OK..back to the meal plan:

DAY #2
starting weight 181.2lbs / body fat 31.2%

11am
roast beef sandwich:
2 slices 7 grain bread (supposed to be oat bread but I couldn't find it)
homeade sliced roast beef
beefsteak tomatos
iceburg lettuce
sweet white onions
Miracle Whip

one diet Barq's rootbeer

For the rest of the day I had fruit only. pears, apples, strawberries, oranges and plums. I did not eat proper meals, but rather just grazed when I was hungry. The last serving had a little low fat Cool Whip on top. That was not part of the plan (on this day)...but I could not resist. I think I was meant to have proper "meals" of fruit..but I just snacked.

64oz water throughout the day

I only walked for like 20 minutes...it was windy and ashy out and I bailed.

Hiya twin,

This eating plan is very different from anything I have ever heard of before- it doesnt seem to be something you can pursue long-term without eating proper meals regularly- I'm not insinuating its a 'bad plan'; just questionable and different from anything I have ever heard of- do you think its something you could follow long-term? If not, I can help you in that department considering my past loyalty to fad diets and recent "break-up" with those wretched things! If you like it and can stick to it permanently, stick with it as long as its balanced- what do they recommend for your daily consumption! Have a great day ox bec

You just keep getting cooler!



I have been a regular user of the good old master cleanser for nearly a decade. I typically do one every 6-12 months. I love it. Most people think me mad, but I can't tell people enough about how great it makes me feel. And they never believe it till they see me that I am not suffering lack of energy or blackouts after ten days. I don't do it for weight loss at all, all the weight I lose on the system is the bad gunk inside me. As a matter of fact, as much as it is hard to get over here, I just restocked on maple syrup, as I am almost due.

I found another fantastic use for the cleanser too. For the first couple years in China I, like some other foreigners here, picked up a little bug that never really went away. A stomach thing that wasn't terrible but uncomfortable. If you took certain medicine it fixed it, but it would always come back. Well, I decided to hit it with the cleanser and see what happened.... Long and short of it, it went away, hasn't reared its ugly head since. No kidding at all. That was a year ago. A year has passed and it must be time to de-gunk again...

sirant

My mom thought i was insane when I informed her about this cleanser but after hearing another success story about it, I may be more open to trying it-don't you gain the weight back straight after you finish!? It kindof defies all of the laws of weight loss!

Well, you have to remember...the Cleanse was not meant be used strictly to obtain weight loss...true..it's a really nice perk...but that's not the purpose.

The reason is to "prime" your body. You eliminate toxins, restore balance, and also give your system a break. When you work out...you don't work a particular set of muscles everyday, you give it a break and alternate. Your digestive system is the same way. It benefits from the break and rest. Imagine if you were to lift a dumbell with your right arm every day, all day long....you'd be sore and knackered! You also have like 4 days worth of food in your system at any given time. Most of it toxic and energy depleting. You have good bacteria...but also LOADS of bad bacteria. When you fast..you clear ALL of it out...then introduce good bacteria again slowly with raw foods and maybe some probiotics. You can immediately see the benefits of this rest by the sheer amount of energy you have. You almost feel little "speedy" at times. I could rarely sleep more than 6 hours and I just had so much pep. The energy your body normally would be spending digesting difficult food is bubbling out of you while your system lays back and says "ahhhhhhh...finally."

You just start with a clean slate, well rested, healthy and free from addiction (and we all know food is an addiction, not to mention sugars, caffeine, preservatives, etc....nasty little buggers that string you out.) That process aids digestion, proper eating habits and good hygene. Your body runs better...like defragmenting your hard drive.

True, you gain some of the weight back immediately, but not ALL of it. I gained 3 lbs the very next day...but I have lost that in the following week through proper diet. So now, one week later after the break of my fast, I am at the same weight, but still 14 lbs less than when I began the fast.

I COMPLETELY recommend this for ANYONE! it's hard the first couple of days...but then it's totally doable. You'll just be overwhelmed by the positive effects.

O yeah..and to answer your question Becka about being able to sustain this diet long term..it's not meant for that. It's only an 11 day plan meant to quicky eliminate 9lbs. It doesn't do much to promote great eating habits...but I'm throwing caution to the wind and just getting my weight down as fast as I can anyway I can. I will worry about sorting out something long term after the wedding. I know I know...that's not the way to go about it...but I'm gonna anyway.

I know it's just a wedding and it's just a day, just a dress and just some pictures..but it's very high-profile in my world..and the pics will be very editorial and want them to be beautiful. I'm no stranger to slimming down especially for a particular shoot...this is kind of like another day on the job...

BUT....in opposition to all that...I actually really like eating weird food groups one at a time. That's the New Yorker in me I guess. But even as a kid I would eat the meat on my plate...then ALL the corn, then all the potatos...I always finished the portion of whatever food it was...then moved on the the next thing. I never mix the bites and the foods never "touch" on my plate. It's not uncommon to see me eat a banana for breakfast followed by a piece of sashimi and then a whole tomato...all in a few minutes of each other. I have weird eating habits so this plan actually suits me nicely.

The problem will be when I am married and cooking ACTUAL meals for 2. I'm not alone anymore...and I have been pretty solitary my entire adult life. I have to learn not to be so compulsive and self gratifying!!

BUT for now...this diet plan rocks. I had BACON today!!

Haha- at the end of the day, Blair, you need to do what works for you and if this plan is it, then I'm just glad you stumbled upon it! People can preach all day long about the dos and don'ts of dieting and fitness but at the end of the day you just need to find out what works for you and your lifestyle! Considering my history, I am certainly not one to critique anyone else's eating plans!

Thanks to the information you provided, I'm definitely considering doing the Master Cleanse as some point- i just hope I have the willpower to get through it

How was your day today? Any other news? Speak soon xxx

DAY 3
starting weight 180.8lbs / body fat 25.8%

10am
6 strips smoked molassas bacon (broiled crisp)
2 egg omelette with garlic and skim milk

1pm
"the Big Salad"
iceburg lettuce
mixed baby greens
Roma tomato
sliced sweet onion (raw)
sliced red pepper (raw)
sliced zucchini (raw)
cubed roast ham (homeade)
cubed pepper parsley skinless chicken breast
Ken's LITE lo-cal raspberry walnut vinaigrette

5pm
one diet Barq's rootbeer
6oz can albacore tuna
2 tbsp Miracle Whip LITE
(meal plan says you can have roast beef slices as well if you want but I was not hungry for it)

ran up and down the stairs of my building 4 times.
one 1/2 hour brisk walk

10pm
one hard boiled egg
(meal plan says you can have pastrami slices as well if you want but I was not hungry for it)

64oz water throughout the day

DAY 4
starting weight 179.1lbs / body fat 30.6%

11am
1 cup lowfat cottage cheese
1 cup cashews

2pm
6 slices English Cheddar cheese
20 small shrimp cocktail with cocktail sauce
small bowl of red and green veggies (broccoli, red peppers and snow peas)

2 large glasses unsweetened lime iced tea
64 oz water throughout the day

4pm
hard boiled egg
(diet called for pastrami slices as well but I was not hungry enough)

I skipped my 4th meal because I was filming and really busy and simply not hungry but was supposed to be:

grilled orange roughy encrusted with parsley and walnuts

Hey girl-

Wow you're doing fantastic on your weight loss- I'm so jealous! I'll weigh myself in the morn and continue with this 'eating plan' regardless of how much I lose until the end of the week- if I don't see any progress, I might look into your diet plan!

Apologies for being MIA- As stated in the other forum, I've been knackered after bartending til 330! Hope you had a nice weekend x

Sure!! That sounds great!! This plan creates custom diets and every one is different. If you want, since I have a subscription and I can create as many diets as I want for my friends and family, I can make you one. You can just circle all the foods you like, and they will generate one especially for you!

I stayed out late last night and slept until 3 day so I might not eat all 4 meals today either.

My weekend is going great! Photo shoot was good too...I can't wait to see the pics!!!

Aww- I can't wait to see the pics too- be sure to post them online!I slept until noon today and then went back to sleep from 430-730..and I'm still exhausted!

That would be awesome if you made a diet for me, even as a reference point! Let me know what the choices are for foods, etc.!

How's the new hair?

oh I'm not changing my hair yet..that will happen in the next few weeks. It was red for years, but I'm naturally dark blonde/light brown. It's been platinum for the last 2 years but I wanted to try black to shake it up. I always have liked the look of plae skin, blue eyes and black hair. But I'm tied of all the dye and work. I'm getting it dyed back as close to natural as possible and then just leaving it at that. Texture/color wise it will be a bit like what Lindsay Lohan has right now:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...dsay-lohan.jpg

DAY 5
starting weight 178.2lbs / body fat 30.9%

I slept for 1/2 the day so I got a late start

3pm
fruit salad made with fresh cut up apples, pears, plums, grapes and strawberries mixed with chocolate flavored low-fat Cool Whip
Meal plan suggested oatmeal as well but I was not in the mood

6pm
8 strips broiled low sodium bacon
4 deviled egg halves (the plan suggests hardboiled eggs but you're allowed to have approved condiments so I mixed the 2 yolks with a teaspoon each of Miracle Whip and plain mustard, cayenne and fresh dill to make them more interesting

One large glass of iced tea
64oz water throughtout the day.

I ran up and down the 4 flights of stairs once. I'm too lazy today to do more than that.

9pm
The plan called for a can of tuna salad and some roast beef slices but I took the roughy out of the freezer yesterday and didn't eat it so I had that instead. I browned it in a teaspoon of olive oil, salt and pepper, then threw in the juice of a lemon, some diced onion and tomato and about 5 chopped walnuts. NOT the same thing as tuna and beef but I could not see the harm and I didn't want to waste the roughy at $22/lb. Hopefully the nuts won't throw me off. It was soooooooooooo good.

It's 2 am now and I am not hungry so I am skipping meal 4 which is supposed to be some sliced ham and skinless chicken breast...what...MORE meat???? I'm going to bed.

By the way, this diet is supposed to give you 1200 calories a day in order to get you to lose 9lbs in 11 days. I have been logging in every molecule on FitDay and have found that it ranges from 800 calories to 1900 calories with an average of about 1400 per day. More than the plan suggested BUT as you can see I have been steadily losing about a pound a day so it might just be working. I have not been very physically active, well..not deliberately at least. I will have more time this week, I promise.