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

[Georgejr]

I am a newbie. I am on day 6, and doing exactly as directed. Terrible headaches since day 1. No other symptoms and no increased energy. Going to go ten days, hopefully more.

Sounds like you have many toxins in you coming out, seriously think about becoming a vegetarian of your fast is over. I’ve been one for over 8 years & have been told that’s the reason why I have very few complications during my fasts.

In addition, perhaps you should take 4 aspirins for the headaches, I also had headaches periodically during my last fast but 4 aspirins cleared mine up soon after they appeared.

[themama]

I am on day1. Took the tea last night and the SWF this morning. No effect at all. How fast do you have to drink the SWF for it to work best? I managed it quite well in about 10 minutes, but think that might be too long.

[psstt]

THE END OF DAY 10!

I am so excited that I actally made it this far - I'm a little sick of squeezing lemons - when I got on the scale this morning I was very encouraged and considered going longer (I'd love for my tounge to completly clear up) but My stomache is feeling a bit raw and I'm having more stomach pains prior to BM and the time keeps getting earlier in the day and I've been caught out the past 2 days---

I think this was a great effort for my first MC and am encouraged to continue eating healthy

I look forward to trying a bit longer after the winter holidays.

Thank you all so much for just being here.. reading your posts has kept me on track. I'll talk to you all tomorrow.

M=

[cd2318]

Breaking Day 2?

I wanted to go through Day 29, but ended up only having 3 glasses of lemonade and ended the day with 2 glasses of grapefruit juice. So I technically did 28 days!

Stephanie:I hope you don't leave too quickly to accept our applause for a 28-day cleanse! Was this your first one? My husband made some toast this afternoon to make a sandwich with, and I thought I would go nuts, as there has been no smell of food cooking in this house for the past week, with him out of town.

Congratulations, Stephanie! This is an inspiration.

[cd2318]

i needed to lose 25 lbs by august 31 & i lost 22; plus i was exercising & cleaning out my body at the same time

GJ: Wow, you sure set a goal for yourself, didn't you? I hope you are pleased with how you look! Special occasion for the specific date and specific number of pounds you wanted to lose?

[fasttrackgirl]

That is awesome. congratulations! You are an ispiration.

[fasttrackgirl]

Ending up day 7. Felt pretty tired today, but super proud of myself for making it this far. I am going for 10 days. Tomorrow I am going to a hotspriings for a mineral bath and herbal wrap. That will be so nice.

I am starting to plan my after cleans menu and getting a little nervous about eating again. In the case of food, abstainence is easier than moderation for me.

I am thinking of doing a colonic at the end of this thing. Anyone have any opinions on that idea?

Fasttrackgirl.

[sdobens]

Hi everyone! Tomorrow will be day one of my first clease. I'm drinking my tea now . One concern I have- the effectiveness of my birth control pills while on the cleanse. I'm worried the salt water cleanse and tea will flush the hormones out too. I read on the board for women that you can use bc pills but should just be careful not to take it just before the SWF. Does anyone have any additional advice or expereince with this? I just moved to a new city and don't have a dr here yet I can discuss it with. Thanks!

[Cinderlyn]

Day 7

Hey everyone.

All is going well. Yesterday was pretty good for me and my hubby Jon. We went out during the day so we were busy and not stuck at home! Landed up doing a lot of shopping this weekend, heehee.

Today is back to work for us. My tummy has been feeling quite bloated for the last two days... Jon has his rugby training tonight and we are going to make him some Lemonade with extra Maple Syrup in it. Hope it works. Will let you know.

We are looking forward to our soup on Thursday night, we're trying to decide what kind to have first... We're thinking butternut soup! YUM! How many days should we be on liquid food before we start on solids after we are done our 10 days?

I find my Lemonade tastes very sweet today, but I have put the same amount of MS in it as I usually do... Very odd. Maybe my senses are sharpened??

WELL DONE to Psstt and Georgejr on completing your MC's.

Hope everyone has a great day!

[Stephanie J]

Stephanie:I hope you don't leave too quickly to accept our applause for a 28-day cleanse! Was this your first one? My husband made some toast this afternoon to make a sandwich with, and I thought I would go nuts, as there has been no smell of food cooking in this house for the past week, with him out of town.

Congratulations, Stephanie! This is an inspiration.

Oh thank you! Yes this was my first cleanse. Yes, living with other people who aren't on the cleanse is definitely hard. My roommates would cook sesame ginger chicken and all sorts of delicious entrees at all times of the day and night. But I just kept reminding myself, I got this far, why stop now? I will be back in a few months to reassess and hopefully begin MC #2! Good luck and hang in there!