This is about me and my weight loss journey. I am not only losing weight, but I'm also removing toxins from my body. Post my diet, I will be following a structured healthy way of eating, which I have been following before the Master Cleanse or Maple Syrup Diet. The thing is, I'm not exactly fat - but I have gained quite a bit of weight which I would like to lose. During my 1st cleanse I managed to lose 22.5lbs /10.2 kg and learn a lot. I'm into my third cleanse now.
| Wednesday, 30 July 2008 |
| Fear |
I have never been so afraid of scales in my whole life. I could feel my heart pounding for over an hour this morning, while contemplating on when to go on them. I thought about putting it off, maybe until another day, but that's not an option because I need results in order to continue.
So just a moment ago, I tried to hold myself together and took the plunge. I haven't been 55 kg / 121 lbs in ages - at least that's what the manual scales say. But I will take the reading to be 55.2 kg / 122 lbs. Not much difference there. I think I have done way better than I envisaged. I have lost 11 lbs / 5kg in 6 days. It definitely calls for a celebration.
If I stopped now, I would gain back about 4.4 lbs of that leaving me at arond 57 kg, but I am going to carry until I reach my goal of 50 kg / 110 lbs. I think I want to go slightly under that, to allow for the 4.4 lbs weight gain. If you are wondering how I managed to estimate that, it's from previous cleanses.
I will weigh in again on Saturday which thank God is not that far away. and should be 53.2 kg /117 lbs.
Saturday is day 10 and I was hoping to have reached my goal by then, but it seems unlikey. At the very most I think I could be 52 / 114.6 lbs kg on Saturday - which would be brilliant. meaning a weigh in on Wednesday would be around 48.8 kg / 107.6 lbs. Realistically speaking, as I like to predict with these things, I think I will be 50.8 kg / 111 lbs on Wednesday. Thursday would be my last day if I'm stopping at day 15 and this would probably take me to 50.2 kg / 110.6 lbs but to be honest I would prefer to go below to allow for weight gain, maybe stopping on Saturday would be a good idea as I might be 49 kg /108 lbs then. It will all be a matter of watching what I eat.
I have heard of people continuing to lose weight after the cleanse. It would be ok, If I inted to stop before I reach my goal. But I will not do that because I will be quite upset if I gained weight instead and then have to start all over again. There is no going back! I have reached the 55 kg I have always dreamed of; now I need to go below that.
I am not having tea today. To be quite frank, I'm tired of the bitter taste, neither am I flushing today. I haven't been releasing as much so I will flush on Friday in preparation for the weigh in and have tea tomorrow night. I need to go back to my tummy exercises and my weights as well as the thigh thing. My jeans seem to fit ok except some still can't button up. A few more inches and I think we'll be just fine.
I intend to go on holiday after this and hopefully to the beach . . . . . woooo finally!
Update 21.25 - It's all proving to be quite difficult this evening. I have just made one of my favourite dishes. Marinated chicken, it smells grogeous and my hubby really enjoyed it. I also made scones - lemon flavoured and they look and smell really nice. Except, I'd really rather have the chicken.
Now my problem is that I can't quit, not right now, I have come too far and very close to my goal. Not all for the sake of two pieces of chicken. So I will go to bed before I start having all sorts of thoughts trying to convince myself that it's ok to eat. No it's NOT and I will not tempt myself anymore. This man needs to bring ready made food. I told him!Labels: diet, fasting, food, hungry, lemonade diet, maple syrup diet, master cleanse, slim |
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| Tuesday, 29 July 2008 |
| A prayer |
Today I hope for strength to complete the day and wake up next morning to start a new day. I am very nervous about tomorrow. It is my first weigh in since Saturday morning and I am not sure what to expect. I know what I would like to see but I am scared I will be crushed if I don't see what I'm expecting.
Based on previous cleanses, I should be 55.6 kg / 122.6 lbs, that's what I'm aiming for. Anything more than that would be a bonus and probabl keep me going longer. Anything less, would be a dissapointment. I really want to see the scales going under 57 kg, at least 56 kg would be ok.
I am praying for strength to continue regardless of the result tomorrow. I  miss eating and every night I seem to have a craving for special k mini breaks . . . not sure why. I don't particularly want anything - just those. And to think I've only ever had them once. Yesterday I also had a craving for fish and chips with a lot of vinegar. These are things I don't care about when I'm not on the cleanse. I am waiting to receive my books but 2 of them seem to be unavailable but either way I am still getting one with 900 soup ideas and the juice one which should be perect for when I finish this. I was also talking to my husband about going somewhere to celebrate reaching my goal or at least finishing the cleanse as planned because this is incredibly difficult. But I am not sure where to go or what to do. Most likely it would be food, but I know I wont want to eat that much even if it's 10 days post cleanse. So maybe doing something, like going to the beach or something fun like mountain climbing or even sky diving (eek). I am currently buying stuff for my skin. I really need to look after it. I think I've neglected it too long this summer. I am also looking to see what clothes I want to get for completing my cleanse - that should also motivate me to keep going. I feel exhausted today so I'll sleep now. |
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| Monday, 28 July 2008 |
| Monday - Day 5 of the Ultimate cleanse |
I still haven't weighed in, so I guess you could say I'm sticking to my guns. I'm having my juice after having had tea and the SWF but things aren't shifting yet.
I have just been ordering some cook books; specifically Soups and Juices. I found one with over 400 Soups and another Reader's Digest one with 900 Soups - that would keep anyone souped up for life!
In fact I plan to make soup all the time as a healthy alternative as well as to lower the size portions for the main meal. Soup, meal, juice and maybe dessert at times.
I also found this very cheap book with over 150 juices I think for only £2.70 I think it was a bargain. It's by Hamlyn et al and I think there's another new one with over 200 juices being published later this year.
There is one, with 365 juices, and one with 500 Juices etc and Juice bibles . . . . it's tough to choose and I think I may have to buy a few of these and mail back the ones I don't like. That is later on of course. If I'm happy with my bargain, I don't see why I have to waste money.
So the planning is underway and have been doing my shopping list which I haven't finished working with, I'll do the rest today and plan the meals etc. I feel ok, so much that I might even study because I don't feel light headed at all. I am hoping 10 days will be enough to reach my goal but it's possible I might end up doing 16 days. I will not buy any food until I know how far away I am from my goal, because it could end up rotting.
Wednesday is day 7, I will weigh in on wed. morning which will be exactly 6 days of cleansing. watch this space to see how much I have lost. I hope I wont be upset whatever the outcome, I will still carry on to al least reach day 10.Labels: fasting, juice, lemonade diet, maple syrup, maple syrup diet, master cleanse, soup, vegetable soup, weight, weight loss |
| posted by Master Cleanser @ 09:31 |
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| Sunday, 27 July 2008 |
| Tomorrow is a new day |
"Tomorrow is a new day", a new phrase we have been using around the house (when I'm about to quit). It works, because I wake up in the morning thinking, thank God I didn't eat. I seem to suffer a lot in the evening and the urge to eat becomes greater. Today is Sunday, Day four . . . Although I would rather no be doing this, I am at the stage where I couldn't just quit. I don't feel like I want to quit, but yet I want out - it's very odd.
It's summer and I would rather be out now, having a barbecue or relaxing and cooking some good food with my hubby.
But I'm on day 4, day 4! I'm happy tomorrow is day 5. I need other things to do with myself, so not sure what to do tomorrow because I don't plan to weigh in till Wednesday. I still have my novels, a few chapters left to go with one of them. But there's another I can finish as well I guess. I think reading novels is about all I can handle right now. It doesn't require too much thinking.
What else can I do?
I am looking to get some more cook books. I especially want soup recipes and have my eye on two really good ones. I might get others too and I guess this will help me plan my post cleanse days. This is actually the fun bit of the cleanse. I will have to ensure I have all my ingredients for the soup/s when I'm about to finish, as well as Juice stuff. I will probably fo OJ for a day and then add other fruits gradually the following day. Then soup without the bits - a job for the blender on my third day. More soup + juice + salad on fourth day . . . protein probably starting with minced whatever as I don't really want to rush solids.
I need to make sure I have my probiotics to hand - which are already here anyway, and my usual vitamins. I want to continue running every morning, and doing my weight. I have started measuring my arms too :)
Now that's towards the end of my cleanse, but now I need to focus on today and tomorrow and the day after which is the day before weighing in. I am coping so much better today, not as frustrated as the last 3 days.
I guess I will update when I have anything of gret importance to tell. I just need some time alone and to take care of myself in the next few days. Bubble baths, face peels, facials, body scrubs etc etc |
| posted by Master Cleanser @ 15:23 |
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| Saturday, 26 July 2008 |
| Yesterday . . . All my troubles seem ........ |
Arghhh! My troubles are right here with me. I know I really want to lose weight and have my skin flawless once again. But I keep asking myself is it really worth it? All the suffering I am going through right now?
Ok for starters I have this immense tooth ache, which is making things unbarable - I bet I probably wouldn't eat much anyway if I wanted to. I have pains in parts of my body, mainly around my stomach and chest. Yesterday was awful - I was close to quitting just like that. It's because I keep asking myself is it really worth it.
But then I say when I reach 55 kg, there's no going back. How will I reach it if I quit though?
I am not sure if I have suffered this much before when doing the MC, but yesterday was the worst, until I slept.
This morning I weighed 58kg on the manual - very slow going I must say. I can't wait till tomorrow to see if it's gone down a bit more. Part of me thinks I should wait till Monday because if it doesn't go down tomorrow, then I could quit. So maybe Monday or even Wednesday would be a good time to weigh myself so I am preoccupied with other things.
Today, I have gone, depsite having had my tea last night, and this morning and the SWF and one juice. I am just passing wind . . . . which is very strange. We'll see how it goes. |
| posted by Master Cleanser @ 11:41 |
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| Thursday, 24 July 2008 |
| ULTIMATE CYCLE |
I think I'm tired of numbering these cycles because I keep quitting. It hasn't been a good time for me. So I have gone back and done some thinking about what was different when I did the 18 days.
I figured back then I was able to control the stress I was going through, so maybe that's the trick. So far so good today, I hope I wont stall.
I am hoping to be down to 50 KG by the time my 10 days is over - so that would be a loss of 20 lbs or so in 10 days. Sounds unrealistic especially since I am not as big as I was. But let's see how it goes ................................ I think I work better with goals, so my first goal is to make it through day 4, which is Sunday, and that by Monday morning I should weigh 56 Kg. I haven't weighed that in ages, so that will be a milestone. I just got some weights today so, I will be working out shortly, I think my arms need to be toning. Normally I do sit - ups, and run, and a little aerobics, but I guess I need something for the arms.
Will keep you posted on my progress.
Currently
hips - 38 inches
waist - 30 - 31 inches
weight - 60 kg |
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