DETOX RECOMMENDATIONS WELCOME PLEASE.....

HI everyone.

I am experiencing binge eating problems and desperately need to do a detox for a few days to cleanse my system, shrink my stomach etc.

Any ideas welcome???

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tomg33

I would suggest you get professional help.

Please take this advice. Your problem is binge eating and "detoxing" will not fix that.

"Detoxing" is one of the most harmful things that the mainstream fitness industry has produced and anyone who endorses it is making money at the expense of public health.

LuckyMunky

Go see a therapist for your binge eating problem. It's a symptom of a deeper, underlying issue. Go talk to a professional if you want to get to the bottom of it.

laserturkey

If you eat most of your calories in the evening, that's fine. Just plan it that way.

Not everyone does best with the whole concept of "six small meals spread out over the course of the day." Some do best fasting all day and eating all their calories at once. I usually eat about 300 calories for breakfast, 500 for lunch, and 1000 or more for dinner and an evening snack.

I tend to put off a great number of calories until the evening, too. I suggested spreading things out only because the OP suggested she was under-eating during the day and then bingeing in the evening because of it.

LaurenAOK

I am looking to detox my system - i have been eating too much junk and need to break the habit for good

The problem is that a "detox" is not going to help you stop bingeing. At all. Do you really think that if you spend three days just drinking fruit juice or whatever, then you're going to be cured of bingeing for good?

Detoxes are scams set up by the diet industry to make money. Plain and simple. Your body does an excellent job of detoxing itself, you do not need to follow any special program.

It sounds like your true problem is binge eating. If it happens consistently and you're out of control, you could even have a disorder like binge eating disorder. I would definitely recommend that you seek professional help if you can. Even if not, you need to spend some solid time getting to the root of your problem. What causes you to eat this way? Is it stress? Is it a certain emotion? Is it that you're desperate to lose weight, so you eat too little, then get out of control and binge? Whatever it is, get to the bottom of it and start working on a solution. Unfortunately, it's a process. It's going to take time. No one on this forum can magically fix it, and a detox isn't going to fix it either.

brower47

Go get your liver and your kidneys back from the organ donation bank and tell them you really need them for your detox. I'm actually surprised you haven't died yet without them. Don't eat or drink anything until they've been properly replaced and then your body detoxification can proceed as normal.

I think we all learned something here today. I know a lot of us were starting to think they were vestigial organs with all the hype about this fad cleanse or that fad cleanse but we really do need our vital organs so that they can carry out their vital processes.

Shaolin_Life

rieann84

I see where you're coming from.. I did this once. I went on a 10 day liquid diet which I won't name. It was very hard at first, but through it I felt happy because it felt really great to finally have control. I was proud of my accomplishment. Although, by day ten I was literally crying because I couldn't do it anymore. The "diet" had you drink salt water every day so you could sit on the toilet and pee out your butt. It gets really tiring.

I lost about 15 lbs.. gained 5 or 6 back immediately..and then the rest followed eventually.

What I'm saying is that, I think you are just craving the feeling of being in control of your appetite, life, etc... You can do this in better ways than some crazy cleanse or liquid diet. Follow the advice everyone else has given you. Make it a goal to do one positive thing every day..whether it's a healthy breakfast, grabbing for an apple instead of chips, or going to the gym.

You don't need a cleanse. You already know what to do.. eat better, and exercise more. Good luck to you!

AllonsYtotheTardis

I am looking to detox my system - i have been eating too much junk and need to break the habit for good

And that is what your liver and kidneys do. You can help them by drinking lots of water.

LorinaLynn

If you eat most of your calories in the evening, that's fine. Just plan it that way.

Not everyone does best with the whole concept of "six small meals spread out over the course of the day." Some do best fasting all day and eating all their calories at once. I usually eat about 300 calories for breakfast, 500 for lunch, and 1000 or more for dinner and an evening snack.

I tend to put off a great number of calories until the evening, too. I suggested spreading things out only because the OP suggested she was under-eating during the day and then bingeing in the evening because of it.

That's where an open food diary would really help. It depends on what the binging actually looks like. Some people eat 1300 calories instead of 1200 and think they binged, even though they probably should be eating 1500 or more. Some people eat 3000 calories over their goal when they binge.

If it's true binge eating, then, yeah... seeing a doctor or therapist is a good plan.

If it's just a matter of the munchies and slightly exceeding your calorie goal, then that's just something that requires some trial and error to find the right number of calories and the right meal timing for you.

Either way, "detox" isn't the answer. Replacing bad habits with better habits doesn't require any kind of detox.

karlastockham

Try this... it's all natural.
http://safiyahheals.bigcartel.com/product/body-by-safiyah-detox-combo

dailytammy

hey try juicing for 3-5 days this is what I do....an I don't care if anyone agrees or not its what works for me

ken_hogan

hey try juicing for 3-5 days this is what I do....an I don't care if anyone agrees or not its what works for me

Not saying I agree or disagree, but what exactly did this complish?? What exactly did it detox from your body?

Stacey741

Go see a naturalpath doctor. They can recommend some natural herbs that will help clear toxins out of your system. You have to eat healthy and drink plenty of water though our any "detox" you choose to do won't work.

CoderGal

I am looking to detox my system - i have been eating too much junk and need to break the habit for good

I think what people are trying to ask is not what system but what toxins you are trying to detoxify that your liver and organs are incapable of?

I've never seen any studies indicating that cleanses make sense. Ignoring that, I've never seen any logical reasoning for it either.

Try to figure out what is making you binge (many have calorie limits set to low or unbalanced diets so after an extended period off being malnourished they binge). Fix the problem, wasting time making yourself hungry or sick isn't a solution, particularly for your problem.

joy_joy_ gave some pretty solid advice, I suggest you take it.

laserturkey

Try this... it's all natural.
http://safiyahheals.bigcartel.com/product/body-by-safiyah-detox-combo

$55 for something completely unnecessary.

Sheehangirl79

You should try a juice cleanse. It is healthy and amazing. If you have the time, you should watch this documentary called "Sick, Tired and Nearly Dead." It will change your life and your outlook on being healthy.

ken_hogan

You should try a juice cleanse. It is healthy and amazing. If you have the time, you should watch this documentary called "Sick, Tired and Nearly Dead." It will change your life and your outlook on being healthy.

What exactly does a juice cleanse detox that your liver and kidneys don't cleanse already??

nekoxvampyx

you don't need a cleanse, if your gonna binge just eat healthy stuff like fruits or veggies, if you binge on them WHO CARES cause they are good for you and very low on calories.

skylark94

You should try a juice cleanse. It is healthy and amazing. If you have the time, you should watch this documentary called "Sick, Tired and Nearly Dead." It will change your life and your outlook on being healthy.

What exactly does a juice cleanse detox that your liver and kidneys don't cleanse already??

And what exactly does a juice cleanse do to help fix the emotional issues that lead to binge eating?

Binge eating is not a dietary issue. It's psychological. The OP needs to find someone who is professionally qualified to help her with this and not be pointed toward propaganda "documentaries".

PikaKnight

you don't need a cleanse, if your gonna binge just eat healthy stuff like fruits or veggies, if you binge on them WHO CARES cause they are good for you and very low on calories.

Binging is disordered eating. Binging on healthy food is just as bad as what you consider unhealthy. The mentality is unhealthy and getting "healthy and fit" isn't just a physical thing. It's a mental thing too.

That's like someone taking a bunch of pills to cover up a disorder rather than working to get to the bottom of it and resolving the issue.

pkw58

I hear you op, sometimes you just want a regiment to break a bad habit. Some of us just cant eat refined carbs in any form and sometimes people fast one day or do liquid diets or whatever in hopes of bring binge habits. So the good news is that you recognize it as an activity you want to stop.

I suggest searching the forums or getting with a clinical nutrionist to see why your foods and eating habits contribute to the binges.

It is trial and error and then success for all of us. Good luck and best wishes on your journey.

taso42

You keep using that word. It doesn't mean what you think it means.

neandermagnon

Unless you have severe liver and kidney disease, your system doesn't need cleaning.

Perhaps you're eating too little? A deficit that's too large can cause you to binge.

^^^^ this

a cleanse and attempting to shrink your stomach (which doesn't actually happen, but what is actually going on when people refer to this, is someone gets habituated to eating too little and so stops feeling hungry..... for a while, until the binge eating kicks in) will only make the binge eating worse.

billsica

I think you are confusing detox with self control and proper planning.

from wikipedia

"Detoxification (detox for short)[1] is the physiological or medicinal removal of toxic substances from a living organism, including, but not limited to, the human body and additionally can refer to the period of withdrawal during which an organism returns to homeostasis after long-term use of an addictive substance.[2][3] In medicine, detoxification can be achieved by decontamination of poison ingestion and the use of antidotes as well as techniques such as dialysis and (in a limited number of cases) chelation therapy.[4]

Many alternative medicine practitioners promote various other types of detoxification such as detoxification diets but scientists have described these as a "waste of time and money".[5][6] Sense About Science, a UK-based charitable trust determined that most commercial products' "detox" claims lack any supporting evidence.[7][8]"

ndj1979

in....for the cleanse....

ndj1979

OK so my liver and kidneys do a great job. But i would like to do a DETOX ! Any ideas? Please help me the bingeing is out of control

I sense a troll thread developing...

Your liver and kidney are doing fine, BUT you want an additional detox??? Bahahahahahahah that is a rare one..

Hey, I got an idea..take some pixie dust, mix with raspberry ketones, and then combine with Unicorn horn dust and drink for 7 days straight and eat nothing...

or you could just some a cig and drink a cup of coffee in the am ..that will cleanse you right out...

ndj1979

Go see a naturalpath doctor. They can recommend some natural herbs that will help clear toxins out of your system. You have to eat healthy and drink plenty of water though our any "detox" you choose to do won't work.

first ever post = epic fail

Kamikazeflutterby

Look, as many people have said quick fixes don't work. They don't fix the underlying problem, be they mental or dietary and "detox" is generally code for "massively unhealthy wallet purge."

You don't have to revamp your diet all at once. Make small changes when you start out and the changes will be more likely to stick. This can be anything from following the exact same diet you have now, but measuring all of your portion sizes, or replacing one serving of your "junk food" with something slightly healthier like fruit or a low-cal sweet. Do this until it's easy, then find something else to alter.

Some of my earlier diet failures were from trying to cut too much, too soon, and then diving into ice cream the second 8:00 rolled around. I had to change that huge bowl in for snicker's ice cream bars that fit into my calorie goals, then that changed into higher cal ice cream once a week. At no point did I completely cut a food I loved, and all of the small changes over time added up to the point that I now have vegetable cravings. For me that's a minor miracle. Don't try to somehow shock yourself into a different body--shocks wear off. Learn instead.

Otterluv

A cleanse isn't going to break you from binging. I would suggest getting some sort of professional help to get your disordered eating under control.

jaecamp1

I would say just eat super "clean" for a few days. All that junk will get flushed out of your body naturally, and you'll feel much better. As far as the binging goes, if there is a certain time of day it usually hits maybe you can make a plan to be busy during that time? For me it was always after the kids go to bed. Now I use that time for a workout instead. By l the time I finish that, the last thing I want to do is load my body with junk

. What I've found too is the less often you eat junk the less often you'll actually want it. I guess its once that sugar addiction is broken. I don't even crave chocolate anymore, I never thought that would happen. Good luck!