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I juice pretty regularly - I'm actually doing a 2-day detox now. A gallon of this juice per day, and no chew-able food. I will drop a couple of pounds while I'm just drinking juice, but obviously I'll gain it all back! I like to do things like this as a reset so I'm more aware of what I'm putting into my body afterward. After this, I'm transitioning for 2-3 days of just raw foods - fruit, veggies, seeds & nuts, and then I'll go back to clean eating.
What toxins is your juice getting rid of that your kidneys/liver can't handle?
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robyngrant739 wrote: »Disagree all you like but it is what I have been taught by gym instructors,etc people who know a lot about nutrition. I'm not claiming to be an expert just thought if some people who are struggling saw it might of tried to replace it. My first day on here all I wanted was a bit of advice
Take a nutrition class and you will understand what you want to claim to be healthier and what people tell you is different.
"People who know a lot about nutrition." What does that mean to anyone?
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robyngrant739 wrote: »Disagree all you like but it is what I have been taught by gym instructors,etc people who know a lot about nutrition. I'm not claiming to be an expert just thought if some people who are struggling saw it might of tried to replace it. My first day on here all I wanted was a bit of advice
And you're getting advice, and scientific fact
The best piece of advice I ever got was to throw away everything I though I knew about dieting: every single fact I'd been told by friends and so-called experts and read in papers. To only believe that which can be proven scientifically. You'd do well if you opened your mind to the possibility that you do not know what you think you know and don't take any dieting hocus-pocus as a given
Or not
Meh! Up to you!0 -
I juice pretty regularly - I'm actually doing a 2-day detox now. A gallon of this juice per day, and no chew-able food. I will drop a couple of pounds while I'm just drinking juice, but obviously I'll gain it all back! I like to do things like this as a reset so I'm more aware of what I'm putting into my body afterward. After this, I'm transitioning for 2-3 days of just raw foods - fruit, veggies, seeds & nuts, and then I'll go back to clean eating.
Detox from what? Name one toxin you are getting rid of.robyngrant739 wrote: »Disagree all you like but it is what I have been taught by gym instructors,etc people who know a lot about nutrition. I'm not claiming to be an expert just thought if some people who are struggling saw it might of tried to replace it. My first day on here all I wanted was a bit of advice
"Gym instructors" are not experts at all. Advice? Stop listening to people who just preach pseudoscience.
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Why cut out anything? Look up flexible dieting0
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What are you resetting?
In all honesty, mostly just my mindset. It's not a yo-yo lifestyle - I'm generally pretty healthy, but sometimes I lose track and don't feel good in my own body. Once I take the time and energy to do a cleanse, I'll be more aware of how I feel and what I'm eating.
It's personal for me, I've never had a weight problem and I really don't struggle with body image issues, it's just about how I feel. I feel more energetic when I eat clean, but I get off track every once in a while when life happens, and I want to get back on track.0 -
What are you resetting?
In all honesty, mostly just my mindset. It's not a yo-yo lifestyle - I'm generally pretty healthy, but sometimes I lose track and don't feel good in my own body. Once I take the time and energy to do a cleanse, I'll be more aware of how I feel and what I'm eating.
It's personal for me, I've never had a weight problem and I really don't struggle with body image issues, it's just about how I feel. I feel more energetic when I eat clean, but I get off track every once in a while when life happens, and I want to get back on track.
Detox diets and resets are the epitome of yo-yo dieting.
A two-day juice diet is not going to help you change your mindset long-term.0 -
Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »I juice pretty regularly - I'm actually doing a 2-day detox now. A gallon of this juice per day, and no chew-able food. I will drop a couple of pounds while I'm just drinking juice, but obviously I'll gain it all back! I like to do things like this as a reset so I'm more aware of what I'm putting into my body afterward. After this, I'm transitioning for 2-3 days of just raw foods - fruit, veggies, seeds & nuts, and then I'll go back to clean eating.
What toxins is your juice getting rid of that your kidneys/liver can't handle?
This is not necessary.
But I want to do it, so I'm doing it. And it makes me feel better. Everyone handles food differently - I just know how I feel, you guys do whatever you want.
And the juice that I buy by the gallon is called the 2-Day Detox, so it's not necessarily that I'm detoxing anything - it's branding.0 -
What are you resetting?
In all honesty, mostly just my mindset. It's not a yo-yo lifestyle - I'm generally pretty healthy, but sometimes I lose track and don't feel good in my own body. Once I take the time and energy to do a cleanse, I'll be more aware of how I feel and what I'm eating.
It's personal for me, I've never had a weight problem and I really don't struggle with body image issues, it's just about how I feel. I feel more energetic when I eat clean, but I get off track every once in a while when life happens, and I want to get back on track.
So you juice for life stress Like how I lift weights for the same cause. It works for your mental state I guess.
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Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »I juice pretty regularly - I'm actually doing a 2-day detox now. A gallon of this juice per day, and no chew-able food. I will drop a couple of pounds while I'm just drinking juice, but obviously I'll gain it all back! I like to do things like this as a reset so I'm more aware of what I'm putting into my body afterward. After this, I'm transitioning for 2-3 days of just raw foods - fruit, veggies, seeds & nuts, and then I'll go back to clean eating.
What toxins is your juice getting rid of that your kidneys/liver can't handle?
This is not necessary.
But I want to do it, so I'm doing it. And it makes me feel better. Everyone handles food differently - I just know how I feel, you guys do whatever you want.
And the juice that I buy by the gallon is called the 2-Day Detox, so it's not necessarily that I'm detoxing anything - it's branding.
Oh sounds like a waste of money now.
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yopeeps025 wrote: »
So you juice for life stress Like how I lift weights for the same cause. It works for your mental state I guess.
Exactly! You can control how you feel, and I know I feel like crap if I spend a weekend eating poorly and drinking alcohol. I just don't want to feel that way - this "detox" (using quotes so as not to upset anyone) is a bookend. See you later, crappy gross weekend, I'm ready to get it out of my system mentally and start fresh.0 -
robyngrant739 wrote: »Disagree all you like but it is what I have been taught by gym instructors,etc people who know a lot about nutrition. I'm not claiming to be an expert just thought if some people who are struggling saw it might of tried to replace it. My first day on here all I wanted was a bit of advice
Gym instructors have no degrees in nutrition.
Agreed- if you want advice on nutrition seek out a registered Dietitian. Even most PCP's don't have a vast understanding of nutrition.0 -
Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »I juice pretty regularly - I'm actually doing a 2-day detox now. A gallon of this juice per day, and no chew-able food. I will drop a couple of pounds while I'm just drinking juice, but obviously I'll gain it all back! I like to do things like this as a reset so I'm more aware of what I'm putting into my body afterward. After this, I'm transitioning for 2-3 days of just raw foods - fruit, veggies, seeds & nuts, and then I'll go back to clean eating.
What toxins is your juice getting rid of that your kidneys/liver can't handle?
This is not necessary.
But I want to do it, so I'm doing it. And it makes me feel better. Everyone handles food differently - I just know how I feel, you guys do whatever you want.
And the juice that I buy by the gallon is called the 2-Day Detox, so it's not necessarily that I'm detoxing anything - it's branding.
If it helps you, great. I don't personally feel that nothing but juice for two days (or 3 or 10 or whatever) is healthy or necessary. It also does nothing to "detox" or reset your body or your metabolism in any way, and claiming that it does can derail people who don't know any better.0 -
Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
If it helps you, great. I don't personally feel that nothing but juice for two days (or 3 or 10 or whatever) is healthy or necessary. It also does nothing to "detox" or reset your body or your metabolism in any way, and claiming that it does can derail people who don't know any better.
I can appreciate that. I'm not telling anyone what's healthy, I'm just saying what makes me feel good. I promise that nothing I say will ever be supported by science, because I'm not a scientist, but I like trying different things and doing what sticks. I've got another day and a half to go, so I'm going to keep at it and then I'll go back to my usual clean eating until I feel the need to understand my personal life priorities and maybe adjust my attitude toward food again in a few months.0 -
beemerphile1 wrote: »Many, in fact most, do not realize there is a difference in calorie potential and calories absorbed.
Think for a minute about fuel efficiency of cars. Cars get more miles per gallon than years ago. Has the fuel improved? In fact the fuel has gotten worse. The difference is that cars are more efficient at turning the fuel potential output into actual output.
The human body works the same way. I eat one carrot, my body may absorb ten calories, your body may absorb nine, someone else may absorb eleven. It has to do with efficiency of each persons system.
All foods have fuel (calorie) potential but the body does not absorb all that fuel (calories) due to inefficiency. A smoothie is in a way predigested which increases the possibility of more absorption.
That is also how fiber helps us. If you consume a potential 10 calories with fiber, your body will likely absorb less calories than if you consume 10 calories without fiber. That is the downfall of juicing and also of highly processed foods. The fiber is removed which makes the calorie potential more easily absorbed.
Thanks for that insight!0 -
Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
If it helps you, great. I don't personally feel that nothing but juice for two days (or 3 or 10 or whatever) is healthy or necessary. It also does nothing to "detox" or reset your body or your metabolism in any way, and claiming that it does can derail people who don't know any better.
I can appreciate that. I'm not telling anyone what's healthy, I'm just saying what makes me feel good. I promise that nothing I say will ever be supported by science, because I'm not a scientist, but I like trying different things and doing what sticks. I've got another day and a half to go, so I'm going to keep at it and then I'll go back to my usual clean eating until I feel the need to understand my personal life priorities and maybe adjust my attitude toward food again in a few months.
hmm does not look like a good relationship with food.
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Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
If it helps you, great. I don't personally feel that nothing but juice for two days (or 3 or 10 or whatever) is healthy or necessary. It also does nothing to "detox" or reset your body or your metabolism in any way, and claiming that it does can derail people who don't know any better.
I can appreciate that. I'm not telling anyone what's healthy, I'm just saying what makes me feel good. I promise that nothing I say will ever be supported by science, because I'm not a scientist, but I like trying different things and doing what sticks. I've got another day and a half to go, so I'm going to keep at it and then I'll go back to my usual clean eating until I feel the need to understand my personal life priorities and maybe adjust my attitude toward food again in a few months.
Well I hope you find success, good luck to you.
And you don't have to be a scientist for science to work for you! :flowerforyou:0 -
yopeeps025 wrote: »
hmm does not look like a good relationship with food.
I love food. I just allow myself to love it a little too much when I'm stressed out or overwhelmed.
I'm going to get out of this discussion, because I'm not really open to hearing anyone's arguments against what I do to my own body. It's a weird dynamic we've got going here ...
Have a good one, folks!0 -
yopeeps025 wrote: »
hmm does not look like a good relationship with food.
I love food. I just allow myself to love it a little too much when I'm stressed out or overwhelmed.
I'm going to get out of this discussion, because I'm not really open to hearing anyone's arguments against what I do to my own body. It's a weird dynamic we've got going here ...
Have a good one, folks!
Well at least you know where you struggle and can work on. Your not the only emotional eater and there are plenty who had conquer this issue. Also many who still battle it everyday.
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