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

[vwbernie]

Hi everyone! I'm new here. I'm starting a 10 day tomorrow and this will be my second time doing the cleanse. I did it the first time a few years ago and loved it but bombed on the clean eating not too long afterwards. Oops!
This time I'm doing it for the right reasons for me i.e. health and getting the toxins out of there. My dad passed away last year from cancer and I'm trying avoid it anyway I can. When I did it last time it removed a little spot on my forehead that wouldn't heal so I'm all for this cleanse.
My question is on the laxative tea. Last time I only drank that tea the night before the cleanse but at no other time. I did the salt flush each morning, drank my lemonade and might have had a cup or two of herb tea a few times. Does everyone else do the laxative tea every day? I talked with another friend of mine that is on it right now and she is drinking it everyday. I didn't seem to need it last time but maybe it would bring even more toxins out?? I would appreciate some input on this one. Thanks!

[missbakkwudz]

You do need to do the tea each night. That's a massive part of flushing all the loose junk out of your system. as was told to me, the lax tea makes your bowels contract looseing all the crap (literally) in your system, then the SWF each morning literally flushes it out when you feel that sudden "gotta go" moment 15 minutes later. If you don't do the tea each night, your body will take a lot longer to get rid of the toxins.

[missbakkwudz]

I've also had tons of weird vivid dreams about food. In one my dad was force feeding me KFC to make me stop cleansing and I was spitting it out and I woke up with drool all over my pillow.

I woke up on several occasions throughout my cleanse to dreams of me stuffing food in my mouth. I woke up panicking because I couldn't remember if I'd actually eaten something the night before!!

Since breaking my cleanse (YAY) I've been doing yoga each morning and night, as well as a moderate 10-15 minute cardio workout in the mornings. I lost 10.5 lbs during the fast and a total of 3.5" off my body! I'm an meat eater and milk drinker, but am making the switch to Soy Milk and hopefully will only have red meat once every so often. I love seafood, so it looks like salmon will be the main course after this.

I haven't really gotten too much of the bloated tummy feelings yet, I just feel hungry more frequently. But that's good right? Now I'll eat 6 mini meals a day (which usually puts me at eating around every two hours).

[vwbernie]

Well that makes a lot of sense on drinking the tea each night. Thank you so much!

[TheLemonMan]

vwbernie -
contrary to what you have heard -
no, you don't need to do the tea every night. this is my fifth cleanse and all five times I have used the tea sparingly. Also, if you read the label on most of the teas, they are not to be done in excess of ten days - so doing it every night if you are going more than ten days would be simply ridiculous.
The swf flushes out your sytem just fine.
So please note - the tea is not mandatory BUT the SWF IS!
I am now (midnight) on Day 14 and I did the tea the first two nights and then one more night.
The fact is there really isn't "set rules" on how to do the cleanse. Yes, there are books and opinions and things of that nature but you have to listen to your body, my body says the tea gives me bloody BMs and makes me feel very sick in the morning. Not to mention bad tummy aches. So I will only use it every now and then.
Anyway, Day 14. Piece of Cake so far. Gonna keep on truckin' to 40.
Keep it up peeeeepppplllleeee..

[new2thecleanse]

I'm on Day 2. Ughh. Rough. Thought I was supposed to eliminate yesterday after the swf. Nothing happened really, so in addition to the tea I'd had night before, I took another cup of tea mid-day yesterday. The cramps that came on about 5:30 were unbelievable. The lemon drink is starting to make me wretch. God, 9 more days of this. Also, I find it strange that newbie posts aren't posted immediately. If I can't get help from the boards in the initial days, what good are the boards?

[new2thecleanse]

Ok I take it back. Just like in the book, I eliminated about an hour after the swf and 30 min after the drink. boy do I feel better! Question -- I have to go outside soon. Are there any restrictions on Off bug spray. I hate mosquitoes but do not want to interfere with cleanse if it's prohibited.

[miraquelinda]

Hi everyone!
I have made it to day 8! Day 7 was brutal. The day started off normally. I was full of energy and did my usual gym routine. However, later on in the day, around 7pm, I had the most debilitating cramps. I felt like I wanted to vomit and eliminate at the same time and couldn't do either. I went into horrible cold sweats. Since I was at the mall when this happened, I walked to my car and took a nap for about an hour and felt substantially better. Has this happened to anyone else? and does anyone have any advice as to how to handle this type of cramping/nausea?

Thanks!

[retrogirl]

Ok I take it back. Just like in the book, I eliminated about an hour after the swf and 30 min after the drink. boy do I feel better! Question -- I have to go outside soon. Are there any restrictions on Off bug spray. I hate mosquitoes but do not want to interfere with cleanse if it's prohibited.

Hmm I haven't read of restrictions, but I guess everyone needs to decide for themselves what would be acceptable to use on the cleanse. I personally hate using Off anytime, but I also hate mosquitos and always get attacked like crazy. I did find a more natural bug spray in the oragnic foods section of my grocery store that seems to work well, and I don't have to worry about the chemicals that way. It's called "Buzz Away" and it's basically citronella oil with other oils. Just an idea for an alternative.

So, last night I was sure I was going to break the cleanse starting today...the correct way with juice, I mean. I had only gone 7 days, but just felt soooooo tired of the drink and was ready to end it all. But this morning I woke up feeling a lot better and I think I can make it 10 days...I think. I'm just going to try to make it one more day at a time. So today is day 8 for me. I hope I can do this!

[retrogirl]

Hi everyone!
I have made it to day 8! Day 7 was brutal. The day started off normally. I was full of energy and did my usual gym routine. However, later on in the day, around 7pm, I had the most debilitating cramps. I felt like I wanted to vomit and eliminate at the same time and couldn't do either. I went into horrible cold sweats. Since I was at the mall when this happened, I walked to my car and took a nap for about an hour and felt substantially better. Has this happened to anyone else? and does anyone have any advice as to how to handle this type of cramping/nausea?

Thanks!

Wow that sounds awful! I only have noticed getting cramps from the laxitive tea, and when I feel really bad, I just brew it for less time the next night. I only brew mine for about 7 minutes on average and that seems as strong as I can take it. But, it just sounds like you got cramps without drinking the tea right? That I haven't experienced. One thing that does help me when I feel the cramps from the tea but nothing happening in the bathroom, is to drink water. In about 20 minutes it moves things along and the cramps go away. That's the only thing I can think of besides maybe peppermint tea? It can be soothing for upset tummies.

Sorry you felt so sick, but it kind of makes me feel better to hear that someone else had a bad day 7 too.