Bootea Detox?
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Just wondering if anyone has done the Bootea Teatox,
Any thoughts on it?
Does it work?
With the healthy eating and exercise does it make much of a difference?
Thanks Everyone!
I had it around 6 months ago as I got it half price.
Even at half price it was a waste of money. It tastes disgusting. I was at the point of gagging everytime I tried to drink it. The nighttime one was worse.
Did I lose any weight? Nope. Nothing. Nada.
Waste of money.0 -
Im basically looking for quick results in the first few weeks too kick start my weight loss and seeing results will make me likely to carry on.
Mainly I am eating healthy, watching the amount of carbs I eat. But not particularly low carb... and going running twice a week minimum and fitness class twice a week, im not looking for a fad diet I am willing to put in the hard work I just want a kick start for motivation of results really....
Rapid initial weight loss from these "detox" pills or going low carb is almost all water weight. You may think it helps you kick start your weight loss but when that weight loss stalls or you replace that water and gain weight it is just as much of a disincentive as the fast weight loss was an incentive.
THOUSANDS of posts on here complaining of stalls, plateaus, weight regain even though they swear they are still eating in a deficit. Rapid weight loss is not fat loss which is what most people are looking for.
Log as accurately as you can. Get some good exercise in and shoot for a moderate deficit until you reach your goal.0 -
I drank some of that Chinese detox tea last night bc I hadn't pooped in a while. That's all it does is make you poop. Made me feel better but know it doesn't help with weight loss and you need to drink a ton of water with it so you don't get dehydrated0
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Okay sorry, im being a bit dumb here but what is a deficit?
Im burning around 200-300 cals per work out on average. Im aiming to go running twice a week minimum and metafit class twice a week if Im not at work. So Four times a week exercise, How many cals should I be consuming?
I want to loose fat and get lean, do i need protein shakes etc?
I have a budget for food i tend to eat eggs, chicken, fish, veg, rice, potatoes, salad, heinz soup, weetabix or branflakes, im trying to reduce eating bread.
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Okay sorry, im being a bit dumb here but what is a deficit?
Im burning around 200-300 cals per work out on average. Im aiming to go running twice a week minimum and metafit class twice a week if Im not at work. So Four times a week exercise, How many cals should I be consuming?
I want to loose fat and get lean, do i need protein shakes etc?
I have a budget for food i tend to eat eggs, chicken, fish, veg, rice, potatoes, salad, heinz soup, weetabix or branflakes, im trying to reduce eating bread.
calorie deficit = eating less calories than your maintenance level to create a deficit of calories and lose weight.
you do not need exercise to lose weight. You can simply eat less and you will lose. Exercise is just an added bonus to help with calorie burns, body composition, and overall health.
When you started with MFP you entered all your stats and how much weight you want to lose, it should have given you a number. this number already has your calorie deficit built into it. Simply log all your food and eat to that number and you will lose weight.0 -
Read the sexypants link that was posted earlierOkay sorry, im being a bit dumb here but what is a deficit?
Im burning around 200-300 cals per work out on average. Im aiming to go running twice a week minimum and metafit class twice a week if Im not at work. So Four times a week exercise, How many cals should I be consuming?
I want to loose fat and get lean, do i need protein shakes etc?
I have a budget for food i tend to eat eggs, chicken, fish, veg, rice, potatoes, salad, heinz soup, weetabix or branflakes, im trying to reduce eating bread.
Your diary shows you are eating less than 1200 calories a day, find a reasonable calorie deficit for you, not sure how much you have to lose, or your stats but very few people need to eat at 1200 let alone lower than that.
You don't need protein shakes. You need patience, stop looking for quick fixes like the detox and do some reading:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1235566/so-youre-new-here/p1
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819925-the-basics-don-t-complicate-it0 -
Thanks
Just brought some Vivo kitchen scales Argos clearance from £29.99 to £6.99 0 -
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just used a TDEE calculator,
BMR (Calories) 1407
Activity (Calories) 791
Total Calories 21980 -
A quick look at your diary shows a lot of days netting under 1000 calories. Multiple people posted the link to the sexypants thread ... read it ... learn it ... go from there.0
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I have read it but I cant deal with all the equations... I will ask one of my boyfriends mates to make me a plan most of them are fitness coaches (Y)0
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Really? Thats a lot....0
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I have read it but I cant deal with all the equations... I will ask one of my boyfriends mates to make me a plan most of them are fitness coaches (Y)
It is odd how terrible a lot of fitness coaches actually are at fitness, especially when it comes to food.
1700 is not all that much either. That is only your perception. From that calculator, you need at least 1400/day for your body to do its very basic functions like keeping you alive if you were in a vegetative state. Anything on top of that is from literally any other activity throughout the day. 1700 would only be 300 above your base calories, and it would be extremely difficult to not expend over 300 calories per day even if you're just sitting on the couch all day long only changing positions.
Once you start adding exercise onto that, and especially if you have a physically demading job, you're going to be using well over 2000 calories per day, and wouldn't gain any weight eating that amount. 1700 calories is likely at least 500 calories under what you expend on a daily basis, so you can figure to lose around 1lb/week (7 days x 500 calories = 3500 calories per week. 3500 calories = ~1lb).
I am not trying to sound standoffish here, but it does not sound like you have much of an idea of what's going on when it comes to weightloss. I would suggest reading the fitness wiki on reddit as there is a lot of good information there for beginners:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/2501op/new_to_fittit_we_saw_you_coming_and_have/0 -
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Really? Thats a lot....
Why would you think that? The average women I know loses around 1700-2100 calories.. which means they maintain around 2100-2600. In fact, there are multiple threads about it.. below is one of them.
Women who eat more than 1800 calories
In the end, this is all a little bit of trial and error. If you want, you can start at 1500 calories a day, with macros around 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fats. Track that for 6 weeks, average out your loss and report back. If it's 1 lb a week, great.. if it's slightly more, you might want to scale back a bit.
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calorie deficit = eating less calories than your maintenance level to create a deficit of calories and lose weight.
you do not need exercise to lose weight. You can simply eat less and you will lose. Exercise is just an added bonus to help with calorie burns, body composition, and overall health.
When you started with MFP you entered all your stats and how much weight you want to lose, it should have given you a number. this number already has your calorie deficit built into it. Simply log all your food and eat to that number and you will lose weight.
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I have read it but I cant deal with all the equations... I will ask one of my boyfriends mates to make me a plan most of them are fitness coaches (Y)
Boyfriends? As in plural? Not judging, just curious if that is coming across the way you meant it lol.
I personally don't use a calculator to figure out how many cals to eat. I just rely on my fitbit to give how much I burn each day and eat accordingly.0 -
They call it the Bootea detox because it's a laxative and all your "loss" is in the form of water pouring out your booty.
Other than that, I've got nothing.0 -
I have read it but I cant deal with all the equations... I will ask one of my boyfriends mates to make me a plan most of them are fitness coaches (Y)
Boyfriends? As in plural? Not judging, just curious if that is coming across the way you meant it lol.
I personally don't use a calculator to figure out how many cals to eat. I just rely on my fitbit to give how much I burn each day and eat accordingly.
Haha no i meant my the friends of my boyfriend
Plural friends
One boyfriend.... sorry bad grammar!0 -
Really? Thats a lot....
It isn't a lot. How tall are you? Your starting weight is around what mine was, and you do far more cardio than I do, I lost at around the 1800-1900 mark. Unless you're really, really short, it's not a lot. Assuming your put the correct numbers in that calculator, 1700 would set you up to lose a pound a week. Even that is a bit of an aggressive goal considering you're already at a healthy weight.
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im 5'2
131 lb
im a student nurse i work three 12 hour shifts a week
and the rest of the week im a sloth (Y)
Running twice a week and metafit twice a week x
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im 5'2
131 lb
im a student nurse i work three 12 hour shifts a week
and the rest of the week im a sloth (Y)
Running twice a week and metafit twice a week x
Having a job where you're on your feet all day and working out 4 times a week isn't what I'd consider a sloth! If you aren't comfortable with 1700, try 1600 and see how that works out for you. I am confident that you'd lose weight at 1700, though, if you're logging everything accurately. In my opinion, on a 1200 calorie diet you'd be setting yourself up to crash and burn.0 -
Thanks, I will do 1600 and see how I go.
At the moment I don't think I am logging accurately as I am waiting for my scales to arrive. I am just guessing at the moment and going by cups with rice etc.
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I changed my goals and chose the recommended by MFP option and it has given me cals per day at 1200 and sorted my macros out for me at 40% carb 30% protein and 30% fat?0
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i agree... I am thinking weight loss is ideal between 1700-1900 calories depending on the burns of the workout.I_Will_End_You wrote: »im 5'2
131 lb
im a student nurse i work three 12 hour shifts a week
and the rest of the week im a sloth (Y)
Running twice a week and metafit twice a week x
Having a job where you're on your feet all day and working out 4 times a week isn't what I'd consider a sloth! If you aren't comfortable with 1700, try 1600 and see how that works out for you. I am confident that you'd lose weight at 1700, though, if you're logging everything accurately. In my opinion, on a 1200 calorie diet you'd be setting yourself up to crash and burn.
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I have figured it out..... How does this sound:
3x REST DAY - 1421 cals
-carbs 31.6%
-pro 36.9%
-fat 31.6%
4x WORKOUT DAY - 1827 cals
-carbs 35.7%
-pro 28.7%
-fat 35.7%
BMR = 1310
TDEE = 2030
Week TDEE =14212
0.75lbs a week over 13 weeks
GOAL - Fri Apr 10th - 121lbs
How on earth do I eat that much in a day and loose weight!?
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I have figured it out..... How does this sound:
3x REST DAY - 1421 cals
-carbs 31.6%
-pro 36.9%
-fat 31.6%
4x WORKOUT DAY - 1827 cals
-carbs 35.7%
-pro 28.7%
-fat 35.7%
BMR = 1310
TDEE = 2030
Week TDEE =14212
0.75lbs a week over 13 weeks
GOAL - Fri Apr 10th - 121lbs
How on earth do I eat that much in a day and loose weight!?
The same way I lose on 2500 calories a day... eat higher calorie foods. Heck, I know women who lose at 2100 calories a day... it's just getting out of the mindset that you need to eat 1200-1400... because you don't.. you need fuel for the workouts.
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This cannot be real.0
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