The Master Cleanse/Lemonade diet

OOhsoflyDELTA#9 · #1 10-01-2006, 01:00 PM

Well I'm about to start my this cleanse tomorrow....I'm really excited....I'm doing it for the detox purposes but I'm not going to complain about the weight loss thats involved

has anyone done the cleanse or know someone who has...I did a search and didn't come up with anything...

whiteandblack · #2 10-01-2006, 01:49 PM

while I was on it, it relieved all of my problems. I did it as a general cleanse (I think I'm addicted to sugar!). It does take self-control to complete the regimen. I still continue to drink a hot lemon and cayenne tea every morning. the lemon is good for your complexion and the pepper is good for the blood.

DeltAlum · #3 10-01-2006, 02:40 PM

What's this about.

I love lemonade.

CutiePie2000 · #4 10-01-2006, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by OOhsoflyDELTA#9

Well I'm about to start my this cleanse tomorrow....I'm really excited....I'm doing it for the detox purposes but I'm not going to complain about the weight loss thats involved

has anyone done the cleanse or know someone who has...I did a search and didn't come up with anything...

Yes. My uncle does it at LEAST once a year. If you google "Stanley Burroughs" (the guy who created the MASTER CLEANSE), you will get more information. If you want to know even more, let me know and I'll PM you my uncle's website (he and his wife are into it, big time and know a lot about it)

OOhsoflyDELTA#9 · #5 10-01-2006, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

Yes. My uncle does it at LEAST once a year. If you google "Stanley Burroughs" (the guy who created the MASTER CLEANSE), you will get more information. If you want to know even more, let me know and I'll PM you my uncle's website (he and his wife are into it, big time and know a lot about it)

Yeah you can also google "master cleanse" there's this one site thats a message board and people give a day to day account of their results....there are many reasons why people do the cleanse...it will detox you if you have a sugar or caffiene addiction, some people say it has cured their gout, people who want to clean their systems before going vegatarian or vegan, and some just want to lose in average of 20lbs in 10 to 14 days...I'm personally doing it because I have eaten alot of refined sugar and junk over the last few years and I can see a difference in my metabolic rate....I want to boost my energy level and rid my body of all the toxins....once I'm done I'm going to try to eat and live healthier.....I plan on going for 10 to 14 days at first then do a maintenance every month for a few days.....

epchick · #6 10-01-2006, 04:26 PM

Are you guys talking about the Lemon juice detox thingy? lol. I remember it was talked about in one of my mom's magazines. I really wanted to try it out, but I lost the information. All i know is you use lemon, cayenne pepper and maple syrup right?

Just in the article it doesn't give a whole lot of information, is that the only thing you are suppose to drink or can you supplement it with food? It sounds like an interesting concept losing like 14 pounds so quickly....that was what initially sparked my interest.

AchtungBaby80 · #7 10-01-2006, 05:17 PM

Is this safe?

f8nacn · #8 10-01-2006, 05:21 PM

I know several people who have done this and actually do it quite often. It works - when you work it :-)

OOhsoflyDELTA#9 · #9 10-01-2006, 09:36 PM

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Is this safe?

from what I've learned its safe...you're giving your body what it needs through this weird combo of juice, H20, pepper and syrup...its taking in around 500 to 600 calories a day....I'm not expert and I guess you could ask your doctor..but its a holistic approach to detoxifaction....just bought all my supplies today and I'm really excited about this...I'm going to give a day by day account in this thread so if it works or bombs you guys will know....

Dionysus · #10 10-03-2006, 10:33 PM

This sounds wack. If you need to lose weight and can't poop, just eat more fruits.

lyrica9 · #11 10-04-2006, 02:41 AM

i remember my dad did this or something similar, it was pretty funny because he was slowly introducing heavier liquids back into his diet in order to get back to solids, and apparently the re-introduction of solids is really difficult, and we had to take a 30 minute detour at the adpi house on our way to his gig in ft. worth. quite amusing.

AGDee · #12 10-04-2006, 05:41 AM

I don't know if this is the cleanse that claims that the average person has 22 pounds of old matter in their colons, but, I must say, that claim is BS. If that were true, then everybody who has ever done a colonoscopy prep would lose 22 pounds during the prep. While most people do lose a couple pounds from the prep, it's mostly water weight, because you are dehydrated after a liquid diet for 24 hours followed by a gallon of laxatives...

AOX81 · #13 12-01-2006, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AGDee

I don't know if this is the cleanse that claims that the average person has 22 pounds of old matter in their colons, but, I must say, that claim is BS. If that were true, then everybody who has ever done a colonoscopy prep would lose 22 pounds during the prep. While most people do lose a couple pounds from the prep, it's mostly water weight, because you are dehydrated after a liquid diet for 24 hours followed by a gallon of laxatives...

About 3 1/2 years ago I lost 10 pounds from a colonoscopy prep.

kddani · #14 10-04-2006, 06:14 AM

While it is an interesting concept, I would not do something this extreme without advice from a doctor. Drinking only this stuff does not sound healthy at all. Not to mention that i'm guessing it will turn even the sweetest person into a raging psycho bitch.

Cleansing diets where you eat mostly vegetables and a small amount of good carbs sound a lot more healthy to me and a lot less dangerous.

RU OX Alum · #15 10-04-2006, 09:09 AM

The cleanse I used to do was only a weekend long. You drink distilled water and take lots of goldenseal, and just kind of lie around, because you will have like zero energy.

The next time I try this, I will eat citrus though.