I expressed my intention to lose 50 pounds

I expressed my intention to lose 50 pounds at a dinner this week and friends asked 3 questions in succession.

1. Why try to lose so much weight?
2. How do you intend to lose it?
3. Why not simply exercise more and eat less?

I hope to motivate a discussion by sharing my answers
Why try to lose so much weight?
Its not so much about losing weight as it is transforming myself into a different level of health. In order to lose 50 pounds and keep it off, eating better and eating less will have to become habitual. Losing 50 pounds takes me 25 pounds below what I consider normal. It is 25 pounds below my high school weight. It is what I weighed (175 lbs) when I was in the best shape of my life. Weight will simply be the yardstick by which I measure my progress toward a healthier me.
How do I intend to lose the 50 lbs?
I intend to cleanse 2 or 3 days each week and eat little (if any) meat or bread on the remaining days. Usually the cleansing will involve DetoX but I intend to experiment with other cleansing regimens.
Why not simply exercise more and eat less?
I consider exercise an important as a cleansing activity and for maintaining a balanced weight. I will do light exercise every day. For me, exercising to lose weight doesn't work. Eating less is easier said than done and is the reason I intend to cleanse 2 or 3 days each week. DetoX slashes my appetite.

I kept putting off my spring DetoX

I looked up and it was summer. I was sluggish, stomach bloated, gaseous, allergies flaring up, and I had a headache. I knew DetoX would solve those issues so I started--middle of the day, no lemons, and a 400 mile drive coming up.
Day 0
Usually this is a preparation day. I make the lemonade, make the tea, and drink 1/2 cup before bed. This time my objective was simply getting started. I made the tea at about 1pm, drank 1/2 cup, drank a lot of water (no lemons), nibbled at dinner, and had another 1/2 cup DetoX before bedtime.
Day 1
Bunch of bowel movements early (odorless, floating). No lemonade so I drank 1 1/2 quarts of water then 1/2 cup of DetoX. Felt sluggish all day and a little hungry in the evening so I ate some cherries. I think hunger and fatigue were due to the absence of lemonade. drank 2nd 1/2 cup before bed. No sneezing. No headache.
Day 2
Bowel movements sank to bottom of the toilet (dark mucous with a metallic odor). Again drank six cups of water before morning DetoX. bought lemons and made 2 quarts of lemonade which I drank before evening detox. No hunger, no headache, sneezed once, stomach noticeably flatter, and less fatigue.
Day 3
Bowel movements less frequent but still sink (yellow with a milder odor). Drank the 6 cups of water before DetoX (I'm starting to like that ritual). Drank 1 quart of vegetable juice and began my transition to solid food with watermelon and tomato soup. The only reason I'm not continuing with DetoX is a 400 mile drive to chicago tomorrow.

Missing keys to weight loss

If you cannot lose weight. If you continually gain weight. If you lose weight only to gain it back. You may have missed the connection between weight loss and cleansing.

Are you missing these keys to weight loss?

Are you missing these keys to weight loss?
This is the primary headline on the internalcleansing.com homepage and is meant to introduce our contention that people who have difficulty losing weight (or keeping it off) have not recognized (or acted on) the connection between weight loss and cleansing.
Weight loss is a by-product of cleansing
In other words, people who cleanse, lose weight. You don't have to take our word for it. Weight loss is a universal experience of people who cleanse and that is why the majority of our home page is devoted to testimonials.
Weight loss from cleansing is fast
Why spend 8 weeks losing 8 pounds when you can lose 8 pounds in 4 days and devote your energy to keeping the weight off.
DetoX breaks bad habits
The ability to keep weight off is directly connected to your ability to transition to a healthy lifestyle. In other words, during those 4 days, when you lost those 8 pounds, you did not do, or want to do, the things which caused the weight gain. Your ability to resist those habits in the future is greatly enhanced.