The Master Cleanser: Day Ten

Absolutely nothing special to report. Same old same old.

Went to see the Bad News Bears and fell asleep. It was bad news.

I'm going to juice my oranges tonight for tomorrow. Hopefully I can make it through without devouring all of them before juicing.

The Master Cleanser: Day Nine

Well, I broke out into a rash (who knows when) but I noticed it this morning. Seems like it would have happened sooner and not so close to the end of the fast. Tomorrow is supposed to be my last day, but if my body is just now responding I think I should do it until the rash goes away... ~~~~

Went to a pool party of some friends today. They had just gotten back from a 2 week cruise and were in the mood to keep drinking fruity drinks. I had NO problem ignoring the drinks, but some of the finger AND gourmet foods were SO difficult and tempting. I couldn't spend ANY time in the house and ended up following the shadows that the umbrella cast around the pool all day. ~~~~

I haven't found it ANY easier to be around groups with food. Today everyone was ALWAYS eating something. As soon as my nose smells it, my mouth starts watering and then my stomach starts aching.

The Master Cleanser: Day Eight

Well, I certainly have insomnia! Couldn't sleep again last night.

I did the ISWC yesterday around 8:30 p.m. I was feeling guilty for not doing it that morning. I seriously almost lost all of it out the wrong end, which would have been HORRIBLE considering I had just put down 1 quart of salt water. Part of the problem was that I drank it and then immediately laid down on my right side to get the process to flow faster. Anyway, (thankfully) I kept it down and am well eliminated!

Today is day eight and I am still at 128.

My favorite size 4 jeans from Express that used to be snug are SO loose! AND I used to get dimples on the front of my thighs when I would flex my quads and they are GONE AND my inner thighs aren't touching anywhere when I walk AND I can almost see my abs! I'm on day 2 at 128, but things are definitely changing!!! Who was I trying to fool when I said I didn't care about the weightloss benefit of fasting??

I'm turning out not to be a good cleanser since I can't stomach the d@mn drink! I feel like it's doing alot of good but at the expense of experiencing nausea!

The Master Cleanser: Day Seven

Last night was terrible and not so terrible. It was a very DF's birthday and they were celebrating it at steak house. I knew it was going to be tough, but agreed to be there (of course!). We arrived a bit late since I had to teach and once my husband opened the door to the restaurant the delightful smells of cooking food indulged my senses. I could smell everything! We sat down at the table and my husband ordered dinner while I ordered tea. (glad I brought my own mint tea, they didn't have it) *sigh* Everyone was eating and chatting so it was easy to busy myself with conversation. The terrible part was when an older woman noticed that I wasn't eating and asked, "Why aren't you eating?" The best answer I could come up with was, "I'm just not." Thankfully she dropped it. The not so terrible part is that I was able to participate in a big group function at a restaurant and not be bothered by the copious amounts of food surrounding me. My sense of smell is so acute right now that's it's almost as if I was breathing the food in. Now, as the night progressed, my stomach got the better of me and started literally burning for food so I stood up and said, "We have to go." And we left. *whew* THEN, we stopped by my cousin's house and they had JUST gotten back from a fast food joint with take out that smelled horrible. *you have to be KIDDING me* We abruptly left their home - It DID get to be too much...

This morning I started TOM and am down two more pounds to 128 *YAY*.

I taught my 6 a.m. fitness class and ran out of energy again. I would guess that part of it is the intense humidity. The air feels so heavy and thick it's difficult to breathe in and I need PLENTY of air when I'm up there cueing and moving. Breathing, it's important. ;)

I didn't do my tea last night or the ISWC this morning. Tomorrow, for sure. ( i have to work myself up for this ) :X

The Master Cleanser: Day Six

I totally BONKED at the gym in my morning class. Had no energy, couldn't catch my breath... simply felt horrible. I did 2 TBLS of lemon and 1 TBSL of maple + cayenne before class, but it did nothing for my energy level. I wanted to sit down and call the moves except I'm a 'hands on' instructor. So, I pushed myself and felt horrible.

I have been trying to do 6 lemonades a day (2 TBLS of lemon and 1 TBSL of maple + cayenne) but normally only get 5 in. I feel like maybe I should increase the lemon drinks (at least on the days I teach 2 1 hour classes)... I'm not thrilled at the idea of increasing the maple.

AND I'm still at 130 today - thought I'd be down more - I can't decide to cheer (about 130) or be bummed that I'm not lower...

The Master Cleanser: Day Five

I made my goal weight today! YAY! I wasn't doing this with the foremost thought to lose weight, but I am d@mn happy that it's gone! It seems I'm very good at sustaining a weight, but not very good at losing. The MC fast has really gotten me to goal quickly. I am honestly hoping that by the end of this, I'll have all of the impurities out of my body so that I can start fresh maintaining my "new" weight. I want it to be my set weight.

Started off this morning with my half recipe for the ISWC. I MUST use the 4 cups of water no matter what or I have trouble eliminating... *ahem* Anyway, I despise the taste and feeling of the ISWC so I'm going to give it a rest tomorrow and TRY to do it again on Thursday.

I haven't grown tired of the drink. I could eat the bark off a tree although I'm not the least bit hungry... I just want it cause it'd be crunchy. I tried ice for crunch yesterday and it worked pretty well, but K would kick my butt if she knew I was crunching ice. (Dental hygienist)

*sigh* I'm addicted to food. ;)

The Master Cleanser: Day Four

I know it was crazy for me to start on the weekend, but I really think it was for the best. I had one day to do it in the office (where no one really noticed), Sat. and then Sun. So now I'm on Day 4 and am feeling pretty good about the situation. :) I was all on my own all weekend with my husband and he is very understanding. Tries not to eat in front of me, etc. So nice. He'll say, "I think I need some lemonade," *hee hee* and then he'll go away and eat something. I know what he's doing, and I'm happy I don't have to see / hear / smell it! :D

I didn't do the ISWC this morning since I'd need a good 2 hours for full elimination! I drank my herbal tea last night and had a sufficient "movement" this morning so I'm skipping the ISWC 'til later... or... maybe not at all.

Drinking my Noon lemon drink. Not feeling hungry, regardless, I still THINK I want food.

I'm living my life in two hour increments. *tick tick* Looking forward to the next lemon drink and dreading it at the same time. I chose a very good brand of Organic Grade B Maple Syrup and I'm slowly learning not to like the flavor very much. I've reduced to 1 TBLS, which I like better... I almost think 0 TBLS would be the best.

Almost time for my *tick tick* 2 pm drink.

*sigh* Imagine my dismay as I pulled out my Mint Tea bag and it had evidence of weevils in it and I only brought one bag to work. *sigh*

The Master Cleanser: Day Three

I had decided yesterday evening that I wasn't going to do the ISWC again, but when I awoke this morning, the senna tea was taking effect and I wanted to make certain that I had a thorough elimination. SO, I did half the ISWC, my own recipe with Half the salt / Quart of water. Did it still work? YOU BET! *good grief* DO NOT "pass gas" after drinking the SW since it will certainly have some "movements" in it. Sounds gross but it feels like peeing out your bottom. *ewww* Imagine the worst case of diarrhea you've ever had, but without the pain.

I've had my first lemon drink of the day. I prefer it with 2 TBLS of fresh lemon and 1 TBLS of maple syrup.

Had a low-key day today. Went and watched The Island - I highly recommend, especially if you like the first Matrix.

Drank 2 cups of Mint tea today, seems sad that that's my treat, I really look forward to it. Will try to do one more lemon drink today to make five and finish off the night with my Senna tea.

I have to teach a fitness class tomorrow. We'll see how that goes.

The Master Cleanser: Day Two

Day Two of MC. Got up early and did the Intermediate Yoga class - 1 hour and 15 minutes. I felt very good. The instructor knows that I am doing a fast and mentioned that my mind "looked very busy." It was.

I did the "Internal Salt Water Cleanse" (ISWC) on an empty stomach after yoga. I drank the horrible concoction and laid down to watch TV (on my right side) watched for about 30 minutes and then - OMGosh! If you do the ISWC make certain that you are close to the bathroom! I had several BM in the span of 40 minutes - not a lot of fun. After the bathroom incident, I had my first lemon drink of the day. I had woke up with no hunger pains, and still had none after the ISWC, but shortly after drinking the lemon drink, the hunger pains returned.

I wasn't very active for the rest of the day. My husband and I went to the mall where I got a gorgeous new black coach bag for fall! :) Then we made a bee line through the food court *covering eyes and ears - la la la la la* and went to see the Wedding Crashers. It was hilarious in the beginning, but turned out to be a love story and we could have left the movie 3/4 of the way through and known the ending.

Anyway, back to the fast. I tried to drink the lemon drink every couple of hours - I was going for six today, and had five. I also had a cup of mint tea, a very nice break from the lemon drink, and just before bed I had the senna tea. We'll see what that brings tomorrow morning.

The Master Cleanser: Am I Obsessed with Eating??

So, this is my official DAY 1 of the Master Cleanser fast.

OMGosh, so I get out of bed this morning, skip to the refrigerator, pull out my organic lemons and limes, slice them up to put into my juicer, drag out my juicer, plug it in AND nothing...

So I beat it with my hands. Plug it into a different outlet. Beat it some more and then... finally... yell for my husband. "My juicer isn't working, I need you!"

He drags himself out of bed, hobbles to the kitchen (his knee hurts), tries turning it on, plugs it into the ONLY outlet I didn't try and it turns on. We are remodeling our kitchen, so part of the power is turned off. *doh*

Anyway, I juiced my lemons and limes, made my Lemonade concoction, drank it down and it was GOOD. Yes, I'm a bit surprised!

It's noon and I'm on my THIRD lemonade drink of the day. Not having a very good time.