does the lemonade diet actaully work?
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During the Lemon detox it is suggested its best to avoid over exercising as it may result in muscle loss.
I have just completed a similar detox (though I purchased the actual Madal Lemon Detox. the syrup is a combination of palm and maple. i didnt consume any solid food for the full 14 days, thought there are variations were you supplement a meal for the lemon and maple syrup drink.
In the promotional booklet, I believe it mentioned that you should not spend more than 14 days on the cleanse without first seeking medical advice.
The mix I used was 140ml with arround 4 – 6 lemons and 1/2 tsp of cayene pepper and added suffcient water to make 2 litres.
I had a cup of Senna tea at night (for me this was gross) in the morning I used to drink 1 litre of water mixed with 3 teaspoons of sea salt. (this was drunk within about 10 minutes on an empty stomach) The sea salt mix travels through the body quickly and be sure to stay close to the toilet for about an hour.
So per day, I had 1 litre of salt water, 1 – 2 litres of pure mineral water the 2 litres of prepared Lemon detox mix and the horrid Senna tea at night. ( it may just be a personal dislike of the Senna tea, as I havnt noticed anyone else complain about it)
I stayed on this for the full 14 days. I had big difficulties up untill day 4 I felt weak, and my weight appeared to have actually increased!!
After day 4, it became quite easy as if something in the body just switched over. I would have had no problem staying on it longer, but I thought 14 days was probably long enough without solid food.
Incidently, I felt that I suffered significant muscle wasting using the diet. I did little or no exercise as my understanding is if you do a lot of exercise while on the diet you will lose muscle. This was the negative side.
the positive side?? I did actually feel better physicaly and mentaly. I felt motivated and commenced an exercise program (after completion of the diet) and my weight loss?? Well I droped arround a stone in weight and the weight loss was noticed by everyone I new. So, for me it was worth while.
Good Luck.
all diets work if you follow them to the letter and exercise rigorously …lemonade is just a gimmick…
If you eat less than you burn you’ll lose weight. If you eat more than you burn you’ll gain weight. The only difference in different diets is whether you’re getting balanced nutrition and whether you’re getting bored.
Eat normally, but less, and you’ll lose. If you exercise you’ll burn more. (You can also park at the far end of the parking lot and walk, take the stairs instead of the elevator, and walk to someone’s office to talk instead of calling him.)
We eat because it’s time to eat. If we only ate when we were hungry most of us wouldn’t be overweight.