Master Cleanse 2.0 - The Wrap Up!
The Stanley Burroughs 'Master Cleanse' is Serious Business, So I've Done it Again! 6 month to the day of My last 'Master Cleanse' I've started and completed another 10 day cycle. At first My intention was to do 21 days, but by day three the seed of doubt had crept in on Me and I started to question if I could do the 21 days. On day four I didn't get enough water and lacked the energy to go workout or do much of anything. That's when I mentally scaled it back to 14 days. On day five I made it to the gym and got My workout in. I was feeling Good, but I was still on the fence about the 14 days. I knew it was coasting downhill from there, but to Me it felt as if I wasn't recovering from My workout as well without My protein shakes and supplements. So after a Good long talk with My brother I decided to bow out at 10 days. It was his third time doing it and he told me "it was the hardest one yet." Maybe one day I'll do 14, 21, or even 40, but this time 10 was enough for Me. In 10 days I loss 18 lbs. I'm feeling Great and ready to take my fitness to the next level again. I knew that losing weight was a side effect of the detoxification, but You're also subject to losing muscle mass and I can't afford it at this age.
The hardest part about the cleanse is going on about Your regular life and not eating. I was still faced with all the daily temptation of My life. Making juice, cooking, stopping for Slurpees and 50 cent soft served cones. That's where the discipline comes in. I could use My kid or nieces and nephews coming through as a scapegoat for keeping the cabinets full of snacks, but the truth of the matter is I've lived a lifetime with not the best knowledge of nutrition. I thought this was the master cleanse that would make me kick My "Wheat Belly" habit like the last one make me cut the red meat, pork, and chicken from my diet, but I'm not ready for that yet. I have a Fat Kid's Mentality, a Sweet Tooth, and life is too short not to enjoy what I want, when I want! Truth be told I'm probably gonna eat some meat some time in the future, but I'll practice moderation. Moderation is the key in this equation.
I want to make the cleanse a bi-annual event. So I'll be doing it again on 1-7-14 as open event for anyone wanting to detoxify their system. I'm Not sure if I'll be doing Stanley Burroughs next time or a juice detox, but I'll Definitely keep You all posted. May Alternate them and do Stanley Burroughs at the beginning of the year and a juice detox at the mid way through the year. Let Me Know what YOU Think! We're ALL in this Fitness and Health Journey Together!!