If you really want to do this, my suggestion would be to simply get back on that horse and ride! I feel it's an emotional decision that requires your full desire to do so. You can do this! Remember, after a few days you won't need willpower anymore because the fast will replace your cravings. Go again and do it long enough for your body to be your willpower. You can do this! :)

Hi TryingThis! Do you drink, smoke and have multiple coffee's every day? (just curious, because I do these things socially, not every day) Were you trying to go cold turkey on the whole bunch of them? That sounds to me like it could be pretty difficult. I know others might feel that it wouldn't be a cleanse...but what if you did the cleanse full-on (and I mean full on with the Master-Cleanse lemonade and B&P drinks....because once you start seeing the weird stuff that comes out of you, you'll be hooked, I know it! I saw crazy ropes on Day4...my boyfriend on Day3) And while you do this excellent cleanse...you have a teeny bit of coffee in the morning (something to look forward to)...like just an espresso full (put in a smaller cup, so it looks like a lot!)...and maybe tell yourself that you can have 1 or maybe 2 cigarettes a day. And that's it. Because you sound like you really want to do this (and you may as well add an amazing Liver Flush on the end of your cleanse....your liver will love you!)...you can TOTALLY do it! I even had a friend over and she drank a bottle of wine while I alternated between my warm water and my lemonade. It was great! I felt so good (that was Day6 or so) and energetic, it wasn't weird at all not to join in in the drinking. You might find you can do this too! There is a real clarity and clean pure energy that flows through you when you do the cleanse...it is utterly amazing! And I found the trip to the bathroom every morning to be the Big Reward! ha. So, I'd say...yes yes yes! Just start the cleanse after the New Year and see where it takes you! You want to do it! You will be so happy that you did!

Good morning. i have a couple of stories to tell you one of which is my own. i used to have a naturopathic doctor who once worked in Israel for UNESCO. He told me thst the Syrians imported many drugs into Israel from the Becca valley to try to undermine the fabric of Jewish society. At any rate in his journeys over there he began to imbibe of the local heroin and soon found himself with a very big habit. upon returning to Canada, he had to kick, so he did the fast. He apparantly kicked in 10 days. Myself i had been on morphine sulfate for the past 7 or 8 months due to a knee injury. After my surgery i decided to follow throuhg on this. I kicked last Friday. The first two days were so hard, and was I ever sick, but once i got through it i am starting to feel much better. I have been doing this fast for about 10 years now. that is i do it about once every 18 months or so. So I have a couple of tips for you to make it easier. You can use a tablespoon of the maple Sugar if you get cravings, just don't use this more than every four hours or so. You may also substitute organic concord grape juice about 1 litre on the afternoon of the second day. Then go back to the lemonade fast, using the grape when you get weak. the grape will purge your system so be near a bathroom for about 2 hours after you drink it. And it should be drunk fairly quickly. Another tip is to use organic beet juice(Biotta has a good brand) a litre at a time or 1/4 gallon. the thing is that these juices will break the monotony of the lemons(and it does get monotonous), satisfy any cravings you get for Sugar and detoxify yourself as well. Remember, you are not lame. you have a desire to change your life and that is a very big beginning. Most people never want to change anything.So God bless and good luck. Let me know how it goes. J.

You may be right about the fast being too much of a stretch from your 'normal' habits...you might want to try a cleansing diet for a period of time before attempting a fast. Clean up your diet and focus on lots of vegetables and some fruits, good protein source, and maybe some grains. Stick with whole foods and preferably organic. Avoid sugar, dairy, flour and any processed foods...and cut back on the alcohol, coffee, smokes, etc. It sounds like your body has probably got a lot of toxins to process and healing to do... and if you try to make changes too drastically this might be quite uncomfortable and sabotage your efforts. Extreme changes are sometimes necessary, but slow change is often better and more lasting...giving your body a chance to make natural adjustments.