#mastercleanseman

[mastercleanseman]

Transition Day Two, 6:14

***Weight*** 73.8kg Down from 78-79kg 12 days ago. Feels strange to not do the salt water flush this morning. I'll make some fresh orange juice with 50% filtered water for breakfast. I'm going to take yesterday's soup to the office for lunch today.

[mastercleanseman]

Transition Day One, 14:25

I’m finally home after the ferry ride.

I’ll do one final Salt Water Flush (because I wasn’t able to do one since Friday am (it’s Sunday) due to my island trip), before this afternoon beginning to transition off the cleanse.

I plan to weigh myself later this afternoon after completing the SWF, and again tomorrow morning because I prefer to judge weight-loss progress using a consistent time of day.

Heading out later - shopping list includes:

Juicer

Probiotics

Oranges

Dried beans / pulses

Small-medium watering can (for use with my balcony garden - just planted Spinach, and Japanese vegatables 小松菜 and 水菜)

[mastercleanseman]

Day Nine, 18:49

===Positives=== I felt fantastic all day, from morning until around 4pm. My energy levels were great all morning. I enjoyed a clear headed and positive feeling.

At lunch time I decided spur of the moment to visit a nearby gym - where I fast-walked for 20 minutes before some light yoga and a shower.

===Negatives=== Since around 4pm through till now (6.55pm) I've been suffering a heavy head (front), shortened tolerance for frustration, and a lull in my overall mood (which like yesterday coincided with sudden heavy rain).

I’m home now after work, having rushed back to make a fresh batch of lemonade, hoping that this will help ease my mood a bit.

It’s a strange one.

I’ve felt today like I may want to end the cleanse at ten days (earlier I'd been thinking about continuing until I reach a total of 14 days on the master cleanse).

I’ll just see how I handle the weekend ahead (complete with 6 hours on a ferry over night). 

I need to catch up on some sleep certainly - having only had around 5 hours for past two days.

Wish me luck!

[mastercleanseman]

Day Nine, 7:13

I haven’t shared this yet - but thinking about it further I do think it’s relevant to this cleanse. 

Last night I gave a lot of thought to a past relationship, which ended a few years ago (right before going to sleep). I felt sad - a feeling which has continued through to this morning, but seems to be gradually lifting now.

I have to say (this may sound ridiculous to come), but I do credit the cleanse with allowing me the undistracted opportunity to reflect on many things in a deeper way - including simple observations of my body, mind and heart.

[mastercleanseman]

Day Seven, 13:00

Feeling great so far today. I've got normal levels of energy surprisingly, and haven't experienced a single energy low so far today. 

I even walked to walk with ease, and took a slow refreshing walk today at lunch with a colleague.

[mastercleanseman]

Day Seven, 5:20am

I woke up earlier than my usual 6:00 alarm quite naturally today. I’m feeling great so thought I’ll just stay up and get on the day!

It’s time for an early salt water flush.

[mastercleanseman]

Day Six, 23:07

A summary of the day - today was a mixed bag.

I cycled into the office - it’s a hilly cycle for only 15 minutes, but today in Tokyo it’s around 30C and extremely humid, so I was quite wiped by the time I arrived at work.

===Positives=== The morning went well. I felt mostly fine.

I had a nap in the office 12:15-13:05 after a short walk in the sun to pick up some water. I really didn’t think I could actually nap at work but somehow I managed to doze off in the dark private room we have for employees to rest.

===Negatives=== After my nap I immediately regretted it - I felt dozy and had a weird foggy head for the following couple of hours. I just didn’t feel like myself.

However, thankfully by mid afternoon I was back on track, and feeling great.

I blame the cleanse for my general slight weakness and lacking in energy at times - or rather my inability to properly regulate my energy levels with the lemonade - but! the jet lag I’m experiencing is definitely a major factor today in my doziness and wobbliness at times.

At 7pm this evening, directly after a full day at work, I hosted a team-building dinner and drinks event for my colleagues at a nearby restaurant.

I tried initially to be discrete (ha!) but immediately people were asking “why wasn’t I drinking” etc (since everyone else was drinking beer). 

Since there was no way around it, I came clean to a few inquisitive colleagues about the cleanse I’m attempting. A few folks put me under some initial pressure to drink or eat with them, but most were supportive.

OK. 

Ready for bed!

Another good day on the cleanse complete, but this one was not without it’s challenges.

[mastercleanseman]

Day Five, 22:17

Today was awesome. Felt great all day, completely in control. It was also the mildest day one jet lag I've experienced on a return journey to Japan from Europe.