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thanksgiving

torrielewis1991
torrielewis1991 Posts: 73 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm thinking about doing 24 hour cleanse since I ate a bunch for thanksgiving food so I was thinking about just doing lemon water what ate your guys thoughts

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Your body already cleanses for you, so this won't do anything. Just eat as normal and don't let one day derail you.
  • bioklutz
    bioklutz Posts: 1,365 Member
    Do not punish yourself. You probably added a few extra days of a calorie deficit to enjoy Thanksgiving. That seems worth it to me.
  • ShashayLee
    ShashayLee Posts: 178 Member
    just enjoy the thanksgiving foods & now carry on. I'd most likely bump up my water intake but no need to do anything special, get back on track food wise & you are good :)
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Completely unnecessary and won't accomplish anything beneficial whatsoever. Your body takes care of cleansing itself.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    My thought is that it's an immensely silly idea.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    OP, if someone told you that they over ate at one meal and felt the need to go in the bathroom and purge, what advice would you give them?

    A cleanse is an unnecessary, largely ineffective, temporary, drastic method to expedite something that your body does naturally.

    I think that compensating for a day of eating a lot of good food by starving yourself with lemon water sounds terrible and a very unhealthy way to approach all this.

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  • MommyL2015
    MommyL2015 Posts: 1,411 Member
    I think consuming nothing but lemon water for the next 24 hours sounds miserable and useless.
  • torrielewis1991
    torrielewis1991 Posts: 73 Member
    I just herd about it and wanted feed back thank you guys for the positive feed back and for the negative I was only asking to see if it was a bad idea I'm just gonna drink extra water
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    Completely unnecessary and won't accomplish anything beneficial whatsoever. Your body takes care of cleansing itself.

    this...
  • vivmom2014
    vivmom2014 Posts: 1,649 Member
    bioklutz wrote: »
    Do not punish yourself.

    I agree with this. The whole idea of "cleansing" seems wrapped up with punishment to me. Which just isn't a good place to be, mentally or physically.

    If your Thanksgiving was enjoyable, consider it a success. Forget about the calories consumed that one day.

  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    what is so toxic about some nice turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts, squash, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie that would require a cleanse? IMO, that's all pretty healthy stuff right there...beyond that, your body "cleanses" itself constantly.

    i can't believe people get so bent out of shape over one measly little day...it's a celebration and a feast...maybe just enjoy spending time with your loved ones and focus on what's actually important rather than handwringing over a single day or a handful of holidays and occasions throughout the year. people don't get fat because of a feast day or a special occasion or random saturday nights out on the town...it's those pesky regular days that tend to be the issue.
  • DisneyDude85
    DisneyDude85 Posts: 428 Member
    torrielewis1991 wrote: »
    I just herd about it and wanted feed back thank you guys for the positive feed back and for the negative I was only asking to see if it was a bad idea I'm just gonna drink extra water

    I just upped my water yesterday and I am just about back down to my Wednesday weight :) No "cleanse" necessary!
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