MC 2025: Ease Out Day 5

Yes! Ive done it! Ive reached the last day of what I intended to do, and I weighed this morning.. I was down by 300 grams, making my total weight loss at 11kg. but I did take senna tea yesterday evening, this is after 4 days of not pooping.

Im back to eating solids and today is udon day! We’re also flying out at 4am tomorrow so its vacation time.

I know ive lost a significant amount of weight, but I still do feel fat. Like I was hoping to be more slimmer than this. I expected to fit in to clothes that Ive been keeping. Maybe on my second round (20 days) Id fit in those depending on how much I will gain from this trip.

I look at my face though, and I like what im seeing except the loose skin on my neck..

MC 2025: DAY 34!!

I did it! I completed something I had set out to do. I’ve finished the master cleanse at 34 days, 5 days before our annual trip.

I can’t believe it though... that I was able to do it without going mad for food.

A couple of things surprised me along the way:

1. The detox part wasn’t so bad as I remembered it. I’ve been drinking less coffee, and I haven’t been loading up on the chocolates like I used to.
2. I was able to workout – continuously. This is a big one. I did at least 2-3 intermediate pilates classes per week, sometimes I threw in a spin session. I also walked a lot more during this time.
3. My tongue didn’t turn fully pink at the end of it, but by week 4, I had a painful tongue.
4. I think I had a 2^nd round of detox around days 20-25 – sore throat and cough – but no fever. Usually when I have sore throat, fever follows, but not this time.
5. Weight loss didn’t adhere to the 1lb per day. I lost about 10.5kg (23.1lbs) in 34 days instead of 12-15kgs that I was expecting.
6. I didn’t have this emotional breakthrough, or aha moments, or clarity that could change my life.
7.  I had cravings more than real hunger. I thought I will be so hungry that I will not be able to complete it. But real hunger? I only felt it in the last 10days of the cleanse. And this with all the exercising!
8. I went to food court, Jollibee, McDo etc. see people eating in front of me, but I didn’t cave AND it wasn’t so hard. 
9. Since I can’t eat, I wanted to COOK! That’s new. :D

When I posted a pic of me, a friend of mine asked, "how did you do it?" It didn’t take me long to give him the answer: “MINDSET” because to be honest, that’s the main thing and then 2^nd is setting yourself up to win.

On the Mindset part:

1. I kept holding on to an image of how I would look and feel like at the end of the cleanse and whenever hunger or cravings come – I pull that out.
2. Cravings or hunger – I acknowledge it, I even say it out loud “oh, I want some fried chicken”, “that smells so good”, “I am so hungry”. But then that’s it.
3. Temptation – That’s endless, daily, and just there all the time. I reached this point because I kept giving in to it. And if I did, it would be another “failed” attempt at something. I cannot have that.
4. Think – its just a day, I can always have food on any other day.
5. Think – IT WILL ALL COME TO PASS – and you want to WIN at the end of the time that had passed.
6. PS: I want to stick it to someone. revenge weightloss.. I know.. im petty, but Im so annoyed.

Setting yourself up to win:

1. Always have all your lemonade servings with you – anywhere! Even if you must carry a cooler box with you – do it.
2. When you are hungry & craving – sip your lemonade – even though you are sick and tired of it.
3. Water – always have it with you.
4. Have a glass of lemonade, 30mins before the workout and immediately after. 
5. Listen to your body – if you feel tired to work out – then don’t.
6. Set your mind about your day – I didn’t really do this with the other aspects of my day, but I set my mind to thinking that today I will do “pilates and the stair master” or “pilates and sauna” or “pilates and treadmill”. For me, thinking about this early on, makes me want to deliver. It’s like not disappointing myself.

Now that I am on ease out period, I keep on thinking about the food I will be eating on day 3-4. I will have my first taste of resto food on Day 4.

TBH, I’m afraid I won’t be able to keep my losses. Gaining will be inevitable given that I will be travelling. And the 10kg buffer is not a lot, when you consider the water bloat. I have no access to a gym too for 17days.

I seriously don’t know how I’d behave when it comes to food when Im in South Africa.

And then when I come back, I plan to do this again to debloat before going home to PH. Can I do it again?

MC 2025: Day 30

Wow I made it! I didn’t think I could but I did and I’ve got 4 days left plus the ease out of 5 days!

In the last 5-7 days, Ive had a sore throat so bad that its difficult to swallow, at the end of it ive been coughing due to throat itch, then after that, my tongue started cracking and showing red spots that it stung when I drank the lemonade. And oh! Ive been spotting the whole week!

But, I wasn’t feverish, or out. I was ok.

So I guess that was the 2^nd wave of detox?

Now, half of my tongue is almost pink, and it barely hurts anymore when I drink the lemonade, but yesterday was terrible. – is this what they were talking about? That your tongue will go pink once you’re done with the detox? Then how come I haven’t read or come across this pain that Im feeling??

Im excited to see if its going to get all pink by the time I finish – in 4 days!

With my periods, spotting came 2 days earlier than expected and lasted a whole week. And my flow started since Sunday evening. The flow was moderate yesterday and I think its tapering off today. So this is an unusual amount of flow for me, its less. But it came almost on time.

Good news, Im in the 70s again! I cant remember when I last weighed in the 70s range. I woke up Monday and I was 79.3kgs.. That’s a few grams short to 10kgs in 4weeks! I fit comfortably in one of my slacks from university days! Ok, given that the pants were supposed to be a loose fit, but still I fit!

Also, last night at pilates, I saw myself in the mirror and I liked my face. I recognize that face and that glow! I love it. Pilates practice is starting to make more sense now, as I find more flow and ease through it.

Tbh, Im a bit scared when I finish the cleanse and lose all this. After the trip though I will go on it again for 15-20days just to get rid of any bloat and inflammation, and if I lose a few kgs in the process, why not? Then Im ready for Philippines :D

MC 2025: Day 23

SORE THROAT!!! After 22 days I experience this kind of detox symptom? I would have expected it at the beginning, in the first 4 days but not now. Initially I had massive headaches on days 1-2, a bit of sniffles but no feverish feeling that would have kept me in bed.

Now, the left side of my throat hurts especially when I swallow and it feels like theres some phlegm stuck in my throat the whole time. What is that?? I tried to cough that out but nothing.

Im not feeling sick though.

In other news, I started spotting yesterday, 2 days earlier than expected. Feeling some cramps today, but not as much before cleanse.

Also, PMS, didnt feel it like I used to.. There were days that I felt tired, but that could have been bec of workout the previous day, or bec of the cleanse (no solids).

MC 2025: Day 22

Hey! Passed 3wks.. and down 7kgs.. not what I expected but I’d take it.

Sometimes I look at my body at the mirror, and Im still lumpy. But then, I wear my clothes and its loose! Loose on arms and thighs, and now comfortable at the waist.. tells me that my waist is losing slower than the rest of me (?)

Ive got 2 weeks left, and tbh, I cant wait to start eating. And tbh Im afraid I’ll spiral out of control. ☹