Master Cleanse (maple syrup, lemon/lime juice, red pepper & water)

[orafi]

Master Cleanse:

Day 1 START!

My God, making and measuring the lemon juice was a biznitch. Messy too. Maybe because my juicer had broke a day earlier without anyone telling me, so I had to squeze the lemon juice out with an oriental soup spoon. Worked fine.

Dad comes in and offers to help, grabs a lemon and is about to squeeze some juice into the juicing container. I quickly move the bowl I was squeezing the juice into away and he looks insulted. Before I could explain that I wanted him to wash his hands first (I did the same, I don't want to subsist on skin cells) he walks out calling himself a motherfucker (lol he's silly).

Anyways, it took me a few minutes to figure out the best strategy for drinking this jaunt, so I decided to make one shot at a time (2 TBSP of lemon and maple syrup each with 1/4th tsp cayenne pepper), fo ra total amount of seven shots for today.
I'm going to have to figure out the consistency of my shots throughout the day.

I don't know about any of you guys, but this stuff was actually tasty. I could see myself enjoying my MC shots.

Anyways, I just wanted to log my very first move of my very first time doing the MC.

 

[orafi]

btw, 14 tbsp of lemon juice and 14 tbsp of maple syrup combined doesn't even make a gulp haha.

it's amazing how you can survive for so long on just this much.

 

[SWATH]

you know to mix it in water right?

That's

1 cup lemon juice
1 cup maple syrup
~1 tsp cayenne
64oz H20 <-----that's a half gallon of water.

 

[orafi]

i was following the recipe guide on http://themastercleanse.org/


" * 14 Table Spoons Lemon Juice
* 14 Table Spoons Maple Syrup
* 1/2 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper - or to taste (as much as you can stand)
* 2 Liters/quarts of water
"

i split the servings up into 7 (2 TBSP of syrup and juice each respectively and a pinch of cayenne pepper) shot glasses ill take throughout the day.

and the author did mention that you can consume as much water as youd like, as long as you don't over do it (or under do it)

 

[orafi]

and if im not mistaken, but isnt 60 oz around half a gallon?

 

[Nyte]

Gratz on day 1 Orafi! The first couple of days were awkward for me too. You'll be a pro at the mixing by day 3.

The first couple of days I tried sipping on the juice. By the end of Day 3 I found myself getting tired of the taste and had concerns how long I could tolerate the taste. On Day 4 I just started pounding 1/2 cup shots.

Day 7
I've found I need to drink a shot or two at least every 2 hours or I start getting mad cravings. I'm still down to 6 servings a day, which surprises me cause I'm not a small guy. I actually had to force down the last cup and a half of juice at 10PM last night, just so I could make sure I finished all 6 servings.

I find the senna leaf tea a nice way to end the day. I really enjoy the black licorice flavor and it makes for a great change of pace.

I met with a nutritionist friend yesterday. He's very skeptical of what I'm doing, however, just like everyone else, he's very interested.

I also talked with one of the "gurus" at the local health food store last night. She was familiar with MC but she didn't like the idea of me fasting for more than 7 days. She advised that I "break my fast" and start adding fruits and vegetables but still continue drinking the juice. I politely thanked her and said I'd be careful... lol.

Other than the cravings I get if I don't drink my juice every two hours, everything seems to be going great. I have pretty good energy, no headaches, no body aches... I still cough up mucus or have to blow my nose several times a day, but it's much clearer than i was a few days ago.

I've also found a strong desire to "cleanse" other areas of my life. Yesterday at work I cleaned up my cubical, and when I got home I cleaned up my desk. This morning I went through my closet and got rid of a bunch of old clothes. Good times.

 

[SWATH]

and if im not mistaken, but isnt 60 oz around half a gallon?

sorry I meant to write half gallon.

 

[orafi]

sorry I meant to write half gallon.

Alright cool. I just didn't want to under do it lol.

But is it okay if I drink more water? Like a gallon?

 

[orafi]

Gratz on day 1 Orafi! The first couple of days were awkward for me too. You'll be a pro at the mixing by day 3.

The first couple of days I tried sipping on the juice. By the end of Day 3 I found myself getting tired of the taste and had concerns how long I could tolerate the taste. On Day 4 I just started pounding 1/2 cup shots.

Day 7
I've found I need to drink a shot or two at least every 2 hours or I start getting mad cravings. I'm still down to 6 servings a day, which surprises me cause I'm not a small guy. I actually had to force down the last cup and a half of juice at 10PM last night, just so I could make sure I finished all 6 servings.

I find the senna leaf tea a nice way to end the day. I really enjoy the black licorice flavor and it makes for a great change of pace.

I met with a nutritionist friend yesterday. He's very skeptical of what I'm doing, however, just like everyone else, he's very interested.

I also talked with one of the "gurus" at the local health food store last night. She was familiar with MC but she didn't like the idea of me fasting for more than 7 days. She advised that I "break my fast" and start adding fruits and vegetables but still continue drinking the juice. I politely thanked her and said I'd be careful... lol.

Other than the cravings I get if I don't drink my juice every two hours, everything seems to be going great. I have pretty good energy, no headaches, no body aches... I still cough up mucus or have to blow my nose several times a day, but it's much clearer than i was a few days ago.

I've also found a strong desire to "cleanse" other areas of my life. Yesterday at work I cleaned up my cubical, and when I got home I cleaned up my desk. This morning I went through my closet and got rid of a bunch of old clothes. Good times.

Thanks! Haha half cup shots? That's like 4 shots in total correct? Yesterday was not too bad though. I did have cravings, and my mom decided to cook some of her usually very good food. The aroma filled the house, I couldn't run from it. But over all I was able to go to sleep on an empty/lemony stomach.

I'm going to try Swath's way for today, I might do that for school, taking the half gal jug with me. I don't feel like calculating how much I'd need at school (I want to be steady throughout the whole day)

But the Senna tea, I'm not sure I'm goign to try that. I've read that there can side effects. What do you think?

Now I need to try that saline tummy bath though. (swath, i can't give a shit anymore!)

 

[SWATH]

I've read that you are not supposed to adjust or mess with the concentration of the lemon juice in the water. You can change the amount of syrup and cayenne but not the lemon to water ratio. I assume that if it is too concentrated your body will treat it like food and send it to your gut for digestion. I'm also guessing making it too dilute will not hurt anything as you are encouraged to drink lots of water (which is diluting it in your stomach), it just won't taste very good. So I wouldn't mess with the lemon concentration.

 

[Nyte]

But the Senna tea, I'm not sure I'm goign to try that. I've read that there can side effects. What do you think?

Now I need to try that saline tummy bath though. (swath, i can't give a shit anymore!)

I was skeptical at first too... but you're body will start telling you it needs to get rid of the junk in your gut. The senna tea before bed helps keep things moving along.

It's strange. I can tell when I'm about 15-20 away from a movement. I start feeling kind of sick and crampy. I'll get these weird mini-hot flashes. It's like my body is telling me, "Hey, there's a bunch of toxins and junk down here... time to get it out!"

Trust me, you want to keep things moving! Especially day 2-4!

 

[orafi]

I was skeptical at first too... but you're body will start telling you it needs to get rid of the junk in your gut. The senna tea before bed helps keep things moving along.

It's strange. I can tell when I'm about 15-20 away from a movement. I start feeling kind of sick and crampy. I'll get these weird mini-hot flashes. It's like my body is telling me, "Hey, there's a bunch of toxins and junk down here... time to get it out!"

Trust me, you want to keep things moving! Especially day 2-4!

Will the salt water flush suffice?

And is it okay if I bought fine natural sea salt, not the coarse type? It's not refined, just fine. So it says.

And what do you think of this brand? I may go buy it tonight to drink in the mornings.

 

[SWATH]

Will the salt water flush suffice?

And what do you think of this brand? I may go buy it tonight to drink in the mornings.

Traditional Medicinals Smooth Move: very strong and powerful

Yogi Get Regular: more mild

 

[orafi]

Traditional Medicinals Smooth Move: very strong and powerful

Yogi Get Regular: more mild

Would it be better if I got the Yogi?

Actually nvm, I wouldn't be able to get any right now because of my budget constraint.

 

[jlott00]

day 8 for me

im not hacking up as much stuff today and my nose isnt as stopped up...still got the white tongue though......and my stomach has been rumbling ....im wondering if the plaque in my stomach has started to break loose?....

 

[orafi]

I've read that you are not supposed to adjust or mess with the concentration of the lemon juice in the water. You can change the amount of syrup and cayenne but not the lemon to water ratio. I assume that if it is too concentrated your body will treat it like food and send it to your gut for digestion. I'm also guessing making it too dilute will not hurt anything as you are encouraged to drink lots of water (which is diluting it in your stomach), it just won't taste very good. So I wouldn't mess with the lemon concentration.

I'm going to follow the book's recommended dose of the juice to maple syrup ratio (10 TBSP each). It's like 3/4 of what you recommend. And I will do this because I won't have enough Maple syrup lol.

Edit:

And OMG the saline solution is disgusting. I just can't wait again to do this tomorrow evening

 

[Nyte]

I'm going to follow the book's recommended dose of the juice to maple syrup ratio (10 TBSP each). It's like 3/4 of what you recommend. And I will do this because I won't have enough Maple syrup lol.

Edit:

And OMG the saline solution is disgusting. I just can't wait again to do this tomorrow evening

Add a little lemon juice to it. Helps it go down easier. Also make sure you're using pure sea salt. The flavor isn't as strong as regular salt.

 

[Nyte]

day 8 for me

im not hacking up as much stuff today and my nose isnt as stopped up...still got the white tongue though......and my stomach has been rumbling ....im wondering if the plaque in my stomach has started to break loose?....

Way to go jlott00! keep chugging those glasses of juice regularly.

I'm not sold on the whole plaque thing. Maybe I'm just ignorant... (quite probable).

Anyone have any insight on the topic of gut plaque?

 

[SWATH]

And OMG the saline solution is disgusting. I just can't wait again to do this tomorrow evening

Make sure you do it in the morning after you've slept and before you drink anything so that you are not flushing out nutrients. If you do it in the evening, you will be flushing out all of the nourishment you consumed during the day. Yea it sucks, but that's how it's done.

 

[orafi]

Make sure you do it in the morning after you've slept and before you drink anything so that you are not flushing out nutrients. If you do it in the evening, you will be flushing out all of the nourishment you consumed during the day. Yea it sucks, but that's how it's done.

haha man, im going to have to wake up early for this shit