What day are you on and How are you doing: General Check in

[Sarah1113]

Hi fellow cleansers! Okay, this is my first posting / reply. It's 3:00 PM on my first day of my cleanse. I tell ya, the SWF is so disgusting...what a way to wake up in the morning! Does anyone know if it is okay to add lemon juice, maple syrup, or the lemonade concoction to the SWF to make it slightly more tasty? I don't think I saw anything mentioned in the Burroughs book whether it's okay or not.

I work in a very food-motivated office. We have venders in and out buying us lunches and all the Easter leftovers were so hard to pass up! But I did (insert pat-on-the-back), and I have support form my co-worker who is on her 9th day and planning on going for 14 days total. I'm just trying to stay strong. The smell of microwave popcorn is in the air....time for more lemonade before I strangle the popcorn-making culprit!

[peanutterb]

hey everyone
I wrote about my experience fainting to let you all know how important being informed is. if i hadn't read about the possibility of it happening i may have reacted differently. that's why i always encourage people to read the newbies thread and to do their own research.
the cleanse doesn't have to be scary and crazy. fasting is a perfectly normal thing. you've just got to know and understand what you're doing and why.

I'm feeling so much better today. No remnants of what happened yesterday at all. so there's no issues with that. It was an interesting experience and I've learned alot from it.

I'd like to list all the detox symptoms I've had over my 4 cleanses:

white tongue ......lowered body...... temperature fever
flu/cold .....random bumps...... back pain
leg pain ......gassiness...... fainting
dizziness ......nausea...... tiredness
cravings ......mental fuzziness...... emotional instability
body odor...... headaches...... vivid dreams


And I keep cleansing through it all because I know that it's just detox and it's only temporary and I'm going to be so much better off after it's all said and done.

hey sarah1113, welcome to the bb. no you can't add anything to the swf or it won't work. Please read the general help for newbies thread for info on that and other important things.
that's good that you have support at work. pretty soon you'll be turned off by all the eating going on around you. it gets excessive and you start wondering why people go back for seconds or just stuff their faces all day long.

eurekam - sounds like you're going thru detox. good for you. sounds like everything's going well.

welcome Julie K. the best tip for people who are at work is during your lunch break - leave the building. you don't want to be around everyone smelling all their food. go out, take a walk, sit i n the sunshine, go to the gym. you'll feel better after doing that than having eaten and gotten fatter like everyone else

irhxcb - stick in there.

sammyla16 - forgot to ask Peter about your situation. the bm you had while drinking the swf was from the tea. the swf pushed that out. what have you been doing with the swf? what type of salt are you using? how much water? it's so strange that it's not working.

you're right about what to taste means.

Shine - glad to hear you're doing well. keep it up. If I end up going 30 days, I'm half way done too. mmm bananas...

alaskaman - glad to hear you're doing well and the cleanse is working stuff out.

Madhuri - welcome to the bb. you'll be fine cooking dinner. just don't lick your fingers. read the general help for newbies thread. if you don't trust yourself, tell him to order out.

MsEvaP - give the newbies thread a read. your eliminations won't really be solid. glad easter went well for you. keep it up.

[IWILLBETHIN]

Hi to Madhuri and Sarah113!

I am glad to hear that there are several other people on day one like myself!
I am doing this with my friend Bruce and we have been reading this blog out loud to each each other today!
We are going to do the 10 day!
We did do a 10 day several months ago together so this is our second time around!
I am feeling pretty good (day one of anything is pretty easy for me), but my friend Bruce is really cranky (thank goodness I do not have to live with him). I keep telling him that the crankiness is just one of the symptoms....
My co-workers do think that I have lost my mind especially now that I am doing it again!

I tried to do the SWF last time and could not keep it down... I am doing the tea in the am and pm.... I am not a big pepper fan, is it ok to just do a tiny amount?

[GeneK]

First post here, Day 4 of MC treatment, been doing a lot of reading of other blogs and stuff then found this site.

I am doing about right I think, yesterday and today had lower back pain kidney area, I have lost 12 lbs already, getting the SWF down in two or 3 gulps (under 1 minute) in the morning with results about 30 to 45 mins later.

I am planning on going 10 days of course, maybe longer.

What would be a good sign to continue of after ten days?

[peanutterb]

iwillbethin - you did post it twice so i deleted the repeat. Burroughs says add the cayenne "to taste".

genek - welcome. read the general help for newbies thread for more info on that.

Message to Newbies
(this is also written at the top of every page you view and on page one of this thread)

From today's Master Cleanse Newsletter:

2. Bulletin Board Tip: Postings not appearing right away>
You can get support by going to our no-charge bulletin board 24 hours a day. In order to prevent irrelevant and/or offensive material from people just posting once, new members' first few postings require validation from our moderators before they appear. In addition, to ensure new members learn the organization of the bulletin board before creating duplicate topics, new members can only reply to existing topics (threads) for their first few postings. This should not be a problem because most questions are handled in the What day are you on and how are you doing? topic, which already exists. So there is little need to create new topics.
So, feel free to join the board and meet others who are also doing the cleanse. Just keep in mind it may take up to 24 hours for your new postings to appear. After your first few postings, your postings will appear right away. Then, you will be able to create new topics.
---- Peter

[born2rumble1st]

I'm a newbie here and though I've been lurking around for a while, this is the first time I've posted. I'm currently on Day 5 and either have the worst cold EVER or am experiencing some pretty severe detox. Since day one I haven't stopped coughing or sneezing, and my throat is sore from the drainage. Quite frankly I'm miserable. But I'm sticking it out. I did not go 5 days to quit now. Plus, I doubt quitting would make me feel any better. On the bright side, I have lost 8 pounds and have a lot more energy, despite being sick. One weird thing, though: This morning my tongue had changed from the typical white to a healthy pink. Now, it wasn't completely turned pink (the further back part was still a little white), but a good portion of the tip is pink! From what I understand, this isn't supposed to happen until you are completely detoxed. There's no way I could be finished detoxing in 5 days! Has anyone else experienced something similar?

[aaalllen]

wow pb... that's a crazy story, but i'm glad things worked out for ya.

i'm probably in my first detox day. first time i woke up before i wanted to... and at 4am to visit the porcelin god. then i got back to sleep and woke up 2 hours before i had to leave for work (on mondays i don't work at home). so far, no other bm's. my non-lunch was noticed, but people accepted it just fine. my tongue's yellow and my hands are cold. no extra cayanne here to help w/ that *pout*. and i can't tell yet if my back is getting sore.

i'm craving tofu, brocolli, mac and cheese, and pizza!

i feel good enough to make it to taekwondo class. smelling everyone's not going to be fun.

[deba]

I'm on day...FINISHED!!!
Sadly, with my upcoming trip, I needed to end and break. But...I can honestly say...I really miss it already! I am really looking forward to coming back in July for my next Master Cleanse!
Yesterday was day 11 and I feel great!
This morning I had a Formostar Infrared Body Wrap to sweat any last of my free floating toxins out so they didn't get reabsorbed...and whew...did I ever sweat!

I had my first serving of MonaVie since I began the cleanse, around noon. OH MY...how my taste buds were happy to have their consistent friend back. I drank the original version today with just the 19 fruits and felt as though I could have guzzled the whole bottle. (There is also a version that has naturally occuring glucosamine and estrified fatty acids added for added comfort with joint movement, that I drink generally in the mornings, but I thought I'd stick to the original for now and just enjoy all those delicious antioxidants, phytonutrients, essential fatty acids, and all else!!)

Peanutterb...my dear friend...
I am sssooo glad you are ok!
A bit frightening, I am sure...and you got right back on the ole proverbial horse. I'd expect nothing less from dynamic you!!!

Your home looks to be a great place to vacation.
No wonder you werer so homesick!
Does it get a lot of tourism?

Supercleanser...You are my pioneering master cleanse idol!
WOWZA!!! Did you ever face some tough challenges on your weekend away...and yet you hung in there! YO GO GIRL!!!

Happyhappyjoyjoy...I look forward to cleansing together again in July. You are such an upbeat blessing to experience this with. Thanks for always being so encouraging!

By the way...did your mojo wake up?

WELCOME...to all of you new cleansers! My only advice to you is...no matter how hungry you get, tired, sore, or even sick feeling...hang in there because it is so totally worth it to finish the cleanse. And if you are having trouble with the SWF...trty our best to embrace it and do it faithfully the exact way it's dirercted and you wil get AMAZING rersults!

I don't rercall who asked about it working faster each morning, but yes, that is how it worked for me. A couple of mornings it was less than 5 minutes after guzzling it down!

About July's cleanse...does anyone have a particular start date they would like us to shoot for?

I think I'm addicted to this board now, so I'll probably not go too far away!

Full steam ahead lemonheads!
XO
Deb

[sammyla16]

In answer to your question peanut, i am using one quart of lukewarm water and two level teaspoons of celtic sea salt. and i am drinking it in about 5-10 minutes with water breaks in between to make it easier. so weird! i should mention that i have never had the best bowels. i have often had issues with constipation but i really thought this cleanse was going to alleviate that. i don't feel constipated, i just feel like my body isn't doing what it should according to everyone else's experience with the MC.

Bummer, huh?

Well, thanks for your help though!

Feeling a little tired today. What's all this about day 7? Is that the worst day? Now I'm nervous. Tomorrow is day 7 for me. I was going to try to get a thai massage. I heard those were really great.

[travelbunny]

I am now on day 6 (YIPPEEE!!) and as I was planning on doing the cleanse for at least 10 days, I do have some questions. I can do the SWF with ease. Not a problem, thanks to celtic gray sea salt. But when it comes to the lemonade I HATE it! I am not used to pure maple syrup and have actaully tried a few different brands....no luck. So I usually take my first lemonade around 1:00 when I get hungry. I have to chug it down and in the last gulp I put in the cayenne, just to get it down. I put the lemonade off so much that when I look at the clock it is 7 pm and I have 50 more ounces to go. I chug what I can, sometimes havent made it to the full amount. Is this detrimental? I like agave nectar but really want to do as suggested. Any feedback would be helpful. I am considering stepping out of the game since I feel so sick when I take the drink.