Two weeks ago I did the Master Cleanser to detoxicate my body. I didn’t feel very well, tired, burned out, problems with my knees and also had a little bit overweight. I just didn’t feel healthy anymore.
I’m normally not the guy who is doing any diet. Only sport is the real thing. But the master cleanser is different. It’s not about losing weight. It’s about cleaning your body and flush down all the waste which is in your kidneys, digestive system, joints, muscles, cells and blood.
Since I had a knee injury for a while now, I wasn’t able to do sport to lose weight and get in shape again. But I also thought maybe this will help me to get rid off the inflammation I have in my knee. Since it’s cleaning out the joints and muscles with all the toxic in it.
The diet is pretty easy. You just drink lemon juice, nothing else, no food! And you don’t have to count any calories. It is a little bit radical you would think, but try it out and you see it’s not.
You can decide how long you would like to do this diet. 2 days, 3 days, 10 days or up to 40 days.
I did it 9 days and here is what exactly you have to do:
The night before you start drink a laxative herb tea, for example Smooth Move. That helps you along with the diet. On your first day you are drinking the tea again in the morning. After that you can start drinking a glass of Lemon juice. Which contains:
- 2 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon or lime juice (1/2 lemon)
- 2 Tbsp maple syrup (only Grade B and not maple flavored sugar syrup)
- Just a little tiny bit of cayenne pepper, but really a bit!
- Water, hot or cold, whatever you like, spring or purified water.
You can drink as many glasses of the lemon juice as you want. Especially when you get hungry. You can also drink purified or spring water, no limits.
At the end of the day drink again a laxative tea.
That’s about it. You should drink every morning and evening one cup of the laxative tea and the lemons juice as much as you want.
If you want you can drink also 16 onces of warm water with sea salt once a week or more. It supports your digestion quite a bit. Better you do it at the weekend since you have to go to the bathroom quite often then.
The first 2 or 3 days it’s pretty hard not to eat anything. But you get used to it after some days. You get all necessary vitamins with your lemon juice. The mix of lemon juice, maple syrup (Grade B), cayenne pepper and water gives your body all what you need.
I didn’t really feel weak while I was doing the diet. Not tired or exhausted. Everything was the same, you could even do your routine workout if you have one.
How to come off the diet is very important
It depends on how long you are doing this diet, but you shouldn’t just start to eat the usual things you ate before. Hamburger, Steak, Chicken fried and so on.
- First Day: After your diet you should drink the whole day fresh squeezed orange juice and water. It’s delicious, especially if you had only lemon juice for a while. But drink it slowly
- Second Day: Start with orange juice again. Late afternoon prepare a fresh vegetable soup. Not from a can, a soup with real fresh vegetables in it.
There are so many delicious vegetable soup recipes on the internet or in the Master Cleanser book.Eat the soup in the evening, mostly the broth, but you can have some of the vegetables. - Third Day: Start with orange juice again. At lunch have some soup from yesterday or a fresh made vegetable soup. At the evening get what you want in kind of salad, vegetables or fruit. But nor meat, fish, eggs, bread, coffee, milk and so on.
- Fourth Day: You can start normal eating, but try to drink orange juice and stay with salad, fruits, vegetables and soup.
Please follow the steps after the diet or you might feel sick if you eat a fat greasy steak immediately after your diet
For Vegetarian the after diet phase is a little bit different:
- First and Second Day:, just drink fresh squeezed orange juice and water.
- Third day: Orange juice in the morning, raw fruit at lunch and fruits or raw vegetable salad for dinner.
- Fourth day: You can eat what you desire
What was the outcome for me?
I feel much better, lighter, fresh, lost 20 pounds in 9 days and my apatite for healthy food like salad, vegetables, fruit and soup grew a lot. I still like pasta, meat and everything else, but sometimes I really feel like to have a soup instead of a burger. It’s weird, but I don’t mind
My inflammation in my knee is still there, but remarkable better than before.
Would I do it again?
Yes, definitely, I didn’t feel weak or something the whole time. After 2 days I got used to it not to eat. The only thing I didn’t like was to drink all the time lemon juice. At the end I got a little bit sick of it and I was so happy to drink orange juice. But you can drink a lot water while you on the diet. Consider the lemon juice as liquid food.
If you want more information about the Master Cleanser I recommend to buy the book on Amazon.com
It would be great if you tell me about your experience with a diet or maybe about this one. If you have more question, just write a comment and I will try to help you.
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February 28th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
I found a product called Simply Slender, it is a premixed 4 day lemonade diet. Im on day 2 and feel pretty good. I can eat fruits and veggies on this so i don’t feel deprived. Anyone tried this, any tips?
February 28th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Hi Jamie,
I didn’t try that, but it sounds interesting. At least you can eat fruits and veggies. Let us know how it went when you are finish.
Thanks for your comment
April 10th, 2008 at 8:47 am
I DID THE LEMONADE DIET FOR 12 DAYS. AND I LOST A TOTALK OF 15 POUNDS. I FEEL REALLY GREAT. THE PERFECT DESCRIPTION OF HOW I FEEL, I WOULD NOT SO FULL OF SH*T LOL. THE FIRST DAYS WERE THE HARDEST BUT IT GOT SO MUCH EASIER AFTER THE 6TH DAY.. I AM GOING TO DO EVERY 4 MONTHS TO CLEAN ME OUT. I WOULD RECCOMMEND THIS CLEANSE TO ANY AND EVERYONE WHO THE WILL POWER TO DOING SOMETHING GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU MASTER CLEANSE!
April 16th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
I did the cleanse for 10 days and lost a total of 11 pounds. For the first 7 days the weight was coming off very slowly and then the last three days was very drastic. I feel good inside but a bit tired right now. I actually finished today (April 16th). With this experience i now realize that i don’t have to eat as often as i used to. I was never a fan of junk food. Was always trying to eat healthy but gained about 10 pounds over the christmas holidays by drinking alcohol. It was a shocker to me to see that alcohol could let you gain so much weight. I know that i will be able to manage myself much better by doing more exercise and sticking more to healthy eating.
April 16th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Hey Paulette,
congrats, you did it
I guess you feel the same like me. I wasn’t so hungry anymore and I had more appetite for salad rather than fat meat.
April 19th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
While doing the master cleanse can you eat fruits and vegetables
April 19th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Hey Toni,
sorry, but you can not eat fruits and vegetables. Only a tea, lemon juice and water.
May 19th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Would I be able to eat fruits or salads
May 27th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Hey Isha,
no, you are not able to eat fruits or salads. Only the Lemonjuice, water and tea. Good luck and let us know how it went!
June 10th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Hello, everyone!!, well, I read about Master Cleans last night, and decided to give a shot!! Today is my first day!!, But, I cheat a little bit in the morning–I got my coffee…., but after that, all day–just lemon drink!!To say that I don’t feel hungry—I CAN”T!!!but, seems like I did my FIRST day!!….now I got a question!! I know, its suppose to be Maple Syrup B, but the one I got it’s grad A amber. would be that OK, to use that one?!?!
June 15th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Hey Veronika,
how is the diet going? You should change to Maple Syrup B, it contains more energy for your body. With grade A you probably feel more weak. It is not bad, but it makes it more difficult for you if you use grade A.
June 23rd, 2008 at 12:18 pm
i read about the cleanser and would like to start tomorrow do u have any tip i would love to hear from anyone and can i use any vegetable while cleansing (eg. carrot)
June 23rd, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Hey Angie, you cannot eat anything, even vegetables. Only the lemon juice, water and tea. Hope you can make it without the vegetables. Good luck!
June 24th, 2008 at 9:15 am
i start the MC today and i feel a bit hungry i do hope i can keep up for 10 days,i drink the sea salts it got a bad taste in my mouth i don’t think i can drink that again i will just use my sena tea insted.Can anyone pls tell me when i will stop feeling so hungry lol.
June 24th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
hey everyone,
thanks for the encouragement! i’m on day three and i’ve been reading stories from doctors saying it’s all a scam, and i wanted to believe it but now that i’ve read about the results you’ve all experienced, i’ve come to realize it’s worth it!
although i have to ask, how successful have you all been with keeping the weight off?
June 24th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
@Julia, the success to keep off the weight depends only on you! You probably will have more the desire to eat fruits and salads in the beginning after the diet. Keep on going and you will keep it off. But to avoid the Jojo Effect, eat in balance and do sport. A good suggestion is the 80/20 solution. Eat 80% healthy stuff but 20% whatever you want, you deserve it once a while to eat what you want and still having your desirable weight.
@Angie, you did drink the sea salt the first day? It’s better to do it may in the middle of it to clean up your system completely and especially at the weekend, since you have to go to the bathroom quite often. You will feel hungry on the second day most. Especially at lunch time and dinner, but drink more at this time and you will survive it. Only 9 days to go. And if you feel you cannot make it for 10, just stop, but please start slowly to drink orange juice only and a day after salad and so on, don’t eat a steak if you can’t anymore after some days, instead of your goal of 10 days.
June 25th, 2008 at 8:07 am
well i survive the first day with a lot of headace and hungar but today i feel better no headace so far i hope it stay that way. when i am siting or lying i feel under my foot as it something runing down and i feel it in my waist 2 is it normal.
June 25th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
I was looking for some sort of detoxing & I came across this. I really would want to do it, but I’m not so sure as to how to get past my mum about it. She thinks I starve myself & so she doesn’t really approve of it. But I’ll give it a shot in a couple of weeks
June 26th, 2008 at 5:20 am
Hi CJ, to be honest, you should talk to your mum, you don’t have to do it 10 days, 4 days or something is also helpful. Maybe your mom will even participate, that is more fun and easier. If you live with her together, your mom will find out anyway, that you doing it since she probably wants you to eat something once a while.
@Angie, how is it going? Drink more if you have a headache. Your body is reacting funky in the beginning of course, but this should go away or be less like it was with the headache.
July 3rd, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Todays my tenth day and I survived. Often, I had cravings for all kinds of food including steaks. Sounds normal? I have been a vegetarien the past 20 years. This was high summer and I ended on full moon
Yes I will do this again. Next time in the Fall and when the moon is reducing( Abnehmenden Mond). I do not feel better nor thinner, I just know that my body is detoxicated.
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Ähm, when I read until your second sentence, I thought of course it´s normal to crave for steaks, but that you are a vegetarian since 20 years, that is funny.
http://notaniche.com/steak-grill-bbq-salt/653/
I think it`s normal because your sense of smell and taste will be more sensitive and if you smell a great steak or you just think about it, you want it. I´m sure many people who really don´t like salad they would eat a whole bowl of it if they can while they are on this diet for 10 days. So I guess you don´t have to worry about it. In this time you just want eat anything. But maybe you should go back and just try a good steak again. If you want, check out my secret tip how to turn a $5 steak into a $50 Steak!
And congratulations! You made it, enjoy the delicious fresh squeezed orange juice. It probably will be the best orange juice ever.
July 4th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Thanks for the support. The eleventh day has now happened. I guess it was important to write. I now plan for 14 days. By the way , I found a pair of tooo small jeans stashed away in my closet and guess what they fit! Yes, I could eat just about anything. I do find it amazing to be so strong. No thanks on the meat stuff. I used to eat the baked potato and sour cream and leave the steak for last and actually only ate it because that was what one did and I had to forget that it was a dead cow, chicken etc.
July 5th, 2008 at 2:49 am
I guess it is a great feeling to find some old pair of Jeans you fit in again
. My respect for doing it for 14 days.
July 7th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Today is my first day. I am only worried about giving up my coffee. I have been drinking that for ten years with out a break. I just have one strong cup in the morning. Anyone have good results and still have their morning cup of coffee?
July 8th, 2008 at 12:09 am
Hey Melissa, hope you make it without coffee. I don’t drink coffee so I don’t know how it is without it, but I’m sure it’s not easy. Write back if you were able to get up in the morning without a strong caffeine kick.
July 8th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Today is “after phase” day 2. Only orange juice and water? Again? Day 14 I did until noon, then I switched over to orange juice. So today is day two for me. This morning I took 2 Tbls. of Maple syrup because I got dizzy and also found that eating even less after the diet seemed strange. I will be glad when Friday comes along so that I can finally eat some real down to earth food. Oh, on the fourth day I want to take it as a slow start.
July 12th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Someone told me that there was some safe foods you could snack on while on this diet, but everything I am reading says you cant eat nothing.
Please give me clarification, I am considering trying this to lose weight.
July 12th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Hey Linda,
as far as I know, please don’t eat anything. There is no safe food. Ask the someone what kind of food he means and who told him that. Good luck with the diet!
July 13th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Hi Linda, I just finished this diet….was the best thing I ever did. Please stick to it 100%. You will discover new inner strength and outer lightness. This is a cleanse not a diet, although you will at first have lost lots of weight. I now have found that I never really listened to my body. Is it hungery? or am I? So I’m watching my wants, needs, and does it really taste good. What an experience!
July 13th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Hey CJ, thanks for your comment and motivation for Linda. Hope she will make it through. And a great advice to make sure if you are really hungry or just what you want.
July 16th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
some great tips there
i will try this cleansing diet over the next few weeks
thanx
July 16th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
tmrrw is the big day, i’m so nervous because of all the comments here. nevertheless I am going in head first…this 20lbs of garbage that’s been weighing me down for the last year has to go….everyone says this is not a diet…maybe it isn’t but people are losing 11-20 lbs n ten days that sounds like a diet to me, the main thing is to change my way of thinking about food & the majority of what you guys r saying I feel I will achieve just that…please wish me luck for I am 1 scared chicken….will let you know by the 27th….peace!!!!!
July 17th, 2008 at 2:37 am
@ James, thanks for the compliment. Let us know how it goes.
@ black beauty1, don’t worry you will make it. As everyone is saying, it’s not really a diet but you can change your eating habit to a healthier way after this and lose your weight or keep it after you lost 20lbs. Good luck and let us know on the 27th!
July 18th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Nice tips.. thanks! ^^
July 19th, 2008 at 2:01 am
@Fam Hope it will help you
July 22nd, 2008 at 11:53 am
are you allowed 1 cup coffee in the morning without cream or sugar?
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Sorry to disappoint you, but that´s not allowed. But you can drink a tea.
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Hi Alex..Would You Be Able To Tel Me Where IN Ireland Like In Cork Even If You Know Would I Be Able To Get The Grade B Maple Syrup And The Senna Leaf Tea..?Oh And Is Volvic Water Ok..Like Is That Purified.?And Is It Cayenne Chilli Pepper..?
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:53 am
Hey Shaunagh, unfortunately I don´t know where you can get Maple Syrup Grade B in Cork, but I´m sure there is somewhere. Search online or go to some natural food stores and the Tea you should get in some good stores or pharmacy. I think you can drink the volvic water and yes, it is Cayenne Chilli Pepper.
Good like on it!
July 24th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Shaunagh, Hi Here in Germany there is only grade A and C grade Maple syrup and only C does the job. I bought it in a DM Drog store and you can find it in maybe a health food store. The tea I could only buy at the Chemists. Lots of luck to you. The diet was great for me! I have lost my interest for chocolate..sugar!
July 24th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
@CJ, thanks for helping Shaunagh and congrats that the diet turned out so great for you!
July 28th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Hey Im starting my MC in the AM I have all the stuff and Im sooo excited. Is it ok to take the Phentermine while on the MC to avoid hunger? Because I know me. I have a real promblem with snacking.
July 28th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Good luck Jasmine! But I don’t think you should take anything. Try to do it without it, I’m sure you have a strong will. Stay strong and don’t give in.
July 31st, 2008 at 5:57 am
that’s really a nice concept, i promise to start very soon because i met with some specific set of people who are doing it.but my question is that instead of a syrup, can i make use of honey?
August 1st, 2008 at 6:55 am
Enjoyed reading everyone’s comments and positive feedback! I am starting TODAY and sticking to it this time. This will be my 3rd time trying it but have never held out for 10 days. Wish me luck and PRAY for me!
August 1st, 2008 at 8:23 am
ummmmmmmmm yeah. lets starve ourselves, and of course we’re gunna lose weight. lets try the diet..water and exlax. ppl are dumb these days. why not lose weight the normal way, a real diet, or working out. i have a knee injury but i can still work out, and i am on a diet that hasnt done me wrong, and guess what?? i still get to eat! fucking idiots! but hey thats just my opinion
August 1st, 2008 at 9:22 am
@Stephanie, I think you cannot use honey instead. Honey rather harms your body. You can probably find something online about it. But that’s what it says in the book.
@Elizabeth, good luck! Hope this time it works out.
@dumb! I have the same opinion like you have, a balanced diet and working out is the best solution. But my question is, why are you so aggressive, even though it’s your opinion, you don’t have to call people f.. i…! For some people it might be a diet, for some others, like me, it was for detoxifying my body, this is why I didn’t write “How did I loose 20 pounds in 10 day”! Or did I?
Wish you well with your knee, I know how frustrating a knee injury can be.
You are probably starving right now, this is why you are so aggressive.
August 1st, 2008 at 4:52 pm
hey thanks very much cj and alex.!i started it twice but gave up both times but i really am going to do it this time and come on every day to prove it to myself!!
August 3rd, 2008 at 5:07 am
Jasmine, Snacks, I think, are the problem anyway. I read that when you are hungry, actually the body is needing water. During the diet, I did this . I drank water or peppermint tea and found this the best support. Actually, I still drink water or make a peppermint tea when I want to snack. I was amazed that through the diet, I really felt and saw what inner strength means….so keep up on the diet.. one day at a time. …and congradulate yourself each finished day…. This can turn into personal love and respect…so watch out! (a joke)
August 4th, 2008 at 7:21 am
Hey CJ, thanks for giving those tips. I’m sure that will make it easier for some people.
August 4th, 2008 at 7:27 am
Hey Shaunagh, how is your diet going?
August 7th, 2008 at 3:20 am
Hi everyone
I’m just beginning day 4 of my cleanse and it’s going great! I’m so excited to be ridding my body of all the junk I’ve been putting into it for nearly 21 years. I am hoping to use the cleanse as a means to transition into a mostly fruit and vegetable diet but I’m still craving all of the junk foods that led me to the cleanse. I wasn’t expecting an over night transformation but I was hoping that by now being without food would be a lot easier. When did the food cravings stop for you guys?
August 7th, 2008 at 6:08 am
Hey Stefanie, congratulation on your 4th day. The craving comes and goes all the time. But the worst time is the 2nd day normally. Hope you make it through and transform to a healthy diet. Good Luck!
August 7th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Hi Guys!
Its Day 3 of my Master Cleanse. Ive lost 4lbs in 3 days. But Ive worked out everyday for about 35 mins (elliptial) I usually do it for 45 to an hr work out but i dont to over do it while on the MC. I feel good and to my surprise I wasnt weak or tried after the workouts. I do have a slight headace and my stomach tends to hurt but then i drink the lemonade with a big glass of water behind it it stops..it also helps with the cravings and hungry. Im drinking my tea in the mornings and the last thing at night Im craving my homemade Mac and Cheese! And Im also craving my fav pizza with hot sause on it..lol. However i read im suppose to be having 2-3 movements a day and ive only had 2 in 3 days..is this normal?
August 7th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Hey I’m on the lemonade diet and I was wondering if it I could have some peppermint or green tea while on it?
August 8th, 2008 at 2:20 am
Hey Supa, I think that should be ok to drink peppermint or green tea. But a laxative tea should be more helpful. Good luck with the diet.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Thanks Alex. I just really can’t deal with the laxatives and needed another option.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
If you can’t you are able to drink normal tea, but without sugar or milk.
August 12th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
The Master Cleanse is a great diet for fast and healthy weight loss. Most people don’t do it correctly, or “come off” of it the right way, but it seems you did and had some great results. Thanks for the post!
August 13th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
I started the MC today i started of good, i wasn’t hungry during the day but then at the end of the day i cheated, my husband brough me something that i couldn’t resist but i drank the tea again and im planing to keep on going tomorow, it’s that ok? I promise i won’t cheat again. Oh bytheway i love the taste of the juice the kpeper gives it a nice kick of flavor.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
I hope its ok i ate something it was just a bit can i continued with the cleanse?
August 14th, 2008 at 1:19 am
@Faster Healthier, unfortunately it’s true, only if you make it through and more important you come off correctly will give you the success.
@juju09, sure you can continue with the diet, but try not to cheat again. If you do it once that is ok, but three, four, fives times is not working. So stay strong and resist whatever you get from your husband
August 15th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Hey Alex, Just wondering if I could substitute orange juice for another 100% juice when coming off of the cleanse? I don’t like orange juice too much. Also does the OJ have to be fresh squeezed? My local market has 100% OJ but it’s pasteurized I can go to whole foods to get Organic but it’s late and rainy so I wanted to stay in the neighborhood.
August 17th, 2008 at 1:22 am
SO I WAS CHECKING THIS OUT AND IM A GIVE IT A TRY
IVE REALLY BEEN LOOKING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS…I HOPE EVERYTHING GOES GOOD..IF SOO IM GOING TO ASK MY FIANCE TO TRY IT AS WELL!!!!I JUST WANT TO FEEL BETTER(HEALTH WISE) AND I REALLY HOPE THIS CAN HELP ME!
August 17th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
i’m thinking about starting this diet and i was just wondering after i’m done and i start eating again will my system be screwed up ? and will i gain lots of weight after cause i love eating meat & rice .
August 18th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Can you drink any tea and when you are coming on does it have to be freshly squeezed ornage juice and what happens if you dont follow the coming off instructions
August 18th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
I heard that drinking laxative tea is no good for your digestive sistem, is this truth? and if it is can the tea that your supose to drink with this cleanse harm me? cause you know you have to drink the laxative tea twise a day for 10days. Another thing is this (BNG Enterprises Simply Slender™ Lemonmade Diet) that comes ready for you just need to add 2tbl spoons to 1glass of watter is the same thing as the one you have to make yourself?
August 18th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
I started the MC 3 days ago. I am completing the third day and I cannot believe I made it this far. I thought for sure I’d breakdown. Although I want food so bad Im holding on… So far lost 4.5 lbs…. Yippee!
August 19th, 2008 at 4:10 am
@Goin4180, glad you made it so far. Stay strong and you will be reward for your strength
@juju09, I don´t know anything about it, that the laxative tea is bad for you. Maybe if you drink it all the time and not only for 10 days. Because of the Simply Slender, it might be quiet the same, but like it always is, industrial made food is never as good as natural and homemade food. I would prefer to get fresh lemons and the right apple sirup. But you might try it out and let us know how it works.
@Natalie, you probably allow to drink any tea, just without sugar and milk. Freshly squeezed orange juice has much more vitamines and taste much better, it´s giving you much more power. If you don´t come off the right way you could feel sick if you eat too much or something heavy. Also you probably gain weight again.
@kristina, your system shouldn´t be screwed up, change your eating habits for good after the diet, it`s easier to do after the diet. Eating meat & rice isn´t bad at all, it depends how much you eat.
@Grisy, hope your diet is going good and your fiance will join you soon.
August 19th, 2008 at 4:17 am
@Stefanie, I´m sure you can, I guess orange juice is just the most common juice, so that´s why everybody is using it. But it should be fresh squeezed, more vitamines. BTW, whole foods has fresh oranges, just squeeze them at home
August 25th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
I am on day one of the MC. I will admit that I am not hungry stomach wise but mind wise I am :). I heard the first 3 days are the hardest so i will try to survive. My question is that Do you have to drink the salt rinse? I would prefer to just drink the tea morning and night. I have also found that it tastes so much better hot than cold. But it is getting hotter since it is sitting with the pepper in it.
August 26th, 2008 at 3:23 am
did you gan the weight you lost after and if not, how did you keep it off? i am a vegan and when i finish i want to stay away from any sweets or high calorie snacks i like but i read you gain all the weight back. i am scared that i will, i am doing this for a detox but if i loose weight i dont want to put it back on.
August 31st, 2008 at 6:13 am
Hey Nitra, how is the diet going? You don´t need to drink the salt rinse, but it helps to clean your body even more. But it`s sufficient just to drink the tea.
Hey catee, unfortunately I did, because I had a bad timing. Right after my diet we traveled to Vancouver and the food is delicious there and then my family visited from Europe so we went out quite a lot. Otherwise if you stay away from any sweets or other bad stuff, you shouldn`t gain much weight. But I also recommend don`t stay away from sweets all the time. Now and then it`s good to eat one.
September 6th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
I just wanted to say that I started something similar called the simply slender and it has all the ingredients that you are talking about but the only difference is that on this plan YOU CAN eat fruits and veggies so that you don’t shut down your metabloism. That is the only thing different. I have been on this cleanse for 2 days now and im feeling pretty good. I just hope that I lose a few pounds in the end. Anyways Simply slender is found at GNC.
September 7th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Hey Lisa, there were also some other commenter who were talking about it. But I guess, this is the main difference. The lemonade diet is to detoxification your body and the simply slender is to loose weight. Good luck on your detoxification. Let us know how it went.
September 8th, 2008 at 4:34 am
Is it safe to detox your body like this while you are pregnant? For maybe four days?
September 10th, 2008 at 3:15 am
Hi! I heard about this MC and I’m really interested. I do think I need to be detox my system. I get constipated ALOT (I know gross) and it’s pretty bad. I just have a question, how many glasses of the lemonade do I have to drink a day? When ever I get hungry? Thanks in advance.
September 10th, 2008 at 4:04 am
@Icy, you can drink how much you want, but it should be at least drink 2L a day.
@Vic, I would recommend not to try this while you are pregnant. Your body is under special circumstances anyway, you shouldn´t do it.
September 11th, 2008 at 10:59 am
I’ve heard lots of good things about the MC! I’ve had a friend whos done it and she had such great results! I’ve been thinking if I should on and off but I’ve never buckled down and decided to do it… Until now!
My day schedule is so hectic with barely anytime to eat and most of the time I’m lucky if I can squeeze a good meal into the schedule. So I tend to crave super unhealthy things and when I have the time to eat, its always greasy goods that are horribly bad for your body. While I do have some extra pounds I’d like to shed, I think its more important for me to get healthy and crave some healthy greens again!
I’m going to start this on Sunday the 14th and plan to do it for 10 days until the 23rd~ Thanks for writing this thread, it really got me motivated to start!
September 13th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Hey Rin, good to hear you are trying out. Good luck for the next 10 days and let us know how it went. And thanks for the compliment, that motivates me to write this blog
October 28th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
I am on Day 2 & surviving! Can you have Diet Cokes or caffeine free drinks while on the cleanse?
October 28th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
@MissAliss -
Short answer: No! Sorry but nothing else than lemon, water and cayenne pepper
Good luck for the next days, the 2nd and 3rd are the most difficult. How long will you do the diet, until you know who is the new president of the United States? That would be an interesting goal.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I started the master cleanse today with the Slimply slender product from GNC. It’s more spicy than I thought it would be but I’m able to stomach it. I’m not hungry but it’s so hard smelling everyone’s lunch around me here at work.
In the end I know it’ll pay off. I just quit smoking so I’m really wanting to rejuvenate my body; inside and out!
October 29th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
@Shevawn -
Looks like you go through a big change, quit smoking and now the diet, good luck with that. I know it’s hard to resist the great smell of your colleague’s lunches, but I would suggest, go outside, take some fresh air and go back to office at the end of lunch time.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Nice site.
It’s day 6 for me today. It hasn’t been easy but i’m hanging there. The cravings are gone.Funny enough,i cant stand any kind of food.Maybe it’s my metabolism, but i’ve got no desire to drink my lemonade either!
October 31st, 2008 at 8:10 pm
I’m on day 3 and trying to encourage myself so I don’t quit. It’s hard, and I’m cold. BUT, I’m going to really try to get to 10 days.
November 1st, 2008 at 7:26 am
@OLA -
I had the same, I couldn’t stand to drink it anymore except very cold, hope that helps.
Hey Rebecca,
good luck for trying 10 days, let us know how it went.
November 5th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Almost made it to the election-just three days too short! So close!! Went very well! I ended up finding it easier than expected-Day 1 was hardest for me. Feel great and lost 6lbs. Will be doing it every 4 months or so.
November 21st, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I used the Simply Slender Lemonade Diet that is not as severe but does the same cleanse and detox. It recommends only 2-4 days so my doctor supported me on this. I have some health problems and was unable to do 10-40 days which is controversial in some circles. This was the perfect solution for me. If you are want to do a detox check this out! http://www.simplyslenderdiet.com
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:46 am
@firedup -
Thanks for your link firedup
November 24th, 2008 at 8:23 am
hi there,
im on my 1st day of my Master Cleanse diet. and am really getting hungry every hour that passes by. cant i really eat anything? r fruits like apples or grapes really not allowed to be eaten? pls help me. thanks
November 24th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
@red hair princess -
Sorry, but they are not allowed, hope you made it through your first day. Keep going, on your third day it will be better.
November 26th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Jamie - I have tried it for 4 days and was really energized. I recommend it so stick with it. The rewards will be worth it. Congratulations! Let me know if you need support. Good thing to do b4 turkey day!