I am desperate to lose weight. I am currently 252 pounds I've recently given up smoking and doing very well - even if I do say so myself but it is affecting my weight. 4 kids and loads of baby fat to lose lol
I was just reading up on the lemonade detox plan and was wondering if anyone here has tried it and if you would recommend it? I need something to really kickstart me, this sounds like it may do the trick but not sure if I can live on home made lemonade for 10 days. I am the kind of person that really needs to go to the extreme, I couldn't cut down smoking I had to either carry on or quit and then put myself into stressful situations to really challenge myself - if that makes sense?! It has worked for me with the smoking not so sure about the eating though.
Anyway, it's nice to see that I am not alone with weight issues, sometimes it feels like I am. This seems a nice friendly place with lots of great advice and lovely recipes. The brocoli and stilton soup is on the top of my list.
Personally I wouldn't recommend it. If your body is properly functioning you dont need to detox. And this particular diet is bogus. It's not healthy or nutritious. Anyone who has been on it gained the weight back (ex. Beyoncee).
Just start eating healthy and exercising. Good luck!
I'm sorry, but it just sounds like a bad idea. Getting your weight down and keeping it there is a lifelong decision to live a healthier life style...forever -- it has nothing to do with quick weight loss fads. To safely lose the kind of weight you probably want to lose, you are in for a really, really long commitment -- months of commitment. Doing it right, from day one, is incredibly important. On average, you should never lose more than 1% of your body weight a week so the way to start is NOT to go on some kind of trendy fast -- that is, in my opinion, the quickest way to fail. It will make you hungry all the time, your metabolism will drop, you will be weak without the energy you need to get the exercise that REALLY matters for long term weight loss maintenance, blah, blah, blah.So instead of grasping around for a quick fix or some kind of mental kick in the pants -- just make a decision to do the right thing for YOU. Choose a sensible plan with a proven track record or become a calorie counter (that's what I do), start getting some exercise -- even if it is just a brisk walk during your lunch break to start, and feel confident in the fact that you really can change your life, but to do it right, it is going to take a while. But that is just fine---because this is a change for the rest of your life. What are a few extra months in the rest of your life?
Hey there. You have decided to lose weight and that is the first step. I wouldn't go the lemonade detox route either.
Load up on fresh fruits and veggies and lean protein. Start walking and then watch the pounds melt off.
I just told my husband about my detox plans and he said no way, he was having a right old moan and rightly so by the sounds of it. I understand what you are saying and I think it would be impossible to carry out, well for me anyway and I do want a "quick fix". I will continue reading this site over the weekend and get some inspiration because there is lots of it around. And Monday I will start........well I've got the fridge stocked for the weekend and it would be wrong to waste it Joking aside, I WILL start this on Monday.
First congratulations on giving up smoking which I know is no mean feat having been through it myself and for the first 6 weeks I would snap every bodies head off. My poor DH I do not know how it stuck it with me being on the war path 24 / 7.
Like other posters have posted the lemonade detox plan in not an advisable route to go down so I would steer clear if I was you.
Concentrate on giving up the smoking first but add in exercise into your daily routine which will help keep your weight gain to a minimum. Then the next week for example try and get at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables in per day. That way you deal mainly with the ceasing of smoking but making in roads into eating healthier and losing weight. Each week add something else into your eating plan like maybe not eating crisps or sweets for example. If you can't add something or take something away in your healthy eating plan do not beat yourself up stay with the changes you have and focus on that.
Adding my two pence worth - Any crank diet (living on lemonade or a protein shake etc etc) will not be a good idea if you are cooking normally for your kids! Any leftovers will be a danger zone for you!
If you have given up the fags you will need to keep your hands active. Especially if sitting down in front of the tv (a usually bad time). Perhaps do some puzzles/crosswords/Sudoko or even knitting!
Keep some carrots or apple slices in the fridge for when you fancy a nibble.
I have to agree with all the others.....I think you need to do it gradually eg first cut out junk, takeaways, any sweets, then do things like eat small set meals already prepared, add fruit, I think doing it little by little will mean you will have a higher chance of success
I think you should stay away from the Lemonade thing. It's not novel but I would say start drinking your water and load up on fruits and veggies. When I first started I was buying lots of processed diet stuff--chicken sausage, crystal light, diet carmel dip and the like. It helped me get going but now I am favoring more whole foods. For instance, you can eat the Oven Roasted Chicken Salad at Subway for 140 calories! The fiber is great for detoxing and making you poop but it also very filling.
Hi there.
The ladies here have given good advice, I'll just suggest my tuppence. Congrats on quitting smoking - wish I had the stamina to do it! If you accomplished THIS, getting back into shape will cost you less of an effort - this is coming from a smoker of 20+ plus years smoking experience, and considerably longer slimming efforts.
Thinking back, I think I see why my previous attempts didn't work, why yoyos happened, how slimming per se had become a crutch for lots of problems that I didn't want to face at that time. Needless to say, when the weight crept back and piled on, this made me feel like a double failure, no pun intended. One thing that I realised when I hit 280-ish last summer was that 1 - the prospects were gloomy if I didn't start doing something; 2 - I had to resign to it being a life-long effort, getting to a safe healthy range of weight AND staying there for good. And to be able to do that, I focused on the process. During the last year I have had ups and downs (moods), when I got stuck at 220 for 6 months (!!!), when friends made tactless, albeit well-meaning, remarks, when I had a couple of very difficult emotional moments but you know what - I had the carrot (an image of where I want to get in my head), and the stick - a very concrete image of what I used to be/feel/look like, of which I have a photo. So determination was not (and is not) an issue any more.
I suggest that you look into your own motifs for doing this, and if you consider it really necessary, stick with the plan. Sounds like your husband is supportive and level-headed, and that makes the whole journey much easier, and why not even fun?
Fingers crossed, and if you need a slimming buddy, just shout.
Hello, I need help!
I've recently given up smoking and doing very well - even if I do say so myself but it is affecting my weight. 4 kids and loads of baby fat to lose lol 
Joking aside, I WILL start this on Monday.
