Personal Narrative: The Master Cleanse
Master Cleanse—My Experience
Few months ago, I got caught up in an unhealthy lifestyle brought about by too much work. As a result, I gained weight. I set the panic button at 165 pounds--that is when my weight leaves the healthy BMI recommendation for my height—and weeks ago, the scale wailed its alarm. I went back to exercising but fell short on tackling my bad eating habits. That was when I decided to do a detox, reset my diet and go back to a healthy routine. Last year, I did Dr. Oz’s 3-Day Detox Cleanse. This time, I opted to try something else—The Master Cleanse.
I first heard of the Lemonade Diet (more known as the Master Cleanse) probably eight years ago when a former boss of mine tried it for three days. Though called Lemonade Diet, …show more content…
Weight down to 161.6 lbs. I know, right? They say the first three days are the hardest, but I was surprised with the energy I had. I even managed to get out and did some errands. I took a nap in the afternoon and woke up with dull headaches. Put together empty stomach and caffeine withdrawal and voila! welcome headaches. It slowly went away after I sipped another glass of lemonade. I finished Day 2 with remarkably no cravings nor feeling hungry.
Day 3: I gulped on the sea salt water drink first thing in the morning. One liter of salty water was too much for an empty stomach, I immediately felt bloated, as if I was going to vomit. Luckily, I didn’t. I have done the sea salt water flush before so I knew what was going to happen next—horribly gross. I will be doing laxative tea and sea salt flushing alternately in the next seven days. Weight at 160.3 lbs. I lost almost 5 pounds in three days.
I went to work anxious about how I would survive the day with an empty stomach. At the end of the day, my worries were all a waste of time as I finished the day at work full of energy. Afterwards, I did a light 25-minute exercise which I completed with no
Few months ago, I got caught up in an unhealthy lifestyle brought about by too much work. As a result, I gained weight. I set the panic button at 165 pounds--that is when my weight leaves the healthy BMI recommendation for my height—and weeks ago, the scale wailed its alarm. I went back to exercising but fell short on tackling my bad eating habits. That was when I decided to do a detox, reset my diet and go back to a healthy routine. Last year, I did Dr. Oz’s 3-Day Detox Cleanse. This time, I opted to try something else—The Master Cleanse.
I first heard of the Lemonade Diet (more known as the Master Cleanse) probably eight years ago when a former boss of mine tried it for three days. Though called Lemonade Diet, …show more content…
Weight down to 161.6 lbs. I know, right? They say the first three days are the hardest, but I was surprised with the energy I had. I even managed to get out and did some errands. I took a nap in the afternoon and woke up with dull headaches. Put together empty stomach and caffeine withdrawal and voila! welcome headaches. It slowly went away after I sipped another glass of lemonade. I finished Day 2 with remarkably no cravings nor feeling hungry.
Day 3: I gulped on the sea salt water drink first thing in the morning. One liter of salty water was too much for an empty stomach, I immediately felt bloated, as if I was going to vomit. Luckily, I didn’t. I have done the sea salt water flush before so I knew what was going to happen next—horribly gross. I will be doing laxative tea and sea salt flushing alternately in the next seven days. Weight at 160.3 lbs. I lost almost 5 pounds in three days.
I went to work anxious about how I would survive the day with an empty stomach. At the end of the day, my worries were all a waste of time as I finished the day at work full of energy. Afterwards, I did a light 25-minute exercise which I completed with no