Weight Loss on MC

[sunsparkle]

Day 5 is halfway over for me!! I'm 5'9 and started out at 140. I'm now down to 135 (roughly). YAY!! I'm happy with the weight loss and honestly, its the thing that most keeps me pushing through until Day 10. It is not however, the reason I wanted to do the MC.

The thing I'm worried about is keeping the weight off. I'm not overweight, so I know that 5 lbs or so is going to come back immediately. That makes me sad already. I find myself constantly worrying about what will happen after the cleanse, how much control I will have Easter Weekend with the family, and if I will be able to maintain my new low weight. I'm absolutely loving it right now and feel this is where I should be. It's just so hard for me to lose weight off the cleanse. I don't eat meat, exercise 3x per week... its so frustrating.

I plan to add much more raw foods into my diet, and hope that helps. BOO on constantly thinking about food!!! I'm stressing already!

[Ginger]

Hi guys!
My skin has cleared up and my face looks more radiant and glowing.

Isn't it amazing how your face clears up. The last two times I was fasting, I went to the dentist (and had to apologize for my tongue's yuckiness). My hygenist (who's also a diving buddy) has told me how beautiful my skin is. And she is up close and personal!!

[irhxcbcziuzxs]

End of day 2 I had lost 5 pounds
I notice i gain most of that back during the day, but in the morning its usually lower than the previous day. Beginning of day 3 yeilded a stand still at 225...

[SheriO]

The thing I'm worried about is keeping the weight off. I'm not overweight, so I know that 5 lbs or so is going to come back immediately. That makes me sad already. I find myself constantly worrying about what will happen after the cleanse, how much control I will have Easter Weekend with the family, and if I will be able to maintain my new low weight. I'm absolutely loving it right now and feel this is where I should be. It's just so hard for me to lose weight off the cleanse. I don't eat meat, exercise 3x per week... its so frustrating.

Sunsparkle-- I have the same problem with having trouble losing weight. Unlike you, I do have a few lbs to shed... easily. I started going to the gym in january... again. I used to play sports in college (a year ago) and remember only noticing losing weight even then at the end of the season. I'm well aware that results take a while to develop, but by the beginning of march I had lost two lbs from the two months or so I had been going to the gym. It was very frustrating. So, a week ago I decided that I would go on the cleanse to help me have a better jump start at eating healthier. Not that I didn't eat healthy before, but I did have my little quarks to deal with. So, hopefully I'll get back to the gym, take in even few calories and what not after the cleanse. At least that's what I'm hoping. I hope everything is going well for you!

Happy Fasting/Cleansing,
SheriO

[firsttimemastercleanser]

10 day cleanse, start weight was 141 lbs, 9 lbs lost. At the beginning of the cleanse I wanted major weight loss, but now that I've finished, all I really care about it maintaining a healthier lifestyle Plus it's the inches which are more important I reckon!

[peanutterb]

i never see weight loss til the last few days. my last cleanse was about health so i didn't focus on the scale much and this cleanse not at all. it's better that way to keep me sane and focused.
Don't let weight be your only focus because you'll miss out on so much more.

Taken from the General Help for Newbies thread
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Weight Loss

Many people use the MC to lose weight. The MC is a fast and while weight loss will come, it should be secondary to losing waste, cleansing and feeling healthy. Many people who have weight loss as their only focus often get discouraged if the weight loss isn't happening quickly or drastically enough and sell themselves short by quitting too soon. The MC is the beginning of a new life for you, sort of like creating a clean slate to start afresh.

Sometimes however your weight loss may be slow. Wait it out, some people don't see results until the very end. Some people need to cleanse for longer to lose weight. The SWF can make you feel bloated but it is the better alternative to the tea. Some people find they see better weight loss results when they alternate the swf and the tea every other day but the swf is better for cleansing and getting rid of toxins and waste.
Having your period can also mask weight loss results.

Make sure you are doing the cleanse as designed, drinking at least 6 lemonades a day, doing the tea and/or swf, do not decrease your maply syrup too much or else it will have the opposite effect and be sure to drink lots of water.

It's important to watch your inches instead of pounds only because sometimes the scale can be incorrect. Watch how your clothes are fitting and how you feel instead.

Working out while on the cleanse may or may not help with weight loss. Many people have increased energy, some do not and prefer to rest. They still have weight loss.

What's very important, is life after the cleanse, making sure you eat right, exercise and stay healthy to keep that weight off and keep losing weight. People tend to regain half of what they lose after a cleanse but if you go back to bad eating and eating too much too quickly after a cleanse you can gain back all the weight and more. Many members have used the cleanse as a way to start a new life and relationship with food, eating less and eating healthier and have had great results.

[Ginger]

Burroughs does say in his book:
"As a reducing diet it is superior in every way to any other system because it dissolves and eliminates all types of fatty tissue. Fat melts away at the rate of about two pounds a day for most persons—and without any harmful side effects."

and:

"WHEN TO USE IT?
When sickness has developed—for all acute and chronic conditions.
When the digestive system needs a rest and a cleansing.
When overweight has become a problem.
When better assimilation and building of body tissue is needed."

Although many people find the cleanse portion of the MC to be most important, we shoul acknowledge that many people use the MC JUST as a means of losing weight. Once on it, they usually realize the other benefits of the program.

I'm starting day 13, and have lost 15 lbs. I've gained alot of weight in the last couple years, and need to lose 60 lbs. I have a serious sugar issue. I went on the fast for several reasons. I'm hoping to cleanse my system of the need for sugar and also to get a serious start on losing the weight.

[irhxcbcziuzxs]

Good for you Ginger... keep it up!

[Supercleanser]

Hey Ginger-
Thanks for that reminder. Like you, I also gained alot of weight in the last couple of years. And truth is, I won't feel healthy in any way, until I loose a good protion of it. I think the weight loss approach to MC, whether it's okay or not okay, also depends on where you're coming from mentally. My wanting to loose weight is not just about vanity, or wanting to look good for others, or wanting to fit a certain idea of physical beauty, or to fit into a certain size jeans. It's more about how I feel, how unhealthy I feel, at this weight. It's not about hating my body as it is, but more about wanting to be happier and healthier in every way, and not just while I'm on the cleanse either. I also feel like the fat is kind of toxic, and it is. And shedding excess weight is shedding toxic material, in my view.

Anyway, just wanted to put my two cents in. PM me if you want to share on the topic.

Beth
aka Superlceanser

[Greg333]

I was hoping maybe we could start a thread where people listed what weight they started with, how long they were on the diet, and what weight they ended with. It'd be interesting to know whether you worked out as well.

It'd be kind of cool for those who are considering MC as a weight loss diet (primary) as well as a cleansing and healthy start (secondary).

But then if no one wants to, then this will be one of those threads that Peter will have to delete. :P

Cheers!

I will be starting the cleanse on April 14th and woul dbe happy to contribute to this thread.