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Question: Is it possible to maintain your weight after the lemon detox diet?

(Posted by: on 2012-01-20 07:32:06)

Do you know anyone who has been successful with the lemon detox diet and maintained it?

Posted by: Chloe on 2012-01-20, 07:33:55

Yes but you can't go straight back to normal eating, you have to ease into a normal diet slowly, and make sure you eat healthy and do exercise.

Posted by: Nelofar Zaheer on 2012-01-20, 07:34:11

You cant maintain it, its a fad diet. Youll gain back double the weight you prolly lost, unless you change your lifestyle after that.

Posted by: DomDubb on 2012-01-20, 07:39:02

Yes! It's all about changing your eating and drinking habits. Moderation is key, eat half the meal size you ate accustomed to and the results you experienced I'm weight loss will stay. You still get to enjoy and eat everything but you do it in moderation! Ex: instead of a large dish of Chicken alfredo, a small dish is sufficient. Drink water instead of sugary drinks that have high fructose corn syrup. Try snapple or honest tea as they use real sugar. It's all about maintaining a new habit and you already started by doing a detox. Don't go back to your old ways and you will be fine.

Posted by: EddySays on 2012-01-20, 07:51:34

You will gain 10-20 lbs back depending on your size just refilling your digestive system and energy reserves. You are really just looking at a painful and drawn out way to empty your entire digestive tract. The lemon detox/ master cleanse diet you are referring to is a calorie deficit program. You will lose weight on this diet whether you are attempting weight loss or just trying to "cleanse ". The average adult has eight meals in their digestive system. Five more than they should. By going on a deficit diet like this you can lose up to 10 pounds just by not eating. But it is only the weight of the food in your digestive system. Plus the weight of the lost glycogen stores, excess sodium and associated water. This can add up to 15-20 lbs depending on your build. So it does work but it does not change your size. Pour the soda out of a bottle and the shape of the bottle doesn't change does it? Once you start eating again you just replace all the missing food in the system. The signal these starvation diets send the body is that there is no more food available. The body immediately stores any fat it can and begins to convert muscle and even organ tissue first for fuel instead of the stored fat. Stored fat will be used as a last resort when needed. The complete opposite of what you are trying to accomplish. And sadly metabolism actually drops. There is no build up of bad plaque, toxins, or sludge in a normal, reasonably healthy system. If this was the case we would have people dying left and right from malnutrition since their small intestines couldn't absorb nutrients. The majority of the water from food and what we drink is reabsorbed through the colon, if our colons were clogged we would all be walking around looking like sponges right? Detoxing is ridding the system - liver, kidneys, and intestines of toxins both internal and environmental. Our liver and kidneys aren't clogged with toxins. Otherwise we would be dead. The liver does in fact get layered with fat if we become overweight. We "cleanse and detox " naturally 24 hours a day through respiration, sweat, liver, and kidneys. We can help by eating a healthy diet with minimal added sugar and salt. Lots of fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grain foods, beans, peas, and brown rice keep a system as healthy as it can be. Minimal alcohol, caffeine, soda. Read food labels. If you can't pronounce it, don't put it in your body. A healthy high fiber diet works every time. Increases the speed and efficiency of the digestive system and helps the body rid itself of both internal and environmental toxins. Cleanses actually flush out the beneficial bacteria and enzymes in the digestive system. Search "gut flora " to learn about the beneficial bacteria we need in our colon. We have more beneficial bacteria in our digestive systems than all the cells in our bodies! Did you know the digestive system is one of the largest contributors to our immune system? They don't tell you about the gas, cramping, and bloating you will experience when you start eating again and the body has to rebuild this bacteria population. Spend your money in the produce department. Good luck.