MCGE – Fall 2009 – Lemonade Diet Day 5

Lauren
Submitted on 2009/02/19 at 11:24am

Congrats to everyone on day 5. I am on day 5, too and I am going to do at least 10 days.
I am sure the detox has something to do with it but I don’t feel any different from the day I started this fast. I still have the same symptoms every day and i am doing every thing EXACTLY the way it is instructed in the book. I am going to go to at least 10 days but I was hoping to feel something (worse or better) that way I know the detox is working. I have done plenty of drugs and alcohol and have a horrible diet so I expected to have SOMETHING happen at this point but my symptoms, energy, mood has been constant. I drink 6 to 10 drinks a day, do the senna tea at night and the flush first thing in the morning. I just hope that I will get the desired results on day 10. Any advice?

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Chris S
Submitted on 2009/02/24 at 8:33am

Hello day 5. This is the second time I have done the 10 day cleanse. The first time was over 2 years ago and set me onto the healthiest period of my life to date. I am now on day 5 again and feeling great. The salt water flush has been much easier this time. I am using 16 oz of luke warm water and 2 and 1/2 teaspoons of sea salt. Only challenge has been sleep for the last 2 nights. Low quality sleep with much waking to go to the bathroom. Having been a clean eater since the first cleanse, I was not expecting much weight loss, but I am down about 3 to 4 pounds. Day 5 feels good, with no headaches or body pain so far. Very clear and focused. Excited to move through the next few days to the end at 10.

susan
Submitted on 2009/03/27 at 10:43am

This is day 5 for me. I did 4 days prior and am going for the full 10 this time. The third day was the HARDEST – I was starving. I had 10 servings and was STILL starving so I broke down and made a little vegetable broth. Is that horrible? I’d like comments on that if anyone has them. I just put a couple carrots, onion, celery and cabbage in a couple cups of water, boiled them for about 45 minutes and drank the water. I felt incredible after that. Did it again yesterday, but today I don’t see it happening. It’s almost 1:00 pm, I have had 3 servings of the lemonade and am not at all hungry and the cravings are gone. I am, however, enjoying going through my vegetarian cookbooks and planning meals for when this is done! I am wondering though…when you don’t get enough calories and your metabolism slows down so much – doesn’t the body go into starvation mode and hold onto calories = not burn fat? Is there a risk that your body will metabolize muscle instead of fat? If anyone has information on this I would really like to know!!