Weight Loss

Good morning! Onto day3 and I feel better, not hungry at all this morning, but we will see how the rest of the day pans out. My tongue is coated this morning, yuck. It looks like the surface of the moon. The Master Cleanse forum has many comments on this and many go as long as it takes to get the tongue back to pink. They call it the sign that it's time to quit because your body is cleaned out. Others go for 30 some days and their tongue never changed back to pink and they had to get off for social functions (not hunger).  It will be interesting to see what my tongue does.  

They say day 3 is the toughest, so we will see. friday is also weigh in day for me, so i recorded my weight on the chart on here. since i have started i have lost 4 pounds, but keeping in mind when i go off i will gain some again because my colon is filling back up again. but weight gain SHOULD be mimimal by staying raw versus nonraw-nonvegan.

on day 2 journal entry, somebody (??can't remember screen name??) asked about my physician's opinion. i actually bypassed my physician and talked to a Gastric doctor. I wanted someone who specialized in the digestive system, so I talked to him. And no he isn't a holistic doc either. He is fine with this. His concern is coming off the cleanse/fast because ThAT is actually the toughest part. Many try to rush into food causing them to get sick and of course vommiting so much and so violently is bad and such a shock to your system. So he told me to call if I have any problems coming off and I have an appointment set up with him mid April. He made sure I have all the "warning signs" and "detox signs" so I knew when to call him or when to stop. There are some docs who are opposed to cleaning out the system. My doc said usually docs are against it if you are underweight or close to it. but cleaning out your system is good thing and many should do it more often. i asked why it isn't recommended then? because I had never had a doc recommend it and being overweight i would think they would. he said thats because many overweight people (or people in general) are so opposed to it and it isn't worth the argument or discussion, they have other patients to tend to that day too. plus many want the magic pill and to be sent on their way. that kina makes sense to me, but i think if i was a doc and knew about this i would give my patients ALL of thier options..you know? the more i read about being raw and the healing aspects of it, the more leary i am becoming of the pill industry. but i havent gone anti-medicine, i just find it interesting of what is happening out there.

look at the time, i need to get my SWF done for the morning! Have a great day everyone and good luck on those temptations and wise choices!  

Well no hunger yet, maybe my bad day was day 2. I think that had alot to do with that I didn't drink enough lemonade though. I really don't won't to go out too much because my tongue looks so bad, at least I don't smell yet. I am meeting a friend at McD's so the kids can play and we can yak. I am hopeful the smell doesnt make me sick or make me crave it. I think I would rather feel sick. Better get going!

On the path of detox and ultimate health-- Lynette

I made homemade stuffed crust pepperoni pizza for dinner tonight...so wanting a piece! but i am downing my lemonade as we speak. i had good energy today, McD's was cake. No craving it and it didn't make me sick either. Still expelling bile, anxious to start expelling clear stuff. The guy who I was doing this with caved on day one and is off already. So I am flying solo for a little bit. There is another gal who is going to join me tomorrow for a short bit. That will be nice, more support. Hope everyone's day was a good one!   

Sooooo.... what happened??? Did you finish the MC? How can you leave people hanging like that?? Don't you know some of use like the really gross stuff?!?!?!!?

;)

-d

haha..if you didnt catch day 4..i had to stop. you cant leave the bathroom, you have to stay near by. and i didnt realize that. the one day i had to drive an hour to drop off my daughter..well i am glad i took a change of clothes. when i went to pick her up, i had a 3 hr drive to make to get her. so i had to wean myself off so i didnt have to sit in poo. otherwise it went fine.

thinking of doing a juice fast next time around. it feels good to fast and to clean out the system. too much isnt a good thing though. i meet up with my dr tomorrow so we will see how i am doing according to him.

my numbers have kinda leveled out..though i am still losing inches. when i started my adventure in mid feb..late march..my waist was 44 inches and i was a size 22..2x. i just bought myself some capris size 12-14 the other day and my waist measured today was 35 inches. so i am doing good. and in the past two months i have had two cycles..and each time they only last three days. talk about great! having lighter shorter periods is awesome! i am learning to like all kinds of veggies and fruits that i snubbed earlier.

so thats how things are going. life has also gotten really busy, why i havent been on alot lately. i have been on the other forum reading, learning, and participating there too.

hope all is well and thanks for checking in! hugs, lynette

visited dr. h today. he is sending me into the lab for blood tests..to make sure things are ok. he made fun of my clothes though. they are hanging on me, my belt is wrapped and tucked in behind me..on my back. my waistbands are all rolled up too. he told me to get to goodwill..which i replied that i will.  i just dont want to go buy a bunch of things that wont fit me two months later--you know? he was amazed how much my tummy has flattened and is encouraging the healthier lifestyle. he said he saw something on wheatgrass in the paper today...i told him i had just tried it. i have done 2 shots, 2 oz each. he wanted to ensure that i was eating the nuts and seeds needed for the protien and other minerals/nutrients that i am not getting since i am no longer eating meat. he checked for sagging skin, which i dont have any yet. i asked what the next few months should be like and he said everyone is different, just listen to my body. i might see more numbers go away or more inches. so i guess we will have to wait and see what happens huh?

so there is my update! if you would like, i will let you know what my blood labs say.

Oh, are you doing the lemonade fast? I've done that! The coated tongue and all! Are you vegetarian? I'd love to share dieting ideas with you!

Oh, I just looked up your profile and found out that you are doing the lemonade fast. I'm thinking to start again next week. I've done it twice before for 10 days, only problem is that I didn't keep the weight off. I think I can now, because I'm giving up wheat, flour and sugar, and have a better idea what to eat. I'll look forward to seeing how you are doing. Is this the first time you've tried this?

You'll feel great at the end. It's really worth it.

Thanks for checking in. I was wondering how you were doing - congrats on your great progress!

Thanks ljacobs for replying! I was concerened that ou may have passed out and hit your head on the pooper... lol!!!!

It seems you have mad egerat progress!! Do you think it's a lifestyle you will be able to maintain?

While I'm not one for fasting, I did do a colon hydrotherapy session a few weeks ago... it was unusual, to say the least. I did get rig of 1lb of crap , though, so that was good. :)

-d

loved the joke about hitting my head!

i would like to go again, but just not sure when. frequenting 'john' isnt really an option on some of my schedule. it was great during spring break..but not sure now. i was talking to another lady today who told me when she cleaned her system out, it took her a month and she spent 6-8 times pooping a day...wow huh? hard to believe we have so much crap built up in there.

another guy on the other forum is doing a different cleanse and he is getting rid of the hard black tar stuff that gets stuck in there. yuck.

so anyways, great to hear from you! hugs, lynette