I'm not admitting defeat - I do feel like I have given the master cleanse a good, honest try. ESPECIALLY since I have done it before with complete success...so I know how it is supposed to go. I guess I'll just chalk it up to the fact that I am already at a lowish body fat, 19.6% this morning. One thing I DO believe is that if I continued this for 20-30 days I have no doubt I would get down to 113. But it is honestly so brutal and HARD! And I miss my hard workouts and crazy HIIT stairs! I don't like feeling so weak and shaky AND that I can't have a bite of ANYTHING, even if I am with friends and it is not socially acceptable to sit there while they all eat/drink.
I think that the way I was losing weight slowly but surely before, which was lots of exercise mixed with lots of watermelon, occasional lemonade, etc worked well. But it only works when I REALLY do it -- and don't have those days where I just say to heck with it and eat everything in sight.
So, on day 6 -- I had some watermelon. Maybe 11oz worth so far (it is 3:30). I am hoping that this will work just as good as orange juice to come off the fast -- but also, 5 days really isn't that long...I have done almost 4 days of water fasts before and most certainly did not go easy on the food for 2 whole days afterwards.
See you on my other blog for continued weight loss progress!
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Master Cleanse - to the finish line!
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Day 6 - 124.2...Measurements & Frustrations
Yeah, today it's wearing on me. It seems like I am constantly thinking about food, and things just irritate me that normally DO irritate me, but I'm able to handle it, you know? I think part of it is that yesterday, yay, I did see 123 which I have not weighed yet since having the baby. HOWEVER today I was back up to 124 and it was just so disheartening!
So, desperate to see some progress, ANY progress, I decided to take my measurements...it has been about 2 weeks or so. Here are the results...miniscule movement, but still it IS in the right direction, so...??
5'3.5", 35 years old:
Waist: 27.9"
Underwear line (below belly button): 32.6" (-1/2")
Butt/Hips: 35.5" (-1/4")
Thighs: 18.8" (-1/8")
Biceps: 10.1" (+.1")
Ribcage: 29.15" (-1/3")
Shoulders: 37.75" (-1/4")
Chest: 31.1" (-.15")
So....some progress, but wow NOT what I expected by day 6 At All. Usually by now I am flying high with the OBVIOUS progress I am making. I am basically at the same exact weight I started with, before I had all that junk for 2 days and then I dove in. Sigh. I think I might be noticing more definition in my abs, but I can't really see it. It's like a glimmer of something, but could totally be my hopeful imagination.
Regardless, even though I really really REALLY want to quit, I am going to doggedly keep on. I keep thinking that maybe tomorrow will be the day, THE day that I see either a sudden drop in weight or in measurements or in definition. And what if I gave in today? I'm going to be UP in weight when all is said and done, since I don't have ANY food in me right now. Gah! I don't want to return to 125 and stay there for a million years again!
Another interesting thing, I am still passing solid bowel movements. What is up with that?? Makes me wonder if I really was that unhealthy, or that constipated before, or whatever. I never even paid attention to it before. The saltwater flush worked the best today though, lots of flushing going on which is good.
Here's hoping for 120 tomorrow? Maybe? Please....?
PS I feel like making something REALLY yummy for dinner and imagining that I can eat it. Or is that torturing myself? Can't decide....aaagh! I just want to eat fooooood!!!!
So, desperate to see some progress, ANY progress, I decided to take my measurements...it has been about 2 weeks or so. Here are the results...miniscule movement, but still it IS in the right direction, so...??
5'3.5", 35 years old:
Waist: 27.9"
Underwear line (below belly button): 32.6" (-1/2")
Butt/Hips: 35.5" (-1/4")
Thighs: 18.8" (-1/8")
Biceps: 10.1" (+.1")
Ribcage: 29.15" (-1/3")
Shoulders: 37.75" (-1/4")
Chest: 31.1" (-.15")
So....some progress, but wow NOT what I expected by day 6 At All. Usually by now I am flying high with the OBVIOUS progress I am making. I am basically at the same exact weight I started with, before I had all that junk for 2 days and then I dove in. Sigh. I think I might be noticing more definition in my abs, but I can't really see it. It's like a glimmer of something, but could totally be my hopeful imagination.
Regardless, even though I really really REALLY want to quit, I am going to doggedly keep on. I keep thinking that maybe tomorrow will be the day, THE day that I see either a sudden drop in weight or in measurements or in definition. And what if I gave in today? I'm going to be UP in weight when all is said and done, since I don't have ANY food in me right now. Gah! I don't want to return to 125 and stay there for a million years again!
Another interesting thing, I am still passing solid bowel movements. What is up with that?? Makes me wonder if I really was that unhealthy, or that constipated before, or whatever. I never even paid attention to it before. The saltwater flush worked the best today though, lots of flushing going on which is good.
Here's hoping for 120 tomorrow? Maybe? Please....?
PS I feel like making something REALLY yummy for dinner and imagining that I can eat it. Or is that torturing myself? Can't decide....aaagh! I just want to eat fooooood!!!!
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Day 4, 125 - Not gonna give up, no way!
Hello friends! Today is day 4 of the master cleanse, and I wanted to log on and give a quick update to how things are going. First of all, check out my progress stats to the right -----> is it not quite lame?? Seeing as, the whole reason it was 133 in the first place was because I knew I was going to start the cleanse and thus ate copious amounts of chocolate and did things like order pizza at 10pm!
My normal weight hovers around 124 (on my new scale, 2lbs heavier than my old one, rrr) -- so I had alot of water weight (from the junk) fall off once I had one whole day of juice under my belt. But then, my gosh! The progress has been sloooooow as molasses.
I have done 4 cleanses in my life - 2 10-days, 21 days, and 38 days. I don't remember ever having such slow results. Usually there is an initial drop that is quite dramatic, but then every day after that I lose at LEAST one pound, many days 2 pounds. Sometimes there is just ONE day of no loss, but it completely keeps on going the next day.
So I am thinking that possibly...it is because I am already at a low body weight, and that means I might have to do this longer than the original 10 days I had planned. Waah me. But I am so determined! And so mad at the same time because this is HARD, super duper hard, and yet -- no progress. Even my waist is still not back down under 28" like before. Grrrrr.
Also, the saltwater flush. It's very strange. YES I did have pizza at 11pm the night before the first day. So I didn't find it weird that not much came out from the saltwater flush. Second day, same thing. But 3rd and 4th? Today, I hurried to drink it and was so nervous because I had to leave within 45 minutes to visit a friend. I knew I could use her bathroom, but it was the 15 minute drive I was worried about.
Only a TRICKLE, seriously. SO strange. Am I totally constipated? Is that why the bloated stomach? I also had a solid bowel movement today, just a small one, but still! By now things should be totally cleaned out.
Sigh. Ah well. It will all be worth it in the end, I keep telling myself. I had to miss a date night with DH last night, as we usually go out for our favorite food & drinks after the kids go to bed for date nights. LOVE love it, so much fun and such a good bonding time together every time.
I stopped by the health food store today and bought 2 big tubs of Maple Syrup - $44 for an estimated 10 more days worth. Wow. So spendy! But I feel like now that I've spent the money, I BETTER stick to it, you know?
We have a 2-week family camp we're going to coming up on Saturday, 4 days from now. I am planning to stay on the cleanse for most of the time there. I enjoy the fact that I don't have to worry about what to eat and also that every morning I wake up slim and trim. At least, if the bloat would just go away, and the cramping. Grrrr again.
At this point it is annoying to me that I can't eat, but I am not hungry. My stomach doesn't growl. I just miss it for the sake of good food - I look longingly at every fast food restaurant I drive by and think man, these people are so lucky they get to eat whatever they want and THREE freakin' times per day at the least!
But in the end, I'll be the lucky one as I finally see 113 on the scale and finish the course I have set for myself so long ago. Cheerio!
My normal weight hovers around 124 (on my new scale, 2lbs heavier than my old one, rrr) -- so I had alot of water weight (from the junk) fall off once I had one whole day of juice under my belt. But then, my gosh! The progress has been sloooooow as molasses.
I have done 4 cleanses in my life - 2 10-days, 21 days, and 38 days. I don't remember ever having such slow results. Usually there is an initial drop that is quite dramatic, but then every day after that I lose at LEAST one pound, many days 2 pounds. Sometimes there is just ONE day of no loss, but it completely keeps on going the next day.
So I am thinking that possibly...it is because I am already at a low body weight, and that means I might have to do this longer than the original 10 days I had planned. Waah me. But I am so determined! And so mad at the same time because this is HARD, super duper hard, and yet -- no progress. Even my waist is still not back down under 28" like before. Grrrrr.
Also, the saltwater flush. It's very strange. YES I did have pizza at 11pm the night before the first day. So I didn't find it weird that not much came out from the saltwater flush. Second day, same thing. But 3rd and 4th? Today, I hurried to drink it and was so nervous because I had to leave within 45 minutes to visit a friend. I knew I could use her bathroom, but it was the 15 minute drive I was worried about.
Only a TRICKLE, seriously. SO strange. Am I totally constipated? Is that why the bloated stomach? I also had a solid bowel movement today, just a small one, but still! By now things should be totally cleaned out.
Sigh. Ah well. It will all be worth it in the end, I keep telling myself. I had to miss a date night with DH last night, as we usually go out for our favorite food & drinks after the kids go to bed for date nights. LOVE love it, so much fun and such a good bonding time together every time.
I stopped by the health food store today and bought 2 big tubs of Maple Syrup - $44 for an estimated 10 more days worth. Wow. So spendy! But I feel like now that I've spent the money, I BETTER stick to it, you know?
We have a 2-week family camp we're going to coming up on Saturday, 4 days from now. I am planning to stay on the cleanse for most of the time there. I enjoy the fact that I don't have to worry about what to eat and also that every morning I wake up slim and trim. At least, if the bloat would just go away, and the cramping. Grrrr again.
At this point it is annoying to me that I can't eat, but I am not hungry. My stomach doesn't growl. I just miss it for the sake of good food - I look longingly at every fast food restaurant I drive by and think man, these people are so lucky they get to eat whatever they want and THREE freakin' times per day at the least!
But in the end, I'll be the lucky one as I finally see 113 on the scale and finish the course I have set for myself so long ago. Cheerio!
Friday, August 3, 2012
10-Day Master Cleanse starts tomorrow!
Hi everyone, just touching base and excited about tomorrow. Although honestly, I'm feeling rather deflated, as TODAY was supposed to be my day #1. I told myself to GET READY for cravings, to remember that your mind plays tricks on you, to suck it up, to hang in there.
And even still. When lunchtime came around, after I had already done the saltwater flush, the kids' turkey & cheese sandwich leftovers were just too much for me to say no to. After that in typical all or nothing fashion, I drove to the store and bought about 1500 calories of chocolate and ate it all. Wolfed it down, in one sitting, flat.
So now it's about 3 hours later and I'm reaping the lovely benefits of too much chocolate, and am very annoyed at myself. Trying to resolve to only drink lemonade for the rest of the night, although the mindset of eating the entire earth because tomorrow starts THE end of eating is strong.
Regardless, tomorrow I start a 10-day master cleanse at a MINIMUM -- possibly and even preferrably even longer. My actual weight loss goal is 113, to gain back a couple of pounds when I'm finished and maintain at 115.
Problem is, I don't have that much to lose and don't want to look anorexic so...we'll see. I am at about 123-125 when I have a couple days of good eating under my belt. My beginning weight starting tomorrow is going to be high since I've been eating so much crap! But oh well, it'll be nice to see progress anyway.
My goals for this 10-day cleanse:
Reach 113 pounds.
Keep my muscle: resistance train 3x per week as strong as I can.
Fit into my new 2pc black bikini perfectly (currently tooooo tight everywhere)
Shrink my hips/butt from 35.75 to 34.75"
Waist -- go from 28" to 26.5"
Body fat from 19.6% to 17.6%
Love handles = gone
More definition in my arms - ie, less smooth/fat
Less cellulite in my upper back legs/butt
The absolute biggest one for me, is my waist. I am pretty happy with just about every other area, honestly. I have never gone lower than 27.9". Looking forward to some progress!
And even still. When lunchtime came around, after I had already done the saltwater flush, the kids' turkey & cheese sandwich leftovers were just too much for me to say no to. After that in typical all or nothing fashion, I drove to the store and bought about 1500 calories of chocolate and ate it all. Wolfed it down, in one sitting, flat.
So now it's about 3 hours later and I'm reaping the lovely benefits of too much chocolate, and am very annoyed at myself. Trying to resolve to only drink lemonade for the rest of the night, although the mindset of eating the entire earth because tomorrow starts THE end of eating is strong.
Regardless, tomorrow I start a 10-day master cleanse at a MINIMUM -- possibly and even preferrably even longer. My actual weight loss goal is 113, to gain back a couple of pounds when I'm finished and maintain at 115.
Problem is, I don't have that much to lose and don't want to look anorexic so...we'll see. I am at about 123-125 when I have a couple days of good eating under my belt. My beginning weight starting tomorrow is going to be high since I've been eating so much crap! But oh well, it'll be nice to see progress anyway.
My goals for this 10-day cleanse:
Reach 113 pounds.
Keep my muscle: resistance train 3x per week as strong as I can.
Fit into my new 2pc black bikini perfectly (currently tooooo tight everywhere)
Shrink my hips/butt from 35.75 to 34.75"
Waist -- go from 28" to 26.5"
Body fat from 19.6% to 17.6%
Love handles = gone
More definition in my arms - ie, less smooth/fat
Less cellulite in my upper back legs/butt
The absolute biggest one for me, is my waist. I am pretty happy with just about every other area, honestly. I have never gone lower than 27.9". Looking forward to some progress!
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