Well, I expected to gain some weight back after going off of the Master Cleanse. I did regain some weight, but it was only 2 pounds! I have found that I can eat a lot less now. I believe that my stomach had a chance to shrink back to the correct size. I've also been eating more salads and soups for lunch and eating my largest meal at lunch time. I only need a small snack for dinner these days.
The flax oil that I bought is starting to help with my knees. I am having less pain each day. Melissa even liked the taste of it.
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Day 6, Master Cleanse -- Last Day
Lost another pound, for a total of 8.5 pounds lost!
I needed to stop the cleanse yesterday. I did a partial day. The pain in my knee and leg was unbearable. I could barely walk and while Melissa and I were out, all the elderly people were looking at me hobbling around. That's saying something, because we were in the villages where they consider anyone under 30 to be "pediatic". Severe pain and inability to walk were not helpful in keeping a positive attitude for this.
I still feel good that I did 6 days at all. The pain is soooo much better this morning, and I feel like I can actually walk around for the time being. I will make an appt. to see the doctor next week, and have my knee looked at. I wonder if she will suggest a handicapped sticker for me?? Sometimes I wonder how I get around.
I needed to stop the cleanse yesterday. I did a partial day. The pain in my knee and leg was unbearable. I could barely walk and while Melissa and I were out, all the elderly people were looking at me hobbling around. That's saying something, because we were in the villages where they consider anyone under 30 to be "pediatic". Severe pain and inability to walk were not helpful in keeping a positive attitude for this.
I still feel good that I did 6 days at all. The pain is soooo much better this morning, and I feel like I can actually walk around for the time being. I will make an appt. to see the doctor next week, and have my knee looked at. I wonder if she will suggest a handicapped sticker for me?? Sometimes I wonder how I get around.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Master Cleanse, Day 5
Down another 1 1/2 pounds! That's a total of 6 pounds in 4 days. We'll see what I'm at tonight.
I think that the detox in my legs is going to kill me. I could just really use a tylenol or advil now to make the pain go away. I was up last night at 3:00 because my legs were hurting, and I was having back cramps. I used the heating pad on my back for a bit, and then on to my knee. It did help a little, but not a whole lot. I've got a compression wrap on it now, and it feels a bit better.
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Okay, so it's 8:20 now and I'm HUNGRY! I thought that the hunger was going to be better by now, but I still feel like at any moment I could run into the kitchen and eat everything in sight. What will power I have! At least my knee is feeling slightly better after having it wrapped for about 7 hours. I'm off to pick up the baby.......
I think that the detox in my legs is going to kill me. I could just really use a tylenol or advil now to make the pain go away. I was up last night at 3:00 because my legs were hurting, and I was having back cramps. I used the heating pad on my back for a bit, and then on to my knee. It did help a little, but not a whole lot. I've got a compression wrap on it now, and it feels a bit better.
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Okay, so it's 8:20 now and I'm HUNGRY! I thought that the hunger was going to be better by now, but I still feel like at any moment I could run into the kitchen and eat everything in sight. What will power I have! At least my knee is feeling slightly better after having it wrapped for about 7 hours. I'm off to pick up the baby.......
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Master Cleanse, Day 4
It is not advisable to bake bread or pizza while doing the Master Cleanse. It will make you very hungry and that is not a good thing.
But, I made some sprouted seed bread that smelled absolutely delicous. I also made pizza dough, and pizzas for Melissa and Neil for dinner. I feel very productive today, as I did all of that and some laundry, and chopped up mushrooms and onions for the freezer.
I lost another pound last night. This morning the salt water did not go down well, so I had an additional cup of the laxative tea. I drank that at 10:00 and didn't go until after 2:00. I don't think I'll be trying that again. I guess I will have to choke down the salt water. I made up 7 servings of the lemonade, but I don't know if I will be able to drink in all. I had to chug the last of the lemonade I made last night too. Hopefully that means that my stomach is shrinking back to the proper size. I had a lot of pain in my leg and knee last night too. Mostly in the back of my knee which is odd, because it never bothers me there. I had a lot of tonsil stones this morning too.
I am really looking forward to eating in 7 days. That is for sure! I was looking though my bread machine cookbook and marked off about 7 recipes that I would like to try out. I also need to find a pizza dough recipe that is going to work. I tried out two already, and have had a terrible time with them. They turn to glue during the 2nd rise and I have to add oodles of flour to them. I am going to try one more from my Kitchen Aid cookbook before I break out the heavy guns and go for the CIA recipe from my Pro-Chef book.
But, I made some sprouted seed bread that smelled absolutely delicous. I also made pizza dough, and pizzas for Melissa and Neil for dinner. I feel very productive today, as I did all of that and some laundry, and chopped up mushrooms and onions for the freezer.
I lost another pound last night. This morning the salt water did not go down well, so I had an additional cup of the laxative tea. I drank that at 10:00 and didn't go until after 2:00. I don't think I'll be trying that again. I guess I will have to choke down the salt water. I made up 7 servings of the lemonade, but I don't know if I will be able to drink in all. I had to chug the last of the lemonade I made last night too. Hopefully that means that my stomach is shrinking back to the proper size. I had a lot of pain in my leg and knee last night too. Mostly in the back of my knee which is odd, because it never bothers me there. I had a lot of tonsil stones this morning too.
I am really looking forward to eating in 7 days. That is for sure! I was looking though my bread machine cookbook and marked off about 7 recipes that I would like to try out. I also need to find a pizza dough recipe that is going to work. I tried out two already, and have had a terrible time with them. They turn to glue during the 2nd rise and I have to add oodles of flour to them. I am going to try one more from my Kitchen Aid cookbook before I break out the heavy guns and go for the CIA recipe from my Pro-Chef book.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Master Cleanse, Day 3
Today has gone well so far. I managed to choke down half of the salt water I was supposed to drink. I did a little shopping and bought veggies for the soup I need to make for after I'm finished. I will finish cutting them up during my afternoon work break. My mouth was coated and yucky last night, so I scrubbed it really well and it's maybe a little better today. My knee hurts a lot though. I can tell I am losing some weight. My rings are starting to slide around. I did get on the scale last night and lost another 1 1/2 pounds. That's a total of 4 pounds!! Exciting! I stopped at Publix to pick up some soy milk for Melissa, and they were cooking this shrimp stir fry....it smelled so good, and I don't even like shrimp! Needless to say, I picked up the recipe for when I'm through with the cleanse. I think that my hunger is subsiding today. I was really hungry yesterday. I drank 10 glasses of lemonade. The first day I only had 8. I might end up with about 8 again today.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Master Cleanse, Day 2 aka AC Fiasco
Well, Our AC is down, and its 83° in the house. I guess the capacitor went out. $105 to fix it. Fun times.
Now on to my progress on the cleanse.
Laxative tea was much better last night. It's funny because I woke up this morning not hungry at all. I didn't get to drink my salt water this morning...(oh darn), but have started on the lemonade. I really wanted to just grab something to eat this morning. Especially with the heat in the house, and Melissa being grumpy from the heat and running around! Grrrr. But, I did lose 2.5 lbs so far. No inches yet. Off to drink more lemonade!
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Ok, so I'm hungry today. And I have a headache. But otherwise, my cold which was coming on full force yesterday is practically gone. I am assuming the headache has something to do with the AC being off, and getting all hot from that. But I'm doing it. It's almost back to a normal temperature in the house now, at least. I am going to drink more lemonade today than I did yesterday. I think that the additional maple syrup may help with the headache. I did cut the recommended amount of 2 Tbsp per glass down to 1 Tbsp to help lose more weight, but I think I need the full amount today.
Now on to my progress on the cleanse.
Laxative tea was much better last night. It's funny because I woke up this morning not hungry at all. I didn't get to drink my salt water this morning...(oh darn), but have started on the lemonade. I really wanted to just grab something to eat this morning. Especially with the heat in the house, and Melissa being grumpy from the heat and running around! Grrrr. But, I did lose 2.5 lbs so far. No inches yet. Off to drink more lemonade!
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Ok, so I'm hungry today. And I have a headache. But otherwise, my cold which was coming on full force yesterday is practically gone. I am assuming the headache has something to do with the AC being off, and getting all hot from that. But I'm doing it. It's almost back to a normal temperature in the house now, at least. I am going to drink more lemonade today than I did yesterday. I think that the additional maple syrup may help with the headache. I did cut the recommended amount of 2 Tbsp per glass down to 1 Tbsp to help lose more weight, but I think I need the full amount today.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Master Cleanse Day 1
I have started the Master Cleanse today, and it is going well so far. For those who don't know what that is, I will explain. No there is not enough time. I will sum up. (Can you tell we just recently watched The Princess Bride?) Okay, so it's 10 days where you don't eat anything. Every evening you are supposed to drink an herbal laxative tea and every morning you are to do a top-down enema of salt water rinse. The rest of the day you drink as much water as you wish, and 6 - 12 10oz. glasses of "lemonade" made with lemon or lime juice and grade b maple syrup. This is to cleanse your system of toxins and give you a fresh start.
The reason for me doing the cleanse is to help with my knees. Everyone knows that my knees are the standard party trick for grossing everyone out. And before I head to the doctor who will for sure be saying that I need a knee replacement before I turn 30, I wanted to give it a go and try this out. I also need to lose some weight, but the cleanse isn't really a diet per se, but it does have that effect. As such, I did take my weight and measurements which I will not post here, but will post a total lost when I'm through. Christina, my sister, was supposed to be starting today with me, but she ended up chickening out having a migrane and not starting today. My brother, Bruce, is already on day 7, and looking forward to eating again soon.
Okay, so I had my lemon mint laxative tea last night about 11pm, and woke up at about 5am with stomach cramps. Thinking they would go away, I curled up in a ball and attempted to go back to sleep. At 6, I just got up and eliminated and felt much better, no cramps. Went back to sleep. The salt water rinse, was bad. I only drank half of what I was supposed to. I seriously though about it coming back up, but it did it's job. I dropped Melissa off at my parents this morning, and felt a few hunger pangs on the way, so I slurped up some more lemonade and water. So far so good.
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Evening update.....
Neil made rice to go with the curry chicken I made on Sunday, and it smelled so good! I never knew plain rice smelled so yummy! Even with a stuffed up nose. I am pretty hungry at the moment. And I did speak to Christina who is going to start tomorrow. I was expecting to be running to the bathroom every hour, but so far it has been going pretty good. Just as you would expect if you drank a bunch of liquids, I have peed a whole lot. Bruce said that the second day was harder for him. I feel like I may be able to do this for the full time, but I'm taking it as it comes, one day at a time. I have no idea what tomorrow will bring. But at the same time, I feel prepared for it. The week I spent in the hospital on a liquid diet was so much harder than this. Granted, I was really sick, and drugged up and feverish, but I couldn't get up and move around much, and Melissa was away from me. It's about 8:00 now and I am finishing up my 6th glass of lemonade. I may have 1 or 2 more.
The reason for me doing the cleanse is to help with my knees. Everyone knows that my knees are the standard party trick for grossing everyone out. And before I head to the doctor who will for sure be saying that I need a knee replacement before I turn 30, I wanted to give it a go and try this out. I also need to lose some weight, but the cleanse isn't really a diet per se, but it does have that effect. As such, I did take my weight and measurements which I will not post here, but will post a total lost when I'm through. Christina, my sister, was supposed to be starting today with me, but she ended up chickening out having a migrane and not starting today. My brother, Bruce, is already on day 7, and looking forward to eating again soon.
Okay, so I had my lemon mint laxative tea last night about 11pm, and woke up at about 5am with stomach cramps. Thinking they would go away, I curled up in a ball and attempted to go back to sleep. At 6, I just got up and eliminated and felt much better, no cramps. Went back to sleep. The salt water rinse, was bad. I only drank half of what I was supposed to. I seriously though about it coming back up, but it did it's job. I dropped Melissa off at my parents this morning, and felt a few hunger pangs on the way, so I slurped up some more lemonade and water. So far so good.
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Evening update.....
Neil made rice to go with the curry chicken I made on Sunday, and it smelled so good! I never knew plain rice smelled so yummy! Even with a stuffed up nose. I am pretty hungry at the moment. And I did speak to Christina who is going to start tomorrow. I was expecting to be running to the bathroom every hour, but so far it has been going pretty good. Just as you would expect if you drank a bunch of liquids, I have peed a whole lot. Bruce said that the second day was harder for him. I feel like I may be able to do this for the full time, but I'm taking it as it comes, one day at a time. I have no idea what tomorrow will bring. But at the same time, I feel prepared for it. The week I spent in the hospital on a liquid diet was so much harder than this. Granted, I was really sick, and drugged up and feverish, but I couldn't get up and move around much, and Melissa was away from me. It's about 8:00 now and I am finishing up my 6th glass of lemonade. I may have 1 or 2 more.
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