Whether you begin the Master Cleanse immediately or Ease-in, the first day is the same. You will need to make one adjustment to suit your personal preferences, and or daily routine with work, or family. Generally the variation revolves around timing your daily flush. Perhaps equally important to breaking the fast correctly is the daily bowel movement. It is crucial to flush out the toxins your body is eliminating, and since you are not consuming digestible food (fiber) to create a bowel movement, you will have to make that happen. There are two accepted methods to produce bowel movements: Laxative teas, and the Salt water flush. I will describe my preferred method, including timing and methods in full as well as alternatives.

Step 1 - Awake, and prepare your daily nourishment.
Soon after arising you will prepare your daily intake of Lemon Juice, Maple Syrup and Cayenne Pepper. Prepare the entire days meals in one session. You will become quite adept at the process very quickly. Take you cutting board, hand or electric juicer, table spoon measure, lemons, maple syrup and cayenne pepper and place them on the counter top.

Roll each lemon firmly between your palm and the counter. Put sufficient downward pressure as you rock the lemon back and forth under your hand. You are softening the lemon to make the extraction of juice more efficient.

Next, cut the lemon and juice each half on the juicer (if using an electric juicer you may want to juice the whole allotment at once, since you will not be sure how many lemons will yield the proper amount of juice, you may find you waste a lemon or two in your first few days).

The following quantities of each ingredient are required (some adjustment may be required for above average sized people, large and small - learn more here.

14 Table Spoons Lemon Juice 
14 Table Spoons Maple Syrup 
1/2 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper - or to taste (as much as you can stand) 
Pour the juice into a cup if it is awkward to measure from the hand-juicer. Measure 7 tablespoons into a single 1-liter chug-able container. Measure 7 Tablespoons of maple syrup into the same container. !!! Important - Lick the tablespoon measure - you will enjoy the treat and even come to look forward to it. Leave the cayenne until you have complete the second 1-litre chug-able. Repeat these steps for the second time in the second 1-litre container. Finally measure 1/2 teaspoon into each container. Recently a tip was posted to not add the cayenne until you are going to drink the mix because it will not seem so hot to taste. That sounds like a good tip, but frankly I don’t bother. Give it a try if the cayenne bothers you - and it does bother many - including me, but I just can’t be bothered with the extra step.

Finally, fill your 3rd 1-litre chug-able with water, and be prepared to fill it several more times during day. This water will cleanse your palate of the Lemon Juice, as well as keep your stomach feeling the illusion of being full. You can drink as much water as you want. I drink as much as I can, but like anything, don’t over do it.

About Pulp
At times I have varied the amount of lemon pulp that I would add to my juices. A theory holds that the fiber can help remove build up from the intestine and colon. While this seems, I am not sold on the need for it. If you choose to, in any case, only add a small amount, too much will likely initiate extra digestive efforts by your body.

Step 2 - Consumer your internal IV(intravenous) nourishment
This step lasts all day. Take your three chug-ables with you wherever you go. Every time you feel a hunger pang, take a shot of Lemon Juice. Chase it with a shot or three or four of water. Take enough to make an impact on your stomach to turn off the switch in your physiology that is telling you that you are hungry. DON’T WORRY, and remember that all the calories and nutrients you need for the day are in your juice.

Sometimes I take large quantities if I am particularly craving, or if I just haven’t had much lately. At any rate, keep in mind that the 2 liters are you rations for the day, and as such you should calculate throughout the day what pace you should maintain. You want to run out in the evening, prior to your flush, and obviously before bed.

Step 3 - Flush your system with the Salt Water Flush
The Salt Water Flush is very important. Again, I choose to to the SWF in the evening. The process is a commitment of sorts in itself. Once you take the solution, you will have to be on guard, a bowel movement WILL be shortly coming. By shortly I don’t mean in 5 or even 15 minutes, but generally in 30-60 minutes until the first movement. The last movements will begin to wind down an hour or so after they begin. This is a, ahem… crappy process, and so there is really no way to sugar coat it. The next few paragraphs will describe in detail what you can expect.

Using one of your 1 liter chug-ables and your 1 tablespoon measure, mix a solution of Sea Salt and room temperature water. NOTE: There has been many questions about this process. It seems it doesn’t work for everyone. The fact is it will work for absolutely everyone. You may have to adjust the amount of salt to create the right solution. Also make sure you don’t used Iodized table salt. Organic Sea Salt is needed.

Shake it well and move to the sink. I like to “pound it” perhaps because I like to pretend I am still in college and the Sea Salt is actually a keg stand. I also move into the bathroom and in front of the mirror. Somehow by watching myself I can manage to drink the whole liter in one try, and spill very little. This too is a challenge in itself, especially once your stomach has become very small from taking no solids. You can feel full half way through but I just keep going. Stopping makes me taste the salt and the gags follow.

While it is not required to drink the solution in one go, you will find that the taste is such that you will want to get it down quickly. It is not awful, but it is not exactly pleasant, and therefore I choose to get it over with. I also like the little challenge.

After you have consumed the solution, you can go about your evening until nature calls. Some suggest lying on your right hand side to aid the solution on its journey through your digestive track, although I don’t find this especially helpful and so I don”t bother. Now - what to expect.

When you first feel the rumble in your belly and your bowels, don’t go running off to the bathroom. Give it a while. Let it brew! Yeah that is weird to think about, but you should let it build up. You are going to have 3-7 movements or even more. Generally speaking, you will end up pushing out what you put in. The entire liter of Sea Salt water will be immediately expelled. This is because the solution is indigestible. You may have heard that if you are stranded at sea that you will become more dehydrated if you drink the sea water. This is why. It just comes right out of you because the mixture has the same gravity as your blood and is not absorbed.

Of Course along with the sea salt, you will be expelling waste. During the first 2 days you will be moving out remaining solid matter in the digestive track from the days previous. If you began your diet immediately this will be more true than if you Eased-in, and therefore have only juice in your system. Nevertheless, for each day you will expel solid matter. Gross to be certain, but also empowering. You really begin to understand that this process is worthwhile when you recognize the waste being removed that has been stored in your body for months, even decades.

Once you feel you can no longer hold out, go to the bathroom. A word of warning while you wait for this moment. DO NOT FART!!!. You will most certainly not pass only air - if you know what I mean. This is also true throughout the rest of your day. Don’t be fooled or you will be leaving work to change your shorts. The first movement will be rather large and fairly powerful. You will want to flush almost immediately. If you dare, have a look to understand the whole messy details.

Stay near the toilet and continue to move until the frequency eases. Once you can go 15 minutes without a serious movement, you are safe to go about your day. For this reason I choose to undergo this process in the evening, with nowhere else to go for the rest of the day. (Also because I like to have a shower following - and truth be told, I am not exactly a morning person.)

This is the entire process. Just repeat for every day on the cleanse. 3 days is considered the shortest standard time-frame, however I have heard from those who do it just 1 day, or even 1 day each week. 5 and 7 days are fairly standard first try’s. 10 days is a great achievement and will produce far better results as your body can really begin to focus on the deep and dark within. 14 days is very challenging and when added to the Ease-in and Ease-out is almost 3 weeks in total. I have heard and seen many people going 30 and more days. My suggestion is that 2 weeks is more than enough. Longer sessions should be questioned for motivation.

Ease Out
The Ease-out process is the exact same as the Ease-in, but in reverse. This is also another reason I choose to do the ease in, it prepared me for the ease out. You will be tempted to jump-start this process, but don’t. Consider this step as ESSENTIAL. You can become nauseated if you start to eat too soon. Please don’t underestimate the importance of this process. Don’t be scared to death either. You do risk some serious constipation or even worse - but if you eat something too soon you will likely be ok. If you are unsure at any time - consult a doctor. My words here are opinion only and should always be considered informational not medical advice.

The most important factor to keep in mind during this stage is to drink a lot of water. Especially when you are fruit and veggie juicing. If you do not make broth, and opt for juices instead, it is important you understand that the juice will have a great deal of fiber, and you need to make sure you have enough water in your system to keep you from becoming constipated.

Day 1 - Orange Juice - 3 1-liter orange juice with 2 tablespoons of maple syrup 
Day 2 - Fruit and Veggie Juice - or Broth 
Day 3 - Fruits and Veggies 
Day 4 - Regular Diet, however you should try to eat live foods - grains, etc.