Well I just got up and its time to take my first lemon yum (yes, I have decided to call the concoction a lemon yum, maybe it will help me drink them... i doubt it). I fill my glass with 8oz of water, add the maple syrup (and lick the spoon... this may become my favorite part), I attempt to squeeze the juice from a lemon... made a mess and only got 2 Tablespoons of juice from the lemon.
**note to self: Need to pick up a juicer, cause this is not going to work otherwise.***
added the cayenne pepper, than added a little more... I like it hot. mixed it together and Bam, I have a Lemon yum. So for all you out there reading this, the concoction does not taste like what a lemon yum should taste like. Think lemon, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper... that is what it tasted like. =(
1 hour later:
Stomach is feeling empty, a little hot from the cayenne pepper, and I and thinking eggs. OK, taking Harley for a walk. On my walk I decided that I should do this blog.
2 hour later: Finishing up my first post and will post. Now headed to Target for a juicer and some lemons.
Update to come shortly.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Why the hell am I doing this?
I don't know why I am doing this blog or even why you would want to read it, maybe its to help keep my mind off food and maybe you like reading about people torturing themselves. Or maybe I have nothing better to do and you are interested in knowing exactly what a person on the Master cleanse (aka lemonade detox) goes through in those 14 long days. I am willing to bet it is the first...
So for those of you that don't know what is going on, I am doing the Master cleanse which is 14 days of not eating, but in place of eating I get to drink this amazing (BIG LIE) concoction of:
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2 Tablespoons Fresh squeezed lemon juice
2 Tablespoons Organic maple syrup
1/10 teaspoon of cayenne pepper or more (as much as you can handle)
All ingredients mixed into 8 oz of water
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I must must take this fresh 6-10 times daily. Sounds good right! ERRRRRRR. Wrong answer. It tastes worst than the lemonade you feel obligated to buy from the neighbor kid as you pass his stand on your morning walk... "mmmmmm, this good (another lie), did your mother help you make it?" "No? Well sorry to tell you son but you make lemonade with sugar... not salt."
Why am I doing this detox:
My body has been feeling off, I have been moody, and I wanted a challenge. Are those good reason?
How the detox works:
As I understand it, the enzymes from the FRESH lemon juice flush out all the toxins that your body has incurred since your last detox (in my case Since Birth), The maple syrup provides the calories needed for your body to function, and the cayenne pepper boosts and keeps your metabolism up.
So what about these "toxins" i mentioned, where do they go?
Well this is the fun part boys and girls. These toxins gather in your bowels just waiting for an escape route. Enter Laxatives! Thats right, since I am not eating any solids there is no fiber to help me pass the waste.
***Side Note: I am not a scientific person, I dropped out of anatomy, so I am explaining every thing to the best of my knowledge and how I understand it. If you don't like it than you probably wont like this blog and you can please stop reading now. thank you***
Ok, back to waste and laxatives... I will be taking 3 to 4 herbal laxatives every night, than in the morning doing a saltwater flush. I WILL be posting the results of what my body is disposing of, I think it is only right to give you all the experience that I am receiving.
Ok... I think its time to start.
So for those of you that don't know what is going on, I am doing the Master cleanse which is 14 days of not eating, but in place of eating I get to drink this amazing (BIG LIE) concoction of:
-------
2 Tablespoons Fresh squeezed lemon juice
2 Tablespoons Organic maple syrup
1/10 teaspoon of cayenne pepper or more (as much as you can handle)
All ingredients mixed into 8 oz of water
-------
I must must take this fresh 6-10 times daily. Sounds good right! ERRRRRRR. Wrong answer. It tastes worst than the lemonade you feel obligated to buy from the neighbor kid as you pass his stand on your morning walk... "mmmmmm, this good (another lie), did your mother help you make it?" "No? Well sorry to tell you son but you make lemonade with sugar... not salt."
Why am I doing this detox:
My body has been feeling off, I have been moody, and I wanted a challenge. Are those good reason?
How the detox works:
As I understand it, the enzymes from the FRESH lemon juice flush out all the toxins that your body has incurred since your last detox (in my case Since Birth), The maple syrup provides the calories needed for your body to function, and the cayenne pepper boosts and keeps your metabolism up.
So what about these "toxins" i mentioned, where do they go?
Well this is the fun part boys and girls. These toxins gather in your bowels just waiting for an escape route. Enter Laxatives! Thats right, since I am not eating any solids there is no fiber to help me pass the waste.
***Side Note: I am not a scientific person, I dropped out of anatomy, so I am explaining every thing to the best of my knowledge and how I understand it. If you don't like it than you probably wont like this blog and you can please stop reading now. thank you***
Ok, back to waste and laxatives... I will be taking 3 to 4 herbal laxatives every night, than in the morning doing a saltwater flush. I WILL be posting the results of what my body is disposing of, I think it is only right to give you all the experience that I am receiving.
Ok... I think its time to start.
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