Master Cleanser - Lemonade Diet "Support Message Board" We can do it!

Started 1st cleanse today! (5/7)

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:33:07 GMT

Anyone out there want to join me? anyone have some advice?

This is my first time on the MC. Looking forward to feeling lighter!

Thanks,

Stacy

I'm excited and scared at the same time.

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:07:58 GMT

Hi, I have tried everything possible to lose weight. I really want to do this to cleanse my body. Then I want to lead a healthy lifestyle from there. I have tried and tried and spent so much money. I really hope this works.

Hard Time :/

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:23:42 GMT

For more details on my master cleanse trek, please see my blog http://tryingthemastercleanse.wordpress.com/

I am on day 8 (but really day 3 because I cheated on day 5- but it is debatable whether or not I should consider starting from day 1 again because of the circumstances ) and I really am having a rough time with my body, feeling well enough to complete my tasks at school and work and have many time sensitive things due by the end of this week, and a dinner to make it to by Friday. Should I stop now and pick up when I have more time to plan ahead for this? Or would it be worth going until Wednesday and seeing what happens? I ultimately wanted this cleanse to aid in curbing my sugar binges and cravings, to feel good in my body again and to lose a few pounds to motivate getting to where I want to be by the middle of May.

Please, I am not looking to be reprimanded for letting myself slip technically twice. I recognize my failure and am trying to make the right decision from here

Thank you!

Cleansing Partner (04/22/2012)

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:39:30 GMT

Hi everyone!

My name is Joanne and I'm brand new to this forum. I'm starting on my second master cleanse journey tomorrow and would LOVE to find a buddy who is starting/currently doing the cleanse as well.

This is the second time I have attempted the cleanse. Last time I made it until day 4, however it was in the middle of winter and I was living in a house full of food and other people eating it. In the end it was too mentally exhausting to keep myself away from the food and I ended up breaking the cleanse.

I have put myself in a much better environment this time around and am really hopeful for my second attempt at the cleanse.

anyone looking to start, please get in touch!

Been a while, but on day 5!!!! Glad to be back...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:47:04 GMT

Haven't done a Lemonade cleanse for about a year, so it was high time to get on it. On day 5, feeling pretty good today, only slight discomfort sleeping last night. Like many cleansers, I've gained weight since the last time and could feel the toxins build up. So I'm glad to be heading in the right direction again! Good luck to everyone! My only struggle comes with people who tell me it's dangerous to do this. I try to explain the benefits, but some people just think your plain old crazy. Oh well, let them be right? All I know is I feel like a million dollars after I cleanse, so how can that be wrong!!!

Severe loss of appetite... Is this normal?

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:30:15 GMT

Hey all, I'm now on my eighth day of the cleanse and am relatively going strong... However, I've really lost my appetite during the past few days. Yesterday, I couldn't bring myself to drink the lemonade so I doubled the concentration and drank it for lunch instead. I ended up skipping dinner because I didn't feel hungry. I missed drinking it on the day before for dinner, and I actually haven't drank any of it today, either (I plan to force some down when I get home, but yeah...). I do still get cravings when I walk around my town (since it's a neighborhood with a lot of restaurants, so the air is just filled with aromas of different foods) and/or see pictures of food, but they subside quickly and are replaced with a painful cramping in my stomach.

Is there anything I can do to improve this? Is the fact thy I've been skipping out on some doses of the lemonade going to be highly detrimental to my cleanse?

Thank you so much for any advice you can offer!

salt water cleanse

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:33:56 GMT

Hi all, I have a question...I did swc (1 qt warm water w/2 tsp celtic seasalt) yesterday morning....nothing!

then this morning increased to 3 tsp....still nothing...

any suggestions?.today is day 4 for me.....thanks

cleanse

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:14:31 GMT

Hi. I did the lemonade cleanse about 3 years ago and lost 10 pounds in 10 days. Well, I am so much heavier now and really need to lose weight. Monday I shall start the cleanse again. Would like to lose about 35-40 pounds.. will be posting again on Monday..

rashes on hand?

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:03:18 GMT

Hello everyone!

I'm relatively new to the forums and it's my fifth day into the cleanse... I've been pretty strong so far, cept for the fact that I skipped a dose of my lemonade tonight (because I fell asleep before drinking it)... And... I woke up to an intense itching on my index and middle fingers! And upon careful inspection, I realized that they're rashes!

I know it couldn't have been anything I ate or came in contact with since I was fine napping for the past three hours... Is it because I skipped my dose of lemonade? Is this normal? Please help, I'm kinda freaking out here...

Looking for a Cleanse Partner! Starting Apr 13/12 to cleanse this depression away!!

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:26:46 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I'm looking to embark on another cleanse tomorrow (April 13, 2012). This will be my third cleanse. I did my first one last June for 14 days. The second one was this past January for 7 days. The first one was a great success! I lost weight, felt great etc. I ate a mostly raw food diet for several months, but around October began to slowly slip back into my old habits. The one in January was also successful, but VERY challenging to do in the thick of winter. I went back to my old eating habits within less than a month.

To tell the truth, I feel like crap right now. I have no motivation. It's difficult just getting out of bed in the am. Even when the days are sunny, it seems dark to me. The major issue is that I'm in my 30's now, and I'm feeling very, very sad over the fact that I've never been married and don't have children by now. I always wanted a family, and not having a family, a husband, or even the PROSPECT of a relationship right now is so hard. I was with someone for 2 years who I thought was the one, but it wasn't to be.We split up 18 months ago, but its still hard to get over somehow, I don't know why this one has been so hard to shake off. Nursing a break up with a "boyfriend" when you're 30-something and most people around you have BEEN married or in long-term relationships is hard. Literally a dozen of my girlfriends are pregnant right now, or have had babies within the last year. Every day I go on Facebook, I am greeted by another pregnancy/engagement/wedding announcement in my Newsfeed, complete with pictures. Though I am so very thrilled for my dear friends who I love, it also serves as a reminder of how far I am from my dream. I knew I needed to cleanse when the other day I was reading some stories about some women who are struggling to conceive with their husbands. Their stories were so heartbreaking. But I actually thought to myself, "at least they have a husband to try with. If they were alone like me then they'd really be hopeless. How can you hope to have a baby when you have no one to make a baby with?"

This is not like me. I really need to get my mind clear.

Over the last 2 weeks or so I've tried starting the cleanse and failed twice. I've been binging on boxes of candy bars at night. I need to get my positivity back. I need to get control of my thoughts and feelings. I feel like I'm spiraling downwards into an awful pit. I know the MC has done wonders for my mood before. I was so vibrant and healthy and feeling positive last year. I want to feel that way again. I can't afford therapy right now, and I don't know of any free counseling in my area, so I'll have to start with this.

Is there anyone out there dealing with similar issues and embarking on the MC? Depression, lack of motivation, just feeling weighed down, in need of some support? It would be great to be able to support each other here!

Thanks for reading

Are you ready to consider a "Plant Based" diet? -

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:34:00 GMT

After successfully completing ten days on the MasterCleanse/Lemonade Diet, many people are willing to change their eating habits and lifestyle in order to insure optimal health and wellness as well as keeping the weight off that was lost during the cleanse. And in most cases, if you need to lose more weight, a "plant based" diet will keep those pounds coming off.

If you are one who's willing to give this a shot but don't know where to start, I highly recommend you watch the following video. Click on: 21 day kickstart (video). If you were able to dicipline yourself for the MC/Lemonade Diet for 10 days this should be quite easy, and you can always go back to your old eating routine if you so choose.

The 21-Day Vegan Kickstart is designed to help you explore and experience the health benefits of a vegan diet—from weight loss to disease prevention! Everyone who joins this free program will notice amazing changes in their health. Learn more about the program at http://www.21DayKickstart.org!

Based on research by Neal Barnard, M.D., one of America’s leading health advocates, this program is designed for anyone who wants to explore and experience the health benefits of a vegan diet. Low-fat vegan—plant-based—diets are the easiest way to trim excess weight, prevent diabetes, cut cholesterol, lower blood pressure, prevent and reverse heart disease, and reduce cancer risk.

...vegeman

What’s On My Food? -

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:08:11 GMT

After staying on the MC/Lemonade Diet for 10 days or more you will have a choice whether to reintroduce the foods back into your diet that may have been the cause of the problems that prompted you to do the cleanse in the first place. Along with the opportunity provided by this cleanse to change your lifestyle for the better comes the responsibility of decision making in regard to where and what you are going to buy to feed yourself and your family.

Naturally, you are (or should be) aware that certain foods and food additives are to be eliminated to acheive and maintain optimal health. Refined sugars, saturated fats/partially hydrogenated oils, fast foods and most highly processed foods are a no-no!

When buying produce it's always best to consider buying organic. Better yet, to ensure freshness, buy local (or grow your own) as much as you can. When you can buy both local and organic, you can guarantee that the product is both free of pesticides and full of nutrients. Furthermore, you will also avoid any potential foods that may have been genetically modified. If you buy local and organic as much as possible and practical, your overall health is bound to improve and you are much more likely to return to your ideal body weight.

Pesticide exposure is becomming a major problem, and sadly, most people have been taught to trust the FDA and the commercial food producers to look after their safety. All advertising, commercials and even labeling is deceptive, while trying to convince you their products are healthy and/or natural. The bottom line is they have vested interests in making more and more money - most often at the expense of your health.

If you're as concerned about finding healthy, nutritionally dense and herbacide/pesticide free food as I am, check out the following...

What’s On My Food? is a searchable database designed to make the public problem of pesticide exposure visible and more understandable. To check out pesticide residues on common sources of food, you may visit: What’s On My Food?

Your comments are welcome...

...vegeman

modified diet stage 2

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:37:33 GMT

Can anyone help me. I'm now on the 6th day of the MC and I'm thinking to do stage 2 and after that again the MC.

On the site I read:

Stage 2
Continue a modified diet of lemonade and light
eating for aprox. 10-15 days.

How do you do this stage 2: how many lemonade drinks a day and what for lunch and what about the light eating? Is that soup?

First Time Cleanser

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:50:31 GMT

Today is day 1 of my "ease in" phase. I am so excited. This is my first time doing the Master Cleanse and my husband has decided to join me. Wish me luck!!

FAILING... NOOO!

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:23:03 GMT

After setting myself up for a steely 22 days, I have failed on Day 1 at around 8pm! The pringles staring at me in my cupboard got the better of me and after that it was pitta bread, dairylea, the whole shebang! I feel so let down! It's Day 1 again today, does anybody have any tips to get past the evening cravings!?
T xx