The Master Cleanse (aka - lemonade diet)

[brokencrayon]

has anyone on here ever done it??

I was discussing it with a co-worker who swears by it as a way to feel healthier and clean out your system and she has me pretty convinced on doing it.

You can do it for pretty much as long as you want but she says to start out with doing it for 10 days. I have read up about it online and what not aswell but I want to see if any others have first hand experience doing this master cleansing thing and what they have to say about it.

For those of you who don't know what it is here is some info on it:Master Cleanse

[stephen_c]

Drink six to twelve glasses of this lemonade mixture daily. No food is eaten nor any vitamin supplements taken during the cleanse. If you get hungry, have another glass of lemonade. After all, this is also called the "Lemonade Diet"

r u krazy?
10+ days w/o food?

[brokencrayon]

well it is supposed to clean out ALL toxins from your body, that is the main purpose of it, hence why it is called "Master Cleanse". You can't properly cleanse your body while putting other junk into it. Sounds pretty harsh, I know, but I think it is worth a try. I would really like to hear some more first hand experience about it first though. :)

[Silverwinged]

Within an hour several bowel movements will likely occur. (You'll need to be by a toilet for half an hour to an hour.)

[Carrie]

how is food junk?

arn't you hurting your body by denying it nutrients that it needs.

I'll stick to my diet, I eat healthy and exercise.

ps. My toasted bagel w/creamcheese and tomato slices and tomato, corn & basil soup was delicious for lunch!

[Silverwinged]

Originally Posted by Carrie

ps. My toasted bagel w/creamcheese and tomato slices and tomato, corn & basil soup was delicious for lunch!

that does sound really good.
im jelous.

Originally Posted by Silverwinged

Within an hour several bowel movements will likely occur. (You'll need to be by a toilet for half an hour to an hour.)

Did you know that if you poop for longer than six minutes it is considered unhealthy?!

[Carrie]

little cafe across from my work.

called beans & co . or something like that.

they have sandwiches, soups, paninis .. so good. you should check it out.

[Carrie]

Originally Posted by Avana

Did you know that if you poop for longer than six minutes it is considered unhealthy?!

har!

I try not to sit on the toilet for long.

I'm disturbed by people reading while on the toilet.

[Silverwinged]

Originally Posted by Avana

Did you know that if you poop for longer than six minutes it is considered unhealthy?!

i definately DID NOT know that.
gross.

[TrixX]

wow, this sounds sooo nuts! cleansing yes is a good thing but i can't see keeping out vitamins and nutrients being a good thing! probably lose a good chunk of weight though!

[Gusto]

Originally Posted by Silverwinged

Within an hour several bowel movements will likely occur. (You'll need to be by a toilet for half an hour to an hour.)

hey, they're not just any bowel movements, they're "hot bowel movements".

[brokencrayon]

I don't think it makes you shit for the full 30 min - 1 hour straight... if that is the case I definately don't want to be doing this cleanse haha... shitting for that long is probably painful!

on the upside though...

Detoxifying literally means removing poisons from your body. Once these poisons are gone, you will feel energetic, vital, happy and healthy. It is the poisons that make us feel tired, mentally confused, irritable, unhappy, depressed and ill. Consequently you should look forward to detoxification.

[stephen_c]

Originally Posted by brokencrayon

well it is supposed to clean out ALL toxins from your body, that is the main purpose of it, hence why it is called "Master Cleanse". You can't properly cleanse your body while putting other junk into it. Sounds pretty harsh, I know, but I think it is worth a try. I would really like to hear some more first hand experience about it first though. :)

ok, even if sumone else has done it,
do u have the will power to forego food for 10 to 20+ days?

[brokencrayon]

^ If I do infact decided to go ahead and do it, I know I have the will power to complete the entier cleanse. I don't plan on doing it for more than 10 days though. If I do it, it will be experimental and if I feel good afterwards then I will probably continue to do it periodically(no more than a few times a year) to keep cleansed inside...but I don't think you need to do it for more than 10 days at a time unless you are actually trying to lose tons of weight, which the article strictly states is not the main purpose of the cleanse. I am really curious to see if I will actually feel energized and healthy afterwards seeing as how lately I have been completely exhausted.

[Silverwinged]

Originally Posted by brokencrayon

^ If I do infact decided to go ahead and do it, I know I have the will power to complete the entier cleanse. I don't plan on doing it for more than 10 days though. If I do it, it will be experimental and if I feel good afterwards then I will probably continue to do it periodically to keep cleansed inside...but I don't think you need to do it for more than 10 days unless you are actually trying to lose tons of weight, which the article strictly states is not the main purpose of the cleanse. I am really curious to see if I will actually feel energized and healthy afterwards seeing as how lately I have been completely exhausted.

but how will not eating anything that your body NEEDS to be healthy and energized make you feel MORE healthy and energized?
i just don't see this working.

[Carrie]

why do a cleanse for 10 days, just to start putting what you call 'poisons'(ie nutrients) into your body again?

[stephen_c]

Originally Posted by brokencrayon

^ If I do infact decided to go ahead and do it, I know I have the will power to complete the entier cleanse. I don't plan on doing it for more than 10 days though. If I do it, it will be experimental and if I feel good afterwards then I will probably continue to do it periodically(no more than a few times a year) to keep cleansed inside...but I don't think you need to do it for more than 10 days at a time unless you are actually trying to lose tons of weight, which the article strictly states is not the main purpose of the cleanse. I am really curious to see if I will actually feel energized and healthy afterwards seeing as how lately I have been completely exhausted.

ok, u can be the fnk guinea pig.
tell us how it goes :)

[brokencrayon]

well as it says in the article and as I hear from my friend at work,it is a process... you obviously don't feel great whilst you are cleansing, you must complete the cleanse and start back eating healthy foods with nutritional value, which will leave you feeling energized and overall much healthier. I questioned the whole process myself which is why I made this post int he first place, to see if anyone on here had done it and had any feedback to add. But the more I probe my friend with questions and read more informational articles, it sounds very interesting and successful. I am going to try it and find out. I will let you know how it goes!

[Carrie]

why don't you just start 'eating healthy foods with nutrictional value' now and just let proper eating cleanse all the bad from within your body?

this way.. same effect in the end, and you don't have to go through the no so great feeling whilst you are cleansing

[stephen_c]

Originally Posted by brokencrayon

well as it says in the article and as I hear from my friend at work,it is a process... you obviously don't feel great whilst you are cleansing, you must complete the cleanse and start back eating healthy foods with nutritional value, which will leave you feeling energized and overall much healthier. I questioned the whole process myself which is why I made this post int he first place, to see if anyone on here had done it and had any feedback to add. But the more I probe my friend with questions and read more informational articles, it sounds very interesting and successful. I am going to try it and find out. I will let you know how it goes!

but b4 u start...
costco has toilet paper on sale.
$12 for 64 rolls.

[brokencrayon]

Originally Posted by Carrie

why do a cleanse for 10 days, just to start putting what you call 'poisons'(ie nutrients) into your body again?

hahaha because I haven't been eating as healthy as I could/should be:( and I would like to start fresh and live a healthier lifestyle.:) I am not calling nutrients poisons, I am talking about all the other crap I have put into my body that isn't healthy.

[Carrie]

I knew a girl who did some liquid cleanse diet.

she was so pushy on how it made her feel better and etc. and she didn't drink alcohol, or do drugs while on this cleanse.

the day she was off the cleanse was her bday party and she was drinking and doing drugs and pigging out on ever snack food that was out on the counter.

whats the point of making your body feel sooo great while doing the cleanse when you know that after, you're just going back to an unhealthy lifestyle.

[brokencrayon]

Originally Posted by Carrie

why don't you just start 'eating healthy foods with nutrictional value' now and just let proper eating cleanse all the bad from within your body?

this way.. same effect in the end, and you don't have to go through the no so great feeling whilst you are cleansing

hrrm.. you do have a valid point there... I guess I am just curious so I want to experiment and see the outcome.

[Carrie]

Originally Posted by brokencrayon

hahaha because I haven't been eating as healthy as I could/should be:( and I would like to start fresh and live a healthier lifestyle.:) I am not calling nutrients poisons, I am talking about all the other crap I have put into my body that isn't healthy.

then just start exercising and eating healthy.

I'm sure starting off a healthy lifestyle with this unbinge is very unhealthy.

think of it as being an addict. your body is used to having all the bad stuff, and if you take away the good and the bad, your body will have nothing.

I suggest changing your eating habits.. then after a couple months finish off with the cleanse