Benefits of detox?

Cladf
Cladf Posts: 60 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hey everyone, I've recently been working out more and more (and loving it!) and trying hard to start properly logging food to make sure I'm staying in the right calorie levels but wondering if there are benefits (more health, than weight loss) to going on a detox for a few days?

There's so much conflicting advice everywhere that this place has become my go-to for advice. I feel like my body could do with a wee boost to get my properly into the healthier eating way and a detox sounds like it might be a good idea, but don't want to do anything which could be bad for me.

My weight isn't moving much at the moment but I'm putting this down to poor food choices and not religiously logging food (something which I'm trying to do from now on) but having previously eaten a lot of fast-food, processed food and drinking alcohol too regularly, I think my body could really just benefit from a bit of a cleanse.

Any recommendations on decent detox/cleanse plans to use, or general advice? Thanks in advance! :)
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  • lemonsnowdrop
    lemonsnowdrop Posts: 1,298 Member
    There are no benefits of detoxing. Sorry. Your body "cleanses" itself. No need to kick start anything.
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member


    My weight isn't moving much at the moment but I'm putting this down to poor food choices and not religiously logging food


    YES
    but having previously eaten a lot of fast-food, processed food and drinking alcohol too regularly, I think my body could really just benefit from a bit of a cleanse.

    NO
  • Cladf
    Cladf Posts: 60 Member
    There are no benefits of detoxing. Sorry. Your body "cleanses" itself. No need to kick start anything.

    Thanks! This is why I thought this place would be the best place to ask :)
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    There are no benefits of detoxing. Sorry. Your body "cleanses" itself. No need to kick start anything.

    QFT
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    There are no benefits of detoxing. Sorry. Your body "cleanses" itself. No need to kick start anything.

    Thanks! This is why I thought this place would be the best place to ask :)

    Awesome. Most OP's in this topic tend to get butthurt. You didn't, you're awesome.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I'll just leave this here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1159755-looking-for-a-detox-cleanse
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    Here's some good links that may help.

    Read these:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here?hl=so+you're+new+here

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13

    TL:DR the link right above ->http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975025-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet

    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

    Want to lift heavy things?
    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

    Stronglifts Summary
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/560459-stronglifts-5x5-summary

    Stronglifts Womens Group
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/4601-stronglifts-5x5-for-women
  • RivenV
    RivenV Posts: 1,667 Member
    There are no benefits of detoxing. Sorry. Your body "cleanses" itself. No need to kick start anything.

    Thanks! This is why I thought this place would be the best place to ask :)

    Awesome. Most OP's in this topic tend to get butthurt. You didn't, you're awesome.
    Hi-fives for OP for listening to reasonable and logical advice!

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  • MassiveDelta
    MassiveDelta Posts: 3,271 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1279346-weight-loss-gimicks
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    There is one bona fide benefit to a detox, which is psychological. In my research, for people that have reported success with detoxes, those ended up serving as more of a ceremony to say goodbye ot unhealthy behaviors of the past, etc. The detox itself was not of benefit.

    For many people it is counterproductive, because they cannot maintain the damaging 'detox' diet for long, and once they fail, they gain the weight back.
  • Cladf
    Cladf Posts: 60 Member
    There are no benefits of detoxing. Sorry. Your body "cleanses" itself. No need to kick start anything.

    Thanks! This is why I thought this place would be the best place to ask :)

    Awesome. Most OP's in this topic tend to get butthurt. You didn't, you're awesome.

    Thanks everyone for the really quick replies :)

    And graceisjinxed - thanks! :) I'm so new to this that I know about 0% of the right things to do so just happy to be getting advice from folks who are in the know :) I'll check out those links just now... also, what does "QFT" mean?
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    There are no benefits of detoxing. Sorry. Your body "cleanses" itself. No need to kick start anything.

    Thanks! This is why I thought this place would be the best place to ask :)

    Awesome. Most OP's in this topic tend to get butthurt. You didn't, you're awesome.

    Thanks everyone for the really quick replies :)

    And graceisjinxed - thanks! :) I'm so new to this that I know about 0% of the right things to do so just happy to be getting advice from folks who are in the know :) I'll check out those links just now... also, what does "QFT" mean?

    "quoted for truth" to emphasize agreement with a point in a succinct manner.

    I am impressed by you OP. Not many people ask questions looking for input, but rather, to justify a decision already made.
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    QFT - Quote for Truth
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
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    My all time favorite high five gif
  • Cladf
    Cladf Posts: 60 Member

    "quoted for truth" to emphasize agreement with a point in a succinct manner.

    I am impressed by you OP. Not many people ask questions looking for input, but rather, to justify a decision already made.

    Thank you :) I've been reading through these forums for a wee while and I'm learning so much as I go but I definitely bow down to everyone here who knows better than me... :)

    Also - LOVE the high-five gif :D
  • tracydr
    tracydr Posts: 528 Member
    Unless you have liver disease or elevated enzymes from too much alcohol, there is simply no reason your liver needs detox. Same with the thyroid.
    It probably does make your stomach flatter but that's just because you're eating almost nothing for a couple of days.
    The ketosis you create could make you feel better ( it can cause a "high" feeling).
    Simply no evidence whatsoever to the benefits of detox.
  • Cladf
    Cladf Posts: 60 Member
    Unless you have liver disease or elevated enzymes from too much alcohol, there is simply no reason your liver needs detox. Same with the thyroid.
    It probably does make your stomach flatter but that's just because you're eating almost nothing for a couple of days.
    The ketosis you create could make you feel better ( it can cause a "high" feeling).
    Simply no evidence whatsoever to the benefits of detox.

    Thanks - it's amazing how much conflicting advice there is when I google these things but it's great to get meaningful advice from people on here :)

    Definitely not going to bother with the detox, just going to go with religiously logging all food and drink and trust in the system :)
  • fauxpunker
    fauxpunker Posts: 59 Member
    Well... this took a surprising turn. And for the better.

    "Thanks - it's amazing how much conflicting advice there is when I google these things "

    Always look for the sales pitch and you can spot a huckster every time :-)
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    There is a lot of conflicting evidence because people want to sell you something, or truly believe it due to the placebo affect and the weight loss they saw by going on what amounted to a semi-starvation diet.

    After all the threads where the person is just looking for validation for a bad decision, this thread gives me a tiny bit of faith in humanity.

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  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    OP didn't get butthurt. This means that this has to be a troll thread, right? Right?









    No?

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  • tehboxingkitteh
    tehboxingkitteh Posts: 1,574 Member
    No rage quit, butthurt, or arguing? My faith in humanity has been restored.

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  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    No rage quit, butthurt, or arguing? My faith in humanity has been restored.

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    I know right?!

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  • Cladf
    Cladf Posts: 60 Member
    I'm loving all the replies on this - thanks guys! Glad I seem to be doing something a bit different from the norm anyway... (and I am digging all the gif's!) :)
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
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  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Like everyone said, you don't need any detox or cleanse. Eat at a Deficit and you'll lose weight. Buy a food scale to ensure that your really eating at a deficit. :-) you'll be fine! :-)
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    In for the GIFS and loving that someone asked for advice and then actually accepted it without getting enraged that people actually gave it. :flowerforyou: :heart: :drinker: :bigsmile:
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    Hey everyone, I've recently been working out more and more (and loving it!) and trying hard to start properly logging food to make sure I'm staying in the right calorie levels but wondering if there are benefits (more health, than weight loss) to going on a detox for a few days?

    There's so much conflicting advice everywhere that this place has become my go-to for advice. I feel like my body could do with a wee boost to get my properly into the healthier eating way and a detox sounds like it might be a good idea, but don't want to do anything which could be bad for me.

    My weight isn't moving much at the moment but I'm putting this down to poor food choices and not religiously logging food (something which I'm trying to do from now on) but having previously eaten a lot of fast-food, processed food and drinking alcohol too regularly, I think my body could really just benefit from a bit of a cleanse.

    Any recommendations on decent detox/cleanse plans to use, or general advice? Thanks in advance! :)

    Zero benefits. Your energies would be better spent making better food choices and logging consistently.
  • Wetcoaster
    Wetcoaster Posts: 1,788 Member
    http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-detox-scam-how-to-spot-it-and-how-to-avoid-it/
  • 32sami
    32sami Posts: 380 Member
    I occasionally detox when I've been eating badly for awhile. I just go all natural, if you can't shoot it or plant it, then don't eat it. I mostly do it to retrain my taste buds because certain things tend to trigger bad eating habits with me and I can't seem to stay away from them.

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