Find out how the Lemon Detox Diet actually works and affects your body. Learn about the associated health risks and warnings of the Lemon Detox Diet.

The Lemon Detox Diet is based around exclusively having the same low calorie drink over a week long period.  Many people are attracted to it based on its weight loss properties.  The truth is if you stick to this drink, you will lose weight, but this is purely based on the fact that you will only be consuming around 800 - 1000 calories per day, half the required calorie intake.  The problem is that you are also consuming only minimal amounts of protein, and this will lead to muscle loss, as well and bringing the body into starvation mode. 

To find out how the Lemon Detox Diet affects your body and the associated health affects, have a look at this very informative video. 

A calorie counter is very useful for weight loss as it creates certainty in your meal and exercise program. By counting calories you know if you can just stick to your plan, you will lose weight. Find out some of the tools available on this site for counting calories.

  A calorie counter is so important in your weight loss journey as it creates a clear picture of where you are at, and what you need to do to lose weight. For instance, to lose 0.5kg a week you need to burn 500 calories a day more than you eat. However the only way to then make sure of this is to know how many calories you are burning, and how many calories you eat.

Firstly you need to know how many calories your body burns naturally, known as your basal metabolic rate (BMR).  This is the energy required for your basic body functions and includes beating of the heart, breathing, and the maintenance of body temperature. It is a function of your age, weight, height, gender and exercise habits.  Take our diet profile to work out your BMR.

You can then use our food  to work out the calories in the food you eat.  You simply need to search for the food and enter in the quantity and it will provide the calories and all nutritional information.  A good idea is to start with a standard day and work out how many calories you would normally eat.  The results also show how much exercise you would have to do to burn it off!

There are many different reasons why people find it hard to lose weight, but interestingly most are intertwined. Find out the different obstacles and how you can get around them.

There is no doubt that losing weight and keeping it off can be very challenging, but what is the hardest part?  We put this question to our weight loss community to find out the areas that were most challenging. All the responses were categorised and you can see the results below:

Fats are an essential part of our diet, largely used to provide energy and support growth. Fats are the most concentrated source of energy available to our body. However, the average Australian eats far more fat than required for good health, further increasing the difficulty of weight loss.

The main problem with consuming excess dietary fat is the effect on weight gain. Fat has double the amount of calories compared to carbohydrate and protein, therefore a reduction in fat intake is a priority for reducing total calorie intake. Also, a high fat intake, independent of weight, has been linked to health conditions such as high blood cholesterol, coronary heart disease, and colon cancer.

To understand this further we need to look at the different types of fat are and how they are used in our body. Sustainability is a major factor and a healthy food intake should incorporate changes that are long-term.

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