Master Cleanse: Day 1
That’s the cleanse baby – you the master now! ~ My callous response many years ago to a Craiglister asking about diarrhea with Master Cleanse.
Ah, funny how life turns things around. What I once scoffed I now embrace – I have embarked on the Master Cleanse diet because, well, because, it actually seems “easy”. Wait, let me lay it out:
- It’s hot outside, which means food doesn’t seem too appealing
- I prefer drinking beverages over chewing
- I often take a huge hit of lemon or limes or both in water
- I live off of watermelon with cayenne pepper and lime juice over it
But let’s back up a little to what the Master Cleanse is. Developed in the 1940’s, MC was touted as a way to flush toxins from the body while also jump starting weight loss. It has been used in Hollywood for a long time, most famously in recent years by Beyonce. I’ve toyed with doing this for a while, but it seemed sort of a silly way to lose weight. Until I realized it might actually be doable.
I gave myself a lot of mind prep, and last night I started with the salt mix. This acts as a diuretic and you are warned to be near a bathroom for 1.5 hours after you take it. Let’s just say, it worked well! This morning I started full swing with the salt mix, and I’ve already gone through two mixtures of the lemonade. I have swapped out molasses for the syrup as recommended for the time being.
I feel very full. My mouth is a bit tingly from all of the cayenne. The sweet and the sour have balanced out nicely. I have hardly used the bathroom.
I had a standing lunch date, but the other party didn’t want to eat alone so asked to move it 🙁 and I managed to make it through french toast and eggs with my son.
I did think I should be making something solid a few times. And I only have one more lemonade before hitting my max today, so that has me a little concerned. Of course you can have additional water and tea, but those never seem to curb cravings.
Will be going into this 10 days at a time to see what happens. Hope it is relatively as smooth as today (crossing fingers).
I never knew how much stuff you could find online like this! Thanks for making it easy!
Awesome blog, thanks. Been trying to lose weight with the Cambridge diet these past few months and it’s going amazingly well. I will try and update soon to let you know how it’s going, so far I’ve lost 25 pounds in 5 months!
@Mommentator http://bit.ly/bhWSRY and http://bit.ly/dgLyU0 It is much better for you with molasses. I do off/on or sub meals sometimes
@Mommentator http://bit.ly/bhWSRY and http://bit.ly/dgLyU0 It is much better for you with molasses. I do off/on or sub meals sometimes
@Mommentator http://bit.ly/bhWSRY and http://bit.ly/dgLyU0 It is much better for you with molasses. I do off/on or sub meals sometimes
Lunch without you would have been no fun! 10 days & counting haha-my treat 🙂
Master Cleanse, Day 1 (ish): http://bit.ly/bhWSRY
You might enjoy this if you start feeling low while you’re doing the Cleanse, or even just as a casual amusement- A favorite cartoonist of mine wrote a comics-journal when she did the Master Cleanse, and I always like to share it with people who I find out are doing it, too. Lucy Knisley’s “The Fast” Enjoy!
Master Cleanse, Day 1 (ish): http://bit.ly/bhWSRY
Master Cleanse, Day 1 (ish): http://bit.ly/bhWSRY