Day 11
Starting weight - 297.4
Current weight - 280.4
Total weight lost = 17 lbs
I woke up feeling like crap. You don't know the relief that came over me when I realized it was just a dream haha
I woke up in a good mood today, Thank the Lord. My little sister made me crack up and she also commented on how good I'm looking say woo hoo lol
I gotta be honest...this SWF is not workin out for me. I've been doing the tea for the past few days. Yesterday morning I got my SWF things ready and sat there for nearly an hour trying to do it but I ended up pouring it down the sink. I just couldn't. I did the tea instead. I was supposed to go to the zoo today with my niece and younger sister but the car wasn't working right and transportation would have been too hectic for all of us. 2 busses and 2 trains..and a 8 block walk. We'll just save it for another day :roll:
I have this big party I'm going to on the 11th and I'm just so nervous. There is going to be A LOT of food and liquor there...even though I don't drink...just on occasions. I am going to be so bored lol grrr And then this wedding I have on the 18th..oh Lord help me. He always does :)
I really would love to do something today..something fun. I don't think I'm ready for the beach yet but that day will come lol As for now..I'll just stick with basic outdoor activities.
On my way to drink my tea and get ready to head out.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Thank God, not feeling nauseous at least not yet.
Day 10
Starting weight - 297.4
Current weight - 282
Total weight lost = 15.4 lbs
I woke up feeling fine today. I'm going to take advantage of that and do the SWF. Hopefully I can manage to do it without gagging. It's starting to rain out. Gee..I wonder what I can do to help pass the time by. I'll post back later towards the end of the night.
Starting weight - 297.4
Current weight - 282
Total weight lost = 15.4 lbs
I woke up feeling fine today. I'm going to take advantage of that and do the SWF. Hopefully I can manage to do it without gagging. It's starting to rain out. Gee..I wonder what I can do to help pass the time by. I'll post back later towards the end of the night.
I woke up at 6am today to go walk a few laps around the track
Day 9
Starting weight - 297.4
Current weight - 284
Total weight lost = 13.4 lbs
I woke up at 6am today to go walk a few laps around the track. I barely got any sleep last night..I was so tired and exhausted but at the same time could not stop thinking, kept turning and tossing too much. I think I finally fell asleep at 2ish. I got dressed and went to the track and walked about 1 1/2 miles. I took a scenic trail after the tracks and it was very nice. I was around a body of water and it smelled horrible in some parts. I smelled fish and blah ... just hated feeling nauseous. I'm always feeling nauseous these past few days and it's sickening. I can barely drink the minimum 6 glasses of lemonade. I have no desire to put anything in my mouth...not even water. The lemonade made me gag yesterday and today. I have to force it in my system. After coming back from my walk, which was around 9a.m. I fell asleep until 1pm. Woke up feeling very tired and a lot of fatigue. My muscles were KILLING me ... but now it's better. I didn't do the SWF today. I've been feeling too nauseous these past few days. I don't know what's gotten into me. I have no energy whatsoever. My mom is starting to worry about me. She has been supportive of this cleanse from the beginning but today she told me I should stop and just eat right and exercise and that will surely cleanse my system out and help me lose weight. I don't want to stop. I want to keep going. I have a fear of getting sick. I am so miserable when I am sick. I know that further down in the cleanse, an MC'er might catch a cold or flu like symptoms. I'm not looking forward to that at all. I'm working on my 4th glass of lemonade now. I don't think I can have any more. I'll save the rest for tomorrow. I know I said this before, but I am really really going to push myself to do the SWF tomorrow. I've been doing the tea for the past few days and my gosh...the intestinal cramps and pain that I have to endure...whew.
Another thing I want to mention is that even though my tongue is not coated, I have thick saliva in my mouth that is just so hard to tolerate. No words can describe how irritated and upset I am. Just the whole mouth situation. I really want to wake up early again tomorrow and go for another walk. I'd love to boost up my metabolism..since it was very very slow. I'm going to make my tea soon and then go to bed.
Tomorrow will be day 10
Starting weight - 297.4
Current weight - 284
Total weight lost = 13.4 lbs
I woke up at 6am today to go walk a few laps around the track. I barely got any sleep last night..I was so tired and exhausted but at the same time could not stop thinking, kept turning and tossing too much. I think I finally fell asleep at 2ish. I got dressed and went to the track and walked about 1 1/2 miles. I took a scenic trail after the tracks and it was very nice. I was around a body of water and it smelled horrible in some parts. I smelled fish and blah ... just hated feeling nauseous. I'm always feeling nauseous these past few days and it's sickening. I can barely drink the minimum 6 glasses of lemonade. I have no desire to put anything in my mouth...not even water. The lemonade made me gag yesterday and today. I have to force it in my system. After coming back from my walk, which was around 9a.m. I fell asleep until 1pm. Woke up feeling very tired and a lot of fatigue. My muscles were KILLING me ... but now it's better. I didn't do the SWF today. I've been feeling too nauseous these past few days. I don't know what's gotten into me. I have no energy whatsoever. My mom is starting to worry about me. She has been supportive of this cleanse from the beginning but today she told me I should stop and just eat right and exercise and that will surely cleanse my system out and help me lose weight. I don't want to stop. I want to keep going. I have a fear of getting sick. I am so miserable when I am sick. I know that further down in the cleanse, an MC'er might catch a cold or flu like symptoms. I'm not looking forward to that at all. I'm working on my 4th glass of lemonade now. I don't think I can have any more. I'll save the rest for tomorrow. I know I said this before, but I am really really going to push myself to do the SWF tomorrow. I've been doing the tea for the past few days and my gosh...the intestinal cramps and pain that I have to endure...whew.
Another thing I want to mention is that even though my tongue is not coated, I have thick saliva in my mouth that is just so hard to tolerate. No words can describe how irritated and upset I am. Just the whole mouth situation. I really want to wake up early again tomorrow and go for another walk. I'd love to boost up my metabolism..since it was very very slow. I'm going to make my tea soon and then go to bed.
Tomorrow will be day 10
Today I woke up feeling VERY tired, and I have no idea why
Day 8
Starting weight - 297.4
Current weight - 285
Total weight lost = 12.4 lbs
It took me until 5pm to get out of my pajamas and out of bed. I had some leftover lemonade from yesterday...about 2 glasses. I had one around 5pm, and then at 7 I had about half a glass. My stomach has been so weird today. Let me try to explain how it feels. Okay..know when your stomach growls? Know that feeling you get when it's about to growl..and then it makes the sound and then it goes away. Well I get that feeling in my stomach but no growl and that feeling just gets stuck there. It's so uncomfortable and annoying. I hate it. And another thing I forgot to mention is that last night when I came home, I noticed my eyes were glazy and a little tiny bit red. Today, my eyes were very glazy. It looks so scary lol It's not a clear white area. Has some glaze and a tinyyy bit of yellow to it. I'm sure it's all part of the cleanse. I have to go back and read the detox stages. Another thing that REALLY bothers me all day is my mouth. No matter how many times I brush, it's the nastiest taste in my mouth. I really don't know what to do. I never got that white coating on my mouth. Always scraped my tongue...rinsed my mouth after drinking my lemonade. I have a wedding to go to on the 18th of this month and I am always around family get togethers so it's really hard to distance myself, I'm so self conscious about it. They think that something is the matter with me because I'm not as social as I am or as I would like to be. Are there any tips or suggestions other than brushing that someone can share? Thanks.
Oh, I didn't do the SWF this morning either. I am so happy to be away from the SWF...even though I am advised to do that everyday but I hate it. Tomorrow I am going to the tracks in the park to exercise/walk with my sister and cousin. It's so awesome that they are motivating me to do this. Very supportive, I love that. I'm going to get up very early, at 6am and just start exercising. I'm about to have my tea and then off to bed for me, I'm tired. Hopefully after tomorrow's workout, I'll have some energy,,,because so far on this cleanse I really haven't experienced any. We'll see.
Starting weight - 297.4
Current weight - 285
Total weight lost = 12.4 lbs
It took me until 5pm to get out of my pajamas and out of bed. I had some leftover lemonade from yesterday...about 2 glasses. I had one around 5pm, and then at 7 I had about half a glass. My stomach has been so weird today. Let me try to explain how it feels. Okay..know when your stomach growls? Know that feeling you get when it's about to growl..and then it makes the sound and then it goes away. Well I get that feeling in my stomach but no growl and that feeling just gets stuck there. It's so uncomfortable and annoying. I hate it. And another thing I forgot to mention is that last night when I came home, I noticed my eyes were glazy and a little tiny bit red. Today, my eyes were very glazy. It looks so scary lol It's not a clear white area. Has some glaze and a tinyyy bit of yellow to it. I'm sure it's all part of the cleanse. I have to go back and read the detox stages. Another thing that REALLY bothers me all day is my mouth. No matter how many times I brush, it's the nastiest taste in my mouth. I really don't know what to do. I never got that white coating on my mouth. Always scraped my tongue...rinsed my mouth after drinking my lemonade. I have a wedding to go to on the 18th of this month and I am always around family get togethers so it's really hard to distance myself, I'm so self conscious about it. They think that something is the matter with me because I'm not as social as I am or as I would like to be. Are there any tips or suggestions other than brushing that someone can share? Thanks.
Oh, I didn't do the SWF this morning either. I am so happy to be away from the SWF...even though I am advised to do that everyday but I hate it. Tomorrow I am going to the tracks in the park to exercise/walk with my sister and cousin. It's so awesome that they are motivating me to do this. Very supportive, I love that. I'm going to get up very early, at 6am and just start exercising. I'm about to have my tea and then off to bed for me, I'm tired. Hopefully after tomorrow's workout, I'll have some energy,,,because so far on this cleanse I really haven't experienced any. We'll see.
I hated today. I was so emotional and so aggravated
End of Day 7
I woke up feeling lazy, I undid that by blasting some music around the house and helping around with some chores. I got so tired, I didn't even want to leave to see some fireworks but because my niece was looking forward to them I pushed myself to go. I am really really hating this smell thing. In my last post for day 6, I talked about how I smell everything and it was making me nauseous. Well today....oh where do I begin. It was so awful :(
I took my little sister and niece and a friend came along. We were supposed to go to this get together over my aunts house. Everyone was going to be there and food and bla bla. I wanted to go see everyone but at the same time, I really wanted to be alone today. I didn't want to be near anyone. And knowing my aunt, she talks to my mom everyday and I'm sure my mom told her about this cleanse I'm doing. SO..we went to see some fireworks and food was everywhere. Especially ice cream :evil:
After the fireworks, I went over this little get together and I was feeling extremely nauseous and started getting a slight headache. I told everyone that I was tired and wanted to leave. But they insisted on me staying for a bit longer. And then of course my aunt opens her mouth. In front of everyone..My cousin and his wife - newly weds- my other cousin and his gf his friend and his gf sister in law 2 neighbors..yeah you get the idea. She tells me to go up the stairs so she can show me the new house, and she just says 'c'mon lets exercise ... oh btw, what is this nonsense you are doing to yourself? (talking about the cleanse) you are going to kill yourself it's not good for you bla bla you look good, don't worry about anything'
Mortified was an understatement. There were some ppl there that I didn't really know so I was extremely uncomfortable. I knew she wouldn't understand and that's why I don't want anyone to know. No one understands..unless they sit here and read the book and educate themselves with it. I'm so upset. I really am. I only had 2 glasses of lemonade today and about 3 bottles of water. And another thing, I'm out and I have to use the bathroom like every 15 minutes. And I have heartburn every now and then for the past 2 days. And there is always a nasty taste in my mouth ALL day, no matter how much I brush and scrape my tongue...I hate it. I want it to go away. When does a person going the MC start having better breath? I need to get some rest, I'm in a bad mood
Goodnite everyone
I woke up feeling lazy, I undid that by blasting some music around the house and helping around with some chores. I got so tired, I didn't even want to leave to see some fireworks but because my niece was looking forward to them I pushed myself to go. I am really really hating this smell thing. In my last post for day 6, I talked about how I smell everything and it was making me nauseous. Well today....oh where do I begin. It was so awful :(
I took my little sister and niece and a friend came along. We were supposed to go to this get together over my aunts house. Everyone was going to be there and food and bla bla. I wanted to go see everyone but at the same time, I really wanted to be alone today. I didn't want to be near anyone. And knowing my aunt, she talks to my mom everyday and I'm sure my mom told her about this cleanse I'm doing. SO..we went to see some fireworks and food was everywhere. Especially ice cream :evil:
After the fireworks, I went over this little get together and I was feeling extremely nauseous and started getting a slight headache. I told everyone that I was tired and wanted to leave. But they insisted on me staying for a bit longer. And then of course my aunt opens her mouth. In front of everyone..My cousin and his wife - newly weds- my other cousin and his gf his friend and his gf sister in law 2 neighbors..yeah you get the idea. She tells me to go up the stairs so she can show me the new house, and she just says 'c'mon lets exercise ... oh btw, what is this nonsense you are doing to yourself? (talking about the cleanse) you are going to kill yourself it's not good for you bla bla you look good, don't worry about anything'
Mortified was an understatement. There were some ppl there that I didn't really know so I was extremely uncomfortable. I knew she wouldn't understand and that's why I don't want anyone to know. No one understands..unless they sit here and read the book and educate themselves with it. I'm so upset. I really am. I only had 2 glasses of lemonade today and about 3 bottles of water. And another thing, I'm out and I have to use the bathroom like every 15 minutes. And I have heartburn every now and then for the past 2 days. And there is always a nasty taste in my mouth ALL day, no matter how much I brush and scrape my tongue...I hate it. I want it to go away. When does a person going the MC start having better breath? I need to get some rest, I'm in a bad mood
Goodnite everyone
You're lucky your fam wont torture you with the bbq/cookout!!!
My family is having the big cookout TOMORROW......for some reason instead of today. And tomorrow of course is me starting over on this cleanse on day one. What a way to begin.......with yummy cookout food everywhere I look!!! I should just try to make other plans and be as far from this house as possible!!!!
Good luck with your cleanse :) Day 7 for you!!! You must be pumped :)
Good luck with your cleanse :) Day 7 for you!!! You must be pumped :)
It's day 7 for me and I'm feeling lazy today
Day 7
Starting weight - 297.4
Current weight - 287.4
Total weight lost - 10lbs
It's day 7 for me and I'm feeling lazy today. I got up and blasted some music which did pump me up a bit but eh..still not feelin it. Today is 4th of July and my family and I might go see some fireworks in NY. We're not going to have a bbq or anything (Thank God lol)
I didn't do the SWF today, had the tea instead. And yesterday for some reason, I had a slight sensation of heartburn throughout the day. Weird. Okay I will post back later
Have a safe and happy 4th of July everyone :D
Starting weight - 297.4
Current weight - 287.4
Total weight lost - 10lbs
It's day 7 for me and I'm feeling lazy today. I got up and blasted some music which did pump me up a bit but eh..still not feelin it. Today is 4th of July and my family and I might go see some fireworks in NY. We're not going to have a bbq or anything (Thank God lol)
I didn't do the SWF today, had the tea instead. And yesterday for some reason, I had a slight sensation of heartburn throughout the day. Weird. Okay I will post back later
Have a safe and happy 4th of July everyone :D
I kind of had a lousy day
End of Day 6
I kind of had a lousy day. Yeah...that heightened smell that everyone refers to while on the cleanse...well yeah I experienced THAT today. I was feeling nauseous all day. Oh gosh, it was awful. Just awful. My stomach growled today ... don't know if that was hunger or just me catching a whiff of the chicken francese my mom was making. I had to go out of the house until dinner wad done and everyone ate. I just want to stick a cork up my two nostrils. I keep smelling EVERYTHING. My brother's nasty socks from like 5 rooms away lol I just want to go to bed and wake up to a new day. A better day. So 4th of July is tomorrow. I'm kind of nervous because I'm going to be around bbq'ing all day and you know..all that 4th of July food and drinks that goes on. I just want to watch some fire works and go home and call it a night.
Well...good nite and I will post tomorrow.
I kind of had a lousy day. Yeah...that heightened smell that everyone refers to while on the cleanse...well yeah I experienced THAT today. I was feeling nauseous all day. Oh gosh, it was awful. Just awful. My stomach growled today ... don't know if that was hunger or just me catching a whiff of the chicken francese my mom was making. I had to go out of the house until dinner wad done and everyone ate. I just want to stick a cork up my two nostrils. I keep smelling EVERYTHING. My brother's nasty socks from like 5 rooms away lol I just want to go to bed and wake up to a new day. A better day. So 4th of July is tomorrow. I'm kind of nervous because I'm going to be around bbq'ing all day and you know..all that 4th of July food and drinks that goes on. I just want to watch some fire works and go home and call it a night.
Well...good nite and I will post tomorrow.
Woke up and decided not to do the SWF today
Day 6
Starting weight - 297.4
Current weight 289
Total weight lost = 8.4 lbs
Hello everyone :)
Woke up and decided not to do the SWF today. I am drinking the tea instead. I am not going to try and make it a habit to not do the SWF everyday. I know once in a while is okay. So, I made my batch of lemonade for the day and going to go out ... might pick up a tampico body brush, I want to start dry skin brushing again. If you haven't heard about dry skin brushing, I urge you to please visit this site and read up about it.
Benefits of Dry Skin Brushing Explained:
1. Removes cellulite
2. Cleanses the lymphatic system
3. Removes dead skin layers
4. Strengthens the immune system
5. Stimulates the hormone and oil-producing glands
6. Tightens the skin preventing premature aging
7. Tones the muscles
8. Stimulates circulation
9. Improves the function of the nervous system
10. Helps digestion
11. AND it’s easy, inexpensive and invigorating!
Here is the site :
http://www.naturalhealthtechniques.com/healingtechniques/Dry_Brushing_Technique.htm
I'll post later before bed and tell you how my day went :)
Starting weight - 297.4
Current weight 289
Total weight lost = 8.4 lbs
Hello everyone :)
Woke up and decided not to do the SWF today. I am drinking the tea instead. I am not going to try and make it a habit to not do the SWF everyday. I know once in a while is okay. So, I made my batch of lemonade for the day and going to go out ... might pick up a tampico body brush, I want to start dry skin brushing again. If you haven't heard about dry skin brushing, I urge you to please visit this site and read up about it.
Benefits of Dry Skin Brushing Explained:
1. Removes cellulite
2. Cleanses the lymphatic system
3. Removes dead skin layers
4. Strengthens the immune system
5. Stimulates the hormone and oil-producing glands
6. Tightens the skin preventing premature aging
7. Tones the muscles
8. Stimulates circulation
9. Improves the function of the nervous system
10. Helps digestion
11. AND it’s easy, inexpensive and invigorating!
Here is the site :
http://www.naturalhealthtechniques.com/healingtechniques/Dry_Brushing_Technique.htm
I'll post later before bed and tell you how my day went :)
End of Day 5 Well...I didn't have such a good day
For some reason...I didn't wake up in a good mood like I have been the past few days. I was just in a 'leave me alone' mood. I was craving food today. I haven't craved anything major or had hunger issues. But today, I hated today. I was in a bad mood. For some reason, I was craving pretzels. I never eat pretzels lol My mom was cooking and I really wanted some. I hate being around food when I know I can't have it. That's my problem. It's all psychological. I controlled it by the end of the night. But man...I was fighting the cravings. Drank a lot of water..drank my lemonade. Watched a movie. Read a little here and there. But still...I was just so angry. But, thankfully I am okay now. Tomorrow is a new and better day. Hopefully :D
Goodnight all.
Goodnight all.
I woke up and took my SWF and prepared my lemonade for the day
Day 5
Starting weight - 297.4
Current weight - 290
Total weight lost = 7.4 lbs
Hey everyone, how's it goin? I woke up and took my SWF and prepared my lemonade for the day. My weight keeps fluctuating...off by a pound. It's weird. Like this morning I weighed myself and I was 290.8 and then waited a while and was 290 and now I weighed myself and it was 291.2. I'm just going to go by the lowest one :wink:
I haven't been experiencing the ENERGY that everyone raves about. Maybe that'll come later on in the cleanse. I'll post back later before bed. Have a good day everyone!
Starting weight - 297.4
Current weight - 290
Total weight lost = 7.4 lbs
Hey everyone, how's it goin? I woke up and took my SWF and prepared my lemonade for the day. My weight keeps fluctuating...off by a pound. It's weird. Like this morning I weighed myself and I was 290.8 and then waited a while and was 290 and now I weighed myself and it was 291.2. I'm just going to go by the lowest one :wink:
I haven't been experiencing the ENERGY that everyone raves about. Maybe that'll come later on in the cleanse. I'll post back later before bed. Have a good day everyone!
Day 4 Current Weight - 291
Starting weight - 297.4
Current Weight - 291
Total weight lost = 6.4 lbs
Good morning everyone. I didn't get a chance to write last night. I just did the usual yesterday...drank my 6 glasses of lemonade and my Smooth Move tea last night. My stomach growled only one time so far during this cleanse and it was last night while I was in bed, after taking my tea. My mom made meatloaf yesterday and pasta so everyone was just eating around me so it made me think about it and food which probably lead to my cravings. But they weren't intense at all. I hated the dream I had last night, it was just horrible. I dreamt that I went to a bakery and was just pointing at different pastries to buy and ended up buying them. And then when I got to the car I kept reasoning with myself like no, you can't eat this..it's not worth it. So then I gave them all away to my family but still ended up having a bite of something and wow the guilt that I felt. I actually woke up thinking it was real and then realized it wasn't. I just hate those dreams. So anyways, I woke up pretty late today, it's 1pm right now. I just couldn't sleep last night. My younger sister slept next to me and I'm the type of person that just can't sleep next to anyone. I like my own bed lol Even though my sister is very quiet and still next to me...it's not her it's me. I move a lot and I feel like my movements are going to bother her so I just try not to move and it just makes me not get much rest. And I went to bed pretty late...like at 2am and woke up at 7 from her alarm clock and wasn't able to go back to sleep until 9am. I'm going to do my SWF which I am despising, but I know I have to do it. Yesterday morning I just couldn't stomach it and I really felt like I was going to puke. I hope this morning it's better. I'll write back later tonight. Bye everyone and have a good day
Current Weight - 291
Total weight lost = 6.4 lbs
Good morning everyone. I didn't get a chance to write last night. I just did the usual yesterday...drank my 6 glasses of lemonade and my Smooth Move tea last night. My stomach growled only one time so far during this cleanse and it was last night while I was in bed, after taking my tea. My mom made meatloaf yesterday and pasta so everyone was just eating around me so it made me think about it and food which probably lead to my cravings. But they weren't intense at all. I hated the dream I had last night, it was just horrible. I dreamt that I went to a bakery and was just pointing at different pastries to buy and ended up buying them. And then when I got to the car I kept reasoning with myself like no, you can't eat this..it's not worth it. So then I gave them all away to my family but still ended up having a bite of something and wow the guilt that I felt. I actually woke up thinking it was real and then realized it wasn't. I just hate those dreams. So anyways, I woke up pretty late today, it's 1pm right now. I just couldn't sleep last night. My younger sister slept next to me and I'm the type of person that just can't sleep next to anyone. I like my own bed lol Even though my sister is very quiet and still next to me...it's not her it's me. I move a lot and I feel like my movements are going to bother her so I just try not to move and it just makes me not get much rest. And I went to bed pretty late...like at 2am and woke up at 7 from her alarm clock and wasn't able to go back to sleep until 9am. I'm going to do my SWF which I am despising, but I know I have to do it. Yesterday morning I just couldn't stomach it and I really felt like I was going to puke. I hope this morning it's better. I'll write back later tonight. Bye everyone and have a good day
Day 3 Current weight 293
Gooooood morning my fellow MC'ers :D
How's everyone doing ? Hope everyone is doing well! I woke up not too long ago. I am going to do my SWF in a bit and get ready for my day. I had an appointment today but luckily, it got cancelled. I think I want to take it easy today, maybe go for a stroll in the park. I finished my book last night...so I have to pick up another one. Maybe I might follow Kevin's suggestion and to to the library and sign up. I will be back later on tonight to write about how my day went. Have a GREAT day everyone!
How's everyone doing ? Hope everyone is doing well! I woke up not too long ago. I am going to do my SWF in a bit and get ready for my day. I had an appointment today but luckily, it got cancelled. I think I want to take it easy today, maybe go for a stroll in the park. I finished my book last night...so I have to pick up another one. Maybe I might follow Kevin's suggestion and to to the library and sign up. I will be back later on tonight to write about how my day went. Have a GREAT day everyone!
My day went well today thank God. No major problems.
End of Day 2
Hey everyone. My day went well today thank God. No major problems. I did not have a headache at all today. I had a very slight one earlier and just drank more water. I started getting a headache just a few minutes ago, but just drank more water and it went away. I've been just taking it easy for the past 2 days. Not doing anything...doing some research online and just reading my book. I am going to start exercising in a few days. I didn't want to put my body through too much the first few days. My body needs time to adjust to the MC. The only thing that's bothering me right now is my family just ordered food from my favorite place and they are having a feast in the kitchen lol I ran away to my room and closed the door. I put up my techno music to drown out the 'hey we're feasting on good food' chatter. I smell it...it smells fantastic. I'm staying so strong. I finished my last glass of the lemonade. I made my tea for the night and it's cooling off. I'll drink that later on before bed. Another thing that's bothering...and I'm sorry to have to say this is my mouth. I keep brushing my teeth but it tastes horrible and feels slimy. I keep scraping my tongue but it's just temporary. I have an appointment somewhere tomorrow and I don't know how I'm going to have a conversation with these ppl. I know I can't have mints or anything. Oh well..
Good night my fellow MC'ers and hope everyone is doing great :)
Hey everyone. My day went well today thank God. No major problems. I did not have a headache at all today. I had a very slight one earlier and just drank more water. I started getting a headache just a few minutes ago, but just drank more water and it went away. I've been just taking it easy for the past 2 days. Not doing anything...doing some research online and just reading my book. I am going to start exercising in a few days. I didn't want to put my body through too much the first few days. My body needs time to adjust to the MC. The only thing that's bothering me right now is my family just ordered food from my favorite place and they are having a feast in the kitchen lol I ran away to my room and closed the door. I put up my techno music to drown out the 'hey we're feasting on good food' chatter. I smell it...it smells fantastic. I'm staying so strong. I finished my last glass of the lemonade. I made my tea for the night and it's cooling off. I'll drink that later on before bed. Another thing that's bothering...and I'm sorry to have to say this is my mouth. I keep brushing my teeth but it tastes horrible and feels slimy. I keep scraping my tongue but it's just temporary. I have an appointment somewhere tomorrow and I don't know how I'm going to have a conversation with these ppl. I know I can't have mints or anything. Oh well..
Good night my fellow MC'ers and hope everyone is doing great :)
I don't know how long I am planning to do this cleanse
Hey alleserme
Oh great, we are both on Day 2. I don't know how long I am planning to do this cleanse but I am aiming for 40+ days. For now, I will set my goal to 40 days and from there just keep going. My first cleanse was about 14 days, 2 years ago. I came off that cleanse very badly and got sick for a few days. I am going to do my best this time around. If you've read what I wrote up there, that's just a little preview of what my life has been like overweight. The list is pretty long if I were to type it in here lol
How are you doing on your cleanse so far? Have you had any hunger pangs? Any headaches? Temptations? I hope all is well with you take care ttyl :D
Oh great, we are both on Day 2. I don't know how long I am planning to do this cleanse but I am aiming for 40+ days. For now, I will set my goal to 40 days and from there just keep going. My first cleanse was about 14 days, 2 years ago. I came off that cleanse very badly and got sick for a few days. I am going to do my best this time around. If you've read what I wrote up there, that's just a little preview of what my life has been like overweight. The list is pretty long if I were to type it in here lol
How are you doing on your cleanse so far? Have you had any hunger pangs? Any headaches? Temptations? I hope all is well with you take care ttyl :D
Day 2 Current weight 295
Good morning everyone!!!
It's the morning of day 2 for me. I woke up feeling okay today. The highlight of my morning so far would have to be that I weighed myself and lost 2.4 lbs :-)
Let me tell you about the dreams I had last night, whoa. I was with my brother and he asked if I can take him to Mcdonalds. Then, for some reason I ordered a lot of food for myself. I was about to devour all the food and then I gave myself a reality check...I was thinking omgosh you're going to fail again, snap out of it what are you doing...all that hard work! And then the dream ended and I woke up thinking it was real and had to think for a good minute that it wasn't haha
I wonder what I should do today. It's going to be partly cloudy and 85 degrees. I'll figure something out. Well, I'm going to do my SWF -the worst part- and then make my lemonade for the day. I don't want to jinx it but yesterday, I did not get a headache AT ALL *knock on wood*
My previous cleanse, I used to have a knocking headache the first day. Hopefully I don't get one today. Oh and another thing...my breath is KICKIN lol I scraped my tongue and brushed and everything. Ugh
Ok...bye everyone
:D
It's the morning of day 2 for me. I woke up feeling okay today. The highlight of my morning so far would have to be that I weighed myself and lost 2.4 lbs :-)
Let me tell you about the dreams I had last night, whoa. I was with my brother and he asked if I can take him to Mcdonalds. Then, for some reason I ordered a lot of food for myself. I was about to devour all the food and then I gave myself a reality check...I was thinking omgosh you're going to fail again, snap out of it what are you doing...all that hard work! And then the dream ended and I woke up thinking it was real and had to think for a good minute that it wasn't haha
I wonder what I should do today. It's going to be partly cloudy and 85 degrees. I'll figure something out. Well, I'm going to do my SWF -the worst part- and then make my lemonade for the day. I don't want to jinx it but yesterday, I did not get a headache AT ALL *knock on wood*
My previous cleanse, I used to have a knocking headache the first day. Hopefully I don't get one today. Oh and another thing...my breath is KICKIN lol I scraped my tongue and brushed and everything. Ugh
Ok...bye everyone
:D
I am spending way too much money on these books lol
Ok well this is the end of Day 1. I came back from the park at around 7:30pm I laid down on the blanket and enjoyed the sunshine and the breeze. I read through my book and played with my niece. Yeah so I got bit by bugs and it's just so annoying haha I did pretty well at the park...I thought I would be away from food cravings and what not .... only to find a lot of ppl there on their blankets having picnics and the smell of bbq'ing just filled the air. But I just blocked all of that out. I didn't start getting hungry till about 8pm. I came home and drank some lemonade. I am working on my last glass right now. I drank a total of 6 glasses today. I also have my Smooth Move tea steeping in a cup. I am so proud of myself today for staying strong. To be honest, I really do not like the taste of the lemonade. I don't know how I'm going to drink this everyday, it's going to be tough. Oh, and I purchased a scale and weighed myself. It's not a pretty number :shock:
So, I started the MC without knowing my true weight before Day1. I guess I'm just going to put my weight that I just got now. I wonder if I should weigh myself in the morning before doing the SWF or way after? I'm going to ask that and find out.
Ok goodnight everyone. Hopefully tomorrow is as a smooth of a day as today was :)
So, I started the MC without knowing my true weight before Day1. I guess I'm just going to put my weight that I just got now. I wonder if I should weigh myself in the morning before doing the SWF or way after? I'm going to ask that and find out.
Ok goodnight everyone. Hopefully tomorrow is as a smooth of a day as today was :)
Day 1 Current weight - 297.4
Hey everyone :) It's a fantastic day today...bright and sunny and just beautiful! Hope everybody is doing well.
I went out and purchased the rest of the items needed for my cleanse. I drank my smooth move tea last night and went to bed late...around 2am. It took me a while to fall asleep because even though I am excited about doing the MC..I was nervous. I'm scared to fail...scared to cave in...just a lot was stirring through my mind. I eventually fell asleep around 3a.m. I woke up late lol around hmmm 1pm
I made my batch of lemonade for the day
60 oz of water
12 tbs organic lemon juice
6 tbs grade b maple syrup
-I leave the cayenne out of the gallon and just add it by the glass-
The reason I am using 6 tbs of maple syrup instead of 12 is because I cut it in half. It is much too sweet for me using the stated amount. Stanley said himself in the book that we can use 1 tbs per glass instead of 2.
Okay so I prepared my batch of lemonade and put it in the fridge. I then got my SWF ingredients ready. I find that not brushing my teeth prior to the SWF is easier because when you do brush your teeth, you taste it more ... yuck lol What I also do is take a shot glass with 2 teaspoons of Sea Salt and just shoot it in my mouth and then the remaining quart of water follows. I find that much easier...instead of drinking the whole quart with the sea salt in there. I'm not gonna lie...it was tough because it was just SO salty and kind of burned my throat. I have a very very bad gag relfex. I gagged 2 times. Once that was done...I started getting for the day. Got my clothes ready and shower items ready. I did the SWF at around 2 pm and it started taking effect within half an hour. I went to the bathroom about 4-5 times within an hour and 20 minutes. I then got in the shower...it was so relaxing and I was just hyping myself up in the shower...singing and saying yesssss you're going to do this!! hehe
I then got dressed and I was so happy that I didn't feel hungry at all. Usually when I wake up I'm starving lol I felt thirsty and drank a bottle of water. Then had a glass of the lemonade. Wow...this taste brings back memories of my last fast which was about 2 years ago lol I don't like the cayenne pepper taste in my lemonade so what I do, is get a shot glass out (again same with the SWF) and pour some lemonade in there and a good amount of cayenne pepper. I then have a glass of lemonade to follow that minus the cayenne pepper. I am drinking my lemonade using straws to avoid teeth sensitivity. I am hoping to not get tempted at all. I live with my mom and siblings...my mom cooks everyday so what I did was buy some books to keep myself busy. I just ordered a book by James Patterson (my favorite author) and I want to go to the park and just relax on the grass and read. That will waste a few hours. I'll bring along a bottle of the lemonade and a bottle of water so I can have some there.
If anyone has any tips/suggestions to keep busy while on the MC please post. I'm the type that is always grabbing something to eat when I'm bored so this is going to be very tough for me but am not going to think negative. I want to be positive. I wish I had a car .. I would have taken a road trip or something lol I'm on the way to leave with my niece to the park - she just had a slice of pizza grrrr she's so lucky lol okay okay snap out of it! hehe
I'll be back later to post more about my Day 1 of the MC
OH btw I forgot to add...my scale is not working so I do not know my exact weight. I have to go out later and purchase one.
I went out and purchased the rest of the items needed for my cleanse. I drank my smooth move tea last night and went to bed late...around 2am. It took me a while to fall asleep because even though I am excited about doing the MC..I was nervous. I'm scared to fail...scared to cave in...just a lot was stirring through my mind. I eventually fell asleep around 3a.m. I woke up late lol around hmmm 1pm
I made my batch of lemonade for the day
60 oz of water
12 tbs organic lemon juice
6 tbs grade b maple syrup
-I leave the cayenne out of the gallon and just add it by the glass-
The reason I am using 6 tbs of maple syrup instead of 12 is because I cut it in half. It is much too sweet for me using the stated amount. Stanley said himself in the book that we can use 1 tbs per glass instead of 2.
Okay so I prepared my batch of lemonade and put it in the fridge. I then got my SWF ingredients ready. I find that not brushing my teeth prior to the SWF is easier because when you do brush your teeth, you taste it more ... yuck lol What I also do is take a shot glass with 2 teaspoons of Sea Salt and just shoot it in my mouth and then the remaining quart of water follows. I find that much easier...instead of drinking the whole quart with the sea salt in there. I'm not gonna lie...it was tough because it was just SO salty and kind of burned my throat. I have a very very bad gag relfex. I gagged 2 times. Once that was done...I started getting for the day. Got my clothes ready and shower items ready. I did the SWF at around 2 pm and it started taking effect within half an hour. I went to the bathroom about 4-5 times within an hour and 20 minutes. I then got in the shower...it was so relaxing and I was just hyping myself up in the shower...singing and saying yesssss you're going to do this!! hehe
I then got dressed and I was so happy that I didn't feel hungry at all. Usually when I wake up I'm starving lol I felt thirsty and drank a bottle of water. Then had a glass of the lemonade. Wow...this taste brings back memories of my last fast which was about 2 years ago lol I don't like the cayenne pepper taste in my lemonade so what I do, is get a shot glass out (again same with the SWF) and pour some lemonade in there and a good amount of cayenne pepper. I then have a glass of lemonade to follow that minus the cayenne pepper. I am drinking my lemonade using straws to avoid teeth sensitivity. I am hoping to not get tempted at all. I live with my mom and siblings...my mom cooks everyday so what I did was buy some books to keep myself busy. I just ordered a book by James Patterson (my favorite author) and I want to go to the park and just relax on the grass and read. That will waste a few hours. I'll bring along a bottle of the lemonade and a bottle of water so I can have some there.
If anyone has any tips/suggestions to keep busy while on the MC please post. I'm the type that is always grabbing something to eat when I'm bored so this is going to be very tough for me but am not going to think negative. I want to be positive. I wish I had a car .. I would have taken a road trip or something lol I'm on the way to leave with my niece to the park - she just had a slice of pizza grrrr she's so lucky lol okay okay snap out of it! hehe
I'll be back later to post more about my Day 1 of the MC
OH btw I forgot to add...my scale is not working so I do not know my exact weight. I have to go out later and purchase one.
I don't know what happened to me but I got a severe allergy/asthma attack
Hey Marsha
Sorry I haven't replied, this is the first time I log in since my last post. I don't know what happened to me but I got a severe allergy/asthma attack. I've been drugged up on meds and starting to feel just a little better. I still need a few more days to hopefully feel completely better. I will be back to post my Day 1 of the cleanse. How are you doing? Last I read, you were on Day 4. What's new with that? Please keep me posted
:-)
Sorry I haven't replied, this is the first time I log in since my last post. I don't know what happened to me but I got a severe allergy/asthma attack. I've been drugged up on meds and starting to feel just a little better. I still need a few more days to hopefully feel completely better. I will be back to post my Day 1 of the cleanse. How are you doing? Last I read, you were on Day 4. What's new with that? Please keep me posted
:-)
I believe that your confidence will grow the days pass on the MC
Hi there - How are you doing today? Just checking in. You are on Day 1, right? I believe that your confidence will grow the days pass on the MC. It tends to bring focus and I think you'll feel so good about perservering and doing it for yourself.
That said, I am having a harder day today. I'm on Day 4. I am soooo hungry - maybe it's cravings - but I REALLY want to eat. I've been thinking about throwing in the towel and breaking the cleanse tomorrow - ughhh. Hoping I'll wake up tomorrow morning with renewed motivation to keep going. I keep asking myself "if not now, when?" Why not get what I want for myself now vs. waiting? Wish me luck!
Congratulations on quitting smoking!! I used to be a smoker and still have one occasionally. Very occasionally - just if someone else is having one or I have been drinking or something. I am embarrassed to admit it, but I use the nicotine lozenges still. I want to quit them after I am off the cleanse. I was going to try to quit them during this cleanse, but I was afraid I wouldn't stick with the cleanse if I did. Once I can eat again, I will focus on quitting the lozenges. So good for you for calling it quits for good!
I get depressed from time to time, too. I think you can get out of it by doing kind things for yourself. Try affirmations and don't be too hard on yourself. I have a "vision board" that contains all of my life goals. I review it every morning to renew my focus. I tell myself that I deserve to have whatever I want. I also journal quite a bit to release thoughts from my mind. And I find that exercise - I like going for long runs - really boosts me up. Just some thoughts. The problem is that when I am depressed, I don't do all of these things :) So I'm trying to keep doing them and making them habit until I truly believe in myself.
And sorry to hear about your job - I hope you find something much better for you. Now is the time for change! You can do it!! Keep focusing on taking care of yourself and don't give in :)
That said, I am having a harder day today. I'm on Day 4. I am soooo hungry - maybe it's cravings - but I REALLY want to eat. I've been thinking about throwing in the towel and breaking the cleanse tomorrow - ughhh. Hoping I'll wake up tomorrow morning with renewed motivation to keep going. I keep asking myself "if not now, when?" Why not get what I want for myself now vs. waiting? Wish me luck!
Congratulations on quitting smoking!! I used to be a smoker and still have one occasionally. Very occasionally - just if someone else is having one or I have been drinking or something. I am embarrassed to admit it, but I use the nicotine lozenges still. I want to quit them after I am off the cleanse. I was going to try to quit them during this cleanse, but I was afraid I wouldn't stick with the cleanse if I did. Once I can eat again, I will focus on quitting the lozenges. So good for you for calling it quits for good!
I get depressed from time to time, too. I think you can get out of it by doing kind things for yourself. Try affirmations and don't be too hard on yourself. I have a "vision board" that contains all of my life goals. I review it every morning to renew my focus. I tell myself that I deserve to have whatever I want. I also journal quite a bit to release thoughts from my mind. And I find that exercise - I like going for long runs - really boosts me up. Just some thoughts. The problem is that when I am depressed, I don't do all of these things :) So I'm trying to keep doing them and making them habit until I truly believe in myself.
And sorry to hear about your job - I hope you find something much better for you. Now is the time for change! You can do it!! Keep focusing on taking care of yourself and don't give in :)
I was so happy to read your post and I appreciate your support!
That would be so cool for us to motivate each other because that's what we all can use right, some good ol motivation lol I'm so proud of your accomplishments and I look forward to hearing about more to come!
I have all the ingredients to start my MC but missing the lemons and the spring water. I'm going to get ready in a little bit, and go out to the fruit farm and pick some things up. I also need a new scale and I will be posting my weight as soon as I get the scale. I'm excited and nervous at the same time lol It's pretty chilly outside and it's really making me feel lazy but I'm going to push myself. Know something? I wrote a list for my self, of ALL the reasons why I need to lose weight. I have absolutely NO confidence. I have shut myself out from friends and family members. I feel like a miserable person just moping around and I hate that it really brings me down and my family too. They notice how much of a low self esteem I have and they are always complimenting me but I just don't want to hear it. I really need to work on myself and I think that during this cleanse, I will have the time to really focus on myself and understand myself and get to know ME better. Not only lose weight, just be HEALTHY over-all. I want to be able to just have a walk with someone without running out of breath so fast. I honestly honestly feel like I'm a skinny girl stuck in a fat girl's body lol I also forgot to mention that I quit smoking Feb 25th.....cold turkey. I am SO happy that I kicked that nasty habit to the curb. I'm 24 years old and started when I was in high school. Of course I quit a few times but then found myself always starting up again. This time, I am done for good.
I feel so sick lately, not sick as in flu or cold. Sick as in unhealthy. I feel like I'm toxic all over and I have all the symptoms of being unhealthy. I joined the gym about a month ago. I started the treadmill for about 20 minutes the first day and by the end of the week, I was doing close to an hour. I also included some weights. But, I found that after the gym, my knees would hurt and so did my right ankle. I felt that I was too heavy to be working myself out the way I was. I went for about a month and now I've decided to lose a little weight first before doing any intense workout. I just recently got laid off my job. I'm going through some tough times now, God willing, it will get better. I used to have to be at work at 6a.m. and I would stand for 10 hours a day on my feet with maybe a 10 minute break and that would be sometimes. I would get off work at 4ish sometimes 5pm and this was 6 days a week. By the time I got off work, no words can describe how TIRED I was. It's bad enough that I'm carrying around extra weight, just standing up for all those hours really got to me. I did this for a year. My feet would swell up, and that's when I started having really bad ankle pain and knee pain. I don't miss that job at all and I'm kind of glad that I am resting now for a bit before finding a new one. And I noticed that lately, every time I have a heavy meal, I get this bad headache. I don't know why but I won't be having any more heavy meals....MC here I come lol
I also wanted to mention that I have never always been overweight. Just started after graduating high school in 2003. I had some nice curves in HS but was never skinny skinny. My dad had passed away a few years before that leaving me the oldest in my house ... all younger siblings and my mother. I had to take care of everyone and I still am. I never have anytime for myself. I'm not getting any younger and I would love to do this for myself. It really hit me one day, I took my younger sister out, who is 12 years old. We were in the supermarket grocery shopping and she bumped into her teacher. Her teacher thought I was her mother. That really hurt me but of course I didn't show it lol Also another thing...my cousin just got married. He announced his engagement/wedding date sometime last year. So I thought to myself, oh yeah May 30th 2009 is the wedding. For sure I'll lose weight by then! ..... Hmmm .... Only to find myself squeezing in dresses and shoes trying them on days before the wedding....Only to find myself hiding from the camera at the wedding...only to see the disappointed and shocked looks on faces of family members that haven't seen me in years and then got to see me on the wedding day. Man...that day still haunts me every time I think about it. I am happy for my cousin, it was his wedding day after all lol but I was a mess that day. It took me 2 days to find shoes that looked nice and fit my wide feet. I had to spend $70 on just a girdle and strapless support bra. If I was in shape, I would have never went through this. See...this is what makes me so ANGRY with myself. I can have control over all this, I just chose to let all this have control over ME.
I'm sick of it and I am ready for a change.
Okay, well I am going to get ready and I will be on later to post about the night before my Day 1 of my MC :-)
I have all the ingredients to start my MC but missing the lemons and the spring water. I'm going to get ready in a little bit, and go out to the fruit farm and pick some things up. I also need a new scale and I will be posting my weight as soon as I get the scale. I'm excited and nervous at the same time lol It's pretty chilly outside and it's really making me feel lazy but I'm going to push myself. Know something? I wrote a list for my self, of ALL the reasons why I need to lose weight. I have absolutely NO confidence. I have shut myself out from friends and family members. I feel like a miserable person just moping around and I hate that it really brings me down and my family too. They notice how much of a low self esteem I have and they are always complimenting me but I just don't want to hear it. I really need to work on myself and I think that during this cleanse, I will have the time to really focus on myself and understand myself and get to know ME better. Not only lose weight, just be HEALTHY over-all. I want to be able to just have a walk with someone without running out of breath so fast. I honestly honestly feel like I'm a skinny girl stuck in a fat girl's body lol I also forgot to mention that I quit smoking Feb 25th.....cold turkey. I am SO happy that I kicked that nasty habit to the curb. I'm 24 years old and started when I was in high school. Of course I quit a few times but then found myself always starting up again. This time, I am done for good.
I feel so sick lately, not sick as in flu or cold. Sick as in unhealthy. I feel like I'm toxic all over and I have all the symptoms of being unhealthy. I joined the gym about a month ago. I started the treadmill for about 20 minutes the first day and by the end of the week, I was doing close to an hour. I also included some weights. But, I found that after the gym, my knees would hurt and so did my right ankle. I felt that I was too heavy to be working myself out the way I was. I went for about a month and now I've decided to lose a little weight first before doing any intense workout. I just recently got laid off my job. I'm going through some tough times now, God willing, it will get better. I used to have to be at work at 6a.m. and I would stand for 10 hours a day on my feet with maybe a 10 minute break and that would be sometimes. I would get off work at 4ish sometimes 5pm and this was 6 days a week. By the time I got off work, no words can describe how TIRED I was. It's bad enough that I'm carrying around extra weight, just standing up for all those hours really got to me. I did this for a year. My feet would swell up, and that's when I started having really bad ankle pain and knee pain. I don't miss that job at all and I'm kind of glad that I am resting now for a bit before finding a new one. And I noticed that lately, every time I have a heavy meal, I get this bad headache. I don't know why but I won't be having any more heavy meals....MC here I come lol
I also wanted to mention that I have never always been overweight. Just started after graduating high school in 2003. I had some nice curves in HS but was never skinny skinny. My dad had passed away a few years before that leaving me the oldest in my house ... all younger siblings and my mother. I had to take care of everyone and I still am. I never have anytime for myself. I'm not getting any younger and I would love to do this for myself. It really hit me one day, I took my younger sister out, who is 12 years old. We were in the supermarket grocery shopping and she bumped into her teacher. Her teacher thought I was her mother. That really hurt me but of course I didn't show it lol Also another thing...my cousin just got married. He announced his engagement/wedding date sometime last year. So I thought to myself, oh yeah May 30th 2009 is the wedding. For sure I'll lose weight by then! ..... Hmmm .... Only to find myself squeezing in dresses and shoes trying them on days before the wedding....Only to find myself hiding from the camera at the wedding...only to see the disappointed and shocked looks on faces of family members that haven't seen me in years and then got to see me on the wedding day. Man...that day still haunts me every time I think about it. I am happy for my cousin, it was his wedding day after all lol but I was a mess that day. It took me 2 days to find shoes that looked nice and fit my wide feet. I had to spend $70 on just a girdle and strapless support bra. If I was in shape, I would have never went through this. See...this is what makes me so ANGRY with myself. I can have control over all this, I just chose to let all this have control over ME.
I'm sick of it and I am ready for a change.
Okay, well I am going to get ready and I will be on later to post about the night before my Day 1 of my MC :-)
That is great that you did a 2 week cleanse and lost so much weight!
It is hard, but it is such a feeling of accomplishment when it is over, right? :)
I did a 20 day cleanse in April/May of this year. I kind of "tricked" myself through it. I started by knowing I wanted do complete the minimum 10 days. I knew I wanted to do more than 10 days - but I didn't want to get overwhelmed by counting down days. So after I completed the first 10 days, I took one day at a time and told myself that I could quit whenever I wanted to. And before I could believe it, 20 days had passed and I decided to break the cleanse at that point.
Not sure if that helps. I just noticed that you seemed disappointed that you did 14 days vs. the 40 you initially set out to do. If you can, try not to be too hard on yourself. 14 days is truly an AMAZING accomplishment!
I too have been an emotional eater, and when I did my first 10 day MC in 2008, I lost around 15 pounds and proceeded to gain it back immediately. But after my recent 20 day cleanse, I have maintained!! I think it is my approach that changed. I am being kinder and gentler to myself. If I tell myself I can't do something, I feel deprived. So I try to keep things in moderation. Basically, I have been eating mostly raw foods with a couple of "splurge" meals per week with friends, family, etc. That seems to help a lot. It seems that with raw foods, I can eat basically as much as I wanted could maintain. I don't have as many cravings, etc. and I really do feel more satisfied after my meals and snacks. It has been quite freeing!
I am actually doing another cleanse right now. It is soon after my recent one, but my plan was to go back on another cleanse soon to lose the remaining weight that I want to lose. So I'm hoping to drop a few more pounds this time and inch my way closer to my final goal. At this point I only have about 10 pounds or so to go, so I think I'll get pretty close after this cleanse. Then I will go back to maintenance mode with mainly raw foods again. And try to keep that as my lifestyle.
It's interesting, but I have tried every diet ever created (well, almost :)), and every one of them seems to talk about a "lifestyle change" but I was always looking for a quick fix. I think I'm finally getting it. It is a lifestyle change, but it doesn't have to be a boring one. I really truly love the raw foods I have been eating - and I've had some splurges eating whatever I feel like it a couple of times a week - and I have been able to maintain my weight and not feel deprived. In fact, I feel the opposite - I feel like I have something that I didn't have before - a slimmer body!! :)
Good luck with slimming down before you see your man again! How exciting! Losing weight and feeling good about my body brings me a good sense of confidence as well, so I know what you mean. I am single, but am going to get out and start dating - and feeling good about how I look will really help.
Look forward to seeing your progess. Will check in again. :)
I did a 20 day cleanse in April/May of this year. I kind of "tricked" myself through it. I started by knowing I wanted do complete the minimum 10 days. I knew I wanted to do more than 10 days - but I didn't want to get overwhelmed by counting down days. So after I completed the first 10 days, I took one day at a time and told myself that I could quit whenever I wanted to. And before I could believe it, 20 days had passed and I decided to break the cleanse at that point.
Not sure if that helps. I just noticed that you seemed disappointed that you did 14 days vs. the 40 you initially set out to do. If you can, try not to be too hard on yourself. 14 days is truly an AMAZING accomplishment!
I too have been an emotional eater, and when I did my first 10 day MC in 2008, I lost around 15 pounds and proceeded to gain it back immediately. But after my recent 20 day cleanse, I have maintained!! I think it is my approach that changed. I am being kinder and gentler to myself. If I tell myself I can't do something, I feel deprived. So I try to keep things in moderation. Basically, I have been eating mostly raw foods with a couple of "splurge" meals per week with friends, family, etc. That seems to help a lot. It seems that with raw foods, I can eat basically as much as I wanted could maintain. I don't have as many cravings, etc. and I really do feel more satisfied after my meals and snacks. It has been quite freeing!
I am actually doing another cleanse right now. It is soon after my recent one, but my plan was to go back on another cleanse soon to lose the remaining weight that I want to lose. So I'm hoping to drop a few more pounds this time and inch my way closer to my final goal. At this point I only have about 10 pounds or so to go, so I think I'll get pretty close after this cleanse. Then I will go back to maintenance mode with mainly raw foods again. And try to keep that as my lifestyle.
It's interesting, but I have tried every diet ever created (well, almost :)), and every one of them seems to talk about a "lifestyle change" but I was always looking for a quick fix. I think I'm finally getting it. It is a lifestyle change, but it doesn't have to be a boring one. I really truly love the raw foods I have been eating - and I've had some splurges eating whatever I feel like it a couple of times a week - and I have been able to maintain my weight and not feel deprived. In fact, I feel the opposite - I feel like I have something that I didn't have before - a slimmer body!! :)
Good luck with slimming down before you see your man again! How exciting! Losing weight and feeling good about my body brings me a good sense of confidence as well, so I know what you mean. I am single, but am going to get out and start dating - and feeling good about how I look will really help.
Look forward to seeing your progess. Will check in again. :)
I'm in This to Make it!! Starting a new thread + a new life!
Day 0
Well, here I go again :-)
I tried the MC about 2 years ago, did it for about 2 weeks and lost about 20 pounds. That was a very tough and emotional ride I went through. I have always been an emotional eater and for me to do this cleanse for 2 weeks, I was so proud of myself. I promised myself that I would fall into a much healthier lifestyle, but I got lazy to be honest. And another thing was, I was planning to do this for 40 days but stopped at 2 weeks.
Now, I'm ready for another session of the MC. I would really appreciate all of your help and advice. I really need it. I think I've had more willpower before than now. I will keep writing day by day as I'm on the MC. I need to do this for myself and there is a man in my life that I would love to get married to one day. He is amazing and I want to be confident. We're in a long distance relationship and it's really hard. I've known him for a few years and he hasn't seen me in a while. So, wish me luck on that :)
Goodnite everyone and I will be back tomorrow
Well, here I go again :-)
I tried the MC about 2 years ago, did it for about 2 weeks and lost about 20 pounds. That was a very tough and emotional ride I went through. I have always been an emotional eater and for me to do this cleanse for 2 weeks, I was so proud of myself. I promised myself that I would fall into a much healthier lifestyle, but I got lazy to be honest. And another thing was, I was planning to do this for 40 days but stopped at 2 weeks.
Now, I'm ready for another session of the MC. I would really appreciate all of your help and advice. I really need it. I think I've had more willpower before than now. I will keep writing day by day as I'm on the MC. I need to do this for myself and there is a man in my life that I would love to get married to one day. He is amazing and I want to be confident. We're in a long distance relationship and it's really hard. I've known him for a few years and he hasn't seen me in a while. So, wish me luck on that :)
Goodnite everyone and I will be back tomorrow
Hey belavic, I'm so proud of you! I'm on Day 2 and I'm aiming for 60 days
I didn't tell anyone of this cleanse, just my family of course because I live with them. I'm planning on purchasing that juicer by Montel Williams, have you heard of it? I have read great reviews on it and it just seems so amazing to have. Can you imagine how healthy you'd be to have one of these bad boys in your kitchen?? 8)
I want to start juicing with it after my cleanse..I might just replace breakfast and dinner with juicing and just have lunch. I'm doing my research and am trying to have a realistic approach to this. What do you plan on doing after your cleanse? Keep up the great work!
I want to start juicing with it after my cleanse..I might just replace breakfast and dinner with juicing and just have lunch. I'm doing my research and am trying to have a realistic approach to this. What do you plan on doing after your cleanse? Keep up the great work!
Day 15 done No weight Loss to report today
Day 01 - 3.5lbs Day 11 - 2.0lbs
Day 02 - 2.5lbs Day 12 - 0.0lbs
Day 03 - 6.0lbs Day 13 - 3.0lbs
Day 04 - 4.0lbs Day 14 - 1.0lbs
Day 05 - 2.0lbs Day 15 - 0.0lbs
Day 06 - 3.0lbs
Day 07 - 2.0lbs
Day 08 - 0.0lbs
Day 09 - 3.0lbs
Day 10 - 2.0lbs
another day in the books..... does anyone have an idea of what they're going to eat when they complete the cleanse and the ease out? I doubt I'll go completely raw... what about all of you???
Total 34lbs.
Day 02 - 2.5lbs Day 12 - 0.0lbs
Day 03 - 6.0lbs Day 13 - 3.0lbs
Day 04 - 4.0lbs Day 14 - 1.0lbs
Day 05 - 2.0lbs Day 15 - 0.0lbs
Day 06 - 3.0lbs
Day 07 - 2.0lbs
Day 08 - 0.0lbs
Day 09 - 3.0lbs
Day 10 - 2.0lbs
another day in the books..... does anyone have an idea of what they're going to eat when they complete the cleanse and the ease out? I doubt I'll go completely raw... what about all of you???
Total 34lbs.
Thats so awesome Bellavic! Im excited for you!
I have family coming to stay with me on the 30th and Im scared I want to stay on this until Sep 1st. They will be here for 5 days and I dont know what to say I know they will want to go out to eat. I dont want to tell them im on a cleanse because they say as little people as possible should know because they will discourage you. keep up the good work!
Day 14 done I have lost 34lbs in 14 days
Day 01 - 3.5lbs
Day 02 - 2.5lbs
Day 03 - 6.0lbs
Day 04 - 4.0lbs
Day 05 - 2.0lbs
Day 06 - 3.0lbs
Day 07 - 2.0lbs
Day 08 - 0.0lbs
Day 09 - 3.0lbs
Day 10 - 2.0lbs
Day 11 - 2.0lbs
Day 12 - 0.0lbs
Day 13 - 3.0lbs
Day 14 - 1.0lbs
Total 34lbs.
Sorry it took me so long to respond.... I read somewhere and I have to agree that if you do this and you do it longer than 10 days do not tell anyone to avoid being judged. Lately I've been getting comments from my sister that I'm losing weight too fast and that it's not good for me and blah blah blah....
Just do it and be happy... I have so much more energy and I'm wearing pants that haven't fit me in over a year..
Day 02 - 2.5lbs
Day 03 - 6.0lbs
Day 04 - 4.0lbs
Day 05 - 2.0lbs
Day 06 - 3.0lbs
Day 07 - 2.0lbs
Day 08 - 0.0lbs
Day 09 - 3.0lbs
Day 10 - 2.0lbs
Day 11 - 2.0lbs
Day 12 - 0.0lbs
Day 13 - 3.0lbs
Day 14 - 1.0lbs
Total 34lbs.
Sorry it took me so long to respond.... I read somewhere and I have to agree that if you do this and you do it longer than 10 days do not tell anyone to avoid being judged. Lately I've been getting comments from my sister that I'm losing weight too fast and that it's not good for me and blah blah blah....
Just do it and be happy... I have so much more energy and I'm wearing pants that haven't fit me in over a year..
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