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

[JackieB]

Day 1!

I had the tea last night, and made a bottle of the SWF before going to bed so it was ready when I got up. I had puchased a 32 oz plastic bottle with a built in straw at Target solely for the SWF. I read that it was easier to drink it through a straw, plus with the lid on the bottle my cats can't get their paws in it if I left it on the nightstand.

I drank my first SWF at 3 a.m. then went back to sleep for an hour, before I had to get up and use the bathroom. I normally like salt, but the taste of the SWF was close to gag-inducing. It took me 20 minutes to drink the whole thing. I'm hoping that will get easier with time.

Next I made my first patch of the lemonade drink. It isn't too bad tasting even with the cayenne pepper, but it seemed a bit sweet.

Here's a stupid question? Next week, I'm going to be taking the lemonade drink to work, is it all right to put ice cubes while at work?

Thanks!

[Georgejr]

I just finished a 29 day fast, lost 22lbs & feeling great

[babsgoesraw]

I'm going to disagree with your nutritionist - you dont have to give up lemons and limes. Actually using them will help you get through this faster. You may have noticed from my bio that I am a nutritional microscopist, which means I look at live blood samples under a microscope and see what organisms are in the blood that shouldn't be there. Yes, I am a bio-geek!

You probably took too much grapefruit seed extract at one time, causing the reaction you got. Try taking less, but take it several times per day, say 3 - 5drops in every glass of lemonade. Open a few probiotic capsules, mix with cold water and cotton ball it right on the itchy area. Relief will come soon. That's not the whole solution, but it will get you started in the right direction, but do this every time you are itchy. There's more to deal with, but this will help you be more comfortable, at least.

cd2318-
Thank you for your insight.....I appreciate that you're a "bio-geek"!! It causes me to trust your opinion.
Just a few things: I'm not on the Cleanse right now (I completed 10 days in July). My itching has been going on for close to a year....WAY before I started the grapefruit seed extract. Am I understanding that you may think that my problem became worse as a result of the GSE??
The recommendation of GSE was given to me by my Nutritionist to help cure the yeast inf. I can totally see your point that lemons and limes may not fall under the catagory of fruit that could cause further growth. I wonder if it's too soon since my last cleanse to start another 10 day cleanse...I loved it!!
I had never heard of your idea to cotton swab the probiotic on the itchy area. You know where I'm itchy tho right?????????? There's some tender skin, if ya know what I mean....but I'll definitely try this. I need relief and I'm determined to battle this until I'm triumphant~~~
Thanks for taking the time to help a scratchy broad.
Babs

[babsgoesraw]

I just finished a 29 day fast, lost 22lbs & feeling great

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAY TO GO

[alicein1land]

Day 1
Well, I'm back, and sooner than I thought! :eek" I "should" have stayed on my MC longer in July, and I know now that I stopped too soon! I have had a fairly miserable time since going off my MC, what w/ weird rashes, zits up the wazoo, massive sinus drainage (no, I don't have a sinus infection) and other ailments. Looking back, Days 8 & 9 were detox days and I should have kept going beyond Day 10, but I wanted to stop then.

The good news is fourfold: my resting BP continues to be 10-15 points lower than before my first MC, I started and have continued an exercise program - walking 50+ min 5 days a week, I am eating w-a-a-y better than I was, and I've maintained my 21 lb weight loss.

While technically this is my 2nd MC, I am thinking of it more as a continuation of my first MC, with a month break in between!

I've slugged down my first dose of SWF and felt it working almost immediately. Weird! I realized after swallowing about 1/3 that it wasn't as salty as it usually is! That would be because I used 2 1/2 tsps instead of 2 full tsps! Ha ha! Well I rectified that by add another full tsp, stirred it up and then drank the rest of some very salty water! Mmmmm!

[Georgejr]

Babs,

Thanx alot

[mtmouse]

Next week, I'm going to be taking the lemonade drink to work, is it all right to put ice cubes while at work?

Thanks!

Certainly! I always drink my lemonade iced--even in the winter.

[alicein1land]

JackieB: Congrats on starting Day 1! It is Day 1 for me as well, so we can SWF and drink our lemonade together (virtually, not literally!)

Georgejr: Congrats on finishing your MC - 29 days! Wow! I'm aiming for 20 days minimum this go-round but will stay on it as long as I need to.

[Georgejr]

alice,

Thanx also, this was my 3rd one for the year

[babsgoesraw]

Day 1
Well, I'm back, and sooner than I thought! :eek" I "should" have stayed on my MC longer in July, and I know now that I stopped too soon! I have had a fairly miserable time since going off my MC, what w/ weird rashes, zits up the wazoo, massive sinus drainage (no, I don't have a sinus infection) and other ailments. Looking back, Days 8 & 9 were detox days and I should have kept going beyond Day 10, but I wanted to stop then.

The good news is fourfold: my resting BP continues to be 10-15 points lower than before my first MC, I started and have continued an exercise program - walking 50+ min 5 days a week, I am eating w-a-a-y better than I was, and I've maintained my 21 lb weight loss.

While technically this is my 2nd MC, I am thinking of it more as a continuation of my first MC, with a month break in between!

I've slugged down my first dose of SWF and felt it working almost immediately. Weird! I realized after swallowing about 1/3 that it wasn't as salty as it usually is! That would be because I used 2 1/2 tsps instead of 2 full tsps! Ha ha! Well I rectified that by add another full tsp, stirred it up and then drank the rest of some very salty water! Mmmmm!

Alicein1land
We were both doing the cleanse in July- remember? I came across your last post, stating that you were starting up again!! I was totally thinking about doing it again also but thought it was too soon from the last one. Not the case eh? AWESOME!! Right after my MC#1 I started out raw for about a week and then went to tried vegan, then vegetarian, then slowly got back (unfortunately) to some old habits that I really thought I wouldn't start up again. It's too important for me to NOT lose this great feeling of being healthier and lighter. I actually couldn't find anything to wear to work the other morning because everything was too loose on me....aww poor dear!! LOL- So this being said....I wanna get back up on the wagon again. I'm glad I came across your post. I'm gonna give it another GO!! Here I come LEMONS