Apple Vinegar Cider diet

Hi

I just heard of the vinegar diet. Would any of you have any information about it. Can you tell me if any of you all were successful at it?

Desperate me

Have you guys heard of this? I've heard through the years that this is a remedy many swear by for arthritis, DIETING (raises metabolism, helps with digestion), to lower blood pressure, and to prevent you from getting sick.

mixed with water and/or honey ...taken daily.

Hello, hkc, welcome to A2K.

There are many diet plans that include acidifying foods to aid in digestion and there are a few plans that suggest it be done with acv. Another diet I am familiar with suggests lemon or acv with all meals and hot lemon water as a beverage 20mins before meals. It supposedly increases metabolism, acidifies foods and helps you feel full sooner meaning you eat less <shrug>. You will lose weight anytime you eat fewer calories than you burn off and if taking acv tablets helps you do that then it certainly isn't going to hurt you any.

Here are a couple links that describe the 'how to' of the acv diet and another from Dr Weil which says it's bogus but that it won't hurt you any.

Give it a try if you want. If it helps you eat less and helps you feel satisfied longer so that you eat less then it has worked for you. A good weight loss plan is something you can do longterm. I drink hot lemon water every day and occasionally drink a tsp of acv in cold water because I like it. If it works for you and you can do it longterm, then you've got yourself a plan!

http://www.geocities.com/pathways2eden/apple_cider_diet.html

http://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA22860/

don't be desperate, hkc. Any diet plan will work in the short term. You're motivated, you cut certain foods out of your diet, or you add certain supplements, whatever the change is, it will work because it's a change and you're paying attention.

The liquid is supposedly more beneficial than the tablets, but the tablets are easily swallowed and don't taste like vinegar. If you like the taste of vinegar and water than go ahead and take it that way. Yes, if you pour it into a drink and carry it around it will smell like vinegar. And note, it's 2-3 teaspoons, not tablespoons, before each meal as a MAX. It's acidic, and adding acid in large quantities to your diet is not a good idea. Start off with one tablet or one teaspoon in water before each meal and then slowly increase to 2 and eventually perhaps 3 teaspoons (1 Tablespoon) before each meal. If you want to try a liquid and don't like the smell of vinegar you can try lemon water before some of the meals and the vinegar tablets before others.

Regardless of what plan you decide to try, you're welcome to join us on our diet support thread here

http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5813&start=3570.

Good luck!