I finished the cleanse on Friday. I was planning on going at least 10 days, but I decided to stop at 5 days this time. I think the next time I will go a few more days. It was also difficult because Danielle had a hard time on the cleanse because of the high citrus drink. It really messed up her stomach, so it made it difficult for her to continue. Next time we will do the "Daniel fast". I haven't read up much on it, but I'll post about it when we do it.
It took about four days to break the fast. The first day you drink several 8oz glasses of pure orange juice slowly through out the day. The second day you drink more orange juice and make a vegetable soup. I have to say, Danielle and I made an awesome vegetable soup. We put organic vegetable broth in a big 'ol pot with red potatoes, red onion, celery, tomato, carrots, brown rice etc. Oh my gosh it was so good!
The third day you eat raw vegetables and fruit during the day and the soup at night. The soup was super good the next day, even though it was cold!
The fourth day you resume normal eating. The book recommends you don't eat meat and stuff, but forget that! I didn't do the cleanse to convert to a vegetarian.
Last time I checked I have lost almost five pounds and about one inch off of my waist. I'll be checking my weight tomorrow morning, as well. People have been asking if I feel any different. Honestly, I didn't feel bad in the first place. I don't get sick often, I don't feel groggy or sluggish, so this was just an opportunity to clean myself out.
I almost forgot, on Saturday (the day after I stopped the cleanse), I slept in and when I was getting ready to leave I felt really weak. Danielle cut up some apple for me and I rested for a bit. After I got some orange juice at the gas station I felt much better. So, when you break the cleanse make sure you get the juice beforehand and don't sleep in!
I would recommend the cleanse to anyone. It really works and isn't that hard to do. It helps to have someone to do it with, so do that if you can.
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