a couple cups of smooth move that I got the results. I just add a pinch of celtic salt to ...
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Why are you doing two salt water flushes when the regiment only calls for one first thing in the morning? It’s really hassle peeing so much but that is a good sign that you are really flushing you system out good! If it’s any consolation...be greatful that you only weight what you do. I have to drink over 100oz of water to equal half my body weight. I’m always glad when I see I’ve dropped another pound or two because that’s a little bit less what I need to drink! I made the mistake of going to the movies one night and sat in the middle of the row. After getting up twice to pee when t ...
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If you drink wine you are no longer on the cleanse. Wine contains fermented grapes and probably additives like sulfites. Not to mention the alcohol! Your body is busy enough trying to clean itself out...why would you want to add the extra stress to the process? Give your body a break and don’t add anything to the process or you will be sorry for the extra stress you put on your organs (and heart). If you need wine to help you relax...then I suggest meditation or a hot bath, maybe even a steam if you have access to one. Wine is indulgent while fasting is a period of abstenence. Simple as ...
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LiveBetterServeJesus, Wow...what a great post!! Very sweet of you to take the time out to do that...I hope someone learns from it. I know I did. Wilson   [End]
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Please forgive me if I come off sounding harsh...but what is 10 days out of your life to try something? So what if you get to day 7 and you don’t get results! At least you can say you tried it and it didn’t work. If you can do 7 days...why not 10? Maybe even go until you feel good! What is it that is keeping you from giving it a go? Perhaps you are so addicted to food and the security that it brings that going without it is really stressful. If that is the case then you probably need to do it more than ever!! I don’t think the cleanse is that much ”agony”. Sure it is about sacrifice but t ...
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Those are good observations and you are correct, I should probably continue with the salt flush. I don’t mind the taste and try not to focus on the discomfort of drinking it. For me it’s not as bad as some people post that it is. My difficulty with the salty flush is that it makes me feel all dried out and yucky all day. My mouth feels like it does after eating too much salty popcorn and it stays that way all day. And since it hasn’t helped me in my bowel movements I wonder if it’s really that good for me. If taking something makes you feel crappy (aside from detox) then I wonder if it is ...
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I did the tea the night before and the salt water flush the next morning. I had a decent movement but suffered with stomach cramps so I stopped the tea (smooth move). I don’t mind the taste of the salt water flush but I had the bloated and and dried out mouth that it causes...so I’m going to stop that too. I think I’m going back to enemas and start taking B+P to see if I can get things moving. Today I only got less than a handful out of my body into the toilet (no I didn’t actually measure it!). Al   [End]
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I know how you are feeling but you have to patient. It took along time to get the crud into your body...it will take time to get it out. I have been doing a juice fast for a couple weeks and now I’m on my third day of the MC. I think most results are going to show over the long run and the body purges in spurts. I have noticed that I’ll not lose any weight for a couple days and then suddenly drop 3-4 pounds all at once. I even GAINED a pound a day after I started the MC!!!! At first if freaked me out...I mean how can you gain weight on lemonade and exercise? Then I realized that it’s proba ...
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You are experiencing migraine type headaches because of detox. Your body is too acidic and when you start to fast it is releasing toxins too quick for you to process. I believe a person has to attain a certain level of health before undertaking the fast or you could become very ill. Ie can actually be dangerous unleasing all those toxins into your blood stream if your liver and kidneys are out of whack and your level of health is really poor prior to beginning. I would suggest 3 or 4 weeks of eating 80-90% greens and fresh fruit. Eat no meat or dairy. Don’t smoke. Don’t drink alchohol. ...
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I would think that too much of one thing is not good for you. While you may enjoy the cayenne, your liver and kidneys might not be too happy having to do all the EXTRA work filtering it for your blood. The purpose is to cleanse and rejuvenate...not put our body through extra work just so that we can enjoy it more. Our bodies like simple things...you are making it complicated so you don’t get bored. Keep it simple for best results. wilson   [End]
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