Stages of fasting & Pre-fasting
Good morning alkaline bunnies!
Just got back from an amazing speaking gig in Boston and a TV appearance in NYC yesterday – ABC Eye Witness News. Here’s the link if ya missed it, ABC . Anyway, back to cleansing, fasting and what I’d like to call PRE-fasting. Yeah, a new CSL term!
I loved catching up with all of your cleansing tales from the previous blog, what a ride, what fun, what useful information you shared. This group is down right golden! As some of you found out it’s really helpful to strategize and plan your day, especially if you’re a wicked busier multi-tasker with a pack of kids, deadlines and hungry partners who pile drive pizza and tempting snickity snacks. Do yourself a favor and go places prepared. Bring your juice, smoothie, purified water with lemon, a blended soup etc. Have liquids will travel! Nothing worse than being stuck in a traffic jam on your first day of a fast. Your last liquid was at 7 AM and now it’s noon and the freeway is a parking lot! Not good for you, your cells (cells are greatly effected by anger, hate and road rage) and not good for the bumper of the bitch ahead on you. Get the picture? So holster your potion to your hip and glide through your day the liquid way…
If you are new to the CSL diet and lifestyle or if you have any concerns about your ability to fast (check with your doctor) you may want to move slowly into liquid love by starting with a Pre-fast cleanse. In other words, transition into the fast. Ease in and take baby steps which lead to small victories and gradual changes.
Stages of cleansing…
Stage one: For some of you, moving to an 80/20 diet is a huge jump and this is your cleanse. So lets just kick that up a notch. Your mornings start with water lemon, cayenne, you have a raw lunch (salad) and then a huge salad for dinner with a small portion of cooked food (no animal products – this will stop all the cleansing).
Stage two: Same as above but instead of having raw solids at lunch you have more juice and make smoothies and/or bleneded soups through out the day, then for dinner you have a huge lovely salad with all your favorite raw nick nacks (note: favorite raw nick nacks for the above stages too). Stage two fasters remove all wheat products – even sprouted bread and manna. Remove ALL grain – even the best ones (millet, quinoa, Buckwheat, Amaranth, Teff). Remove ALL noodles too (grain!). Remove all cooked products.
Stage Three: Water with lemon, herbal teas (other stages can use too), green juices, smoothies, blended soups. As much as ya like. The more accustom you get to fasting the less hungry you will be and the less you will need. At first, don’t stress yourself out, when hungry sip!
I consider stages 1 & 2 to be slow and steady wins the race steps to a more intense experience when you’re ready. They are also considered pre-fast preps. Whatever you do is good enough for you. So when the group fasts on 4/15 (way to celebrate tax day – our wallets fast and so do our bodies), you choose what level is right for you and join in if you are able.
Note: For all stages it is important to omit ANY kind of sugar. To mop up the terrain and deal with yeast beasties- fruit, agave, honey etc are not recommended. STEVIA is your friend. GREEN GODDESS for 1-3 days, YOU can do it!
CSL group cleanses are a great idea and I will start a monthly group on the forum. The cleanses will last from 1-3 days and we all help each other through the rough cabbage patches. Use the blog and the group as your support system. Share recipes, symptoms, inspiration, tips and testimonials.
Questions, comments, thoughts, LOVE?
Peace and chlorophyll!
Kris
PS. Here’s the link for the group or you can just find it on the forum.CSL cleanse group
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Justme- thanks! If I’m not “dropping the kids at the pool” (giggle) by this afternoon I’m shopping for the oxy-powder, etc. I’m going to Trader Joe’s today anyway! I am also going to, gulp, check out the colonic directory for the post April fast.
Good Morning:)
A friend of mine had a colonic and said that it was painful (bad cramping). Is this common? Should I be prepared for an uncomfortable experience?
xoxo,
Sundari
Good quetions Sundari!
First, make sure you have a good experienced colonic therapist. I would reccommend a mini fast, say make the appt in the evening or first thing in the morning after you have had only liquids for 4-8 hours. Also, if you tend to be constipated you may have more trouble at first. If it hurts, tell your therapist so she can slow down and give you a break.. it will feel like you have to “go” but usually you will it just takes some getting used to .
Giving yourself an enema 8 hours before may be a good idea too.
What you don’t want is too much ‘stuff” sitting there or in your tummy. Think of how you like to feel before running or doing yoga, light and empty.
I have had both things, once I was fine, just minor cramping, another time, I had major cramping and ended up running to the bathroom. That time I was constipated for a few days before so I had to much to “release” if you will.
Hope this helps you all,
deb
PS on the “other end” of things, with my collard leaves, I put avocado, then sprouts, shredded carrots, any salad mix, dressing, etc..just like you would a veggie sandwich.. make a wrap or a taco.
I tried the green smoothie last night. I even added apple for starters! It came out great, but I was really disappointed that I couldn’t get used to the taste. Hopefully it is something that will grow on me.
Thanks Deb! Your information is so helpful:)
xoxoxox,
Sundari
Hi Barbara
Did you use coconut water? Try using less greens, make sure they are mild sweet ones, like romaine, spinach or collards. I have also used swiss chard.
You may need a squirt of agave or more stevia.. not too much though!
Good smoothie making to you!
deb
Hi all. I have not had time to post much of late- too busy workin’…
Just wanted to say that you all are doing great and you are an inspiration! All the questions, concerns, information- it’s great! You all are so much of an inspiration I’m now off to juice (again)!
Count me in for the fast, cannot wait.
Lori
Hi Kris!!!!! GEEZ! I have missed you & your blog so much! I have read all the entries that have been posted while I’ve been “gone” lol, I don’t have time to comment on all the posts right now- but I love them all! and I plan to comment-so I can subscribe to the threads… Anyway, I love your fasting posts- whats so crazy was tonight, I was just thinking of starting a juice fast tomorrow… my body is on sugar & dairy overload lately. yuck! I feel so gross inside- anyway, just wanted to send a note and say HI! & LOVE U! and to also say the forum rocks! now and then I’ve had time to pop on for a few minutes to try and read some stuff- man, theres so much going on there! its so cool, anyway, I’m hoping I’m gonna start to have a bit of time to spend on the blog and forum :)
And hi to everyone!! missed you all too! :) hope everyone is doing great! please fill me in on any huge news I may have missed out on please- I feel so out of the loop on this blog…
see ya later!
Thank you found archive!! Thanks for helping me enjoy this even MORE!!
This group has been inactive for WAAAYY too long! I’m new to this site and would love to get in on some support with monthly fasts! Anyone up to it? I’m new to doing cleanses but would love to start incorporating them into my life :0)
lurkey!!! I was in the same boat as you with the ‘do not enter’ sign!!! I was terrified!!!! But Kris encouraged me and I went for it. I had my first colonic series last week!! It was great. I was really scared the first time but after that it was a breeze. And its great knowing you are flushing all of those toxins out. Right now I am on a juice feast (now I realize I should have done my juice feast and THEN done my colonics but oh well)… but my juice feast has made me stop up too. The colon therapist recommended that I take this supplement called Oxy-Powder to make sure I keep droppin the kids at the pool during my feast. Another thing she recommended was Garden of Life Fiber, and this calcium mag stuff called CALM. I cant remember the brand name of the calm stuff but Ill tell you when I remember. I have a sluggish colon so these things help a ton!!
April 9, 2008