tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90600904208372918862024-08-30T06:00:26.484-07:00This is my journal while doing the Master Cleanse - Lemonade Diet for 60 days. I've included written blog entries, videos and pictures along the way.Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-10063782671023578642014-02-16T21:20:00.002-08:002014-02-19T10:35:53.632-08:00

Hi guys, I'm doing this reflection to give feedback about the process after my weight loss. Let me emphasize, my results, failures and/or successes, are of my own. This does NOT mean you will get the same results. I did this fast, somewhat out of desperation, I think. I was in a rut in my own relationship with my significant other...my self esteem was pretty low. I hated everything about me. I

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07290020764181728851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-70755783688231236492011-12-31T14:30:00.000-08:002011-12-31T14:30:27.280-08:00

This is the progress of my weight loss in pounds. I will be updating this daily. Friday: Pre-Cleanse Day (This day isn't actually part of the cleanse): 222 Saturday:    Day 01: 222 Sunday:      Day 02: 220 Monday:     Day 03: 218 Tuesday:     Day 04: 218 Wednesday:Day 05: 216 Thursday    Day 06: 215 Friday   &

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Yesterday I almost quit this whole cleanse. I was feeling so nauseasous and sick, I had to nap throughout the day to stop from feeling so miserable. I've been feeling so awful and even jealous that everybody was eating junk. However, I did not stick food in my mouth. I drank more water but I guess it wasn't enough because my urine wasn't clear. I have to assume I'm quite dehydrated, which could

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-42129512592578888192011-12-27T15:52:00.000-08:002011-12-31T14:31:08.990-08:00

Everyday is getting harder and harder to do. I thought I'd be used to food constantly in my face. WRONG! I did manage to freeze Christmas food, to give me incentive that I could eventually eat that dish, although I probably wouldn't when the chance comes. It was just a nice visual to see in my freezer. I however did do something very very bad. I ate a piece of chocolate. Not a whole bar, but a

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-76391666300957649542011-12-24T14:33:00.000-08:002011-12-31T14:34:00.192-08:00

I had a really difficult week due to the holidays. But at least I still have measurements to show improvements. They weren't as great a decrease but I'm still moving forward.                                      &

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-33101407691829138952011-12-19T10:40:00.000-08:002011-12-19T10:41:12.948-08:00

I woke up to at least a one pound weight loss, still a loss in my book. I know I gotta drink more fluids today because my urine was so dark, meaning I'm dehydrated. It could explain why I wasn't feeling good last night. I hope to get the guts to try out my first exercise regimen. I'm not looking for to it actually, but I know I'll get used to it just like I am with this whole lemonade thing.

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-46892606251913209132011-12-19T10:34:00.000-08:002011-12-19T10:41:36.925-08:00

I went holiday shopping, nightmare for my cleanse/diet! I did bring my lemonade drink in a jug. Let me tell you, it was the heaviest thing I've ever lugged around in my bag. I kept getting nauseous and wanted to gag. Maybe it was because I wasn't drinking enough fluids or I could assume it was the reason why. I went to bed early because of how sick I felt. I had a dream that night that I messed

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-74763151751702514192011-12-17T11:10:00.000-08:002011-12-18T10:44:53.105-08:00

I want to share my body transformation. I know that it's hard to visualize what my body is going through unless I keep track of myself visually and via tape measurements. I hadn't taken pictures of myself for so long, I really hate to because of my weight. But this is a real journey and it serves as a self-reminder of what my real goals are. So here are my updated pics, I haven't taken any before

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-77301019005031785672011-12-17T09:10:00.000-08:002011-12-17T09:11:15.924-08:00

I've lost another pound. I went to sleep last night early because I felt sick. I don't know why. I'm not sure if I didn't drink enough water or if the water made me feel sick. My brother-in-law bought the house Sparkletts Purified Water. That stuff tastes so gross, there's an awful after taste. I asked my husband  if he could taste what I was tasting and he said he could taste something too.

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-44196579767050964212011-12-16T14:17:00.000-08:002011-12-17T09:10:43.059-08:00

Last night I went through my exercise dvd's again and watched a couple of routines to see what can suit my needs. I haven't really exercised for way too many years, so I know I want to take it easy. I get easily winded down, so I definitely can't do cardio just yet. I picked weight training over cardio for the simple fact that I don't have to run around getting discouraged and out of breath.

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-33846817700879450462011-12-15T16:25:00.000-08:002011-12-24T14:27:29.273-08:00

I'm currently 199 pounds. These are my measurements on my 20th day:                                            Difference           Total

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-84357511657713396582011-12-15T15:43:00.000-08:002011-12-15T15:44:33.351-08:00

I've never been so happy to see my weight BELOWWWWW 200 pounds for the first time in 5 years! I'm so amped up that I'm looking into an exercise regimen in the next couple of days. I had gone on another photo shoot for a client and had no resources for water and what not. I prepared this time by drinking a lemonade drink right before leaving. I had to buy some bottled water and sugar free GUM.

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-85994664670429958932011-12-13T20:09:00.000-08:002011-12-15T08:10:02.088-08:00

I've been feeling lazy lately, not wanting to even drink the salt water or my juice. I'll be suffering the next day for it because I'm sure my weight won't move. I know I'll lose the weight, but the constant timing of everything is just a pain. Although I'm sure this is teaching me to eat every two to three hours. I think I understand how eating every two to three hours can keep you full. The

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-81759078531034110272011-12-12T08:56:00.000-08:002011-12-15T07:39:15.624-08:00

I stepped on the scale and was pleased to see another drop in my weight: 203 pounds. I love immediate results! I know the salt water flush is dramatically becoming harder and harder to do. I couldn't finish the last quarter of a cup. I kept gagging and threw up the last gulp I was able to take. The taste of the salt is so potent. Even when I drank some water to clear the taste, it couldn't stop

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-38740031080244441992011-12-11T20:43:00.000-08:002011-12-14T20:52:48.478-08:00

So continuing on to what happened yesterday. I didn't expect to have stayed overnight at my mom's house. I didn't get home until 6am. I didn't have any ingredients to make my lemonade drink. Whatever I had left in my container from yesterday had gone bad, I drank some of it and it tasted spoiled. I literally went without any drinks except for water until I could get home. No saltwater flush done

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-72166646894186295152011-12-10T19:30:00.000-08:002011-12-14T20:52:23.751-08:00

I already started off on the wrong path. I had my salt water flush about 2 hours later from when I usually do it. I made my lemonade drinks even more later than that (I don't know why I didn't prepare it the night before like I usually do). As I was accomplishing things later than planned, I realized I didn't even drink my first lemonade drink. I was already disappointed at myself. But I got

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-50585220432729288162011-12-09T20:57:00.001-08:002011-12-14T20:51:54.505-08:00

**Sigh** Talk about an emotional day. I've been baking and cooking like crazy and trying to force my family to eat it - just so I can get jealous that they could eat everything I can't. I know it's pretty childish. I have to have more control. I woke up happy that I finally moved my weight down two notches. I had to do some grocery shopping today. I felt detached to all the food, UNTIL I got

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-2814474059329821462011-12-08T19:00:00.000-08:002011-12-14T20:51:16.620-08:00

Had to struggle today to make up for yesterdays stagnant weight. I chugged more water nearing the end of the day. I noticed that my urine was slightly darker today, until I started drinking more water. After that it lightened up. I was more crankier today than other days. I think I'm really starting to miss food. But I made a statement out loud to my family that I'm doing this for my health. By

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-1458597313073400042011-12-07T21:39:00.001-08:002011-12-14T20:50:10.473-08:00

I now understand how hard this cleanse can be for others - who work outside of home. I did a photo shoot for a friend. I had to take pictures for a couple of hours and that had cut into my regimen. I should've prepared better for it, but at least I was able to buy a water bottle. I assume my weight will be stagnate for another day. :( But I know it's because I didn't drink enough water and

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-40213478527748679232011-12-07T08:24:00.001-08:002011-12-14T20:49:36.783-08:00

This is the recipe that I modified for my weight loss: 12 Tablespoons of Fresh Lemonade and Limade (half and half of each) 06 Tablespoons of Maple Syrup Grade "B" 1/2 Teaspoon of 60 Ounces of Water Mix the entire ingredients into a big jug. Shake and stick it in the refridgerator for the next day.

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-16341074371955645432011-12-06T22:42:00.001-08:002011-12-14T20:48:57.737-08:00

I'm finally going to attempt to blog or vlog the night of the actually day I'm reviewing. SO... I've been obsessing about FOOD and being HUNGRY all day long! My worse thought was craving McDonald's Chicken Nuggets in a vat of BBQ sauce...yummmmm. My mouth is watering as I write this. I fed the kids the rest of the tamales which they happily gobbled up. That actually made me happy because my

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-31415011954182869092011-12-06T19:22:00.001-08:002011-12-14T20:48:27.581-08:00

I wanted to keep track of my body measurements, in case my weight doesn't move...I'm planning on starting an exercise regimen in the next day or two. If the scale isn't reflecting accurately as far as actual weight loss, it should show with my body measurements. These measurements are taken with a plastic flimsy tape measure. I didn't record my measurements when I started this cleanse. Chest&

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-45807245426373652072011-12-06T08:28:00.001-08:002011-12-14T20:46:59.998-08:00

I'm writing my post a day later because I ended up going to bed early. I just didn't feel that great. I'm not sure if it's because the lack of calories. I do admit I didn't drink as much water as I did the other day. I found my sweatsuit (the sauna kind made of plastic). The oddest thing happened...I couldn't sweat. I'm not sure if it had anything to do with the fact that I was already cold even

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-5818453091236264222011-11-28T08:30:00.000-08:002011-12-14T20:46:34.634-08:00

I did this vlog on the third day in reference to day 2. I really had a tough time the second day...I felt so guilty because I was really cranky and got upset with my kids. I had to explain to them that I was going to be quite cranky and hopefully they would forgive me. I also let them know why I wasn't eating.

Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927506192079336458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060090420837291886.post-71454735731388484522011-11-26T12:37:00.000-08:002011-12-14T20:46:03.127-08:00

This is the first day of the cleanse. I think I got overemotional because I talked EXTENSIVELY about everything from the diet to how I was feeling about the whole ordeal. Today there are two parts to the video, I'm posting them in the correct order. Part one: This video has a sound coming from my DSLR camera. It was using autofocus, which I didn't notice until it was already done. I

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