The Master Cleanse diet is supposed to be done for a minimum of 10 days. That means that you can go longer and probably should.
I am craving food so bad, that I really want to quit. But I am finally starting to drop weight and my hand rash is back.
I did zero exercise for 3 days and I lost a grand total of 1 pound over that period. I hit the weights today and lost 2 pounds.
I was perplexed so I researched for an answer. It turns out the cayenne helps boost your metabolism, which helps you burn fat. I have been cheating and skipping the cayenne and/or use it sparingly. What I waste of 3 days. Also the cayenne helps ease the hunger feelings. Double whammy on myself!
Maybe the days that I exercised I lost weight because I was forcing my metabolism up. Maybe I could have lost more the days I exercised and lost during my inactive days had I actually used the proper amount of cayenne. That would be a great experiment.
The weight loss is a huge motivator for me. i focus on that more than the actual best benefits. The actual cleanse itself.
I know my body is still cleansing for various reasons.
My hand rash is back. In July I got a hand rash halfway through. According to Stanely Burroughs the originator of the Master Cleanse, the skin is a huge organ that many toxins will escape through. That is why it is important to bathe regularly when on the master cleanse diet. When you bathe you remove the toxins.
Well. I believe people should bathe regularly anyways. I now have ammo to tell them why. They are removing toxins from their bodies making them healthier. That sounds much better than, “whoa dude, this is a good place for a stick up.”
Another indicator for everyone is the tongue.
Your tongue is an indicator of your health. Well, during the Master Cleanse Diet, your tongue expels toxins as well. Day 4 my tongue swelled slightly. The first time I did the master cleanse diet, my tongue swelled so much on day 4 I felt like I was talking weird. It went down the next day.
The tongue also becomes covered in white stuff. The master cleanse white tongue is a little gross. I actually scrub my tongue with a wash cloth or towel at least once a day to remove the white which is also toxins leaving your body.
I just laughed. I recently reconnected with a buddy I met in 6th grade. We were good friends through high school. We went to different colleges and drifted apart. He will think this is funny.
In 7th grade I had an apparatus in my mouth as part of my braces. It was device that spread my teeth apart by means of turning a crank in my mouth which then pulled my teeth back.
Well that device really screwed my speech up. Along with the obvious huge gap in the front of my teeth that I loved to shoot mashed potatoes out of.
I did a report on a tongue brush in my science class that year. (see there is a correlation) Try putting something in your mouth that only allows your tongue to go half way up and then speak. Now I was in nerd city in the accelerated classes, and yes, all the nerds were making fun of me.
Rather than get down I got funnier. For the next report I looked for a product that had the hardest words for me to say. Well, scientists had just discovered Retin-A was a wrinkle reducer. I did a report on wrinkle cream, only it was more like, Winkle Cweem. I said Winkle Cweem about 40 times and ever nerd was laughing so hard that I actually had to stop several times and wait for my audience to refocus. The best part is usually the other nerds would never dare laugh during a presentation. I had them rolling.
Enough reminiscing.
The master cleanse diet will detoxify your body. You will lose weight as well. You will need less sleep. And Yes, I am proof that and average overweight person can exercise when on the master cleanse on not instantly die.
The best part about the master cleanse is the life style change. First you are denied the toxins you love. Caffeine (I recommend quitting caffeine the week before, the headaches are horrible), Doritos, Little Debbie, McDonalds French Fries, Sugar, chocolate, etc.
You realize you can live without your vices. You can live for 10 days without food so maybe you can wait another 5 minutes to eat something healthy rather than that candy bar.
Many of the food addictions will be broken. You have to actually choose to restart your addictions rather than have them calling out to you. That is my biggest benefit. A lifestyle change.
So many diets train you the wrong way.
Some diets say as long as it doesn’t have carbs you can eat it. So the “meat” from the burger at mcdonalds is good for you but the bun isn’t. the toast at breakfast is bad, but the bacon is good for you ( don’t hate me, bacon is one of my best friends) etc. Come on. Does that really make sense?
No. A healthy balanced diet consisting mostly of organic fruits and vegetables will get you in pretty good shape. Oh yes, you do need exercise.
The bulk of my exercise consists of riding a bicycle. Not a $10,000 racing bike. A crappy beach cruiser. I started out riding 2 miles a day and now am up to 20 miles a day. Well guess what else? Riding a bike is fun. Yes I push myself, but not like if I was running. Oh do I hate running. If the cops are ever chasing me, I will run toward them to end it quicker.
Master Cleanse for 2 more days or so. I am almost there.
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