the truth about my 10-pound weight-loss

it really sounds amazing, that i actually lost 10 lbs. [11 lbs. to be exact] in 10 days on the mastercleanse.  but the truth is, most of it was [excess] water weight and that the loss was inevitably temporary, unless i decided to NEVER eat again.

here are the facts [about my experience]:

1. the truth is, it was quite logical that i lost that many pounds.  i was drinking a maximum of only about 1000 calories a day on the lemonade.  so it was but natural that i lost weight.
2. about 2 days after the last day of the cleanse, my tongue finally turned pink and i noticed that i had noticeably clearer skin.  up until now i have rarely used face powder.  i just put on sunblock, [and line my sparse brows] and i'm ready to face the world. well, come to think of it maybe SOAPure Castile Soaps had something to do about why my skin looks better. ha ha, shameless advertising, i know!
3. the moment i started eating, i started to gain weight.  ha ha! nothing surprising there too!
4. it's been 9 days of regularly eating, with no serious effort to watch what i eat.  and i think i've stabilized at 159 lbs.  i hit 159 5 days ago and have stayed there  since.  so yes, what they said about gaining half of what you lost is quite true for me. =D
5. i eat a lot less than what i used to because i take care not to wait till i'm stuffed to stop eating.  when i feel almost full, i stop.
6. i also eat more slowly now.  you gain a lot of respect for food when you miss out on it for 10 whole days!
7. i also pass up on food that do not meet the standards of my tongue, lol.  i don't waste the calories on food that does not please my palate.
8. i don't feel as energized as i did on the detox.  that's the part i miss most about the mastercleanse.
9. i read somewhere that you can repeat the mastercleanse after 2 weeks rest, well i tried to repeat it a few days ago because of all the parties that the christmas season has brought and i wanted to do it for only 3 days.  unfortunately, my attempts were futile.  i was too busy to dedicate time to make the juice and in the end i had to give up as i ran out while still out.  the mastercleanse requires effort and serious planning.  
10. i have also started to exercise, walking mostly, because i do want to keep the weight down.  i will have at it more consistently by january.  my goal is to JUST MOVE EVERYDAY.
11. i WILL repeat the mastercleanse on january but only for 7 days tops.  and i will do it monthly until i reach my goal weight of 130lbs.

i will not be posting [i think] until the holidays are over. so crazy busy these days.  :p

happy CHRISTmas everyone!