It feels good to put away the lemons and maple syrup - although I have wondered about the Orange Juice Day and the calories total of only drinking the orange juice and no more Maple Syrup. So I figured it out. During the cleanse I consumed around 1 cup of Maple Syrup each day and 1 cup of Lemon Juice. That is about 900 calories. 1 8 oz glass of orange juice provides 112 calories. I want to have around the same calories as the other days. It doesn’t not exactly say how much orange juice to drink in the original book. It says “Drink several 8oz glasses”. I decided to make 8 - 8oz glasses to give me 896 calories for the day.

So I bought the oranges yesterday. 16 large navel oranges. I tasted a little juice from one today and it is pretty sour so I might go and get others. In the past I have had oranges that yeilded amazing juice, and I want the same again. I don’t know what kind of oranges produce the best juice.

I am also going to compare juicing using the hand juicer I have and the power juicer I have to see which produces the most juice, and how much juice exactly it produces.

My vitals today showed very similar stats to yesterday. I am going to continue to take these measurements until Wednesday next week - 3 full days into eating freely. I have decided that after the cleanse is as important as the cleanse itself. I am curious to find out how myself and others respond following the lemonade diet. Do we eat proper or go back to bad habits. How much weigh to be gain back if any? How fast? I would like to outline my objective for after the lemonade diet just as I have done for before the cleanse, the ease in, the lemonade diet, and the ease out.

I will also do a post mortem so to speak on the statistics and the process. Look for that posting next week. It will summarize the photos, stats and feelings through the cleanse.

Photos - Front, Back, Side Relaxed, Side Flexed and Gut Pinch

Height in Inches

72.5 - Of course this is never going to change, but it comes into play in calculating my Body Mass Index and calculating Body Fat Index as well.

Weight

191.8 - Very slight increase.

Body Fat Index

23.4 - Up again. I am convinced that this reading sucks.

Body Mass Index

25.6 - Basically the same. Again, this measure is calculated based on my height and weight.

PH Balance

6.8 - Again it started out as a 6.2 and ended at a 6.8. Either way this seems to far on the acidic side, which I am curious about and will seek consultation on. The cleanse I would assume would move us towards alkalinity because the lemons are alkaline in our bodies. I will get back to you on this.

Heart Rate

65 - Good.

Systolic Blood Pressure

133. Good

Diastolic Blood Pressure

78. Good

Temperature

Average - Need a better reading. My blood pressure machine takes a simple reading.

Waist in Inches

34.8 - Basically the same

Belly in Inches

35.6 - Same.

Chest in Inches

39.8 - Slight Improvement but the same as the day before.

Biceps in Inches

14.2 - Bigger than yesterday.

Leg/Quad in Inches

22.8 - Slight Improvement.

Gut Pinch in Inches

3.7 - Same

My Vitals show more weight loss down to 191.4, a drop of almost 15 pounds. My heart rate is looking good and my belly inches are dropping. Still a good three days till I have some comfort food like grandma’s perogies, or a cheeseburger so I expect more to come off. I really want to maintain a longer cycle of balance. Some once said to me balance is key, illustrating that going from one extreme to another is not healthy. I suggested that any balance is balance. What’s the difference between swings from a -1 or -2, to +1, or +2 - a shallow swing, or a deep swing of -101 or -102 to +101 or +102. The net difference is still the same. Balance. Not sure about that theory but sounds good against the BS meter.

Photos - Front, Back, Side Relaxed, Side Flexed and Gut Pinch

Height in Inches

72.5 - Of course this is never going to change, but it comes into play in calculating my Body Mass Index and calculating Body Fat Index as well.

Weight

191.4 - That is almost 15 pounds from the start of the cleanse.

Body Fat Index

20.4 - My body fat index is finally coming inline with my weight. Not sure how accurate this is.

Body Mass Index

25.7 - Slight improvement.

PH Balance

6.8 - same as yesterday.

Heart Rate

71 - Good.

Systolic Blood Pressure

123. Good

Diastolic Blood Pressure

71. God

Temperature

Average - Need a better reading. My blood pressure machine takes a simple reading.

Waist in Inches

34.8 - Basically the same

Belly in Inches

36.2 - Same.

Chest in Inches

40.7 - Slight Improvement but the same as the day before.

Biceps in Inches

14.6 - Bigger than yesterday.

Leg/Quad in Inches

23 - Same as yesterday.

Gut Pinch in Inches

3.5 - Big improvement here.

Today I can say that tomorrow I am done the lemonade diet and then on to the Ease out. It’s true, I am counting days. It’s funny though, I have only been for the 10 day cycle and from looking at my movements, they are only now become less black. They are still brown and dirty, but they are getting cleaner. I think they must get cleaner and cleaner and you want to continue. Also the weight loss starts to become noticeable. I had about 20 pounds of extra weight on me. I have lost almost 14 pounds. It has been 10 days. That’s 1.4 pounds per day. So over the next 5 days I should loose 6 more pounds. That would bring me to 20. Let’s see.

Vitals today show another pound lost and the BFI finally coming down. The measurements are show my waist and belly pinch down a degree.

Photos - Front, Back, Side Relaxed, Side Flexed and Gut Pinch

Height in Inches

72.5 - Of course this is never going to change, but it comes into play in calculating my Body Mass Index and calculating Body Fat Index as well.

Weight

192.4 - That is almost 15 pounds from the start of the cleanse.

Body Fat Index

20.5 - My body fat index is finally coming inline with my weight. Not sure how accurate this is.

Body Mass Index

25.7 - Slight improvement.

PH Balance

6.8 - So another note about this. The tester I am using provides a color coded scale fro 5.5 - 8.0. It also says “Read Immediately” The thing is that immediately it is off the scale on the low end (acidic), and then over time it starts to turn green and move up the scale. Today, the first reading seemed 6.2 and in a matter of 20 seconds it has moved up to 7.2. So I just don’t know.

Heart Rate

68 - Lower than yesterday.

Systolic Blood Pressure

134.

Diastolic Blood Pressure

72.

Temperature

Average - Need a better reading. My blood pressure machine takes a simple reading.

Waist in Inches

34.6 - Getting back to my basic waist size. I have said to myself before. “No more than 34″. I don’t want to be over a 34″ waist, in fact I would love to be at my ideal which is 32″

Belly in Inches

36.2 - Getting smaller.

Chest in Inches

41.3 - Must be human error.

Biceps in Inches

14.2 - Same as yesterday.

Leg/Quad in Inches

23 - Basically the same as yesterday.

Gut Pinch in Inches

3.9 - Less than yesterday. I can feel the fat breaking up where it was solid last week. The ideal is probably an inch like the old saying “Pinch an Inch”

I skipped the flush today. Will of course do it tomorrow. I have been reading a lot of comments that people are doing it at night. You probably don’t have an empty stomach due to the juice, so that isn’t the best idea. I really believe the morning is the time to do it.

Today’s Vitals show that I am still loosing weight. My blood pressure seems to have stabilized.

Photos - Front, Back, Side Relaxed, Side Flexed and Gut Pinch

Height in Inches

72.5 - Of course this is never going to change, but it comes into play in calculating my Body Mass Index and calculating Body Fat Index as well.

Weight

194 - Down 1 pound from yesterday. I expect the weight to start coming off big time over the next few days. Even after the cleanse I am sure it will continue - if I don’t go binging

Body Fat Index

25.3 - Up slightly from yesterday. Again doesn’t really make sense.

Body Mass Index

25.9 - Same as yesterday.

PH Balance

6.8 - Did not notice any difference. Need the digital version

Heart Rate

72 - Same as yesterday.

Systolic Blood Pressure

125 - Considerably lower than when I started.

Diastolic Blood Pressure

82 - Up 10 points from yesterday.

Temperature

Average - Need a better reading. My blood pressure machine takes a simple reading.

Waist in Inches

35.2 - Essentially the same.

Belly in Inches

36.8 - Essentially the same.

Chest in Inches

40.7 - Down an inch.

Biceps in Inches

14.2 - Same as yesterday.

Leg/Quad in Inches

22.8 - Same as yesterday.

Gut Pinch in Inches

4.1 - This pinch test is getting really loose. I can feel the fat breaking up where it was solid last week.

It is also interesting how I CRAVE, and want to eat. Those “thoughts” don’t really go away. But the sting of them do. The hook, that I have to act on that thought. Maybe that is my favorite part of the lemonade diet. I learn each time that I am not my thoughts. I am not a biological machine on autopilot controlled by the sub-conscious ramblings of my mind. These are the same thoughts that make us eat when we are depressed, or bored. Those two unhealthy relationships with food lead us to the weight gain that we are trying to purge ourselves from.

One other relationship I have with food is that I LOVE it. I just love eating. The tastes and smells of the world cusine. While this alone isn’t an unhealthy relationship, perhaps my choice to eat until I can’t anymore so I can continue to taste as much as I can, is. In fact I am certain it is. My final cause for caloric in-balance is drinking. I like to booze. I drink beer and lots of them. That’s a lot of calories. Then, going home I want fast food, and lots of it. Then, hungover in the morning, I want fast food again. The trifecta of weight gain.

But I digress, on to today’s vitals.

I lost another pound. ad my heart rate has stabilized. I haven’t looked at my photos from 1 day to the next. I will when I am done to see if I can see a difference in them. I do feel a difference.

Photos - Front, Back, Side Relaxed, Side Flexed and Gut Pinch

Height in Inches

72.5 - Of course this is never going to change, but it comes into play in calculating my Body Mass Index and calculating Body Fat Index as well.

Weight

195 - Down 1 pound from yesterday.

Body Fat Index

23.6 - Up slightly from yesterday. I am not sure how closely related weight is to the BFI on this scale but it doesn’t seem directly tied - which is good I think. It must be taking an independat reading.

Body Mass Index

26 - Only small improvement.

PH Balance

6.6 - Nicely settled on the alkaline side of the Balance (Check that, It seems that 7.1 - 7.4 is a healthy state). I need to check this again after I flush and brush my teeth and tongue. The scale goes from 0 - 14, and 7 is balanced.

Heart Rate

72 - Slightly higher than yesterday.

Systolic Blood Pressure

134 - Slightly higher than yesterday.

Diastolic Blood Pressure

72 - Same.

Temperature

Average - Need a better reading. My blood pressure machine takes a simple reading.

Waist in Inches

35.4 - the same.

Belly in Inches

37.4 - Essentially the same.

Chest in Inches

42.1 - Essentially the same.

Biceps in Inches

14.6 - Well I have worked out.

Leg/Quad in Inches

22.8 - Down a half inch.

Gut Pinch in Inches

3.7 - Improving a litle every day.

Last night I was feeling a longing for food. I miss eating and I look forward to eating again. It’s funny the psychology of this process. You have those thoughts of quitting - quite often actually. But you know you can do it, your move on to something else to disctract your mind and you play mental gymnastics to calculate how much longer you have to go, how good you feel now and how good you will feel after the lemonade diet. You learn your strength to deny those cravings that are just means to make yourself feel better like a beer, some chocolate or any other need. It makes you feel powerful, but at the same time sometimes you feel week because you want to quit. It reminds me of traing for hockey. So many times running, or lifting weights, you want to quit, but you push through, and soon that desire has passed and you get in a groove. And the feeling afterwords is so uplifting.

I am sitting here waiting for the flush to kick in while I write this. I can feel it rumbbling below.

Photos - Front, Back, Side Relaxed, Side Flexed and Gut Pinch

Height in Inches

72.5 - Of course this is never going to change, but it comes into play in calculating my Body Mass Index and calculating Body Fat Index as well.

Weight

196 - Down 1.6 pounds from yesterday.

Body Fat Index

23.4 - Down from yesterday, but doesn’t explain that reading a few days ago in the 17’s.

Body Mass Index

26.2 - Only small improvement.

PH Balance

6.6 - Nicely settled on the alkaline side of the Balance (Check that, It seems that 7.1 - 7.4 is a healthy state). I need to check this again after I flush and brush my teeth and tongue. The scale goes from 0 - 14, and 7 is balanced.

Heart Rate

66 - Good resting heart rate.

Systolic Blood Pressure

123 - I was expecting higher because of my cold symptoms. This is more like it. A nice reading.

Diastolic Blood Pressure

72 - A nice improvement here too.

Temperature

Average - Need a better reading. My blood pressure machine takes a simple reading.

Waist in Inches

35.4 - the same.

Belly in Inches

37 - Down a half inch. Doesn’t seem like much but you can really feel the difference.

Chest in Inches

41.7 - same.

Biceps in Inches

14.2 - Slightly lower.

Leg/Quad in Inches

23.2 - basically the same.

Gut Pinch in Inches

3.9 - Improving a litle every day.

For the Salt Water Flush this morning I tried the 2 Teaspoons again, rather than the 1 Tablespoon and was still successful in getting a movement.

My vitals show a stall in weight loss and most metrics across the board. Except for Blood pressure where I seem to be stablizing.

Photos - Front, Back, Side Relaxed, Side Flexed and Gut Pinch

[+] Flush Photo - Click to View

Height in Inches

72.5 - Of course this is never going to change, but it comes into play in calculating my Body Mass Index and calculating Body Fat Index as well.

Weight

197.6 - Very litle change here but still down almost 10 pounds from the start.

Body Fat Index

25.1 - Have to question the accuracy of the device I am using. It is a scale that takes BFI as well by shooting electricity through your body.

Body Mass Index

26.4 - Makes sense that this is the same

PH Balance

6.6 - Still a good improvement

Heart Rate

60 - Getting closer to a nice resting heart rate.

Systolic Blood Pressure

141 - A modest improvement. My blood pressure is never this high the rest of the day. I think it is due to the pending bowel movement.

Diastolic Blood Pressure

79 - A nice improvement here too.

Temperature

Average - Need a better reading. My blood pressure machine takes a simple reading.

Waist in Inches

35.4 - basically the same.

Belly in Inches

37.4 - basically the same.

Chest in Inches

41.7 - thats an increase.

Biceps in Inches

14.8 - basically the same.

Leg/Quad in Inches

23.4 - basically the same.

Gut Pinch in Inches

4.1 - same.

It is interesting to see the progress every morning. It is a little feedback and something to look forward too. In fact, the whole process seems easier this time because I am doing the chronicle. I have a set agenda every morning.

1. Step on the Scale to get Weight and Body fat
2. Go to the bathroom to urinate.
3. Take my blood pressure and heart rate - though I should probably pee first - I will from now on.
4. Measure my areas
5. Take the salt water flush
6. Take pictures
7. RUN TO THE BATHROOM - gross.
8. Make the juice.
9. Post to the website.

A note on the Salt Water Flush. Today I did a little test. I took 1 Tablespoon, not 2 Teaspoons. I have been telling people for years (in opposition to the book), to take 1 Tablespoon (3 Teaspoons). It had always worked for me. Last year I realized the book states 2 Teaspoons. Yesterday I took 2 Teaspoons and had success. Today I took the 1 Tablespoon and had success. Go figure. So to the people that are having trouble with the Salt Water Flush, consider these immutable requirements one more time.

1. Take first thing in the morning on an EMPTY STOMACH.
2. Make sure the salt is complete disolved.
3. Drink the whole quart/litre immediately.
4. Lie on your right side to promote movement through your bowels.

So todays vitals show I gained a half of a pound but my PH dropped by 1 full point. My blood pressure was still high, but I began checking 3 times a day yesterday, and the results were better each time. My pinch test on the gut was down a half inch and I can really feel the slimmer nature of my body.

Photos - Front, Back, Side Relaxed, Side Flexed and Gut Pinch

[+] Flush Photo - Click to View

Height in Inches

72.5 - Of course this is never going to change, but it comes into play in calculating my Body Mass Index and calculating Body Fat Index as well.

Weight

198 - I gained a half a pound. I guess you can’t expect to loose in a straight line. Some people don’t start loosing weight until days later.

Body Fat Index

17.5 - No surprising that my body fat is the same.

Body Mass Index

26.5 - Makes sense that this is the same

PH Balance

6.4 - Nice improvment here. This is one of the best health factors while doing the master cleanse. The lemon creates an alkaline state. Cancer can’t live in an alkaline state. Being on the side of alkalinity rather than acidity is desireable

Heart Rate

64 - My heart rate was lower this morning.

Systolic Blood Pressure

148 - but basically the same as yesterday.

Diastolic Blood Pressure

84 - a little better.

Temperature

Average - Need a better reading. My blood pressure machine takes a simple reading.

Waist in Inches

35.8 - same.

Belly in Inches

37.8 - same.

Chest in Inches

42.9 - thats an increase.

Biceps in Inches

14.6 - basically the same.

Leg/Quad in Inches

23.4 - basically the same.

Gut Pinch in Inches

4.1 - a drop of almost a half an inch and feeling smaller for sure.

When I got out of bed I could feel my blood pressure. It swells to the beat of my heart and can almost be heard, that sudden rush of blood to your head when you get up is similar. After taking my vitals I saw my blood pressure to be high. I am assuming this is due to a few things, but I really don’t know. It could be that I didn’t sleep well again. Or that I had not eaten (the juice) since 8:30 the night before. Or that I played hockey. Or that I had not eaten much of the juice since 8:30. More likely though it was because I had not flushed using the Salt Water Flush yet and the toxins were building up.

After the vitals I successfully drank and flushed the salt water. It was very gross. The picture of it is below. Click the title to see it.

Today’s Vitals showed a drop in weight of over 5 pounds. There was also noticeable difference in my measurements as well.

Photos - Front, Back, Side Relaxed, Side Flexed and Gut Pinch

[+] Flush Photo - Click to View

Height in Inches

72.5 - Of course this is never going to change, but it comes into play in calculating my Body Mass Index and calculating Body Fat Index as well.

Weight

197.4 - A change of 2.5 pounds. I am amazed at how much weigh I have lost already. That is almost 10 pounds in 3 days. These results don’t seem typical.

Body Fat Index

17.5 - A drop of almost 9%. This seems like a big drop. I am calculating my body fat using the scale I weigh myself with. It shoots electrical pulses through your body and judges your weight and height(programmed in by me). I can say how accuracte it is, but it should be at least relatively accurate to my starting point. We’ll see how this plays out.

Body Mass Index

26.4 - Slight improvement again - which seems strange since the drop in weight but it’s relative to yesterdays drop in weight.

PH Balance

7.2 - No change here. I am testing this using a litmus paper tester that gives a range of your PH balance. There are digital ones that are around $100.00 that I am going to try

Heart Rate

72 - My heart rate was up substantially. This seems high but I don’t know. I have to get my normal rate. I will call my doctor and get my most recent results.

Systolic Blood Pressure

149 - up from yesterday’s 146. I am told this is high, but I think it is due to the reasons mentioned above. I am going to test 3 times a day to better understand.

Diastolic Blood Pressure

89 - Same as yesterday.

Temperature

Average - Need a better reading. My blood pressure machine takes a simple reading.

Waist in Inches

35.8 - up .2 inches - maybe human error here.

Belly in Inches

37.8 - down from 39. My belly feels smaller.

Chest in Inches

41.7 - an increase you can probably chalk up to human error.

Biceps in Inches

14.4 - an increase again. Not sure how to measure accurately every time.

Leg/Quad in Inches

23.2 - slight decrease.

Gut Pinch in Inches

4.5 - 1 inch less. I believe it. This area is full of “Hard” fat that you know is fortified and has been there a while. During the cleanse it starts to break up and loosen.

We are getting a lot of requests for people to exchange emails for support - what a great idea. Feel free to use this site as a place to post your experiences so we can all participate.

Today’s Vitals showed a drop in weight of over 5 pounds. There was also noticeable difference in my measurements as well.

Photos - Front, Back, Side Relaxed, Side Flexed and Gut Pinch

Height in Inches

72.5 - Of course this is never going to change, but it comes into play in calculating my Body Mass Index and calculating Body Fat Index as well.

Weight

200.1 - A change of over 5 pounds. A lot of people say they don’t loose weight early, or as much as other. Weigh yourself at the same time every day. You might have not ate much the day before - I did. I was carrying 3 personal pizza’s from Boston Pizza.

Body Fat Index

26.1 - No Change here - go figure.

Body Mass Index

26.76 - Slight improvement of 1.

PH Balance

7.2

Heart Rate

60 - My heart rate was up slightly.

Systolic Blood Pressure

146 - up from yesterday’s 127. I need to research more to understand the ranges. Any ideas out there?

Diastolic Blood Pressure

89 - A significant increase here. Again, need to research, will get back on this.

Temperature

Average - Need a better reading. My blood pressure machine takes a simple reading.

Waist in Inches

35.4 - down from 36.6

Belly in Inches

39 - down from 40.5

Chest in Inches

41.3 - an increase you can probably chalk up to human error

Biceps in Inches

13.8 - That’s weak. Not really hoping to loose much here cause who wants small biceps, but I do notice significant amount of fat deposit on my arms.

Leg/Quad in Inches

23.6 - down from 24.

Gut Pinch in Inches

5.5 - Same.