[brkcx]

Just wondering if any of y'all have ever tried or heard anything about the "48 hour miracle diet" where you drink the juice.. and are supposed to lose about 10 pounds... I've been doing WW, and have lost about 10 pounds. I'm becoming very discouraged and thought I might try this to get a little jumpstart back into the weight loss swing of things.. Let me know if u have any details! Thanks a million!

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[Suzanne 3FC]

We have that listed on the main site, under Lowfat Diet Plans
http://www.3fatchicks.com/index.php?...=page&SubMenu=

I'll copy it here, though, to save you a trip

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This is essentially a juice fast. Order a 32 oz bottle of fruit juice for as much as $24.95 and consume nothing but juice and water for 48 hours. They claim you can lose up to 10 pounds in 2 days. Unrealistic weight loss claims, and the use of the word "miracle" should alert you to avoid this diet. If you do lose weight, it will be from water loss and the cleansing of your bowels. You gain it back once you start to eat again.

To lose fat, you must burn more calories than you consume. You must burn 3,500 calories to burn one pound of fat. To lose 10 pounds of fat in two days, you would have to burn 35,000 calories more than you consumed, or 729 calories per hour, for the entire 48 hours. You could accomplish this by running at the speed of around 5 miles per hour. You won't accomplish it by following a juice fast.

The creators of this product state "Many people refer to me as the "diet guru" to the stars because my weight loss program has been featured on television and magazines worldwide." The diet is referred to as the Hollywood diet, yet they have admitted that no celebrities have followed their program. One celebrity, Paula Abdul, sued them for falsely claiming that she used their product.
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Hope this helps!

[aphil]

This juice fast also contains bergamot oil in the juice, which is derived from oranges-and it also helps to stimulate the bowels...basically you don't eat, and you are drinking something that stimulates your bowels...so the losses are totally water and "the emptying of your intestines." Not good.
I read on Epinions that some of the users at the end of the first day started having abdominal cramps and diarrhea...
Try to stick with your current plan, and do not get discouraged. We did not put 10 pounds on in 48 hours...it is very unrealistic to try and take it off in that time, as well as potentially harmful.
Aphil