Hi everyone!
So last summer (2010) i went VEGAN thanks to Alicia's book, however that all went south after i started school. This summer i wanted to be vegan again but I KEEP falling of the wagon. So one of my aunts has done something called THE MASTER CLEANSE(aka the LEMONADE DIET)  two times already and she HIGHLY recommends it!

So I decided to start the master cleanse tomrrow! JULY 12 2011. In hopes of being VEGAN once my 10 days are done! I already got all my stuff together and was wondering if anyone wanted to do it with me?? :)

Either way I will be updating here on my day by day progress...check out my profile to keep up! :) 

However I do have one question for anyone who has done it..on average how much weight can i expect to loose in 10 days?

And did you gain it all back?

hey...I dont know about this diet..but why don't you try juicing instead? I was just commenting on this juicing post about it. I watched a doc. called "fat,sick and nearly dead" on netflix. It was really good...this guy lost like 90 lbs in 60 days or something, but he was getting lots of vitamins and nutriets from juicing fresh fruits and veggies. This lemon diet doesn't sound as nutritious...but I don't really know what it is. Good luck either way!

hi erica!
i thought about juicing but i dont have a juicer so i thought by the time i buy a juicer it would be a while since most are pretty expensive. But dont worry i will be listening to my body and if I feel i SHOULD stop  I will!
Thank You though!! 

Well, unfortunatley i just realized i don't have enough maple syrup, so I will have to order more. Until that gets here, i will be able to start! Until then I will attempt in giving up BAD carbs and sugar! 

IM BACK! :) 
So great news I have everything I need, and tonight is the night!
Everything is already so tempting!!! My parents ordered a stuffed crust pizza from pizza hut( ps there not really onboard with the whole vegan/vegetarian/mater cleanse etc. but there fine with me doing it). And the smell is just so tempting but no worries i RESISTED! :)

Since today is the day befoer i begin my master cleanser for10 days. As instructed, tonight i will have the organic smooth move tea! I will let you all know how that tastes in a few!
 

DAY BEFORE: 
9:30pm began drinking smooth move tea
9:43 finished tea

The taste wasnt bad at all comepared to other laxative teas I have tried. But we shall see how I will feel about this taste in a few days.... 

Hello, young vegan!  How old are you exactly?  The master cleanse did great things for me both times that I did it. 

But if you are very young, you may want to get some help with this or reconsider, because you are still growing and developing.  Your body really cannot take a break from all of the important nutrients you should be eating everyday. 

My suggestion, if you cannot buy a juicer, is just to eat as much raw produce (salads and fruit) as you can stand throughout the day, with no added fats, and then have a superhero meal for dinner.  I think that this will be gentler on your body and you will be getting tons of nutrition!  If all of the fiber starts messing with your tummy or bowels then you can get  an enzyme supplement to help break things down.

Hi French momma! 

I am 19 going on 20 in 3 weeks!!! :D 
Thank you for your concern, but I've heard so many good things about this cleanse that I am really motivated to do it. I just finished my salt water flush and not going to lie it was pretty GROSS!!!!
I do have a question for you about the measurements...my aunt gave me a book and in her book it says 1 teaspon of sea salt with 25-35 oz of water. In the book I have it says 2 teaspoons of sea salt with 32 oz of water. I was wondering what measurements you used?  

DAY 1 Monday JULY 18 2011

Began SWF 7:20 am finished 8:05 am
Felt like I was literally drinking water directly from the OCEAN, pretty GROSS!!!! This is going to be a LONG 10 days!!!
 drank lemonade at:

8:56 am

11:03 am

3:04 pm

5:18 pm

6:40 pm

7:03 pm

So it is now 10:30 and I am drinking my smooth move tea!
Usually everyday I go to a spin class then jog then tai bo, but due to the circumstances of the cleanse I decided for these 10 days I will just go to tae-bo and do a few light weights. I was worried that I wouldn’t last through the class since I hadn’t had any SOLID food but to my surprise I was really ENERGIZED! 

And on the bright side I didn't get ANY hunger pains!:) I've read occasionally people do on the first few days! 

P.S. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS IM DOING THIS IS TO RID MYSELF OF BAD HABITS..(i haven't been a healthy eater lately) and occasionally suffer from constipation

Ok, I think you are probably old enough to do this.  Yes the salt water flush is... intense... to say the least.  It gets less so each day though as the gunk is washed out more and more.  My book is out on loan to someone right now.  Do you have the original Master Cleanse book by Stanley Burrows? (think that's the name)  That's the one I used and recommend.

After a few days, the salt water tastes less gross too, probably because your just glad to have something besides lemonade! lol!

I tried the master cleanse a few years ago (probably about 4-5 years ago) and I only lasted 4 days. I felt horrible. I've detoxed before but this was totally different. I was already pretty healthy, eating mostly raw and veggie (not vegan yet). I did not want to get out of bed, had zero focus, no energy... it just wasn't right for me. And the SWF usually made me vomit (even though I was well-hydrayded I was super paranoid about the soduim and the vomiting). I've done juice fasts since then and had no issues. I felt great (like how you seem to be responding!). I think it's a per-person kinda cleanse. It was also a state-of-mind thing too I guess. When I was doing the master cleanse, I didn't miss naughty food, I just wanted a giant salad. When I do a juice fast I keep thinking "Hey, Body! Check out all the nutrients in THIS!". :)

Oh, and if you are interested in juicing (I try to do it every day) you can always check Craigslist. My friend just bought an awesome juicer (retailing at $200) for $50. 

I actually don't have the book by Stanley Burroughs now I wish I did. However I do have one by Tom Wolston, who was one of Stanley's Students I believe as it says in the book. 

Hi Carissa! i'm glad the juice fasts worked out for you!! The next cleanse I want to do is a juice fast but that will have to wait a couple months, so I can start looking into juicers on craigslist (thanks for the tip)! :)

DAY 2 Tuesday July 19 2011

Woke up late and did the smooth move tea finished it at 11 AM

(in my book it says you can mix it up in the mornings with either the tea or salt water flush so this morning I decided to drink the tea since I pretty much HATE the salt water flush, but im not happy with the results. This is probably to much info. But I didn’t go to the restroom as much today as I went yesterday I’m thinking its probably due to not taking the salt water flush today)

Lemonade:

11:30 am

11:48am

1:02 pm

1:40 pm

2:45 pm

5:27 pm

Just got back from the gym feeling pretty good!! J However a friend found out I’m doing the cleanse and thinks im pretty CRAZY!! But I guess everyone has there own opinions! Overall I felt pretty good today!! J