Lemonade Diet Plan

how to buy ingredients for the lemonade diet at whole foods (video)

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:12:30 +0000

This video was not made by me but I wanted to post it for you because it walks you thought the whole process, from shopping for ingrediants at Whole Foods Market to the actual making of the spicy lemonade, now if you don’t live near a Whole Foods that is okay, just check out my recipe page and make a shopping list from that.

The Master Clease Recipe

Tue, 25 May 2010 01:41:37 +0000

I just realized that (after reading a few emails) that my site doesn’t have actually have the simple recipe for the infamous master cleanse. I know most of you read have this committed to memory but there are so many out there who are curious or have no idea about what the lemonade diet actually does!

So here the The Master Cleanse Recipe from Stanley Burroughs

2 Tbsp lemon or lime juice (it turns out you can get about 4 Tbsp from a single lemon or lime)
2 Tbsp Pure Grade B Dark Amber Maple Syrup (do not substitute!)
1/10 Tsp cayenne pepper (red pepper) or to taste
10 oz water, medium hot (spring or purified water)

This for a single serving spicy lemonade concoction. However, being that you can drink as much of this as you want and should drink it every time you get the hunger, I would definitely recommend y0u DO NOT actually make this one glass at time. The recipe scales and I would try to make a whole days worth of the master cleanser drink every morning. Almost everything can be picked up a your local market or at Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe’s if you are lucky enough to live near either one of those.

I should have a recipe scaler for you pretty soon, so you can enter the size of your container and it will let you know what you need to purchase to make the spicy lemonade and also tell you the correct proportions for the size of you container.

I think I am going to do the cleanse again sometime soon, when I do I plan on keeping a daily journal for you to track my progress!

how to lose weight on the master cleanse

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:58:33 +0000

Can you really lose weight on the master cleanse?
There is a lot of skepticism surrounding the lemonade diet and if it really even works. Everyone’s body responds differently and having the diet ‘work’ for you depends on what you want from the diet.

If your primary reason to go on the master cleanse is for weight loss, I would almost recommend against you doing the detox. You will lose weight on this diet, it is one of the ‘side effects’ so to speak, an moderately overweight person could expect to lose up to two pounds a day as your body rids itself of toxins and other waste. However, when you go and grab and in-and-out burger (which sadly, I love) to celebrate you completing the master cleanse, you WILL gain all the weight back and be right back to square one.

There are a few ways to keep the weight off, one of them being just doing that master cleanse forever. Seriously, the only way to keep off any of the weight you will lose during the master cleanse is to commit to healthy eating and daily exercise. This doesn’t mean you have stick with only eating celery and hitting the gym every day for two hours a day.

Healthy Eating
I can not stress enough the master cleanse should not be used strictly for weight loss. The lemon detox diet should be part of a life style change that continues well after the cleanse is over. The most important being what you are going to put back into your body after the cleanse. While some would recommend a life style change and go vegan or at least vegetarian, that is a little extreme for most.

I would at the very least eliminate the following things from your diet

Artificial flavors and artificial colors – these are unnatural and our bodies were no intended to digest these
Preservatives – the name says it all, we don’t need anything preserved in our intestines. Chances our if you can pronounce it, you shouldn’t put in your body
High Fructose Corn Syrup – anything that contains trace amounts of mercury and is created with hydrochloric acid should stay far away from your stomach

This I would say should be the minimum you eliminate from your diet, reading labels can go a long way to keep you body health. Don’t be discouraged if you favorite foods are now ‘tainted’ you can find great alternatives to almost everything at Whole Foods Market or Trader Joe’s.

If you are really serious about changing your life style I really recommend reading the Engine 2 Diet.

Daily Exercise

This is so much easier than most people think. I find that most people create an elaborate exercise plan that takes more effort and time than is require. If you are not going to compete for a gold medal, don’t try to exercise like a gymnast!

The minimum you need to help maintain a healthy body is 20 – 30 minutes of light exercise every day. You’re not going to get six pack abs and gluts of steel with 30 minutes of light exercise. You will lower your risk for heart disease and you will feel great.

I highly recommend you exercise in the morning first thing, it really changes the tone of your entire day. I heard Tony Robbins talking about it a while ago and recently started doing it, it’s amazing. I do 15 sit ups, 15 push ups and 20 jumping jacks first thing when I wake up (almost) every morning right when I wake up. My girlfriend things I am freak, but it really does make a difference in my day. Give it a try, I dare you!

However, if waking up like you’re a crazed army instructor doesn’t suite you, just walk. That’s right walk, we can all do that with minimum effort. Walk for 20 – 30 minutes every day. Those of us that have stressful jobs, walking after you get off work can really help you decompress and not bring work home with you to your family.

So the answer is yes, the master cleanse diet can help you lose weight, but it’s not a miracle diet. Well maybe it is, but a miracle that requires dedication and some follow up effort.

what is the lemonade diet

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:38:00 +0000

The lemonade diet is a detox plan that is discussed in a book called ‘The Master Cleanser’ written by Stanely Burroughs. The term ‘lemonade diet’ is actually the nick name given to the master cleanse program. It actually has numerous names such as the lemon detox and the maple syrup diet.

What is special about this diet is, unlike all the current fads and gimmicks appearing lately, is the lemonade diet has been around longer than you have. ‘The Master Cleanser’ book was first published on April 24, 1974. Yes that says seventy four, as in over thirty years ago. In this book published over 30 years ago, Stanely wrote

“The lemonade diet first proved itself in healing of stomach ulcers over forty years ago.”

If you do the math you can see people have been using this detox diet since before you were born (most likely)

The lemonade diet typically lasts for 10 days, although some people have done it for an entire month and some even longer! During this time you do not eat any solid foods and only drink the lemonade. The lemonade is a mix of maple syrup, lemons and cayenne pepper. It tastes like spicy lemonade, which is actually not nearly as bad as it sounds. I found myself actually craving the spicy lemonade concoction for a few months after the cleanse. I plan on doing the cleanse again after the new years and will write about my progress as I do, so be sure to add me to your favorites and check back frequently.

the lemonde diet plan

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:37:10 +0000

The lemonade diet plan is dedicated to informing you about everything you need to know about the master cleanse. I did the cleanse last year after the holiday and immediate went back to eating fast food and keeping the same lifestyle. I created this site to share what I am learning about healthy eating and body cleansing in my attempt to change my life style for the better.

I will update this (hopefully) regularly with information. There are a lot of sites that claim a lot of things relating to the master cleanse, I hope to answer some questions and clear the air about the master cleanse. I also plan on doing the cleanse again after this new years and will journal about the progress.

If you read about any of following

The Maple Syrup Diet
The Lemon Detox
Cayenne Pepper Cleanse
Beyonce Lemonade Diet

They are all referring to the diet described in ‘The Master Cleanser’ by Stanely Burroughs. There are so many names out there it is a little ridiculous. I am poking a little humor at it all by claiming I am ‘the best lemonade diet’ in my web address.

Read my post on ‘what is the lemonade diet’ to find out more about what the lemonade diet is.