Fruit day

fernt21 wrote: »

My mother did a 7 day detox, dropped 9 lbs (although to me she looked no different). Guess what.... it all came back once the detox ended. I just don't see the point.

Yep! Every person who does these dumb detoxes and cleanses ends up just gaining it right back anyway. So its pointless and potentially harmful

Try this web site and it will help you understand what your body needs to live ... based on your activity level . It is IIFYM.com. It will act like it is trying to sell you something but go tho the top and look up “calculators “ and ignore all the purchase info -- much of the info is free - just look look look .Its taken me years to realize it is the macro nutrients and the % ( protein, fat , and carbs ) your body needs .. not go to starvation. They will ask age weight activity level and it calculates as best it can ,then if you chart what you eat on this page .. you can keep track of that .. it is work I know , but you can educate yourself on what you need ... not what anyone else has done to lose weight ...if you can find that you can stick to it , you will see that you do not need to fast or detox ( yoga is the best detox in the world ) I hope this helps and look past sarcasm... and those who feel superior ... that kind of negativity does not work for anyone .

Mezzie1024 wrote: »

Why are you having green tea if you hate it? (Less important: how can you hate green tea? It's delicious!). Why did you choose fruit for the rest of the day and no vegetables? What are you going to do about protein? About micronutrients that you are only likely to get from a variety of foods? About fats that are an important part of your diet? What the heck do you think you're "detoxing" from? The food you ate yesterday and the day before may have exceeded your calorie goal, but I will take the fact that you're able to post as evidence that it wasn't actually toxic. Really, I fail to see how this in any way is a positive or logical choice.

These are really good questions, OP. (Except for the why hate green tea bit. Black tea is infinitely preferable, as is coffee. But not important!)

If you decided to do a low day and had a plan to feel good while doing it, I would think that makes some sense. I know some people have issues with punishing themselves and binge/starve cycles, and I don't know enough about you to know if that's a concern (or how much you overate, where you are in the weight loss plan, so on), but I think it's fine to think of a week as a unit and have higher and lower days, as long as you AREN'T punishing yourself or starving on the lower days.

The whole thing about "detoxing" and just fruit doesn't make much sense though, and takes away from the possibility that you are approaching this logically. Fruit has calories too, you know, and doesn't do something special for your body to remove the effects of more caloric foods.

But for one day, whatever. I've fasted for religious reasons and all that and find it hard to worry overmuch about one day of anything. I wouldn't comment except that you seem to want comments, or else why post here about your plan?

I don't see much of a problem here.

I've had days where I've overindulged and had a protein/fruit /veggie smoothie for lunch and dinner the next day to make up for it.
Then get back on the wagon the next day. Simples...

jenny181111 wrote: »

I have had two days of being over, So I have decided to 'detox' for the day. I've read they are myths and don't work, but I just need a boost I suppose.
I'm having two glasses of lemon water today, two cups of green tea (ewwww), water, a meal replacement shake for breakfast and tea. And fruit for the rest of the day

Oh no. Not necessary. Stay close to the restroom, too, with all the tea, water, and fruit.

I don't understand this at all. Drinking green tea which you don't like and eating a bushel of fruit (because if that's all you're eating I imagine you're having a lot of it) is supposed to do what?! How about just not eating over your calories and eating normal food?

I see nothing wrong w going over. This is my first completed week. I went over 4 times. But ya know what. Those days I went over I still ate way less then when I wasn't tracking my food. That's a win win to me. What also helps me, because I love food.... I find things like pickles... 0 calories... White corn on the cob 45 cal a lrg cob. Because sometimes you just want to EAT!!!!! Oh. Another love of mine is smart ones frozen dinners bout 220-300 calories thrown on a huge pile of salad. No fatning dressing needed. The Smart One gives it all the flavor needed. And I can have a huge heaping of it. Next weeks challeng. Making spaghetti noodles out of zucchini . So I can have some spaghetti . Yummmmmm