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  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
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    No, and too much of it is bad for your stomach lining.

    And your chompers
  • poohpoohpeapod
    poohpoohpeapod Posts: 776 Member
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    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
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    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
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    No.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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".
  • Cadori
    Cadori Posts: 4,810 Member
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    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".

    Like you're a doctor or something... :noway:
  • karengetsfit
    karengetsfit Posts: 19 Member
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    no but it does help to keep things regular ;)
  • _SABOTEUR_
    _SABOTEUR_ Posts: 6,833 Member
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    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".

    :love:

    Now walk over my back with those boots on.
  • celtbell3
    celtbell3 Posts: 738 Member
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    I'm confident that lemon water will not help you lose weight. However, it is delicious and breaks up the monotony if you can't stand straight H2O.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
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    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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  • Followingsea
    Followingsea Posts: 407 Member
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    Not by itself, no.

    But if you're replacing high-calorie drinks in your diet (like soda) with lemon water, and it's creating a calorie deficit, and you aren't eating those calories back...

    then yes.

    But by itself, no.
  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
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    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".

    :love:

    Now walk over my back with those boots on.

    coming for you

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  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
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    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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  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
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    yes.

    lemons are magic.

    the ancient egyptians used lemon water to help them build the pyramids.

    alexander the great used lemon water to conquer most of the known world.

    NASA used lemon water to put men on the moon.

    rumor has it that Obama even secretly contaminated the US water supply in 2008 with lemons to help get himself elected.

    so yes, lemon water can do magical things and this of course includes magical weight loss.
  • Trechechus
    Trechechus Posts: 2,819 Member
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    No.

    But there are a million reasons why you should just drink water in general.

    http://www.caloriesperhour.com/tutorial_water.php

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