When Destiny's Child singer Beyonce Knowles made it public that she had lost 20lbs in a very short time with the help of the lemonade diet, it suddenly became a rage. Robin Quivers had also used the lemonade diet and was totally satisfied with the results. Other celebrities who have also used this diet include actor Jared Leto, and singers Ashanti and Trina. The lemonade diet is also called as the lemonade detox diet or the Master Cleanse diet, which was the brainchild of Stanley Burroughs.

Years ago, Stanley Burroughs created this diet to help people detox their bodies in a safe and natural way. With the help of this diet, you can flush toxins from the body and rejuvenate it. Detox is of course not the only reason why people take up this diet. The main highlight of this diet is the fast and quick weight loss that follows after doing this diet. The lemonade is nothing but a concoction of lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne pepper.

The lemonade diet has a way of making you feel good about yourself and your body. It leaves you feeling fresh and gives you a general sense of well being. You can give your body a full detox by going on three to ten days long lemonade diet. People around the globe have used it and have successfully managed to keep excess weight at bay. The diet is also suitable for very obese people who need to get down their weight fast. Such people do not have the physical ability to do strenuous workouts. They can use the lemonade diet to bring their weight down by a few pounds and then move on to a proper exercise regime to become slim.

If you are wondering how effective this diet is, then be assured that it will surely work for you if you follow the instructions judiciously. Although you are not actually eating anything, the lemonade diet cannot be termed as a "fast", as you end up drinking significant amount of sugar-containing lemonade. Most people on an average consume about 650 to 1,300 calories every day while on this diet.

How much weight you lose would depend on the number of calories you decide to consume through your lemonade diet. For instance, if you are someone who consumes about 2,150 calories every day and then decide to go for the 650-calorie version of the lemonade diet, then you are bound to have a 1,500 calorie deficit that would amount to about three pounds of fat loss per week. Weight loss would be even more if you lose some water weight as well.

Most people are averse to the idea of not eating anything for extended periods of time. In addition, some believe that the lemonade diet is a kind of low calorie, nutrient deficient diet that would not be good for the body. However medical authorities believe that a few days of fasting cannot harm our body in any way. Fasting for a few days therefore makes more sense than staying obese for a long time.