The Master Cleanser Or Lemonade Diet - Detoxify Your Body

I found a product called Simply Slender, it is a premixed 4 day lemonade diet. Im on day 2 and feel pretty good. I can eat fruits and veggies on this so i don’t feel deprived. Anyone tried this, any tips?

Hi Jamie,

I didn’t try that, but it sounds interesting. At least you can eat fruits and veggies. Let us know how it went when you are finish.

Thanks for your comment

I DID THE LEMONADE DIET FOR 12 DAYS. AND I LOST A TOTALK OF 15 POUNDS. I FEEL REALLY GREAT. THE PERFECT DESCRIPTION OF HOW I FEEL, I WOULD NOT SO FULL OF SH*T LOL. THE FIRST DAYS WERE THE HARDEST BUT IT GOT SO MUCH EASIER AFTER THE 6TH DAY.. I AM GOING TO DO EVERY 4 MONTHS TO CLEAN ME OUT. I WOULD RECCOMMEND THIS CLEANSE TO ANY AND EVERYONE WHO THE WILL POWER TO DOING SOMETHING GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU MASTER CLEANSE!

I did the cleanse for 10 days and lost a total of 11 pounds. For the first 7 days the weight was coming off very slowly and then the last three days was very drastic. I feel good inside but a bit tired right now. I actually finished today (April 16th). With this experience i now realize that i don’t have to eat as often as i used to. I was never a fan of junk food. Was always trying to eat healthy but gained about 10 pounds over the christmas holidays by drinking alcohol. It was a shocker to me to see that alcohol could let you gain so much weight. I know that i will be able to manage myself much better by doing more exercise and sticking more to healthy eating.

Hey Paulette,

congrats, you did it

I guess you feel the same like me. I wasn’t so hungry anymore and I had more appetite for salad rather than fat meat.

While doing the master cleanse can you eat fruits and vegetables

Hey Toni,

sorry, but you can not eat fruits and vegetables. Only a tea, lemon juice and water.

Would I be able to eat fruits or salads

Hey Isha,

no, you are not able to eat fruits or salads. Only the Lemonjuice, water and tea. Good luck and let us know how it went!

Hello, everyone!!, well, I read about Master Cleans last night, and decided to give a shot!! Today is my first day!!, But, I cheat a little bit in the morning–I got my coffee…., but after that, all day–just lemon drink!!To say that I don’t feel hungry—I CAN”T!!!but, seems like I did my FIRST day!!….now I got a question!! I know, its suppose to be Maple Syrup B, but the one I got it’s grad A amber. would be that OK, to use that one?!?!

Hey Veronika,

how is the diet going? You should change to Maple Syrup B, it contains more energy for your body. With grade A you probably feel more weak. It is not bad, but it makes it more difficult for you if you use grade A.

i read about the cleanser and would like to start tomorrow do u have any tip i would love to hear from anyone and can i use any vegetable while cleansing (eg. carrot)

Hey Angie, you cannot eat anything, even vegetables. Only the lemon juice, water and tea. Hope you can make it without the vegetables. Good luck!

i start the MC today and i feel a bit hungry i do hope i can keep up for 10 days,i drink the sea salts it got a bad taste in my mouth i don’t think i can drink that again i will just use my sena tea insted.Can anyone pls tell me when i will stop feeling so hungry lol.

hey everyone,
thanks for the encouragement! i’m on day three and i’ve been reading stories from doctors saying it’s all a scam, and i wanted to believe it but now that i’ve read about the results you’ve all experienced, i’ve come to realize it’s worth it!
although i have to ask, how successful have you all been with keeping the weight off?

@Julia, the success to keep off the weight depends only on you! You probably will have more the desire to eat fruits and salads in the beginning after the diet. Keep on going and you will keep it off. But to avoid the Jojo Effect, eat in balance and do sport. A good suggestion is the 80/20 solution. Eat 80% healthy stuff but 20% whatever you want, you deserve it once a while to eat what you want and still having your desirable weight.

@Angie, you did drink the sea salt the first day? It’s better to do it may in the middle of it to clean up your system completely and especially at the weekend, since you have to go to the bathroom quite often. You will feel hungry on the second day most. Especially at lunch time and dinner, but drink more at this time and you will survive it. Only 9 days to go. And if you feel you cannot make it for 10, just stop, but please start slowly to drink orange juice only and a day after salad and so on, don’t eat a steak if you can’t anymore after some days, instead of your goal of 10 days.

well i survive the first day with a lot of headace and hungar but today i feel better no headace so far i hope it stay that way. when i am siting or lying i feel under my foot as it something runing down and i feel it in my waist 2 is it normal.

I was looking for some sort of detoxing & I came across this. I really would want to do it, but I’m not so sure as to how to get past my mum about it. She thinks I starve myself & so she doesn’t really approve of it. But I’ll give it a shot in a couple of weeks

Hi CJ, to be honest, you should talk to your mum, you don’t have to do it 10 days, 4 days or something is also helpful. Maybe your mom will even participate, that is more fun and easier. If you live with her together, your mom will find out anyway, that you doing it since she probably wants you to eat something once a while.

@Angie, how is it going? Drink more if you have a headache. Your body is reacting funky in the beginning of course, but this should go away or be less like it was with the headache.

Todays my tenth day and I survived. Often, I had cravings for all kinds of food including steaks. Sounds normal? I have been a vegetarien the past 20 years. This was high summer and I ended on full moon
Yes I will do this again. Next time in the Fall and when the moon is reducing( Abnehmenden Mond). I do not feel better nor thinner, I just know that my body is detoxicated.

Ähm, when I read until your second sentence, I thought of course it´s normal to crave for steaks, but that you are a vegetarian since 20 years, that is funny.
I think it`s normal because your sense of smell and taste will be more sensitive and if you smell a great steak or you just think about it, you want it. I´m sure many people who really don´t like salad they would eat a whole bowl of it if they can while they are on this diet for 10 days. So I guess you don´t have to worry about it. In this time you just want eat anything. But maybe you should go back and just try a good steak again. If you want, check out my secret tip how to turn a $5 steak into a $50 Steak! http://notaniche.com/steak-grill-bbq-salt/653/

And congratulations! You made it, enjoy the delicious fresh squeezed orange juice. It probably will be the best orange juice ever.

Thanks for the support. The eleventh day has now happened. I guess it was important to write. I now plan for 14 days. By the way , I found a pair of tooo small jeans stashed away in my closet and guess what they fit! Yes, I could eat just about anything. I do find it amazing to be so strong. No thanks on the meat stuff. I used to eat the baked potato and sour cream and leave the steak for last and actually only ate it because that was what one did and I had to forget that it was a dead cow, chicken etc.

I guess it is a great feeling to find some old pair of Jeans you fit in again . My respect for doing it for 14 days.

Today is my first day. I am only worried about giving up my coffee. I have been drinking that for ten years with out a break. I just have one strong cup in the morning. Anyone have good results and still have their morning cup of coffee?

Hey Melissa, hope you make it without coffee. I don’t drink coffee so I don’t know how it is without it, but I’m sure it’s not easy. Write back if you were able to get up in the morning without a strong caffeine kick.

Today is “after phase” day 2. Only orange juice and water? Again? Day 14 I did until noon, then I switched over to orange juice. So today is day two for me. This morning I took 2 Tbls. of Maple syrup because I got dizzy and also found that eating even less after the diet seemed strange. I will be glad when Friday comes along so that I can finally eat some real down to earth food. Oh, on the fourth day I want to take it as a slow start.

Someone told me that there was some safe foods you could snack on while on this diet, but everything I am reading says you cant eat nothing.
Please give me clarification, I am considering trying this to lose weight.

Hey Linda,

as far as I know, please don’t eat anything. There is no safe food. Ask the someone what kind of food he means and who told him that. Good luck with the diet!

Hi Linda, I just finished this diet….was the best thing I ever did. Please stick to it 100%. You will discover new inner strength and outer lightness. This is a cleanse not a diet, although you will at first have lost lots of weight. I now have found that I never really listened to my body. Is it hungery? or am I? So I’m watching my wants, needs, and does it really taste good. What an experience!

Hey CJ, thanks for your comment and motivation for Linda. Hope she will make it through. And a great advice to make sure if you are really hungry or just what you want.

some great tips there

i will try this cleansing diet over the next few weeks

thanx

tmrrw is the big day, i’m so nervous because of all the comments here. nevertheless I am going in head first…this 20lbs of garbage that’s been weighing me down for the last year has to go….everyone says this is not a diet…maybe it isn’t but people are losing 11-20 lbs n ten days that sounds like a diet to me, the main thing is to change my way of thinking about food & the majority of what you guys r saying I feel I will achieve just that…please wish me luck for I am 1 scared chicken….will let you know by the 27th….peace!!!!!

@ James, thanks for the compliment. Let us know how it goes.

@ black beauty1, don’t worry you will make it. As everyone is saying, it’s not really a diet but you can change your eating habit to a healthier way after this and lose your weight or keep it after you lost 20lbs. Good luck and let us know on the 27th!

Nice tips.. thanks! ^^

@Fam Hope it will help you

are you allowed 1 cup coffee in the morning without cream or sugar?

Sorry to disappoint you, but that´s not allowed. But you can drink a tea.

Hi Alex..Would You Be Able To Tel Me Where IN Ireland Like In Cork Even If You Know Would I Be Able To Get The Grade B Maple Syrup And The Senna Leaf Tea..?Oh And Is Volvic Water Ok..Like Is That Purified.?And Is It Cayenne Chilli Pepper..?

Hey Shaunagh, unfortunately I don´t know where you can get Maple Syrup Grade B in Cork, but I´m sure there is somewhere. Search online or go to some natural food stores and the Tea you should get in some good stores or pharmacy. I think you can drink the volvic water and yes, it is Cayenne Chilli Pepper.

Good like on it!

Shaunagh, Hi Here in Germany there is only grade A and C grade Maple syrup and only C does the job. I bought it in a DM Drog store and you can find it in maybe a health food store. The tea I could only buy at the Chemists. Lots of luck to you. The diet was great for me! I have lost my interest for chocolate..sugar!

@CJ, thanks for helping Shaunagh and congrats that the diet turned out so great for you!

Hey Im starting my MC in the AM I have all the stuff and Im sooo excited. Is it ok to take the Phentermine while on the MC to avoid hunger? Because I know me. I have a real promblem with snacking.

Good luck Jasmine! But I don’t think you should take anything. Try to do it without it, I’m sure you have a strong will. Stay strong and don’t give in.

that’s really a nice concept, i promise to start very soon because i met with some specific set of people who are doing it.but my question is that instead of a syrup, can i make use of honey?

Enjoyed reading everyone’s comments and positive feedback! I am starting TODAY and sticking to it this time. This will be my 3rd time trying it but have never held out for 10 days. Wish me luck and PRAY for me!

ummmmmmmmm yeah. lets starve ourselves, and of course we’re gunna lose weight. lets try the diet..water and exlax. ppl are dumb these days. why not lose weight the normal way, a real diet, or working out. i have a knee injury but i can still work out, and i am on a diet that hasnt done me wrong, and guess what?? i still get to eat! fucking idiots! but hey thats just my opinion

@Stephanie, I think you cannot use honey instead. Honey rather harms your body. You can probably find something online about it. But that’s what it says in the book.

@Elizabeth, good luck! Hope this time it works out.

@dumb! I have the same opinion like you have, a balanced diet and working out is the best solution. But my question is, why are you so aggressive, even though it’s your opinion, you don’t have to call people f.. i…! For some people it might be a diet, for some others, like me, it was for detoxifying my body, this is why I didn’t write “How did I loose 20 pounds in 10 day”! Or did I?
You are probably starving right now, this is why you are so aggressive. Wish you well with your knee, I know how frustrating a knee injury can be.

hey thanks very much cj and alex.!i started it twice but gave up both times but i really am going to do it this time and come on every day to prove it to myself!!

Jasmine, Snacks, I think, are the problem anyway. I read that when you are hungry, actually the body is needing water. During the diet, I did this . I drank water or peppermint tea and found this the best support. Actually, I still drink water or make a peppermint tea when I want to snack. I was amazed that through the diet, I really felt and saw what inner strength means….so keep up on the diet.. one day at a time. …and congradulate yourself each finished day…. This can turn into personal love and respect…so watch out! (a joke)

Hey CJ, thanks for giving those tips. I’m sure that will make it easier for some people.

Hey Shaunagh, how is your diet going?

Hi everyone I’m just beginning day 4 of my cleanse and it’s going great! I’m so excited to be ridding my body of all the junk I’ve been putting into it for nearly 21 years. I am hoping to use the cleanse as a means to transition into a mostly fruit and vegetable diet but I’m still craving all of the junk foods that led me to the cleanse. I wasn’t expecting an over night transformation but I was hoping that by now being without food would be a lot easier. When did the food cravings stop for you guys?

Hey Stefanie, congratulation on your 4th day. The craving comes and goes all the time. But the worst time is the 2nd day normally. Hope you make it through and transform to a healthy diet. Good Luck!

Hi Guys!
Its Day 3 of my Master Cleanse. Ive lost 4lbs in 3 days. But Ive worked out everyday for about 35 mins (elliptial) I usually do it for 45 to an hr work out but i dont to over do it while on the MC. I feel good and to my surprise I wasnt weak or tried after the workouts. I do have a slight headace and my stomach tends to hurt but then i drink the lemonade with a big glass of water behind it it stops..it also helps with the cravings and hungry. Im drinking my tea in the mornings and the last thing at night Im craving my homemade Mac and Cheese! And Im also craving my fav pizza with hot sause on it..lol. However i read im suppose to be having 2-3 movements a day and ive only had 2 in 3 days..is this normal?

Hey I’m on the lemonade diet and I was wondering if it I could have some peppermint or green tea while on it?

Hey Supa, I think that should be ok to drink peppermint or green tea. But a laxative tea should be more helpful. Good luck with the diet.

Thanks Alex. I just really can’t deal with the laxatives and needed another option.

If you can’t you are able to drink normal tea, but without sugar or milk.

The Master Cleanse is a great diet for fast and healthy weight loss. Most people don’t do it correctly, or “come off” of it the right way, but it seems you did and had some great results. Thanks for the post!

I started the MC today i started of good, i wasn’t hungry during the day but then at the end of the day i cheated, my husband brough me something that i couldn’t resist but i drank the tea again and im planing to keep on going tomorow, it’s that ok? I promise i won’t cheat again. Oh bytheway i love the taste of the juice the kpeper gives it a nice kick of flavor.

I hope its ok i ate something it was just a bit can i continued with the cleanse?

@Faster Healthier, unfortunately it’s true, only if you make it through and more important you come off correctly will give you the success.
@juju09, sure you can continue with the diet, but try not to cheat again. If you do it once that is ok, but three, four, fives times is not working. So stay strong and resist whatever you get from your husband

Hey Alex, Just wondering if I could substitute orange juice for another 100% juice when coming off of the cleanse? I don’t like orange juice too much. Also does the OJ have to be fresh squeezed? My local market has 100% OJ but it’s pasteurized I can go to whole foods to get Organic but it’s late and rainy so I wanted to stay in the neighborhood.

SO I WAS CHECKING THIS OUT AND IM A GIVE IT A TRY
IVE REALLY BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS…I HOPE EVERYTHING GOES GOOD..IF SOO IM GOING TO ASK MY FIANCE TO TRY IT AS WELL!!!!I JUST WANT TO FEEL BETTER(HEALTH WISE) AND I REALLY HOPE THIS CAN HELP ME!

i’m thinking about starting this diet and i was just wondering after i’m done and i start eating again will my system be screwed up ? and will i gain lots of weight after cause i love eating meat & rice .

Can you drink any tea and when you are coming on does it have to be freshly squeezed ornage juice and what happens if you dont follow the coming off instructions

I heard that drinking laxative tea is no good for your digestive sistem, is this truth? and if it is can the tea that your supose to drink with this cleanse harm me? cause you know you have to drink the laxative tea twise a day for 10days. Another thing is this (BNG Enterprises Simply Slender™ Lemonmade Diet) that comes ready for you just need to add 2tbl spoons to 1glass of watter is the same thing as the one you have to make yourself?

I started the MC 3 days ago. I am completing the third day and I cannot believe I made it this far. I thought for sure I’d breakdown. Although I want food so bad Im holding on… So far lost 4.5 lbs…. Yippee!

@Goin4180, glad you made it so far. Stay strong and you will be reward for your strength @juju09, I don´t know anything about it, that the laxative tea is bad for you. Maybe if you drink it all the time and not only for 10 days. Because of the Simply Slender, it might be quiet the same, but like it always is, industrial made food is never as good as natural and homemade food. I would prefer to get fresh lemons and the right apple sirup. But you might try it out and let us know how it works.
@Natalie, you probably allow to drink any tea, just without sugar and milk. Freshly squeezed orange juice has much more vitamines and taste much better, it´s giving you much more power. If you don´t come off the right way you could feel sick if you eat too much or something heavy. Also you probably gain weight again.
@kristina, your system shouldn´t be screwed up, change your eating habits for good after the diet, it`s easier to do after the diet. Eating meat & rice isn´t bad at all, it depends how much you eat.
@Grisy, hope your diet is going good and your fiance will join you soon.

@Stefanie, I´m sure you can, I guess orange juice is just the most common juice, so that´s why everybody is using it. But it should be fresh squeezed, more vitamines. BTW, whole foods has fresh oranges, just squeeze them at home

I am on day one of the MC. I will admit that I am not hungry stomach wise but mind wise I am :). I heard the first 3 days are the hardest so i will try to survive. My question is that Do you have to drink the salt rinse? I would prefer to just drink the tea morning and night. I have also found that it tastes so much better hot than cold. But it is getting hotter since it is sitting with the pepper in it.

did you gan the weight you lost after and if not, how did you keep it off? i am a vegan and when i finish i want to stay away from any sweets or high calorie snacks i like but i read you gain all the weight back. i am scared that i will, i am doing this for a detox but if i loose weight i dont want to put it back on.

Hey Nitra, how is the diet going? You don´t need to drink the salt rinse, but it helps to clean your body even more. But it`s sufficient just to drink the tea.

Hey catee, unfortunately I did, because I had a bad timing. Right after my diet we traveled to Vancouver and the food is delicious there and then my family visited from Europe so we went out quite a lot. Otherwise if you stay away from any sweets or other bad stuff, you shouldn`t gain much weight. But I also recommend don`t stay away from sweets all the time. Now and then it`s good to eat one.

I just wanted to say that I started something similar called the simply slender and it has all the ingredients that you are talking about but the only difference is that on this plan YOU CAN eat fruits and veggies so that you don’t shut down your metabloism. That is the only thing different. I have been on this cleanse for 2 days now and im feeling pretty good. I just hope that I lose a few pounds in the end. Anyways Simply slender is found at GNC.

Hey Lisa, there were also some other commenter who were talking about it. But I guess, this is the main difference. The lemonade diet is to detoxification your body and the simply slender is to loose weight. Good luck on your detoxification. Let us know how it went.

Is it safe to detox your body like this while you are pregnant? For maybe four days?

Hi! I heard about this MC and I’m really interested. I do think I need to be detox my system. I get constipated ALOT (I know gross) and it’s pretty bad. I just have a question, how many glasses of the lemonade do I have to drink a day? When ever I get hungry? Thanks in advance.

@Icy, you can drink how much you want, but it should be at least drink 2L a day.
@Vic, I would recommend not to try this while you are pregnant. Your body is under special circumstances anyway, you shouldn´t do it.

I’ve heard lots of good things about the MC! I’ve had a friend whos done it and she had such great results! I’ve been thinking if I should on and off but I’ve never buckled down and decided to do it… Until now!

My day schedule is so hectic with barely anytime to eat and most of the time I’m lucky if I can squeeze a good meal into the schedule. So I tend to crave super unhealthy things and when I have the time to eat, its always greasy goods that are horribly bad for your body. While I do have some extra pounds I’d like to shed, I think its more important for me to get healthy and crave some healthy greens again!

I’m going to start this on Sunday the 14th and plan to do it for 10 days until the 23rd~ Thanks for writing this thread, it really got me motivated to start!

Hey Rin, good to hear you are trying out. Good luck for the next 10 days and let us know how it went. And thanks for the compliment, that motivates me to write this blog

I am on Day 2 & surviving! Can you have Diet Cokes or caffeine free drinks while on the cleanse?

@MissAliss -
Short answer: No! Sorry but nothing else than lemon, water and cayenne pepper

Good luck for the next days, the 2nd and 3rd are the most difficult. How long will you do the diet, until you know who is the new president of the United States? That would be an interesting goal.

I started the master cleanse today with the Slimply slender product from GNC. It’s more spicy than I thought it would be but I’m able to stomach it. I’m not hungry but it’s so hard smelling everyone’s lunch around me here at work.

In the end I know it’ll pay off. I just quit smoking so I’m really wanting to rejuvenate my body; inside and out!

@Shevawn -
Looks like you go through a big change, quit smoking and now the diet, good luck with that. I know it’s hard to resist the great smell of your colleague’s lunches, but I would suggest, go outside, take some fresh air and go back to office at the end of lunch time.

Nice site.
It’s day 6 for me today. It hasn’t been easy but i’m hanging there. The cravings are gone.Funny enough,i cant stand any kind of food.Maybe it’s my metabolism, but i’ve got no desire to drink my lemonade either!

I’m on day 3 and trying to encourage myself so I don’t quit. It’s hard, and I’m cold. BUT, I’m going to really try to get to 10 days.

@OLA -
I had the same, I couldn’t stand to drink it anymore except very cold, hope that helps.

Hey Rebecca,

good luck for trying 10 days, let us know how it went.

Almost made it to the election-just three days too short! So close!! Went very well! I ended up finding it easier than expected-Day 1 was hardest for me. Feel great and lost 6lbs. Will be doing it every 4 months or so.

I used the Simply Slender Lemonade Diet that is not as severe but does the same cleanse and detox. It recommends only 2-4 days so my doctor supported me on this. I have some health problems and was unable to do 10-40 days which is controversial in some circles. This was the perfect solution for me. If you are want to do a detox check this out! http://www.simplyslenderdiet.com

@firedup -
Thanks for your link firedup

hi there,

im on my 1st day of my Master Cleanse diet. and am really getting hungry every hour that passes by. cant i really eat anything? r fruits like apples or grapes really not allowed to be eaten? pls help me. thanks

@red hair princess -
Sorry, but they are not allowed, hope you made it through your first day. Keep going, on your third day it will be better.

Jamie - I have tried it for 4 days and was really energized. I recommend it so stick with it. The rewards will be worth it. Congratulations! Let me know if you need support. Good thing to do b4 turkey day!

i did the master cleanse back in Sept and lost 14 pounds in 10 days… I am going on it again tomorrow for 30 days. I found the Grade B Syrup Organic at my local Whole Foods Market and it was 7.99 per 16oz… much cheaper than the prepackaged… Do not eat any food, cause it will slow down the process. The first time I did it.. my worse day was #4, after that I had a huge burst of energy and it never slowed down!

@shirley -
30 days!? Wow, let us know how that goes. We are eager to hear about it.
Hey firedup, thanks for motivating other people, I’m sure they appreciate that and helps a lot

You are welcome Alex. Did anyone try it after Thanksgiving? I hope it has been working out for those of you who did. It’s just amazing to me how energized I feel.

hi.
i started the master cleanse today, i had the sea salt wash this morning .. but i puke it back out coz i felt so sick… but im still drinking the lemonade, is it ok just taking the laxative tea instead of the sea salt water??

@mishiao -
It’s not necessary to drink the salt water, maybe once in the middle of you diet. But next time try it out with a little bit less salt, that might help. But the tea is enough if you really don’t like the salt water.

Good luck!

i guys just a update on my 3rd day into this detox.. and i lose 3kgs already my goal is 10 kgs or a bit more.. if im really really hungry and feel like im gonna faint what are some foods i can take?

Hey Mishiao,

unfortunately you cannot eat anything, your headache will go away, drink more lemon juice if not. Good luck!

2morow i will be starting this…cant wait to see the results you guys are talking about because im a pretty lazy person. dont do much activities and mostly eat un healthy foods…im hoping i make it to the 14th day thats my goal

will keep posting to let u guys know how its all going for me

cheers

I started MC diet today….feeling good so far and actually enjoy the tast of the lemon drink. My son told me the sea salt and cayenne pepper also have to be organic? does anyone know if that is absolutely necessary? thanks…

Starting the diet on january 1st very nervous that i woun’t be able to hold out! Very excited though hoping that others are still doing the diet and i get a little support and hope I can give some as well!!

im debating wether to go on the simply slender drink or the actual mc… im so confused. which do you think would be better for me to try? it would be my first time. AND i dont want to be going to the bathroom constantly because i would be in school and it would be really hard.. any advice?

@brown, Leasa, Jane, how is it going, are you still hang in there? I really hope so, I can imagine it must be hard, especially right before New Years Eve.

@Leasa, your son might be right with the organic cayenne pepper and sea salt, but I just grabbed the one I saw on the shelf. I think it’s better to have everything organic, but it isn’t essential if not. BTW, I really don’t know any cayenne pepper or sea salt which isn’t organic.

@Shine, follow your feeling, I think the MC is the harder way, but try out the lemon juice, if you like it, it might be easier, if not, go with the simply slender drink. With MC you won’t have to go to the bathroom constantly. Only if you drink warm water with sea salt. Good luck!

On day 2 of the cleanse and still hanging in there. I feel much better today than i did yesterday. I have done the warm water and sea salt and you do go to the bathroom consantly. the herbal laxative doesn’t work for me not sure why. This cleanse is pretty good, i am amazed at how it curbed my appetite so quickly. I hope everyone else is doing well too.

Hey Jane happy to hear that and thanks for your report. With the sea salt you really have to go constantly, that’s why I recommend it only at the weekend. Glad you are not so hungry anymore, for example a juicy, fresh, appetizing hamburger or steak anymore.

Today is day one. I’m really going to try and hang in there for 10 days…it seems so far away right now.

Day three… feeling great and hanging in there. Not doing it for weight loss but have lost 7 lbs so far and that is deffinitly a added bonus! Very excited about this.

Lisa I hope that you are doing well. I didn’t think I would ever make it past the first or part of the second day but when you start feeling better and see the added result of weight loss it makes everything worth it. I check this often just to see how everyone is doing so feel free to talk to me!!

well guys i failed but all for good reasons it was new years and couldnt start it for the obvious reasons. anyways im starting today

jane thats great your on your third day keep it up hope i can make it like u.

and lisa i kinda feel like you do but it doesnt seem that bad all the comments here are positive and it looks like its not as bad as it seems

will keep u guys up dated

cheers

Thanks Brown. I am not going to lie it is hard at first but now on my fourth day I am still going amazingly. This morning I woke up feeling a little lightheaded but I think that has to do with not drinking enough yesterday! Make sure you drink plenty of the lemonade mix. Good luck everyone

HAPPY NEW 2009!
Hello, I´m ready - hopefully. I´ve read all posts a few times and hope that I can stop all my bad habits in the next days and loose some weight:
smoking and drinking coffe spoiled my health and my body over the past 7 years, I seriously hope with the lemonade I can get rid of it and make a step into a new healthier way of living. I thought that anytime I´d like to eat something or smoke I´ll come back to this site to motivate myself. Please wish me luck but most of all discipline. Thanks and till tomorrow!

Oh and thank you so much for this useful site and congratulation to all of those who´ve made it!!!

This is my second time on MC and I have to admit the 1st time was a lot easier. This time I am having a hard time drinking the whole 6 10 oz glass min and the taste of the syrup is too sweet.
I have become such a food sob since doing MC early this year. It’s pretty funny to me. I can only eat what is absolutely natural. After doing MC over the first time, I have become a “veggie”. I can’t seem to turn back, meat just turns me off. I do want to look into the raw foods a little but I love grilled mushrooms and onions so I will probably do a little of both.
Thanks for having a place to chat a little about MC and if any one has any tips on how to beat over sweet taste, I am all ears.

I did 11 days over the summer and am going for 21 days this time around. I have already lost 10lbs in 5days so I am ready to see what the final outcome will be.;)

@MR -
Great to hear all these successful stories, and thanks for everyone to support each other.

This is my 4th day and when they said the third was the toughest- they weren’t lying! Omg, I thought I was going to die! Lol now day 4 going into 5- I feel great and am about to start working out! I’ve lost 4 pounds total although the first 3 days there wasn’t any significant weight loss. I increased my water intake and I dropped 3 pounds today. My goal is 30 days. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

@k -
Oh 30 days, that will be quite long, good luck! And thanks for letting us know how it goes

i started today. last night had my herbal laxative tea. heard my tummy grumble early hours of the morning, must of been the tea working. woke up and went straight to the bathroom, i did the salt water flush this morning, but wont be doing it everyday as the taste is gross. have already been to the toilet 5 times today. my stomach doesnt feel as bloated anymore and its only day one. hope i can survive the whole 10 days.

okay! i got all the stuff i need to do the actual Mc!! BUT.. i dont have any laxative tea.. just normal green tea.. and i dont think i got grade B maple syrup.. just organic.. i couldnt find these 2 things.. am i going to be alright with this..? please let me know!! im intending to start tomarrow.. and.. i want my mom to do it too but she has a bit of arthiritis. can she still do it???

@lana, hope you still keep going until the 10th day, good luck!

@Shine, I think it will be ok, though it won’t be effective as you would have Grade B and laxative tea. Please check again, in many stores are laxative teas or in a pharmacy. They normally have some.

I think for your mother it won’t be a problem at all, it might even help a little bit against her arthritis. Good Luck to you both!

on my third day i woke up and felt soo weak and tired. my breathing wasnt as normal and felt hot. i wonder why that happened, i couldnt continue with the M/C. did anything like that happen to anyone befor or maybe i wasnt doing it right???

day 1 and 2 was normal i didnt have any problems i thought that it wasnt as bad as i thought it would be but on day 3 it was just all wrong i couldnt even walk properly my legs would shake??

okay, i got all the things, i still couldnt find grade b maple syrup, but i think it will be okay, wish me luck guys.. im really hoping this will work. ill keep you all updated.

Hey Brown, if you really felt that bad, then it’s better to stop, sorry to hear that. Did you drink enough water and did you have Grade B?

Good luck Shine it will probably work without Grade B. Hope you won’t feel so weak as Brown did on her third day.

I am reading all the posts as encouragement, tomorrow will be day 4 for me. I had a horrible headache this morning, but it went away after drinking the lemonade. I am going to try to stick it out for 10 days. The good part is my sleep has been awesome, no waking in the middle of the night for several hours. My skin does look really good, and I love not feeling bloated down with food. However, I have been avoiding my friends and going out, because I don’t want to have to explain the cleanse to everyone. I will continue to read everyone’s posts, for input and encouragement so keep them coming! Thanks and good luck to everyone. I will continue to give updates on how I am doing.

hey alex, well yeah i did have grade b but i reckon that it might be that i didnt drink enough water thats probably the reason why i felt that way.

but i will give it another go in the near future.

cheers

I’m starting the MC tomorrow, but i don’t like tea. Is this still going to work? Please help.

@mia -
Good to hear that it’s going on so well. Let us know how you doing at the end

@brown, hope you doing better next time, maybe with more water
@J, don’t worry, the tea is just a supporting component but it’s not essential. And you really don’t like tea, did you try a lot, there are really good ones, believe me.

@Alex, Thanks for responding. I have tried some green teas but I really just don’t like the taste. The lemonade is enough. I’m starting my first day today. Do I have to go the full 10 days or will I see some results with maybe 4 or 5 days?

@J
You can do how many days you want, some just do 3 days, others 5, 10 or up to 40 days. But don’t forget to do the same thing as after 10 days to come off the Cleanser. Good luck!

I love the clense! Im on my last day and I feel great. I do have a prob though.you see Im in the military and the dorm im staying in only comes equiped with a microwave. If i must buy soup from a can what do you recommend?

i am starting the master cleanser 2morrow i hve tp go to prom in june wish me luck

@Lovely tricey -
Good Luck Lovely tricey
@Martinimasterm02, great to hear that, I’m sure that will motivate even more people to try it out.

i really want to try this! though it’ll be pretty hard to give up food for a while. =X

i tried looking for laxative teas but they don’t have them in the supermarket near my house, nor did they have grade B maple syrup. i could only find grade A. is that okay?

@sarah -
The grade A should work, also try out to get the tea at some local pharmacy, they might have it.

orange juice is rough. Im on midshift. I work on fighter jets all night and like a 9 to 10 hour shift is regular.basically the OJ wasn’t cutting it last night energy wise. i did make it and also i found the perfect microwavable friendly vegetable broth its totally organic and can be picked up just about any supermarket. the broth will def get me through the next few days. so no excuse people, everyone should be able to do this diet from start to finish.

I am on Day three and I am sooo excited. I THOUGHT I was getting hungry, but you all know the lemonade cured that. Thanks for all of your comments and the words of encouragement are REALLY helping me1 Seven more to go.

My co worker started with me, but she started throwing up on day two. Is that normal? Also for anyone trying..I was extremely tired my first day. I went home after work and got some rest and I felt like a new woman!

I have a friend who really wants to do the MC but has an allergy to tomatoes and peppers. Is there any other pepper other than cayenne that she can take to help loosen mucous while she’s on the fast? She can eat pepper corns, can she use those as a substitute???

So want to help her… please respond asap.

Thanks!

@martinimasterm02 -
Glad you find the perfect broth and you almost through with it. Congrats!

@Tameria, hope it’s still going well with you. Why your co-worker threw up, I don’t know, that is not normal. Question is, is it because of the diet or did she get a flu or something. Some people throw up when they did drink too much Saltwater and too fast, but I guess she didn’t drink any yet.

@Marion, she is allergic to cayenne pepper? I don’t know if pepper corns would be a good substitute. Maybe she should try it out without cayenne pepper or with just a little tiny bit. If she is feeling very weak after some days without the cayenne pepper, she might stop it.

Thanks for the response. I will tell her and I will keep you posted on how it goes…

The book does say the vomitting happens in some cases, and to not find it strange because the body will eliminate the waste the best route possible.
My sis-n-law throw up after starting, we suspect it was the Jack n the box she at just prior to starting.

Thank you for the info Marion, didn’t remember that, but that’s a good reason why she threw up.

I just found out I might be pregnant (pregnancy test shows a faint positive line) and I’m on DAY 8….is it safe to finish the 10 or should I stop? will the 8 days affect the baby if I am pregnant?

@Natalie -
Hey Natalie, congratulations! I don’t know if it can harm the baby. I probably would start with the coming off now or tomorrow. Since your body is clean and detoxed that might be really good for the baby. But I’m sure the baby also needs some more than just lemon juice and tea. My reommendation is to stop and maybe starting again in 9 month
Hope everything goes well!

@alex: i went to the pharmacy near my house (walgreens) but they didn’t have any laxative teas. is there any alternative i could use? i wanted to try starting the MC tomorrow

Shine: I tried the Simply Slender and it worked out great for me. It contains extra vitamins and supplements to help your body as you cleanse. Some naysayers don’t like the Simply Slender just for that reason, but I feel that I need to get nutrients somehow if I’m not gonna eat for 4 days. It’s a lot less messy too! Unfortunatley part of the process of cleansing requires that you eliminate them from your body. You have to mix Simply Slender with water and drink it numerous times a day to flush out the toxins. So many bathroom trips may be inevitable.

@Sarah, try out Whole Food or maybe even Albertson, Kroger or something which is a more expensive grocery store, they mostly have a laxative tea. Hope that helps

@firedup, thanks for your information!

okay! ive finally got everything i need and am on day one of the MC! ^^
thanks for the help alex! ill see you all in 15 days!

I am just finishing my 9th day on the fast and I’ve never felt better! I was originally only going to do it for 10 days but I’m thinking I’ll try for 14. I sleep great wake up easy and have tons of energy. Spiritually I feel renewed as well. This was the best thing I could have done!

i started the MC on Sunday but flunked out and started again on Monday because I don’t like to give up and know how important it is to detox my body. yesterday went pretty smoothly but i was cranky towards the end of the day. i didn’t do a full 60 ounces either but i did drink plenty of water. today, day #2 i am suffering with a serious headache but i know it’s because of the toxins that are trying to be released from my body and my body trying to adjust to not having any food. i know tomorrow will be a better day and i am looking forward to it. i can’t wait to get past day 3

Can i use a laxative like mineral oil? or does it have to be the tea??

@sarah -
hope you will make it and feel just great as hope does.

@hope, that’s really great to hear that, really happy to hear that.

@teetee, I hope you feel better now, after the 3rd day you should have past the worst time

@kitty, I’m not sure if you can use it, if you can, take the tea. Otherwise I think it’s not to bad to use mineral oil.

Well I’m on day 4 and when I woke up on Day 3 my headache was gone. Thank the lord. Now my tongue is disgusting looking and my breath stinks, but I already know why. Due to all of the toxins coming out of my body. The only reason I can handle it is because I already know the reason why and I knew ahead of time by reading other people post. I feel better. I’m so happy I’m doing this cleanse. It’s awesome. The body is truly an amazing piece of art. I have lost some weight but don’t know how much. I’m not really keeping up with the weight loss. I did this fast to detox my body and it is working. I’ve yet completed an entire 60 ounces but I’m experiencing much elimination. I think I’m going to make it to the 60 ounces today.

I’m on day 2 of the Master Clense and it has been going well. I’ve lost almost 5 pounds already! I’ve yet to do the salt water flush but I’m going to try it on sunday if I make it that long because I don’t feel like running to the bathroom at work every minute. Although I have only been drinking about 5 glasses of the lemonade a day. Is that bad? I don’t feel hungry.

Love your blog! I’ve just been refreshing the 404 Not Found page to check out the jokes, what a great idea for the page!

Just a note on your english, the correct word in the title of this post should be “Detoxify” - detoxicate sort of means to put toxins into your body not remove them, although it’s actually not a real word. LOL! The right word will help with google searches, I hope you don’t mind me pointing it out!

@Vanessa, you should drink more than 5 glasses a day, even though you not feeling hungry, it might hit you one day, because you didn’t drink enough!

@Melinda - Thank’s a lot for your advice! I changed it already , wonder why nobody else told me.

Thanks for the compliment, glad you like my website and the 404, wonder how you found it. Have to check for some old dead links.

Good luck with the Master Cleanse!

I found your 404 page from here http://blogof.francescomugnai......ror-pages/

Probably nobody said anything about the wrong word because we realise that English isn’t your first language. Normally I wouldn’t correct someone else’s blog, however when the mistake is in the title it affects SEO so it’s important.

How funny, I read Francesco’s blog too, but didn’t have the time to read any blogs the last week. Cool to be on there. Thought already you found some dead links.

If you would have to correct the whole content you probably wouldn’t get done with it until Christmas 2014.

Thanks a lot for the heads up!

Well today is my first day of my 2nd attempt at the MC…the first time was fairly successful with 3 days. But this time I am going for the gusto 10days!!!!!! The posts here have been very encouraging and have distracted me from eating, snacking…yay! still looking to see if i can snack on veggies while on cleanse though. any thoughts?

@damali -
sorry for my late reply, glad this post is encouraging you, I would rather pass on any veggies, stick to the juice, water and tea. Hope it will work out well. Good luck!

Hello, all of your comments have been very encouraging, especially because i have a wedding to go to in 3 weeks and want to use this not only to detoxify my body but to lose the weight. But here is the catch I suffer from migraines, and I am afraid if i start the MC that I wont be able to finish it. Can anyone help me? Thanks.

So, I began the Master Cleasne today and I did hear that Beyonce Knowles (from Destiny’s Child group) ate raw veegies high in water content and did the cleanse for 14 days and lost 20 lbs. for her role in the film, “Dream Girl’s”. Anyone wondering what veggies you can eat might want to do a little research by googling Beyonce’s diet. I am starving right now. Quick question? (I know this might defeat the purpose) but can you smoke a cigarrette in the cleanse? For all intent and purpose, just tio kick the hunger fit? Or is that just ridiculous!

today was my 1st day on MC and it was so hard, i have a 2 year old that i am constantly feeding so i can never stop thinking about food. and i have a huge headache i really hope that this will go away. reading all of this really gave me hope.. so lets see if i have the will power.

Hey Andrea,you probably will have a headache the first or second day, doesn’t have to be a migraine. If you get one, I’m sure it makes it hard to stick through this, but who knows, maybe you rather don’t get any at this time, since you detoxify your body and since nobody really knows the reason of a migraine, it might the new solution to get rid off it. I doubt, but I would try it out. Good luck!

Hey Angela, smoking shouldn’t be a good solution to kick the hunger, when you are hungry, drink the lemon juice, that should help. And thanks for the Beyonce tip!

Hi Jackie, it is really normal to have a headache, it will go away after the first or second day, hope you make it through, good luck!

Thank you Alex, yeah I guess I’ll just have to try and see. I need all the support I can get, so you’ll be hearing from me a lot. I will buy everything this weekend and start Monday. And again thank you for your response.

You know what I changed my mind. Since I have been reading that headaches are better on the third day, I will start Saturday and if I do get any they’ll be gone by Monday. Wish me luck!!

Hey I’m hoping to start the cleanse diet next week. I’m feeling nervous and anxious because I have very litle willpower. Then when I dont see something through due to this i get very low on myself. I would love this to be a way of getting support.I need support. If i cant do this I willfeel so bad.

Hi, I am on day 5 of the MC, I have lost 9 pounds so far, and am enjoying it a lot! Day 1 and 2 were a breeze, but day 3 was the worst. I had a horrible headaches and cravings for meat- which is weird because i have been a vegetatian for a long time.

I had a suggestion for anyone with headaches that was reccommended by a friend:
take 2 teaspoons of the maple syrup in a 8 oz glass of water. The extra sugar will boost your blood sugar and get rid of the headache.

Good luck!

Hey Andrea, how is the diet going, hope your headache is not too bad and you are still motivated. Good luck!

Leabhra, here are many other people behind us, don’t be so low on yourself, then you will lose in the beginning. And if you fail with the amount of days you aimed to do, don’t worry, at least you did it and next it will be more. Be more self confident, kick yourself in your butt and trust yourself. If you need some motivation let us know and everybody here will help you.

Hey metalkpretty05, you are not the first one who is vegetarian and cravings for meat. Somewhere in these comments there where another person, or it might be on my German website. Can’t remember.

Glad it works out so good for you and thanks for the suggestion! I’m sure many will appreciate that!

Hi Alex, it is going good I did start yesterday and it’s been going good. I am on my second day and today has been ok, but I have had a little bit more of a headache today, but it is bearable. Thank you for your follow up. I’ll keep you updated.

is it better to drink 6 or 12 glasses of leomade a dat? today is my first day. my body seems to retain water than loose it.

If I get a headache, can I take ibuprofen while on the MC?? I am going to try to start today. I am hoping overall it will help me feel better but wouldn’t mind losing weight as well. I am not overweight (size but just feel really bloated and heavy in my midsection lately. I think I will only go 3-5 days though. Wish me luck!!

Hey Kerry, I started the diet Saturday I am ono my fifth day, and haven’t really gotten headache. I only got it the second day because i spent most of the day in bed, but trust me you’l be fine I suffer from my migraines specially when i dont eat and havent gotten one at all. So, you’ll be fine. Good Luck!!

@Andrea, good to hear you feel well. Thanks for letting us know how it is going.

@Christina, you can drink as much as you want, more is even better.

@Kerry, you should try to handle without Ibuprofen. Good luck though, hope you feel better after that.

Hi,

I am starting my MC today, I have gained a fair bit of weight! I am determined to do 14 days I have done a lot of research and I am fully aware that I will not be able to eat I will keep you all posted wish me luck!

Theresa

hey everyone! i just started the mc diet today…i just finished drinking my lemonade and i’m going to go out and find the laxative tea today…i read somewhere i could use green tea…is that true?

Today is my first full day on it and I feel famished but the more water I drink I feel a bit more full. How long do the hunger pains usually last? Is it safe to drink the salt water regiment more than the one time?

hi alex, i am starting the cleanse on friday and i’m shooting for 10 days. i’m actually very excited to begin, aside from losing some weight im excited to begin a healthy lifestyle after the cleanse. i do have one worry, if i drink the tea in the morning is it really going to umm…”disrupt” my day at work? cant afford to be running to the bathroom every 1/2 hour ya know??

I am on day 15 of a 30 day cleanse. I switch from the master cleanse to a water fast on day 10. It was going really well the only thing is I cheated big time today (I’m talking about greasy food cheating!) I felt sooo bad and added to that i had the worst cramps ever and threw up all the food I ate. Is it okay to keep going because I really don’t feel cleanse yet or did I ruin it? Oh I also took 2 hoodia pills before eating and because I felt so bad afterwards I drank some laxative tea. I’m a mess I know! What should I do?

Hi everyone today is my second day on mc the day is almost over but Im thinking about food. My body is so sore is that normal? Help me I need someone to talk to

@Theresa, good luck and let us know how it goes

@ADT, I don’t know if you can use it, didn’t hear of anyone who did, but you might try it out and let us know how it goes. Good luck!

@Keturah, it normally will be 2 days, sometimes 3. You can drink the salt water several times without any problems.

@Marie, you shouldn’t be worry about it, it’s not that strong, but if you drink the salt water, that will work, so use that only at the weekend.

@Sarah, wow, my respect, even though you cheated. Go on with it, if you want, since you threw up everything anyway. It should be fine. So no worries, just go ahead and continue.

@Anyea, it is normal but this will change soon. You will feel much better after some days. And good luck to you too.

Thanks alex!!!

I am going on day 3 of my cleanse..I have a strange habit of swollowin my gum when I am finished this is the 1st and only thing that I have swollowed other than my lemonade drink since I started..I didn’t think about it till it was already in my belly is that ok if I don’t do it again??

Hi, so I’m a runner and a while ago, I gained a whole bunch of wieght that is causing so many problems with my body. I eat really healthy foods, but I eat way too much of them. Will I still feel cleansed even if I don’t eat greasy foods? Also, can I keep doing my hardworkouts while on the cleanse? I really need to keep training.

Hey Alex, well I finished my MC but only did it for 6 days my stomach was protesting too much : ) But it went well. You really do not experience any headaches at all meaning that the MC ingredients really do provide the nutrients you need for the period of time you are on it. So thanks for everything and I really do recommend the MC because it cleanses your body, you lose weight and your stomach if experiencing bloating really makes it go down a lot. So Good Luck to everyone. PS. I lost 10 lbs.

hey alex, so i started the MC and im currently on day 5. ive been doing the tea morning and night and ive come to find that my tummy just does not like the tea and tends to get angry with me ALL DAY at work. would it be okay to take a rolaid if it gets really bad? or is that completely against the rules? i just dont know how long i can deal with this at work…im not hungry at all. just irritated. how long does it usually take for the SWF to finish?? maybe i could get up early tomorrow and try that?? i dunno.

WTF!
This is soo weird, I would definitely not want to do this.
But I guess it works.
I’d get a little hungry though…

Hi!

I just started the master cleanse today for the first time ever. I didn’t know about the tea though. I’ll have to get it tomorrow. I cheated a little bit tonight and ate some banana and strawberries. Tomorrow I’m solid though. I felt totally energized all day and not starved or anything like that. Word.

@Ryan, hope you stay solid, because if not, you won’t clean your body. hope you still feel great.

@Tha Musi Blogging Machin, try it out, it’s worth it

@Marie, sorry for the late response, how did it go. I hope you didn’t take rolaid. If you cannot handle the tea, just drink it once a day or every second day.

@Andrea, thanks a lot to motivate all other readers and for your complient!

@Kristen, you will still feel cleansed and you can continue your workouts, but don’t make it too hard.

@octavia, how did it go? It will be ok, if you don’t swallow your gum everytime, although in general I would stop doing that.

Hey Alex, I am starting soon and I’m wondering if I can just drink the lemon juice without taking any salt water or laxative tea as mentioned?

You better should drink the tea, even one time a day. If not, you won’t have to go to the bathroom and the crap in your body won’t leave.

Hi,

I have started MC and I take usually Sienna Smooth Move pill. I don’t like laxative tea so much. I am on day 2 right now. Is it OK to substitute with pill? Thanks.

Nara

I am starting MC tommorow , waking up @7am to drink the 1 quart of saltwater yuck,btw I love food so this is a TRY, tryna lose at least 10lbs,I feel motivated by others responses but Iono anyhoo I am shooting for 5 days If my body can go beyond, we’ll see, but whats this about ur metabolism slowing down so if I gain weight it will be harder to lose, after doing MC??

@Nara, it shouldn’t be thatbad, if your stomach feels fine after taking it, then it might be ok.

@Jay, this is also why you have this transition after the MC, so your metabolism gets normal again. MC is a great start to eat healther in general. Good luck!

how much salt you put in 8 oz water?

We are on day 5 and doing pretty well,Eventhough we both have had some hunger pains we have done well.We only use 1 table spoon of the syrup but when we find ourselves hungry and craving out of our minds we use 2Tbsp and it immediately takes the hunger away.this is Jackie and by the way I have GERD and have no problems with the pepper. we have lost 5 to 6 pounds and feeling good.5 more days to go and we both would love to lose more weight.STAY STRONG MC SURVISORS

@Christina, one table spoon.

@Jackie & Star, glad to hear it’s going so well, even though you had some hunger pains. Let us know how it went after the tenth day!

I’m on my 6th day and loving it!! I can’t imagine not losing weight… I’ve lost 7 pounds already. I also have the aching knee problem. It’s still hurting, but I think I’m not drinking enough water…
So I have two questions, how much water should I be drinking and how often?
And what is the salt water thing you’re talking about?

Hey Selena, you should drink about a gallon but at least half a gallon, and whenever you feel like. Hope your knee aching goes away. Good luck!

OMG OMG OMG I READ THIS POST A MONTH AGO & DECIDED 2 GO FOR THIS MC DIET. ND GUESS WHAT. I DID IT FOR 15 DAYS. IN THE BEGINNING YU FEEL A LIDDLE HUNGRY BUT AFTER DAY 4 IT FEELS GREAT! I WANTED 2 GO ON LIKE IT WAS SOO COOL. I STARTED 2 CRAVE THE LEMON DRINK EVRYDAY AFTER DAY 4 ND I STILL DRINK IT SOMETIMES. I DID IT FOR 15 DAYS ND LOST 37 POUNDS YAY ME! I FEEL GREAT & NOW I GOT A BF ALSO YIPPIE I LIKE LOVE MYSELF NOW.

I have a question about the master cleanse. the Lemon juice, Cayenne pepper and Maple syrup (grade B) doesn’t make you use the bathroom right? It’s the laxative? I just want to make sure because I have work and want to make sure. Also, Is it okay to use the salt water flush only once a day. At night preferably?

@angel786, that is really awesome! congrats! Unbelievable 37 pounds, wow! Indeed, it is a great feelign to love yourself again!

@Nic, correct, on the laxative makes you use the bathroom. I used the salt water only once a week, I wouldn’t do it every day, maybe every second or third day if you need.

Today is my first day trying this diet and i HOPE i DO WELL. I KNOW I WILL DEFFINATELY PRAY FOR SPRITUAL HELP I KNOW I WILL NEED IT TO SEE ME THROUGH.

Thank you for all the information, extremely helpfull. Today is my first day and I was wondering if I can drink any type of tea doing the Detox? besides the laxative tea drank in the morning and evening???

@Angie, good luck and all the best, I’m sure you will make it!
@LGS, I think you can drink also other tea, but don’t use sugar or anything else in your tea.

Thank you so much Angie, this day is almost over:-)

I am having a problem finding the laxative tea!!! I would appreciate a tip!!! Thanks!

Where would I get grade B syrup? just at the regular supermarket? And does the laxative tea make you go often or just how you normally would?

Hey LGS, did you find it yet? Normally you could find it at Kroger or some others stores like whole foods.

@Ariana, you normally should get it in a regular supermarket. It won’t make you go often, it makes you just go as you normally have to.

Thank you so much again, this blog has been so helpfull in a big way:-) I did find the tea at cvs drug store. Today is my forth day and I started to get off the cleanse. Sunday is our Easter and I just had a small glass of orange juice and just plain lemonade… Any tip to get off the cleanse??? I just want to prepare my stomac for sunday.

I think I am ready to start on Monday, but I must say I am a little nervous!

Hey LGS, thank you for the nice compliment. Everything how to get off the cleanse is in the article. After the day with orange juice eat fresh vegetable soup. Then after one or 2 days a salad and after that you can start to eat normal. Enjoy Easter!

Hey everyone, I just started the master cleanser today and I feel very hungry and tired. Also I have the biggest headache in the world because I’m soooo hungry. Is there anything I can do to help with this headache and also pass through day 1?

Hey Kimmy, drink, drink and drink. Water or the Lemonjuice. And hold on, since it will be better tomorrow or at the latest on the third day. Good luck!

Thank alot Alex. Thats really comforting and encouraging. By the way when will I be seeing results? I’m really anxious about losing 10-20 lbs. Do you think that is possible in just 10 days?

Hi, i’m I allowed to chew gum?

Hi, i’m I allowed to chew gum, or will that affect the process?

Hi, I have looked @ every store and can only find grade A maple syrup. Can I just go ahead and use that instead?

If you cannot find any, you can also take Grade A, but B or C is just recommend, some people use A.

I would like to try this to detoxify but I’m afraid it will slow down my metabolism. I’we been working on speeding my matabolic rate with 5 small meals a day, lots of water and a regular workout. I lost 20 pounds in 4 months that way while never being hungry. I even take more calories than I used to, but I loose weight and have a lot of energy. My body fat is reduced too. I used to have weight problems and used to starve myself, only to see it all getting back later. Out of curiosity I would like to try this while continuing with my workout. Any idea how it influences the metabolic rate?

Hi Sara, I really cannot tell you how it will influence your metabolic rate. Maybe someone of the readers will know?

Hi Alex. I am on day 3 of the cleanse…the hunger pains are intense, but Im sticking with it thanks to all of the feedback on this site.

My issue it this: I’m on day 3 and have done the laxative tea and salt wash… I am losing weight, BUT I am not losing any toxins…if you know what I mean… the salt wash and the laxative tea just seem to make my stomach turn. They worked day 1, but day 2 and 3 nothing…. what does this mean? I would really like to rid my body of years of toxins.

hey im 14 going on 15 and i really like want to loose like 10 pounds, im currently 110 and i really want to loose the extra ten before my birthday, and i was wondering if u can take any kind of laxative instead of a tea laxative? and would it be like super unhealthy if i go on it? cuz ive been on pretty unhealthy diets but i dont want to like faint at school or anything as long as i can like brush it off ill be good.

Day 1: Wow this has been a struggle. And not for the main reasons. But because this is the one of the nastiest drinks i have ever had! If i can’t make it 10 days it will be because of that. I have to have an extra glass of water just to chase it down with. So far though i am not hungy, and had the swf was successful ( i read on another site you were suppose to do it everyday?) I think the first 7 days will be the easiest (besides the taste) because my husband isn’t home. But we both love food and that is our joy to find new places to eat! So when he gets home it might not be as easy but i hope i can keep going.

So I have a question. I was at the grocery store getting more Lemons and i was reminded that there are two kinds , small and large. my first group i bought large. And used 5 lemons with no measuring. Should i have been using the small, and maybe that is why it is so gross. I dont think so i think its the cayenne. Day 1 is almost over and i’m about to have my lax tea. It’s been a rough day, I’m not hungry, though i keep smelling and seeing food that looks so good! It’s hard to imagine going 10 days, but i will give it the old college try! Oh and it is so hard to find the grade b syrup. The only one out of 5 stores i found, cost about $14 and i almost used the whole bottle on one batch. That is a little pricey!

Hey so I don’t use the syurup at all since i’ve been doing this and I wanted to know if that will be a problem. Also i’m not drinking laxative tea, just plain ol’ green tea. Is that okay?
Let me no please,
Thanks

@Lo, it can take longer to loose your toxin, so don’t worry about it. Since it worked on day 1, it looks like there is not a lot left to do it on day 2 and 3. Don’t worry, take your tea twice a day and it will come out, sooner or later.

@Diana, you are 14 years old, a very young lady. In your age I would recommend sport, I know, you heard it thousand times, but this is the best way to lose wait in a long run. You will feel great! BTW, 110 pounds is not really a lot. Enjoy your body and do some exercise, try it out regularly and you will love it.

@JoLindsay, sorry to hear, that you don’t like the juice, it’s not my favorite either. But I think the swf is not necessary every day. If you have to go to the bathroom anyway, then don’t worry about it. And before your husband is coming back, you are used to not eating anything and I’m sure you will stay strong! You always have to use 2 table spoon lemon juice and 2 table spoon maple sirup per glas. Not more, it doesn’t matter if you have big Lemons or small, just 2 table spoons of their juice. How much did you mix for your first batch, that you used almost the whole bottle. A bottle is enough for two weeks or more.

@Leila, the syrup gives you what your body normally needs and the laxative tea is just to support that you have to go to the bathroom, that’s about it. If you feeling fine, you probably can continue without the syrup, let us know how it goes, many people would appreciate that, since they don’t like the syrup at all.

well the bottle was only about 12 fl oz. Today i drove way into town to go to trader joe’s (love that place! wish i could have bought food!) and found some larger sized bottles for about the same price so i got two. I hope it lasts me.
**I make a batch for the whole day, using 5 lemons, 10 cups water, 1 1/4 cups of maple syrup( but today i only used 3/4, because it was to sweet) 1 tsp cayenne. But today i decided to not add the pepper until my individual glass and it is much better. I’m more hopeful today!

Day2- Way better day! The lemonade is ok now~ Brush your teeth more often during this, the acid and sugar will reap havoc on your teeth! I am feeling the hunger pains a bit today, but not to bad. Although tonight its getting a little worse. I go back in forth all day in my mind about food, how i want it so bad! and then i say no i can do it. it’s tough

End of day 5.
I miss food! I even cheated today and had one of my daughters cereal bites. I am going to end it earlier than normal, but i’m not sure if I will ease out tommorow or wed. I want to because i want to be able to have a nice dinner with my husband when he gets home on Fri. I know sellout, but whatever this thing is just not for me, i just love food to much! I’m kind of dissapointed that i didn’t lose that much weight i think only about 3-4 lbs, I know that isn’t the main point, but ya know everone likes that as a bonus! I did however go shopping today and buy some smaller sizes, so that is cool.

Hi guys, it’s about a week i’v known the master cleanse diet since i heard Biyonce lost 20lbs in 10 days, soon after that i search abt it on Net and i found thousands of weblogs and blogs which talking abt it.. i do really think that i seriesly need this diet since it’s been years i wana lost 20lbs to be fit but actully all the time i get back the weight again.. this time i wana make it for ever, mostly since my tenis competition will start by next month and i’m so eager to be lighter and faster for that time…
i just got one BIG problem, here where i live there is NO MAPLE SYRUP!!!! what the hell should i do?? any one could helpp?? i read that it’s totally ignored to use Honey instead of Maple Syrup but no way left.. any suggestion??
by the way once in a blog i saw sb with the same problem who wanted to use MOLASSES instead of Maple syrup? any idea abt this one

First of all, what is laxative herb tea? Is it something close to green tea?

My second question, I’m not quite familiar with maple syrup B and cayenne pepper; could you please help me find a link with a picture or something?

This will really help start this diet!

@Jolindsay, sorry to hear, that you end your diet, but I hope to continue to eat healthy and maybe try it again.
@Ema, did you find one, normally you should find one in a good grocery store? But don’t use honey, it’s not the same as maple syrup. I never heard about MOLASSES, sorry.

@AAW, the laxative herb tea makes you go to the bathroom and it will say something like laxative tea on the product. Ask in the grocery store or you could go to a pharmacy. Cayenne Pepper is a spice and you can find it next to pepper, salt, oregano and so on. To know how maple syrup looks like, just go to google, type in maple syrup and on the very left top click on “images” and you will see images of maple syrup. Hope that will help.

OH My Gosh. Iam on my 3rd day. And I have been eating a half a raw onion with minced garlic, soaked in squeezed Lemon at night. I heard this was ok because the onion and garlic is suppose to help out with immune process. Did I just mess up the whole process.

another question I had. Is it ok to take glutamine pills to help keep muscle after work outs. Or even asperin??

I just started the cleanse two days ago I am starting my third night of the tea…I must say I am surprised I dont feel tired but I am still hungry wanting food…how long does that normally take until the pangs go away? I am sure taking my son to a end of soccer pizza party didnt help me Any way I am going to stick it out for the 10 days then I am going to try to start eating veggies at night and just do the juice during the day for the remaining 30 days. I want to do the 40 days total without any food at all but I dont know if I can do that…I guess only time will tell. BUT PLEASE TELL ME THE FOOD CRAVINGS WILL GO AWAY SOON! LOL

Today is the begening of my third day on the MC. i started doing the MC 3 years ago and i try to do it twice a year. It’s a challange, especially because everything is based around eating. I used to feel like i had to go into hidding while cleansing, lol. I learned that if i drink the lemonaid, before i start feeling hungry, i don’t have the urge to eat. I also prepared projects to work on during the 10 days of cleansing to keep my mind occupied. It realy works! i tend to wonder off to the fridge when i’m bored, so instead of eating i work on my project:) i like to sew, so my project is, working on a quilt. Also, i know the salt water is not everyone’s Favorite thing, but just put it your mind that is is worm chicken noodle soup ha ha mind over matter can get us far:) it is a challange, but the payoff is priceless. Just think about it, it didn’t cost much, We don’t have to go through surgury, or the painfull recovery for all the health benifits we are getting in return for our willpower…thats how we are paying for it, with our willpower. it is so rewarding to know you did it even though it was a struggle, stick with it, you can do it!!:)

Hey guys, I just post a new article about my Master Cleanser, which I did 6 weeks ago. I also put a FAQ list together, so it’s easier to find all answers you need.

Hope you will enjoy it.

@Jason, don’t take any pills at all. Because of the onion, I can’t tell, but you also shouldn’t take it. Hope you doing great so far.

@Shari, the food cravings will never go away completely. But it will be less after the 3rd day, hope you were able to recognize it. How was it?

@christina, good plan to be busy, so you aren’t thinking about food all the time. Hope you doing good so far!

Hey, I’m thinking about starting the diet 2moro but I have a few things to take in consideration…first, i’m only 19 and i’m not necessarily overweight but I’m 5′3 and like over 140lbs. I have 3 finals this week BUT next week friday, i’m going on a trip, and i wait my stomach and body in shape…should i do the MC (i went and got everything) and if I do the MC, can I do the sea salt drink instead of the herbal tea??? or should I try the Simply Slender like someone posted in the very early post??? please get back at me. Thanks!!!

Can somebody tell me is it ok to do workouts during the diet.

What a fantastic, motivational site! So, I started the MC 3.5 days ago and here’s what I’ve found so far:

Day 1) really not that bad at all provided as soon as I was hungry, I drank the lemonade. I did the SWF (salt water flush) first thing in the morning and found that it didn’t really accomplish much. In reading about this it appears that if you increase the salt (I did on the third day, from 2 to 3 tsp’s) it does the trick; the brine is the approximate density as your blood and so passes thru your system, cleaning you out as it goes. Be prepared to wait around 1/2 hr to 1+ hours for the whole thing to pass!! This worked for me by day three and as another person said, I just imagine I’m drinking warm miso soup and it’s mind over matter; the healing benefits from what I’m reading far outweigh the desire to gag. I did have quite a headache the evening of the first day but that passed and has gone away and not come back since

2) Day 2 has been the hardest for me so far…kinda funny actually - I went to a movie and my stomach rumbling was louder than the sound system…even my friend heard it…but I brought my trusty lemonade in a bottle and swigging that calmed it down. Point to those that are always hungry…drink more lemonade and make sure you have enough cayenne pepper as for me that seems to make a huge difference to suppressing my appetite

3) Day three is just before bed and as I write this. Today was a gorgeous summer day so I went to the boardwalk with friends - they ate at a gorgeous restaurant and I drank Perrier and my lemonade. It was hard…but really not that hard. On another note, I have worked out (as much 1/2 to one hour on elyptical each day plus about 45 minutes of weights days two and three also); days one and two weren’t really any harder and today was a breeze (in the morning after SWF and one cup of lemonade)…so I’m finding that working out is not that bad at all.

A major plus from this is that I’ve had quite bad arthritis in my left big toe for years. This was one of the reasons I thought I’d try the cleanse as so many people have been raving about the healing benefits. I’ve been living on advil - MOST AMAZING thing is that for me, the pain today is LESS than it’s been while taking advil!!! That, my friends, makes this all WAY worth while.

My sleep is much improved as well and last, as of the morning of the third day (for those that are looking for the perk of weight loss), I’ve lost about 4lbs.

That’s my take on this so far…and yes, I hope to persevere the full 10 days and come off gradually as recommended:)

I have started my MC today.
Yesterday night i had tea and today morning salt water flush.

SWF din’t work for me.

I am carrying lemon juice to my office today. Hopefully today goes well.

My weight in the morning was 71 Kg (156 lbs).

Hey Sri - SWF didn’t work for me first time either and really didn’t work that well until morning of third day. From what I’ve read this may be the result of a prior high protein/cheese intake (which I definitely had as these were my staples).

This is the start of Day 5 for me.

Something interesting happened that I haven’t read a lot of comments on that I’d like to share. I have been a proponent of Atkins for a long time now. Although I’m a firm believer in a balanced diet also, for me it keeps my appetite in check and seems to agree with my metabolism. Guess I’m from a meat-eating tribe somewhere in my history LOL!

Anyway, on Atkins, you enter a state of ketosis, whereby the body burns fat for energy in the absence of carbs. Fascinatingly, yesterday around 4pm I noticed that on the 4th day at 4, my hunger had basically disappeared! In using the bathroom (sorry to be so candid but we’re all here to learn from others so no point in skirting about) to urinate, I noticed a difference in its appearance that was familiar during Atkins induction. The way I’d describe it is almost like oil or bubble globules on the surface of the water. So, I peed on a ketostick (also called Chemstrip), which measures the secretion of ketones. Voila! I’m in ketosis!!! I didn’t know that you could move to ketosis while on a carbohydrate (while protein deficient) diet??! So, I did some research and yes, you do enter ketosis and while in ketosis your body burns fat as its primary fuel source, the result of which is the secretion of ketones.

That means you’ve become a fat burning machine and that’s why the weight starts coming off at an increased rate during this phase.

Very interesting. Today is day 5 for me.

I will check in now and then if possible as I’m headed for the full ten at this rate.

P.S. One hour on cardio yesterday and I’ve also noticed that while exercising, hunger is non-existent.

Ciao!

Day 6) Woo-hoo! Well I have to admit that yesterday afternoon was hard and I think I know why…I got busy and didn’t stay on top of the lemonade, AND, when I did drink it, I watered it down a bit. I think the nutrients were a bit low until the evening when I fully bounced back.

Lost 6.2 lbs as of the morning of the sixth day. Realizing some of this is water, it’s still pretty incredible - on track for 15 lbs at this rate by the end of the 14 days including the gradual return to eating that starts day 11.

That for me is secondary to the fact that I’ve experienced an EXTREME reduction in arthritis in that toe I was talking about. This morning and today, I’ve been able to move it with flexibility I haven’t had in YEARS, and it is able to withstand weight without pain. So whatever the nay-sayers will add to this “fad”, I have to say that I’ve become a proponent. If you’re healthy and can stick with it I think the evidence (for me anyway) is clear in the results. The proof, is in the lemonade (rather than the pudding ;)- ) this time!!

Couple notes to those that might be doing this:
1) Don’t dilute the lemonade…it has a negative effect
2) If you are hungry or weak, DO drink it (I’ve been averaging about 6 cups a day but the allowance is 12)
3) Increasing the cayenne pepper if you can handle it seems to reduce appetite (I love the Cayenne so that’s not a problem for me)
4) SWF - I’m using close to three teaspoons instead of two (recommended). My starting weight though (male) was 185 and I work out so am muscular at 5′9″. It took about three days to start working and each day after gets far easier
5) Smooth Move Senna tea - the directions say to drink 1/2 a steeped cup. I upped that to one full cup last night and had a better result this morning
6) From what I’ve discovered, Colon mucoids are a load of crock perpetuated by the companies that provide expensive cleanses; the ingredients themselves, allegedly CREATE the tarry/clay-like substance that you see in the pix. It does not exist in your body. However, that aside, allowing your digestive system to take a break seems to allow the body to heal other issues. Think of the Cleanse as a reboot to putting your system back on track for health with the direct goal of continuing with a healthy diet after … for your HEALTH..for those of you that wish to lose weight - this is a great kickstart - your stomach shrinks and your cravings go away and/or become manageable.

I would have to say if you’re healthy, have sufficient desire, correct intent and will-power that this may be an incredibly, almost spiritual experience in the end.

Another plus is that you have tons more time in your day to accomplish other tasks; time previously taken up preparinga and eating meals.

More later. Can’t wait for the outcome of day 10 - day six will have to do for today

Peace!

One more thing before I forget!!

Recommend that you wait at least 1 to 1.5 hours after SWF in the morning before drinking the lemonade. If you don’t, the Cayenne may get mixed in with the flush and I can tell you that the ring of fire is nothing you need to experience. Trust me…wait.

Thanks KC.

Today is my third day and SWF seems to be working.

I have been workingout (at least 800 -1000 calories on a wave machine)and feel great about it.

I have a party coming up on 12th june. I want to look my best on that day.

@Jas, sorry for the late reply. Did you do it anyways? Most of your questions are answered in the FAQs here
http://notaniche.com/master-cleanser-faq/1337/

@Sri, yes it is. Question answered in the FAQs, see link above. But looks like you figured it out anyways. Good luck for the party.

@KC, thank you for your compliment and your detailed experience, I’m sure it will help a lot people to get motivated and start the diet. Especially your arthritis is not so bad anymore. That is awesome! Also very, very interesting about your research to become a fat burning machine. I might add several things of your experience in the FAQs. Thank you very much! Looking forward to hear on your tenth day!

Day 7 evening….:)

YIPPEE!!!!!! How cool is this? Today I didn’t experience hunger even once! I have to say that now I’m wishing I could stay on this longer as i am amazed at the changes in my body and the ease I feel today! Some people have reported “euphoria” during the cleanse. For me I’d say that it’s a heightened sense of clarity in who I am. I’ve been able to concentrate on things that matter and the sense of accomplishment when you realize that with some self control, you can accomplish something as incredible as living on a program like this - with that, what ELSE can we do if we set our minds to it.

Some people have thought I’m nuts to do this. All I can say is that until you do and have a reference, you really have no place to provide an opinion. Neither did I until now.

Alex - thank you! Please do feel free to verify and use whatever info you may find motivating or helpful. I know I write a lot but trust me I type almost as fast as I think/speak…so for me it’s no bother at all LOL!!!

Today was simply…easy. If I didn’t have a business dinner next Thursday, I’d stay on longer and get into the shape I was in at 29 (11 years ago now as this year is my 40th). I’d been sort of resigned to gradual weight gain and becoming softer with age. Now I understand that what we are is what we think and we each have the control to be whatever we choose. This Cleanse affirms this…for me.

I’m still able to hit the gym (strangely day 5 was the hardest energy-wise for me).

All I can confirm is that it really does get so much easier and the freedom and lightness of mind and body you feel, both as the weight comes off, and as your mind adapts is quite fantastic.

7.2 lbs lost this morning in total including workouts (which do convert to muscle tissue for those that are interested in that fact and concerned about loss of lean muscle mass…i do not agree…I believe I’m losing fat and retaining muscle).

Alex, I love your blog site. It’s so easy to handle…keep it up!

Last note for the night: the tea HOT, is FABULOUS!!! It tastes almost like hot apple cider with a kick from the Cayenne….I sip it throughout the day and it keeps me satisfied constantly. I like it WAY better than cold/warm - remember to stir constantly so the Cayenne doesn’t settle to the bottom.

All the best for now folks!!

Good night!

Forgot!!!! Sri - you’re more than welcome…stick with it…you will feel fantastic for your party

Sorry all - in the last line of my day 7 update - I meant the LEMONADE HOT, not the tea hot….evidently it’s time for bed ;)-

Day 8 - nothing much to update other than 9 lbs lost and I can see my cheek bones LOL!

How’re you doing, Sri?

Day 9 - Morning of 9th day and SWF was a little harder this morning as I can tell my stomach has shrunk…it was more difficult to down all of it. 9.8 lbs lost in only 9 days. I can see why people think this “diet” part of the cleanse is too good to be true. But I still also know that I’m dropping fat as the ketostick was in the “darkest” area this morning meaning some serious ketosis/lipolysis is still underway. It will be interesting to see how much of this stays off and/or continues to come off over the next while. I intend to follow through on this with continuing reduction as I’m really enjoying the new lighter me.

Tomorrow is DAY 10…bought organic Valencia oranges in contemplation of Day 11. Looking forward to that:)

So I’m really interested in doing this cleanse, but I’m going to Ireland in 11 days and I am afraid that coming off the diet will be bad since I am guessing my diet there will consist of beer and bad food.

I obviously know that I can give it a shot when I return, but really want to try to do it before… any ideas?

What a great feeling…today = day 11. I accomplished what I set out to and have the side benefit of 11.2 lbs lost in ten days total using the Master Cleanse. My arthritis is substantially reduced, my belt is down to notches and I have saved a ton of money on not having to update my wardrobe (older clothes like shorts that were a little uncomfortable fit perfectly again).

Always a good idea to check with your doctor before starting anything like this program - I will say that I did not experience any feelings of fatigue (such as when you have not eaten for a long time), dizziness - or any other negative repercussions. For me, this was a great experience.

I am looking forward to a nice meal out as I miss the social aspect of eating (which I also realize is likely what was causing weight gain for me). However now I recognize that is about the choices and portions and will continue on in making the right ones having had the time on the MC to contemplate where this must change for the sake of my health.

Today is OJ day. I’ll stay in touch over the next while to let you know how this has gone for me after coming off the cleanse - particularly since there are so many negative boards out there bashing anyone that wants to do this and stating that it’s nothing more than a yo-yo fad diet. I prefer to see the benefits and remodel life choices following what has been an uplifting experience for me.

To those of you starting…ALL the best!!

KC

I started the Cleanse yesterday and I’m at the 26 hour mark.. so far i havent had any hunger pains or weakness. I really like the taste of the lemonade! I was a little suprised cuz i was worried about the cayenne pepper. The only think i dont like so much is the swf. It made me feel pretty nauseous but i made it through. My neighbor just brought me over some home made blueberry rhubbarb muffins (still warm) so hard not to eat them!! but I couldnt turn them down, it would hurt her feelings so i took them and they are now sitting on my counter and i actually sat there and debated with myself about eating them. But i decided not to. I’ll freeze them and have them some other time. The 3 pounds that i lost in the one day doing this really helped that decision. I figured I might as well see this thing through. But other than the muffins that my neighbor brought me I really havent missed food which is quite strange.. but good! anyways I’m just hoping that it will continue to be this easy!

@KC, thanks a lot for your great comments. I’m curious about how you do some time after the master cleanser. Let us know!

@Megan, I wouldn’t recommend that. I also were thinking to do it right before a ski trip with my guys, but it’s useless if you lose 10 lbs and gain 15 on your trip because you are drinking and eating all the time. Enjoy Ireland and start a new you right after that.

@Shaneen, if you can resist some tasty blueberry rhubbarb muffins, you will certainly make it through it. No worries and as a prize to yourself, you might eat them after you came of the diet. And believe me, they will taste even better, even though they are not warm and fresh anymore. But the taste of being successful and resist such a temptation makes it much more tasty.

Thanks, Alex! I will. Today is day 12 of the full 14 including the return to regular eating. I must admit that the orange juice was a bit odd after the lemonade…very much less sweet. I found myself a little light-headed yesterday Day 11; mostly in the morning until my body seemed to adapt to the OJ. Tonight (Day 12) I just had the ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC soup. What a plethora, no a bouquet of delightfully satisfying flavours. There is enough soup to last me three days at this rate…and I intend to eat it as I LOVE it! The incredible thing is that your taste buds become electrified by the end and so you no longer need or want the same amount of salt or sugar - I actually crave the Cayenne and reduced salt in the soup! Further, I currently have no desire for fatty foods…this is really a wonderful feeling.
Will keep you posted now that I’m pretty much done. I’ll check in now and then.
Good luck and healthy eating to all those that try this, stick to it, achieve their success…and continue on in healthier life patterns!
KC
P.S. Now I think I’m going to lose that last ten lbs I never thought I’d aim for…by following a higher fruits/veg diet that’s lower in fat:)

Im on my 4th day, planning to do it for 5 days. Ive lost 4 KGs (7-8pounds?) so far n im lovin it (:

When coming off the diet, can we drink any kind of juice? Like apple juice instead of orange juice?

Hi, I’m on my 6th day, and intend to go to next thursday (13 days total), I’ve only been going to the bathroom twice a day within the first 2-3 hours of waking up, is that normal? Anyway, I had really bad eating habits before starting this, and amazingly have not craved any food at all, I’ve thought about eating, but have not had the desire to, so I think this is going very well, and by the end vegetables and soup will be so good after drinking the lemonade for so long.

i just started yesterday and today i ate 2 sunkiss fruit bars its hard to not eat any tricks?

any tips on how not to eat or how to kill the hunger felling ???

by the way, Ive lost 13 pounds so far, and I mean to say I go to the bathroom the first 1-2 hours, but I’m only going twice, should’nt I be going more?

try chewing gum

Hey all!! Thought I’d report back since it’s a week since coming off the 14 day version of the Cleanse. Very happy to report the following:
1) I have continued to eat high fibre, healthier, whole food choices and am enjoying it!
2) I’ve maintained weight loss of 9.8lbs - that’s pretty friggin’ incredible! All the naysayers take that! I did immediately gain back about 5 to 6 lbs of water (within the first weekend - ate popcorn which is really high in salt and can you ever taste that now I might add…and we do NOT need all the salt that’s added to foods. You’ll find you don’t have the tolerance after the fast or the interest); however, I continued to eat salads (I LOVE tomato salad with balsamic dressing…yumm) and light proteins, splurged on a couple nights at restaurants but had half the appetite so sharing meals (we did appetizer plates) works really well plus you save money…and by the end of this week had lost 2.5-3lbs again (which is true weightloss after adjustment for water gain). I’m going to continue eating this way as it’s now easy to stop when full (don’t like the bloated overfilled feeling at all anymore…I think we become accustomed to feeling full and don’t realize when we’re overeating - but TRUST me, you will if you complete this Cleanse.

Jed! Well done! That’s excellent staying power and great weight loss already (keep in mind the initial lbs are water…you’ll be really excited when you can FEEL the fat continuing to come off). And the soup is AWESOME….I’m keeping it in my regular diet it’s so easy to prepare and delicious.
I’m also now a kidney bean fan…interestingly, as I write this, I just realized they aren’t giving me gass…hhmmmmmmm! That’s cool.

Jed - I think you should try increasing the salt in the SWF (assume you are doing that?) - by the 4th day I think you should be releasing at least 10 times. Everyone’s different. If you’re not doing the SWF then I really can’t comment as that’s what pushes everything through your system in the morning particularly. If you’re only going a couple times it could be you’re only doing the laxative tea the night before.

AF - stick to the plan - OJ has specific nutrients and PH/Acid balance. Don’t deviate from the plan - check out Alex’s FAQ’s on this board it’s awesome.

Callie - for me it helped to NOT dilute the lemonade - drink it hot (like that better), increase the amount of Cayenne pepper - and in between drink tons of water (I actually found that heating the water in the microwave like tea was nice as the sensation of warmth keeps hunger down too).
Drink the lemonade when you’re hungry and do NOT eat those bars!! Eventually you’ll adapt (in 4 to 5 days) and it gets way easier as hunger pretty much is manageable/unnoticeable. Putting food into your system will prevent you from reaching that point and to my understanding it will also prevent the full Cleanse benefits as you’re forcing your digestive system to work when it should be resting.

Have fun with it all!!

Over and out!

I have been drinking the tea at night and doing the salt water flush in the morning, now on my 7th day, I think I will try the tea night and morning,as I go as soon as I wake up from drinking it the night before. Also I mentioned chewing gum for people having a hard time snacking, try also to keep busy doing whatever, reading, outdoor activities, watching a movie, whatever you like to do in your spare time, the more you stay busy doing something the faster the day goes by, and that really helps.

Ok thanx. I will drink OJ for the whole day today. Went hiking fo 30 minutes in the morning and planning to play netball and badminton later. As off now Im 53 KG w a height of 158 cm = 5′2 and I want to maintain it. Hehe.

Btw good luck all (=

Hey, I’m planning on starting the MC tomorrow. I really worried about being able to stay focused. Has anyone got any tips which will prevent me from giving in to temptation? Any adivce would be greatly received. Thanks.

Can you chew gum on this diet? If so, what kind would you recommend?

sorry guys for replying so late, but staying pretty busy lately, but I’m glad KC jumped in.
@AF, I think you can, even though OJ would be the best choice. It has to be fresh squeezed, hope you made it well.
@Jed, guess tomorrow is your last day. Because of going to the bathroom, that is ok, nothing to worry about. How much did you lose?
@Callie, did the tip from Jed help you?
@KC, great you doing sooo well, I hope more reader will learn from your experience!
@Tess, just two comments above, Jed gives you some great advices.
@Renee, yes you can but it should be sugar free.

Please read the FAQ, I mentioned at the beginning of this post. Most questions will be answered there.

Thanks Alex….I’m day 3 & gum will be a real treat for me!
I also wanted to know if there is anything that can help with the pains caused by the laxative tea. It has been excruciating but I have been dealing with it because I know I need it & I can’t stomach the SWF.

hey how many serving am i surpose to have a day??

Hey the tips have been helping i stopped and then 2 days ago i just started agin and trying with those tips and there doing great wonders i feel the same not tired or anything its great i cant Waite until i can eat food though but my food outlook is changing so when im off this drink its all healthy food for me maybe an occasionally treat but healthy thank you for the tips.
do you have any others ?

Hello,
my first day is over…i am so hungry…..i am using regular honey. Hope that is ok?
I am excited but scared…..glad i found this site…

@Renee, put a little more water in your tea and just drink it every second day.
@hannah, about half a gallon, but you can also read the answer on the FAQs http://notaniche.com/master-cleanser-faq/1337/
@callie, glad the tips are helping you. Aren’t they enough already? if not check out http://notaniche.com/master-cleanser-faq/1337/
@kitkat, actually it’s not ok to use regular honey, please try to buy maple sirup.

AHHHH, Just ab out day3, I walk in from my assignment with the Marine Corps, and My dad has a stock of Hoitdogs and Hamburgers and everything else. Im doing this because i cannot explain why i cant seem, to get any furthur in my weight training, And the Intestinal toxic backup may be the explanation? Either wayy, LOL YOU THINK A FEW SHOTS OF VODKA COULD BE HARMFULLL

Well I did my shopping today. Will start day one tomorrow. Am a little demotivated by all the comments on the weight you lose being water weight. But I have enough other symptoms that I really want to try it. Cysts that Dr. says are benign or not issues. 45 pounds of extra weight… Blah Blah. Plus an addiction to diet pepsi that I am sure is going to cause a major share of headaches… Will keep a journal and report in how it goes.. Wish me luck…..

Hey one more thing. I have been working out real hard 6 days a week for the last two weeks. Consisting of running 3 miles and an hour of weights. Will I be able to do any of this on the cleanse? Or will I not have enough energy to continue?

@Steev, how were the Vodka, hope the Master Cleanser will help to get your perfect weight.
@Andrewsky, hope you doing good, how is everything going? You can still work out, but don’t do too much.