I know this has been about for a while (I think it tipped after Beyonce’s Dreamgirls publicity) but it is really starting to pop up everywhere in mainstream Australia now, and I’m sure it is in the UK too - but I really cannot understand the logic behind the lemon detox diet (Master Cleanse).
I can see how people are attracted to it - lots of celebs and celeb magazines banging on about losing weight but in reality, have any actual, unbiased, uninvolved nutritionists come out and said that this is a good idea? I would doubt it.
My principle concern is this: where is the nutrition?
I’ve spoken about this in my post on lemon water and I need to make this distinction clear: lemon water (thats just water with lemon) in the morning, or as a refreshing drink in the afternoon is great, cleansing and alkalising. Sustaining your entire body 24/7 on just lemon, water, sugar and pepper is madness!
I also advocate cleansing for 3-7 day periods, but this cleanse involves flooding your body with raw, live, fresh vegetables, eating 6 times a day and having as much food as you need. Not relying solely upon one drink. The alkaline clease actually gives your body MORE nutrients to work with (because cleansing is stressful for the body) not LESS.
I would absolutely question any diet that involves consuming only one thing - where are you going to get the range of vitamins, minerals and nutrients your body needs to sustain, detox and flush out the toxins - let alone just do the normal bodily processes.
A typical meal on an alkalising cleanse would involve a raw soup made from:
- avocado
- broccoli
- celery
- spinach
- capsicum/pepper
- cucumber
- garlic
- sping onions
- and any other greens you like
Compare that to a meal of water, lemon juice, syrup and cayenne pepper.
Even as a one off there is a clear winner - now compare that for every meal, of every day for 10 days!
Now I know this is a rant. And rightly so. The Lemon Detox is ludicrous.
And I haven’t even touched on the metabolism argument. By consuming nothing but lemon water and sugar for 10 days your metabolism is going to grind to a screeching halt, meaning that when you go back to eating normally again you WILL gain back the weight you have lost.
One thing the lemon detox does do is cut out the crap, but sadly it doesn’t replace it with anything. To have a healthy body and feel great you have to give it the resources it needs. And besides, even Beyonce doesn’t endorse it.
Interesting Reads on the Master Cleanse/Lemon Detox/Lemonaide Diet
Jim’s Diet Blog - the comments are particularly interesting
A real life account of the clease at Sarah Lane’s blog
Another reflection at day 10 by Bill
HumbleBeeHealth have a three point critique/discussion on the Master Cleanse, giving a bit of a balanced viewpoint to mine, but in some parts agreeing with mine too!
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I couldn’t agree more. This lemon detox thing has popped up ever few years. I think it’s dangerous.
Just letting you know, I really enjoy your blog and after reading several posts I have written up a blog review on my blog - it will post tomorrow.
I took on the Lemon Detox, not to loose weight specifically but to shake things up on the inside and ‘cleanse’. But i’m not a particularly alert person so i didn’t research the idea first. I’d heard so much hype that i figured it would be good. I did thoroughly read through a lot of info on the website before ordering the products though. But it wasn’t good. I didn’t suffer from hunger while i was detoxing, and i did loose several kilos. I also largely reduced my appetite it seems as i’ve not returned to my normal eating habbits, even now, six weeks later. I did however shake things up drastically. I caused myself some intense stomach pains, which lasted two weeks. I could hardly eat anything, and i couldn’t sleep due to the pain. I’d support anyone who questions this regime. When you think about it its unnatural and completely misses the point. Its simply a denial diet. Fasting for days, but blindsighting your stomach with sugar water!
Hi guys
Thanks for your comments!
Lady Rose - thank you so much for your amazing review, extremly appreciated and I’m glad you like the blog. A LOT of hours have gone into it so I’m glad there is someone out there who appreciates it! Sorry it took a couple of days for me to approve your comment - I had a few days off from the computer (always a good thing!)
Roze - you completely hit the nail on the head when you said:
‘When you think about it its unnatural and completely misses the point. Its simply a denial diet. Fasting for days, but blindsighting your stomach with sugar water!’
There really is nothing good that can come out of this diet.
There was actually a review of it by a nutritionist on ‘Today’ an Aussie breakfast show this morning and she totally slammed it too, claiming it to be nothing but living off pure sugar for days. Which is NEVER a good thing!
This information is very helpful.. I have tried it in my practice and have got good results with my patients.
Dr. Knox Grandison BSc,D.C.
Ion Cleanse Detox Foot Bath
We were very dissapointed to find this recipie has the worst blasphemy possible. Jesus is the light of the world and we do not take His name in vain
Hi Henry and Sue
I have to say - I’ve got no idea what you are on about.
Ross
Lol if Beyonce says is bad than its bad!
Interesting facts. Cheers”
You are a critic beyond repair. Stop being a critic if you have not tried it yourself. It aint new and it aint a fad. You tell me which program has been around for more than 50 years, and if you think people are being brain washed , why has it taken more than 50 years to realise that something is no good… why.. because it is good, so get off yourself and stop drawing attention.. you jealous person
And Beyonce does not endorse it because she aint been paid to endorse it.. read btw the lines you fool
Roula,
There is no way on earth I would try this, because I know that it is an awful thing to do to your body. I also know of a program that has been around for a few more than 50 years which is the ‘eat lots of fresh, natural foods and exercise whilst not eating sugar, trans and saturated fats, salt, alcohol etc’.
This is an irrelevant disagreement because you are not giving me any justification for supporting this program other than it has been in existence for x amount of years.
My point still stands - how can you justify sustaining your body on just water, pepper, pure sugar and lemon?
Ross
Roula,
For how long were leeches the accepted cure for everything ?!
The Atkins diet has been around for 50 years. Do you believe that’s a healthy diet? Do you dismiss it without having tried it?
K
Im looking forward to that soup…:) really good article…
There are many different and healthier ways to detox than lemon water. Some people will resort to anything that seems to promise a miracle.
well, I thought I’d have a go just to see … I’ve managed 12 hours so far and all I can think about is food! That syrup mixture tastes most unpleasant. How does anyone keep this up?
Interesting topic. Well Done!!!. I’ve learned a lot from your post. Keep It up!! Thanks for the info!!!
Same as sated before, dont bash it unless you’ve tried it, this means you know absolutly nothing about it. Sure, you can assume, but assumptions get you no where. I’ve done it and so have friends, and it works great. It takes a lazy person who is not strong willed to not stick with it for only a mere 7 days. You are also missing a LOT of information, or just not stating them, so yeah, your post may make it sound bad. Thing is, try it, then bash it on your experiences.
Great Atricle…I did try this once and once only. I am a healthy person, I work out everyday…and I will never do this “cleanse” again. After 3 days of having the” will power” (I think I was stupid to even try it!)…I ended up fainting, I was starving myself! A friend of mine was very “successful” with it, she did this for 14 days, lost 20 lbs, and looked TERRIBLE. I really don’t think loosing that amount of weight in such a short period of time is healthy…not only that she gained it all back…she had to eat again!
I do think it’s case by case. What works for one may not work for another. I just personally believe that your body needs the nutrients that are in it, and should not be deprived of them for a long period of time. There are all of natures fruits and veggies out there that can supply you with your nutrients, and cleanse the body at the same time.
Help! I eat right, excerise eat good foods (minimal) but my tummy area seems to be bloated or like its fat or not digesting foods????
Hey Tab
Have you tried probiotics or digestive enzymes? It might be that your body is struggling to digest foods properly.
Also - what do you mean by ‘minimal’?
Let me know an example of what you would eat in a day on average and I will see if I can troubleshoot for you.
Ross
Well…I’m on the programme just now actually, the start of day four, I’ve lost 8 lbs, my skin is amazing and I feel great. I can honestly say that I haven’t felt this good since I was a young teenager. …I’m bursting with energy!
Don’t get me wrong the first 2 days were really hard and I did want to give up, but I wasn’t hungry it was all in my head I think. I would find myself going into daydreams thinking about eating food that I honestly don’t like, but my will power took over and when I woke up yesterday I felt so amazing.
My head has never felt so clear as I used to be tired and bogged down all the time, this really is a new turning point in my life. I have started thinking about the really healthy foods I’m going to cook when I finnish this in 4 days and I’ve started exercising every day (which I NEVER done before, simply again because I did not have the energy. )
I have tried every diet there is and have never been able to stick to it but this detox really does work. Although, I’m not doing it for just the weight loss, I had done my research for this on the internet and realised that it could help my skin, hair, nails and totally cleanse my body. I also got the book which was only £4!
I would reccomend this to anyone who has been through anything similar to me and even if it’s not for the weight loss, do it for the rest. Let’s face it, some people can eat all the junk food in the world,do no excercise and never gain weight but I bet those people have really low energy all the time and just eat carbohydrates and sugary foodsto give them a boost. I have found myself looking around feeling sorry for all the people in the office this morning who are yawning away (that was me up untill yesterday) and they just don’t know what they are missing.
Could I also point out to all of you that I am a severe chocoholic, and magically I haven’t even thought about it since day two. I started on a sunday and completely gutted my house from about 9am to 7pm only stopping for my drink 6 times (and an extra 2 litres of water too). The aim was too keep myself busy and not be around people who are eating…I had to keep away from the kitchen though as I did not trust myself not to open the fridge.
I am goin to cook tonight for my boyfriend as I can tell he misses my cooking and he has been so supportive to me as he know’s how important this detox is to me.
Just to finish up, you do tend to have a horrible taste in your mouth during the cleanse, and in my book I read that you can drink Pepermint tea to help this. I have never been interested in herbal teas but it feels like luxury to me when I have a cup as the actual drink itself (which I now call my magic potion lol) doesn’t really taste very nice. I just set times of the day to drink it and get it over with, it is getting easier though…I think it’s because I know how good it is. Two litres is full of all the vitamins, minerals, and energy that you need each day, hence the reason why I don’t feel hungry.
So, as said previously, don’t diss it untill you’ve tried it and it is certainly not doing anything bad to my body as I have never felt this good.
…And I’m actually thinking of extending it to ten days!
My wife has just started this program, I have a very strong concern for her health. I have never tried this but i have done a lot of research. University of Chicago, Mayo Clinic, Loyola Unversity, University of Notre Dame, I could go on and on have stated in many reports that there is no proof that this will help your body. Infact it has been proven that there are NO positive factors in a lemon water mixed with maple syrup and pepper to be good for ones helath. God gave us the organs to filter out the bad and keep in the good. Over the years I have seen many diets come and go, it’s funny that all we ever need to do is to eat good balanced meals and EXERCISE. To many people are afraid of the EXERCISE word. I am asking everyone that is thinking about this diet please visit your doctor and ask him/her if is a good idea.
Hi Ross (& others) - really like your forum, happy to read it.. I have done the diet twice both times for 5 days, I am not fat (174cm & weigh 60kg), but eat a lot of junk food (Im 20 years old so understandably so I guess) the first time I did the lemon detox I followed the recipe exactly, I lost 1kg & by day 3 my hair was gorgeous I was getting compliments about it & my skin mmmm…
The second time I skipped out the lemon juice (it makes it taste yucky) & I didnt notice any difference to my hair etc. I guess the lemon juice has vitamin C; however the second time I also drank the laxative tea as suggested & I lost 5kg.. I was hapPy with the results & would do it again - I wish I could sustain the willpower to do it for longer l0l..
I think for many people controlling the quality & quantity of food can be very difficult. I am a “quit cold turkey” kind of person (with relationships, ciggarettes, drugs, alcahol etc.) & I know that I am generally what would be classified as a food addict: frequently bingeing / followed by puking etc. I dont seem to be able to controll this so far; however I can stop eating completely (quit cold turkey) which gives me some kind of controll for a limited time, BUT THEN after this it gives me confidence in myself, not just in my eating habits, but beleif that I can then acomplish anything I really set my mind to e.g relationships, work, study…
I don’t think you can speak with any real authority over something you have not tried or experienced yourself.. but if you are going to speak about something you have not experienced to avoid people reading it and considering what you have to say illinformed info - clearly note that you have not tried it and there for cannot really know..
Like ur soup recipe tho - might try it
xo
Do it first and then tell everyone what they can and can’t do. Until then your opinion counts for nothing!
Hi: I completed the Master Cleanser detox program one week ago. I didn’t want to end the program after the ten days. But I followed the program. Althrough I wanted to snack, I was not really hurngery. Six of my friends completed the program. All are happy with the resoults. I’ll try it again in about three more mounth. I recomenst the program.
Ross,
You are absolutely correct. BUT, the lemon detox diet (aka the master cleanse) does not involve drinking ONLY lemon juice, pepper, water and sugar. If one buys the correct syrup to do the diet with you will see on the nutritional information that it contains various nutrients that the body requires inclusive of protein.
In today’s day and age who are we to say what is good for us and bad for us at the drop of a hat. People’s bodies differ so much from gender to race that one diet cannot possibly be described as “bad” for everyone. Michael Phelps eats over 4000 calories for breakfast alone (double the amount a regular man would consume in one day) - and if we didn’t know anything else about him we would assume he was obsese. Everyone is different and some things work for certain people. Don’t go against something just because it may not float your boat.
I am on day 8 today and have lost 20 pounds, the key is to eat healthy once off this detox. IF you eat pizza and burgers and all that crap of course you will gain the weight back, its about a lifestyle change.
hi really enjoyed reading everyones comments.i hav not tried this diet bfore heard possitives and negatives.
ive just had a baby 2mnths ago i feel really down in my self still got alot of weight to lose.(baby fat) ive tried weight watchers, excersing,spinning classes and eating healthing.but im not losing the weight.
i just want to be back in my clothes.
and to feel confident again.
do you think the lemon detox diet would be a good for me to try??????
First off, wonderful and informative blog you’ve got here! I would love if you would add your link to mine at site mentioned… I have a blog directory there of health bloggers!
So… The Master Cleanse… please can we stop calling it a “diet”. People automatically think “weight loss diet”. This is NOT intended to be a long term option, and in no way does it replace food, HOWEVER, cleanses and fasts have been around for a long time. There is nothing wrong with a 10 day fast with only lemon water, sugar and pepper. From a health perspective it isn’t going to kill you.
The PURPOSE is to rid the body of toxins. To the gent who said “god gave us organs yadda yadda… yeah he did and then man gave us nitrates and phosphates and lead, cadmium and arsenic, pollution in our air, water and food, herbicides and pesticides,,,… and on. Your organs are SCREAMING for detox. They can not handle the load. Don’t believe me?? Go get a test at your local naturopath. YOU WILL BE FULL OF THE FOULEST HEAVY METALS AND TOXINS!
So… The Master Cleanse is one way purported to detox and help remove some of that. It also alkalises the body which speeds the detox. Can you do it otherwise? Sure… people have fasted with JUST water for up to a month quite successfully. The problem with a fast and only drinking water is that you don’t want to be exerting….
Here’s an alternative to those who find the Master Cleanse too difficult. Go to local hardware store and pick up a juicer. You can get one for around $50 (Hamilton Beach) that will do the trick and help you decide if you like juicing,
Now fill your fridge and countertops with fresh organic produce to make vegetable, green and fruit juice. For newbies to juicing get LOTS of carrots, broccoli, celery, granny smith apples, cucumbers to start. and LOTS of lemons and limes.
Drink 2 gallons of juice every day. Do not eat!! drink a detox tea, take some liquid zeolite daily, drink alkaline water (RealWaterHealth.com has an EASY alkaline water dropper type ionising solution)
At my website there are a few juicer recipes to get you started, Anyway Steph NO with a 2 month old baby to care for and a body to repair you should not be trying a master cleanse (Unless you are in TIP TOP shape to start!) Try the juice solution. It’s wonderful and I got HOOKED on fresh made vegetable and fruit juice now.
Many Blessings,
Shelley R.N.
http://www.BeNaturallyWell.com
http://www.RealWaterHealth.com
http://www.TheLiquidzeoliteBook.com
Thank you so much, Shelley for writing about the Master Cleanse and setting things straight here. I was getting very frustrated reading all these comments about this ‘diet’ when I know that it isn’t a diet but a wonderful tool for the body.
I’ve used this cleanse since the 70s and do it twice a year, spring and fall. I always feel so much better, like setting my body back to where it should be. And as I get older I feel the benefits so much more, especially the movement gains I make in my joints. I look forward to doing it soon this fall.
Please, don’t do it for losing weight. Do it to benefit your body, and do it with the guidance of a good book about health, like perhaps my favorite, Staying Healthy with the Seasons by E.M. Haas.
There are 2 problem with your article on the Master Cleanse:
1) You have not tried it.
2) You mistake it for a diet.
This is a fasting method, nowhere does the author of that program called it a diet, because it’s not supposed to be. There are different methods of fasting for detox purpose; I’d advise one to look for what is best for you.
Hi again Pedro
There are 2 problems with your comments:
1) there is simply no way I would try this, as I believe that starving the body of nutrients is the long, inefficient way to detox
2) I don’t mistake it for a diet, but a lot of people do - hence the reason to post about it
I simply cannot get past the logic that if I want to cleanse and detox my body I have to give it the tools and environment to do that. Why wouldn’t you give your body fresh, alkalising, nutrient dense, high water content foods full of vitamins, minerals, essential oils, alkaline salts, chlorophyll etc? Why would you restrict it to the nutrition provided only by lemons, water and sugar?
As ever with every post, comment and article on this blog - take what works for you and learn from as many sources as possible. This is my opinion, yes, it is - it doesn’t mean you have to take it.
But as always, I fully appreciate your contribution. An even argument from both sides is always best which is why I often post provocatively - to stimulate debate.
Cheers again and good luck
Ross
Hi Jess
I’m not going against this just because it doesn’t float my boat. This whole website and blog is about alkalising and maintaining proper acid/alkaline balance - and this detox goes against the core principles of that approach to health.
I hope you understand where I am coming from!
Thanks for your comment too!
Ross
Hey Shelly
Thanks for offering such an informative and unbiased opinion!
I’ll be in touch via email - just checked out your site and I love it!
Have a great day
Ross
I tried the master cleanser diet; I did loose 20lbs in 10 days, but I did not loose 1 inch from my body. Can anyone explain what has happen; I exercise daily for 1 hour.
I would suggest that it may have been water retention that went away rather than body fat. When you starve your body of calories it actually clings on to fat (it goes into starvation mode). This would especially be the case if you were exercising for an hour too as this would have burned even more calories. You would have been in severe calorie deficit.
Ross
PERSONALLY! I dont see why everyone is sooo quick to knock it. i’ve been on it before and am currently on it again. i can understand where people are coming from to an extent, but those people must also realise that its not a life style…. its a detox! Its not something you do every day, every month! I currently go through the detox every 8 weeks! And it does me the world of good.
Fair enough, the first encounter i had with the detox wasnt all that great, by day 3 i was dizzy and overly tired but then that was due to thinking i could get away with 5 cups a day!!! after that i had the greatest rush of energy! id defo dropped a few pounds, my skin was clearer and just felt good in myself. the only downfall is, yes i put back some of the weight but then again its not a weight loss solution!
everyone needs 2 stop focussing on it as a diet and see it for what it really is! A DETOX!
Alliey
The lemon detox diet does work. I tried it. And it worked to cleanse my body. The acid in lemon helps cleanse your liver. And the pepper helps boost your metabolism. After doing this diet I had more energy and simply felt better over all. Plus I lost weight! I used to have bad acne, and after doing this, my skin immediately began to clear up.
Maybe this detox isn’t right for everyone. But it was good for me.
Oh and hey Z06, I happen to be a personal trainer, and it sounds to me like you were losing muscle mass other than fat. Especially if you were working out while on a detox. You’re not supposed to do that, because you begin to get rid of muscle mass.
I did the lemon detox for 7 days best thing ive ever done, lost over 5kilo have kept it off..eat what i want when i want and get this, dont gain weight HAHAHA YAY!! i feel the best i have in 20yrs..look the best i have in 20yrs.Must be good for some and not for others..but you have to try it to be able to comment.
I’m on the lemon detox, on day 4 and going for two weeks.
I feel great:) I will continue on a good diet when i’m finished as well. Like all others have said, don’t knock it till you try it!
Henry and Sue
What the HELL are you on about?
I think someone was dropped on their head as a baby.
Right.
Well I’ve read the comments about not knocking it until you try it, so I guess I would be the ultimate person TO knock it ….
I began by researching every inside, outside, positive and negative comment about the Mastercleanse before embarking on my DETOX. Given that I was very eager to “cleanse and detox” my system and begin the New Year with a fresh start, I began with a very positive attitude and realistic expectations.
Now you would think, that with such a positive attitude I would have had spectacular health benefits and be bouncing off the walls …. but after 10 days of what I can only call self-inflicted hell and torture, I am left puzzled as to what on earth I got out of it.
Yes, I dropped weight dramatically (4 kilos in 4 days), but after a week off the program, my entire digestive system has gone haywire. I slowly re-introduced solid food as was suggested, have not eaten dairy or red meat, and am mainly eating vegetables, fruit and legumes, and yet my stomach doesn’t seem to be able to tolerate anything. It is like my stomach has forgotten how to digest food, as even a SALAD sits in my stomach like a brick! (This is what is known as DYSMOTILITY a form of dyspepsia). I chew my food thoroughly and am only eating healthy food. Bowel movements are all over the place, and I can’t imagine that 10 days of using laxative tea and sea salt flushes every morning and night did my anus or colon any good! After even 3 days of running to the toilet at least 8 times a day to do a bowel movement, you begin to wonder as you sit there on the crapper, scrunching balls of toilet paper, why on earth are you putting your body through this.
Apart from the nuts and bolts of the program, let’s talk about the psychological damage this program has done. As I have already explained, I began this with a positive frame of mind, a realistic expectation, and yet, during the entire process I CONSTANTLY thought about food and how I was missing out on eating, the textures and flavours. I did not get into any ZEN mode that people say happens when you are fasting (far from it, I was so anxious just waiting for it to end). I played mind games with myself, willing myself to keep going for the “good of my digestive system”.
But when you begin to eat again after not eating solid food for 10 days, something strange happens - an impending feeling of tremendous GUILT overwhelms you at every turn, every lift of a fork, every opening of the fridge … I spent 10 days ON THE PROGRAM feeling tremendously guilty just because I day-dreamed about food, and now that I am eating “normally”, I am STILL feeling bad. I feel bad because I spent all of that time torturing myself and yet my body does not feel “light and healthy”, my bowel functions are odd, my teeth are sensitive from the acid in the lemon, and my stomach is not emptying properly (”dysmotility”). I feel bad that I didn’t lose MORE weight, and I feel bad that I am having such negative thoughts about something that was supposed to be positive. I feel bad that I must have done something wrong, and that I didn’t try hard enough …
If you have spent most of your life feeling guilty about what you put in your mouth because other people constantly told you that you needed to lose weight or were “chubby”, then don’t do a cleansing program where extensive deprevation is required. I believe that there are more effective and safer things out there, and if I had known about them earlier, I would have not gone ahead with The Lemon Detox Diet. I know of a good detox program called “Blessed Herbs - Colon Cleanse” and “Internal Cleanse” that is supposedly much more effective in terms of getting the body cleaned and in balance.
Considering I wanted to feel healthier in both body and mind, I cannot say that The Lemon Detox/Mastercleanse gave it to me. I simply feel 4kgs lighter and very bewildered as to what the hell was that all about, and why on earth do normal, healthy, whole foods still make me feel so sick!
I think that the majority of people will not consider this to be a wonderful experience … that is, unless you are a masochist …
“You won’t go anywhere in life if you don’t do things beyond on what you usually (and typically) do.”
I’ll try the lemon detox today and I’ll post my comments here. I’m 20 years old, about 118 lbs. I’m not going to do the lemon detox to lose wight but to remove the toxins.
*weight
My niece suggested this diet to me as she tried it with positive results. Being a vegetarian (no fish or chicken of course!) there are no diets I have found to help you loose weight. Every one I have checked involves eating meat from CSIRO diets to Cohen’s. I tried exercising (walking and running & cycling) and was getting steadily frustrated because my weight loss was practically 0kg…and yes I know muscle weighhs more than far but you’d think the scales would show SOME progress!!! Whether I exercised or sat on the couch (I tried) the effect was the same, of course, when I exercised I was fitter but I wanted the scales to show me at least SOMETHING. I don’t eat much food at all, no chocolate, or cakes etc no junk food really. Don’t smoke and mainly eat salads. I have a large breakfast, usually skip lunch and have a small dinner (just soup at times) I avoid carbs after 6pm and I simply cannot shed any weight and I have had enough. I must say I totally despise exercising.
I just got the lemon detox and will try a 5 day cleanse, I might stretch it to 7 depending how I am feeling. I have read some scary posts here. I am hoping to lose at least 2kg’s.
I weigh 84kg (too much) and I am 176cm tall. My target weight is ultimately 70kg. I just hope the lemon detox can give me some results to encourage me to do more. Something tells me though I won’t loose much at all. Certainly not 4-6….if I did that would be magical to me!
Hi Mate,
Like the blog, it’s very interesting.
I’m just wondering if someone can help me out.
I’m a pretty fit and active guy (weights 3 days a week, games of touch etc during off days) and am thinking of doing the detox to cleanse my body.. If I try the detox am I going to lose much bulk? It’s taken me awhile to get to where I’m at. (177cm, 84kg)
Cheers
no not unless most of the bulk is fat the muscle won’t go as long as you keep exercising with the weights
I was going to only replace A meal with the “detox” I was going to eat good organic/natural foods for breakfast and lunch and basically whenever I want till about 6pm then only drink the “detox” if I’m hungry after that. Does this sound horrible?
Why the hell would anyone listen to you?