Jillian Michaels cleanse

The Jillian Michaels cleanse is extremely effective at clearing out waste, it made me realize how much extra money I had in my bank account. What a waste that was, when I could just throw it at a miracle product...

In all seriousness, I have done similar detoxes before and honestly, THEY DO NOT WORK!!! You lose weight from the extreme caloric deficit you are in, quite a bit will come from muscle so when you get down to your goal weight you will be noticeable weaker (no joke, I lost over 100 pounds off my bench press even though I only lost 70 pounds of bodyweight). Your body does not need a "jump start", that is only necessary for people who lack motivation. You can do this, OP! Eat quality food, log your calories accurately by weighing your food, eat enough protein to retain or build muscle mass and do some resistance training! Jillian Michaels is a great person, but coming from someone that had success while doing a detox program, it wasn't due to the program. I drank more water, starting eating vegetables again (hadn't thought about eating veggies in years) and ate thousands of calories less. As a result, I lost quite a bit of weight and felt better but it wasn't due to a "detox", just good old-fashioned diet and exercise.

Don't believe all that hype, do what has proven to be effective for decades: track calories (or macros, if so inclined) and exercise. Much more rewarding because you get ALL the credit, not some silly program that expects you to say it was all their doing and you couldn't do it without them.... that's silly!

Thanks for sharing your experiences. I am more so interested in regulating my digestive system than losing weight. I feel sick when I eat. And everything that goes in doesn't necessarily come out...so I was looking into colon cleansing but I have heard many negative views of doing a juice detox, and I do not think I could do that anyways. I have been increasing the amount of water I drink, but still feeling lousy. My next thought is a hydro colon cleanse.

Feeling lousy during the day is very unlikely to have anything to do with what is in your colon. I'm not sure how you got to the idea that your issue is a digestive issue nor how you got the idea than enema's were some sort of "fix" for digestive issues. Also not clear on how you know how much stuff is "supposed to be coming out of you". If you mean you are constipated all the time then go see a doctor about it. Your next thought should not be shooting water up your butt.

Thanks for sharing your experiences. I am more so interested in regulating my digestive system than losing weight. I feel sick when I eat. And everything that goes in doesn't necessarily come out...so I was looking into colon cleansing but I have heard many negative views of doing a juice detox, and I do not think I could do that anyways. I have been increasing the amount of water I drink, but still feeling lousy. My next thought is a hydro colon cleanse.

Then there is something else wrong with you, a cleanse isn't going to fix.

Yep. You need a gastroenterologist, not a colon cleanse.

I'm also still trying to figure out how allergies cause toxic waste accumulation in the body.

If Jillian Michaels promoting a cleanse doesn't make you question EVERYTHING ELSE SHE SAYS... well... there goes her credibility.

I read JM's book "Slim for Life" and in it she stated that the only REAL detox/cleanse is WATER. I'm surprised she has something different for sale following that statement.

because money.

Also the answer for why she has a book ironically

I read JM's book "Slim for Life" and in it she stated that the only REAL detox/cleanse is WATER. I'm surprised she has something different for sale following that statement.

because money.

I heard the cost of living is quite high in Hollywood, CA. That might just be a myth though.

I'm obviously not talking about a chemical dependency detox. I don't really know if some people are trying to be helpful or trying to tell me I'm dumb?? I have a lot of trouble with my digestive system and regulation. I have been trying to drink more fluids but this has not been helping. I do not need your "You are a nursing student" comments.

If this is true for you, honestly you should go see a doctor (perhaps a naturopath). I used to have problems with digestion and whatnot (it had been going on for 2 years and my MD couldn't figure out what was wrong - even sent me to a specialist and he couldn't figure it out - they tested me for all kinds of things but couldn't find anything). Then, I went to a naturopath who had me tested again, using a different kind of test, and it turns out, I did have something yuk living in my gut that I had likely picked up from swimming in a lake when I went camping 2 years prior. It is unclear why my system couldn't naturally rid itself of this parasite (most people can, but I couldn't for whatever reason - usually that happens in folks who are immuno-compromised, which I am not - I'm just an anomaly, I guess). My naturopath gave me a variety of pills - some pills to help kill the bad stuff in my gut, and a probiotic to replace the good stuff that was inevitably getting flushed out with the bad. It worked for me and after 2 years of problems, I started to feel "normal" again. Oh, and I was able to eat real, normal food, while I was on this treatment.

BUT this is something I worked on with my DOCTOR. Not some "one size fits all" detox that is put out by someone who's primary focus is to make money. Granted, she likely gets results because if she didn't, people would stop buying her stuff... but I don't think that a "cleanse" like this would have fixed my gut issues - it just would have made me "evacuate" everything that was in my gut in terms of substance, but the bad parasite bugs would have remained behind. It wouldn't re-balance the gut bugs so the good outnumber the bad, long term.

I'm obviously not talking about a chemical dependency detox. I don't really know if some people are trying to be helpful or trying to tell me I'm dumb?? I have a lot of trouble with my digestive system and regulation. I have been trying to drink more fluids but this has not been helping. I do not need your "You are a nursing student" comments.

If this is true for you, honestly you should go see a doctor (perhaps a naturopath). I used to have problems with digestion and whatnot (it had been going on for 2 years and my MD couldn't figure out what was wrong - even sent me to a specialist and he couldn't figure it out - they tested me for all kinds of things but couldn't find anything). Then, I went to a naturopath who had me tested again, using a different kind of test, and it turns out, I did have something yuk living in my gut that I had likely picked up from swimming in a lake when I went camping 2 years prior. It is unclear why my system couldn't naturally rid itself of this parasite (most people can, but I couldn't for whatever reason - usually that happens in folks who are immuno-compromised, which I am not - I'm just an anomaly, I guess). My naturopath gave me a variety of pills - some pills to help kill the bad stuff in my gut, and a probiotic to replace the good stuff that was inevitably getting flushed out with the bad. It worked for me and after 2 years of problems, I started to feel "normal" again. Oh, and I was able to eat real, normal food, while I was on this treatment.

BUT this is something I worked on with my DOCTOR. Not some "one size fits all" detox that is put out by someone who's primary focus is to make money. Granted, she likely gets results because if she didn't, people would stop buying her stuff... but I don't think that a "cleanse" like this would have fixed my gut issues - it just would have made me "evacuate" everything that was in my gut in terms of substance, but the bad parasite bugs would have remained behind. It wouldn't re-balance the gut bugs so the good outnumber the bad, long term.

That sounds a lot similar to what I'm dealing with. I think I will finally get some medical advice, because I honestly have not been the type to workout everyday and eat clean, so I figured that is why my digestive system is not regulated. And now that I am starting to eat better as of a few months ago, I still don't feel any improvement. I don't follow JM but her cleanse was recommended to me. And it's nice to know that I'm not the only one having trouble with my body cleansing itself on its own.

If your body were not cleansing itself of toxins, you would be dead right now. If you mean you can't poop, maybe you could just say that?

Have you tried eating yogurt with probiotics? Also, are you eating 30-50g of fiber a day? Both will help regulate yourself. Also, getting advice from a doctor is a good approach. And do you know if you know if you have any medical conditions?

Geez. People on here are so judgmental sometimes. Didn't anyone ever tell you that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all?

how judgmental of you ...

Touche.

You're body absorbs toxic waste from numerous things such as the air, the food you eat, environmental allergies, medications, bacteria, fungus, yeast, and all the things that can cause you to feel tired, depressed and drowsy. Some people have great digestive systems that work really well and get get rid of these things, others do not and a detox will usually help with this

You are a nursing student. You should know better than this. Yes, there are toxins that we pick up from everywhere. No, detoxes like JM's do not work. It will not clear out any thing that your liver, kidneys, skin wouldn't clear out by themselves. If you were talking about a detox from opiates, or going on dialysis, then that's a different matter...

+1

I usually just make a do-do and problem is solved ... cleansed again.

Geez. People on here are so judgmental sometimes. Didn't anyone ever tell you that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all?

I have to agree with most of what is said, however, I have not done one myself for colon cleanses. I had several friends do the JM cleanse and they couldn't really tell a difference at the end.

I don't agree that all cleanses never work because I actually had one subscribed by my doctor for three days and it helped with the acid reflux I was experiencing at the time. So if you're really concerned, talk to your doctor.

Good luck with whatever you do!

I don't see anything judgmental about the post in the thread. Personally, if I was going spend my money on something that has been proven wrong by science a bunch of times, I would hope people would tell me I am wrong. Not supporting a persons decision to do something doesn't make it wrong, judgmental or an attack.


What it did do however, was bring out more information from the OP about her current situation. Which then further allowed many other experiences and courses of action for the OP to take, which in the end will help her more then some dumb marketing scheme from the fitness industry.

OP- do you have any food sensitivities?

Bag of prunes and water. Works every time.

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