detox/juice/short term intense diet

I read the first and last page. OP, I understand how you feel, I've been there, you feel ready to do something drastic, you maybe hate the look of body part x - I don't know about you, but I have tried crash diets like you're proposing (when I was young, youngggg). I never made it past lunch, and I always felt worse about myself for "failing".

I didn't fail, though, the diet did. I succeeded when I followed a slow and steady plan.

I don't know why people get all worked up by a crash diet or "kickstart."
If it works for the person to do something drastic to switch their mentality where is the harm?
A 3-5 day crash diet will result in real loss. Probably a pound of fat. The rest is water but so what? It still motivates you to find a true diet plan afterwards and work it.

A one week drastic diet is not going to destroy you. It will not damage you unless you have pre-existing medical conditions. I do not get what it is about this topic that has people up in arms. Just because something doesn't work for you does not mean that is the case for all. Everyone does it differently. OP is not asking for long term diet advice. She is asking about specific "starter" plans for motivation.

I started my diet in Sept with a one week drastic measure. I needed to change my patterns and habits and wipe the slate clean. I was having too many "will start eating right Monday's" and couldn't break the mentality of needing food often. I chose to do heavy restriction for a week to learn my true hunger cues and learn how much I really needed. It worked for me.
After that week I was able to make better choices. Natural food had more of an appeal. Honestly, Portion control was the best thing I learned. I was able to take a bite or two of something I was craving and walk away. Prior to this week I did a lot of mindless eating. Spending a week in heavy restriction changed that. I thought about food before eating it.
I was not in the mindset to "just do it" one day. I needed some insight first. It was not wrong. It was right FOR ME.
IF OP feels this may help here she should give it a shot. She will learn whether it was right or wrong FOR HER soon enough.

In Sept I was 140lbs.
Today I am 118.8 lbs. The weight will stay off now because my mindset has changed.
For everyone who says..well lets see in a year. Yes, let's. And if my mindset reverts back to old habits..at least I know how to re-motivate myself if I choose too. I am not looking for a "lifestyle change" and I am not on a "journey." I am doing what feels right for me right now, in this moment and nothing more. I cannot predict how I will feel or what will be in my path in the future. I just know that I have learned to understand what amount of food my body needs. If I choose to ignore that later it will be a choice. Not a failure.

It is one thing to offer suggestions. It is another to try and force your opinion as "the way."

jasonmh630 wrote: »

[I think you're right with the juice/working out! Probably not the best idea.

I think I've forgotten what I even posted as well!

FYI... I did not write this. ^^^
Looks like someone somehow screwed up the quotes lol.

Serah87 wrote: »

No one's being negative.

Read this: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

This this and this.....

debra462 wrote: »

I do cleanses and they work very well I drink juice and eat apple sauce. Oatmeal is ok too if you feel hungry with it. Oatmeal is good to keep blood sugar stable. Ive lost weight many times doing this. I just had a baby and breastfeeding so can't right now.

Perhaps you should find a system that doesn't require you to "lose weight so many times."

OP here is what I don't understand. You sound like you are already committed to making this work, sounds like you know that the fad diets and the aggressive approach won't lead to long term lasting results, sounds like you've had success in the past with something similar to an 80/20 approach, sounds like you aren't interested in giving up things like chocolate, etc forever. So why the insistence that you need something "drastic" and "intense". Just start doing what you've done in the past?

The reason people jumped on this topic is that MANY people, especially new posters at this time of the year, don't have experience with being successful using CICO, moderation and exercise. They feel they have to go big or go home, and more often than not, they go home, frustrated and disappointed in themselves because the method they chose is not sustainable for the long term. It was something uber restrictive, or required too large of a commitment for a beginner to keep up the efforts after the initial excitement wore off.

You already know it isn't sustainable, so why not just start doing what is sustainable? Set reasonable goals, track your calories, eat foods that provide you macro and micronutrients, throw in some chocolate or other treats for enjoyment, exercise, and get results? That program may not have any fancy name (other than CICO or IIFYM or MFP 101) but it is exactly what you are asking for - something that will get you on track and help you see the results you are looking for.