I Wear Pants;583040 wrote:You only drink a certain lemon water type concoction for a period of time.
People think it's wonderful becuase you lose weight but you will lose weight with any type of starvation diet. And that's what it is. Drinking a low calorie drink and not eating is starving yourself.
It's not quite like that. You can put as many calories in it as you want to. You get calories. You can actually gain weight by doing the lemonade cleanse if you want to.
O-Trap;583039 wrote:What is a "lemonade cleanse?"
The lemonade cleanse is a mixture of fresh lemons, cayenne pepper, water, and maple syrup. You are supposed to mix it properly and drink it throughout the day. It takes the place of meals. On top of the lemonade mixture, drinking some laxative teas also helps in cleansing the body. The cleanse is all about balancing out the pH levels and extracting all the junk that is in our bodies. It's a bit of a "natural remedy" and those that support homeopathic medicine favor a cleanse like this. They suggest that the cleanse be done from 7-30 days.
In regards to the calories, they are determined by the amount of maple syrup that is included in the mixture. The more you put in, the more calories. The less you put in, the less calories you take in. The lemons add vitamins and nutrients. The cayenne pepper is the cleansing agent (I believe). So if you want to maintain weight, figure out how much maple syrup is needed to maintain. If you want to gain weight, put that much maple syrup in. If you want to lose weight, don't put as much maple syrup in.