Beyonce Lemon Detox? Anyone Ever Done It?

[AKL_Megs]

My best friend literally just called me and asked my if I was online and to look up the "Beyonce Lemon Detox". Apparently, all you do is drink a mixture of water (warm or cold) mixed with fresh squeezed lemon (to detoxify), cayenne pepper (to start up the metabolism) and organic maple syrup (for calories)... but you drink it all day for a week!

Anyways, she asked me if I had ever done it (Um... no... ), but I told her I knew some people who might know more about it (That's YOU!)

Anyone ever tried this (and might I add, actually stuck with it??? )

 

[JessicaR]

have a look at Master Cleanse. Thats the real name. It's been around for a long while. I did it. Would not do it again. I saw no benefit to it at all. I tried it years ago when Robin Quivers was boasting about it.

*Edited to add - I didnt do this program to lose weight, although I did lose weight. I did it as a detox. As soon as I started eating I gravitated to my natural weight.

 

[AKL_Megs]

have a look at Master Cleanse. Thats the real name. It's been around for a long while. I did it. Would not do it again. I saw no benefit to it at all. I tried it years ago when Robin Quivers was boasting about it.

It sounds crazy to me too. I'll pass on the word! Thanks!

 

[SophieGirl]

I do fasts every once in a while, but just for a day and thats it (I drink water, and maybe a cup of coffee with cream and splenda). I tried the Master Cleanse once, but put WAY to much cayenne pepper in, and decided to just dump it all! LOL I thought I read that she also ate fish at some point every day? Maybe not. She says that she lost 20lbs in 10 days, but I'm sure sure put it back on quickly if she didn't watched what she ate after that.

 

[Plannin'Shannon]

Well now I know where Kelly's "cleanse diet" on The Office came from!

Seriously...An entire week? This doesn't sound safe to me. At all.

 

[nick262]

I had some co-workers do this and two of them got kidney stones and had to pass them. Very painful experience. They found out later that this is a common side-effect of this "cleanse".

 

[Jenvenza]

Normally it is done for about 2 weeks. It can be done for longer though. If you are doing it ot lose weight though, the weight comes right back when you start eating again. I had a good friend and co-worker do this over a year ago for about 2 weeks. She lost close to 20 pounds and it all came back within a month.

 

[Scurvy]

I would advise anyone who is considering doing such a thing to research it thoroughly first. It can be dangerous. I had a friend end up in the hospital with severe dehydration after starting this "cleanse". Also, there have been no studies that can verify any benefits from doing it.

 

[Mickey527]

I wouldn't try just drinking the warm lemon juice but way back in 1979 right after I had my middle son I joined WW and they recommended a cup of warm water with 2 tsp lemon juice every morning. I did that with some low cal sugar sub.
All the lemon juice does is cleanse you out, I was very regular during that time. but yuck, I can still remember how hard it was to drink warm lemonade.

 

[pearlieq]

Who comes up with this stuff???

Cabbage soup, anyone?

 

[clarabelle]

I don't understand the cleanse part. What does she think it is cleansing her of?

 

[JessicaR]

I don't understand the cleanse part. What does she think it is cleansing her of?

Waste and Toxins.

Actually the drink is only a small part of the cleanse. There is also a Salt Flush thats added in conjunction to the lemonade. I had a very hard time just typing those words out. AWFUL doesnt begin to describe it. Laxatives also.

 

[java]

My mom used to go on a lemon lifesaver diet before big events. She would eat nothing- but lemon life savers for a week at a time.

hmm wonder why I have food issues

 

[Poohbear123]

Who comes up with this stuff???

Cabbage soup, anyone?

Me! I did the Cabbage soup one...all it did was give me Gas! This "cleanse" doesn't sound too safe for me, I would have to be on it FOREVER in order to lose about 40 pounds!

 

[luvmy3]

And here I alway thought the human body got rid of its wastes and toxins naturally. Who knew Beyonce would come and revolutionize the way the human body functions

I'm about to start the Flat Belly Diet. There is a 4 day anti bloat period before you start. It works to *cleanse* you of all the retained fluids you hold onto. The nice thing is you get to eat

 

[JessicaR]

And here I alway thought the human body got rid of its wastes and toxins naturally. Who knew Beyonce would come and revolutionize the way the human body functions

I'm about to start the Flat Belly Diet. There is a 4 day anti bloat period before you start. It works to *cleanse* you of all the retained fluids you hold onto. The nice thing is you get to eat

That Flat Belly Diet has been popping up everywhere I read. So popular right now but I don't know the theory behind it. Let us know what you think!

 

[clarabelle]

waste and toxins come out naturally.
IF you want to lose weight -diet
If you are constipated -take a laxative. There is nothing in the human body that can be flushed out by drinking lemon water.

 

[luvmy3]

That Flat Belly Diet has been popping up everywhere I read. So popular right now but I don't know the theory behind it. Let us know what you think!

My SIL and BIL are doing it and they each have lost around 15lbs in a month and they look and feel great. Dh and I are waiting for the weekend to officially start since during that 4 day anti-bloat you can't have any caffeine. That is going to be the hardest part so we figured we'd ween ourselves off during this week and then be ready to go without it totally by Saturday, when neither of us have to get up and function early

 

[AKL_Megs]

This is so funny that people have actually done this! I thought you all were going to say you had never heard such a thing! No lemon and cabbage for me... I like cake and ice cream more!

 

[chell]

My SIL and BIL are doing it and they each have lost around 15lbs in a month and they look and feel great. Dh and I are waiting for the weekend to officially start since during that 4 day anti-bloat you can't have any caffeine. That is going to be the hardest part so we figured we'd ween ourselves off during this week and then be ready to go without it totally by Saturday, when neither of us have to get up and function early

What is the Flat Belly Diet? I've seen a lot about it but don't know what it is.

I'm on the I can't eat much of anything because I'm allergic to too much crap diet. I've lost 19 pounds in 3 months.