The Master Cleanse Detox by Meticode

[Meticode]

Starting tomorrow on August 13th I will be doing the Master Cleanse Detox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Cleanse) for a period of 10 days. I will be keeping a daily journal of those ten days such as weight, mood and physical feeling. I don't feel I need to do this, but I want to. As some of you may know I've lost around 50 pounds since January through simply routine exercise and making more healthy decisions. I haven't hit my end goal yet which was 178 pounds. I got to 181.2 pounds and I got lazy for the last month of July. I've been hanging around 185 pounds to 190 pounds the last few weeks with zero exercise and zero control of what I'm eating. That's going to change tomorrow when I start the detox. After 3 days of starting this on August the 16th I plan to do a body evacuation for the rest of the leftover waste in my system. 2 teaspoons of sea salt with 32 ounces of luke warm water will accomplish this. This original post will be updated daily such as a journal. If anyone is interested in my opinion or mood on it or just simply as questions certainly private message me or let me know here. I plan to also to get back to exercising during this detox and thereafter. I'm not sure how well I will perform during the detox because seemingly you get zapped of energy pretty quickly, but you have to fight through it. I'm not doing this for the weight, I'm mainly doing it for a simple detox that can be easily made. Also I believe JtotheIzzo did this as well years ago, can't remember though.

Each day will not be updated until the day has been completed either that evening or the following morning.

Day 1 (August 13th, 2012)

Weight: 192.2
Exercise: Job, no actual workout

First weigh-in today and boy was that depressing. I've gained over 11 pounds in 1 month exactly without any restrictions on exercise (which has been none) or eating (which has been horrible). Just goes to show how your body reacts when you let go for only a short period of time. Today I feel good for the start. The mixture tastes pretty awful, but it's bearable. I suspect it will be one of those things I get used to. For example I started eating 86% cocoa dark chocolate this year. It was good awful bitter. After a couple weeks i developed a taste for it and like it more than regular milk chocolate now. I will update later. The only exercise I suspect will be at work, no actual workout. Also I suspect I will be only doing this for 7 days versus 10. I think 10 is pushing it for me. I just don't want to push myself too hard since this is the first time I've done this.

Well this evening I was definitely hungry. I drunk most of mix during the day at work, had maybe 8 ounces or so leftover during the evening. Oh boy, it tastes bad. I felt fine, just hungry. Went to sleep okay, no running to the toilet yet.

Day 2 (August 14th, 2012)

Weight: 191.0
Exercise: Treadmill, 15 minutes at speed 7

I felt fine today until I ran. I was going to go my usual 30 minutes, didn't have the the energy and only stuck it out to 15. As you can see the next day I lost a lot of weight. Almost 3 pounds in one day. Mostly water loss through sweating and using the bathroom nonetheless. I feel okay, no side effects yet. This morning I was actually kind of peppy for whatever reason.

Day 3 (August 15th, 2012)

Weight: 188.4
Exercise: None

I did nothing the whole day as far as physical activity. I didn't have one bowel movement the whole day. I probably urinated 5-6 times. Felt hungry more than normal. I'm doing the salt water flush tomorrow.

Day 4 (August 16th, 2012)

Weight: 187.2
Exercise: None

Today I stopped this. I had some side effects going such as dizziness and I had a headache. I don't get headaches but maybe a few times a year at most. In my honest opinion if you try something like this for the first time, I would do it 3-4 days. And on the last day do a salt water flush. Then later maybe you can build up to the 7-10 days. I felt hungry, drinking mostly water to combat that only helps so much.

Day 5 (August 17th, 2012)

Weight: 185.2
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Day 6 (August 18th, 2012)

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Day 7 (August 19th, 2012)

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Day 8 (August 20th, 2012)

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Day 9 (August 21th, 2012)

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Day 10 (August 22th, 2012)

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[Scholar]

Good luck. I'll be rooting for you, bromosexual.

[Meticode]

I read a lot of negative reviews on it. From people that say it's not nutritional. The thing is, it's not meant to be. It's meant to just get rid of waste or what they call "fasting". It's not meant to offer much nutritional value at all. It's meant to evacuate your system so after you're done you can start taking those natural foods and high antioxidant foods.

[Batz]

I'm not a fan of this method, or ones like it. But good luck, especially with its side-effects. Take alot of dedication to keep up with such a program, so props if you can get through this. I'll be checking time to time for sure.

[lefthook00]

You will easily hit your target weight doing this. But expect to go back up 5 or more pounds after your first day of eating normally. The trick is to have a day of semi-light decent eating(as opposed to a crazy cheat day which will make you feel terrible) after your last day of juice fasting, and then sticking with a good diet right after.

As for exercise, I wouldn't do too much, your calories will be way too low. Maybe some walking or stretching/yoga.

A bit of green tea will help with energy and hunger issues.

If you want to go a step further, take wheatgrass shots, but they will f*ck your day up if you're not used to them.

I would substitute the sea salt with epsom salt for the evacuation. It's one of it's main uses. You can find at any CVS/grocery store for only a couple dollars.

Good luck man.

[highwhey]

For energy(im doing protein only diet, no fat and no carbs which.basically.makes.me feel without energy) caffiene tablets, ephedra(also helps with hunger)

[lefthook00]

I read a lot of negative reviews on it. From people that say it's not nutritional. The thing is, it's not meant to be. It's meant to just get rid of waste or what they call "fasting". It's not meant to offer much nutritional value at all. It's meant to evacuate your system so after you're done you can start taking those natural foods and high antioxidant foods.

You're going to get negative reviews from lots of people. It's understandable since we are not a fasting culture AT ALL. A lot of haters are people that are caught up in this huge machine that is the fitness/supplement industry where they say that you will be royally f*cked if you're not eating a protein rich meal every 2 hours, or if you cut dairy from your diet, or if you're not taking vitamin pills, etc. This is not meant to be a sustainable diet, but you aren't going to die from malnourishment from 10 days of this, you'll be fine.

At the very minimum you will be giving your digestive system some solid rest and you'll feel a lot lighter and less filthy after this.

[Meticode]

You will easily hit your target weight doing this. But expect to go back up 5 or more pounds after your first day of eating normally. The trick is to have a day of semi-light decent eating(as opposed to a crazy cheat day which will make you feel terrible) after your last day of juice fasting, and then sticking with a good diet right after.

As for exercise, I wouldn't do too much, your calories will be way too low. Maybe some walking or stretching/yoga.

A bit of green tea will help with energy and hunger issues.

If you want to go a step further, take wheatgrass shots, but they will f*ck your day up if you're not used to them.

I would substitute the sea salt with epsom salt for the evacuation. It's one of it's main uses. You can find at any CVS/grocery store for only a couple dollars.

Good luck man.
I know I will get target weight probably, but essentially that is not my goal. My goal is to simply get that crap out of my system I've built up. I've never done a fast or detox more than 24 hours. Then once that is done I want to eat healthy.

Now that I think about it, you're probably right on the exercise. Maybe I'll cut my workout in half than what I normally do so instead of 30 minutes it'll be 15. I probably will not exercise fully until Friday the 24th after I've had a full day to intake some good food.

I'll probably do the Epsom salt trick as well. I just need to figure out how many damn lemons to purchase. Or maybe Simply Lemonade would work, I know that's is 100% squeeze lemons, but not sure of the ingredients. I'll have to see.

[lefthook00]

I know I will get target weight probably, but essentially that is not my goal. My goal is to simply get that crap out of my system I've built up. I've never done a fast or detox more than 24 hours. Then once that is done I want to eat healthy.

Now that I think about it, you're probably right on the exercise. Maybe I'll cut my workout in half than what I normally do so instead of 30 minutes it'll be 15. I probably will not exercise fully until Friday the 24th after I've had a full day to intake some good food.

I'll probably do the Epsom salt trick as well. I just need to figure out how many damn lemons to purchase. Or maybe Simply Lemonade would work, I know that's is 100% squeeze lemons, but not sure of the ingredients. I'll have to see.

Also the acidity from the lemons will wreck your teeth, so brushing your teeth before you drink your drink will help put a protective layer on your choppers.

[Meticode]

Also the acidity from the lemons will wreck your teeth, so brushing your teeth before you drink your drink will help put a protective layer on your choppers.
Honestly, not going to happen. I was drinking soda every day a lot years ago and never did this. And that wrecks them just as much if not more. I'm not going to brush my teeth like 8 times a day or how many times I take a drink. :lol Maybe I'll brush them mid-day though for 3 times instead of 2 times a day.

[GOBB]

Fat kids diaries. Interesting

[KDTrey5]

Fat kids diaries. Interesting
ironic

[Batz]

Fat kids diaries. Interesting
ironic

[SourPatchKids]

Fat kids diaries. Interesting
GOBBle GOBBle.

[GOBB]

Whats ironic?

[Meticode]

Today is my last day of the 10 day cleanse. I'm doing one day of just water tomorrow, then just veggies the day after to acclimate to eating again.

As I've said before I'm an experienced faster, but I breezed through my ten days. I could easily go for another 10/20.

A few tips:

1. The salt water flush is f*cking disgusting, chug it as fast as you can. Depending on how much food and shit still in your system will affect how soon it hits you. Anywhere between 15 minutes and a few hours. Be prepared to shit at least 4 times.

2. The lemonade mix is also totally disgusting. Tastes like a mix of bile and old shoes. I'd recommend chugging that as quickly as possible.

3. Brush your teeth in the morning/night, but never before you drink the juice. If you think drinking OJ after brushing is bad, just wait.

Did you make sure to buy all organic stuff? That's big for this.

Good luck. If you've got any questions let me know.
How do you feel? Did you notice weight loss?

[LA_Showtime]

You'll probably lose quite a bit of weight, but chances are half of it will be water that will quickly be regained whenever you decide to eat again. If you want to change your body composition for the better, start lifting weights.

[Meticode]

You'll probably lose quite a bit of weight, but chances are half of it will be water that will quickly be regained whenever you decide to eat again. If you want to change your body composition for the better, start lifting weights.
Are you sure about that? If you exercise to lose weight a lot of what you lose is water in the beginning. This is fasting though and the only thing I'm drinking is water all day, so if I'm losing weight it's because I'm not taking in calories and building up my fat cells. Because I'll be drinking 64+ ounces of water at LEAST a day. If anything I should be hydrated more than anything and any o the weight that stays on would be water weight. Probably more towards 80-100 ounces.

[Meticode]

I weighed myself before I started, but won't weigh again until Tuesday before my first meal. So I don't know how much I lost, but I can definitely see and feel a difference.

As for feeling, I feel fine. Never felt hungry, beat my addiction to caffeine and sugar, and only had a headache for about a half a day (day 3).

Honestly I think it really cleaned me out and is letting me start fresh. I don't know if I'd do it again, because of how horrible everything tasted. I almost puked after drinking pretty much everything. I'll probably just stick to water fasts.
See I can't do that. I'm religious about weighing myself every day in the morning after using the bathroom. That weight if I see I gained weight, I need to correct something.

[DaHeezy]

I applaud you for even attempting to exercise while fasting. The last thing I want to do is move when I'm starved, unless it's ball

[Meticode]

I applaud you for even attempting to exercise while fasting. The last thing I want to do is move when I'm starved, unless it's ball
I will try. Depending upon how my body reacts I might not do it. If my body reacts badly I will stop it sooner than the 7-10 days.

[nathanjizzle]

are you going to throw your fork and spoons in the lake and kiss your plates goodbye?

[Meticode]

are you going to throw your fork and spoons in the lake and kiss your plates goodbye?
No?...

[Lamar Doom]

Whats ironic?

I had the brew, she had the chronic,
The lakers beat the supersonics

[KDTrey5]

I had the brew, she had the chronic,
The lakers beat the supersonics
today was a good day

[gigantes]

good luck on all that. fasting / detox has always been of interest to me, although i've never done it for more than a day or two. random thoughts on the process:

- i've heard on more than one occasion that people who've done this have noticed black, tar-like substances exiting from their colons. that definitely sounds like something a person wouldn't want in there! in fact i knew a guy who had terminal cancer, went to a detox clinic in mexico, and watched as black shards of material came out his rear end in response to the treatment. he made a full recovery and was back to being as healthy as a horse last time i saw him.

- i'm not totally sold on the 'giving your colon a rest' concept. by its very design, the colon is a self-cleansing mechanism under ordinary conditions. on the flip side, i've read more than once that cleansing too long or doing stuff like enemas on a regular basis can lead to some degree of tissue atrophy across areas of the colon. which could possibly lead to diverticulitis and stuff like that.

- i strongly suspect that eating a healthy diet on a regular basis is more productive at cleansing than going on these detox programs. generally speaking, i should say. a 'healthy diet' would include general avoidance of things like processed meats (such as sausage, cured meats, fast food style-meats) processed carbs (such as pasta, bread, crackers), salt and refined sugar. btw, one thing i recently discovered to replace white sugar / corn syrup is xylotol- it's the best artificial sweetener i've ever had.

dunno if any of that is of use- just throwing it out there. :P

[Meticode]

- i'm not totally sold on the 'giving your colon a rest' concept. by its very design, the colon is a self-cleansing mechanism under ordinary conditions. on the flip side, i've read more than once that cleansing too long or doing stuff like enemas on a regular basis can lead to some degree of tissue atrophy across areas of the colon. which could possibly lead to diverticulitis and stuff like that.
While I totally agree with you, you have to take into account the culture we live in. Almost everything is processed. Even just 200 years ago people didn't have access to food so plentiful like we do. Full of preservatives and whatever else you don't know what the hell is in the food you eat.


i strongly suspect that eating a healthy diet on a regular basis is more productive at cleansing than going on these detox programs. generally speaking, i should say. a 'healthy diet' would include general avoidance of things like processed meats (such as sausage, cured meats, fast food style-meats) processed carbs (such as pasta, bread, crackers), salt and refined sugar. btw, one thing i recently discovered to replace white sugar / corn syrup is xylotol- it's the best artificial sweetener i've ever had.

dunno if any of that is of use- just throwing it out there. :P

I agree. When I'm done with this i don't plan to go back to the old way of eating. I'll be eating healthy with all the things you just mentioned.

[gigantes]

While I totally agree with you, you have to take into account the culture we live in. Almost everything is processed. Even just 200 years ago people didn't have access to food so plentiful like we do. Full of preservatives and whatever else you don't know what the hell is in the food you eat.
quite right. and our terrible eating habits have coincided amazingly well with the rise of medical technology to offset our bad, sedentary habits. and all things being equal, who cares? if you're like most people, you just want to live and let live... except for the fact that over time that situation is killing our healthcare system, because probably 90% of customers who come in to the system are ultimately bound to draw out more money than they've paid in.

as a relevant example, half of all personal bankruptcies in the USA are due to unpayable medical bills.

we are only left to envy europe at this point, while the tea party and the conservatives would like to drive this number up very quickly if elected. but... sorry... not trying to hijack your topic. i do appreciate the way you're doing this publically and all. okay, time to shut up.


When I'm done with this i don't plan to go back to the old way of eating. I'll be eating healthy with all the things you just mentioned.
it's good to know that a few guys your age are working hard to eat right and eat responsibly when i see so many others going off on pretty whack angles. so to speak.

it takes a shitload of vegetables, meaning a shitload of water and pesticides, just to produce a pound of animal protein. so yea, i'll be happy when we as a culture shift to other protein sources, such as nuts, seeds, legumes, etc.

anyway, sorry for the hijack and the non-ability to STFU at the moment.

[Meticode]

Day 1 updated. I will update later at the end of the day.

[ballup]

I think I will follow this thread. I've always was intrigued by the idea, but I'm just not too sure how effective it'd be.

[Meticode]

Day 1 evening updated, Day 2 weight updated. Next post tomorrow.

[Whatfoul?]

Day 1 evening updated, Day 2 weight updated. Next post tomorrow.


gd luck man, stay strong, u can do it!

[Meticode]

gd luck man, stay strong, u can do it!
Shit tastes god awful.

[Meticode]

Ed Gein lived in Wisconsin too.
He was also born in La Crosse, Wisconsin which is where I live actually. Well, technically Onalaska, but I can literally ride a bicycle 5 minutes and be on the La Crosse city limits. Too bad I wasn't born in Wisconsin, but Ohio. :cheers:

[bagelred]

Wait....can you explain specifically what you're doing? 10 days without eating? Is that sea salt/water combo just for first day? or all 10 days?


This seems pretty extreme.......how can you 10 days without eating at all? How can that be good for the body?

EDIT: OK, just read your wikipedia link. Yikes. Why not just a "water and fruit" diet for 10 days. At least you are getting nutrients and gives your body something to work with.








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[Scholar]

Hey, Meticode, if you die from this . . .























can I haz yo wife?

[Meticode]

Wait....can you explain specifically what you're doing? 10 days without eating? Is that sea salt/water combo just for first day? or all 10 days?


This seems pretty extreme.......how can you 10 days without eating at all? How can that be good for the body?

EDIT: OK, just read your wikipedia link. Yikes. Why not just a "water and fruit" diet for 10 days. At least you are getting nutrients and gives your body something to work with.








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I'm only doing 7 days.

[Meticode]

Hey, Meticode, if you die from this . . .























can I haz yo wife?
I thought you already did?

[Meticode]

Day 2 entry updated, Day 3 weight updated.

[Whatfoul?]

Day 2 entry updated, Day 3 weight updated.


U been hungry yet? Hows the drink tasting now?

[Meticode]

U been hungry yet? Hows the drink tasting now?
Not anymore hungry than if I don't eat for 12 hours. The drink is horrible, I have to force it down. I might try to find liquid cayenne pepper because I used actual real pepper and it's way too strong.

[Whatfoul?]

Not anymore hungry than if I don't eat for 12 hours. The drink is horrible, I have to force it down. I might try to find liquid cayenne pepper because I used actual real pepper and it's way too strong.

Keep going dude, will be worth it in the end!

[Turkododo]

this is a superior 7 day cleansing program. it's not just fasting but contains fibrous intestinal cleansers, nutritional supplements and daily colon irrigation.

http://sonnes.com/cleansing_seven.html

[Meticode]

this is a superior 7 day cleansing program. it's not just fasting but contains fibrous intestinal cleansers, nutritional supplements and daily colon irrigation.

http://sonnes.com/cleansing_seven.html
Probably won't do it because they're going to charge you some crazy amount for it.

[Meticode]

Day 3 entry updated, Day 4 weight updated.

[Meticode]

I will update after the weekend all the days.

[Skywalker]

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[Meticode]

Updated day 4, I stopped the cleanse because of side-effects.

[LamarOdom]

Updated day 4, I stopped the cleanse because of side-effects.

And that's when Meticode told us what the side-effects was.....

[Batz]

And that's when Meticode told us what the side-effects was.....
Read the OP.

Anyways, what now? Are you going to start working out legitimately?

[Bucket_Nakedz]

Updated day 4, I stopped the cleanse because of side-effects.
your dick fall off?

[Meticode]

your dick fall off?
No. I still have it. Wife has both balls though.

[Meticode]

Read the OP.

Anyways, what now? Are you going to start working out legitimately?
I already started working out. Right now I'm doing workouts from www.bodyrock.tv. Running for 30 minutes a day or lifting got boring.

You do interval training for 12-15 minutes a day about 5 days a week. Usually you go as hard as you can for 50 seconds, rest 10 seconds, then do it again and again for different exercises until your 12-15 minutes is up. Most of the exercises involve moving your whole body and multiple muscles. Which burns calories twice as fast versus running for the most part. But it's harder because you have to push yourself balls to the walls.

I've done this past week and I've felt more sore than when I was doing regular lifting.

Rightnow I'm workin on one legged squats. They are hard as f*ck.

[Bucket_Nakedz]

No. I still have it. Wife has both balls though.
i know dat feel... :(

[LamarOdom]

Meticode here is some inspiration.


http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=da2_1345959118

[gigantes]

Not anymore hungry than if I don't eat for 12 hours. The drink is horrible, I have to force it down. I might try to find liquid cayenne pepper because I used actual real pepper and it's way too strong.

Master Cleanse is a modified juice fast that permits no food, substituting tea and lemonade made with maple syrup and cayenne pepper.
dunno who came up with that diet but it doesn't make a lot of sense to me. if the point of the diet is that you're trying to avoid 'heavier' nutrients like simple and complex carbs, better IMO would be to lose the maple syrup and substitute a little carrot juice or the like. that way you avoid the glycemic spike and get a healthier substitute. root vegetables have known detox effects, for another thing. but i'm guessing the person likes the maple syrup because of the theoretical vitamin and mineral content. hmm...

if you're mixing in dried cayenne at the time of making the drink, that could explain the taste problem. or on the other hand, letting the dried cayenne sit in the pre-made drink for half a day or more would diffuse the strong taste across the whole drink. my point is, if you're doing one and don't like it, i'd recommend doing the other.

or simply nibbling on a fresh cayenne or jalapenjo or the like along with the drink produces yet another kind of taste experience. AFAIK there is nothing in particular about cayennes that make them particularly more effective than other hot peppers-- the essential ingredient is still capsaicin, which they all contain.

water under the brige, i guess. but i thought i'd mention that as a long-time pepper eater and someone who's made a lot of homemade juices in the past.

[Meticode]

dunno who came up with that diet but it doesn't make a lot of sense to me. if the point of the diet is that you're trying to avoid 'heavier' nutrients like simple and complex carbs, better IMO would be to lose the maple syrup and substitute a little carrot juice or the like. that way you avoid the glycemic spike and get a healthier substitute. root vegetables have known detox effects, for another thing. but i'm guessing the person likes the maple syrup because of the theoretical vitamin and mineral content. hmm...

if you're mixing in dried cayenne at the time of making the drink, that could explain the taste problem. or on the other hand, letting the dried cayenne sit in the pre-made drink for half a day or more would diffuse the strong taste across the whole drink. my point is, if you're doing one and don't like it, i'd recommend doing the other.


or simply nibbling on a fresh cayenne or jalapenjo or the like along with the drink produces yet another kind of taste experience. AFAIK there is nothing in particular about cayennes that make them particularly more effective than other hot peppers-- the essential ingredient is still capsaicin, which they all contain.

water under the brige, i guess. but i thought i'd mention that as a long-time pepper eater and someone who's made a lot of homemade juices in the past.
Cool.