Has anyone used a CLEANSE to jump start their weight loss?

I have been considering a Cleanse to jump start my weight loss, are these safe? Do they work? What ones have you tried and recommend?

erm.. no those detox and cleanse things tend to be a bit unsafe try this instead. For 1 week cut out any foods that have been processed or have any kind of preservatives. Drink only water and unsugared green tea and make sure you take a vitamin. that right there is probably the healthest cleanse. ( according to my doctor)

i DO recommend a cleanse ESPECIALLY if your diet hasn't exactly been that healthy..HOWEVER...there are a million different cleanses out there with different suggestions on how long you should be on a cleanse. I am currently on a juicing cleanse and I only plan on doing it for 7 days to rid my body of toxins and clean up my colon (gross I know). Just remember to keep your activity light during a cleanse since you will not be taking in enough calories to fuel an intense work out. I try to steer clear of any pill based cleansing program, but that's just me.

^^ I agree!

Just use a laxative..works the same way..

They are fake, they are fake, they are fake, your body is one giant cleansing machine.

I did a medically supervised 8 day juice cleanse at a health and wellness spa last October. I lost 10 lbs in 8 days in order to fit into my very small monique lhuilier wedding gown. It was great actually. I want to go back to the health spa this year if I can make time.

Depends how you define 'cleanse', I guess. I have always found that having a few days of eating very simple, natural foods, and a partial fast, has had very positive effects on my body and mind, and on my awareness of what I eat and how it affects my body - and this automatically jumpstarts me into eating more mindfully and healthily. It puts your body into a state of restoration, and your digestive system is not working so hard, so your body is rested and refreshed.

Do not do it. For all the reasons stated above. Unless you are told to do it by a Dr.

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Hi, I've done a few and apparently they're not safe and not necessary...I did the lemon cleanse and some other high protein cleanse with friends at the office...the result was mostly the same for all of us....the weight loss was between 5 and 8 pounds. But it came back for all of us. It was supposed to boost the metabolism also...didn't feel energized during or after...just pissed cause I couldn't eat what I wanted to!!!
The latest one I saw that seems really really interesting and will probably do it just as fall starts, as they tell me its good to do at the begining of every season...is Dr Oz's cleanse....its only 3 days and the menus make alot of sense and I think its worth a try...so, I will try in starting Friday the 21st...If your interested we can do it together!!!

I was 53 and used to 3500 mostly empty junk calories a day. I did a 3-day Master Cleanse to kick-start my journey, and I would absolutely recommend it. Never mind whether it cleanses your colon of anything (although it certainly empties you out so you don't feel bloated and thick). It absolutely got me off caffeine and taught me that 1) I CAN control my eating and 2) I will not die if I miss a meal. Those things have been critical to my success, and a 54-pound weight loss (so far) based on cooking clean whole foods (mostly) and balanced, healthy eating. It's a tool to help with your mindset.

You don't need to 'jumpstart' your weight loss...you just need to start.

That's a great phrase I'm gonna steal that.

Yeah I like it.

I do cleanses sometimes but not for weightloss reasons.
I think it really depends what your trying to get out of it

Nope, never did seems kinda gimmicky. Your body does it's own cleanse all the time. I recommend you make sure you get your Fiber, Water (10+ cups), and maybe gets Probiotic's in a Pill form.

I don't know if they work or not, but I can tell you that ditching sugary/andor starchy processed foods and eating low fat / high protein was great for me. I followed a popular diet plan, and was really glad after the first 4 days and got non starchy veggies back, but it was very good from a "reset". Do you have to do it? Up to you. I wish I was one of those people that can just eat one potato chip but I am not.

Not needing to cleanse/detox may be the case in a body who's digetive system is working properly but in the case of most people in this day and age due to processed, foods, polutions, not enough exercise e.t.c

People are suffering more illnesses and ailments than ever before because we are filling our bodies with highly processed foods chemicals, medications and more toxins. Looking back decades, people who supplied their own food from their own gardens and farms were far healthier. If it was true that our own bodies fully detox themselves then it would make no sense why the obesity levels, diebetes levels, asthma sufferers are on the increase, the majority of people have mucous (glue like substance) sticking to the micovilli in their guts preventing them from doing what they should be doing e.g aiding digestion, people are not absorbing the nutrients they need for their body this causes all sorts of problems from gut problems, skin problems and yes weight gain/loss problems and general health problems. The mucous needs to be cleansed out from the system to get the digestive system working properly and enabling us to aborb our nurtients properly and to boost our immune systems, as 70-75% of our iummune system lies within the gut. (look up leaky gut) (A good quality Aloe Vera gel for e.g will aid the cleansing of this mucous due to the sapponins in it and many more nutrients that's found in it)

Also many people have fat around their main organs and this fat is extremely hard to get rid of by diet and exercise alone, even people with a good BMI can have this fat around their major organs and again some detox prgrammes will help to clear that fat

If you look up Forever living products they do the best Aloe Vera Gel you can get they also have a very good weight management program, but drinking aloe vera gel alone will help to detox your body and get your organs working at their best