So you 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 the 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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I just completed my MC with no problem. I did it for 13 days, I lost 18 pounds..I'm going to eat healthy and use my treadmill 4 times a week..I plan on doing the 10- day Green Smoothie Cleanse in two weeks
I am on day 14 and did only the orange juice all day yesterday.
I lost 20 pounds by day 12.
I am diabetic, type two.
My sugar count has been between 62 and 87. I have not been on my meds during the MC because it would lower my count even more to where it would be a danger to my health.
I am experiencing a lot of inflammation since day 12.
Is this part of the healing process?
Anone know?
i am on day 9 of the MC. i am doing it with fidelity, drinking smooth move tea each evening, but only did the SWF after day 5 one morning that i didn't have to rush in to work. it worked perfectly. i have lost 9 lbs and am intending to wean off with oj on day 11 and veggie soup on day 12. the first few days i was enthusiastic and energetic, but now i am really dragging. i do not feel great and am struggling to get through these next few days. has anyone else experienced this? mostly it sounds like people come off it so inspired. i feel like crap :(
I did it 10 days and oh how I miss it now it's been a month and I wish so much I would of went longer , life was so simple no worries about what to eat and what not to eat life was simple , I lost 12 pounds and have since gained 2 back I work my butt off at the gym eat healthy and yet no weight loss probably muscle weight , but on the cleanse I did 20-30 min workouts and boom weight loss no problem I had so much energy and good deep sleep , now I don't sleep well and have little energy , I wish I could go back on it but I know it's to soon but I do intend to go on again maybe in a few more months
Why orange juice instead of veggie... like carrot, cerlery or cucumber? So much sugar in orange!
Thank you very much.
Oudi
i'm on thyroid medicine do you stop taking that medicine when you're doing the cleanse does anybody know or have any info thanks
This cleanse is amazing. I only did 4 days, but lost 3 kg. I did it to cleanse my digestive tract and stopped because I'm thin and don't want to lose even more weight. I do feel more vibrant, and sticking to just the lemon water during the day was easy, but I found the evening / nights really tough because I did get super hungry and had crappy sleeps. Kudos to those who managed 10 days, and even 40!!!
I just finished my 10days of MC I was 194kg. Am on 87k g this cleanser works wonders
I just completed 40 days of the Master Cleanse! I agree with the post that it is 90% mental and 10% physical. It's an exercise in self control and it's good to prove to yourself that you can do anything that you set your mind to do. I'm looking forward to better health and better eating - with more raw food. It feels so good to get around without the extra 15 pounds and great to see my feet again.