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

[twinsmomplus2]

I am on day 10 of the mc My husband and I started together and he is trying to get me to go off with him today so that we can eat this week and not get sick eating for Christmas dinner. (He eats meat, I dont) I think I might stay on for a few more days though bc I am feeling better than ever right now. I have done the tea and salt water everyday except for day 6 I did not do the salt water and ended up having a major headache for most of the day and came home and slept about 4 hours in the afternoon which is very unlike me. After that I have felt good since. I did th mc about 7 years ago but havent done it in awhile since having kids. I the last two years I have lost about 45lbs on ww and working out alot but dont have much time working with 4 kids. I have been stuck at about 150lbs for the past 8mo and was hoping to have the mc give me a jump start to getting super healthy and get the rest of this weight off. I have lost about 7lbs since starting this cleanse and definately have more energy. I have ran 2 miles a day 6 out of the 10 days. My tounge has been completely pink for 3 days but when I do the salt water flush everything is still dark yellow. Does anyone know if their is a time when it all comes out clear or at least lighter? Well I guess I will see how the rest of today goes and maybe stay on for a few more days. I am mostly a vegetarian with the exception of very little seafood so I dont really think I will get sick on Christmas if I stay on the mc until thursday or friday?

[Kermittreefrog]

kermitreefrog...thanks for all of your responses
you have supplied just the encouragement and guidance that i was hoping to find here. im so sorry to hear about your foot and i wish you a speedy recovery!

Glad I could be of some assistance! Keep up the good work!!

~Kermit

[Bella33]

Pooper,

Thank you! I'm working on it...

And thanks to everyone for all of your helpful comments and questions. It's just nice to be able to read through some of the threads when you are going through a rough patch on the cleanse!

[cedjo]

DAY 7 - i am starting to get increasingly hungry in the evenings. first 3 days of this cleanse my appetite reduced,now,for the last two nights it has been steadily building. outside of up n down cravings, some hunger and a coated tounge i have not had any strong detox symptoms. i am having eliminations besides the ones induced by the SWF(usually from the Senna tea as soon as i wake up) i think this is why my cleanse has been relatively problem free. guess im one of the lucky ones. thank you and be well.

[crazy_lemon]

Hello,

I joined curezone's discussion, but the board here seems much more supportive.

I am finishing day 5 of my cleanse. I am doing the cleanse to help with a peptic ulcer and candida. Some places I kept reading that candida got worse, but I figure that my sugar cravings were so bad that with the way I was eating I was feeding the beasties more than I would be on the cleanse, so here I am. One of the most annoying of my candida symptoms has been random rashes so I am very encouraged to read what you posted Kermittreefrog.

I have cut down some on the maple, because the lemonade is too sweet tasting. I hope that doesn't mean I am wrecking my metabolism.

Thanks for reading.

[cedjo]

does anyone know a RELIABLE source for info on how to remove flouride from tap water? i have read on the internet that boiling gets rid of it AND also read that boiling magnifies it??? i need some REAL info. any help would be greatly appreciated.
PS - Bella33 you are tough! 28 days and now shooting for 40... my hat is off to you, good luck.

[waterbaby88]

i use a brita filter to clean my water. i assume that it cleans out the flouride...and the water tastes good too!

[NewDirection]

does anyone know a RELIABLE source for info on how to remove flouride from tap water? i have read on the internet that boiling gets rid of it AND also read that boiling magnifies it??? i need some REAL info. any help would be greatly appreciated.
PS - Bella33 you are tough! 28 days and now shooting for 40... my hat is off to you, good luck.

Heating flouride does make its negative effects on the body
worse which is why I never cooked with it.

You can buy flouride specific filters. They are pricey though.
I've googled my brains out trying to find a whole house filter
and I've just decided to stick to quick showers and purchased
water when I can't fill my bottles with spring water.

Waterbaby unfortunately no, Brita doesn't cut the flouride.

From the Brita website -

Does BRITA reduce / remove fluoride ?

The BRITA Water Filter System does not remove fluoride from tap
water. Fluoride is a negatively charged ion and does not react with
the components of the BRITA Filter Cartridge.

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[pojebsa]

Hey everyone I ended my fast last night. 13 days. Mentally it was just time to do it, true to form i did not break my fast properly. This time, instead of meatloaf i broke it with one of those garlic rolls that you get at red lobster for an appetizer (which at this point, i believe those rolls might just be the pinnacle of human achievement, if you have not, you MUST try them) and some shrimp. I felt fine and did not get violently ill as some suggest.

At the end of the fast i lost 25lbs and feel great!!! i now weigh 225 and got rid of most of my belly (my ideal weight is 215-220). i took some before and after shots like a infomercial. and would share them but i have yet to figure out how to post a pic on this site. they are pretty impressive. im sure i would make peters 3rd addition book. but i think i will attribute my weight loss to the ab roller instead. It might be more lucrative.

wish i would have made it to 16 days like i wanted to but.... im over it. It was just another great experience. i breath better, my skin looks better, face is skinnier.

anyways thanks to you all. i couldnt have done it with out you. this board is amazing. if i can make it 13 days you all should easily make it at least 10. dont give up. Thank you peter and moderators and all that.

Merry Christmas!!!

[crazy_lemon]

Day 6.

I have been doing the fast with less maple syrup and it has been working great, but today I finished the last of the daily mix (8 glasses) before 6pm. I will add another glass or two today and the next couple days if I need to.

My tongue and mouth are so nasty. My skin rashes are starting to clear, but I have also been putting grapefruit seed extract on them. Attacking from both sides! My ulcer has not been hurting at all, which is good. I know that lemon is supposed to make your body more alkaline, so I wasn't worried about that, but I was worried the swf would irritate my ulcer.

Speaking of swf, I dont' go right away. It takes more than a couple of hours for any of that "butt pee" to happen. Has anyone else had that happen? You know, I have been looking forward to breaking the fast after day 10 in a healthy way (looking forward to eating fruit) but I think what I really look forward to most about finishing the cleanse is having a nice solid bm again.