Hello there,

I realize that food (bad or good) has taken control over my life. I can't look at food and not at least taste it; what is that???

Couple of years ago I lost over 20lb getting my weight under 150lb for the first time in a lonnnngggg time. I felt good and slowly but surely I gained everything back and some more. I realize that I can't portion control at the moment, I can't because I don't have control over my life, I use food because it seems to provide me with some kind of control, if I want it, I eat, as much as I want... And now every time I'm confuse or can't seem to make a decision I turn to food.

I realize now that I need to get control over food first and then I'll have control over my life. I'm not doing this for my hubby, my kid or my family, I'm doing it for me because I MATHER TOO. Like an addict to stop the addiction you need to stop consuming what you're addicted to. For that reason I'm doing the master cleanse. I will follow the guidelines for 40 days. Forty days of fast on the lemonade diet to get rid of the cravings that I have and detox my insides. I need to get the junk out so I can fully listen to my body. Right now it can't talk to me, my poor body is too busy trying to get rid of the junk and keep me alive... I feel that I need to REBIRTH. I've been neglecting myself for over 30 years. If I don't start living NOW when will I???

I've been struggling to lose weight for the longest time. Some are able to just get with the food and exercising plan and get on track, others need to heal from the inside before. There's no one size fits all...

Good day to all!

I'm setting my goal weight at 135lbs. Don't really know what my goal weight should be, I know that I have to be under 150lbs but if I follow the BMI I should be under 140lbs. So I figured 135lbs should be fine... Oh well, for now lets get under 180lbs first

I started the master cleanse on Saturday May 1st and plan to stop on June 9th. On to day 4 today, and I feel WONDERFUL!!

I'm not really sure what the master cleanse entails but I hope you're doing this under the supervision of a medical professional. Drastic things like not eating anything for that long of a time can be very dangerous if not done correctly. It's also really important to come out of the fast very, very, very carefully. I've fasted before and I gained so much weight afterwards because I thought I had everything under control. I was too pig headed to ask for help. I'm not trying to discourage you at all, I hope you're still doing well, I just want to discourage you from making the same mistakes I did.

I know what your saying, I struggled all my life with my weight and when I turned 40 I needed to do something about it and finally take care of myself. I see this as my time now, my time to do things I always wanted to do. If you keep putting it off, your life will pass you by. Life is too short, If only I realized this ten years ago! Good luck with the master cleanse( not sure what that is exactly), but it sounds like a great start!

Thanks for your comments and support.

I tried many different diets, I did the keto/atkins, south beach, bob green, the mini-meals, the no carbs, no fat the portion control, went for a 10 day meditation retreat, I even did the biggest loser work-version and won. ...name it I tried it. All work for a while and after it was all said and done or sometimes before I even reached my goal weight I was back to my starting weight plus more!!

That is the reason why I don't believe in diets, it's a temporary solution for me. I need to get rid of the cravings that I have for certain foods. Going away is not gonna do it, I need to be able to look at the food and don't feel the need to eat it or even taste it. With the master cleanse, while my body is getting rid of the junk and feeling better I'm slowly seeing how that plate of chicken wings has nothing on me!! I feel like an addict, I have to stop everything so I can rewire my mind, because I truly believe it's a mind thing. Some people say that it takes 30 days to form a pattern and 90 days to form a habit. I want to create a different pattern in my head so I can form a new habit for myself.

After the cleanse I plan to follow a partial raw lifestyle. I need to learn to eat to better my body and not to make up for something I'm lacking.

About the Master Cleanse, there is a thread in Does it work about it, it was just closed but you can still have an idea of what it is or simply do a search on the internet.

I'm at 189.2, I finally left the 90s behind

When my binge eating disorder was at it's worst, I was attracted to the idea of detoxification to rid myself of my addiction. My body felt terrible after a 3,000 - 5,000 calorie binge & I thought wouldn't it be nice to have a program to rid me of my addictive behavior.

The program I eventually found was an outpatient eating disorder treatment program, which preached the revolutionary idea of eating balanced meals with the help of a nutritionist.

For me, what is working for me now is eating normal meals & eating no snacks.

Breaking the snack habit has been a huge revelation for me. Snacking for me feeds my binge eating problem. I cannot believe that I don't snack anymore. It's a miracle. The nice part about not snacking is I can eat more at meals & I really don't have any illegal foods. For example, I can eat a moderate portion of chicken wings, but only as a meal, not as a between meal snack.

Everyone is different though and I would never say that my way would work for others.

Considering the terrible things I've done to my body with food, I am tolerant of people trying detox diets. But really, I think each of us must learn how to eat sensibly each and every day.

Hi motivated chikie,

I'm with you with the snack issue. I feel that I was brainwash to believe that my body needed something between meals when really it was just making my overeating/addiction worst!!

I don't have illegal foods either, I love food...really I LOVE FOOD I enjoy eating, I'm not gonna have this list of do and don't and feel miserable when at the table NO WAY! I just want to be able to say no when I see something like and be ok about it, not thinking about the slice of pizza for weeks and finally go to get one out of desperation

I'm happy with the cleanse, I'm so full of energy and my mind is so clear, I"m amazed. But I wont lie, the weight loss that comes with it makes me ever happier!!

After the cleanse I'm gonna start with yoga, Shiva Rea's dvds to start with and later on start walking outside or on the treadmill, when I get closer to my goal weight I'll follow the Insanity program and after that I plan to start running. I've done the hard core gym sessions and strict calorie counting and after a while you just can't exercise more or eat less so you're stuck!!
As for food, by fixing my crazy relationship I'll be able to eat with worry, no counting calories, no use of the scale, just follow my hunger and fullness; that's my goal.

So I'm gonna do it slowly but surely.

Congrats on your achievement so far, you're an inspiration!!!!!

I am very interested in how you eliminated snacks. I have long heard that eating many smaller meals is better for your metabolism, and so I have tried to implement snacks into my diet. But it has not worked for me. I do tend to overeat, or if I jhave a small snack, I then want to keeo eating until I am fairly full. So what happens? I eat meal sized portions 4 or 5 times a day! Its so refreshing to hear about three meals and no snacks. I have always thought this would be counterproductive. I really want to try this. Any further advice?