Weight Loss on MC

[aestark2000]

I will be starting my clease on Jan 11 and looking forward to it. Just getting back into the grove to help motivate me. I have completed two other 10 day cleases last year. Both very different. first cleanse - very hard first two days then I had lots of energy. Took 40 minute spin class 5 days a week. Felt really really great. Second cleanse not so good. I completed the 10 day cleanse, but i didn't feel all the energy that i had with the first. pretty disappointing. I still took spin classes, but the energy just wasn't there. maybe i should have stayed on it longer until the energy kicked in. Both cleanses I lost 10 lbs. pretty good. I don't use the cayanne pepper with my drink and i tried to take a cayanne pill, but it just burned my tummy. I thought i would barf - yuck. maybe this time i will try the drink with the pepper. problem is that i make the juice in the morning and the pepper becomes to strong later in the day. anyway . good luck to all

I am a busy second grade teacher, so I don't have time to mix mine during the day. I prepare mine each morning in plastic drink containers, but I leave the pepper out. When I'm ready to drink one I sprinkle in the pepper and shake. It makes it really easy to stick to the MC when you're busy during the day. Good Luck!

[isenk]

2007MC1- 9days - lost 10lbs kept it off, no exercise
2008MC2- 9 days - lost 10lbs kept it off, no exercise
2008MC3- 5 days - lost nothing, gained nothing
2009 MC4- on day 10 going for 15 days, lost 10lbs, stationary bike 30 min. every other day or so.

I do not do raw. I tend to revert to bad habits but I know how to maintain my weight. I don't gain weight anymore. YEAH! So I lose weight with the MC. Eat better and exercise so I can maintain. It works for me. Good luck everyone. The Master Cleanse is 80% mental and 20% physical.

[strata]

I wanted both to cleanse and lose some weight which is happening, day 11, 11 pounds. However what is everyones take on this....I have a client who is a nurse and she was telling me without any protein I am now losing muscle and calcium? I hate to be going down in weight but also in bone strength and muscle.

Any words of wisdom?

Thanks!

[gingergirl]

MC 1, D2

at 5'4" I started at 171.6 lbs yesterday and I'm equally interested in the health and weight-loss benefits. A year ago I went from 213 to 158 on a strict diet over 6 months, but have gained back 13 lbs from many indulgences following such a strict program. My goal is 145lbs, and I'm not certain yet how long my first cleanse will be. I want to do a minimum of 14 but hope I can go to 21 days...

I'm going to take measurements and weight today then regularly through this journey...Let's keep each other inspired!

[gingergirl]

MC1, D3

D1 - 171.6
D3 - 167.0

Nice side benefit to cleansing A minimum of 8 days to go!

[freshbie09]

hi, this is my first master cleanse. i'm 5'5'', i didn't measure myself before day 1 but at the end of day 1, i weighed 130.5. I'm now on day 5, weighing 128.5. i'm disappointed to have only lost 2lbs..... although my foresmost reason for doing the MC was for health but i was really hoping to lose 10 lbs in 10 days.. i went vegetarian (with very little seafood) the week before i begin my MC journey and i don't eat SAD food. i only have 5 and 1/2 day to go.. will i lose more weight? i followed the instructions very closely. i eliminted every single day with the laxative tea and the SWF. am i doing anything wrong?? helppppp

[scgal]

I'm new amd I havent figured out how to use this board yet..LOL

I read somewhere that if you are doing this to help with weightloss then you should only use 1 tbs of syurp instead of 2. Does anyone know? thanks

[Res]

scgal: That's true. Burroughs says you can cut back on the maple but NOT the lemon juice.

[Spica]

I am wondering if there is anyone on this thread that has managed to sustain the weight loss post cleanse.

I lost 10 pounds on my first 10-day MC back in '07. It all came back pretty quickly. While weight loss was not my intended goal when I attempted that fast, I definitely enjoyed the benefit. I am on Day 1 of my second fast and though weight loss is again not the purpose of this fast, I would definitely be plenty pleased to keep off the weight I do lose.

Any tips from those who have kept off the pounds they shed during a cleanse?

Hi,
I did a 30 day cleanse last January and lost 35 pounds. I did not weigh myself again until I started another cleanse 13 days ago. I weighed in as the same amount I ended last year's cleanse!
I was already a vegetarian with seafood & no white sugar, but what changed everything for me was giving up dairy & white flour after the cleanse. I use soy butter, mayo & cheese(was my favorite) and organic brown rice pasta. I now crave these instead of the dairy & white flour.
Good Luck to you & learn to read labels for hidden dairy... Spica

[gingergirl]

MC1 D5

Well I'm feelin' the weightloss side effect of the cleanse and loving it! I'm down 7.4lbs at the beginning of day 5.