Group Cleanse Support Topic: Social Support from Family and Friends
This page is a Support Topic Page for The Social Support from Family and Friends for our Master Cleanse Group Cleanse. Please check that page for details on our Quarterly Cleanses and our Individual Cleanses.
The Group Cleanse will not only give us the forum to support each other, doing The Master Cleanse together, but it also enables us to track our experiences by setting standards to the conversation. If we all just posted random thoughts we would get a lot less value from the comments. But if the comments are structured, and relevant by time and topic, we can gain even more insight, more quickly and more effectively. Therefore we ask participants to start and finish the Master Cleanse on the same dates.
This page is the place for participants in the The Master Cleanse Group Experience to post their daily entries. To post, simply leave a comment. You don’t have to be logged in to post. Please provide 100 words each day – don’t worry; that’s not that much. The paragraph below, for example, is 100 words.
We have probably all experienced the “What’s wrong with you?” look when telling friends or family that we are trying the Master Cleanse. And equally, most of us have at least one person in our life who supports us. The Lemonade Diet is difficult, and (dis)approval by our peers can make all the difference.
In fact, that is why I started this Master Cleanse Group Experience diary; we can support each other.
Let us know about the people and experiences you have each and every day. Who made fun of you? Who showed compassion? Who understood the cleansing, and who thought you were nuts?
If you are not participating, you can follow the post to get inspiration to try the cleanse or answer the most basic question: Is The Master Cleanse right for me?
Keep it simple, just talk in your own language about your daily experience. The more you are yourself, the more others will connect with you – and the more you can connect with what they are saying – which is what we want after all, a strong support network through a group experience.
If you haven’t yet, go ahead and register for the Group Cleanse to get our “Guided Cleanse Experience” email sequence timed to correspond with your registration and the important days as the come up during our scheduled group cleanses.
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It’s important to be able to support yourself. I’ve watched all of us bolster ourselves! Nice to observe. It’s difficult to prop someone up who just falls over at each whim. No one here has done that. We just keep plowing to Day 10. And I am looking forward to orange juice!
Tonight I said something to my husband about the laxative tea and he apparently hadn’t realized this was part of the diet. He said “what?!? This diet is stupid!” But he cheers me on and ignores my hangry moments (when you are hungry and angry at the same time).
My kids just smiled and let me drink my lemonade during family dinner tonight. At one point my son was passing me all the food and I would just pass it on. He finally said “Mom, where is your plate?” I felt like saying “DUH!” I mean, it’s day 7!!! He should realize what I am doing, right? But I just sit “I’m not eating”. And he remembered.
They have all been really wonderful!
Your husband has no concept of what’s going on here. People who continually refer to this as a diet are deceived. And people who do this just for the weight loss are truly disappointed. This is a cleanse. Some people don’t lose a single pound! That’s rare, but it happens. The most negative reviews out there on this cleanse are those who complain that they didn’t lose weight. You know right there they approached it for the wrong reasons.
That’s normal. My husband trips up frequently and asks if I’m ready to eat.
Day 7 is almost over, and I’m here with my fellow MC warriors! It is a privilege to battle toxins with you. My husband does not ask about how I am doing on this cleanse. He wants to be supportive but is very skeptical. I am not sure if he thinks the cleanse is of no benefit or if he thinks I will not be able to make it the full 10 days. I don’t want to spend time worrying about it. Honestly, I didn’t know I could make it this long but I’m still toughing it out. My 2 dogs have been supportive. :) They went on a hike in the woods with me yesterday and today. This afternoon one of them joined me in a nap and slept against my growling stomach with no complaint. She was like a heating pad and it felt comforting.
I’m not sure what to say in this forum today. Everybody is doing so well. Getting through temptations–over to the other side of VICTORY for the day. They say many people on Day 7 think “a week is long enough”, but I don’t get that impression from anyone in here. The Facebook website has also had some encouraging words that have been helpful. I will say again that I’m very surprised so few people came in here to join the group. I get the feeling however that many might simply just be reading these posts.
I have not been near as moody this time around, as I have in times past. Someone asked me if I would like to continue until January 27. I DONT THINK SO. I’m happy to stay with 10 days. I have been most encouraged this time with Easing In, which I had never done before. I do believe it helped me.
Everyone in here is doing great. Special kuddos to Jennifer. She has persevered! I just remember my first time fasting and feeling really horrible. I came so close to giving up, but I didn’t. I will always remember that I wasn’t a quitter. Good for the heart to realize, Nd feed on.
Suzette- sorry your SO is not as supportive as he could be but I am glad you have plenty of other support.
My family are gone today and tomorrow and I appreciate my husband not putting up a fuss about me not wanting to go away. He is surprised at how well it has gone for me I think. I am been really good about watching for any moodiness as I know his support would be tested if I was really suffering or complaining lol.
I met a friend today and while she thinks what I am doing is completely nuts, she was supportive and sort of amazed that I would do it. She suffers from depression and I wish she would do this MC…. it would clean out a lot of toxic crap from her body that could only help her mind! But each in their own time!
I was so impressed that you chose to stay home by yourself and get through this cleanse. You will love yourself even more when this is over!
I have one good friend who doesn’t know I’m doing this, because I do believe if I told her, she would think it her responsibility to try and stop me. There are those people out there who truly, see no need to fast or cleanse. I once had a dear daughter-in-law who, when I mentioned fasting to her, she said “why on earth would I ever want to do that?”. She also could have used this cleanse. She popped Nexium like it was candy.
Day 6- When I need some encouragement I come to this page to read everyone else’s feedback. It helps me to know that we are all doing this at the same time. My coworkers are very supportive and my SO remains silent and keeps his judging thoughts to himself. I prefer that, he told me he is staying silent. I’m good I will keep on keeping on and reach my ten day goal.
Wish you had joined us sooner. I like your willpower to continue even when everyone doesn’t agree.
Yes, I laughed out loud when I saw that quote today! This is the first time I’ve done TMC in a group setting and I will definitely do it again. I have enjoyed seeing what everyone writes throughout the day. Melinda, I am so impressed with you and your determination. Lots of people would take the easy way out. You have done WELL. And, I know that when you feel sick, you just want to roll over and go away. Like I said, if you EVER do this again, it won’t be as bad.
Okay ladies, off to our meeting!
I read a great quote today in the book, Dream It, Pin It, Live It. –by Terri Savelle Foy. I thought our group might like it:
UNLESS YOU PUKE, FAINT, OR DIE, KEEP GOING
Cathy, I love your posts. “unless you puke, faint, or die, keep going” is good and now I feel like a cleanse warrior because I puked and I”M STILL HERE. The comments from fellow cleansers has been the biggest source of support for me. It’s nice not to try and go it alone. I actually use getting on this site as a reward for myself and think about it during the day so I have something to look forward to. Thanks everyone for sharing, and here’s wishing success for all of us!
hip hip hooray , hip hip hooray, hip hip hoorah!! We are the MC Warriors!!! Love that quote !
Last night after my attempt at the SWF, I had to go clean my toilet just in case I threw up! Although I never did, the stomach stuff is much worse today than on day 2 or 3. Those were a breeze compared to how I feel today! But, I am committed to doing this as far as possible. I know I said if I didn’t feel better, I was going to ease out today, but I am still here, still drinking the lemonade, still trying to drink more water and not eating anything. I am doing it. I don’t want to call myself a warrior yet, but if someone else wants to, I won’t object!
Melinda- Language of whales…. you are cracking me up!
Still getting a lot of support here from the family, although my husband did remark that I seem obsessed with poop. I deny those allegations categorically and on all grounds lol!! My hubby had a lot of questions this morning about how I am feeling mentally and physically. I am hoping his curiosity is data gathering and not just concern for me. I would love to do this with him. He really could do with it.
And I agree with Cathy- we are all winners here. There are no cry babies and whiners among us. It’s always good to share your burden, vent and ask questions and then move on to the next stage
Mary it’s a good think I live inland or who knows what sea creatures my stomach growling might attract! Ha ha! Of course, when I go out in the forest this weekend for a hike I will try to think of my belly sounds as a form of self defense, scaring
away the confused woodland creatures. :) My husband was asking me a lot of questions about the MC last night, too. I have not converted him to the way of the cleanse – yet!