What Happens When You Stop the Master Cleanse
During the ?ease out? stage of the master cleanse there are certain things you need to be aware of and to expect. Knowing these will help you to make the process go smoothly. Be unaware of these factors may cause you to overly stress about reactions on your body that you are not sure should be happening.
Realize your body has been lacking solid food for a period of time because you have been on a strict liquid diet. Knowing this makes the ?ease out? phase so very important and necessary that you follow. In this stage you simply perform the ?ease in? stage backwards.
The Master Cleanse Day One through Three
Day one: orange juice, juice enough oranges so that you can make two liter bottles of orange juice. Add the orange juice and pulp to 2 liters of water and stir in 2 tablespoons of maple syrup for your daily calorie intake.
Day two: start mixing it up with solid fruits and vegetables and juices or broths. (Please don?t overdue this, remember your stomach has shrunk and you are not used to this many nutrients in a day)
Day three: ingest solid fruits and vegetables. You should be pretty much off of juices by now.
Day four: Ingest normal foods.
It is important to understand that your stomach has shrunk in size because of the liquid diet you have been on. This is great but just like in stomach band surgery if you try to eat too much you may become nauseous. Ingesting small portions throughout the day will help to avoid this effect. Think about the effect certain food types will have on your body. Meat will be difficult to digest so eat very little of this type of food. Besides you just spent days cleaning your digestive tract of this food. For protein, instead eat alternatives like: eggs and beans.
Likewise fiber can have an adverse effect on your body if you are not drinking enough water. You may experience constipation from fiber because your body is not use to the fast digesting of food with fiber. Water will help to better eliminate waste without the pains of constipation. Please remember you need to ease in slowly because you have not had solid food in your digestive tract for a number of days. The key is to be careful with the amount and the type of food you eat.
If you are experiencing different side effects it may be wise to seek out the advice of a medical professional. As with any diet it is always important to make sure you have spoken to a medical professional regarding the starting and end of a change in diet. They will understand the way your body is reacting and be able to advise you on any different effects than listed here or what to do if you have adverse effects that can cause health problems.
As a final thought; it is important that you continue on the path you started of eating healthy, portioning your food, and staying fit. If you go right back into eating comfort foods, or fattening foods you may find that you put on the weight again possibly even quicker than before or even worse you may gain additional weight. It is easy to get caught up in a horrible cycle of cleansing and eating badly. This can also have adverse effects on your body and you will ultimately not get the results you are striving for.
Now you should feel great and ready to take on the world with the new and improved you. Enjoy the benefits you have earned by performing the master cleanse successfully.