~ * ~ Master Cleanse ~ * ~ Day 3 - Getting Back

I have to say It was a KNOCKOUT;

I have been knockout by the cleanse for 2 nights & 1 day per se. Today, I feel a little better. Energetic, hyper, more enthusiastic towards work and personnel.

Hungry not really~ through out these past few days I didn't feel hungry. Exciting thing is I have a little bit of the expected result as the book said. However, my weight still remains.

I have been good for these couple of days; I start go back to GYM, even though exercising slowly but I did work out.

~ * ~ Master Cleanse ~ * ~ Day 2 - Tired

Cannot believe how tired I would get. I went to bed last night before 10p. It has been really long time I haven't sleep that early & long in a weekday/weekend. I am really night owl, never go the bed before midnight.

The day is so hard to pass through!! I am so drowsy; Cannot focus all day; Of course, I am hungry too! So sorry, that I didn't do much work since things aren't working, as well as I am not working well.

By the evening, I decided I just go home. Well, not straight home, since I planned ahead to go shop for wedding gifts and gym. I went to shop a little, just about 2 hours of walks. Not really in the mood of shopping, as you know, I was really tired. On my way home, I was debating with myself should I go home, or the gym. I really am
tried. Unlike after excess exercises tired, more close to exhausted tired. As the result, of course, I went home straight.

Is another pass out! After I had my lemonades for the night, I slept.......
Poopie - is not major as I read from other blog, and expected; sort of disappointed.

~ * ~ Master Cleanse ~*~ Day 1 - the Diet Begin ~ * ~

Morning.... 9-ish
The diet requires to drink 1 qt (32 oz) of Sea Salt water. So, I was advised that I should wake up 2 hours earlier to drink my Sea salt water since it takes about 30 mins to get it to work. Well, I was nervous as I had the laxative tea the night before, and was warned that might be time consuming if really get stuck in the bathroom. So, I wait, and wait .... nothing really happen, and it is time to brush up to work.

Thankfully there is still nothing happening on my way to work; I met my colleague who is doing the cleanse with me this morning, and we made our lemonade (my first time) for the morning. I had taste it before, just a drop of it, IT WASN'T BAD. (That was the reason I choose to do this diet) Without my usual breakfast, and a cup of iced coffee, I am hungry, and lack of energy; Holding up my stomach, drinking the lemonade for breakfast, IT TASTES NOT GOOD BUT SPICY;


Mid-morning ... 11 ish
Thought that would be easy to pour it down, but it has been almost 3 hours, I just finish 3/4 of the first cup. Yea, yea, now I feel a bit hungry (not really but craving). And feeling like fading.
Lots and lots of thanks to my colleague!! She is so dedicated and caring. She constantly asking me how do I feel, and reminds me little things I wouldn't have pay attention to. Just have to love her!


Noon ... 12 ish
Getting hungry ... hungry ...is that me? feeling like bathroom, but seems like weak.... don't really know well what is that, but I guess I will get used to the feeling.


Afternoon ... 2-ish
We will make the lemonade again!! I am so excited because I guess I am hungry and the lemonade is the only "food" I can eat; Interesting enough, the lemonade really can fill me up, at least I am not yearning for food like crazy. I read a blog post which the writer wrote she excrete mucus ... and seems like she thought those are fat ... well, that scare me out a little because I feel quite disgusting to any form of mucus... as well ... I think body fat will not get out of the body like this... any thoughts?

Mid-Afternoon ... 5-ish
Meeting ... a sudden call in meeting keep me busy idle for almost 2 hours; OMG~ now my stomach is burning - I am hungry and tired and sleepy... and is time.... sleep - so I took a nap for about 15 mins ... then I now I am awake and ready to go the after work shopping (for lemons)

Hopefully I can hold it up tonight... and morning will be better since my colleague will keep me strong :)

Evening ... 7ish
Since I know I will not able to resist the temptation of food, I planned to get the lemons in downtown. After work, I go to Trader Joe to get the lemons I will need for the coming few days.
That was just crazy!!! The store has too many people and we need to line up to get in the store. Can you imagine that? An queue for getting into Trader Joe? Some curious pedestrians will occasionally come by and ask what are we waiting; Yea, just to get in the store - THAT'S IT!!

Mid- Evening ... 9ish
Finally I got my lemons. I am so tried on my way home, but I told myself, NO! Cannot give up the GYM. I will have nothing to do, and will think about eating. So I go to the GYM. Stay there about 45 mins - slow, very slow exercising - then I go back home. Shower, and make my lemonade for the night. I drink the lemonade down quickly, guess I am hungry; After that I am tired, and sleep.

~ * ~ * Pre- Master Cleanse * ~ *~ 27th July 2008 (Sun) - Day 0

Master Cleanse, for those who don't know, it is a 10 days diet system that helps ones to clean up their digestive system, is developed by Stanley Burroughs.
For more information, please google it :)

I got to know this diet/fest from my colleague. She did it every quarter, so I decided to join her in this quarter. Lots of thanks to her, I will have the courage, and a real guide/buddy to start my 10 days long journey. (given the fact that I can't even finish 7-days vegetable diet!)

Well, well~ it might be too early to say, but I am kinda feeling good about completing the diet with someone really experienced, and determined in the diet/fest.

Things started early this week, we went out to the Whole Food shopping (since the ingredients need to be organic). Cannot deny my colleague is really professional at this; she corrected every single little thing, from the diet ingredient to the toothpaste to the water. She reminded and warned me every single little details precisely. Although I felt like she is being way too serious, but it got me listen and would like to be serious about it as well. Thank you so much!!!

So today, the day before the fest begin, I went to the local organic food store to get the lemons, and the 99 cents store to get the measure cup and spoons. I read the book before; however, I didn't pay too much attention on the little details before. Now, I am reading the book and the recipe in details and planning ahead. Kind a feel good because I am a very much planning person, and life has been out of my plan lately, so I feel like I am gaining my control here, just a little :)

Anyway, tonight, I will be having my laxative tea first time to prepare myself for the diet/fest tomorrow. A little scare... good luck to me ...