*After The Cleanse*

[adawn42]

Yay! It's "after the cleanse" for me! And I have to say that I do not see any green smoothies in my future!

My tongue isn't pink, but I have to stop now anyway - too many things coming up in the next few days.

Right now I'm having my first glass of grapefruit juice. Yum! I'll have juice today and tomorrow. Maybe tomorrow evening, depending how I feel, I'll have some vegetable broth.

In 14 days I lost 10.2 lbs. The pants I'm wearing now, which have been a little snug, fit just right!

I'm going to have juice, then transition to soup, and next week I plan to start McDougalling. I'm going to start simple with the "Mary's Mini-McDougall Diet" (http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2006...60600marys.pdf and http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2006nl/july/marys2.htm) to get my weight stabilized and lose another 10 lbs. Then I'll stick as close as I can to a low-fat vegan way of eating. I'll be moving up to Maryland to join my bf in January, and he has no problem with going vegetarian at home!

Ang.

[Res]

Hi Ang!

Congratulations on two counts! You completed the cleanse and you have an eating plan! YAY!!!

Keep us posted on how you're doing. So, how's the grapefruit juice?

Love,
~Res

[adawn42]

Loving the grapefruit juice. After my first MC I broke it with OJ and it was just too sweet.

Today was rough because a co-worker had his 40th birthday and there was the most AMAZING chocolate cake - from a place here in Houston called The Chocolate Bar. I couldn't resist taking a piece - I'll wrap it in plastic, take it home, and share it with my bf this weekend. This thing was a foot tall, bathed in two different chocolate icings, with toffee bits between the layers (all four of them). No WAY was I not going to have some. I figure if I save treats like this for special occasions I'll be okay. The important thing is to see them as TREATS and not part of the everyday diet!

Ang.

[donnajez]

I found that after the first few days of drinking juice and soup, I was anxious for my regular food. I had been craving pizza. I had a bad weekend of unhealthy food, all I favorites, although I felt ashamed afterward and I don't want to gain all my wieght back immediately.
Peter says in his book that he does a salt cleanse after a fatty, unhealthy meal at times. I'm wondering if anyone knows how often you could do a salt cleanse/ laxative tea combo. I was thinking of doing it a 2-3 times a week, to keep the weight down and to flush myself out.......How often is this recommended health-wise? Is the salt good for your stomack that often and what about the laxative tea? I don't want to hurt myself in anyway. Does anyone know?
donna

[peanutterb]

yeah! now I can officially join this thread without Res & Soph complaining
post cleanse day 1. OJing and loving it.
Thurs starting a raw food fast for 10 days with the bf. very excited about trying out my raw recipes and eating in general. Nov I have a few dates at my fav Ethiopian, Japanese, Lebanese and Indian restaurants spread out thruout the month. October is officially get healthy month. Been working out, did a 15 day cleanse and then going to do a 10 day raw food fast. No dessert, cereal, processed foods, alcohol, candy or snacks. I feel really good about this.

donna, the quick answer is yes, but use it (the swf) responsibly.
you can do the swf after the cleanse, google salt water flush and the first link for life events tells you how to do a week long flush. however, be careful using it weekly bc you want your body to be able to make and get out it's own BMs and you don't want to use it everytime you eat badly because then it's no better than binging then throwing up right after.

[sopheetsa]

hey peanutterb
CONGRATULATIONS-- you're officially here!

and a lemoney toast to ya!

you make it all sound so fun-- but who says I won't complain!!!

your chances are better if I get invited to one of these fancy restaurants yer talkin about! at least wanna hear all the DETAILS.

[Res]

"This thing was a foot tall, bathed in two different chocolate icings, with toffee bits between the layers (all four of them)."

Holy CRAP!!! Are you trying to make me pant?? Bathed in chocolate??? Those words are an aphrodisiac! (Pictures! We need pictures!!!) Now I need to go watch a sickeningly sweet romance DVD...great.... (hunts around for chocolate)



donnajez: Ya want the Truth? Everyone (including me) has *used* that whole swf flush after the cleanse thing to eat unhealthy...thinking we'll keep the weight off....well, think again (and I mean this in all kindness and sincerity.). Sorry, but this is the bare naked truth and it's all Ang's fault for trying to seduce with the above description of my next love.

yeah! now I can officially join this thread without Res & Soph complaining

Hah! You think that will stop us from complaining???? Look above and read the last posts in this thread and I'm not even DONE YET!!. I'm just getting started with the complaints! lol *hug* You just will no longer be the object of our complaints...we'll pick on anyone else who comes in here and isn't finished cleansing and NOW YOU CAN JOIN IN THE HARASSMENT! MUHAHAHAHAHA....good grief... I think I need a drink - of carrot juice. HEY LOOK HOW BIG, PINK AND ANNOYING THIS IS!!!! YAY!!!

LETS ALL MUG KATHY AND HER EDIBLE GREEN SMOOTHIE!!!


Hahahaha Soph! Didn't read yours until I wrote this....HAHAHAHA Geez, I have been a witch on wheels today...< how ridiculous...I don't like witches and I don't have any idea what that means...but I heard it somewhere and it seemed to fit>...Anyway HERE WE ALL ARE!!! Ya know it's the music I'm listening too...I'm sure of it...I'm head banging while typing and I feel rowdy!! Rowdy but incredibly happy...Yup, Lacuna Coil.

LOVE
~Res

[mtmouse]

Ha! If you think you're gonna get my yumalicious GREEN SMOOTHIE you're gonna have to fight me for it!

[Res]

Pnut: CONGRATS ON COMPLETING YOUR CLEANSE!!!



Kathy:

hehehehe

[mtmouse]

Res:



My smoothie! Mine, mine, mine!