My insights on drinking a acv drink

chereenbruce850503
chereenbruce850503 Posts: 10 Member
edited November 24 in Health and Weight Loss
I have been trying to lose weight for the past 5 weeks. Week 1 I cut out all sodas and sugar other than protein shakes and things that cannot be avoided. No sodas, tea,candy ect... walking everyday about 15,000 steps. The second week, still walking the same i started a drink from walmart called acv detox drink. It says that there are 2 servings each 8 oz. I do not drink it that way however. It is a mix of lemon, water, Apple cider vinegar, and cinnamon. I take 1 shot after lunch at about 2 and 1at about 8 after dinner. I lost 2# that week. Week 3 I didn't drink the acv detox and only lost 1#. Week 4 I started drinking it again as a shot and lost 2.5 #. I am currently on week 5 now. Weigh in is Friday. And drinking the acv detox this week. So far in total I have lost 11.2#. It may not work for everyone but it does for me. Don't knock it till you have tried it. ☺
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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Possibly for an auto-immune disease? I've had it recommended to me for rheumatoid arthritis. Apparently the acid can help with inflammation - haven't tried it, but it's possibly what OP was using it for. Also, it's v nice in a salad, mixed with some olive oil and a bit of garlic. Does nothing for weight loss, but is quite yummy.

    Since the OP said it was a "detox" drink they most likely are trying to drink it for weight loss, even when it isn't helping to lose weight or detox.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,311 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    I've tried it. For reasons having nothing to do with weight loss, I drank ACV for weeks at a time during weight loss; and for other weeks at a time during weight loss, I didn't drink ACV. There was zero, zip, nada difference in weight loss rate when drinking it vs. not drinking it . . . and as a notorious data geek, I'm a meticulous logger.

    OK gramma :trollface:@AnnPT77 :smirk:
    You're usually a level headed person, seldom taken by woo, or super woo!
    So why were you desperately trying to pickle yourself:grey_question:

    OK, but it's gonna be my usual essay-length ramble. ;)

    First, let me say this: I believe in doing n=1 experiments, if I'm pretty sure they won't hurt me. I'm also very, very skeptical about the results of n=1 experiments, because I understand that the human brain sees causation in every correlation, and that the placebo effect is stronger and operates differently than a lot of people think.

    So, the ACV drinking specifically.

    I would be much less likely to do it if I didn't actively enjoy vinegar. (I have at least a half dozen types of vinegar in the pantry at all times for cooking & eating - not different flavor-infused ones, but actual types: ACV, rice wine vinegar, sherry vinegar, regular and white balsamic vinegar, red and white wine vinegar, malt vinegar, beer vinegar, etc. One of my favorite alcoholic mixed drinks is made with "drinking vinegar" a.k.a. "shrub".) If I hated vinegar, and had to gag it down, as we see many here report, I for sure wouldn't drink it. Life is too short for yucky.

    I had two reasons for the experiment.

    First, I read someplace that drinking vinegar (any type) could be helpful to aging people who sometimes begin to have sub-optimal stomach acid production. While I don't know if I have that, I have had bouts of (medically diagnosed) IBS-C, to the point of having taken Rx meds for it in the distant past. So, I was curious whether regularly drinking vinegar would change anything. Results: Inconclusive.

    Second, I have the vague notion, based on early returns from still very young, preliminary and so far non-definitive scientific research on the subject, that a diverse and happy gut microbiome (friendly bugs only, of course) is going to turn out to be a really good thing for people. I prefer to get dietary stuff when possible from foods humans have eaten for centuries or millennia, rather than from extracted/compounded supplements. Therefore, I make it a point to regularly eat a diverse range of traditional probiotic and prebiotic foods. Common probiotic foods include raw sauerkraut, yogurt, raw fermented pickles, miso, kefir, raw kim chi, and . . . raw vinegar (with the mother ;) ). ACV is the most widely available raw vinegar.

    Results: Completely un-evaluatable, but I never expected to be able to evaluate them.

    I started experimenting with ACV before starting weight loss. Part way through weight loss, my gallbladder gave me severe heartburn. It was gallbladder adenomyomatosis, not stones or sludge, and not caused by weight loss (arguably, it was caused by obesity). The ACV seemed to make the heartburn worse, so I stopped drinking it until after the gallbladder came out. These circumstances created the "drinking ACV for weeks/not drinking ACV for weeks" situation.

    None of it had anything to do with weight loss, and it had no observable effect on weight loss, appetite, satiation or anything related.

    Is it woo? Possibly. Will it hurt me? Probably not (the tooth enamel thing is silly if you don't bathe your teeth in it, and we eat many other acidic foods anyway). Have I ever urged it on anyone else? Absolutely not, except for recipes and the alcoholic mixed drink thing, because that's delicious.

    FWIW, I'm currently not drinking ACV, but I may decide to again sometime, for the second reason above.

    That's it. ;)

    I like malt and balsamic myself. And use it... on fish and chips and salads respectively, though I've also used balsamic (glaze) on... ICE CREAM!!!

    Having said that... alcoholic drink?!?!?!?!?
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    I like malt and balsamic myself. And use it... on fish and chips and salads respectively, though I've also used balsamic (glaze) on... ICE CREAM!!!

    Having said that... alcoholic drink?!?!?!?!?

    Vodka and ACV - maybe we could start a new diet woo craze!
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,351 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    I've tried it. For reasons having nothing to do with weight loss, I drank ACV for weeks at a time during weight loss; and for other weeks at a time during weight loss, I didn't drink ACV. There was zero, zip, nada difference in weight loss rate when drinking it vs. not drinking it . . . and as a notorious data geek, I'm a meticulous logger.

    OK gramma :trollface:@AnnPT77 :smirk:
    You're usually a level headed person, seldom taken by woo, or super woo!
    So why were you desperately trying to pickle yourself:grey_question:

    OK, but it's gonna be my usual essay-length ramble. ;)

    First, let me say this: I believe in doing n=1 experiments, if I'm pretty sure they won't hurt me. I'm also very, very skeptical about the results of n=1 experiments, because I understand that the human brain sees causation in every correlation, and that the placebo effect is stronger and operates differently than a lot of people think.

    So, the ACV drinking specifically.

    I would be much less likely to do it if I didn't actively enjoy vinegar. (I have at least a half dozen types of vinegar in the pantry at all times for cooking & eating - not different flavor-infused ones, but actual types: ACV, rice wine vinegar, sherry vinegar, regular and white balsamic vinegar, red and white wine vinegar, malt vinegar, beer vinegar, etc. One of my favorite alcoholic mixed drinks is made with "drinking vinegar" a.k.a. "shrub".) If I hated vinegar, and had to gag it down, as we see many here report, I for sure wouldn't drink it. Life is too short for yucky.

    I had two reasons for the experiment.

    First, I read someplace that drinking vinegar (any type) could be helpful to aging people who sometimes begin to have sub-optimal stomach acid production. While I don't know if I have that, I have had bouts of (medically diagnosed) IBS-C, to the point of having taken Rx meds for it in the distant past. So, I was curious whether regularly drinking vinegar would change anything. Results: Inconclusive.

    Second, I have the vague notion, based on early returns from still very young, preliminary and so far non-definitive scientific research on the subject, that a diverse and happy gut microbiome (friendly bugs only, of course) is going to turn out to be a really good thing for people. I prefer to get dietary stuff when possible from foods humans have eaten for centuries or millennia, rather than from extracted/compounded supplements. Therefore, I make it a point to regularly eat a diverse range of traditional probiotic and prebiotic foods. Common probiotic foods include raw sauerkraut, yogurt, raw fermented pickles, miso, kefir, raw kim chi, and . . . raw vinegar (with the mother ;) ). ACV is the most widely available raw vinegar.

    Results: Completely un-evaluatable, but I never expected to be able to evaluate them.

    I started experimenting with ACV before starting weight loss. Part way through weight loss, my gallbladder gave me severe heartburn. It was gallbladder adenomyomatosis, not stones or sludge, and not caused by weight loss (arguably, it was caused by obesity). The ACV seemed to make the heartburn worse, so I stopped drinking it until after the gallbladder came out. These circumstances created the "drinking ACV for weeks/not drinking ACV for weeks" situation.

    None of it had anything to do with weight loss, and it had no observable effect on weight loss, appetite, satiation or anything related.

    Is it woo? Possibly. Will it hurt me? Probably not (the tooth enamel thing is silly if you don't bathe your teeth in it, and we eat many other acidic foods anyway). Have I ever urged it on anyone else? Absolutely not, except for recipes and the alcoholic mixed drink thing, because that's delicious.

    FWIW, I'm currently not drinking ACV, but I may decide to again sometime, for the second reason above.

    That's it. ;)

    I like malt and balsamic myself. And use it... on fish and chips and salads respectively, though I've also used balsamic (glaze) on... ICE CREAM!!!

    Having said that... alcoholic drink?!?!?!?!?

    Sometime also posted the other day about putting a dash of balsamic in sparkling water. I'm going to try it! Balsamic is also apparently great with strawberries. Personally, i think strawberries are the devil's poo, but others think it's great
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    edited February 2018
    Malt vinegar?

    How have I not heard of that before now?

    EDIT: neither the regular grocery store I go to, nor the speciality vinegar and oil shop I'm a regular at stock it... there's why :disappointed:

    But I just saw that they have a craft beer vinegar... me thinks it'll be making its way home with me next time I happen to shop there :tongue: g
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,351 Member
    Well I was going to throw this in earlier, but now we are mixing drinks, well.....
    my mum drinks ACV in the winter mixed with honey, hot water and whisky.

    She thinks it is good for her; I'm not going to argue, she just turned 91 and is still fully independent.

    Keep drinking it @AnnPT77.
    (I was going to be mortified if malt vinegar wasn't in your stash :) )

    Cheers, h.

    I drink that without the whiskey when i have a cold!
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    MaybeLed wrote: »
    ladyreva78 wrote: »
    Malt vinegar?

    How have I not heard of that before now?

    EDIT: neither the regular grocery store I go to, nor the speciality vinegar and oil shop I'm a regular at stock it... there's why :disappointed:

    But I just saw that they have a craft beer vinegar... me thinks it'll be making its way home with me next time I happen to shop there :tongue: g

    Malt vinegar is just the standard one here in the UK, but if you get the cheaper one it's marketed as 'non-brewed condiment' (yum!)

    I eat a lot of vinegar and different types, I've found it's beneficial for weight loss as it replaces oil-based salad dressings and sauces and saves me calories. There's nothing magic about the vinegar.

    It's the same as me now using hot sauce rather than more sugary sauces on meals, it saves me calories.

    I'm wanting to develop a diet where someone has to take a hot sauce chaser every morning.....

    I live in Switzerland. Meaning I'd have to find a specialty shop that imports UK products...

    My salad dressing = Balsamico + a drop or two of olive oil = yumminess personified!
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    I've tried it. For reasons having nothing to do with weight loss, I drank ACV for weeks at a time during weight loss; and for other weeks at a time during weight loss, I didn't drink ACV. There was zero, zip, nada difference in weight loss rate when drinking it vs. not drinking it . . . and as a notorious data geek, I'm a meticulous logger.

    OK gramma :trollface:@AnnPT77 :smirk:
    You're usually a level headed person, seldom taken by woo, or super woo!
    So why were you desperately trying to pickle yourself:grey_question:

    OK, but it's gonna be my usual essay-length ramble. ;)

    First, let me say this: I believe in doing n=1 experiments, if I'm pretty sure they won't hurt me. I'm also very, very skeptical about the results of n=1 experiments, because I understand that the human brain sees causation in every correlation, and that the placebo effect is stronger and operates differently than a lot of people think.

    So, the ACV drinking specifically.

    I would be much less likely to do it if I didn't actively enjoy vinegar. (I have at least a half dozen types of vinegar in the pantry at all times for cooking & eating - not different flavor-infused ones, but actual types: ACV, rice wine vinegar, sherry vinegar, regular and white balsamic vinegar, red and white wine vinegar, malt vinegar, beer vinegar, etc. One of my favorite alcoholic mixed drinks is made with "drinking vinegar" a.k.a. "shrub".) If I hated vinegar, and had to gag it down, as we see many here report, I for sure wouldn't drink it. Life is too short for yucky.

    I had two reasons for the experiment.

    First, I read someplace that drinking vinegar (any type) could be helpful to aging people who sometimes begin to have sub-optimal stomach acid production. While I don't know if I have that, I have had bouts of (medically diagnosed) IBS-C, to the point of having taken Rx meds for it in the distant past. So, I was curious whether regularly drinking vinegar would change anything. Results: Inconclusive.

    Second, I have the vague notion, based on early returns from still very young, preliminary and so far non-definitive scientific research on the subject, that a diverse and happy gut microbiome (friendly bugs only, of course) is going to turn out to be a really good thing for people. I prefer to get dietary stuff when possible from foods humans have eaten for centuries or millennia, rather than from extracted/compounded supplements. Therefore, I make it a point to regularly eat a diverse range of traditional probiotic and prebiotic foods. Common probiotic foods include raw sauerkraut, yogurt, raw fermented pickles, miso, kefir, raw kim chi, and . . . raw vinegar (with the mother ;) ). ACV is the most widely available raw vinegar.

    Results: Completely un-evaluatable, but I never expected to be able to evaluate them.

    I started experimenting with ACV before starting weight loss. Part way through weight loss, my gallbladder gave me severe heartburn. It was gallbladder adenomyomatosis, not stones or sludge, and not caused by weight loss (arguably, it was caused by obesity). The ACV seemed to make the heartburn worse, so I stopped drinking it until after the gallbladder came out. These circumstances created the "drinking ACV for weeks/not drinking ACV for weeks" situation.

    None of it had anything to do with weight loss, and it had no observable effect on weight loss, appetite, satiation or anything related.

    Is it woo? Possibly. Will it hurt me? Probably not (the tooth enamel thing is silly if you don't bathe your teeth in it, and we eat many other acidic foods anyway). Have I ever urged it on anyone else? Absolutely not, except for recipes and the alcoholic mixed drink thing, because that's delicious.

    FWIW, I'm currently not drinking ACV, but I may decide to again sometime, for the second reason above.

    That's it. ;)

    I like malt and balsamic myself. And use it... on fish and chips and salads respectively, though I've also used balsamic (glaze) on... ICE CREAM!!!

    Having said that... alcoholic drink?!?!?!?!?

    Balsamic on strawberries is good.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    I like malt and balsamic myself. And use it... on fish and chips and salads respectively, though I've also used balsamic (glaze) on... ICE CREAM!!!

    Having said that... alcoholic drink?!?!?!?!?

    Vodka and ACV - maybe we could start a new diet woo craze!

    Start here:

    https://www.mcclarybros.com/

    https://www.mcclarybros.com/blogs/recipes -- craft cocktail recipes using vinegar

    And I would 100% try them if I still drank alcohol.
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    You don't think your weight loss was related to calorie reduction and increased activity?
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