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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Lemonade Diet DAY 4 (Newbie) – I have been so blessed to not have come across anyone who has called me ‘crazy’ or challenged me on my decision to do this cleanse. Maybe it’s the New Year resolutions everyone else is trying to work on, maybe I am saying all the right things. I don’t know, but the only person who is giving me a hard time is me. Wow, I had not really thought about it like that till I just wrote this down. I will try to remember this all day tomorrow. I still have my ultra, awesome cheerleader in my section who texts me daily asking me how my detox and goals are going. Thank you Wootie! *And thank you to all you who reply and comment on my journaling. Happy Cleansing!
LEMONADE DIET – DAY 3 – NEWBIE ->
Well… someone told me LONG ago, when I was a little girl, “there is the family you are born too, and the family you CHOOSE”…. that really helped in life to find networks and support outside of my family… although I call my mom every single day, I have not seen my family back home since January 2006… that’s how it goes when we make choices….
Well the past month has been a whirlwind with wrapping up online school, having two part-time jobs, and all the single-mom obligations…. being all raw vegan the past few weeks I have realized both of my part-time jobs are TOXIC… NOT SUPPORTIVE…. chaos in both places, lots of disorganization and EXPECTATIONS that are unspoken…. but mostly these two jobs have been remincient of patterns from my childhood… where I try to speak, but no one cares…. I do my best (and I am a perfectionist! I am Virgo in the 10th House of Work, and all my work is meticulous and easy to follow)… but my best is never good enough…
Well, enough is enough!!!!!!!…. it took me 24+ hours to get the courage…. kept procrasting finalizing the COVER LETTER (already had resume ready) …. but I finally took my resume and cover letter to a local office…
Guess what??????? The manager hired me on the spot!!!!! She gave me so much affirmation and positive feedback!!!!
Neither of the other two employers have anything nice to say to me.
I NEED THIS NEW SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT so I can continue on with my weight loss and OPTIMAL health goals.
The details of my new employment need to be ironed out this weekend, then I will give notice to my other employers this weekend.
Support for me is being in an ENVIRONMENT that I CHOOSE and is healthy and supportive of me.
Congratulations Rebecca! Way to take matters into your own hands. Good luck with the new job and keep up the good work on the cleansing!
Lemonade Diet Day 3 Newbie
I am so pleased with my ability to make dinner for my 4-yr-old and not eat or “taste” test. If my fingers get food on them from making his smoothie, sandwhich, or pasta — I just wipe them off on a napking or run them under water.
This signals to me that my mind is definitely made up. I am committed. I can do this….one day at a time.
Lemonade Diet DAY 3 (Newbie) – I haven’t had anyone give me a really hard time about my decision to participate in the MC. Like I mentioned earlier, only 1 person (of about a dozen that know) had heard of the MC so maybe I can change lives AFTER they see results on me. Strangely the one person who had heard of MC is the one who tempts me the most. I don’t think she has ever whole-heartedly participated in, or learned how to do, it correctly. She keeps asking me to join her in drinks, and I keep having to remind her that I am cleansing. Hmm, I may have to avoid her altogether until this is over. Still resolved to do this no matter what anyone thinks. This is about getting myself straight in so many ways.
It is amazing the support I am getting from those who are aware. I am encouraged to go on to the end of thus cleanse.. One of my supporters brought me pay bag full of lemons, called me and text to help me stay focus. Another supporter called me asked of my success, and hooted you can do this! I have not told my most immediate family because I do not want to be discouraged. I have to cook dinner on tomorrow and I need all of your positive energy. I know I can make it. I had a situation where I had to put my car in the shop thinking well…maybe the cost would be in the arena of a couple hundred dollars, oh no it was $1900.00,……..I wanted a snack….I realize that the bulk of my eating is a direct result of my emotional state. No I did not eat, I poured me up a lemonade drink, thought of the positive effects would provides for me and I guzzled it down, happily……
Lemonade Diet DAY 2 (Newbie) – I never realized how much I go out to eat on a social basis than since I have started this journey. On my DAY 1, I went out to eat with family and friends TWICE. Today I met with my monthly small group for dinner. SO…I had to explain yet again to another whole group of people about why I was not eating. Because this is my group of women/friends who meet to share lives, prayer requests, book recommendations, etc. they were completely understanding and supportive. They like to hear about anything that might improve myself. I drank my herbal laxative tea and water and actually didn’t appear to look out of place in the restaurant. Thursday, however, I am meeting a whole new group of women and not looking forward to telling them anything about my cleansing journey. This group is called Cake Group – as they meet monthly to make cakes/pastries together! (Hmm, not sure I should join this group) I made sure to text my support buddy today. Always nothing but positive feedback and motivation from her!
LEMONADE DIET – DAY 2 – NEWBIE ->
oooohhh…. cooking for my children today was so CHALLENGING… all my emotions from the past, the cravings, the hunger… I thought I might lose my mind… tomorrow I told my children they have to figure it out themselves… you can see my Diary Post in the Psychological/Emotional section to see how I struggled, and how I dealt with it. My children support me for my decisions to lose weight and cleanse… but don’t support me NOT cooking… I just need to stay out of the kitchen… no dishes… no cooking… no time in the fridge or in the pantries…. I wish I could just be me and be left alone…. going to work is going to help me… tomorrow I am at school all day… just me and the computer … and the QUIET… so I will be successful tomorrow… Thur several appts, but still home based and should be fine… but Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon will be 12 hr work days, and I have 45min-1hr commute… so I will be gone 14hrs solid… so I gotta figure out how I’m best going to support myself in this situation
Rebecca
You sound like me with having to cook for your family. And let’s face we usually have to taste what we make right? I made 3 days of food and told my family to eat from that as I didn’t want to have to cook everyday. So hard. You have someone in your corner with that problem…you are not alone. Keep up the good work!
DAY 2–LEMONADE DIET
I am still getting great support from my household. I am, however, having quite the difficult time with my toddler. I fix her every meal and it is hard to resist those animal crackers! She loves to play “tea party” in where we both eat and drink. Well she doesn’t quite understand why mommy cant eat with her. Besides that, everyone is doing well with me and helping to keep the temptations away! I am very grateful for the help, but in the end the best support system is myself. As long as I can keep out of my own way, I will be able to get through this cleanse with ease.
LEMONADE DIET – DAY 1 – NEWBIE -> It’s about 10.40pm MST now… going to bed now… I really do not like this category ‘social support family friends’…. I can blog blog blog with enthusiasm and insights in the other 4 Diary Journal categories… but this category leaves me feeling blah-say….. I’ve been vegetarian since 1991, and I was 25yrs old when I decided to make CONSCIOUS CHOICES for my own health, and for the environment… It was a secret most of the time b/c I just did not want to hear the ‘where’s ur protein’ conversations… Since I do not know what to expect the next few days… I want to keep this private, except for my children… my daughter was so supportive when I explained I could not help her right away until I made my next round of lemonade and drank some… tonight I worked 5pm-9pm at a training meeting and the business owners fed us… well… I could not handle the smells.. it did NOT tempt me… it actually repulsed me… the only thing tempting was corn chips for some crunch… the combinations available were not good, different cheese rolls, little smokies, ravioli with meatballs, chips, dip, salsa, these strange tortilla wraps that looked like pimento cheese was in one and maybe some type of meat spread in another… I was prepared with 44ounces of lemonade and I was fine… oh… at work we did a team building exercise involving art… what we did does not matter, but what I learned, does matter… it was revealed that I do have insecurities (yes, I knew that) and I’m EXPECTING BIG CHANGES in my life… now that was my little secret, but I am expecting amazing wonderful surprises for my health… just gotta ride this crazy 1st 3 days or so..
Today was good at work someone that I normally go to lunch with was very supportive when I told her about the master cleanse. I am looking forward to doing the SWF in the morning. My mother has been very supportive also by checking on my daily progress. I am so happy to have the support of my family & positive reactions form my friends also. At first I was thinking that I would not tell anyone about the master cleanse and just do it without saying anything to anyone. Well I am glad I did not do that because it does help to have supportive friends & family.