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The lemonade diet is pretty much self explanatory when it comes down to working out what it actually is. The lemonade diet basically involves bypassing certain meals of the day and replacing them with glasses of lemonade that has been mixed with cayenne pepper and syrup. Generally the crash diet will last for about twelve days and has been referred to by some people as a master cleanse.
Many people would fight against the claim that this is a “fad diet” claiming that it is not to be used as a weight loss method at all and actually is a method of cleansing the body of toxins and generally feeling better from the inside out.
Ingredients
Lemons, Cayenne Pepper, Maple Syrup.
Product Features
There has been no scientific research to back this diet or weight loss method and also testimonials from various clients and testers of the diet have been rather mixed. Although it is not actually considered to be a weight loss method, some people have claimed that they have lost a fair bit of weight using this for the twelve day period but this is probably due to the fact that the body is simply not getting enough calories and is therefore looking to fat reserves to survive.
The lemonade diet, reportedly started by a man called Mr. Burroughs has become increasingly popular with many celebrities turning to this as a way to shape up before a big event but what is not known are other weight loss methods that they are using at the same time.
There is no one official website for the lemonade diet but the ones we looked at suggested replacing one or two meals per day with lemonade. Some sites even encourage only lemonade for 12 days but that seems unhealthy and very hard to keep up with.
Advantages
- Lemonade is pretty refreshing.
- Lemons are pretty cheap.
Disadvantages
- You may be very hungry a lot of the time while using the lemonade diet.
- Lemonade doesn’t contain very many important nutrients that your body needs.
- The lemonade diet seems like a very short term weight loss solution.
Conclusion
The lemonade diet will probably help you lose weight quickly while helping your body eliminate a lot of toxins. The problem is, you will be pretty hungry all day long even if you eat one huge meal along with this diet. The only real calories in this diet comes from the maple syrup you pour into each glass of lemonade. Similar in function to water fasting, the diet resembles a starvation plan or detox plan rather than a weight loss plan.
what can I use in place of the maple syrup. reason being i’m a dietabite.
do you know about using agava?
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Could I get the recipe for the lemonade diet. I would like to see if that is something that will be useful to me.
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Lemonade Diet Recipe
For at least 10 days, drink around 10 servings/day of the following:
2 Tablespoons (1 fluid ounce) fresh-squeezed lemon or lime juice NOT BOTTLED JUICE!! (approx. 1/2 lemon),
2 Tablespoons (1 fluid ounce) organic Grade B maple syrup,
1/10 Teaspoon or more cayenne pepper (hot red pepper), and
1 Cup (8 fluid ounces) purified or spring water, NOT fluoridated water.
(This is what I did) This is the equivalent of taking an empty gallon water jug and filling it with:
the juice of 5 lemons
1 1/4 cup of organic Grade B maple syrup
1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
10 cups of water
Shake it all up and you got your days’ serving
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can you drink water along with the diet?
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how many days should i do this diet? and should i stop in between times or what’s the best to my knowledge method?
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how long shouldmdo the diet
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why can’t you use lemon juice in a bottle?
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No, it has to be fresh, the bottled has chemicals added to it and you’re trying to get rid of those chemicals.
This isn’t a “diet”…it’s a detox meant to clean your body out. The rapid weight loss is an added bonus, I’ve lost 9 bs in 5 days.
However, the weight will come right back if you don’t change your eating habits.
I would research this “diet” before starting it
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