The Master Cleanse (or) The Lemonade Diet

[GlockSpock]

My wife is one of those health conscious people. Aside from having to go to Hardee's for biscuits and gravy, I have grown very fond of her eating habits. Growing up, her mother occasionally did what is called The Master Cleanse. Recently my wife decided she wanted to try it, and decided to do it. She asked me to but made it clear it was up to me. I decided I would try it.

In a nutshell, you don't "eat" anything but rather drink a special lemonade mixture for every meal and drink laxative tea. Before I tried it I honestly did not really think many positive thoughts about the idea of it. Well, I am on day four today. I can honestly say I feel very good right now. I don't feel tired, and I don't really feel "hungry". Honestly, the worst part about it is the thoughts/smells of food. My sense of smell has gone through the roof! French fries, hamburgers, biscuits, and gravy are the main things I am craving. But besides those cravings it is going well.

I am fortunate enough to have a job that easily accommodates something like this, but I will very quickly say that this diet isn't for someone out and about on their job. It can be very...inconvenient.

To put things in perspective, I weighed myself on Thanksgiving before eating, I weighed ~230lbs. This morning, I weighed myself and I am 219.6lbs. Remember, that is only on day four of the cleanse. The minimum suggested is ten, which I think I will finish. For anyone interested, read more about it here:

http://themastercleanse.org

[Guest sL1k]

The main thing that keeps me from something like this is the john Wayne toilet paper at work lol

Have you experienced any headaches?

[Hershmeister]

At least you won't get scurvy!

[Guest rebeldrummer]

man i know people who have done this and the results were amazing (on most of them!)
however I just cannot bring myself to do it!

good on you...and congrats on the weight loss my friend.

[GlockSpock]

[quote][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The main thing that keeps me from something like this is the john Wayne toilet paper at work lol [/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Have you experienced any headaches?[/font][/color][/quote]

In my humble opinion, soft or rough, it makes no difference during the cleanse.
I haven't had headaches, but my wife has had some aches and pains.

[quote]At least you won't get scurvy![/quote]

You know, I never quite appreciated the lemon. Now I am going to get some high quality tuna steaks and cook them up with some lemon juice. Not sure how yet, but I'll find a way. Once you get used to doing things with lemons, you appreciate them more.

[quote][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]man i know people who have done this and the results were amazing (on most of them!)[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]however I just cannot bring myself to do it![/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]good on you...and congrats on the weight loss my friend.[/font][/color][/quote]

Well, whatever floats your boat. I will admit I didn't think it would be easy. I pictured myself being weak, hungry, and generally dissatisfied.Like I said, other than craving food, I'm all for it. I'd say the first day was the hardest. It took a while for the stomach to shrink. I felt very hungry that day. Now, "hunger" is more of a very subtle, numb feeling. It is very easy to fulfill by drinking a glass of water.