detox/juice/short term intense diet

luciloo2

I've been off the wagon for a few months now and probably put on about half a stone (I don't own any scales). I really feel like I need a week of intensive detox or juicing or some sort to get me back on it and feeling really good again. If I have something to follow I will do it to the letter. I know if I just try to do it myself (which I have the knowledge to plan) I won't stick to it. Has anyone done anything similar before that's worked well for them? I don't want to pay a lot of money for it and don't expect to loose a lot of weight, I want to do it purely for a motivational point of view. I've even considered doing the clean 9 but its very expensive! Would appreciate any ideas any of you may have

JoanaMHill

Your liver and kidneys detox you on their own, and if they aren't doing their job, then drinking over-priced juice or whatever else they're peddling isn't going to help.

Seriously. Just get back into the habit of eating better (whatever you consider that to be, as long as it's at a calorie deficit) and the weight will come back off in time. All crash diets do is mess with your body and set you up for gaining back at least what you lost on them when you go back to real eating.

missiontofitness

Better off starting off on the right foot and making sustainable changes that you can keep up for life. Detoxes are unnecessary; you have a liver and kidneys for a reason. Use your money towards actual food, since those detox/juice products are generally very overpriced.

AllOutof_Bubblegum

Oh boy, here we go. *gets out Bingo card*

luciloo2

Thanks for your advice guys. I'm aware our bodies detox themselves and only used the word detox loosely. I simply wanted to know if anyone had tried any good clean eating diet plans that were intense and may help me to get back on it. If I have a plan to follow I find it easier to get going than to simply "eat healthy" I can do that it's just not very motivational. Bare with me, it's pretty late at night here

Serah87

AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »

Oh boy, here we go. *gets out Bingo card*

LOL!!!

OP: Just eat at a reasonable deficit and exercise!! No need to do any detoxes or "clean eating", whatever that means, eat everything in moderation. Good luck.

GaleHawkins

A seven pound gain could just be from going heavy on the carbs at this time of the year based on my experience.

Liftng4Lis

Oh boy.

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Mediocrates55

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

Oh boy.

Psst. .. Does that have real butter? I need real butter. And Jon Stewart, please.

Ang108

luciloo2 wrote: »

I've been off the wagon for a few months now and probably put on about half a stone (I don't own any scales). I really feel like I need a week of intensive detox or juicing or some sort to get me back on it and feeling really good again. If I have something to follow I will do it to the letter. I know if I just try to do it myself (which I have the knowledge to plan) I won't stick to it. Has anyone done anything similar before that's worked well for them? I don't want to pay a lot of money for it and don't expect to loose a lot of weight, I want to do it purely for a motivational point of view. I've even considered doing the clean 9 but its very expensive! Would appreciate any ideas any of you may have

I believe that if what you call " detox " will provide you with the psychological push to get back on program, by all means do what you think makes things easy or even possible for you. I am sure if you google a bit you will find something that fits your taste and pocket book.
Apart from that I personally feel that you just need to decide to get back on track, plan something that suits you considering the necessary calorie deficit and then just go.
Good Luck for 2015 !

luciloo2

Would appreciate some constructive comments here. Forgive my impatience, this is the first time I've ever posted here and didn't expect this negativity.

luciloo2

Ang108 wrote: »

luciloo2 wrote: »

I've been off the wagon for a few months now and probably put on about half a stone (I don't own any scales). I really feel like I need a week of intensive detox or juicing or some sort to get me back on it and feeling really good again. If I have something to follow I will do it to the letter. I know if I just try to do it myself (which I have the knowledge to plan) I won't stick to it. Has anyone done anything similar before that's worked well for them? I don't want to pay a lot of money for it and don't expect to loose a lot of weight, I want to do it purely for a motivational point of view. I've even considered doing the clean 9 but its very expensive! Would appreciate any ideas any of you may have

I believe that if what you call " detox " will provide you with the psychological push to get back on program, by all means do what you think makes things easy or even possible for you. I am sure if you google a bit you will find something that fits your taste and pocket book.
Apart from that I personally feel that you just need to decide to get back on track, plan something that suits you considering the necessary calorie deficit and then just go.
Good Luck for 2015 !

Thank you, someone actually understood what I meant! I was hoping to hear from other people's experiences but thank you anyway and will have to do some research myself.

Serah87

No one's being negative.

Read this: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

elphie754

GaleHawkins wrote: »

A seven pound gain could just be from going heavy on the carbs at this time of the year based on my experience.

Uh no. Carbs do not cause magical weight gain. Weight gain comes from eating calories over your maintenance.

luciloo2

Serah87 wrote: »

No one's being negative.

Read this: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

Ok thanks, but this isn't what I was asking for advice on. Thanks for your time in replying though.

debubbie

Check out Clean Eating magazine's website cleaneatingmag.com and click meal plans. I think they have a two week eating plan that you can download and try to give you some ideas of what to eat and still stay under 1800 calories a day.

luciloo2

debubbie wrote: »

Check out Clean Eating magazine's website cleaneatingmag.com and click meal plans. I think they have a two week eating plan that you can download and try to give you some ideas of what to eat and still stay under 1800 calories a day.

Great! I'll check it out. Thank you

JoanaMHill

We aren't being negative, we're being honest. You use the word "detox" and talk about "juice cleanses." The first once is a fallacy and the second is just asking for trouble. Most diets like that just get rid of water weight, which comes right back on once you're eating regularly, which just provides reason to be discouraged. You don't need to do anything special, and there's no such thing as a "kickstart" for your body.

Liftng4Lis

luciloo2 wrote: »

Would appreciate some constructive comments here. Forgive my impatience, this is the first time I've ever posted here and didn't expect this negativity.

You used the words intense detox and juice, usually those are associated with a cleanse and that is NOT going to go over well. Our bodies naturally do that. Additionally, most here believe in eating at a caloric deficit. Not quick gimmicks to lose weight.

jkal1979

People are trying to save you time and money along with steering you in the right direction. Just because they aren't telling you what you want to hear doesn't mean they are being negative.

If you really need some type of eating plan, you are probably better off using Google to find something.

luciloo2

JoanaMHill wrote: »

We aren't being negative, we're being honest. You use the word "detox" and talk about "juice cleanses." The first once is a fallacy and the second is just asking for trouble. Most diets like that just get rid of water weight, which comes right back on once you're eating regularly, which just provides reason to be discouraged. You don't need to do anything special, and there's no such thing as a "kickstart" for your body.

Thank you for your advice and I am aware of the effects of these. I want more of a kick start for my mind, I don't expect my body to change during it. Perhaps I didnt phrase it very well.
Thanks anyway

JoanaMHill

They aren't good for your mind, either. Humans don't do well when they're starving, which is what will happen when you're on a very low calorie diet. Just eat better. You'll feel better about yourself.

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trogalicious

So you're gonna try to do stuff you're gonna hate, just to be healthier? Yeah, this isn't going to kickstart anything. You just aren't ready to change. When you are, you will.

Don't think that you can force yourself to do something better for yourself, by forcing yourself to do something stupid and potentially harmful to do it. That's like trying to make a snowball by blowing out the side of a mountain with dynamite... instead of just making it one flake at a time.

Capt_Apollo

eat less of what you are already eating, and do your best to avoid man-made foods.

PrizePopple

*gets out bingo card*

I fell off the wagon for damn near a month, and then I did this magical thing ... I started logging my food again, staying within my goals, and exercising lightly. I've already lost 3 pounds of water weight. Yay for my body doing it's thing!

FoxyLifter

We've all been there. We don't want to do the homework. We just want to have someone/something tell us what to do, bite for bite, step for step. You know that physically you're not going to benefit from a detox and to be honest, you won't benefit mentally either. Read the sexypants link above with an open mind and enough time to do a little bit of homework. Trust me, in the long run, you'll be glad you chose this path instead of a quick fix.

mykaylis

if you are serious about wanting to do a juice cleanse, look up Joe Cross for suggestions. the juices will be fairly high in sugar, low in fat, and low in protein. despite the fact that cross did it for months, it is NOT a healthy long term solution. what i suggest instead is to incorporate vegetable (not fruit) juices, one or two servings a day, to flood your system with the micronutrients it needs to heal itself (if necessary) plus eat a very healthy diet of adequate protein, healthy fats, and low-glycemic carbs.

you'll find everybody here has strong feelings about a few things:
-detox/cleansing is a useless waste of time and money
-the only way to lose weight is by caloric restriction and what you eat to get those calories don't matter.

i found juicing to be a great help to me. basically, i'm not going to eat a whole head of lettuce. a whole bunch of spinach, a couple sticks of celery, 3-4 carrots in one day (because i would get sick of chewing). by juicing i get a whole bunch of nutrients (along with, admittedly, sugar and almost NO fibre) that i would not otherwise have eaten. that's pretty much all juicing is good for. green smoothies (where you use the whole leaf instead of just juice) are good in that they include the fibre.

ps. what's a stone? i know what a pound is and a kilogram.

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fearlessleader104

I went to vegas for 3 days and detoxed by eating everything and anything. Now my body is ready for any food I throw in it.