After enduring a day and a half of the master cleanse, I quit. And I’m not a quitter.
I quit for the following reasons:
a) I’m a journalist, which means coffee is at the top of my food group pyramid. No caffeine? No thanks.
b) As I gulped my first salt water cleanse, I watched an assortment of weirdos’ videos on YouTube who vlogged about their own master cleanse experience. I don’t know if it was their personality or the diet, but I didn’t want to be anything like them…
c) I have colitis, which the cleanse is actually supposed to help. Except,I think it almost killed me instead.
d) Starvation is pretty distracting from school. My weekend activities consisted of not eating, trying to study, and sleeping.
e) A lot of people do this thing to lose weight. The only fat I have to lose is in my ass–And I like my ass. It’s here to stay.
f) I had no genuine motive. What I sought in the experience I got: a greater appreciation for eating. So if I gain weight in the coming weeks, it was the cleanse’s fault.
Overall, I’d say try it, but don’t expect to like it. My friend who lent me the book did it over Xmas break–These kinds of vacation periods are the best times to do it, not during hectic end-of-semester hell. Do it if you need it, but remember that the water weight you lose will come back to those thighs. And then, like a fool, you will reflect on having drank a disgusting liter of salt water every day for 10 days.
P.S. I’m totally drinking coffee right now, and smiling.
And just for fun:
Yayuhhhh
Tags: diet, food, hunger, master cleanse diet
April 21st, 2008 at 2:54 pm
haha…you’re amazing
April 21st, 2008 at 2:56 pm
haha i appreciate that. glad i didnt let you down…even though i feel that i let the blogosphere down.
April 24th, 2008 at 3:28 am
good news.