Master Cleanse Day 3: YAAAAAAS

Day 3.

Feeling niiice.

I don't know if I've just done a lot of these cleanses and I'm used to it.  But the days are flying.

The only time I'm really in a bad situation is when I get a whiff of whatever is cooking in the kitchen.  And even that's not so bad.

I've been super busy wedding planning, so that may be what's alleviating all the usual cravings.   I just don't have the time to think about food.

My day went like this:

SWF - 16 oz. No gagging.  That's a big WIN for me.

I brought someone to the airport today and we were super late.  We literally ran through the terminals trying to get on the plane (My friend made it, barely.  He was the last to board.  They were about to close the doors and he made it!)

Anyway, all that running didn't phase me.  My energy levels are great.  In fact, better than when I'm eating because I don't crash as much.

The only thing is that I didn't sleep very well last night. I woke up at 2am and didn't go back to sleep until 4am.

But today my energy was stable and really good.

Day 4-6: BBQ's and more!

Well.  The last 4 days have flown by!  Here's a little rundown of my whole situation.

DAY 4
Honestly, I think this time around, I've really habituated to being on the cleanse.  Day 4 was completely and utterly uneventful.  I am only getting about 16oz of the dreaded SWF down before I start to gag.  So I let it be.

All in all.  Day 4 - EASY.

DAY 5
Ok.

Just kidding.

On Day 5 I was tired all day.  I am not drinking the recommended 60 oz. because I think I'm just lazy.  My stomach rumbles and I try to pay attention, but I've been so crazy busy with wedding planning that it just doesn't seem to register as important on my "thangs I gotta git done" list.  Not the healthiest attitude, I know.  I recognize that.  I accept it.  I'll try to do better.

DAY 6
This day was the toughest.  I went to a BBQ potluck today.  Everyone brought incredible homemade dishes, mostly indian or himalayan in nature.  And they all smelled and looked incredible.  To top it all off, there was BBQ!  And the icing on the proverbial cake, was some dude showed up with KFC (win!).

I'll just go ahead and post these pics from the potluck to torture myself more:

delicious potatoes cooked in masala spices

glorious glorious bbq

homemade tibetan flatbread. dead.

beef biryani

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chana masala

ting momo

laphing

chicken drumsticks cooked with just a bunch of yummy things

It awakened the crave monster in me and it was very difficult to watch everyone eat all this amazing food.  I especially craved the chicken drumsticks.  I kept imagining myself biting into a chewy meaty part of the drumstick.  It's making me salivate right now.

I took a walk during the picnic and I felt quite at peace (once I wasn't around the food anymore).  It reminded me of my experience while I was on a silent retreat for a week last year.  I love that aspect of the fast.

Ok.  Until manana.

Master Cleanse Day 2: Epsom Salt Bath and Tongue Situation

Day 2 and I'm feeling fine.

I swear. The worst part of this fast is the SWF.  In past cleanses, I have been able to get to at least 20 oz.  This go around, I'm only doing about 16 oz.  I don't know what it is.

I.

just.

can't.

do.

it.


So I drank 16oz of that warm salty.  And about 30 minutes later, the rain of terror came.

I'm exaggerating.  Just the usual liquid gold.  Nothing unusual.

I'm typing this as TD, my fiancee, is eating his famous homemade biryani for dinner.  It smells incredible.  I can almost taste it myself.

Anyway, I'm noticing on this cleanse that although my tongue is funky, it is not as bad as past cleanses!  That is so very deeply satisfying.  It gives me a little faith in the cumulative effect of doing these cleanses over the course of a few years.

To end the evening, I took a deliciously hot epsom salt bath and soaked for about 30 minutes.  It got my heart pumping and I was completely relaxed afterwards.  Highly reccomended.

So that's it.  Put Day 2 in the books.  Uneventful.  And I like it like that!

Master Cleanse Day 1: Meh

Day 1.  Uneventful.

I woke up ready to go.  I got my saltwater flush and, as expected, only managed to chug about half of it only.  I gagged twice.  It was on the cooler side, so I think I'll try to make a warmer batch tommorrow.

The SWF did it's thing.

And I made my lemonade.

The first half of the day was completely fine.  I had meetings, did work, drove - all with normal energy levels.

But by 4pm - I started to crash.  I got home and took a nap.  I don't usually take naps. I was feeling tired.  I still am feeling tired and I have a slight headache.  It's about 8:30 in the evening and I could easily turn in for the night.

One thing - I omitted the cayenne pepper from today's lemonade thinking I would so some cayenne lemonade shots at some point.

Fail.

I guess I'll just have to bring the cayenne pepper with me tommorrow.  It's just too spicy to drink all day for me.

All in all, nothing major but feeling a little low on this first day.  It's to be expected.

Buenos Noches.

The night before Cleanse-mas.

2015 and it's time for another round of the Master Cleanse!

I start tommorow and I'm looking forward to it!  Since last we parted ways, dear readers of this outdated blog (all 2 of you), my dietary habits have roller coastered.  I've had periods of just not caring what I put into my body as well as various periods of veganism, vegetarianism, coffee binging, coffee abstaining, wine drinking, wine not-drinking.

All in all, I think it evens out to semi-clean eating these last two years.  As a result, I'm semi-plump.

And I need to de-plump because, guess what!

I'm getting married!  Me and TD (I introduced him in the last cleanse) are going for it and I couldn't be happier.

I've been on a ketogenic diet and reduced my caffeine intake in the last few weeks and I am happy to say not only have I lost a little bit of weight, I've also gotten rid of sugar cravings and any dependency I had on coffee.

So I think I may be going into this cleanse a little stronger than I have on past cleanses.  My goal is to look nice in my wedding dress.  I have to admit.  It's mostly superficial this time around.  I'm looking forward to clarity of mind and the light feeling I get from the cleanse as well.

So join me on this journey and we'll see you tommorrow!

Master Cleanse Day 9: Huh. That's weird.

I am typing this as TD is eating homemade chow mein with beef, shitake mushrooms, chili, and leafy green vegetables.  I have the strongest urge to shove it all in my face.

But that's why I'm writing.  So I can distract myself.

Today started out so strange.  My stomach has been rumbling pretty loudly the last couple of days.  I had never experienced this kind of tummy activity on previous cleanses.  I woke up to get ready for my daily SWF making activities but I was interrupted by the sudden urge to have a movement.  I went to the bathroom and was surprised  by what ... um...went down.

It was semi-solid!  I was kinda shocked and disturbingly obessed with examining it.  I just looked at it in awe. I have read about passing something called the mucoid plaque in other blogs during the latter phases of a cleanse.  Typically it's described as dark, stringlike, and in one piece.  Mine wasn't too dark but it did kind of come out like a string that got broken in the process.  It didn't look like the stuff I have witnessed on other blogs but there was a good amount of stuff there. I have no idea where it came from!!!  I guess it was the lining?  All I know that it was deeply satisfying to realize that I had purged that from my system.  It was like winning the lottery.

The poop lottery.

My mind had been completely taken over by cravings the last couple of days but post-poop, I lost the urge to eat completely.  No cravings the entire day.  Until dinner started cooking, that is.  Once I got a whiff of that, the crave monster awoke.  And she hasn't been able to go back to sleep ever since.

I just keep chugging away on my special lemonade.  I would love a warm meal right now, though.

Tommorow is Day 10!  YES.

Master Cleanse: Day 8

I almost threw up during my SWF this morning.  I only made it to 16oz before gagging and nausea hit me strong.  I had to pause and lay down for a good 15 minutes to allow the nausea to subside.  TD looked at me sorrowfully and rubbed my feet while I lay down.  I think that helped a lot.

Today my tummy continued to grumble all day.  I don't remember if this happened the last cleanse, but I'm definitely noticing it now.  There's a lot of activity in that region.  Hope it means something good.

I started out this cleanse with no real cravings but they are definitely back!  Today dinner in the apartment is chicken tinola.  It's a filipino dish made up of chicken, green papaya, ginger, and seasoned with fish sauce. It is delicious. And I can smell it from here.  And I want it so badly.

Well only a few more days before I can eat real food!  I'm looking forward to it.

I bought some probiotics today for my ease out period.  I read about it on a blog and thought it would be a good idea.  I took some after I went on a round of antibiotics a few years ago and I remember it making me really regular.  So I stocked up on Culturelle.  I chose that brand because there was a $5 automatic store gift card generated when you bought it.  Hopefully it's a good one.

One good thing is that my tongue seems to be a little bit clearer than it was a few days ago.  It's still in the dragon category, though.  This is the first time during any cleanse that I've noticed any clearing  of the gross nastyness that is my tongue.  It only took 4 cleanses!  Ha!  I wonder if I'll make it to pink by the last day.  Fingers crossed!