I really appreciate your doing the research to answer my question. I am doing a modified cleanse where I eat one meal a day and the rest of my calories comes from the lemon juice/syrup mix. I was wondering why I haven’t lost any weight in the last 5 days and thinking that maybe my body is storing the calories as fat because I am not getting enough of them... I wonder. Trish   [End]
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Just curious- does anyone know the approximate number of calories in the recommended daily serving of the juice? Thanks   [End]
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I lasted only 4 days before breaking down and eating... after 31 years of eating as I wanted, I found it very difficult to go any longer. Even the 4 days I managed were difficult. So now I am eating one meal a day and drinking the MC juice for the rest of my meals. I know it’s not the real thing, I am not supposed to be eating. But it feels good, and it’s the best I can do so I do it. I hope to one day be able to just do the cleanse- no food, the right way- but it’s a matter of acclimatizing myself to not eating and getting mentally prepared. I have lunch usually, since the big ...
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thank you, I really appreciate your compassion and your information. I haven’t had another BM since yesterday but I already feel better physically. I took a deep breath before posting about my ’modifications’ because I knew there would be die-hard, purists, out there who would judge me for not doing it ’properly’. Thank you for understanding. I do hope one day to work up to a full cleanse. Until that day, I want to do my best at what I am capable of. Trish   [End]
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My main motivation is weight loss, not detoxing. I mean, it would be nice if I could do it but since I couldn’t last longer than 3 days, I didn’t want to just give up. It might not be what’s right for anyone else, but it is the best I can do right now so I have forgiven myself for not being able to do it as well as others. I don’t believe I have a hemmeroid, there is no pain as described and the way the blood was in the stool made me think that it probably got there internally as opposed to just ’on the way out’. Does that make sense?   [End]
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I had to add 2 extra blankets to my bed and bring a sweater to work. I am a big girl, but the MC really did a number on my internal temp regulator! I am doing a modified cleanse now, with a little bit of food (I was not mentally strong enough to continue full-boar.) You need to take in more liquid, in my opinion. I drink 2l (2 quarts) of the juice everyday. Plus at least that in water. It helps with the energy. On my first night, I didn’t sleep either. Perhaps it was nervousness, excitement, lack of something... but if you are too cold to sleep, try a mini-workout before gett ...
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I quit on Day 4 last week, broke down and ate a plate of tuna and crackers! Then I went out and got some fast food :( My stomach had been growling for 3 days, and I was super-motivated. I have since tried starting again 2 times. Now, I have decided to modify the cleanse for myself. Some die-hard MCers might think I am weak or that I don’t belong here, but I can only do what I can do. I found the true-blue MC impossible. As I am motivated by weight loss more than detoxifying, I allow myself to eat one meal a day. The rest of the day, I am having the lemonaid (I prefer lime how ...
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Yesterday I had a movement that scared me. I wiped and saw a quarter-sized bloodstain on the toiletpaper, check the bowl and to my surprise saw a lot of bright red blood on the stool and mixing with the bowl water. Has anyone experienced this? I am doing a modified cleanse- for the last several days I have been having the juice for 2 meals and eating one meal of ’healthy’ food, such as 2 eggs and a salad or a chicken breast with some vegetables. I was going crazy not being able to eat, realizing I was not mentally up for the challenge. But the blood has me worried, and I have st ...
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I have been eating food for nearly 31 years. Breaking the habit is proving very difficult. I started the MC last Saturday and lasted 3 days til I broke down and ate. I had my tea last night with the intention that I would get right back up on that horse. But the minute my stomach started to grumble this morning, I reached for the crackers. They’re ordering food in for lunch at work today, I didn’t bring enough lemonade to drown myself in it so I think I am going to cave and order in with them. How are you all doing it?   [End]
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I’ve read that some of the water-retention weight will come back if you don’t take in enough water. Rule of thumb: 1/2 your body weight in ounces. ie. weight is 130 lbs, drink 65 oz of water a day (2 l) I like the idea of drinking the lemonade after the cleanse too but have not seen much mention of it anywhere. Hopefully you get answers for me too!   [End]
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wow, you’re inspiring. Any tips on how you lasted so long? I wanted to go 2 weeks and lasted 4 days...   [End]
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I really missed food- and felt myself getting so hungry!! But now after a few days of eating, I miss the lemonade. Such a woman- always wanting what I don’t have!! I have made excuses not to prepare the lemonade last 2 days but tonight I am mixing up tomorrow’s batch and getting right back on my horse. I felt great after cutting back on the tea, slept better, had no gas or indigestion, skin felt better, energy and outlook were better on my 4 days of the cleanse. On a positive note, after 4 days I had lost 7 lbs and over the last 3 days only gained 1 back on ’normal’ food.   [End]
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as for the juice, you can warm it up and eat with a spoon or you can make it into posicles. Vary it with limes- the last 2 days I’ve had only limes instead of lemon and it’s delicious (plus limes make more juice... go figure) I have a routine: peppermint tea instead of coffee at work in the morning, then 3- 17oz takealongs full of juice at work during the day and one when I get home at night. I weigh myself every morning and note the loss on a chart I put on the wall above the scale. Seeing the line go down is so satisfying! Instead of food preparation, I’ve been catching up on ...
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I am trying hard to stay motivated but not sure I can go the whole 14 days without a little food. I’m only on Day 3- I don’t want to quit but I’d like to vary it up a bit. Vegetable broth? Something I can chew that will help my stomach stop grumbling? Will my liver explode? Will I go into blood sugar shock or something? I feel soooo empty inside.   [End]
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My sister has done the cleanse 4 times, only twice making it past 7 days but she had some great tips and tricks for me. First of all, for variety, try heating a serving up on a pot or the microwave and eat it in a bowl with a spoon. It seems more like a different meal that way- almost soup-like. Also, we’ve been thinking of making popsicles when the weather gets warmer, again just for the variety. Take measurements and weigh yourself before and then at the end, but also 2 weeks after. Everyone will lose some weight but you need to keep drinking loads of water to keep the weight off. ...
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Hi everyone, thanks in advance for any answers I may receive. I started the MC to detox and lose weight. This is my first experience, though I have spoken a lot with my sister who’s done it 4 times. Today is Day 3. Other than Day 1 (early in the day), I have not had a solid Bowel Movement. I keep having diarrhea that looks like a darker version of the cleanse mixture coming out. There are small chunks of solid, but could be because I am including some of the pulp from the limes and lemons. I have read the book and I know it does not recommend an enema, also don’t want to go that r ...
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