If you are contemplating going on the “lemonade diet” (also known as the Master Cleanse), you are probably wonder what are the normal lemonade diet results to expect in terms of weight loss. I recently did the Master Cleanse for ten days (the recommended minimum period) and in those ten days I lost a total of ten pounds.

This might sound quite appealing – ten pounds in ten days! However there are some things you should know about these “lemonade diet results” and why there is more to losing weight than this program.

First, you should know that a lot of that weight loss is due to the emptying and cleansing of your colon, and that you should expect about half of that weight to return once you have finished the lemonade diet and started eating solid foods again.

Second, you should know that the “lemonade diet” is not an adequate way to lose weight over the long term, since it is only meant to be done for short periods of time – ten days to fourteen days usually.

Does this mean that the lemonade diet is ineffective for losing weight? Not necessarily. For me, the biggest benefit came from breaking away from my junk food eating habits that I had before going on the Master Cleanse. The experience totally reshaped how I think about food.

Many people who do the “lemonade diet” will transition to healthier foods after the diet. In particular, raw foods is a popular choice for those coming off the Master Cleanse and looking to retain their weight loss. There is an excellent book, Master Cleanse Secrets, which provides the information you need to make this transition successfully. In some cases, by switching over slowly to raw foods when coming off of the lemonade diet you are able to actually keep almost all the weight lost during the Master Cleanse program and continuing losing weight afterward as well.

If you are interested in using the Master Cleanse for weight loss purposes, I strongly suggest you pick up a copy of Raylen Sterling’s Master Cleanse Secrets. Not only will it help you keep the weight off after finishing the lemonade diet, but he provides some very important help with sticking to the lemonade diet during the ten days (or more) you are on it. Doing the Master Cleanse was one of the toughest things I have done in my life, and I’m not sure how I would have made it through without reading his book!