2010: What day are you on and how are you doing?

[dollfacegreene]

Wow - maybe getting rid of that black stuff is incentive to do 40 days! Sorry about the sadness. I get the weepies sometimes on this too.

Thank you Katlady. It freaked me out. I think 40 days is great for this time. I am not sure if I am going to do 40 again. lol Today was another weepie day. I guess I am super purging. How are you feeling?

[dollfacegreene]

Heys...

I'm new here... been lurking for over a week trying to find out as much info as possible. It's my day 4 today (my first ever cleanse) and I think I am going strong. Does anyone here notice that you get much better sleep with this cleanse? I have always had problems sleeping.. No problems falling asleep but just poor quality sleep where u wake up tired and almost hangover like. These past 4 days I have been having restful sleep with pretty vivid dreams... some food related of course! I woke up refreshed and hungry but the lemonade takes care of it. I tend to sleep a lot earlier too so I can look forward to the next day. Oh.. and my sleep is a lot more comfortable. I don't get overheated at night and break out in sweat. It's almost like sleeping on a floating cloud.

Day 4 yeay!

Good for you Mhaus!!! Day 4, you are truly in the mix of things. How long are you going for? I have a better quality of sleep also while I am cleansing. I just have to make myself get to bed at a decent hour. I usually have really vivid food dreams by now, but for some reason I haven't had one in 35 days. I miss waking up in a sweat, thinking I cheated and then realize, whewww just a dream. I wish I didn't have the night sweats still, but that comes with the territory. Glad you are here.

[katlady]

Weepy! Like total PMS want to cry for no good reason at the drop of a hat weepy. And I know it's not PMS cause I had that on day 2. And it's only day 10 for me. I just finished sitting with the HBU and kids watching them eat the dinner I cooked. I'm feeling like going up to my room and hiding and watching garbage on TV for the rest of the night, but I have work to do.

Hey - but don't let me bring ya down! I just wish I had a more long term mindset. But I'll wait and decide tomorrow if it's another LA day or not. Not capable of deciding tonite.

[dollfacegreene]

Day 10!

Yesterday I was feeling really good until the evening and then I felt like a monster. Today I'm extremely restless. The problem is part of my brain is saying "yay it's day 10 and I'm done" and another part of my brain knows that I really need to go longer and it's saying "you don't get on the plane till Sunday night, so you could at continue a few more days". Then the first part of my brain says "it's not like I can do another week, so what's a few more days" and then it's "but I just got in the good sleep zone, if I stop now I'll go back to tired all the time that much sooner"... It's the indecision that's killing me.

I know that feeling. This is the only time I haven't felt that way. Today is 35 and I am ready for 40 to get here already, but we will see how I feel on day 40. I just love the feeling of clean and the light feeling that you can't get from eating food. Whether you continue or stop, it is what you do afterwards that makes a difference also. Supporting you either way!!


I just read your last post. No need to decide tonight, right? and You are in no way bringing me down. Be proud of what you have accomplished. It is a new day tomorrow.

[dollfacegreene]

Hi! I just joined this morning and I have no idea how to join the board, well I joined but I don't know how to participate. Am I participating?

I am starting my cleanse on October 1 and want to be a part of this online community.

Thank you,
Lambchop

Lambchop welcome and good for you for pre planning. Did you read the section on here for newbies? It will give you tons of info to help also. Glad to have you on the team. What is your goal time and what is your reason for doing the cleanse? I would love to hear if you don't mind sharing.

[dollfacegreene]

Katlady--also on day 10, same back and forth going on here.....

I can see your problem Cuckoo. That is a hard one. You made it to 10 days though. That time went by so fast. Good luck with your decision.

[dollfacegreene]

Thanks all for your kind words. My husband and I both did the cleanse before, though not at the same time. This time we are going at it together. I know it will get better. It just takes time. I think it is harder because my diet was worse this time before cleanse than it was last time. Today has been better, but its been a hard BM day. The SWF has continued flushing me for hours after I took it, as late as 4-5 hours and at least 10 trips to the potty. I am feeling cleaner now that the day has worn on, but I am looking forward to being done with this again. I am hoping to do 14 days, but may go longer if I get close to it and decide to keep going. Since I already started, I might just go a bit more than the 14 I have set out to do. Though I am one to take it day by day. I wanted to do 40 days last time but only made it to 25 days because I wasn't feeling well. I knew as long as I made it over 20 days I would be happy, and I did! not to mention the weight loss and keeping off the weight!!

Sounds like you have a lot of stuff moving its way out. Wonderful!! I love that clean feeling. I tried to get my husband to do it with me, but he says he would rather be my supporter on the side lines. lol He is a southern man(SC) and loves southern cooking. One day at a time is all we can do. Many blessings to you and your husband.

[dollfacegreene]

MC 11, finishing day 35 of 40. YAAAAAY

I am seeing why my beginning was so easy, the ending is making up for it. So many emotions coming to the surface. What a day of purging. I am exhausted from the release. But, do I feel better for it, YES!!! I am glad I have given myself this challenge and I can tell the difference in do 30 days and doing 40 days. This go round I think I am knocking out some old old stuff. At the end of 30 days, there were times I felt I needed to go longer, but I just didn't want to. Now, I feel my body has really gotten into some stuff that needed to be gone a long time ago. Yaay, now if I stay with good habits, I won't need 40 days again.

I am going to carry over this same determination to my eating habits for the rest of the year. Also to help keep me focused, I will begin P90X again on October 8th and that will take me right up to the January cleanse. There, I have told you all the plan and now I have witnesses. I can't back out of the plan now. Whewww, that felt good.

Hey Ursa, thanks for your encouragement, I appreciate you being here.

Everyone have a blessed and wonderful day tomorrow. Can't wait to hear how everyone is doing?

[hladinishakti]

With 709 pages and 7081 postings, it's time to start a new thread. This one will go through our upcoming annual January Master Cleanse!

Newbies, remember that it will take about 24 hours for you new posts to be approved before showing up. After you've posted a few times, they'll show up instantly. (We had to do that because of all the spam, sorry. )

So, post your questions and experiences here.

Peter

Hello everyone, this is my first post, I appreciate the opportunity to read about your experiences and also share my own. I wish to make MC will be part of my health routine from now on; this is why I am a bit concerned about tomorrow's morning.

Today was my third day. My first two days went great, although I used senna as laxative tea and was too strong, so I changed to Smooth Move last night.

This morning I wake up more bloated that the previous days. After one hour I only went one's to the toilet, I did not wanted to wait because I have to go to work, so I drink the salt water, after which my belly become huge and very uncomfortable, and I was very nauseated. When finally I started to go to the bathroom, the flushed burned my rear end, and even bleed a bit. Hurt all day.

Before this fast my urine pH was 6.5 not too acidic. I am vegan for the last three years and a lacto vegetarian for 40 years. I was drinking organic coffee every morning for long time, and quit couple weeks ago...?

I am not sure what to do. Should I go back to senna tea? should not do the salt water just for tomorrow? do Smooth Move tea tonight and tomorrow morning instead of the salt water? what will be least strong acid flushing? or please suggest what to do. Thanks.

I am intending to do MC for 21 days. I will continue to read your posts which I found very helpful, in addition to the book.

[dollfacegreene]

Hello everyone, this is my first post, I appreciate the opportunity to read about your experiences and also share my own. I wish to make MC will be part of my health routine from now on; this is why I am a bit concerned about tomorrow's morning.

Today was my third day. My first two days went great, although I used senna as laxative tea and was too strong, so I changed to Smooth Move last night.

This morning I wake up more bloated that the previous days. After one hour I only went one's to the toilet, I did not wanted to wait because I have to go to work, so I drink the salt water, after which my belly become huge and very uncomfortable, and I was very nauseated. When finally I started to go to the bathroom, the flushed burned my rear end, and even bleed a bit. Hurt all day.

Before this fast my urine pH was 6.5 not too acidic. I am vegan for the last three years and a lacto vegetarian for 40 years. I was drinking organic coffee every morning for long time, and quit couple weeks ago...?

I am not sure what to do. Should I go back to senna tea? should not do the salt water just for tomorrow? do Smooth Move tea tonight and tomorrow morning instead of the salt water? what will be least strong acid flushing? or please suggest what to do. Thanks.

I am intending to do MC for 21 days. I will continue to read your posts which I found very helpful, in addition to the book.

Welcome hladinishakt, so glad you joined us. Smooth Move is a good tea to use. It is not unusual to have a burning elimination, but blood in it is not a good thing. If there is blood just on the tissue and not in the toilet, then it could be from wiping when you were sensitive. When you have a burning elimination, it is just toxins releasing and too much cayenne pepper can contribute also. I am sorry you are having a hard time right now, things will work out. Are you drinking the salt water as soon as you get up and how long is it taking to work? Usually the salt water will work between 30min and 2 hours. I give myself 2 1/2 to 3 hours for it to finish before I start my day.

I just want to restate how you should be doing it to make sure you have it. Have 6-12 glasses of lemonade per day, drink half your body weight in water (ozs)(150lbs drink 75 oz of water), laxative tea in the evening and salt water first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. If you can't tolerate the salt water, have the laxative tea AGAIN in the morning. However, the tea in the morning will have you going to the bathroom all day. Everything you described (except the blood) is normal. It all goes away after you are finished with a good flush. I hate when I get the burning elimination, not fun at all. At least I am getting stuff out though.

Good for you with a goal of 21 days, keep your focus and you will do just fine. One question I like to ask newbies is What is your motivation for doing the cleanse? I would love to hear. Hang in there, you have all of us to cheer you on. I hope tomorrow is better for you.