Detox and cleanse?

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  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    i prepped for a colonoscopy, does that count? Not even fun btw

    I still have nightmares about mine.
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    There was a thread by a guy who tried the Master Cleanse some time ago who had an unfortunate nighttime accident the deeply scarred him and his poor girlfriend. Too bad it's gone now.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    bpetrosky wrote: »
    There was a thread by a guy who tried the Master Cleanse some time ago who had an unfortunate nighttime accident the deeply scarred him and his poor girlfriend. Too bad it's gone now.

    That was the greatest thread of all time. I, too, hate that it's gone :frowning:
  • mel_the_shell
    mel_the_shell Posts: 48 Member
    Jruzer wrote: »
    Wow! Crazy. I definitely wouldn't do an all liquid diet...hers was a bit extreme but I get the point. Thanks a bunch for sharing.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    co-worker does a cleanse every few months, the lemon juice and cayenne pepper one. he'll do it for 3-4 days.


    he's put on weight in the three years that i know him.
  • mel_the_shell
    mel_the_shell Posts: 48 Member
    co-worker does a cleanse every few months, the lemon juice and cayenne pepper one. he'll do it for 3-4 days.


    he's put on weight in the three years that i know him.
    Good to know!
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    What exactly are you trying to remove from your body with this cleanse? You mentioned benefits but have yet to reply as to what is beneficial about doing a cleanse or detox. Please also state what your trying to remove by doing a cleanse.
  • ElizabethOakes2
    ElizabethOakes2 Posts: 1,038 Member
    As part of my research for a book I'm working on, I've tried a couple of cleanses (comparing today's diet trends with historical diet trends- The vinegar cleanse has been around since the Victorians). You'll lose some water weight, which you'll gain back afterwards, you'll possibly even end up dehydrated, and in the end, you won't have lost anything except money, time, and possibly the deposit on your apartment if you can't make it to the bathroom in time.

    There are no 'quick fixes'. Eat a healthy balanced diet, stay under your TDEE for calories, and get some walking in every day, and you'll feel better and lose weight without making yourself sick or stressing your body. :)
  • mel_the_shell
    mel_the_shell Posts: 48 Member
    As part of my research for a book I'm working on, I've tried a couple of cleanses (comparing today's diet trends with historical diet trends- The vinegar cleanse has been around since the Victorians). You'll lose some water weight, which you'll gain back afterwards, you'll possibly even end up dehydrated, and in the end, you won't have lost anything except money, time, and possibly the deposit on your apartment if you can't make it to the bathroom in time.

    There are no 'quick fixes'. Eat a healthy balanced diet, stay under your TDEE for calories, and get some walking in every day, and you'll feel better and lose weight without making yourself sick or stressing your body. :)
    Good info! Thanks Elizabeth!
  • myheartsabattleground
    myheartsabattleground Posts: 2,040 Member
    Nope. Waste of time and money. I can't think of a single thing they'd be beneficial for either.
    Detoxes that flush your liver are very beneficial.

    Where's your Dr's degree ?
  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,255 Member
    I encourage you to do the cleanse and detox of your choice and then come back and tell us exactly what it "flushed" or "cleansed" or "detoxed" based on medical labwork, and how much weight you lost and kept off several months later, NOT COUNTING any weight lost from simply counting calories.
  • _Casandraa_
    _Casandraa_ Posts: 6 Member
    I lost about 12lbs on a 10 day detox. It worked for me and it wasn't expensive.
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    i prepped for a colonoscopy, does that count? Not even fun btw
    Lol I've heard that stuff you have to drink is disgusting

    Oh, it's not the stuff you drink that's disgusting, it's the results that follow. Quick weight loss ;)
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Rocknut53 wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    i prepped for a colonoscopy, does that count? Not even fun btw
    Lol I've heard that stuff you have to drink is disgusting

    Oh, it's not the stuff you drink that's disgusting, it's the results that follow. Quick weight loss ;)

    No the stuff you drink is disgusting too. It's hard to get down. Funny thing is that my colonoscopies usually happen when I am flaring bad and already going 30+ times a day so the prep was just an average day for me.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Rocknut53 wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    i prepped for a colonoscopy, does that count? Not even fun btw
    Lol I've heard that stuff you have to drink is disgusting

    Oh, it's not the stuff you drink that's disgusting, it's the results that follow. Quick weight loss ;)

    No the stuff you drink is disgusting too. It's hard to get down. Funny thing is that my colonoscopies usually happen when I am flaring bad and already going 30+ times a day so the prep was just an average day for me.

    This. I hard a time finishing the movi-prep, it came out both ends at the same time. It was horrific.
  • Kamikazeflutterby
    Kamikazeflutterby Posts: 770 Member
    *sigh* Say you need leeches to cleanse the bad blood, and people will find it ridiculous. Say you need supplements or special diets to cleanse the toxins by pooping, and people want to sign up.

    It shouldn't be this hard to convince people that weight loss through pooping, peeing, and insufficient food is bad. It really shouldn't.
  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    Rocknut53 wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    i prepped for a colonoscopy, does that count? Not even fun btw
    Lol I've heard that stuff you have to drink is disgusting

    Oh, it's not the stuff you drink that's disgusting, it's the results that follow. Quick weight loss ;)

    No the stuff you drink is disgusting too. It's hard to get down. Funny thing is that my colonoscopies usually happen when I am flaring bad and already going 30+ times a day so the prep was just an average day for me.

    That sucks!
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Rocknut53 wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    i prepped for a colonoscopy, does that count? Not even fun btw
    Lol I've heard that stuff you have to drink is disgusting

    Oh, it's not the stuff you drink that's disgusting, it's the results that follow. Quick weight loss ;)

    No the stuff you drink is disgusting too. It's hard to get down. Funny thing is that my colonoscopies usually happen when I am flaring bad and already going 30+ times a day so the prep was just an average day for me.

    This. I hard a time finishing the movi-prep, it came out both ends at the same time. It was horrific.

    Go lytely (ironic name) is worse
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    I did movi-prep and I didn't find it as bad as I expected. Of course, I was on a soft diet for about 32hrs prior to starting the prep...
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    Are detoxes and cleanses good for helping weight loss? I know they're beneficial in other ways but can they also help drop those lbs?

    BTW looking to add more encouraging and motivational friends!

    Nope, and they are most certainly not beneficial in other ways.

    They are utterly and completely useless.
    This. Save your money and sanity, OP.

    And yes, I have tried them. Gimmicks, useless gimmicks that make one very hangry.

  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,030 Member
    Nope. Waste of time and money. I can't think of a single thing they'd be beneficial for either.
    Detoxes that flush your liver are very beneficial.
    No such thing. Your liver is a filter. You don't "clean" it. It "cleans" you. If it was dysfunctional, then drinking or consuming a product orally isn't going to fix it. It's hype pseudoscience by sellers of product.

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,030 Member
    Maybe someone who's actually done either one would be better suited to answer the question js.
    No because if they really understood physiology, then would have never embarked on doing them in the first place. People that do them will give you anecdotes..............which really aren't good evidence.

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  • KareninLux
    KareninLux Posts: 1,413 Member
    Read this as 'detox and cheese' lol - not enough coffee yet.
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    I did a 10 day cleanse almost a year ago and I've lost 30 pounds since then. It was a pretty rigorous cleanse and you have to follow it very closely to see the results, but I would highly recommend it. In my opinion, it works just as well, if not better, than all the other cleanses and detoxes out there.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    I did a 10 day cleanse almost a year ago and I've lost 30 pounds since then. It was a pretty rigorous cleanse and you have to follow it very closely to see the results, but I would highly recommend it. In my opinion, it works just as well, if not better, than all the other cleanses and detoxes out there.

    Since none of them work of course it works as well ;)
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    I did a 10 day cleanse almost a year ago and I've lost 30 pounds since then. It was a pretty rigorous cleanse and you have to follow it very closely to see the results, but I would highly recommend it. In my opinion, it works just as well, if not better, than all the other cleanses and detoxes out there.

    Since none of them work of course it works as well ;)

    Didn't you read the part where I've lost 30 pounds since the cleanse? Of course it works.
  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,255 Member
    So you lost 30 pounds in 10 days? You statement that you've lost 30 pounds since the cleanse means nothing. You've lost weight because you've eaten fewer calories than you burned, not because of the cleanse.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,030 Member
    I did a 10 day cleanse almost a year ago and I've lost 30 pounds since then. It was a pretty rigorous cleanse and you have to follow it very closely to see the results, but I would highly recommend it. In my opinion, it works just as well, if not better, than all the other cleanses and detoxes out there.
    Quit lying. All you did was cut your beard off for that weight loss. ;)

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  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    I did a 10 day cleanse almost a year ago and I've lost 30 pounds since then. It was a pretty rigorous cleanse and you have to follow it very closely to see the results, but I would highly recommend it. In my opinion, it works just as well, if not better, than all the other cleanses and detoxes out there.

    Since none of them work of course it works as well ;)

    Didn't you read the part where I've lost 30 pounds since the cleanse? Of course it works.

    That's because you are eating less than you burn. It has nothing to do with the cleanse. What did you cleanse yourself of anyways?
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