tcarrier32;1246257 wrote:Yeah, sorry dude. A fruit and veggie cleanse isn't going to do anything magical for you. Any effects you feel are what is called the placebo effect.

Not to make fun, but this is very "broscience"-ish, as sleeper so eloquently put it.

If I convinced you mentally that skipping in place for fifteen seconds a day could make you feel better, and you started skipping for fifteen seconds day and started feeling better, it is because your mind genuinely believes it is helping, whether or not it benefits you physiologically.
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like_that;1246579 wrote:Simply changing your diet to something much healthier over a long period time will cleanse your body. It's a lifestyle change. 5-7 days isn't going to do much for you.

SportsAndLady;1246584 wrote:I'm prettty weird...I'll go 2 months and eat healthy and lose a little weight, then go 2 months where I basically whatever I want (although I do lessen my portions).

Heretic;1246594 wrote:I'd kind of stagnated around 190ish, so (because a co-worker mentioned it), started mixing a bit of apple cider vinegar with bottles of water. Has the dual purpose of being (a) a bit of a body flusher AND (b) a bit of an appetite suppressor.

32-oz bottle of Braggs costs about $6.30 at the local Krogers in the organic stuff aisle, while a cheaper brand is about $4.99. Don't know if it REALLY works or if I'm being fooled by this whole placebo broscience deal, but I've taken about five more pounds off in the past couple weeks, so that might be worth a try.

like_that;1246596 wrote:That's not that weird. I see people doing it all the time, especially around our age.

If you ever heard of enzyme pills. I suggest trying those. Pretty good way to flush out your system when you eat cooked food, or crappy food.

HitsRus;1246608 wrote:Damn people always talking sh## around here.

SportsAndLady;1246604 wrote:I've always heard to stay away from diet pills...enzyme pills are alright?

Heretic;1246594 wrote:I'd kind of stagnated around 190ish, so (because a co-worker mentioned it), started mixing a bit of apple cider vinegar with bottles of water. Has the dual purpose of being (a) a bit of a body flusher AND (b) a bit of an appetite suppressor.

32-oz bottle of Braggs costs about $6.30 at the local Krogers in the organic stuff aisle, while a cheaper brand is about $4.99. Don't know if it REALLY works or if I'm being fooled by this whole placebo broscience deal, but I've taken about five more pounds off in the past couple weeks, so that might be worth a try.

Pick6;1246811 wrote:Are you serious about losing weight, or just want to do this "cleanse"?

like_that;1246579 wrote:Simply changing your diet to something much healthier over a long period time will cleanse your body. It's a lifestyle change. 5-7 days isn't going to do much for you.

OSH;1246906 wrote:It can. Some need that 5-7 day change.

Set small goals to reach them, then continue setting the goals. Doing a veggie/fruit smoothie change for 6 days is a start. It's amazing what those guys did in Fat, Sick, & Nearly Dead. They were monitored closely by doctors, as well. One guy even went on to start his own "free" nutrition program with the smoothies.

Quality improvement on what the guys used to be.

like_that;1246910 wrote:It can help, but my point is it won't do **** if you do a "cleanse" for 5-7 days then go back to eating ****.

OSH;1246961 wrote:Some would argue that.

A friend of mine is in Osteopathic Medicine school and he does 5-7 day cleanses four times a year. He's doing fine with his routine.

OSH;1246961 wrote:Some would argue that.

A friend of mine is in Osteopathic Medicine school and he does 5-7 day cleanses four times a year. He's doing fine with his routine.

I Wear Pants;1247038 wrote:Why on earth would he do that?