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Lemonade Diet
The fasting diet the stars are drinking up.
BACKGROUND
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The Master Cleanser Diet, also known as The Lemonade Diet, is a fasting plan that will shed pounds quickly. The diet was created by Stanley Burroughs more than 50 years ago. Burroughs, a proponent of varying alternative health remedies, had no medical or nutritional training.
The Lemonade Diet claims that its fasting technique rids the body of toxins that are induced by bad diet, lack of exercise and "negative mental attitudes." But where does the lemonade come into play? Well, that's all your going to ingest for 7-10 days. The magic elixir, purported to have been used by celebrities like Beyonce, Denzel Washington and Robin Quivers (of the Howard Stern Show) has grown in popularity, evidenced by the user video diaries that can be found on sites like YouTube.
PRO
- Fast weight loss, although there are no scientifically proven benefits to the Lemonade Diet, but that's obviously going to happen when you starve yourself
CON
- There is no medical evidence that cleansing diets work to rid the body of toxins
- It's a short-term solution to something that needs to be a lifetime change
- The Lemonade Diet, like all extended fasts, can have adverse effects on your organ function and metabolism.
Diet and Nutrition
The Lemonade Diet has fasters drink anywhere from 6 to 12 glasses of lemonade daily. The maple syrup diet recipe for the concoction is as follows:
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice or lime juice
- 2 Tbsp. real maple syrup
- 1/10 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 8 oz. water
EXERCISE
Exercise is not addressed on The Lemonade Diet. And how could you properly exercise when you are fasting on a liquid diet?
CONCLUSION
Fasting, or "cleansing" diets, are fantastic bait for people looking for a quick fix to their weight woes. It's why celebrities are drawn to it. Maybe any possible health risks are okay for them, since they can write it off as a danger they take on for their career. But for the rest of us who should be thinking about a lifetime solution, look for something you can live with forever.
Common Misspellings
lemonaide diet, lemon diet, limon diet, lemonade deit
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User Feedback
(Page 9 of 16, 316 total comments)Desiree
Congrats to everyone who lost weight!
posted Apr 2nd, 2009 2:38 pmI have a few questions...
1- what sort of salt needs to be used?
2-I have a busy schedule so can I make the lemonade a night in advance and if anyone has suggestions I would be grateful if you shared them :)
3-can I drink coffee or is the diet strictly the lemonade, salt water and tea?
4-I sometimes have trouble falling asleep, can I take niquil?
5-Any quick tips are welcome.
Thanks in advance!
bella
Hi, i'm 15 years old. Do you think I am to young to do this? I'm mostly looking for the cleanse so should I limit the amount of days I do it? I am 15 and 5'10" 138 lbs
posted Apr 2nd, 2009 12:18 pmJason
The Lemonade Diet is so far been going well for me. I have lost 7 pounds in the past two days and I know a lot of this is water weight. However, I am doing this for the cleanse. I am on day 3 and I feel great! Its weird but yesterday I felt like crap.
posted Apr 1st, 2009 11:19 amjess
im starting this diet in 4 days
posted Apr 1st, 2009 2:04 amand i just want to say congratulations to everyone
who did this diet and lost weight,
im going to try and do it for 2 weeks
and i want to loose 20 lbs
wish me luck :)
jay
What is the salt flush and do you have to do it?
posted Mar 24th, 2009 4:21 pmPatti
Day 1 and like the taste. Wish me luck. I will check back with feedback in a couple of weeks.
posted Mar 22nd, 2009 10:04 pmSunshine
Tomorrow is gona be 'The Day' Of My Lemonade Diet.
posted Mar 4th, 2009 4:29 pmWish me luck everyone !!
Miss Thomas
This is my 1st day on the infamous "Lemonade Diet" and everything is going pretty smooth. Started my morning off with the "Internal Salt Water Bathing" and it truly helps eliminate old waste in the body. I used my juicer to get more juice out of my lemons and it made more juice than I could squeeze from the lemon. To everyone keep going and stay strong... We can do this!!!!
posted Mar 3rd, 2009 6:48 pmAllie
today is my first day and I can't stand the taste of it but everyone else is talking about how they like the taste, am i doing something wrong?
posted Mar 2nd, 2009 10:08 pmBrittany
ok so I bought all of the ingredients for the lemonade. Im starting tomorrow with my coworker and I really hope this works! does anyone have the recipe if i want to make like 6 cups at once to take with me to work?
posted Mar 2nd, 2009 12:22 amSendy0522
Well I will start the diet on Monday. I work in an office with four girls. We are all determine to try the diet and lose 7-10 pounds.
posted Feb 27th, 2009 3:56 pmPlease give us any advice....and wish us luck!!!
mickey
to melissa u not suppose to but im doing fruits and veggies because something about you body mass u can loose but i will do cardio everyday
posted Feb 26th, 2009 7:32 pmmelissa
I have a question. Am i suppost to eat while on the diet? I need your help.
posted Feb 26th, 2009 3:14 ammickey
well im 20 from new orleans home of soul food and Cajun food well i started out as 198 down to 182 just diet and exercise along but now its gettin harder to loose weight i brought the simply slender from gnc ima start my diet tomorrow in the next three days ima get back on and let eveyone knoe how im doin i cant talk to my famly and friends about it they dont understand and they think im crazy for doing it well wish me luck from reading reviews it seems pretty rough ima stick it out
posted Feb 25th, 2009 9:05 pmNique
Mary
posted Feb 25th, 2009 2:28 amMy roommate just came off this diet. He decided to do it for four days (since he isn't trying to lose much weight). He's been off for about a week and has gained 2 of the 12lbs he's lost. However, he works out a lot. You will gain some or all of this weight back if you don't watch calories or exercise regularly. I've tried similar diets and gained all the weight back within days, but I wasn't exercising regularly.
It's day 8 and I've almost lost 16lbs, I should lose the four onces by morning. Two days left, but I think I'm going to keep going. So far very good. I'm hardly ever hungry. it's crazy, I hardly miss food at all. I work at a coffee shop, so I'm always around cakes, cookies, mufffins, etc, but it doesn't bother me at all!
Mary
I am starting the diet in the morning, i tried it last summer, and only lasted 3 days, but I am determined this time to go at LEAST 5-7 full days. I had a question though, isn't it true your stomach shrinks a lot so when you go off of it, you DON'T want to eat at much? So it is possible to loose the weight and keep it off with calorie watching & exersize?
posted Feb 24th, 2009 3:55 pmjunior
i started the diet like a year ago but i only lasted a couple of days i love the taste and im re doing the diet today is my first day. i plan on stickin to it for about a month since spring break is around the corner im 178 i wanna get down to 160
posted Feb 24th, 2009 10:00 amNique
Well, it's day 7 and I've lost 14 lbs. I work out every other day and I try to stick to the diet the best I can. I haven't drank as much lemonade because I'm always on the go. I decided to cut back on exercise because when I did exercise, I felt faint. Well, three more days to go until finished. :)
posted Feb 22nd, 2009 7:16 pmNique
Today is my third day.. I weighed myself last night and I had already lost 5 Ibs in just two days! I decided not to work out yesterday to be on the safe side. I'll probably work out today just to push it along more quickly.
posted Feb 18th, 2009 10:10 amDay 1: 3Ibs
Day 2: 2Ibs
Nickie
Hi Everyone....
posted Feb 17th, 2009 3:27 pmI've read most of the postings on here and so far the reviews have been good. Today is my first official day starting the lemon detox. I'm hoping to cleanse my body of toxins, clear my skin, and loose some weight during the process. My boyfriend is totally against this but i'm hoping to prove to him that it's not just another diet fad. Wish me luck!