So you’ve finished the Master Cleanse, and you’re wondering where do I go from here? Here’s a few tips on what to do after the master cleanse.
How you break a long fast is extremely important. You need to gradually ease your way back to solid food after having completed a couple of extra days of juices. You need to come of the Master Cleanse properly. Here is a schedule that works.
Days One and Two After Your Cleanse
Drink several glasses of fresh orange juice (8 oz) throughout the day. The orange juice will prepare the digestive tract to be able to once again properly digest and assimilate solid foods. Don’t gulp it — drink it nice and slow. If you have any difficulties during the transition increase the amount of water.
During the afternoon of day two prepare yourself some vegetable broth. This should not be canned soup that’s full of preservatives, rather make yourself some fresh homemade soup.
Days Three and Four
Drink orange juice in the morning, for lunch eat raw fruit, and at night eat fruit and/or vegetable salad. No eggs, fish, meat, pastries, bread, milk, tea, or coffee. Milk causes mucus and creates toxins in the body, and it’s known to cause problems in the stomach and colon…
Day Five
You are ready to start eating normally again. This will be your first day of a regular breakfast with solids. You should have your glass of lemon and eat fruit, vegetables, berries, or seeds for breakfast — nothing else. If you have gas or other digestive distress go back to day two and repeat days two, three, and four. You may have to do this a few times until your digestive tract is ready to process solid food again.
It’s highly recommended that you begin to take Probiotics after breaking your cleanse. This will replace the good bacteria that was removed when you cleansed the colon. The good bacteria keeps the gut balanced and it also produces Vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B12, and K. Don’t take the Probiotics while you cleanse. They’ll just get pulled out of your body.
During your cleanse is the time to start to retrain your brain about your eating habits. You’ve got a fresh slate, why not take advantage of it, and begin to live a healthier life, and what you eat is the place to start.
First of all you should eliminate all processed, refined, and fast foods from your diet. Justify them how you like but the bottom line is that they are not good for you.
Increase the amount of fresh fruit and vegetables you eat. You should have a minimum of 5 servings a day.
- Replace all white flour products with whole wheat
- Restrict your salt intake
- Eat lean protein
- Limit your dairy intake
- Drink plenty of water
- No soda and other sweetened drinks. Remember the juice on the shelf isn’t much better than soda. You want fresh squeezed juices.
Eating a healthy diet will provide your body with the nutrients it needs to stay healthy. It also means that your body will be able to better hold toxins at bay. Eating healthy will also help keep the weight you lost off.
Coming off the master cleanse just takes a few days. Follow these steps and you’ll be set.
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hi,am on day fifteen,trying to make it to 21dys,i lost aron 22pds loking younger and feeling great,it works thanks.
What can I replace the orange juice with…I can’t eat oranges.
I am on day 8 of the MC, I am feeling great, don’t know how much weight I have lose but I don’t feel hungry. Was just reading about when coming off MC and was wondering about the orange juice. I can only get sweetened OJ here. Do I have to squeeze all those oranges or just drink the OJ.
Some things that you mention about retraining the brain to eat healthier make sense, though most does not apply once you have been eating a raw organic vegan diet for years. I have been a vegetrain 33 years, vegan 22 years and back to eating 90-100% raw. I used o eat raw exclusively for 7 years in the 90s before I learned more and began drinking probiotics such as kombucha and had greater access to organic produce without having to special order it. This is my 8th year–I do it 4 times ayera. As of 2001, I do 20 +3 days of O.J. in Jnauray, 10 + 3 days O.J. in April, July, October, but the first time I did not have daily bowel movements even thogh I took herbal laxative. I had some, but not as I used to 4-8 times a day. My energies never faltered as usual. I don’t know why so many fail after 2 days saying that they got weak or hungry. They could not have followed instructions. Anyway, I no longer break my cleanse with cooked broth as I eat raw. I replace healthy bacteria by drinking kombucha and get certain vitamins and minerals from juicing raw fruits and veggies or make raw veggie soup and add granulated kelp, nutritional yeast or dehydrated minerals with fresh chopped, food processor blended onion, garlic, parsley, etc. Real challenge is finding organic juice oranges at a reasonable price and Grade C or B maple syrup organic or not at a reasonable price.
Hiya! I am on day 3 & have lost 6 pounds! I feel way better today than the first two days! I do not feel completely drained today! I would like to go for 20-30 days but I am going to see how I feel at 10 days before continuing. It wasnt easy resisting the delicious foods my parents have cooking up in the kitchen the past two days..but I pushed through & Wala! I have grown stronger, and gained control of my brain…in the sense of not having to have food! I like being in control of my body
I am 16! If I can do it! Anyone can! Your body deserves the dedication it takes to fulfill the cleanse!
I’m on day 14 and have lost 21 lbs. That’s such an added benefit on top of having energy and my body feeling great!
I’m shooting for 21 days, but w/ me being a triathlete and soccer player, I’m starting to feel my energy deplete a bit b/c I am still working out, training and in the middle of soccer season. I’m doing this more as a spiritual fast/cleanse, so I’m relying on Him and prayer to get me through the next week. It’s definitely worth doing if you are considering it.
I am on day 9 – i’m making it but really craving food today, being able to actually have food in my stomach …but feeling younger, and looking better – not sure how much weight has been shed but its significant as I can see it and feel it. for anyone thinking about doing it the benefits are great and …its not all that bad or difficult to do – so if you’re hesitating – go for it
On day 7 – just cheated with some cooked onions in the pork roast I cooked for my family. Already my stomach hurts. I would like to go 10-12 days, but I just read about the transition period back onto food. I am concerned as I just mowed my lawn – had to move the trampoline, which I’ve been doing for 12 years with no problem- I grab it and pull it, and I could hardly move it. I couldn’t figure out why until I realized I have lost muscle mass in my arms. I have definitely lost pounds clothes I couldn’t even put on a week ago fit well. I am down 8 pounds in the 7 days. Was hoping to lose more fat and not muscle. Bummed. I am 5’9″ and start weight was 152 – now 144.
can i still eat popcorn on the 4th day coming off cleanser?
*Pam
Don’t worry about the lost muscle mass too much. You will lose more fat than muscle but the body will cannibalize about 1:2 ratio of muscle to fat for the first 10 days. I’ve never gone beyond the 10 days and don’t feel the need for anymore than that. I think it’s better to do multiple cleanses during a single year than to do a long stretch. Of course, eating a healthier diet will have more far reaching benefits than just cleansing…
Okay, I finished my 10 days of the MC! yesterday.. and today I started eating chicken noodle soup?! Been drinking water and orange juice.? What can really happen if I go two day with just soup and on day 3 start of with salad and so on???
How can fish oil work in with the cleanse? What brand should I go for?
Today is Monday and I’m staring the cleanse on Friday. I’m just trying to get all the facts straight before I dive in. I’m going to go for (hopefully) two weeks. I’m just curious, during these five days after the cleanse are you still supposed to be drinking the lemon drink that you drink through the cleanse or just on day five where you specified it. SOMEONE please let me know. Thank you.
Stopping at 10 days for this cleanse because let’s face it the holidays can be extremely difficult with all the ads on TV about holiday cooking. Nevertheless the cleanse was fantastic!! It was not easy…no foods, constant trips to the restroom, salt water flushing…regardless the benefits by far outweigh the costs amazingly enough. I lost my dependence on allergy meds and caffeine. Yay! That right there makes it all worthwhile.
Oh thanks for posting the info on after-the-cleanse. Please remember the primary purpose is for detoxing, losing the weight is just an added bonus. Best of luck to those doing the cleanse
Hello, I have been doing this cleanse for the past 3 years once a year, I am currently on day 10!!! I feel amazing!! My skin is clear, no foggyness of the brain, i have energy, i wake up in the morning w/o running over my girlfriend trying to get to the coffee machine, ive lost almost 20 lbs. this cleanse also helped me quit smoking cigarettes. The first two days were uncomfortable w/ the headaches and feeling tired but it was easy after that. I need to say i work in a 4 star italian restaurant so being around the aroma’s of amazing food was a challenge but i had it in my head that i was on a mission. I did plenty of research on the “MC” and found that everyone who has done it has nothing but good things to say about it, also anyone putting the cleanse down would only end up promoting some other sort of healthy living style so the motives weren’t pure. good luck to anyone trying this cleanse for the first time, just remember its mind over matter, if your not mentally ready to embark on this journey it may be difficult
I take high blood pressure medincine can i take the master cleanse diet,also 4 more other type of meds.
Hello i started today . Just by reading all this info gives me motovation .
So here a go lets see how much lbs ill go down ..
Hello I’m on the 9 day of MC, I did the 3 days-in as well, then in the beginning of MC I was surprised, I’m not felt hungry. On my 6 day, on morning I wake up with an allergic reaction like a rush in my face, I don’t know why. Now still have the rush, I hope after tomorrow “10days”, and with the days out of MC my face look great than before. Until now I lost 5.50 kg, that great!!!!! Good luck to everyone in this challenge.
This is my first time attempting the master cleanse! Im coming up to my third day and I am pretty hungry. The Lemonade has developed a bit of an aftertaste and the herbal tea isn’t really….well my cup of tea (pardon the pun); However I shall persevere. I think the hardest bit is going to be not eating everything in sight once I finish lol. I am only doing 7 days because frankly, I don’t have the time to be not fully focused for more then a week.
Good Luck Gals and Guys!
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