Days 1-7 (Check!)

The first week is over!!! The restricted diet, lots of water, and 48 Hour cleanse have all allowed me to slowly go on to the big Cleanse. It was hard!  I allow myself to eat very little, so I sometimes didn't know when to stop.

Here is my Feast on 4th of July:
Breakfast
One slice of Bread (70)
Coldcuts (210)
Butter (50)
Total: 330

Lunch and Snacks: 
Miracle 48 hour and Arizona Green Tea (380)

4th OF JULY FEAST!
4oz Meat! I'm Spanish, its gotta happen (150-180)
1/2 cup Rice, Also HAS to happen (180)
1/2 Margarita (200)
Total: (530-560)

Overall I had at least 1,240 calories for a holiday. Usually, I will go all out and have over 2500 cals easy! My other days I had between 500-800 calories. Seems very bad for a cleanse but this is a very hungry girl during pre-cleanse. If you fail, just keep trying, eventually your mind will be strong enough to deny temptation and my potential mother-in-law's cooking.

Onward! Today was my first day of the Master Cleanse. And I kinda failed here and there but I've set my calendar (on Master Cleanse app) for 7-10 days just in case I failed my first day.. or second... (All ingredients and instructions are at link to the website, at the bottom of this blog).

Before you start drinking the lemonade you have to start the night before with the "before-bed" Senna Tea, which I find delicious and thick. Like some tea meant to soothe you while it causes chaos inside. Really! It creates a gentle feeling as you drink it but don't bother setting your alarm the morning after. This gentle tea will wake you up with abdominal pains and will make you rush to the bathroom as a nice welcome to the Cleanse. With that said,  if you decide to do this cleanse I hope you start it when you don't have work/school the next morning for about 2-3 days.

Next up is the Saline Wash, which must be done before anything. So this morning I went straight to the kitchen and instead of reaching for my coffee pot, I reached for the Sea Salt. Mixed my Saline Wash concoction and drank it down. It's not as gross as it seems, basically the warm water and sea salt taste like chicken soup without the chicken. The warmer it is the better it feels, otherwise it makes me wanna gag by the time I've drank only 16 oz (out of 32). This wash will also make frequent trips to the bathroom and even the Master Cleanse app will warn you against flatulence because you might not have gas at all... So don't leave your house for about 2 hours and don't fart out of your toilet.... Fair Warning

All of today I was supposed to just drink my Lemonade and that's it! But for some reason I made the mistake of not drinking it right after the Saline Wash, so for about 3 hours I didn't notice how hungry I was. And then I ate 2 cookies and 4 m&ms... and blueberry pound cake. I should know better. A happy tummy is one that stays satisfied and doesn't send signals to my brain to ravage the fridge. So I tried to stay good for the remainder of the day and ate an orange when I couldn't take it anymore. It happens, but now I know I can take on tomorrow.

Now to get my Senna tea ready :) Goodnight!

http://themastercleanse.org/