The Master Cleanse - Day 3

sounds good

i might actually try this - starting monday coz i dont really want to give up my whole weekend

ive been eating waaaaay too much fast food recently and not enough healthy foods, my body is a trainwreck.

im starting to look less like patrik antonius and more like todd brunson.

^ Ha.

Actually, I totally forgot that this weekend was Labor Day

I usually get pretty fat/drunk over Labor Day weekend, dayum...

id like to try that, sounds positive
keep us updated

where do you get the special mapel syrup from?

can you get it in a supermarket or do i need to go to a health shop?

On August 30 2007 09:26 byrnesam wrote: where do you get the special mapel syrup from? can you get it in a supermarket or do i need to go to a health shop?

I ordered mine online - 1 gallon (128 oz.) will be more than enough for 10 days, 1/2 gallon may get you there, but you'd be scrapping the bottom of the jug near the end. I'm currently using ~9-11 oz. of syrup a day.

You live kinda far away though, dunno if they'd ship there. You can also buy Grade B syrup at Whole Foods here; Whole Foods is an organic/hippyish grocery in my area. If you have someplace comparable, they may sell it.

uhh do you know how much muscle weight you are going to lose because of this? you wont be giving your body enough calories and necessary fats, etc and it will begin to burn the fuck out of your muscles, not body fat. In my opinion, you'd be 100x more healthier if you just stopped drinking so much caffeine, didnt drank more than 2 days a week, take a daily multivitamin, stop smoking all together, and exercise for at least 30 minutes 4 times a week, and lay off the red meat(i only eat chicken and seafood).

in the end, it is to each their own, but I can't see this being beneficial and actually more detrimental to your health overall because when it ends you're going right back to eating shitty

On August 30 2007 09:46 SKoT wrote: in the end, it is to each their own, but I can't see this being beneficial and actually more detrimental to your health overall because when it ends you're going right back to eating shitty

In the end, it's only 10 days.

More detrimental? If I go right back to eating/drinking shitily, then I'm exactly where I was before, but with - supposedly - less toxins/shit floating around my system.

Regarding a loss in muscle mass: I'm going to assume that shorting myself ~500-700 calories/day for 10 days will not effect my muscle mass in any long-term scope. I'm not going to be running any marathons during this. But you could very well be correct in this category.

Once again, I'm not advocating that anyone go out, and do this. If anyone is thinking about going for this, I suggest reading as much criticism as possible (I posted a link to a rather scathing article in my OP).

sounds cool keep the blog updated!

weird - i have a hard time believing that lemonade + maple syrup (wtf?) contains 1200 calories in 1.5 gallons or whatever, but i guess it's possible. are you active at all? if so, i think 1200 calories is not nearly enough, but i don't really know much about that sort of thing

in any case, GL!

On August 30 2007 12:41 twotimesopt wrote: weird - i have a hard time believing that lemonade + maple syrup (wtf?) contains 1200 calories in 1.5 gallons or whatever, but i guess it's possible. are you active at all? if so, i think 1200 calories is not nearly enough, but i don't really know much about that sort of thing in any case, GL!

Yeah, I guess it packs quite a punch:

Serving size: 0.25 cup Amount Per Serving Calories 210 Amount Per Serving and/or % Daily Value* Total Fat 0g (0%) Sodium 7mg (0%) Total Carbohydrate 53g (18%) Sugars 53g Protein 0g

I play basketball one night a week, and softball two nights. My basketball night was Monday, and you don't really burn that much energy playing softball, so I should be good there. I also pick up a random shift or two a month bartending (job I've kept since college), and I have to do that tomorrow night - should be interesting, don't think I've ever worked a shift without having a drink or 5. This weekend I'm going to keep it pretty low-key: dog park, watch football, clean house/patio.

I'm also a little wary of trying to survive on so little calories, but so far it's going alright. You're right, it is really weird, and if not for my brother's testimony, I wouldn't be trying it.

Ty!

thats awesome, i might try doing this sometime.

Wow, Sounds pretty grueling. Not my idea of a good time/way to help my body, but hope it works for you.

As far as the calories go I don't know how you can manage on that even for a short time. I jogged 15KM today and probably burned close to that right there. If your not way overweight I do think you'll probably lose a lot of muscle mass and while it might not have any real long term negative effects it'll be a drag trying to bulk up/get fit again.