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This is the most delicious tasting and refreshing drink! It’s simply filtered water with sliced lemon, sliced cucumber and mint, but don’t be fooled, the flavour is amazing. I can’t stop drinking it. Some recipes also contain a teaspoon of grated ginger. I’ll try that next time.<\/p>\n

It’s apparently used as a detox in a four day diet that’s supposed to give you a flat tummy. I’m sure I’d have a flat tummy if I cut out wine, beer, bread, potatoes, biscuits, cakes, salt and sugar. But where’s the fun in that? And, how long would that last anyway?<\/p>\n

I don’t believe diets work. Reducing calories (sorry, just can’t work with kilojoules) and increasing exercise will help you lose weight, but it has to be something you’re prepared to do for ever. It’s all about metabolism and everyone’s metabolic rate is different.
\nThe body is designed to use all the energy that is taken in and if \u00a0there is excess, it’s deposited as fat. The fat serves a purpose in that it will be converted to energy when there is nothing coming in, ie, when we’re dieting.<\/p>\n

My theory is that some people have a caveman metabolism where the body will conserve energy as fat and slow right down when calories are reduced. As soon as calories are increased, it will store them to protect against that starvation period just experienced. So weight appears to come back very quickly. This is how yo-yo dieting comes about.<\/p>\n

When I find I am gaining a little weight, like right now over winter, I’ll just exercise more. I don’t reduce my food intake, because as soon as I try to do that, all I can think about is food! I find that once the exercise kicks in and weight begins to drop ever so slightly, then the food intake lessens automatically.
\nBut, I’m lucky and have my Dad’s metabolism. He managed to eat and drink everything and never gain any weight. I have gained weight over the years, but not so much that I’m overweight – yet.<\/p>\n

I just like drinking this flavoured water. I drink a lot of water during the day anyway, so this just makes it nicer. If it gives me a flat belly, well that’s just a bonus, but I’m not holding my breath…<\/p>\n

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This is the most delicious tasting and refreshing drink! It’s simply filtered water with sliced lemon, sliced cucumber and mint, but don’t be fooled, the flavour is amazing. I can’t stop drinking it. Some recipes also contain a teaspoon of grated ginger. I’ll try that next time. It’s apparently used as a detox in a…<\/p>\n

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