Is lemon water a gateway fad?

infamousmk
infamousmk Posts: 6,025 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
I love lemon in my water. I buy big bulk bags of lemons at Costco and put it in my water at home all the time. I also cook with a lot of lemon, but that's neither here nor there. I worry that because I love lemon water so much, I'll start to think the Master Cleanse is a good idea, and then I'll be putting cayenne pepper in my lemon water and all hell will break loose. Has anyone else experienced the jump from lemon water to Master Cleanse and should I be worried? You don't have to have facts or peer reviewed studies, I just need to know right now if this is going to cause problems.

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  • Avalonis
    Avalonis Posts: 1,540 Member
    Erm... or just DON'T.

    Lemon tastes good. Cayenne pepper and lemon does not ;)
  • charityateet
    charityateet Posts: 574 Member
    hahahahahah. I find this very funny for some reason! :laugh:
  • boilermakerblaw
    boilermakerblaw Posts: 78 Member
    Coming from someone who's done the master cleanse...(I wouldn't do it again, I lost weight and kept it off but I would lose a lot of the muscle I worked hard to build over the past months). It tastes like utter crap, nothing like lemonade don't be fooled the cayenne pepper overwhelms everything and the maple syrup too, you can barely taste the lemon.
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    Are you having strange cayenne pepper cravings too? Does all other food taste horrible to you now? A lot of people across the word use lemons in water and for cooking and don't resort to just having lemon water and cayenne pepper.
  • Sweetcheeks278
    Sweetcheeks278 Posts: 356 Member
    Huh? Just don't do it.
  • fitplease
    fitplease Posts: 647 Member
    I learned to put lemon in my water back in college. The water came from the river, which was polluted. So, it was treated. To cut the chlorine taste, all students used lemons. When I left that school, it was such a habit that I put lemon in my water a lot. I've grown to love the taste, and it is a healthy way to get in your citrus (Vit. C, anti-oxidants). You can even add a lot of lemon and a little sugar or honey for a light, lower calorie lemonade.

    If you love it, just do it (the water, not the cleanse). If you want, you can switch it up and add a slice of any other citrus fruit, e.g. lime, orange. Or, be daring and combine slices. It is much healthier than the flavored waters that are hitting the market nowadays. (One of my students said that it's just soda without the carbonation. He was reading the label. Smart kid!)
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    Dude, you should probably get yourself into a rehab. This could lead down a very dangerous path. Also, see a priest about an exorcism.
  • Shweedog
    Shweedog Posts: 883 Member
    You said it yourself- you LIKE lemon in your water. NOT you are using lemon in your water for miraculous weight loss. This post confuses me. :(
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,025 Member
    Dude, you should probably get yourself into a rehab. This could lead down a very dangerous path. Also, see a priest about an exorcism.

    Should I also talk to the rehab center about how I speak in tongues on the Sabbath?
  • brittanyjeanxo
    brittanyjeanxo Posts: 1,829 Member
    Oh so THAT'S what the Master Cleanse is! I saw that on Super Size VS. Super Skinny once, but she also added maple syrup. EW. I would highly doubt it will lead to that unless you want it to lol
  • bry_all01
    bry_all01 Posts: 3,100 Member
    you are definitely on the road to dangerous, trecherous diet fads.... keep going!
  • elizabethblake
    elizabethblake Posts: 384 Member
    No, I actually experienced a jump in the other direction! Did Master Cleanse for 21 days last summer - terrible idea, but when I started a serious, rational weight loss journey this January, adding fresh lemon juice to my water is part of my routine. Tons of benefits, makes it easier to drink water, drink up!
  • ninpiggy
    ninpiggy Posts: 228 Member
    Are you afraid that that lemon is the equivalent of a gateway drug? I'm confused.
    I drank lemon water with a dash of cayenne pepper before and the cayenne was caught in the back of my throat.


    Other than that, the Master Cleanse sounds pretty stupid. Of course you're going to lose weight if you're consuming your calories in the form of a liquid that contains only water, lemons, syrup, and cayenne pepper.
  • ninpiggy
    ninpiggy Posts: 228 Member
    Dude, you should probably get yourself into a rehab. This could lead down a very dangerous path. Also, see a priest about an exorcism.

    Hahahaha, I love this.
  • TDGee
    TDGee Posts: 2,209 Member
    It's a slippery slope. Be careful. What would Indiana Jones do?
  • Avalonis
    Avalonis Posts: 1,540 Member
    Dude, you should probably get yourself into a rehab. This could lead down a very dangerous path. Also, see a priest about an exorcism.

    Should I also talk to the rehab center about how I speak in tongues on the Sabbath?

    ****. I thought you were actually being serious. I am losing my touch.
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    Dude, you should probably get yourself into a rehab. This could lead down a very dangerous path. Also, see a priest about an exorcism.

    Should I also talk to the rehab center about how I speak in tongues on the Sabbath?

    Ah, Christ. You're too far gone. You're lost. Soon you'll be drinking the pee of pregnant ladies, refusing to eat any and all exercise calories, spraying windex on Oreo cookies, and...****, what kind of flowers do you want on your MFP grave?
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,025 Member
    Dude, you should probably get yourself into a rehab. This could lead down a very dangerous path. Also, see a priest about an exorcism.

    Should I also talk to the rehab center about how I speak in tongues on the Sabbath?

    ****. I thought you were actually being serious. I am losing my touch.

    HAHHAHAHHAAA ... it's early, I understand.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,025 Member
    Dude, you should probably get yourself into a rehab. This could lead down a very dangerous path. Also, see a priest about an exorcism.

    Should I also talk to the rehab center about how I speak in tongues on the Sabbath?

    Ah, Christ. You're too far gone. You're lost. Soon you'll be drinking the pee of pregnant ladies, refusing to eat any and all exercise calories, spraying windex on Oreo cookies, and...****, what kind of flowers do you want on your MFP grave?

    Oh noz! Put whatever flowers weigh the least. I don't need to be buried as the fattest dieter in the cemetary.
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,025 Member
    It's a slippery slope. Be careful. What would Indiana Jones do?


    Totally off topic, but have you seen the newest Indiana Jones movie? With Shia LaBeouf? It was actually pretty good. I just watched it the other night.
  • Crystal_Pistol
    Crystal_Pistol Posts: 750 Member
    I haven't gone on to Cayenne pepper, but I do add just a little squirt of Clorox. I find it to be much better at cleansing that Master Cleanse. If you for any reason feel like you are craving pepper, contact me. I am a licensed clinical addictions specialist and can rehab you... for a fee.
  • charityateet
    charityateet Posts: 574 Member
    Oh noz! Put whatever flowers weigh the least. I don't need to be buried as the fattest dieter in the cemetary.

    *kitten*, another thing to worry about - what flowers to put in my coffin.....
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    You drink this, or is it for a tobacco use with a Turkish water pipe?
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,025 Member
    You drink this, or is it for a tobacco use with a Turkish water pipe?

    Hmm... using it in a Turkish water pipe might be more fun.
  • i_love_vinegar
    i_love_vinegar Posts: 2,092 Member
    my mom gets sick if she drinks water without lemons, and Edgar Cayce recommended lemons in purified water (not tap unless boiled)...dont remember the reason, but he recommended it ^.^

    As for the pepper, maybe try implementing it into your food instead.
  • erisfreenici
    erisfreenici Posts: 277 Member
    I love lemon in my water. I buy big bulk bags of lemons at Costco and put it in my water at home all the time. I also cook with a lot of lemon, but that's neither here nor there. I worry that because I love lemon water so much, I'll start to think the Master Cleanse is a good idea, and then I'll be putting cayenne pepper in my lemon water and all hell will break loose. Has anyone else experienced the jump from lemon water to Master Cleanse and should I be worried? You don't have to have facts or peer reviewed studies, I just need to know right now if this is going to cause problems.

    Yes... in fact you should just send all of your lemons to me and I will bear the burden for you.
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