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

[GeneK]

Thanks everyone for the tips and Hellooo! to all!

I may have to go past ten days but being only at 5 just making it to TEN sounds a long way off....

[Ginger]

My symptoms are being really cold all the time--hands and feet freezing. My husband is concerned how cold my hands are considering I sit on the couch under a heating pad! I am ok with it because I had read in Peter's book that someone else had the same experience and I notice some people on the board experiencing it too. I am not in the least bit hungry though, I miss eating. I miss the taste and feel of it on my tongue! I don't know how I would make it through if I felt hungry too! I also am not loosing weight and though that is not the main reason for MC, it is a goal. I gained 35 lbs in 2 years and I need to take it off, plus another 15. The MDs keep telling me it is my age and I need to accept it but... I think it is more my body not working well than age itself.

Wildflowerd, I sleep with a heating pad and always sit wrapped in a blanket. Plus I hot tub regularly for the detox and warming. As far as the weight and your age...If you 45-50 or so and/or menopausal, it is probably hormonal. I recommend Suzanne Somers book, Ageless. It is written with doctors and will teach you alot about how and why our bodies change as we age. She recommends Bioidentical Hormone Therapy (BHT)for coping with it.

[Madhuri]

Half way thru day 2 of my first cleanse! I'm doing ok - really inspired by everyone else on this BB. Thank you for being here.

It's been a struggle because I usually schedule my day by meals and now that is gone and I find that my mind is still thinking about what meal to have next. I'm ready to see what changes my body and mind will go thru.

[alaskaman]

Hello all.

Day 7 for me, and I think I am moving backwards. The first few days of the cleanse I actually felt fine. Had energy and didn't experience too many detox symptoms. I was also sleeping very restful, long sleeps at night. Last night I barely slept at all. I was so tired but I just kept tossing and turning. It was so weird. I was also planning on going for another run today but I feel knocked out! And freezing. Perhaps my detox symptoms are coming up now? My neck and back are also seriously achey. Hmmm? I've never had issues like this before. I wonder where it's all coming from. I don't want to be a complainer. (So sorry Peanutterb.) But I get nervous when things go from good to worse, especially when I hear that it should be going the opposite.

This morning I woke up and did the swf - 1 quart of water with 2 1/2 teaspoons salt (I was trying to see if more would help) and I drank it in about ten minutes with no other water in between. Had to run to the bathroom immediately but I think that was from the tea. Had a small BM. Then did some exercises and laid down on my right side. And waited. And waited. It is now almost an hour after my swf. This is ridiculous! I know I should just switch to the tea, but I am determined to make this swf work! I want to be able to do this cleanse right as well as do it again months down the line. I can't even imagine how much salt is in my body right now. I am also worried that I am not getting rid of any toxins at all. Supercleanser, I just chugged another quart of regular water per your suggestion. Maybe that will help???

Regarding the SWF not working quickly, I think everyone is different. The boards suggest it takes 1 to 2 hours. For me, it takes a minimum of 2 hours just to start working and then it may go on for another hour or so. This is why I have to get up at 4am to do the SWF.

Regarding your worry about going the wrong way after everything was going well, that is precisely what happens on the MC. You will have down days, especially on Day 7. This is just a particularly heavy toxin elimination day. So hang in there. Tomorrow will be better. Somethimes I find it doesn't even take that long, sometimes only a few hours, especially after BMs, I start to feel much better.

[wildflowerdb]

Thanks Ginger. Yes, I am in the 45-50 category! I will buy the book and see what it has to say but, I am not willing to take hormone therapy. I have too many symptoms from the meds I have been given through the years, which has led me to the MC and a possible liver flush. After years of problems, I finally found out the liver problems I am having are probably due to the depression meds and chemo. I have also been misdiagnosed twice so, I steer clear of MDs as often as possible. My chiro and naturopath are my doctors now.

[eurekam]

DAY 6 - more pains and big big BM!

I couldn't sleep last night with gas pain. Even it's a common symptom, it seems to be pretty strange to me - I haven't had anything solid!! I heard my intestines rumbled, I couldn't do anything for it. I tried to change my position, and had some stretching to get relief from gas. It worked. But soon after, another gas seemed to be developped...never ending story through the night. I was fighting with it until morning...

I finished drinking my SW bottle in 8 minutes(it's "my" record time so far), had hot tub as usual, massaged my tummy clockwise. BM came just after 30 minutes( yes, it's record, too!) with big explosion and numerous amount of solids - actually "feel" like semi-solids. Some sank, some floated. I found out that's the reason why I had nightmare-ish gas pain.

According to "Gnenral Help For Newbies" thread, survey shows days 2,3 and 7 as the hardest. I agree with this because I was mentally weak today.
"Can I really keep going tomorrow?" - I asked myself millions times today.
Until yesterday, I was thinking about what to eat after breaking this fast whenever I smell something "gorgeous". But today, I thought about what I can eat right now...FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE...I went to the gourmet market to SMELL fruits, bread, pastry, soup, dried food, cold cuts, cheese...anything in my sight. After I enjoyed that, I stepped out the market with happy face

If I had the same desire again, I probably go to Chinatown...there has much more smell of food!!!!

[frk]

Good evening, everyone!

It's the end of Day 6 here!

Doing pretty well so far. Just following the plan exactly and moving ahead.

Has anyone else had a negative experience with the cleanse as far as gallbladder issues? I just read the post about that. I was under the assumption that the cleanse worked positively on gallbladder and liver toxicity, too. I had some gallbladder tenderness yesterday and last night and sure hope I'm not heading toward something worse here. It's eased up today, though. Anyone?

Also, do I drink the lax tea the night of Day 10?

To Peanutterb: My goodness! I'm sorry to hear about your fainting episode! I cut back on the cayenne after I read your account. I'd been heaping those spoonfuls. I do hope you are feeling much stronger. Thank you for sharing the details with us. Are you still on your cleanse? How many days will you go?

Take care all!

frk

[peanutterb]

yes, i'm still cleansing and doing great. actually best i've been since my episode on sunday.
don't adjust your cayenne based on my experience. i'm not used to so much and it was detox waiting to happen.
i'm on day 16, planning to do 21, maybe 28, maybe 30 days - who knows? i'll let my body decide.

i told my story so you could know that crazy stuff happens but you gotta stick through it. and also, that being informed is utmost. if i hadn't read about the possibility of fainting while fasting, i would've been really scared. but i wasn't. just really hot. and embarrassed. lol

[frk]

Hi Peanutterb,

Glad to hear you're better and that your cleanse is going well. Yeah, I'll continue with the big spoonfuls of cayenne. So delish! And, those little pieces of pulp to chew on in the lemonade? Oh, I want more pulp!! Hehe!

G'nite!

frk

[kayceez]

This is the end of the second day for me on the MC. I tried it a few years ago but only made it to the end of the first day, not even through the night.

I will say that your MIND has to be made up before you start. I waited two weeks to get started and make sure I was ready, rather than act on a whim like I did the last time.

My purpose for starting the cleanse is to detox my body first, and Spiritually change my relationship with food. I'm starting with a waistline of around 46 inches, I'm 5"6 and I weigh 231 lbs!!! This is the fattest I've ever been in my life and it's incredibly unhealthy. I'm hoping to kill my cravings for sugar altogether.

My initial end date is Monday, the 23rd of April. On the 24th, I'll be trying to break my fast in the healthiest way possible.

Thanks for this message board! Reading these stories - some of which are downright HILARIOUS--really help me feel as though I can make it this time.