Lemon Detox Diet: Day 4

Well, I have detoxed for the last 4 days, following the famous Lemon Detox Diet that was adapted by Beyonce, who used it to lose weight for her role in 'Dream Girls' which from various sources stated lost approximately 20lbs over a 11-14 day period. The diet involves drinking a concoction of lemon juice,  maple syrup (notably madal bal maple syrup) and water, for up to 14 days. The purpose of this diet is to abstain yourself from solid food for the whole detox period and let your body cleanse itself.

From my perspective, a person that has studied nutrition at uni, what I am doing to my body is unethical, from some one of a scientific background.. I'm actually putting my health at risk, in the long run. Abstaining myself from food, I'm not getting the full Recommended dietary intake (RDI) of all the essential vitamins and nutrients.  My friends have been telling me, have you not learnt anything from nutrition and you know that you're going to put on weight in the long run. My other friend told me, theres gotta be another way around this Shirley. You can't do this you know your hurting your health in the long run.I think I have actually upset my friends, but I am not doing it to lose weight. I am doing it to cleanse my body from toxins from bad eating habits and in away by doing this I am 'breaking a habit' to rejuvenate myself, hopefully by the end of this detox I'd be able to eat healthy once again. In doing so, I think I'm a hypocrite, i say that people should not deprive oneself from food, here I am doing it.

 I do know what I am doing is wrong, and unhealthy, and probably asking me, why don't I just start off eating healthy?  Well, the thing is I have tried time and time again, and every time it just falls apart or fails. Sometimes, when it goes to the extent where consultation and support doesn't work anymore,then you get desperate and explore other alternatives and options, that you may think it will help you get on track. Thats what I did. After purchasing it, I felt guilty initially even of the thought of doing it, but then a part of my mind kept saying 'life's too short, to worry about stuff etc etc'...the next minute it was 'what the heck.. bring it on'  so thats how I started. I did put alot of thoughts into it. I did promise myself, that in anyways if there was obvious signs, that it was making me seriously ill, that I would stop at that instance. So, far there hasn't been any side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, lethargy etc. I admit the first two days was hard without eating, with cravings and my stomach grumbling for food to enter its space.

I feel pretty bad, I know my friends care about me and what I'm doing feeling really bad. Even just the thought of what they think, makes me just want to stop. But if I stop right at this instance, I would never know what would be at 'the end of the rainbow' Weirdly, I'm craving for healthy food nows. I realise how much food is apart of my life, it plays such a significant role in my social life. I have to agree my social life has been abit low profile since detoxing.