Something I thought I'd share...

Porcha1985
Porcha1985 Posts: 15
edited October 2 in Health and Weight Loss
I have not been eating that good these last few days and usually when I do that, I feel real sluggish. People look at me and say im skinny and there's nothing I need to lose but I noticed the difference in my body more now than before. Especially around the mid section. Although I will wear a bikini, my body is not bikini ready. 14lbs is my goal. So Monday I started on drinking warm or cold water with lemon juice or fresh lemon wedges. Guys, I have only been doing this 4 days and I feel a difference already. See I carry my weight up top which I think comes from not having bowel movements like I should. I'd have them once a day or once every two days. One of the benefits from drinking water with lemon is improving your digestive system. In these last four days, I have went 2-3 times per day which I never do. I don't feel full and heavy like I did before. This is awesome to me and something I am definitely going to stick with. Remember, having bowel movements regularly is a plus and a great start to boosting your weight loss. Its an acquired taste but something you can get used to...

Feel free to do a little research on the benefits of lemons or lemon water...
Hope this helps
Porcha:happy:
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  • marcibar
    marcibar Posts: 35
    That is really interesting! I think I may try getting some lemons!
  • Porcha1985
    Porcha1985 Posts: 15
    Yes! You should!
  • KiyaK
    KiyaK Posts: 519 Member
    Wow! I had no idea!

    http://www.waterbenefitshealth.com/benefits-of-drinking-lemon-water.html

    I drink water constantly throughout the day. I think I'll try buying a lemon & cutting it into quarters & sticking some in my bottle each time I refill it. Let's see what happens, haha.
  • Millie77
    Millie77 Posts: 39
    It's true. I saw it on Dr. Oz. lol So I found the link. http://www.drozfans.com/dr-oz-diet/dr-oz-how-to-speed-up-your-weight-loss-lemon-juice-meal-reminders/
  • Millie77
    Millie77 Posts: 39
    Oops, didn't see your link. Sorry bout that.
  • Porcha1985
    Porcha1985 Posts: 15
    You have the right idea. That'ts exactly what I did. Just bought a lemon and stuck it into my bottled water...
  • rrrbecca11
    rrrbecca11 Posts: 477
    Trying...
  • irisherin82
    irisherin82 Posts: 66 Member
    I'm definitely going to give this a try! Thanks for the advice :)
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    Remember, having bowel movements regularly is a plus and a great start to boosting your weight loss. Its an acquired taste but something you can get used to...


    :smile:
  • tattooedtwiin
    tattooedtwiin Posts: 246
    If you don't have access to fresh lemons/limes there is a product called Trulemon/Trulime that has no additives!
  • Tiffanydepiano
    Tiffanydepiano Posts: 169 Member
    Thanks for posting. I think we get so caught up with just chatting on the threads that we forget why we're here. This is good advice.
  • abbigail_r
    abbigail_r Posts: 283 Member
    except I cant drink lemon water it is gross to me. And Im not about suffering to feel better...because I will eventually let myself down. I havent read the article but can you do it another way?
  • ajk828
    ajk828 Posts: 335
    :noway: How do you get used to this "acquired taste"?
  • Porcha1985
    Porcha1985 Posts: 15
    I don't know of any other way to do this. Another thing my mom does is take a teaspoon of cinnamon and a teaspoon of honey everyday which also has great benefits. I want to start trying that too. How I got used to the taste was two ways, one is thinking about the benefits of doing it and two being thinking about it like it's lemonade with no sugar.
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    Remember, having bowel movements regularly is a plus and a great start to boosting your weight loss. Its an acquired taste but something you can get used to...
    Sentence proximity can have unintended consequences when you use pronouns.
  • odessablondie
    odessablondie Posts: 76 Member
    I have the same issues as you and I went out at lunch and bought a bunch of lemons. Started today and plan on doing it. I LOVE LOVE LOVE water with Lemon (it's all I drink when we go to restaurants) and also love the hot water with Lemon! :) I hope it helps with my digestion as well.
  • lor007
    lor007 Posts: 884 Member
    Remember, having bowel movements regularly is a plus and a great start to boosting your weight loss. Its an acquired taste but something you can get used to...
    Sentence proximity can have unintended consequences when you use pronouns.

    This is a good suggestion.
  • PDXkacie
    PDXkacie Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks for the suggestion. I love hot water with lemon in the morning, just never thought of it as helping with weight loss. I think I better go buy a bag of lemons :)!
  • firedragon064
    firedragon064 Posts: 1,082 Member
    Cool, thank you for sharing.
  • KiyaK
    KiyaK Posts: 519 Member
    oops double post
  • KiyaK
    KiyaK Posts: 519 Member
    Remember, having bowel movements regularly is a plus and a great start to boosting your weight loss. Its an acquired taste but something you can get used to...
    Sentence proximity can have unintended consequences when you use pronouns.

    When I read it, I completely thought what you're implying. It didn't even occur to me that lemon water would be an aquired taste, hahaha!
  • KiyaK
    KiyaK Posts: 519 Member
    triple post? Well that's just awkward...
  • thetiwi1890
    thetiwi1890 Posts: 239 Member
    Thanks for that, Porsha!
    My digestive system is much like yours was, and I often feel sluggish/full and lethargic. So I will definitely get some lemons, and I actually love hot lemon water so it's a plus! Thanks for that, it's a great tip! ♥
  • catbrand
    catbrand Posts: 227 Member
    There was a post recently about hot lemon water in the mornings and I thought I'd give it a go and I'm really enjoying it. It seems to have given my insides a bit of a kickstart which they needed so I'm happy about that.

    I have a cold which I'm sure would have been worse judging by other people's colds around me, but I'm dosed up on vitamin c thanks to all the lemon water!!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Remember, having bowel movements regularly is a plus and a great start to boosting your weight loss. Its an acquired taste but something you can get used to...
    Sentence proximity can have unintended consequences when you use pronouns.

    When I read it, I completely thought what you're implying. It didn't even occur to me that lemon water would be an aquired taste, hahaha!

    yep, i didnt think it was the lemon water that was an aquired taste!!!
  • curvydollgina
    curvydollgina Posts: 1
    **Reminder** Pick up lemons! My trainer has had me on a strict diet and workout regimine for a week..( I keep messing up, so she adds a day) I havent been having good bowel movements so I bought some smooth move capsules and oooh booy. For me there is nothing smooth in it. So this is a good post for me to start my day!
  • lilyinlove
    lilyinlove Posts: 441 Member
    Remember, having bowel movements regularly is a plus and a great start to boosting your weight loss. Its an acquired taste but something you can get used to...
    Sentence proximity can have unintended consequences when you use pronouns.

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • melanie3103
    melanie3103 Posts: 246 Member
    Love this, and it helps the water go down. I'm not much of a water drinker, I find myself forcing myself to drink 2 litres per day - I'm still not really loving it but definitley getting used to it, it's a good habit.

    Lemon might help.. thanks all.

    xx
  • eeebee
    eeebee Posts: 471 Member
    A lot of friends swear by this little trick but ONE VERY IMPORTANT FACT TO BEAR IN MIND PEOPLE:

    Lemon juice (majorly diluted or not) causes acid erosion in your teeth, so be careful with your intake or even consider usng a straw so it misses touching the teeth completely.

    Also do not brush your teeth for at least an hour after drinking this and/or eating acidic fruits as it will only serve to erode them even more.

    I have extremely noticeable acid erosion and this was one of the contributing factors.
  • LisaLove240786
    LisaLove240786 Posts: 22 Member
    Thanks for the tip i love water with lemon, i also have trouble in the toilet department but my doctor recommended Fybogel and this works for me and has improved my weight loss by more than half... yaaay for bowel movements!
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