Welcome aboard. I'm halfway through Day 1, and I'm hungry, even though I've been drinking the lemonades for what seems like non-stop. I also am thinking about food more than I thought I would. So, I won't tell you it's easy, at least it's not for me. I wonder if it's 'easier' for those who have a goal of losing weight to stay motivated. I don't want to lose weight; I'm doing this for the cleanse to get all the crud out of my system. But man, my stomach feels almost concave after just a 1/2 day!!

and honestly the best part of this whole thing is the SM tea. I like the taste of it.

I haven't been hungry at all today... Yesterday I was tempted a lot... even put food in my mouth and chewed it up, but came to my senses and spit it out, then rinsed my mouth out. The lemonade... honestly I *hate* the taste of it, but I'm determined to stick it out. The benefits outweigh the reasons to whine! LOL

I make it a glass at a time and chug it before my tastebuds can object. Then I brush my teeth right away to get rid of the taste. Since I started doing that, it's been easier!

I think it's great that you have someone who's "gone on ahead" in real life... I'm sure that will be an immense encouragement to you!

Ok your friend's success should be MAJOR encouragement! I do not think I have read of anyone else losing 11 lbs. that fast!

Here goes - My first day was not that hard. No headaches, no pains, no weakness, etc. The hardest thing was thinking about food & wanting to eat it. If I felt the slightest bit of hunger, I drank some lemonade & was no longer hungry. It is amazing, but true. You can do this cleanse without being hungry, weak or tired. I did end my caffiene addiction prior to the MC. Tapered it down to nothing over a two week period and I drank quite a bit of caffinated soda prior to that.

My third day I felt slightly fuzzy headed. Only slightly. It was nothing compared to how I feel after staying up late & drinking! After that I felt great every day.

The hardest part is not giving into eating & seriously that only bothers me for a few minutes around 12 or 1 each day and maybe several times between 4 and 7 pm each day. Prior to lunch time and after dinner time, I have no problems with that.

This is only my experience, people have all different kinds of experiences with the MC. Most of what I have read though, indicates that most people are very happy witht he experience if they hang in there & stick with it. It does seem to get easier to do each day!

Good Luck

I'm on day three. The first day was really hard for me, ate part of a cookie and one dried apricot. Yesterday I was pretty hungry all day, mostly in waves, but noticed I felt pretty good considering. I also got rid of some of that mucoid plague and that hooked me in. I mean how can ya quit when you know that's there. You see and you want the rest of it out, and out now.

I woke up today feeling really good, super energized and not a bit of hunger. It's 12:30 p.m. and I'm still sailing. I feel normal again. First two days I felt really pissed off, especially day one.

I've lost maybe a pound, that's it, no big weight loss for me. I'm shooting for 10 days so maybe this will get better. I haven't had any headaches, normally I'll get them when I'm hungry. No aches and pains either. Nada. I feel good. I'm also way more alert today.

Really, the first two days for me where pretty hard. I'm not saying I won't have a lull today again, or even later in the fast, but it does get better as you go.

When I do get hungry, it's normally around now, then it fades until about 4 p.m. Yes, 4 p.m. to about 7 p.m. are the hardest for me. I guess our bodies are conditioned for lunch and supper.

Stick with it. You'll be really proud of yourself for pushing past the first two days.

Hi there!
That's wonderful that you're friend is doing so well. Today is my first day and I'm doing okay aside from a headache. I'm certain it's from a lack of caffeine. This will be my second fast. I did one about 6 months ago. I figurered it would be good to do this twice a year. From my previous experience, the first few days are the most difficult. I suppose each individual will vary with their detox symtoms. I'm hoping this time around my symptoms won't be as bad. I found that you have to take the first few days moment by moment and it gets better as you go along. So I hope you will take the journey - it really shows you what you're made of!

Good luck to you!
Stacy

Way to go to your friend..I also started on Monday and have lost 10 pounds as of this morning. Keep up the great work!!! stacielyn