One day detox?

ohhman10

Anyone know a good one day detox?

I ate horrible this week. I mean horrible. Fatty, salty, processed foods. I feel horrible and gained 3.5 pounds in a week. -.-

I'm looking for a one day detox to get back on track. I feel my body needs it.

Suggestions?

BarackMeLikeAHurricane

You could fast. Just drink water for 24 hours. It doesn't have to be one calendar day, you could do 6pm to 6pm the next day or something like that.

savbentley

You're just retaining water weight, it's highly unlikely you actually gained even a pound of real fat in a week. So don't worry too much. The best thing you can do is just try to focus on upping your vegetables/fruit servings throughout the day, making sure you're sticking to whole grains, keeping the sodium to a manumit, and water water water! You'll see that weight come back down rather quickly.

MoreBean13

Your body does not need a detox- they don't do anything except empty out your colon and disrupt your gut bacteria and electrolyte balances anyway. You need to just start eating healthy foods, and concentrate on getting enough potassium to balance out the sodium that's causing you to retain water.

Sarauk2sf

Your body does not need a detox- they don't do anything except empty out your colon and disrupt your gut bacteria and electrolyte balances anyway. You need to just start eating healthy foods, and concentrate on getting enough potassium to balance out the sodium that's causing you to retain water.

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cmcollins001

Your body does not need a detox- they don't do anything except empty out your colon and disrupt your gut bacteria and electrolyte balances anyway. You need to just start eating healthy foods, and concentrate on getting enough potassium to balance out the sodium that's causing you to retain water.

^^yep

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Crankstr

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AnvilHead

Your body does not need a detox- they don't do anything except empty out your colon and disrupt your gut bacteria and electrolyte balances anyway. You need to just start eating healthy foods, and concentrate on getting enough potassium to balance out the sodium that's causing you to retain water.

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^ This.

billsica

I always detox by pooping. I suggest trying for a big BM.

PikaKnight

Your body does not need a detox- they don't do anything except empty out your colon and disrupt your gut bacteria and electrolyte balances anyway. You need to just start eating healthy foods, and concentrate on getting enough potassium to balance out the sodium that's causing you to retain water.

^^yep

^ This.

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msangela1215

does taking potassium help to elimante water retention i retain a lot of water often?

Sarauk2sf

does taking potassium help to elimante water retention i retain a lot of water often?

It balances out the sodium.

MoreBean13

does taking potassium help to elimante water retention i retain a lot of water often?

Yes, sodium/potassium balance is critical in managing water retention. It's much more effective than drinking tons and tons of extra water.

Helloitsdan

Its called a 20hour fast.
Just drink water.
Stay busy then eat 1000cal dinner and call it a day.
But you must make sure you are eating about 2k every other day.
Its amazing how it works!

If you want a daily detox, drink 1gallon of water a day and eat just below TDEE.
Youll lose fat!

dangerousdumpling

I agree with what has already been posted. Eat some nutrient dense food and drink a good amount of water and you will be back on track.

Sarauk2sf

Its called a 20hour fast.
Just drink water.
Stay busy then eat 1000cal dinner and call it a day.
But you must make sure you are eating about 2k every other day.
Its amazing how it works!

If you want a daily detox, drink 1gallon of water a day and eat just below TDEE.
Youll lose fat!

Fasts that long are often not a good thing for women who are more sensitive to hormonal imbalances. It's one reason Martin recommends a shorter window for women on leangains.

Helloitsdan

I just figure its healthier than any fad detox program.
Give the body a break from everything except cleaning out the liver.

Sarauk2sf

I just figure its healthier than any fad detox program.
Give the body a break from everything except cleaning out the liver.

Better would be eating at a reasonable caloric deficit and getting a decent amount of potassium as MoreBean suggested.

Chibea

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110403090259.htm

I researched a lot before doing a juice fast and I discovered that, while there is no health benefit to long term fasting of any kind, there is science behind a 24-hour water fast. See the link above.

The easiest way to do it is to start after lunch so you only skip dinner the first day and breakfast and lunch the next. You can eat at any time after the 24 hours are up, so you can have an early dinner. It's good to do it once a month or less according to the research.

spamantha57

Don't feel bad about gaining 3.5 lbs in a week. I just gained 2.5 lbs during the time the Superbowl was on. :bigsmile:

If you do want to do a day cleanse/ detox, liquid days are usually the best (not talking about soda of course.) Water, fresh squeezed juices, unsweetened tea, natural lemonade/ lemon water - those are the best! (Good if you want to stop a cold too.)

MoreBean13

Don't feel bad about gaining 3.5 lbs in a week. I just gained 2.5 lbs during the time the Superbowl was on. :bigsmile:

If you do want to do a day cleanse/ detox, liquid days are usually the best (not talking about soda of course.) Water, fresh squeezed juices, unsweetened tea, natural lemonade/ lemon water - those are the best! (Good if you want to stop a cold too.)

What would drinking liquids for a day do?

Viva_Karina

spamantha57

Don't feel bad about gaining 3.5 lbs in a week. I just gained 2.5 lbs during the time the Superbowl was on. :bigsmile:

If you do want to do a day cleanse/ detox, liquid days are usually the best (not talking about soda of course.) Water, fresh squeezed juices, unsweetened tea, natural lemonade/ lemon water - those are the best! (Good if you want to stop a cold too.)

What would drinking liquids for a day do?

She was asking about doing a detox. Liquid detoxes are usually pretty good. Flush stuff out but still get nutrients as opposed to just drinking water.

AnvilHead

She was asking about doing a detox. Liquid detoxes are usually pretty good. Flush stuff out but still get nutrients as opposed to just drinking water.

What "stuff" are they flushing out?

MoreBean13

Don't feel bad about gaining 3.5 lbs in a week. I just gained 2.5 lbs during the time the Superbowl was on. :bigsmile:

If you do want to do a day cleanse/ detox, liquid days are usually the best (not talking about soda of course.) Water, fresh squeezed juices, unsweetened tea, natural lemonade/ lemon water - those are the best! (Good if you want to stop a cold too.)

What would drinking liquids for a day do?

She was asking about doing a detox. Liquid detoxes are usually pretty good. Flush stuff out but still get nutrients as opposed to just drinking water.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/821828-detoxes-and-cleanses

Sarauk2sf

Don't feel bad about gaining 3.5 lbs in a week. I just gained 2.5 lbs during the time the Superbowl was on. :bigsmile:

If you do want to do a day cleanse/ detox, liquid days are usually the best (not talking about soda of course.) Water, fresh squeezed juices, unsweetened tea, natural lemonade/ lemon water - those are the best! (Good if you want to stop a cold too.)

What would drinking liquids for a day do?

She was asking about doing a detox. Liquid detoxes are usually pretty good. Flush stuff out but still get nutrients as opposed to just drinking water.

What nutrients?

Sarauk2sf

OK, I just looked at your diary - and if you logged your food, you are pretty much averaging to your target for the week which includes a deficit, which means your gain was water weight, so I am not sure why fasts or detoxes are even a consideration or are even being suggested.

spamantha57

Don't feel bad about gaining 3.5 lbs in a week. I just gained 2.5 lbs during the time the Superbowl was on. :bigsmile:

If you do want to do a day cleanse/ detox, liquid days are usually the best (not talking about soda of course.) Water, fresh squeezed juices, unsweetened tea, natural lemonade/ lemon water - those are the best! (Good if you want to stop a cold too.)

What would drinking liquids for a day do?

She was asking about doing a detox. Liquid detoxes are usually pretty good. Flush stuff out but still get nutrients as opposed to just drinking water.

What nutrients?

If you drink orange juice you have Vitamin C.
Green tea has antioxidants.
Juice some veggies & get fiber.

Since you have over 7,000 posts I'm sure you picked up a couple of wrinkles in your brain in the hours upon hours you've been on this board to understand that fruit has those things in Flinstone's Chewables called "vitamins." If after 7,000+ posts you don't know what vitamins are, you could always ask Google. He's usually around to answer things like that.

Viva_Karina

MoreBean13

Don't feel bad about gaining 3.5 lbs in a week. I just gained 2.5 lbs during the time the Superbowl was on. :bigsmile:

If you do want to do a day cleanse/ detox, liquid days are usually the best (not talking about soda of course.) Water, fresh squeezed juices, unsweetened tea, natural lemonade/ lemon water - those are the best! (Good if you want to stop a cold too.)

What would drinking liquids for a day do?

She was asking about doing a detox. Liquid detoxes are usually pretty good. Flush stuff out but still get nutrients as opposed to just drinking water.

What nutrients?

If you drink orange juice you have Vitamin C.
Green tea has antioxidants.
Juice some veggies & get fiber.

Since you have over 7,000 posts I'm sure you picked up a couple of wrinkles in your brain in the hours upon hours you've been on this board to understand that fruit has those things in Flinstone's Chewables called "vitamins." If after 7,000+ posts you don't know what vitamins are, you could always ask Google. He's usually around to answer things like that.

LOL. Oh no you did-int!!
Sara was prompting you to think critically about what you were saying. Liquid fasting for 24 hrs is pointless, detoxing is meaningless, there are no toxins that flush out by doing it, and by juicing food rather than eating it all you're doing is mechanically predigesting food, a job your body is perfectly capable of doing, and you're increasing the glycemic load of the fruits you're juicing, which can result in blood sugar issues if you have issues with that. Good one though about the brain wrinkles and flinstones vitamins.

Viva_Karina