Master Cleanse
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I did it about 4 years ago. Lost 16 pounds in the 10 days and when I tried to come off of it was sick for 2 days. Its up to you how you choose to lose weight but I got really sick.0
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I will do it with you. I am an experienced MCleanser. I've done several. Great outcomes, never gained all the weight back. I have done extensive studying on this and can share, but I prefer to do it through emails, because I am not going to be argued with on here by people who are inexperienced and uneducated. I would love to help you, etc.Thanks anyway!
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Master cleanse gets the thumbs down from health professionals - http://www.cnn.co.uk/2010/HEALTH/04/20/crash.diets.harm.health/index.html
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Both my aunts who are Nurses do this cleanse and my uncle who is a health nut they swear by it! My best friend also has done it and so long as u don't cheat it stops being hard after the first couple days as i am told. Don't expect to keep off much of the weight u loose its mostly water and toxins but i do believe that doing this could be a good way to jump start better eating habits as it will shrink ur stomach and make you want to make better choices. I say good luck and if u need a friend add me. XD0
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Magic toxins... It's amazing how many people think they have them.0
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I jumped started my healthy eating by eating a bunch of trash right before I started. Since I knew it would be a long time before I ate garbage again.0
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Been there, done that twice - 10 days each time, not modified.
Since you're going to do it anyway, take this one word of advice - do NOT ignore heart irregularities. There have been a few instances of death because of this, which is a sign of electrolyte imbalance. I had heart symptoms and profuse sweating but didn't understand why until after the second cleanse. I feel lucky to be alive.0 -
I jumped started my healthy eating by eating a bunch of trash right before I started. Since I knew it would be a long time before I ate garbage again.
bahahahahahahahahhahahaha ...
hey, I got an idea lets all eat a bunch of crap to kickstart off our diet!0 -
Since you have already decided to do it...all i can say is...be prepared to be extremely hungry when you are done. Your body is going to be so weak and you will not have the energy to do your daily work/routine etc etc.
You are not going to lose fat.
You will be severely dehydrated after this. Since the weight you think you lost will have been water weight.
You need to be there for your child and this will drain you of all energy...dont say we didnt warn you. I really hope you will be ok after doing this...0 -
eat in a deficit and work out ...you will lose weight..
Fad diets only lead to temp weight loss followed by gain back..
^^^^THIS^^^^
Been there, done that! I've done the Master Cleanse diet twice before, and have concluded I will NEVER do it again. Yes, you will lose weight, but unless you adopt the lifestyle that the creator recommends in his Master Cleanse book, you will not only gain the weight back, you will gain much more of it back. And potentially have a harder time getting the additional weight off. Trust me, I've done it!
Although, I believe you've made up your mind and you're going to do it anyway....hope it goes well.0 -
I am just trying to get toxins out of my body, I am not looking for much change or for a permanent change.
I don't plan on doing this for a long period of time. 10 days is not long. No, my doctor has been very helpful through out my life and I think that it's a good idea to listen to his recommendations.
I appreciate everyone's concern but, I don't appreciate how some of you are coming across. I am a very friendly person willing to listen and hear people out but, I am just looking for support and motivation. Sorry if this comes across as rude.
If you want to rid yourself of toxins, google "How to keep my liver and kidneys happy". I bet the research doesn't mention anything called Master Cleanse.0 -
I am planning on starting the 10 day master cleanse on Friday. There are a lot of benefits from doing this diet and I am excited to get started. I am not only doing it for weight loss but, I am doing it more for detox. I have been eating badly for a week now and I feel so sick to my stomach. I believe that this will help me get rid of the toxins in my body and allow me to feel healthier and more energized. The diet consists of drinking as much as water as needed (filtered), at least 60 ounces of lemonade (with 1/10 tsp of cayenne pepper) and a laxative herbal tea to clean out your body.
I have talked to a few people who have had success on the diet and I know that it sounds like you aren't getting the nutrients that you need but, I will post the link that tells why you are getting the nutrients needed and energy to work out on the side. I will be doing 30 day shred every day (if everything goes as planned) and walking as much as possible but, until I am done with the diet, I am going to put all other exercises on hold.
I am wondering if anyone wants to be my master cleanse diet buddy? We can support each other and talk to one another through all of our ups and downs the next 10 days. I understand that a lot of people on this site are against any fasts or cleanses but, I am doing this to detox my body and to receive the best benefits possible.
Has anyone else completed this with any success? Did you work out? How did it go? How much weight did you lose?
I am starting the cleanse at 234 pounds and I am hoping to get to 230.0 pounds by the time the 10 days are up. I am also hoping to lose a total of 5 inches off of my entire body. Those are my short term 10 day goals.
Anyone who is wanting to be my mater cleanse diet with me can join me and message me daily or text me daily to keep each other accountable and talk to one another about our ups and downs (like I said earlier). Just let me know!
OMG. They need to add a 'rolling my eyes' emoticon. :noway: ......this one is close enough.0 -
I say do whatever you want as long as it is safe, it is recommended not to go over 3 days. Another option if you just want to cleanse yourself are colonics.0
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glad you are not doing a cleanse they really are over rated," no pain no gain" when it comes to exercise if fine if you want to push yourself but not when it comes to your diet.
Juice of 1/2 fresh lemon or lime in the mornings does make me feel good though (have it with a little honey and ginger or cayenne if you like a kick), but just once a day unless I want heartburn!!
Also please be careful what you are doing with your meds, if you discuss this with your Dr and he/she gives you the ok, make sure they are clear about what you are planning - sudden changes in diet can effect how your medication is absorbed - can go either way and make it too potent or prevent it from being absorbed and used by your body properly.
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THIS is the problem! She called it a "diet". It is NOT a diet, nor is it intended as a diet for weight loss. It is a cleanse. The weight loss is a bonus. You must do it with the mind set you are "cleansing" in order to succeed.eat in a deficit and work out ...you will lose weight..
Fad diets only lead to temp weight loss followed by gain back..
^^^^THIS^^^^
Been there, done that! I've done the Master Cleanse diet twice before, and have concluded I will NEVER do it again. Yes, you will lose weight, but unless you adopt the lifestyle that the creator recommends in his Master Cleanse book, you will not only gain the weight back, you will gain much more of it back. And potentially have a harder time getting the additional weight off. Trust me, I've done it!
Although, I believe you've made up your mind and you're going to do it anyway....hope it goes well.
I was once going to do it for a diet to lose weight. I was desperate and yet couldn't stay motivated past four hours on the plan. Then one day I got very sick and the sickness wouldn't go away. I suffered a lot. I took meds. Nothing helped. So I started doing extensive research to cure myself which miraculously let me to the Master Cleanse (again). That "thing" I viewed a "diet". I was so desperate to quit feeling ill that I tried the cleanse in desperation to heal. It worked. I stayed motivated through having a true goal that was very important to me. I did do an ease into it though. It makes the difference. Begin eliminating bad foods prior to the cleanse such as soda, sugar, bread. I then replaced snacks with the mixture. I did this for three days and lost 9 lbs ((gulp)). I cleansed on and lost more weight. I have only gained 4 lbs of it back and it has been nearly a year. I felt so energetic. The way I felt and still feel is what made me a believer. When I read about it (all the reviews, the pros and cons) I was a skeptic, when I was desperate, I tried it as a last resort and then became a believer based on experience. You can't deny your own experiences.0 -
THIS is the problem! She called it a "diet". It is NOT a diet, nor is it intended as a diet for weight loss. It is a cleanse. The weight loss is a bonus. You must do it with the mind set you are "cleansing" in order to succeed.
So if she had done the same thing (as she did, as you did) but simply called it a cleanse it would have worked?
That's a funny thing to influence your results. Your Master Cleanse understands the English words applied to it?0 -
Temporary changes won't get ya permanent results.
I'll stick with my 1950 calories of awesome, regular food all day long, and continue to lose the fat and watch my metabolism soar. Every time I see a post about this Master Cleanse (seriously? want a good cleanse, schedule a colonoscopy!
) I think it sounds like a diet of pure torture.
I think what you are referring to is the medical procedure called vacumoscopy. Where they attach an industrial size vacuum cleaner to your a#$ and turn it on high for thirty minutes...
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She didn't "do what I did". She dieted, I cleansed. They are different. When you cleanse, you change to all natural soap, all natural toothpaste, shampoo, etc. You body brush, you use the sauna, you do body wraps.THIS is the problem! She called it a "diet". It is NOT a diet, nor is it intended as a diet for weight loss. It is a cleanse. The weight loss is a bonus. You must do it with the mind set you are "cleansing" in order to succeed.
So if she had done the same thing (as she did, as you did) but simply called it a cleanse it would have worked?
That's a funny thing to influence your results. Your Master Cleanse understands the English words applied to it?
The cleanse is a mind set. You have to have the mind set of WHY you are doing it in order to succeed. You stop cleansing when your tongue is pink, you don't stop when you lose 10 lbs. You may lose no weight at all and view your, "diet" as a fail. But you may have cleansed thoroughly thus it was a successful cleanse and a failure as a diet.
You don't "get it" because you haven't tried it. A cleanse is mental.0 -
What a goofy thought. The cleanse is a mind set. You have to have the mind set of WHY you are doing it in order to succeed. You have to have a goal in mind (an outcome) that you focus on. Doing it for the wrong reasons (the reasons it wasn't designed for, will make it very difficult and affect the intended results and outcome.THIS is the problem! She called it a "diet". It is NOT a diet, nor is it intended as a diet for weight loss. It is a cleanse. The weight loss is a bonus. You must do it with the mind set you are "cleansing" in order to succeed.
So if she had done the same thing (as she did, as you did) but simply called it a cleanse it would have worked?
That's a funny thing to influence your results. Your Master Cleanse understands the English words applied to it?
You don't "get it" because you haven't tried it. A cleanse is mental.
Wut? :laugh:0 -
A cleanse is mental.
True!
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What a goofy thing to say. She didn't "do what I did. She dieted, I cleansed. They are different. When you cleanse, you change to all natural soap, all natural toothpaste, shampoo, etc. You body brush, you use the sauan, you do body wraps. Additionally, the cleanse is a mind set. You have to have the mind set of WHY you are doing it in order to succeed. You have to have a goal in mind (an outcome) that you focus on. Doing it for the wrong reasons (the reasons it wasn't designed for, will make it very difficult and affect the intended results and outcome.
You don't "get it" because you haven't tried it. A cleanse is mental.
The only things you two did differently was the words applied to it. That's it.
If it's such a real thing, physics should apply regardless. Elsewise it's nothing more than a lopsided regurgitation of "The Secret."0 -
Really? She waited til her tongue was pink before she quit vs just losing some weight and quitting? It's a 10 - 40 day process. She changed to all natural soaps? She body brushed? She sat in the sauna? She did body wraps? Wow! When did she tell you all of that?What a goofy thing to say. She didn't "do what I did. She dieted, I cleansed. They are different. When you cleanse, you change to all natural soap, all natural toothpaste, shampoo, etc. You body brush, you use the sauan, you do body wraps. Additionally, the cleanse is a mind set. You have to have the mind set of WHY you are doing it in order to succeed. You have to have a goal in mind (an outcome) that you focus on. Doing it for the wrong reasons (the reasons it wasn't designed for, will make it very difficult and affect the intended results and outcome.
You don't "get it" because you haven't tried it. A cleanse is mental.
The only things you two did differently was the words applied to it. That's it.
If it's such a real thing, physics should apply regardless. Elsewise it's nothing more than a lopsided regurgitation of "The Secret."
AGAIN, SHE DIETED, I CLEANSED. You can do the MC for ten days and not lose any weight, but yet can cleanse thoroughly. If you're doing it for a diet then you would say, "I did a diet and failed". If you're doing it to cleanse you would say it was a success.
When you have done it, let us know. If not then move on, you're only here to pester and talk about something you know nothing about.0 -
Really? She waited til her tongue was pink before she quit vs just losing some weight and quitting? It's a 10 - 40 day process. She changed to all natural soaps? She body brushed? She sat in the sauna? She did body wraps? Wow! When did she tell you all of that?
AGAIN, SHE DIETED, I CLEANSED. You can do the MC for ten days and not lose and weight, but yet can cleanse thoroughly. If you're doing it for a diet then you would say, "I did a diet and failed". If you're doing it to cleanse you would say it was a success.
When you have done it, let us know. If not then move on, you're only here to pester and talk about something you know nothing about.
I've not done plenty of things. Stuck a fork in an outlet, crash landed a jet over the Rockies, been gnawed on by a pack of feral weasels. I somehow feel quite confident in asserting certain things about those experiences - namely, that they wouldn't be pleasant and in the way of weight loss, would likely be ineffective.
I'm surprised that you wouldn't feel comfortable asserting such things all because you have not tried them. A shame. And in that case, please let me tell you that forks and outlets are dangerous when put together. I haven't TRIED it, mind you, but I've got it on good word.0 -
My tongue is always pink, what colour is yours that you need to cleanse? :noway:0
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LOL! Alrighty then. You just take your good word and move along. I hope people take it at value as much as they would letting me perform plastic surgery on their noses. I mean I have never tried it, but I did watch a show on it once.Really? She waited til her tongue was pink before she quit vs just losing some weight and quitting? It's a 10 - 40 day process. She changed to all natural soaps? She body brushed? She sat in the sauna? She did body wraps? Wow! When did she tell you all of that?
AGAIN, SHE DIETED, I CLEANSED. You can do the MC for ten days and not lose and weight, but yet can cleanse thoroughly. If you're doing it for a diet then you would say, "I did a diet and failed". If you're doing it to cleanse you would say it was a success.
When you have done it, let us know. If not then move on, you're only here to pester and talk about something you know nothing about.
I've not done plenty of things. Stuck a fork in an outlet, crash landed a jet over the Rockies, been gnawed on by a pack of feral weasels. I somehow feel quite confident in asserting certain things about those experiences - namely, that they wouldn't be pleasant and in the way of weight loss, would likely be ineffective.
I'm surprised that you wouldn't feel comfortable asserting such things all because you have not tried them. A shame. And in that case, please let me tell you that forks and outlets are dangerous when put together. I haven't TRIED it, mind you, but I've got it on good word.0 -
My tongue is pink. When you begin a cleanse your tongue begins to detox and turns white. As you cleanse, it goes slowly back to pink again. Many people have Candida overgrowth and their tongues are always white, until they get it under control.My tongue is always pink, what colour is yours that you need to cleanse? :noway:
Why are you people here in this thread if you've not done any research and have no interest in cleansing. If you had done ANY research, you'd have known this.
Look, I am all over this forum, but when I see things I know nothing about such as the Paleo diet, I don't jump in and start challenging them. It isn't fair, because it is a waste of time to them and it makes ME look stupid, because I don't have an amno, bc I have never tried it and never read about it. I have read "bits and pieces" here and there. I have a gist of what it is, but I didn't do my homework. That is what is going on here. You and the other lady haven't read the book, haven't done any research, don't care to do any research, don't care to learn about it. And hardly know a thing about it, but want to come in here anyway and challenge something you know nothing about which makes people like me have to explain things you should already know.
I am not going to feed your trolling any longer. You will need to do your own research or find someone else to bother. NO one is going to listen to the two of you anyway, bc you clearly have made no claims to fame or to experience or even to knowledge. You're wasting your time and ours too.
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I have done research - and done bio and bio chem at uni, and I know that you don't need to cleanse your body, there are no mysterious toxins that only leave when you stop eating and only drink lemon juice and maple syrup.
I know that it a bunch of hocum made up by people that want to sell you stuff. I don't have to have a claim to fame to know BS when I see it.
Have fun screwing up your metabolism. :flowerforyou:0 -
NO one is going to listen to the two of you anyway, bc you clearly have made no claims to fame or to experience or even to knowledge. You're wasting your time and ours too.
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Nope. But hopefully they'll listen to other members, like the majority of this website, who have had long term success, and have also found these treatments to be a waste of time. Ta-ta, darlin'!0 -
Many people have Candida overgrowth and their tongues are always white, until they get it under control.
Peer-reviewed evidence with a control group please! Need some facts and proof.I am not going to feed your trolling any longer.
I didn't see any trolling. All I saw was people stating the facts. The problem with forums is that newcomers log on and assume that everyone is an expert. They read, believe and then try said cleanse. All the posters above are doing is saving them the trouble of trying the cleanse and ending up, at best, exactly where they started or, at worst, ill.
There is and never has been any proven evidence that the master cleanse is in any way beneficial. If you have evidence backed by genuine research then please do go ahead and share it with us, as I am dying to see it.
[And like the poster above I have a bioscience degree and years of experience as a health writer and working in healthcare. Doesn't make me a doctor but it does mean I know how the human body works and that cleansing is a myth]0
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