Master Cleanse Results

These were my final numbers after the 10-day master cleanse:

Weight: 121.5 lbs (lost 10 pounds)
Waist: 26 " (lost 1 inch)
Hips: 38 " (lost 1 inch)
Thighs: 21 " (lost 1 inch)
Chest: 31.5 " (lost 0.5 inch)
Biceps: 9.5 " (lost 0.5 inch)

Blood pressure: 114/74 and resting heart rate: 63 beats per minute. (Went down a bit, not too significant)

Day 5 was pretty good. Not as great as the day before (day 4 was the day I felt best throughout the whole process) but good nonetheless and very productive. I started thinking about food, not because I was hungry (I was not) but because I simply felt like eating and chewing.

Day 6 was OK. My face started breaking out in an itchy rash, which lasted for the next 4 days. TMI warning! I started to pass some foul smelling dark mucus with my morning eliminations. Amazing the stuff that gets stuck inside the body during years of eating junk. It felt great to know I was clearing my colon of that gunk.

Day 7 was good, but not eating began to get boring... I started to dream about food, and pretty much spent a good portion of the day thinking about it.

On day 8 my face started to clear, and my morning eliminations (right after drinking the salt water) went back to clear and all liquid. No more weird stuff coming out of my body! A very good feeling overall, high energy, high self esteem, good mood.

Day 9 was kind of a "down" day. I felt tired and slept a lot. Basically could not wait until I was able to eat again.

Day 10 was really good. I was happy it was the last day, plus I felt pretty good. Face is clear, poop is clear, my tongue is pink, I feel clean and detoxed. Yay me!

Closing thoughts: I broke the fast slowly over the next two days, starting with orange juice on the first day and vegetable broth the next. It is now 5 days since the end of the cleanse and I have not regained any of the weight I lost.

This is definitely something that I will do again, possibly two or three times a year. I felt like hell the first two days due to caffeine withdrawal, but after that felt stronger and better each day. The overall result was nothing short of amazing. My clothes fit better, I feel better, and I'm much more motivated to eat the right things. I've adjusted my eating since going off the fast (doing Tim Ferriss' Slow Carb diet), but that is something I will discuss in more detail next time I post.