Breaking the fast

[natdidier]

Well this is Day 3 post cleanse and I don't feel too bad. The first couple of days were rough and eating is still a bit of a pain. I made some vegetable soup yesterday and ate probably 4 cups of it throughout the day. It tasted sooooo good, but my stomach hurt like hell afterwards.

It is funny getting full after 4-5 spoon fulls. I take breaks in between eating so I don't feel too sick. My breakfast consisted of a 16 oz glass of fresh squeezed OJ and grapefruit juice and then lunch was a bowl of soup. Dinner will be another bowl of soup and maybe dessert will be some yummy cherries and a plum.

My first BM came today and I was so glad to have a normal one, not like the SWF ones. Well good luck to all those who have completed the MC.

[rubbersoul]

I'm sure I'm getting a bit ahead of myself, being only on day 5, but i was wondering if anyone had a recipe for the veggie broth after the cleanse. I've read almost this entire forum and I'm sure I've come across the recipe before but couldn't find it again doing a search. I know the recipe includes different veggies of one's choice but do you add any type of flavors to it or just eat it bland? I thought I'd post here today incase it takes a few days to get a response. Never can be TOO prepared, right?

many thanks,
heather~

[mtmouse]

rubbersoul,

Please go to the General Help for Newbies sticky thread. There's a table of contents to direct you to all sorts of answers, including soup recipes.

[PenelopeJane]

I have completed the MC once now. I did 12 days but the 12th day was just water b/c I was out of lemons. I only have enough oranges for 1 day and then I made soup. It gave me a tummy ache each time I ate it. I knew I probly needed to go back to juice or the lemonade but couldn't. So basically now I have done 3 days of whatever and I am disgusted with myself and wish I had gone longer. So I started over today. My ? is do I need to do it for another full 10 days or just until I get a pink tongue? I guess that could be longer than 10. It never did get pink but it never did get really thick white either. I have been reading this thread, I think I am up to Sept 06 Just wondered if anyone had any wisdom for me. Thanks.

[JustPlainME]

I am not much of a cook, in fact, I HATE to cook. If I steamed broccoli, cauliflour, a sweet potato, onion, and celery and then blended them with the steamer broth, could I use that as soup? The thought of making soup makes me want to scream because I never spice things right and breaking the fast is such an important part of this. By the way I am on Day 5 and I feel pretty good. I am half way. Thank goodness Day 7 is Sunday, supposedly you get pretty low on the 7th day due to a heavy detox. Any suggestions would really help. Thanks.

[chloecov]

Today is day 10 for me, trying to figure out what to do afterwards... I'm thinking of continuing the MC because I just don't know what to do after. Does anyone have any tips for how to continue losing weight post-MC? I still have 15-20 lbs to go and it's tempting just to keep fasting. But I know I have to eat sometime! Also I'm going to India and have to get some vaccinations and I don't knoe I just don't want to get shots while I'm fasting. anyone have any post MC success stories to share?
thanks!

[mtmouse]

Chloecov,

Please check out the sticky thread in the Raw Food Lifestyle forum for Kira's Tips. It's an excellent plan for after the cleanse.

[chloecov]

thanks mtmouse, I did look at that.
This is my plan: Lemonade in morning. Watered down grapefruit juice with very small amount of psylium husks, getting my belly used to a little fiber. Probiotics. More grapefruit juice. Senna tea in the evening. repeat next day and then finish third day with veggie broth. Then two days raw foods and veggie broth. I don't want to stop fasting wholly and I do want to transition very slowly, so I think this strikes a balance. Has anyone else taken psylium post-cleanse? Any advice?

[mtmouse]

I take psyllium regularly, usually 1 Tbsp every morning. I start adding it back after the cleanse when I begin to eat whole fruit with pulp.

[yogaaddict]

Hi there! Can one also take some agar in the first days of breaking the fast? My body is more used to this. Thanks!