3 Day-Detox: Should it be Considered Just a Cleanse or as a Diet Regime also?

Many people look to a 3 day detox plan as a diet regime for quick weightloss and others use it as a cleansing regime.  People commonly start a detox regime for one of three reasons: weight reduction, cleansing the body of toxins, or to "quick start" a diet regime or other life-style modifications.  The success you will experience has a lot to do with which of these reasons motivate you.  We need to look at each of these reasons independently to be able to have an expectation of what can be achieved.

You have almost certainly seen statements like "I lost 10 lbs in 3 days!"  That is most likely valid.  A 3-day detox diet will typically produce weight-loss of five to ten pounds in many people.  That's great if you just want to lose a few pounds fast.  The catch is in retaining the weightloss after you conclude the detoxification diet.  If you don't modify any of the things that led to the weight in the first place the weight comes back practically every time.  You don't want to fall into a cycle of diet...get it back...diet again...gain it back.  In the long term you will not achieve anything and can do more harm than good.  If the only aim is to drop weight a steadfastness to a long term weight-loss and weight management regime is your best alternative.

Detoxifying the body of impurities  and  toxins is truly what a 3 day detox is intended to do.  Weightloss is just a welcome side effect.  More importantly these diets are a terrific way to quickly cleanse out your body by flushing away excess impurities.  This is achieved by increasing the intake of water and fresh fruit and vegetable juices while reducing the intake of foods containing things that pollute your body.  Routinely cleansing the body of excess impurities aides the bodies natural procedure of filtering out toxins.  This is why people frequently state that they "feel better".  The actual usefulness of a detoxification diet is helping your body do what it is already trying to do...getting rid of the things your body does not desire or need.  A lot of people routinely do a brief cleansing to help their body cleanse more effectively.

The third purpose was to use a 3 day-detox as a starting point on the way to a bigger goal of healthier living.  Actually, it won't do alot of good to do a quick cleansing and subsequently do nothing else.  Any advantage you get will not last long.  To really be healthier calls for making some improvements.  If you do a 3-day detox and follow that up with some straightforward improvements in diet and exercise, you will see constructive change that lasts.  The great news is that even minor modifications can give terrific benefits.  Let's say, as an illustration, the you do a cleansing diet for 3 days....and make a commitment to drink 2 liters of water every day after that.  Add an orange for breakfast instead of a pop-tart, and have an apple at lunch instead of chips.  You have increased your consumption of high-quality stuff and cut back your intake of bad stuff.  Give yourself time to get used to these small changes and make them way of life.  The next time you detox (maybe in one or two months), make a few further small improvements in food intake or exercise.  A 30 minute stimulating walk each day is a advantageous goal.  In a years time it will revolutionize your existence.

Whatever your goal for considering a 3-day detox, take time to set some goals and recognize what you imagine to accomplish.