Hi. I hate these and I always end up sounding lame so I will make this as quick and painless as possible. My name is Stacia; I am 23 years old and I want to be a veterinarian when I grow up. I have gone to school for this and will be starting again shortly.

I am currently on the Master Cleanse...sorta. I did it for a few days and then broke it to put it off until Monday (my boyfriend begged me to so that he could take me to dinner this weekend but all I got was movie popcorn yesterday...if I don't get Red Lobster tonight it is so on). This is (or will be) my second cleanse. I completed a 21 day cleanse in September before my birthday on the 28th. I lost 20 pounds in six days and then hovered for the remainder of the cleanse. I kept all of the weight off and ate healthy until recently. I have been planning this second cleanse since before I finished the first one. I heard about the cleanse from my friend Jessica; she knew I had been struggling with my body and depression and thought that detoxing would be good for me. She was right.

I am not going to say it was hard. Food is my passion and entirely excluding it from my life for three weeks was not an easy task. But the results were worth it. I didn't do it solely to lose weight; I knew it would affect me emotionally and that is what I needed most. I felt great in every way possible. What was the one thing that felt the best? Knowing that I did it. All by myself. When every one of my friends (with the exception of Jessica) and family members told me that it was stupid and that I wouldn't make it. I showed them. I did not tell many people about this detox; just to avoid the arguments and pushback I know will happen regardless.