Master Cleanser

[irieday]

Hey Guys-

It is Day 1 and I am super nervous about the cleanse.

I am allowing myself the perfectness to be human.
I am doing my best and seeing what I can accomplish.

I am feeling hungry and a bit weird.
But I am also having a hard time drinking the liquid so that may be the cause.

I allow myself the beauty of my dreams today.

Thanks for all the support Tara and Missy.
:heart:

[irieday]

I never realized how much the thought of food entered my brain.

[HoopsTer]

You can definitely do this, Britt! It may take you a day or two to get the recipe good for you. Some people cant handle the cayenne and need to take less, some people need less maple syrup. After making a few batches, you will be able to figure out what tastes good for you and what your body needs for energy.

I have faith in you! :heart:

[irieday]

Thanks Terra-
I made a double batch this time with the same amount of cayenne.

I am a strange being and it is weird I keep doubting myself in my head.

My motto for today is:
"I can make it through today."

I know I can at least do that.
Tomorrow is another day and another battle.

[irieday]

I also changed what I was drinking it from.
I know am using a sports bottle which makes for easier swigs :)

[HoopsTer]

yeah, anything with a straw/spout is easier for me to drink and I also found that big swallows/gulps were better for me.

Just think, you have some delicious smooth move tea to look forward to this evening!!!! :D

[irieday]

Woo hoo!

I also need to put less maple syrup it is too sweet for me.

[MistyMountain]

Congrats on being almost through the first day, Britt! You are doing great :)

Yes, isn't it amazing how attached we are to food? So much that our lives in many ways revolve around eating. It's good to keep a journal when you fasting and take note of what your patterns are around food, like when you find yourself thinking about food & wanting to run to food for comfort. Over the past 3+ years that I have been experimenting with fasting and healthy eating, I've noticed that I tend to run for food when I want to avoid doing things. Like if I know I have shit to get done, instead of just sitting down and getting cracking at it, I will first go and fix myself a snack as a means of comfort and a way of procrastinating. I also like to eat when I feel lonely/sad. It helps me stuff down my emotions. So fasting is a good way to gain insight on emotional eating patterns. Because you don't have food to run to while you are fasting, you can no longer stuff your emotions down so they start to come to the surface a lot more and you really have no choice but to deal with them. This "emotional detox" can be a little intense a times, so it's good to practice some yoga or meditation to keep yourself grounded.

Last year I juice feasted (fasting on a gallon of fresh fruit/veggie juices a day) for 30 consecutive days while simultaneously doing a 30-day bikram yoga challenge (atleast one bikram class everyday). Talk about being intense, yet beautiful all at the same time. I really should have kept a journal during that. I think the most important lesson that I gained from that experience was that we are truly unlimited beings. The power of intention is so amazing-- if you really want to achieve something, you can. When I set out on those 30 days of just juice and bikram yoga I knew I was a little crazy for attempting such a thing, but i was determined to do it anyway. I took it one day at a time, and tried to stay present as much as possible. And then before i knew it, 30 days had passed. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't challenging at times. But then again, thinking back on it all, it was one of the easiest things I have ever done. I think it was easy because I went with the flow, I wasn't resistant, I was being present. When you resist and start thinking about how much you miss food and how much you can't wait to eat this and that, that's when things start to get hard and time starts to go slow. Fasting provides a great outlet for practicing patience and acceptance. You have the rest of your life to eat. A few days off will be okay, just breathe and surrender to the flow (but don't forget to listen to your body and don't push yourself too hard, of course!).

Love you Britt :heart:. In honor of your first Master Cleanse, I am juice feasting this week. This could be a good thread for fasting reflections/revelations during this journey.

ps- sorry if I babble a bit ;)

[HoopsTer]

Your babbles are always fabulous. Don't apologize for them!

And I dont know if you meant to say juice feast or if it was a freudian slip, either way; appropriate! :heart:

[MistyMountain]

no freudian slip; one gallon of fresh fruit/veggie juice is definitely a FEAST! :heart:

check it out: http://juicefeasting.com :)

[georgi]

Oh my. You guys rule! I could never do it! Keep up the good work! :bliss:

[irieday]

I actually stopped the master cleanser on the first day.
I didn't know it at the time but this cleanse was not for me.
Being deprived of food pretty much my whole life didn't mend well to me. The drink was making sick and connected me to past memories of colonoscopies and intestinal problems. I gagged with every sip and was not taking in enough of the liquid to not feel hungry and my electrolytes were all off because of that. I am glad that I tried it so I could find out fro myself about the cleanse and it can be very useful for certain people. I don't feel devastated or anything in fact I do feel like I learned a bit more about myself and where I stand with my food issues :)

[HoopsTer]

:heart:

[georgi]

:heart: At least you knew when to stop. :)

[LiL MaMa]

Oh my. You guys rule! I could never do it! Keep up the good work! :bliss:

I second this.

I would love to try fasting but I don't think I can since I have hypoglycemia.... Not sure that's such a hot idea.