2012: What Day Are You On and How Are You Doing?

[rachel1213]

Day 1. It's 10am and I have been sipping my swf for about 10 min and am almost done with it. Last night I had a huge spinach and chicken salad with eggs, lots of mushrooms, and some fries and a few glasses of wine. I had a really rough day at work yesterday and figured that since I get a raging migraine the 2nd day even when I ween off alcohol, fried foods and meat a week before the cleanse, that I might as well enjoy those things right up to the start of my cleanse. I drank my lax tea last night. I am surprised that I have kept down the swf. If it really works everything out in the morning, then I'll definitely do it instead of lax tea twice a day. Running to the bathroom constantly is no fun. My mother in law is annoyed that I am cleansing again over Christmas. I don't know how it affects her. Since I'm allergic to dairy, it should be easier to make a menu for Christmas Eve without making dairy free options. I don't like inconveniencing anyone over my allergy, so problem solved by fasting every Christmas. Anyway, thanks for the tips on the SWF. It's definitely more manageable when it's warm and with a straw.

Keep up the good work everyone.

[Coasting]

Hello Lemon Friends,

Day 6 for me. Getting a bit harder with Christmas treats all around, but I am okay as soon as I have another lemonade. Then I am not hungry. Still I have the goal of being done on Wednesday. I know I can make it, but I do have some thoughts of blowing it. I won't blow it though because that would depress me a lot. So I keep going. I alternate between being tempted and then after I have my lemonade I am relieved that I'm not eating a lot of chocolate and gaining another 10 lbs. That would be very easy for me to do this time of year. I am down to 141.2 this morning. Started the cleanse at 148.5, so that's not too shabby. Crampy this morning. My back hurt a lot last night, so I just went to bed.

I get some static from relatives too. Not bad, but I am overly sensitive too it. I just have one family gathering to get thru on Sunday, and I will be home free.

Phin.... I don't know about your gas question. The three days after the cleanse are no tea, no lemonade. I have heard that SWF is okay on the first day. You can go 1/2 and 1/2 water and OJ. I have never been faithful with the 3 days of OJ program. I have always mentally thought that my day 10 or whatever day I am stopping my lemonade is my finish line. I then ease into food, but I know I should do the three days. People swear by it.

This time post cleanse my goals are, no dairy, no caffeine. Kinda tough with Christmas treats. I guess that's why people wait til Jan 1. sigh............

Enjoy that clean feeling people! On day three the glands in my neck were big and sore. Now, my double chin is going away. Skin is clearing up. Love it.

xo

R

[Coasting]

Hi Rachel1213

I have been thinking of you! I'm sure you're in the middle of the headache right? I just want you to know, what you already know, that it will get better. Just keep drinking a lot. Mine always feels like an ice pick to my eye socket. It's two days at the worst and then the fog will start to clear!

You can do this!!

And it's worth it!

R

[rachel1213]

Hello Rachel! Thanks for the thoughts. Actually, I am beginning day 3 here and have had no headache yet. It's so unusual for me, so I'm worried I'm not detoxing well. But the SWF is new for me, so maybe it's getting rid of the toxins faster. I actually love the swf and am mad that I haven't been doing it for the past several years. It's so much easier to run to the bathroom twice and be done for the day than be scared to leave the house not knowing when my morning tea kicks in - usually all day long and all night long which makes leaving the house nerve racking. I was out all day yesterday with my daughter at the mall and felt great. Tons of energy all ready. First and second day were a breeze. So far, this has been my easiest fast and am really hoping that the rest goes this easy.

[Napua Hayward]

What do you think of dry skin brushing during the cleanse? Do you think it would help the process along? January will be my first MC experience.

[Valerie]

I WANT to do another cleanse but can't pick a day! The first time I was on vacation and my boys were in school so I got to sleep all morning. This time I would do it at work and I'm a single mom with two small very challenging boys. I'm contemplating waiting till a less stressful time in my life, or perhaps just take it one day at a time and not go for a ten day goal. Any thoughts?

[Valerie]

You can combine some detox methods together so I've read, I think if it helps you while you are doing your cleanse then great, but if it feels like a burden or a stressor to add something on top of the cleanse then probably leave it alone, no need to add stress to the process.

[Thiela]

Hi people, I just joined this forum and this is my first post, although I am not new to fasting nor to the MC.
I want to start tomorrow, I really need a cleanse although it is going to be tough getting thru tomorrow at work. I am going to really really need all the support I can get, and I'm looking forward to giving support too I'm feeling stressed and emotional and its Christmas time which makes it harder for me to eat healthy and I need to get my healthy eating habits back on track or else I am going to spend another week eating chocolate and gaining weight, so I HAVE to do this now. Here's hoping tomorrow goes ok for me...I'm so nervous that I will mess up. I hope I can do it.

[rachel1213]

Thiela- you can do this. I did a 15 day mc over Christmas last year and was so proud of myself. Instead of gaining weight and pigging out like everyone around me, I was getting healthy. My good eating habits after that cleanse got me down 30 lbs. I did a cleanse in April and then again in August and my weight has slowly crept back up to 161 when I was down to 152. Last Christmas before my cleanse I was 186! My original goal last Christmas was a 10 day fast, but when my tongue wasn't clear on the 10th day, I decided to continue until it was. My goal this time around is 10 days, but my kids want me to eat for Christmas eve. I'm not sure why it bothers them, but I've considered it. This has been my easiest cleanse yet. No headaches, now on day 4 and feeling great. I haven't lost any weight, but know it will come off over the next 6 days. You can do this, you will be so proud of yourself and by fighting through the cleanse, you will be able to fight off those bad food choices afterwards.

[Thiela]

Thanks Rachel! how are you doing? wow, you are very inspiring having fasted over Christmas before! This is my first time fasting over Christmas. I always find my first day the hardest, and glad it wil be over in just a few hours. My goal is around 10 days also. Thats great that you are having a relatively easy time of it this cleanse. I always feel like crap, lol.