The Cleanse - Day 1

so, i have started an eleven day cleanse. i will give you an overview of the process, followed by updates on my progress. as the title of this entry suggests - this is day one. each day is the same (easy enough, right?). here is the process: first thing in the morning, prepare the Master Cleanse and the Liver Flush. The Master Cleanse = juice of 1 lemon; 32 ounces spring water; 1 1/2 teaspoons maple syrup or honey; 1 pinch ground clove or 1/2 teaspoon of whole clove. The Liver Flush = 1/2 peeled lemon; 2 peeled oranges; 1 ounce olive oil; 3 sprigs parsley; 1 pinch ginger, 1 pinch black pepper, 1 pinch cayenne and 1 pinch ground clove.

step 1: drink entire Liver Flush (ha!)
step 2: drink 8 ounces of Master Cleanser
step 3: take 1,000 mg vitamin c
step 4: take 100 mg of magnesium
(sip remaining Master Cleanser throughout the day)

mid-morning snack:
5 - 10 almonds and 1/2 apple or pear

30 minutes before lunch:
drink 8 ounces of fresh juice - 80% vegetable juice, 20 % fruit juice. take another 1,000 mg of vitamin c and 100 mg of magnesium.

lunch:
have a big vegetable salad, with dark greens, and four ounces of fish or chicken.

afternoon snack:
eat another 5 - 10 almonds and 1/2 an apple or pear (or skip the fruit and have 1 cup sliced carrots, cucumbers or celery)

30 minutes before dinner:
drink 8 more ounces of juice (same ratio of fruit to vegetables). take one more round of supplements: 1,000 mg of vitamin c and 100 mg of magnesium.

dinner:
eat another big vegetable salad with dark greens (no tomatoes or red peppers). if you're still hungry (and i have a feeling i still will be), have more juice and 5 - 10 more almonds.

so far today:
only possible to choke down (and i literally mean "choke down") 1/4 of the Liver Flush. it tastes like vomit and makes my throat feel coated with stomach acid. i'll lighten up on the cayenne tomorrow...

took full advantage of that 1/2 apple and those 10 almonds. have only gotten 8 ounces of the Master Cleanse down, although it's not entirely unagreeable. substituted the vegetable/fruit juice % ratio blah blah thing for a little bottle (10 oz.) of welch's grape juice.

lunch went fine. i love salads. also got all of the supplements down thus far. then again, anybody can swallow 20 little pills...

contemplating another 5 - 10 almonds and some french fries.