juicing with a cheat day?

ttwalker87
ttwalker87 Posts: 20 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
If I juice 6 days a week and give myself one "cheat" day a week do you think it will still be effective? Or is a cheat day just a bad idea?

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  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    How do you plan to cheat on juicing?
  • kissedbythesunshine
    kissedbythesunshine Posts: 416 Member
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    How do you plan to cheat on juicing?


    :D
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    edited October 2015
    Consuming nothing but juice sounds like a far worse idea than the cheat day.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    Consuming nothing but juice sounds like a far worse idea than the cheat day.

    This.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Effective for what? What are your goals? What do you think juicing is going to do for you?
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    Yeah, the 6 days of juicing sounds like the bad idea here.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,747 Member
    I think exclusively juicing and cheat days are both bad ides. OP, do you have weight to lose? Have you input your stats here to come up with a calorie goal?
  • PinkPixiexox
    PinkPixiexox Posts: 4,142 Member
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    Consuming nothing but juice sounds like a far worse idea than the cheat day.

    +1
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Ready2Rock206 wrote: »
    Consuming nothing but juice sounds like a far worse idea than the cheat day.

    And the cheat day is bad enough.
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    Considering the diarrhea the 6 days juicing will cause, I would expect that several "cheat" days of rice, bread and chicken will be needed to recover anyway :)
  • Therealobi1
    Therealobi1 Posts: 3,262 Member
    The whole thing in my opinion is not a good idea. it sounds like something that wouldnt be able to be done for a long time. You will get fed up and then back to square 1.
    Eat your normal foods but stick to your daily intake allotted to you and work in your treats throughout the week.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    ttwalker87 wrote: »
    If I juice 6 days a week and give myself one "cheat" day a week do you think it will still be effective? Or is a cheat day just a bad idea?

    Your profile says you want to lose 43 lb.

    Your profile pics show you looking petite and perfect.

    I think you have might have a problem with self-image. Lots of women do.

    You will be interested in this:

    http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Body_image_issues_for_women?OpenDocument

    My best wishes and kind regards.
  • Soopatt
    Soopatt Posts: 563 Member
    You might be surprised by how many calories are in juice. You are going to suffer and the calories are certainly not free - some of them are quite heavy, particularly if you are chugging it back in great volumes.

    You can eat far more interesting solid foods for the same calories that are in juice.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Why?
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    I think this whole thing is a bad idea.

    If you like juice, then drink it along with a healthy well balanced diet. You could have a juice for breakfast and then eat foods for your other meals.

    Weight loss is about calories.

    Calorie deficit - weight loss

    There's no need for juicing and other fads. Eat the foods you like, but use portion control and moderation.
    Extreme diet plans like this usually end in failure anyway . why not start a plan that you can use for life ( well balanced portion controlled diet )

    You can eat real foods and still lose weight, again it comes Down to the calories.
  • msf74
    msf74 Posts: 3,498 Member
    ttwalker87 wrote: »
    If I juice 6 days a week and give myself one "cheat" day a week do you think it will still be effective? Or is a cheat day just a bad idea?

    I presume your goal is weight loss.

    To achieve that you have to maintain a consistent calorie deficit over time - it doesn't necessarily mean a daily deficit.

    So, if you ate (or drank in this case) at a reasonable deficit for 6 days a week and ate at maintenance for your "cheat" day you can still achieve your goal. Or you could have a slightly greater deficit over 6 days as a buffer for the higher calories on your cheat day etc.

    The problem I see with your approach is a) ensuring sufficient nutrition and b) how sustainable this is as a plan. If you would like to discuss the implications of this please just ask.
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