Jillian Michael's Detox Water Review

We have all seen the Jillian Michael's Detox Water that is floating around Pinterest claiming that you can lose up to 5 pounds in a week.  The question is of course does it work?  After my return home from a blissful month long vaca in Key West (I know I know I am totally blessed to have gotten a whole month of fun in the sun) complete with many trips to bakeries boasting 1/2 pound chocolate chip cookies I had put on a few LBs.  I was really draw to this detox because it is NOT a fast, but rather a detox.  You drink the detox water in addition to other liquids and your regular diet for 7 days.  

Jillian Michael's Detox Water

60oz Distilled or Purified Water (I used Distilled Water)

1 Dandelion Root Teabag  (link here if you can't find it in-store)

2TBS Lemon Juice

1TBS Sugar Free Cranberry Juice

I found the Dandelion Root Tea and the Sugar Free Cranberry Juice in the health food section of the grocery store.  Please be aware that the cranberry juice specified is not the run of the mill cranberry cocktail that you find on the juice aisle but a no sugar added pure form of cranberry juice.  It cost around five dollars for the bottle but with the quantity required for the detox water it will last quite a while.  

Here are the results after day 7...

I am down 4 pounds.  Not a radical amount of weight but this detox is a great tool to jump start a diet and get momentum going for further weight loss.  During the detox I kept to my regular eating habits but I did get back into my normal (non vaca) exercise routine so that may have helped in the weight loss.  I did find that after a few days I was getting thirsty despite drinking a lot of the detox water that is probably because most of the ingredients (especially distilled water) can dehydrate you.  

The Verdict

I would do this detox again.  Realize that this is mostly water weight but it is great for starting a diet or if you need to loose a few pounds for an upcoming event.