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

[FaithD]

Here is the link (Thanks Res!)
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/ar...04/grains.aspx

I did the cleanse for fourteen days at the first part of this year and it wasn't exactly easy but overall, I felt great. I regret now that I didn't go longer but at least I made it that far. Now that I am eating again, I find I am having trouble around certain foods and after reading the article... I'm wondering if part of my problem is the sugar that is laced in food. I ate a wheat thin cracker and I could totally taste the SUGAR in it. I had a bowl of tomato soup and I thought, what is wrong with this stuff... it's so sweet! I read the lable. Campbell's tomatoe soup has corn syrup in it! Huh?

Yes, vegetables like potatos, corn, beans, etc have carbs but they do not have added sugar. I think veggies are a good way to go. I think I am going to start keeping a food journal. The cleanse was amazing for helping me get back in tune with my body and now that food is back in my life, I feel like I am losing that attunement.

[mtmouse]

The reason for the achy teeth is that lemon is very hard on the enamel...My dentist showed me a news article where it said that lemon is harder on teeth than soda pop! hence drinking through a straw. When it gets too much for me I switch to limes for awhile. This also breaks up the boredom of only drinking lemons all the time. Hope you all having a good day on the cleanse and if not wait till tomorrow it will get better...and you will feel fantastik!!!.........hang in there muffy your doing great! This day 4 has been great for me!....bye all............bob out

The easiest way to deal with and/or avoid the sensitive teeth is simply to have your extra glass of water after every lemonade (or, like I do, a slug of water after every slug of lemonade). Just swish before you swallow. Since I've started that (or using a straw and rinsing after finishing the glass), I've had no problems whatsoever with the sensitive teeth.

However, I personally don't think it's an enamel problem, because even when I didn't know about the water and it was at its absolute worst, it disappeared completely after I finished my cleanse. If it were disappearing enamel, I'd expect the problem to continue.

[otis]

Oh shoot, I'm really sorry. That was pretty DUH of me. Lemonade, think mm mmm good lemonade.

Me too! So sorry, we tend to talk about food a bit on this site. Probably we all love and miss it to a degree... I'm fine for the most part until I see or smell something. Walked into my office today and the smell of fresh pizza smacked me in the face. They immediately offered me some and the box was sitting there.... Oh geez. I do love pizza. But I just kept telling myself, it's not really as great as it smells.

[Hooked on Health]

Day 4 and happy to say I didn't feel irritable and crabby like I did yesterday. Isn't it funny how much you change from day to day? It's like "who will I be today"? This morning I tried just the laxative tea instead of the SWF...I didn't feel like taking the time with the flush. But I decided I don't like the tea as much. It produces the same result (BMs) but they are more crampy and icky. The SWF is more like run to the bathroom 5 or 6 times and then they're over with.

Today I babysat and ran around with my own kids and felt pretty good. But tonite I felt kind of sorry for myself and started thinking about going off the cleanse. I never felt that way with my first MC, I know I won't really quit but it's weird how I'm having alittle pity party for myself tonite. Maybe I need to go to bed and see how tomorrow is. I'm also craving lots of carbs, bread, crackers, pasta, anything carb.

Off to PJs and see ya all tomorrow.

[bob]

The easiest way to deal with and/or avoid the sensitive teeth is simply to have your extra glass of water after every lemonade (or, like I do, a slug of water after every slug of lemonade). Just swish before you swallow. Since I've started that (or using a straw and rinsing after finishing the glass), I've had no problems whatsoever with the sensitive teeth.

However, I personally don't think it's an enamel problem, because even when I didn't know about the water and it was at its absolute worst, it disappeared completely after I finished my cleanse. If it were disappearing enamel, I'd expect the problem to continue.
__________________I couldnt see how lemons could breakdown enamel either.............try googling "effects of lemons on teeth" you may be surprised!!

[infowarrior]

Today is day 6....and I feel like crap! I think this is the first day I've really had any detox symtoms, so this is good, kinda I got a couple glups into the SWF this morning and got an intense, horrible stabbing pain in my stomach, it just got worse and worse, so I only was able to finish 3/4 of the SWF and I had to lay down and wait out the pain...and now I've had the unfortunate expereince of a hot elimination . Ugh! My stomach still hurts, and I'm bloated and naseous, but I know that tomorrow will be different. I have to admit though, I'm a little bit nervous to drink the SWF tomorrow, I've never in my life expereince stomach pain like that before, so I'm hoping to NOT repeat that tomorrow. Crazy morning!

[goalsz8]

Hi All,
Day 3 for me and doing great. Day 1 I was sooo tired and lethargic. Much better on day 2 and 3. Have been doing the tea night and morning instead of the flush because I tend to bloat if I do the flush the first few days. To much SAD in the gut I suppose? I will probably do my first flush tomorrow. I am going for 40 days, Ash Wednesday to Palm Sunday. Sounded like a good even number The longest I have done is 15 days so we will see how it goes. It's funny how you can be so strong one day and so weak willed the next. Fasting can be very emotional. I am feeling very positive and empowered right now

Keep on squeezing all you lemonheads! Jenni

[Zandi]

Hi All
I am on day 5 of the cleanse. I am not hungry but when I have nothing to do, I think of food. Last night I dreamt I was at party and there was loads of food but I did not have any.. instead, I picked up a sweet and had a glass of water. Immediately in my sleep, my tummy churned because subconsciously I knew that I hadn't come off the cleanse and I woke up wondering if I should pack it in today but I,ve come this far. I decided to weigh today and have lost 5.5lbs. Motivation for me! I intend to go for ten days as this is my 1st fast. I am glad I found this forum because I can read other peoples experiences and know that I am not alone.

All the best guys

[katlady]

Day 5 for me too. I'm definitely in the not hungry zone. I noticed I was getting cold - make that freezing, and I realized that could have something to do with not drinking enough lemonade cause I just wasn't thinking about it. I am not hungry but I am feeling a little depressed about not having a normal life, getting to go out to eat on friday night... But I'm not thinking about quitting - so I'll just go squeeze some more lemons..

[Hooked on Health]

Today was Day 5 and the best day so far! Now this is more like what my first cleanse was like...awesome energy and playfulness that lasted all day. Even after running a couple miles I still felt great. I feel like a kid again. This was the kind of day that made me wonder, could I do more than 10 days on the MC? It's a strong possibility if I keep feeling this good. Originally I planned my MC so that when I ended it, it would be just in time for a huge party. I didn't want to be on my MC during the party but maybe it wouldn't be that big of a deal.

I got a mini rash that left almost as soon as it came today. That was weird but I guess it happens to a lot of people. Still lots of white on my tongue.

On to day 6, hope you all are doing as good as I am!