Drinking Less than Suggested

[rvalle]

Hi all!
I started the cleanse on March 1st and have since then lost 16 pounds (today is March 6th). Yipppppeeee!
The hardest days were the third and fourth day. I actually cheated a little on the fourth day and boiled a bouillon cube in some water and drank it. It was like eating a steak dinner!
I'm starting to tire from the taste of the lemonade and I find myself wanting to drink more water than lemonade. Therefore I have only been drinking about 3 or 4 glasses worth of lemonade. Do you think that it will still work, even though I'm not drinking the minimum of 6 glasses?

[ballyhoo]

Hello

I am at the end of day 21 and have just poured my glass of lemonade down the sink. I cannot face it at all!

If I had four glasses of lemonade a day and then had a little orange juice, watered down, in the evenings. do you think I could carry on? I am happy with the juice earlier on in the day, but cannot handle it at night.

Don't really want to stop, but know I'll end up being harmful to myself if I carry on with just lemonade - going off and having a binge springs to mind! - if I can't do something.

HELP

[ladydi]

Hi ballyhoo - Perhaps it's time to wrap this cleanse up. Remember, you don't have to nor should you try to detox completely in just one cleanse. You've done 21 days and that's wonderful - congratulations!! If you use this as a springboard to healthier eating, you will have accomplished something really good. Then, after a break of however long (at least 2 weeks) you can do another cleanse. It would probably be better to do shorter (10 day) cleanses more frequently to keep you on the path of healthy eating and living. Hope this helps :)

[ballyhoo]

Hi Ladydi

Thanks so much for your help. I went an ate an apple - not the best thing to do, I know.

I will get OJ in the morning. I'm just so scared of putting my weight back on!!!!!!

It's the end of this cleanse as you say. But there's always a next time!

[Guest]

Hi Ballihoo,

I'm on day 4 of MC2. I did my first MC in January for 14 days and lost 20 lbs. I loved the diet, everything about it, and only stopped because I was getting grief from my boyfriend. I then started The Fat Flush Plan. I didn't loose any more weight, did loose many more inches but the best part was, I DIDN'T GAIN ANY OF THE WEIGHT BACK! I still want to loose 10 lbs so I'm back on the lemonade diet, and loving the simplicity of it! The Fat Flush Plan is a lot of food and eating all the time. Really healthy diet. I'll go back to that once I've lost the last 10 lbs.

Good Luck!
Bev

[nubiess]

In the first two days after the cleanse can I still consume lemonade with the orange juice?

[Res]

Very cool of you to search the threads and find something similar to post to. :D Thank you. :)

Yes you can still drink the lemonade (I pm'd ya ;)) but how much are you drinking? You'll still detox a bit...the oj will bring it basically to a halt.

The lemonade mixture probably can be consumed on a regular basis even off the cleanse. Most likely it will ward off any colds/flu etc.

Love,

~Res

[nubiess]

My skin is clear, my stomach went down and I feel more moble. I feel great. I am starving though I made up oj 16oz to 16 water. i bought hot and sour soup do you think it will me me up . I have to walk 5 miles w my family for the breast cancer walk and I am scared i am goin to be weak. I would prefer to have the soup instead of lemonade.

[wanttobehealthy]

Hi there. I too haven't been drinking all of the lemonade. I was fine for the first 4 days or so, drinking about 64oz of the lemonade. Now, however, I'm not hungry at all and I'm not all that interested in the lemonade. Is drinking less than 64oz going to halt my progress? I haven't lost any weight since day 4.

Also, is having a breath mint cheating? I'm craving the taste of "something else"!!

Thanks for any help. Mentally, I just want to eat something already.

[Peiby]

I would say that the breath mint would be cheating because it is not part of the cleanse.

Was there an answer to drinking less lemonade? I realize the 6-10 glasses probably accounts for the size difference in people, but I am having to choke down glass 5 right now. I am not at all hungry, and can feel the fluid sloshing around in my stomach. :(

[peanutterb]

Was there an answer to drinking less lemonade? I realize the 6-10 glasses probably accounts for the size difference in people, but I am having to choke down glass 5 right now. I am not at all hungry, and can feel the fluid sloshing around in my stomach. :(

actually, the amount of glasses you drink is up to you, not your body size. and it's actually 6 - 12 glasses a day.

Try to drink at least 6 to get the detoxing going. Add some lemonade to a cup of tea to change up the taste.

[nab717]

I'm on day 7 and my stomach is starting to feel sour everytime I take a sip. I wonder if the acid is getting to be too much for me. I don't want any lemonade and keep just drinking water. Any thoughts? I'm worried that I might need to break it if I can't get my nutrients. I'm going to try cutting it with more water to see if that helps.

[livingolden]

Hi there. I too haven't been drinking all of the lemonade. I was fine for the first 4 days or so, drinking about 64oz of the lemonade. Now, however, I'm not hungry at all and I'm not all that interested in the lemonade. Is drinking less than 64oz going to halt my progress? I haven't lost any weight since day 4.

Also, is having a breath mint cheating? I'm craving the taste of "something else"!!

Thanks for any help. Mentally, I just want to eat something already.


I find that drinking peppermint tea breaks up my day pretty well. I didn't see anything that said I shouldn't have any but some friends have done it and say peppermint tea is ok - JUST NO SUGAR!

[refslady]

What are the pros and cons of drinking only 6 glasses of lemonade? I know that I will take in less calories (obviously), but is there a downside to drinking a lesser amount? Thanks.

[dianajean]

refslady - I don't really know any pros and cons of drinking more or less lemonade, just my personal experience, which I hope is helpful. I usually only drink 6 glasses per day. Occasionally I'll drink 7/8 and I think once or twice I've even had 9, but normally only six. I drink a glass of water between each glass of LA, and I really have to work to make sure I drink the minimum per day. I guess the good of this is I seem to loose quite a bit of weight during a cleanse (.5 to 1 lb per day) and the bad is that I often feel hungry and I know I wouldn't if I could drink more! Hope this helps.

[PorcelainWings]

I'm on day four and I drink 60oz of lemonade a day. The hard part for me is getting the extra water down. Some days I don't mess with it, other days I put the whole 60oz in a big jug and try chugging it down before 7pm (when I take my lax tea). I'm still working on it. Hopefully I'll get it right soon. :(

[FLORIDA]

Purchased Peter's book today - will begin program next Saturday..concerned about getting so much liquids in each day - I can go most of the day without a drink of anything - I know that's not healthy -hopefully that will be another bad habit I can change.:)

[justjade]

Hi there. I too haven't been drinking all of the lemonade. I was fine for the first 4 days or so, drinking about 64oz of the lemonade. Now, however, I'm not hungry at all and I'm not all that interested in the lemonade. Is drinking less than 64oz going to halt my progress? I haven't lost any weight since day 4.

Also, is having a breath mint cheating? I'm craving the taste of "something else"!!

Thanks for any help. Mentally, I just want to eat something already.


I dont know if its ok...ive posted this before and never gotten a response. But when i make the lemonaid. I mix everything but the syrup which i put to the side and do right after I chug the lemon-mixture. then i drink water right after to mix it all together. I have found that it is alot easier to crave the syrup then the lemonaid.

I cant see how it could be any different.

But this way might help you look forward to it!! :D

[Res]

No no, you MUST drink the minimum of 6 glasses. If you're having trouble, schedule it.

8am glass 1
10 am glass 2
12 glass 3 and so on.

And breath mints are a no no as well, however, you can periodically have "mint tea". :)

[AROD82]

the only thing that worked for me was taking gulps all day long. almost like munching. that way i don't get hungry and every time i want to munch of something i take a drink. hope that helps. oh i do the 6 glasses a day and takes me about 2-3 hours to get the 32oz salt water down.

[swheeler]

I have a question,
I am on day 2 of the cleanse, i did the salt water flush last nite, as well as the smooth move tea.
and this morning i drank another smooth move tea.
i am drinking twelve glasses of the lemonade daily, but i have yet to have even one bowel movemnt,
i have a wicked headache though.

Should i drink more lemonade?
Is it normal to not have one BM?

[TiggerBaby]

I have a question,
I am on day 2 of the cleanse, i did the salt water flush last nite, as well as the smooth move tea.
and this morning i drank another smooth move tea.
i am drinking twelve glasses of the lemonade daily, but i have yet to have even one bowel movemnt,
i have a wicked headache though.

Should i drink more lemonade?
Is it normal to not have one BM?

SWHEELER ~ I think you may be having some difficulty because you have some things switched around....You should wake up in the MORNING and first thing on an empty stomach drink the Salt Water Flush, then throughout the day drink your lemonade mixture, then AT NIGHT drink your smooth move tea. Also, sometimes it takes the first couple of days before some people have a bowel movement....hopefully your headache will go away in the morning after you do the salt water flush and eliminate....keep hanging in there! :)

[itri]

Hi:)

I am on my first MC day 5. I have done cleanses in the past involving a 3 day water fast, fruit/veggie juice fasting, and mostly veggie juice fasting. I am use to the feelings of fasting and usually my fasts weren't 10 days... the were like 2 days of fruits and veggies then 3 days of liquid then 2 days of fruits and veggies. I do not weigh myself but I do take my inches and I must say after 5 days of doing this... I don't feel like I have shed as much as I expected and I would even say that I had shed more from the other types of cleanses.

Or.. it could just be that this cleanse takes more time to really start kicking in... I have considered switching to a veggie juice fast with a little fruit to ease in... but I wouldn't mind finishing this one out just to compare.

I also don't really feel the "natural high" or clarity yet that I usual experience. I wonder if my body just doesn't like these high amounts of sugar and I considered using less maple syrup.

Has anyone else had similar experiences?
Would love to hear from you:)

[capricorn85]

Uh Oh. After reading the above comments I think I really screwed up. I am ending my first day on the cleanse and could not swallow even three full cups of the mixture. It is simply tedious after the first cup. It took me all morning to get through the first cup and then I was more interested in water than the lemonade. Is it a big problem if I am not consuming the full six glasses? I have so far been drinking it hot like a tea but perhaps it will go down faster cold. Ew just the thought of nine more days of it is making me want to puke. This may not be for me :(

Any advice?

[tami1013]

I was under the impression that the more LA one drinks the better because the lemon breaks down waste and the cayenne pepper opens blood vessels. the MS just for vitamins and energy. If one drinks close to 12 does one want to cut down on MS or keep that up too