Hi ladies...and welcome Kira Moon, you must be feeling awsome! WOW!
Having ended my 10 day MC last Wednesday, I am pretty much back to eating normally, minus the junk. We had another rainy weekend so I found it difficult not to eat all weekend and even though I probably ate more than I wanted to, it was healthy. I am loving my juicer!
Res, I tried a recipe that I found in the Lemonhead Recipe Box from you. It had carrots, beets, celery, zucchini, garlic, apple, pineapple and lemon... it was absolutely delicious...! Quite a party in my mouth!
Being back to Monday and of course, sunshine, I am attempting the 'Will' strategy, drinking lemonade all day and having a light dinner.
Hopefully tonight I will also be able to go for a walk/jog now that we are having nicer weather.
Well so far it is day 8 coming off the MC and all is pretty well. I havent moved completely to solids yet sicne i did a 35 day cleanse and I'm moving to day 4 off the cleanse tomorrow. I have been taking the stages of breaking the MC and multiplying them by 3 to tests my limits, since my cleanse was a longer one.
Coming off the cleanse has actually been more successful for me since I feel I am losing weight faster than when i was on the cleanse. Can you believe it? I lost 5 lbs last week and I was juicing like a mad woman cause I was so hungry and yesterday I acutally was able to eat prunes, dates, and papya and my stomach felt ok. Although...........I have not had a bowel movement in 8 days!!!! I felt constipated last night =)( like something wanted to really come out but couldnt. I was relaly REALLY TEMPTED to take a lax tea but didint in fear of it interfering with my recouperating stage. I have been drinking green smoothies for 2 days too =(. Has any one had any of these problems?? Any advice would greatly be appreciated =) WEll I'll be back to chat later... GTG LOVE YA ALL!!!
Kira: Yay! Congratulations! ;D Hows the transition going? *Smooches & Hugs* (I'm so glad you're on this side now )
Sue: That juice is amazing isn't it?? I'm going to have to get out the juicer and pick up the ingredients. It's especially wonderful during the summer when the pineapple is ripe, juicy and sweet. mmm....have to have it now!
Laura: How odd that you're constipated. Sophie went through the same thing and believes it was the Green Smoothie but how can that be? Fruits and veggies should go right through you? And I believe you both, it just makes no sense to me. No BM in 8 days? Yikes! Nothing?? I don't know what to tell you. Maybe - because you're not eating junk but eating nutritious foods, your body is actually "using" it all and not producing any waste? That's my theory. Still strange though.
Well, I'll be back tomorrow and blab a bit more. Really tired tonight.
I'm so proud of all of you! ;D
Love you,
~Res
Healthy things grow, Growing things change, Real growth is measureable.
Res: I finally had 3 BMS today!!!! WOO HOOO!!! I had a spinach aple and Lemon green smoothie. Within 10 minutes of finishing it I had a BM and then ANother and then ANother. THough the BMS were kinda difficult to go through....Its odd... I dunno why i was constipated for so long either. Anyways I'll chat with you guys tomorrow =) Bye bye for now!
I'm BACK from nine days in Kauai and feeling great. On the trip, I didn't eat any milk, meat, diet soda or caffeinated coffee, which is a seismic shift for me - and I felt great.
I really think this is the beginning of a whole new way of being in my life, and the MC and this BB are giving me a whole new context and understanding of why I want to live more of a vegetarian/raw foods lifestyle.
Overally, I've lost 32 pounds now - 12 on weight watchers, the rest on the MC and my 2+1 approach to meals since I finished. I used the lemonade as a meal replacement in HA when I felt like it, and then ate a total vegetarian diet the rest of the time.
I'm also starting a new 10-day cleanse today and feel good about it. People seem to have different ideas about how soon you should resume a new cleanse after a prior one, but I have much weight to lose and feel great, so what the hell, right? If Burroughs says you can 40 days or longer without harm, and I only went 10 my first time, I feel like it's safe - especially since the benefits of getting more weight off far outweigh the alternative.
So, event hough I'll be cleansing for the next little while, I'm going to keep coming back here daily because now you guys are my peeps!
Laura: Isn't it funny how we can be so happy for each other when someone has a BM? ;D lol
I'm SO interested in your "spinach, apple, lemon" Green smoothie! How much of each? It sounds great, I'd love to try it. I was supposed to pick up the ingredients for the other smoothie but made a B-line for home. I just REALLY wanted to come home. So tomorrow.
WILL - DUDE! Did ya hang ten! Huh, hUh? Was it Sweet and Narly over there?
Aww, we're your peeps!
I'm so glad to hear about the "new life". I agree completely and isn't it great to find something that finally works? ;D
Regarding starting the cleanse again, I'm of the mind to say do it as often as you need to, but inbetween keep doing what you're doing and make sure you're getting all the vitamins and minerals your body needs. I was severely deficient in B vitamins so I supplement inbetween cleanses. (Hey, isn't chocolate high in B vitamins? <wink, wink> Well! It grows on trees doesn't it! :P)
Anywayz, we're glad you're back and posting again! Check out the "going for 40 days" thread. Kira just finished 40 and Sophie just finished something like 33 or 34. They both did it and persevered with great attitudes. I may have left a few other people out but others were going past 20 days as well. It's like going back to school, it takes a short time to get used to it but you do and then it's a breeze...until you get to the end and want to eat something!
Peace out, brother!
I just love the heck out of all of you!
Love,
~Res
Healthy things grow, Growing things change, Real growth is measureable.
Yea my green smoothie is great! Well its actually green juice since I put it through a juicer. I put one bunch of spinach 1 apple and 1 lrg lemon. The lemon totally cuts out the taste of the spinach so I like it. Today i drank about 32 oz and was full till late afternoon =).
I had another question, how long should I take the probiotics for?I bought the daily dophilus, the same one peter has on his site, and am currently taking it now. Do i just need one pack or more?
I'm glad this MC has been so life changing for you. I feel the same way and have adopted the 2+1 approach. In the week that I have been off the MC, I have lost another 3 lbs.
Laura, Res, I agree... that spinach, lemon, apple juice sounds quite yummy. I think I will give it a try...
My general practice is to eat mostly whole foods although, I won't refuse other choices if I am out. It's surprising how after not eating for a period of time, a baked potato tastes SOOO amazing. I used to think it was bland.
I think it's all about balance and if I can manage to pull it back together when I am at home, I think I will continue to see and feel great results.
Looking at my calender, I see another window of opportunity to do the MC starting July 9th for 10 days and hopefully it'll work out but if not, I will probably do it again after Labor Day.
The weather is finally beautiful and sunny and warm here, which puts a spring in our step and a smile on our faces. It's so much easier to stick to a plan when the days are beautiful. it's encouraging.
Laura! Just had my 2nd sip of the Green Smoothie .....Whoa Baby! YOWSA! Can you say Pucker Up?
I'm a wimp (this cleanse is not for wimps ) I had to use TWO APPLES....and I was having Nickelodeon flashbacks from that Toxic Green Color which is what ALL the Green Smoothies so far have looked like! Hence the "Green" in Smoothie, right? I get it..... : No really ... lol
Just finished it. I think I would've liked to add a clove of garlic. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe! Try it everyone!
Love,
~Res
Healthy things grow, Growing things change, Real growth is measureable.
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