If it is allegedly safe, why would you be worried?

Is it dangerous? and Is it safe? Are the same question to me.

Okay enough beating around the bush.

I DO NOT THINK IT IS SAFE. I DO THINK IT IS DANGEROUS.

There is so much crap out there on the net I get a headache trying to weed thru it all sometimes.
Yes we are a very supportive group here. The reason I mentioned we are not your doctor is cause what could be safe for one person, may NOT be safe for another. There is no way to tell. If you personally question whether it is a good idea or a bad idea, chances are it's a bad idea. Stick with your gut instincts.

I don't want to fight with you either, just trying to help you reach a safe resolution. :D I think we do understand. You basically want someone to come along and stick a stamp of approval on your idea. Or for someone to come along and say they have done it and they are fine and it is completely safe. This is YOUR body. I would be very leary of taking someone else's word for it. You know yourself best.

Heck I have heard twice in the last year or so of two people dying from drinking too much water.

Then there is always the whole weight loss surgery debate. Good idea, bad idea? There are some people who may attest that it saved their life and they were able to over come extreme health problems etc, etc. Then there will be someone who comes on and says there friend/family member is dead cause of that surgery.

This is why I say you need to be very careful. You know your body better than anyone else.
I agree, don't over load your body with a bunch of medicines, garbage and you should be fine. Forget about last week and work on this week the right way. :)

The book that I read that actually suggested a short term fruit/veg detox actually suggested easing into it, rather than jumping into it. So the author recommended slowly cutting back on dairy, meat, grains, etc for weeks before actually doing the fruit/veg detox. Again the author suggested that you only do it for a very short period of time especially if it was your first time. Also the author suggested easing back into other food groups slowly and methodically. I don't know if I mentioned it before but the author also suggested concentrating on vegetables more than fruits as well and also there was a specific list of vegetables and fruits the author listed for the detox.

Personally, I agree that I don't think we need a detox but I'd be wary of just jumping into a fruit/veg detox. Your body may not react well. If you truly are interested in doing it, then I'd slowly start increasing fruits/veggies and decreasing other stuff to build up to your fruit/veg days.

OK Jasmine

It still doesn't seem like you get what I was saying :shrug: Maybe I wasn't totally clear in my original posts so I will try to restate what I meant to say....

I read about the necessity of detoxing your body, expecially when you may have been exposed to excess "toxins" over a short period of time. The things that I read said that detoxing your body is good for your skin and overall health because your body expells toxins.

Most important to me is that my body is healthy, not slim. I am/was curious if anyone had any experience with it. And, I always like to hear peoples reasoning for either agreeing or disaggreeing with something. And then, I can make a decision based on what I think is best for me and my body.

The point was.... I wasn't looking for someone to say it is good or bad, I just wanted to hear about any experiences someone might have had. Sheesh---- I wonder if everytime I ask if someone has tried such and such it is going to be assumed that I am looking for validation.

Please don't be offended by this but... I am a grown woman, if I want to do something I will--- I don't need to go on a message board and get someone to agree with what I want to do before I do it. Once again.... I was just curious, I am not advocating it or saying how well I did on it and trying to get everyone to see it "my" way. I really thought that this was a supportive site, but I really feel that I have been attacked for things that were assumed.

You said "I think we do understand. You basically want someone to come along and stick a stamp of approval on your idea. Or for someone to come along and say they have done it and they are fine and it is completely safe." (forgive me, I don't know how to quote like you did) which is absolutely untrue. I just wanted to here experiences... good or bad... that's it.

Anyway, I hope you are having a wonderful day and there are no hard feelings :D I don't want to be your e-enemy:)

Thanks fellow Marylander!! That sounds sensible. I'm not really sure that I am interested in doing it... I really just wanted some information that maybe I couldn't find on a website. Some real life experiences from people that are not paid endorsers.

I need to be careful of how I post and how much people will read or add onto what I am actually saying... I want to protect my e-reputation :lol::lol:

You guys are rough on newbies :stars:

I feel like I need a lawyer. Someone should have told me that everything I say can and will be used against me :stress::stress:

Well, I've got my defenses up now :judge: I'll make sure to put disclaimers on my questions from now on... something like this:

Any questions asked by this poster do not necessarily reflect the views nor desires of said poster. Poster has made no endorsement of said product. Unless poster specifically states that she does or will do something... it is to be assumed that poster has not nor will not. Poster does not expect accurate information from any who respond. Poster does not expect responders to know exactly what is right for her and her body. Poster will count all information received as personal opinions and not medical expertise unless responder has proven their expertise in a given subject. Poster reserves the right to agree or disagree with any and all respondents. Any responses may or may not change or impact the life of said poster

I may have to update that from time to time :lol:

Well you know that there are a lot of weird ideas out there and sometimes someone will put something on a webpage without explaining the reasonings behind it or try to sell something by coming up with some wacky idea.

I know posters on 3FC love sharing their ideas and information so sometimes you may not exactly get the answer you want. The book I read ("If Buddha came to dinner") was quite interesting and as I said I had really thought about doing the fruit/veg detox myself based on information in the book but never went through with it.

Unfortunately, a lot of diet scams are actually based on the entire detox idea which can be dangerous so I know other posters just post their concerns about such things just from what we've seen in the past. Of course e-communications can sometimes seem like they aren't as friendly as they are meant to be so I hope you aren't dissuaded from continued posting :)

I don't have time to do the elaborate posts...sorry....no e-jumping on my end either....but I do think that our colons are "self-cleaning" (this comes from my doctor) and don't need a drastic upheaval.......which just might happen if you switch to only fruits/veggies.

following a lighter, fresh food diet with adequate protein and less white stuff is always a good idea.

and BTW, NO ONE is perfect....(except for my cats) or we would need this website.

Now you got me looking stuff up redeemed! :lol:

I would not mind juicing. Any one done that? Maybe next year when I get my taxes back I will get a juicer.

I don't know much about it, but I would think one of the downsides of juicing is that it removes a lot of the fiber... just a thought! :D

I was wondering about that. I seen it said it removes the pulp. lol Well I get plenty of fiber now as is so if this was in addition to what I am doing now, then I should be okay.

Juicing as in making your own juice??

I got a juicer last year from my MIL that is still in the box... the only thing that I know is that it is a lot easier to eat one apple vs. juicing a whole cup of apple juice... and if you are counting calories, you will get a lot more with the juice vs. just eating the fruit.

No. I make smoothies for that in my blender. :)

I am talking vegetable juice!