The Maple Syrup Diet Fad

Hey Suzy, I'm on Day 5 and wanted to quit yesterday too. In fact, I had only really planned to do it for four days to begin with. But I actually feel great today and just now decided to see this thing through to the bitter end! After all, I have lost a decent amount of weight and my jeans are looking pretty good, so why should I stop now? I do have a little less energy though-ran for forty minutes yesterday and today was pretty wiped out. I don't know how you are working out every day. Good for you! The other thing that sucks-my nonexistent social life. I've realized that almost everything social we do involves the intake of food or alcohol. Such a buzzkill.

I'm interested to read everyone's point of view here. I am on day 2 of my first ever go at this super cleanse and to be honest I'm feeling dreadful!! The drink tastes foul and I had the first migraine in about 6 months on my 1st day! One thing I have noticed is that I have woken up to a clearer mind and minimal hunger pangs and my tummy is feeling a little less bloated. I agree with some of you in the fact that people need to remember the purpose of the drinks is to cleanse and the weight loss is an additional (not guaranteed) bonus. My reason for cleansing is to kick start a diet plan I am doing AFTER I've cleansed. I'll have to see how I get on to see how long I'm going to do it for. Word of warning to those who see this as a quick fix weight loss plan - it's not!!

Further from what I put before, I've just read Tony Wood and Suzy's comments and totally agree. Like I said - I'm used to 'downing it' whilst holding my nose!! And, like others, i'm drinkning A LOT of peppermint green tea (which admittedly I have been drinking for years now - no caffiene in my diet anymore).
Anyone else in Britain having a go at this or is it just little old me??

Hi everyone on the diet. I really want to try it but I dont really want to pay £40 for a bottle or whateva it is. I have noticed that ASDA and Sainsburys do pure Canadian maple syrup but it is only like £1.50 a bottle. Does anyone know if this syrup can be used? I dont understand why its so cheap!

I am starting my diet tomorrow (Feb 6th, 2008.) I want to see if there is really weight loss involved in this. If it does work as well as everyone says, ill fast again 2 weeks b4 the beach! I'm 145 as of today, I'm 5'4. I need to be NO MORE then 130 we'll see how well this goes. Ill keep everyone updated!

Jesska

Ive just had my second baby and i lost weight fairly easy after the first, this time round is killing me, i need something fast that works. I want to try this detox 100%. So how many times a day do i drink the Detox potion, is it everytime im hungry? Or 3 times a day? Or can i eat 1 meal aday? I read on several other sites several other things, such as, dont distrub the Detox, so dont eat anything! Then i read somewhere i should drink it throughout the day & eat a small healthy balanced Protein meal in the evening...?
Im confused, i was just going to drink it alday and eat nothing...will that work?

Hi Everyone. I too have just started the detox and its great to find a blog for some much needed motivation. I'm on Day 5 today and not feeling too bad I suppose. I expected it to be absolute hell but don't get me wrong it's tough some days and I don't know about you but a couple of nights I've found myself going to bed same time as the children at 8pm just so I don't get the urge and ruin the whole thing. Good luck everyone and hang on in there. My plan is to complete 20 days but easier said than done I suppose but will definitely give it my best shot.

water is the way to go .. you"ll loose wait and by watching your diet... but putting some cayeene and syrup i dont know for i wanted to try it but due to some concerns, its a little bit scary to try.. just to loose 40 pounds...good luck to those who wanted to try it..

Hey I want to try this diet/detox tomorrow. i realized that instead of getting maple syrup grade b, i got grade a. anyone who tried this diet/detox used grade a and still got good results? thanks

i'm going to start this detox tomorrow, and i was just reading as many of the comments as possible, so i know exactly what i'm getting into.
if anyone has any suggestions, that'd be great. i'll update regularly :-)

She is happy with the way she looks she had to lose the weight for a part in a movie.

Western life is toxification personified.
Its ironic to think that when people talk of macrobiotic diet this or organic alternative that.
Really all it means is the old fashioned way of eating.
Since the whole processed era has crept in and given everything a buzz word, the plain and simple diet of yesteryear seems to have gone for good.
Ironic when its really such a straight forward approach to eating.

i lost without much to NO exercise i do think cleansin
almost same as FASTING a day with a light meal maybe
and or water and hot tea with lemon or dash of milk
i think the whole O YOU CANT lose weeeight without any
exercise is hog wassh. and i am proof you can i lost
12 pounds and still keeping it off i will exercise if
i want no rush no big deal forty years old and look so
good losing ONE pant size from 12 to 10/11 and looking
slim feeling lighter WITH no exercise.

see ya.

o and this is 12 pounds on fish diet,hot tea water
three to five glass daily or 1/2 of gallon jug some cheddar cheese/grape/pretzel snak and CEREAL apple
jack and frosted mini wheats or flakes for a snak right
before midnight then wash it down with two glass water
again,and again i lost the 12 pounds on this within around 8 to 11 days.and if i want to lose more i will
doing this WITH NO EXERCISE,and sometimes i might cleanse few weeks maybe next month or june 08 or just
FAST again one day eating minor that full day.

ummmmmm i still dont know how to do this master cleanse.....im confused..if anyone can help id appreciate it :D

I'm currently on day 3 of the plan and feel really tired but not as starving as I imagined.

I'd say the worst thing about it is when my boyfriend and I come home from work he gets to tuck into dinner while I'm just sipping away on my syrup!

I'm still trying to do about 45 mins exercise a day, which, amazingly I do look forward to and manage to find the sufficent amount of energy for. I think it helps to do classes at the gym rather than your own thing as it motivates you to keep going.

I really hope I last the whole 14 days and can see the benefits!

What is the in the relaxed version?

Okay people, this is not a diet. It's a master cleanse. You don't use it to lose weight, you can.. but that's not whats it's for. So STOP calling it a diet, look master cleanse up because thats what it is.

i'm going to do it for 14 days

i'm going to do it for 14 days

Where can I buy the book?

Sassy is right! This is not a fad it has been around since 1941. I really don't know where ifitandhealthy is coming up with there information, but they clearly should do more research on the subject and try it for at least 10 days themselves before voicing their opinion on something they no nothing about. I have done it before and I am doing it again and the result is I feel much better.

i did this maple and syrup diet for 10 days and i could already see the effects.
at the start of the diet i was 12 stones, but i looked much bigger due to me being big boned:(
after i completed the 10 day diet i had lost 2 stone and now weigh 10 stone, witch was my aim in the first place.
i would recomand this to everyone, so go on try it:D

i think that it mightbe a good idea just to try it and see what happens! i think i will defo try it!

ok i'm gonna give this cleanse a try i have a soar joints and i feel fatigued all the time and after my meals i get so sleepy. I don't mind losing extra pounds since i have lots to spare. Here I go. Wish me luck! Anyone care to join me?

If U Can't Afford The Madal Bal Syrup Can U Use Normal Syrup From Ur Local Shops?

I am hoping on starting this fast this weekend.
By do you guys know where I can buy the Grade B Maple syrup from? and Uniodized sea salt?
I want to try Asda and Holland and Barrett but I'm not sure if they will stock this :(

Yes Jade You Can Use Any Normal Maple Syrup As Long As Its Organic Does That Help

This Is to mel, yes they do do maple syrup grade b organic in holland and barrets because thats where i get mines from lol.
so yh go to your local holland and barrets they will do some there, look for the one that says (shady maple farms pure maple syrup) this really works trust me
good luk anywayz:D
and tell me how it goes

hey emma thanks for your comment, no i did not do the salt water flush and herbal laxative tea YUCK!
I JUST did the maple syrup diet for 10days.
it was bloody hard but if you wana loose weight quick then this is the diet i recomand!
anywayz good luck on monday tell me how it goes

REMEMBER

I have started my detox today, and i am planning to do it for minimum 10 days (max 14 days, if I have the strenght). I would like to loose 8 ro 10 kilos during the 14 days.

If anyone is starting now as well, or doing it at the moment and would like motivation (support), please contact me to hello.kitty.79@gmail.com

Think that with support it is easier!
Best,

HK

I heard about this cleansing plan from a co-worker, I intend on starting it this Monday, 5/19.

GOODLUCK!

1st day today and I'm absolutely exhausted! Only managed to drink 1 litre of the lemon today and 2 peppermint teas as have been so busy, mouth feels really dry so going to make sure I have some water and a tea before bed.

Would like to hear from others just starting as definitely could do with the motivation!

Hey L, Good Luck Your Going To Need It.
Its So Hard To Keep Up With It Yesterday Morning I Thought To My Self Im Going To Start This Maple Diet Again, I Did Good Untill My Boyfriend Came Back With Chinese I Was So Not Going To Eat It I Thought To My Self But It Was To Tempting lol, So What Did i Do? I Gave In, I FELT Guilty, But This Morning Im Staring It Again, Kinda Looking Forward To Doing It.
But Everytime I start This Diet Iv Alawayz Got A Headache And I Tend To Sleep More :(
I had One Glass Of The Maple Syrup today Witch iv Made Like Three Bottles Of It In Empty evania water bottles lol.
they Say You Must Have Like 8 Glasses But I Cant Drink That Much So Im Just Having At Least 3.
iTS a Good Diet Iv Done It B4 And Lost Loads Of Weight.

I have started today and its 7:00pm and i'm feeling ok, not hungry at all. Fingers crossed for this amazing weight loss to start

The whole idea of this particular remedy is to detox our bodies. However, we can lose some weight along the way using this remedy. But one thing some individuals forget when doing this diet and that is to prepare our bodies for those harsh 10 days. Our bodies will react differently if we are not careful. I in the other hand recommend two weeks before starting this diet, start taking the proper vitamins so our bodies can resist. You can email me for more information and suggestions!

I am on my third day and its going really well, weighed myself this morning and lost 8 pound already was well shocked. if anyone else is doing it would be good to have someone to chat to about it

Stupid celebrity diets. Not only do celebrities make people self conscious about their, they build up false hopes of their "miracle" weight loss diets.