Lemon water

123stefania
123stefania Posts: 167 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi, is it true that drinking water with lemon help loosing some fat?

Thanks
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  • _TastySnoBalls_
    _TastySnoBalls_ Posts: 1,298 Member
    no
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    No.
  • catfive1
    catfive1 Posts: 529 Member
    No
  • nicole595
    nicole595 Posts: 39 Member
    Can you think of any logical reason why it would?
    If not, then I think you answered your own question :)
  • sun_fish
    sun_fish Posts: 864 Member
    No
  • kamakazeekim
    kamakazeekim Posts: 1,183 Member
    I haven't heard that...but I know adding lemon to my water helps me to drink more which in turn helps me eat less :)
  • soosanj
    soosanj Posts: 3
    This is what I've heard of lemon, adding lemon helps the water to be alkaline, which is great for losing weight.

    ◾Lemons are antiseptic
    ◾Lemon water has excellent digestive properties and can ease heartburn, bloating and other digestion problems
    ◾Lemon water cleanses and stimulates the liver and kidneys
    ◾Lemon juice contains calcium, magnesium and potassium
    ◾Lemon juice has been known to relieve asthma
    ◾Lemon water (hot) offers relief from cold and flu symptoms while providing some much needed Vitamin C
    ◾Lemon juice is a great skin cleanser

    starting every single day with a glass of lovely lemon water, it ignites the metabolism early in the morning, so if you are on a weight loss journey this could be the most important of the lemon water benefits.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    You lose weight by eating at a deficit. Period.

    Read this: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-Sexypants
  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
    no.
    This is what I've heard of lemon, adding lemon helps the water to be alkaline, which is great for losing weight.

    ◾Lemons are antiseptic
    ◾Lemon water has excellent digestive properties and can ease heartburn, bloating and other digestion problems
    ◾Lemon water cleanses and stimulates the liver and kidneys
    ◾Lemon juice contains calcium, magnesium and potassium
    ◾Lemon juice has been known to relieve asthma
    ◾Lemon water (hot) offers relief from cold and flu symptoms while providing some much needed Vitamin C
    ◾Lemon juice is a great skin cleanser

    starting every single day with a glass of lovely lemon water, it ignites the metabolism early in the morning, so if you are on a weight loss journey this could be the most important of the lemon water benefits.

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  • _TastySnoBalls_
    _TastySnoBalls_ Posts: 1,298 Member
    This is what I've heard of lemon, adding lemon helps the water to be alkaline, which is great for losing weight.

    ◾Lemons are antiseptic
    ◾Lemon water has excellent digestive properties and can ease heartburn, bloating and other digestion problems
    ◾Lemon water cleanses and stimulates the liver and kidneys
    ◾Lemon juice contains calcium, magnesium and potassium
    ◾Lemon juice has been known to relieve asthma
    ◾Lemon water (hot) offers relief from cold and flu symptoms while providing some much needed Vitamin C
    ◾Lemon juice is a great skin cleanser

    starting every single day with a glass of lovely lemon water, it ignites the metabolism early in the morning, so if you are on a weight loss journey this could be the most important of the lemon water benefits.


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  • _TastySnoBalls_
    _TastySnoBalls_ Posts: 1,298 Member
    I haven't heard that...but I know adding lemon to my water helps me to drink more which in turn helps me eat less :)

    That's a good tip for those who find plain water boring and need to up their water intake.
  • sun_fish
    sun_fish Posts: 864 Member
    This is what I've heard of lemon, adding lemon helps the water to be alkaline, which is great for losing weight.

    ◾Lemons are antiseptic
    ◾Lemon water has excellent digestive properties and can ease heartburn, bloating and other digestion problems
    ◾Lemon water cleanses and stimulates the liver and kidneys
    ◾Lemon juice contains calcium, magnesium and potassium
    ◾Lemon juice has been known to relieve asthma
    ◾Lemon water (hot) offers relief from cold and flu symptoms while providing some much needed Vitamin C
    ◾Lemon juice is a great skin cleanser

    starting every single day with a glass of lovely lemon water, it ignites the metabolism early in the morning, so if you are on a weight loss journey this could be the most important of the lemon water benefits.

    And to think I've just been eating at a deficit.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    N:angry:





    it's tasty though.
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  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    This is what I've heard of lemon, adding lemon helps the water to be alkaline, which is great for losing weight.

    ◾Lemons are antiseptic
    ◾Lemon water has excellent digestive properties and can ease heartburn, bloating and other digestion problems
    ◾Lemon water cleanses and stimulates the liver and kidneys
    ◾Lemon juice contains calcium, magnesium and potassium
    ◾Lemon juice has been known to relieve asthma
    ◾Lemon water (hot) offers relief from cold and flu symptoms while providing some much needed Vitamin C
    ◾Lemon juice is a great skin cleanser

    starting every single day with a glass of lovely lemon water, it ignites the metabolism early in the morning, so if you are on a weight loss journey this could be the most important of the lemon water benefits.

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  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    This is what I've heard of lemon, adding lemon helps the water to be alkaline, which is great for losing weight.

    ◾Lemons are antiseptic
    ◾Lemon water has excellent digestive properties and can ease heartburn, bloating and other digestion problems
    ◾Lemon water cleanses and stimulates the liver and kidneys
    ◾Lemon juice contains calcium, magnesium and potassium
    ◾Lemon juice has been known to relieve asthma
    ◾Lemon water (hot) offers relief from cold and flu symptoms while providing some much needed Vitamin C
    ◾Lemon juice is a great skin cleanser

    starting every single day with a glass of lovely lemon water, it ignites the metabolism early in the morning, so if you are on a weight loss journey this could be the most important of the lemon water benefits.

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  • Hauntinglyfit
    Hauntinglyfit Posts: 5,537 Member
    No, and too much of it is bad for your stomach lining.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    no..

    calorie deficit, yes

    lemon water, no
  • ashenriver
    ashenriver Posts: 498 Member
    This is what I've heard of lemon, adding lemon helps the water to be alkaline, which is great for losing weight.

    ◾Lemons are antiseptic
    ◾Lemon water has excellent digestive properties and can ease heartburn, bloating and other digestion problems
    ◾Lemon water cleanses and stimulates the liver and kidneys
    ◾Lemon juice contains calcium, magnesium and potassium
    ◾Lemon juice has been known to relieve asthma
    ◾Lemon water (hot) offers relief from cold and flu symptoms while providing some much needed Vitamin C
    ◾Lemon juice is a great skin cleanser

    starting every single day with a glass of lovely lemon water, it ignites the metabolism early in the morning, so if you are on a weight loss journey this could be the most important of the lemon water benefits.

    I know lemon (any citrus really) is an antiseptic. They contain folate, potassium and Vit C. There may be some truth to the other claims, but lemon water igniting metabolism is patiently false. And adding lemon to water making it more alkaline to help lose weight reminds of stuff my coworker says who is starving himself by fasting and eating raw in addition to other beliefs.

    Edit: I occasionally put a slice of lemon in my water, just because I am tired of drinking straight water but it has no bearing on weight loss.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    This is what I've heard of lemon, adding lemon helps the water to be alkaline, which is great for losing weight.

    ◾Lemons are antiseptic
    ◾Lemon water has excellent digestive properties and can ease heartburn, bloating and other digestion problems
    ◾Lemon water cleanses and stimulates the liver and kidneys
    ◾Lemon juice contains calcium, magnesium and potassium
    ◾Lemon juice has been known to relieve asthma
    ◾Lemon water (hot) offers relief from cold and flu symptoms while providing some much needed Vitamin C
    ◾Lemon juice is a great skin cleanser

    starting every single day with a glass of lovely lemon water, it ignites the metabolism early in the morning, so if you are on a weight loss journey this could be the most important of the lemon water benefits.

    don't forget lemon water also converts stored fat into muscle.
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    No, and too much of it is bad for your stomach lining.

    And your chompers
  • poohpoohpeapod
    poohpoohpeapod Posts: 776 Member
    do not know if it makes you lose weight, however lemons are high in vitamin c which is beneficial to weight loss. Lemon also helps detoxify the liver, the liver is crucial to weight loss. Lemon in water makes it more alkaline, more easily absorbable bythe body. Nobody on MFP thinks anything can aid weight loss except calories in/out. Lemon may not be the weight loss bullet, can it help...yes.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    This is what I've heard of lemon, adding lemon helps the water to be alkaline, which is great for losing weight.

    ◾Lemons are antiseptic
    ◾Lemon water has excellent digestive properties and can ease heartburn, bloating and other digestion problems
    ◾Lemon water cleanses and stimulates the liver and kidneys
    ◾Lemon juice contains calcium, magnesium and potassium
    ◾Lemon juice has been known to relieve asthma
    ◾Lemon water (hot) offers relief from cold and flu symptoms while providing some much needed Vitamin C
    ◾Lemon juice is a great skin cleanser

    starting every single day with a glass of lovely lemon water, it ignites the metabolism early in the morning, so if you are on a weight loss journey this could be the most important of the lemon water benefits.

    And to think I've just been eating at a deficit.

    your doing it wrong…

    you need to reset and do a 7 day lemon water cleanse to jump start metabolism and get you out of a calorie deficit...
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    No.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    do not know if it makes you lose weight, however lemons are high in vitamin c which is beneficial to weight loss. Lemon also helps detoxify the liver, the liver is crucial to weight loss. Lemon in water makes it more alkaline, more easily absorbable bythe body. Nobody on MFP thinks anything can aid weight loss except calories in/out. Lemon may not be the weight loss bullet, can it help...yes.

    vitamin c is beneficial to weight loss…really?

    breaking news from this post - "lemon is not the weight loss bullet"
  • poohpoohpeapod
    poohpoohpeapod Posts: 776 Member
    No, and too much of it is bad for your stomach lining.

    This is not true, gastric acid is much more acidic then lemon ever was.
  • poohpoohpeapod
    poohpoohpeapod Posts: 776 Member
    do not know if it makes you lose weight, however lemons are high in vitamin c which is beneficial to weight loss. Lemon also helps detoxify the liver, the liver is crucial to weight loss. Lemon in water makes it more alkaline, more easily absorbable bythe body. Nobody on MFP thinks anything can aid weight loss except calories in/out. Lemon may not be the weight loss bullet, can it help...yes.

    vitamin c is beneficial to weight loss…really?

    breaking news from this post - "lemon is not the weight loss bullet"

    Yes really!!!!:laugh: read the research
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    do not know if it makes you lose weight, however lemons are high in vitamin c which is beneficial to weight loss. Lemon also helps detoxify the liver, the liver is crucial to weight loss. Lemon in water makes it more alkaline, more easily absorbable bythe body. Nobody on MFP thinks anything can aid weight loss except calories in/out. Lemon may not be the weight loss bullet, can it help...yes.

    vitamin c is beneficial to weight loss…really?

    breaking news from this post - "lemon is not the weight loss bullet"

    Yes really!!!!:laugh: read the research

    please post links to said research of peer reviewed studies...
  • Derp_Diggler
    Derp_Diggler Posts: 1,456 Member
    do not know if it makes you lose weight, however lemons are high in vitamin c which is beneficial to weight loss. Lemon also helps detoxify the liver, the liver is crucial to weight loss. Lemon in water makes it more alkaline, more easily absorbable bythe body. Nobody on MFP thinks anything can aid weight loss except calories in/out. Lemon may not be the weight loss bullet, can it help...yes.

    vitamin c is beneficial to weight loss…really?

    breaking news from this post - "lemon is not the weight loss bullet"

    Yes really!!!!:laugh: read the research

    please post links to said research of peer reviewed studies...

    Yes please! A pound of lemons is only 89 cents, which means that even at seven pounds a week it will be much cheaper to lose weight with lemons than by paying for my gym membership. Not to mention all the time I'll save not going to the gym. Please oh please post a link to these studies!
  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
    Lemon juice (pH 2-3) will not make water more alkaline. Why? Because lemons do not have large freakin' deposits of calcium carbonate in them. Alkalinity is the ability of a liquid to neutralize hydrogen ions. Species that affect alkalinity? Bicarbonate, CO3, PO4, B(OH)4, maybe a few other minor ones.. None of these are going to be present in quantities sufficient enough to change jack, in your glass of water let alone your body (if they were, them lemon wouldn't be...you know...acidic and stuff). All it will do is change the acid content of your urine, because your kidneys will expel the excess.


    Also, it will not change your blood pH. Changes in blood pH are, as they say in the medical profession "incompatible with life".

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