Cleansing/detoxing
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Thanks for that. I wasn't upset just disappointed, I always figured if you don't know, ask! I can understand how conversations can get heated, I honestly just love mfp and I have been using it for a long time, and I have always had nothing but positive ( and by positive i dont neccessarily mean in my favor) responses to questions or thoughts, this was a new territory me. You are absolutely right though. It just completely thew me how crazy it got over my question.0
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I think you are seeing things that do not exist..Thanks for that. I wasn't upset just disappointed, I always figured if you don't know, ask! I can understand how conversations can get heated, I honestly just love mfp and I have been using it for a long time, and I have always had nothing but positive ( and by positive i dont neccessarily mean in my favor) responses to questions or thoughts, this was a new territory me. You are absolutely right though. It just completely thew me how crazy it got over my question.0 -
I think I'm done arguing about detoxing with complete strangers, I get it, majoriy rules.. it's bad, and ineffective, and imaginary... lol. happy Labor Day everyone Have a good holiday!0
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If you look thru the thread I think you'll find that you are the only one arguing0
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Thanks, I didn't realize the word detox would set people off
the people that work at my local healthy habits store encourages a cleanse to rid the body of bad toxins... But thanks for the solid information! Just telling me detox is a bad really does nothing for me. Lol
They are encouraging this because it is their job to sell you something.
Your liver will remove any "toxins" that are in your body. That's its job. You don't need to do anything else to help it do this.
And yes some people get all upset when you use certain words on here, even if they think they are trying to help.0 -
I think I'm done arguing about detoxing with complete strangers, I get it, majoriy rules.. it's bad, and ineffective, and imaginary... lol. happy Labor Day everyone Have a good holiday!
Happy labor day to you too! And don't worry about the thread. It is the same posse that shows up in thread after thread that says the same things in the same way and then have people tell them they are being rude and attacking. The response by them is always the same. 'no i'm not, you're too sensitive', 'no, you should stay off internet forums', 'no, you're being argumentative. I've said/done nothing wrong' etc.
Seriously, you would think that after hearing the same thing in thread after thread by new posters, veteran posters, and all inbetween, they would realize one obvious fact. The COMMON DENOMINATOR is them. But, I digress.
Good job on keeping cool and classy throughout and have a great holiday weekend!0 -
To me, "detoxing" means eating only healthy, unprocessed foods. If that's what they were selling, I'd buy it. Well, I wouldn't buy "it," I'd just go buy some veggies.
If you want to go through a process that you feel cleanses you, try eating only fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, and grains for a day or two. Try drinking only water, and forego the coffee, soda, and alcohol for a day or two. All that fiber will surely cleanse your system, and you won't be stuck with only getting to drink some vile liquid, on the contrary, you'll have to stuff your face to get in all of your needed calories.
You said you were a pretty healthy eater already, but not perfect. Maybe a few days of pure, unprocessed foods would be a good jumping off point for your new program, a "detox," if you will.0 -
I think I'm done arguing about detoxing with complete strangers, I get it, majoriy rules.. it's bad, and ineffective, and imaginary... lol. happy Labor Day everyone Have a good holiday!
Happy labor day to you too! And don't worry about the thread. It is the same posse that shows up in thread after thread that says the same things in the same way and then have people tell them they are being rude and attacking. The response by them is always the same. 'no i'm not, you're too sensitive', 'no, you should stay off internet forums', 'no, you're being argumentative. I've said/done nothing wrong' etc.
Seriously, you would think that after hearing the same thing in thread after thread by new posters, veteran posters, and all inbetween, they would realize one obvious fact. The COMMON DENOMINATOR is them. But, I digress.
Good job on keeping cool and classy throughout and have a great holiday weekend!
I stand corrected. There actually is more than one person arguing on this thread. But since the two of you are on the same side I'm not sure why the two of you continue arguing.0 -
I think I'm done arguing about detoxing with complete strangers, I get it, majoriy rules.. it's bad, and ineffective, and imaginary... lol. happy Labor Day everyone Have a good holiday!
Happy labor day to you too! And don't worry about the thread. It is the same posse that shows up in thread after thread that says the same things in the same way and then have people tell them they are being rude and attacking. The response by them is always the same. 'no i'm not, you're too sensitive', 'no, you should stay off internet forums', 'no, you're being argumentative. I've said/done nothing wrong' etc.
Seriously, you would think that after hearing the same thing in thread after thread by new posters, veteran posters, and all inbetween, they would realize one obvious fact. The COMMON DENOMINATOR is them. But, I digress.
Good job on keeping cool and classy throughout and have a great holiday weekend!
I stand corrected. There actually is more than one person arguing on this thread. But since the two of you are on the same side I'm not sure why the two of you continue arguing.
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At least you're not the type that feels they must get in the last word.0
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Shotgun the last word.0
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At least you're not the type that feels they must get in the last word.
Lol. Right back at ya. But go ahead...post away your last word since you feel the urge. Not going to respond again cause I'm bored and done. Off to better things. :drinker:0 -
To me, "detoxing" means eating only healthy, unprocessed foods. If that's what they were selling, I'd buy it. Well, I wouldn't buy "it," I'd just go buy some veggies. If you want to go through a process that you feel cleanses you, try eating only fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, and grains for a day or two. Try drinking only water, and forego the coffee, soda, and alcohol for a day or two. All that fiber will surely cleanse your system, and you won't be stuck with only getting to drink some vile liquid, on the contrary, you'll have to stuff your face to get in all of your needed calories.
You said you were a pretty healthy eater already, but not perfect. Maybe a few days of pure, unprocessed foods would be a good jumping off point for your new program, a "detox," if you will.
Thanks for the advice! Very helpful.0 -
At least you're not the type that feels they must get in the last word.
Lol. Right back at ya. But go ahead...post away your last word since you feel the urge. Not going to respond again cause I'm bored and done. Off to better things. :drinker:
Sure you are
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That is actually completely inaccurate. There are drug and alcohol centers where people go through detox before entering the rest of the program.
Op asked an honest question and was interested in good factual info that she received. End of story.
Two different things all together (respectfully). Detox in rehab consists of eliminating the drugs you have been ABUSING from your system and sometimes includes the addition of other drugs to assist in making the patient more comfortable.
Personally, if I was going to 'detox' in the diet sense, I would eliminate excess sugars, etc. But that is basically what we do when we try to lose weight anyway.0 -
At least you're not the type that feels they must get in the last word.
Lol. Right back at ya. But go ahead...post away your last word since you feel the urge. Not going to respond again cause I'm bored and done. Off to better things. :drinker:
Being done and off to better things. You're doing it wrong
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1088514-why-it-s-smart-to-let-toxic-people-have-the-last-word0 -
There are alt of rude people here! Simmer down.
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Dietary detoxes are unnecessary. If you show no signs of illness or symptoms of having been poisoned, then your body is operating as it should. Your body breaks everything down to either be absorbed or discarded. Anything that is waste comes out of the body as waste by the simple function of the liver, kidneys, intestines, stomach, etc.
Drinking a magic potion or eating a specific food that is supposed to somehow cleanse your insides doesn't do anything other than get broken down by the body as any other food you eat would get broken down.
Exceptions can be made with respect to heavy metal poisoning. Certain foods have been shown to leach heavy metals from blood if consumed in sufficient quantities, but who wants to eat 10 pounds of cilantro to cure heavy metal poisoning when it is probably wiser to go to the ER.
OP, you claim you don't abuse substances. If you have not consumed anything harmful or potentially fatal, and you have not had a doctor tell you that you show signs of heavy metal poisoning (e.g., mercury), save your money. Your colon and kidneys and liver are doing just fine.
I won't say any of the "detoxes" will harm you, but they won't help you, either.0 -
OP: All bickering aside, I think you're best off just adopting good habits of eating well and setting up a good fitness program. No need to "kickstart" or "detox" anything to do that. Start tracking your food on here and try to set some goals for yourself.
Best of all, it's 100% free too. Best of luck to you.0 -
detox schmeetox. what are you going to do about burning your fat off?0
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I really got all the advice I needed on the subject. Thanks to those who provided it. As for burning fat off I just got t25 and I plan on starting tomorrow however I developed a summer cold over the weekend so it depends on how I'm feeling, 101 temp and runny nose and watery eyes... Working out just doesn't sound like its gonna happen so I may start next week, since the program starts on a monday. i also run. About three times a week. So that's my plan for burning fat. Any objections to that plan? I think people are under the assumtion I am looking for a quick fix... I have lost 30 pounds so far from working very hard and changing my eating habits. I'm not trying to find some easy way to lose pounds... I fully know that losing weight requires hard work. But I am done with this forum! Really my any question I had has been answered in more ways than one! So as I said before have a great Labor Day weekend everyone! 0
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How about telling you that detoxing doesn't even exist as a real thing. It's all make believe and wishful thinking. Does that do something for you?
That is actually completely inaccurate. There are drug and alcohol centers where people go through detox before entering the rest of the program.
Op asked an honest question and was interested in good factual info that she received. End of story.
This also is completely inaccurate. Detox centers are for detoxing alcohol and drugs out of your system. If OP's not a junkie, then there's nothing in her system that needs to be detoxed that her liver and kidneys can't take care of.
"End of story".0 -
How about telling you that detoxing doesn't even exist as a real thing. It's all make believe and wishful thinking. Does that do something for you?
That is actually completely inaccurate. There are drug and alcohol centers where people go through detox before entering the rest of the program.
Op asked an honest question and was interested in good factual info that she received. End of story.
This also is completely inaccurate. Detox centers are for detoxing alcohol and drugs out of your system. If OP's not a junkie, then there's nothing in her system that needs to be detoxed that her liver and kidneys can't take care of.
"End of story".
Sorry, did I stutter?
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It's been almost two months now. How are your toxin levels OP?0
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