Today I embark on a perilous 10 day journey that I have never before considered possible: a fast. In fact, I'm not just fasting, I'm doing the Master Cleanse diet/fast/detox program. Although the master cleanse isn't a true - starve myself to prove a point or fight injustice - type fast, it is kind of a fast as I am not going to eat anything. My diet will consist of a drink mixture of filtered water, grade B maple syrup, lemon juice and cayenne pepper. I'm also going to take vitamin supplements during this time as well. I don't know if that's considered cheating, but vitamins aren't on my menu of things I enjoy eating.
In my research I found a fair amount of positive as well as negative reviews of the fast. But out of all that I read, fatigue seems to be the most serious side-effect. Well, I don't plan on being fatigued. Do I plan on taking the advice of "taking it easy" while on the fast? Hell no! I'm staying the course baby, just not in the Iraq-stay-the-course way.
Fist of all - yes mom, I researched this topic and the positive feedback appears to outweigh the negative. And yes, mom, there are nutrition experts say that this is safe. I decided to try the fast to see if the concept of body detoxification holds any water. I've been feeling as if I've been gaining a lot of weight lately (I'm at 153 lbs). Those who know me are sure to think that I'm nuts, as I am not anywhere near approaching the overweight mark, but I believe that weight gain is for most of us something that sneaks up on you. I also want to push myself physically and mentally, just to see what I'm made of.
Here's my plan: I will fast for 10 to 15 days, eating nothing but the vitamins, H2O and the lemon juice concoction, yet continue to stick to my regular activity regimen of soccer everyday at lunch, pick-up soccer on Wednesday evenings, training on Tuesday evenings and teaching on Thursday nights, which consists on holding pads and maybe light sparring.
So, can I go without food for two weeks and still exercise five days a week during that period of time? Will I master the cleanse or will the master cleanse kick my ass? We'll find out.
Have you done the Master Cleanse diet? Let me know how it worked/failed-sent to the emergency room- for you?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
6 comments:
i'll bet you a pizza that soccer will make you dizzy as all hell.
you're gonna get scurvy...
It's Tuesday, $10 says you already at something!
so it's been five days. you down to your ideal body weight of 105 yet?
I'm sorry, but how to you calc those calories?
Wonder Pickle- I'm no expert by all means, and I think that each person's body chemistry varies enough so much that what what works for me may not work for someone else. With that disclaimer out of the way: I don't worry about calories... the key is a habit of regular activity and well protioned meals. I try not to stuff myself everytime I eat. As far as counting calories while on the cleanse diet, it's not even worth trying, you're mostly consuming caloris from sugar and I think a few carbs from the syrup.
Counting calories may work in the short term, but realistically, it's an impossible task to manage longterm. I suggest turning the idea on its head an looking from a different POV. Here's a USA Today article about that French Women dieting theory. Its a good book and the ideas put forward make a lot of sense.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2005-01-03-french-diet-cover_x.htm
Post a Comment