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Lemon Water....Adding 6 whole squeezed lemon into a 2L pitcher of water

MrOtto2016
MrOtto2016 Posts: 40 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hello folks...

I have been substituting soft drinks for Lemon water for the last 3 weeks now and using about 6 lemons per 2L picture. Was interested on how many calories this concoction renders?. Since the change in eating and drinking habits, I have lost about 12lbs in 3 weeks and feel great...

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  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    It would depend on the size of the lemons.


    Unless you are morbidly obese, 4lbs a week is way too fast/unhealthy rate of loss.
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/2256?manu=&fgcd=

    Measure how much you're using and check. It's not going to be a lot though.
  • MrOtto2016
    MrOtto2016 Posts: 40 Member
    elphie754 wrote: »
    It would depend on the size of the lemons.


    Unless you are morbidly obese, 4lbs a week is way too fast/unhealthy rate of loss.

    Thanks for the tip!. I average about 1500 calories a day with 2 km walk added in there. I think the initial 10 lbs might of been water retention..
  • MrOtto2016
    MrOtto2016 Posts: 40 Member
    stevencloser wrote: »
    https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/2256?manu=&fgcd=

    Measure how much you're using and check. It's not going to be a lot though.

    Thanks for the website. Very useful information!!!. Thanks again.
  • JayRuby84
    JayRuby84 Posts: 557 Member
    Congrats on the drop in weight! Lemon water sounds pretty good right now. Perfect for the warm weather.
  • RLeighP
    RLeighP Posts: 232 Member
    When I make lemon water (sounds really tasty right now, come to think of it...) I'd juice the lemons into a measuring cup so I'd at least know how many oz I was using.
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