Help! I can barely get through Day 1!

[Christine]

So...I thought I wasn't supposed to be hungry during the cleanse?? I've been hungry all day, and I've been drinking plenty of lemonade....

Maybe if someone could just tell me that it will get better, because there's no way I could stand being hungry like this for 10 days!

Other than that, I've had some lightheadedness today, and I'm coming to realize how much my life revolves around food. I can't stop thinking about it!

Is there anyone else out there that's early on in the cleanse?

[neenjah88]

Hi Christine - I am on day 1 too - first time ever! You can do it! I have found that I am not really hungry, but when i get hungry if I take a few big chugs of the lemonade it is gone. Well, tonight around dinner time was a struggle - but it keeps passing just when I think I might eat. So just think, if you have not eaten since last night YOU ARE NEARLY DONE WITH DAY1!

[peanutterb]

hey hun, you'll be ok.
it takes your body a few days to adjust.
drink more lemonade and/or increase your maple syrup.

read the threads "general help for newbies" and any other thread on here about more of what to expect.

[clara150]

HEY YOU CAN DO IT ,I AM. this is also my frist time to do anything like this on day 1, i thought GOD ? am i doing , but every time i thought iwas hungry i would drink my lemonade and i was so FULL ,so my PRO was with the SWF it took me all day to drink it, but i did, and today is a GOOD DAY, I WENT OUT AND RAN 2MILS, so PLEASE DONT GIVE UP,P.S I LOST4LBS BY THE WAY.

CLARA150

[NYCleanse]

i am on day 6 and i can't believe i've made it this far. I found that i was not so much "physcially" hungry - but mentally hungry. I am surprised how much food is boredom relief and entertainment for me. Alas, it will get better! I was very sleepy and cold the first few days, headachy, all (i learned from reading this site) are detox symptoms. It took me until DAY 5 to feel that sense of clarity and even energy i read about. So hang in there -- the good part is coming!

[allison]

You are going to have a few ups and downs throughout your day but it is determination and will and LEMONADE that absolutely will get you through!!

[Audthebod]

NY I can relate, today's my first day, and I've been comlaining all day about the how high the airconditioning is, I can't wait to get out in the sun, and just trying to keep my eyes open is a challenge, I think I will take a nap on my lunch break.

[Jennifer Ettelson]

Hi! I am just starting day one. I hope you are hanging in there. I have tried this a few times before, but just got through two or three days. This time I am using this web site and I hope it helps. I don't know what to expect this time, but I'm glad to know you and others are out there. I think I will try to take this "one day at a time" this time and maybe just sometimes one hour at a time. I know that I will eat again eventually. This is not forever, but this is an opportunity to sort of start over and make better decisions around what I eat and how I live and how I feel. I wish you the very best!

[CraigNYC]

I'm on day three, and this is the first day I've woken up not hungry. Days one and two were pretty brutal, but this too shall pass!

[Christine]

Thanks so much for all your words of encouragement. I actually feel a lot better today (day 2). I haven't been nearly as hungry, and I actually got the SWF down this morning! I thought I wouldn't be able to do it today. The thought of it looming almost made me gag alone, but I got it all down with the help of licking lemons. I did wake up early this morning with some low abdominal pain. I think it might have been cramps from the tea last night...maybe I let it steep too long...?

But, damn! I'm making it so far....I just wish I could make the time fly faster...

Thanks to all of you!