To succeed with the Master Cleanse you are going to need to prepare yourself. You can’t just expect to roll out of bed one morning and say “Hey, how about if I do the Master Cleanse for the next ten days?” and expect to succeed!
Most people who try the Master Cleanse diet drop out on day one. But you can avoid being one of those statistics if you take the right steps to prepare yourself for your cleanse. Here are some tips to help you succeed:
1. Read a good Master Cleanse book. Get one that outlines not only what the diet consists of, but how to succeed staying on the program for ideally the full ten days. For this, I strongly recommend Raylen Sterling’s Master Cleanse Secrets. It is written by someone who both struggled with and eventually succeeded with the Master Cleanse diet. It is loaded with tips and advice on how to prepare both your body and mind for your first cleanse and how to resist urges and the temptation to quit once you are on the cleanse. I don’t know how I could have made it through without first reading his book
2. Purchase everything you need in advance. You really don’t want to have to step into a grocery store if you can avoid it during the cleanse – especially during the first few days. Remember that everything you get should be organic, so you may need to go to a special Whole Foods type store to buy your supplies and plan accordingly. You can also check out some Master Cleanse kits at Amazon.com, if you want most of the ingredients mailed to you in advance (which can be a real convenience if you don’t have many of the ingredients available locally or are just a super busy person!).
3. Get rid of food temptations. Throw out all your oreos and chips before starting the cleanse, and if possible get rid of all convenience foods. Some cleansers suggest you get rid of all the food in your kitchen during the cleanse, but if you are like me and have a small child to cook for, this is likely not an option. But by getting rid of the quick and obvious temptations, you will make it a lot easier on yourself!
4. Avoid television and certain magazines. The main problem with watching television during the cleanse is the food commercials. You might want to try renting movies from Netflix or similar during the cleanse and listening to the radio for your news, so that you don’t have to be exposed to food commercial advertising.
5. Stay busy! Boredom is a major reason people turn to food, so try to plan a lot of activities that are not too strenuous to keep your mind off of eating food.
I’ve completed the Master Cleanse several times at this point, and I invite you to read through my entire journal to see how the process when for me the very first time I did a ten day program.
To read my master cleanse ten day journal, start here:
