This Grapefruit, Lemon, and Lime Detox Water will get rid of your post-holiday bloat and get you started on your health goals this year.
New Year. Ah, just the perfect opportunity to start fresh.
This year I’ve made up my mind and set my goals to thrive in all aspects of my life. One of them is health and fitness. I weighed myself yesterday and I am 55 lbs overweight. Those excess pounds have got to go. One of the steps that I’m taking is to drink more water. I found this Slim Down Detox Water recipe from Skinny Mom and she said that this is great in getting rid of post-holiday bloat and getting rid of the toxins from holiday over eating.
It’s a bit bitter at first. I’m guessing it’s because of the grapefruit but the taste gets better after a while or I think it’s just me getting used to it.
I’m planning on a low-carb, low-sugar diet for January because I think I need to shock my system to get a jumpstart. My day started the way I planned it. Low carb and low-sugar until lunch time. Come dinner time, I had a pretty large serving of rice with Lechon Kawali and Pinakbet plus a few spoonfuls of chocolate cake for dessert.
I know I was stress-eating but I couldn’t help it.
To tell you quite honestly, I am under a lot of stress lately and I think it’s one of the reasons why I am having a hard time losing weight. My father’s health had been declining due to an illness this last quarter of the year. He’s been in and out of the hospital and we can only pray for him to get better. That’s all I can share for now.
I do hope I’ll be able to follow through with low carb, low sugar meals for the whole day tomorrrow.
- 2L filtered water
- ½ grapefruit, sliced
- ½ cucumber, sliced
- 5-7 mint leaves
- ½ lemon, sliced
- ½ lime, sliced
- Combine all ingredients in a pitcher.
- Chill in the fridge for 1 hour before drinking. Consume within 24 hours.
Love citrus flavour! I am drinking some lemon/lime water now too.
Thanks Angie!
How refreshing? I need to drink this water to clean up my system after eating all the heavy greasy food during the holiday season.
True! Thanks!
I try to drink lemon water inthe mornings already, but this sounds great! I’d love to add grapefruit and lime to my water! It’s a wonderfully refreshing and healthy drink!
Thanks Jenn!I’m sure you’ll like this one.
I really need to get better abut drinking more water. Starting out with a detox water like this sounds like a great idea.
Thanks Pam!
I make cucumber and lemon water often, but I’ve never thought to add grapefruit and mint. I’m about to raid the fridge and make some.
I’ll try that cucumber and lemon water!
Wow this looks like a great way to detox, love that it has grapefruit in it. Thanks for sharing!
you’re welcome Sarah!
I’m a water drinker opting to drink it before soda or juice, but I think I’m going to have to try this. I’ve had some of the most refreshing waters recently and none of them were lemon water. I love we can hydrate our bodies and be creative with it.
It’s true!
This sounds like a great way to detox!! I know there are times in the summer where this comes in handy, especially after the holiday weekend this week!
I agree, Vera!
I have been eating really junky lately too, same here stress eating. I need to give this detox water a try. Sounds like it would taste pretty good too.
I’m sure you’ll love it.
This sounds like a great combo. I’m new to detox and I’m sure those flavors would make it easier on me.
Detox waters can be SO yummy and these look great! I need to try these recipes, thanks for sharing!
Whenever I’m feeling a bit bloated, detox waters are my go-tos! I love these recipes, they’re must tries if you ask me! YUM!
I love detox water, it’s effective and there’s just so many fruits that you can combine to make it taste even better! I hope everything is okay with your dad, keep the faith and things will be okay.
This grapefruit, lemon, and lime detox water sounds very interesting. I am going to have to try this for sure and it sounds like it would be refreshing too. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Now this I can get with, most of the time detoxes are so crazy. I need to do this once every three months for good measure.
I can’t wait to try this recipe! Looks so healthy and refreshing, perfect for the summer months
Thanks Rika!
This is something I am bookmarking for later. We are headed to Disney next month, so there will be all kinds of eating going on. Detox water sounds like it is just what I need.
yep we really need to detox after a lot of eating