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Juice cleanse

jdevergillo7
jdevergillo7 Posts: 315 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello guys!
Has anyone ever done a 2-3 day juice cleanse? If so what was your experience like and do you recommend any specific ones?
Thank you :)

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  • pkfw88
    pkfw88 Posts: 7 Member
    Yes! I did the Suja juice cleanse. 3 maple cayenne lemon juices, 3 green juices, and 3 strawberry almond protein juices. With some light snacks in between (apples, almonds, carrots). I loved it when I was doing it, I felt so good, super high energy, low hunger. I lost about 10 pounds, but quickly gained it back when I started eating regular food again. So.... Overall I am wary of full on juice cleanses, but I think adding a juice as a meal replacer can be great. Or doing a fast for one day a week. There is definitely something about all of the fresh squeezed goodness that makes you feel alive!
  • Luna3386
    Luna3386 Posts: 888 Member
    Yeah, juice cleanses are full of sugar, lacking protein, fats, and fiber. Save your money and find a way of eating that makes you feel good that you can do indefinitely.
  • cheriej2042
    cheriej2042 Posts: 241 Member
    I did Pressed Juicery 5 day cleanse twice and they have a three day cleanse. They give you 6 juices to drink per day plus aloe water. The juices are shipped fresh to you so it's expensive. It has a lot more calories than I thought but the juices taste good. In the end it wasn't for me. Yes I lost weight only to be so hungry I gained it back. I didn't feel I got enough nutrients to workout and I was always tired. I have friends who love juice fasts and do that on a periodic basis. But for me I am better off eating real food. You can see on their website the different juices and how their cleanse works if you want that information.
  • Muscleflex79
    Muscleflex79 Posts: 1,917 Member
    what are you hoping to accomplish on this three day juice "cleanse"?
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    I don't like juice cleanses.
  • Tried30UserNames
    Tried30UserNames Posts: 561 Member
    I've done several 1-3 day juice cleanses. I like a good juice cleanse. It makes you feel energetic and gives your skin and eyes a nice glow. That's probably from all the vitamins and minerals. I do like to add a little fat to my juices to help me absorb those vitamins. Usually, that's just 1/4 to 1/2 tsp olive oil or coconut oil with each non-nut-based juice. The nut milks have their own fat. For me, after about 3 days, all my allergies and joint pain are eliminated, and that usually lasts a good 3 weeks to a month after the cleanse. I love that part.

    I've done Nektar Juice, but that has too much sugar for me as they're mostly apple juice based. They don't have the good effect I'm looking for.

    I love Kreation Juice's Meltdown Cleanse, but I usually add a nut milk in place of one of the juices. I like Pressed Juicery, too, but I haven't done a whole cleanse with them. They used to have a brazil nut milk that may be the best thing I have ever tasted. I used to use it with the Kreation cleanse.

    Except for Nektar's, where I gained weight, I can lose a couple pounds on a cleanse and I don't gain it back, but usually weight loss isn't a goal for my cleanse. I just want to feel fantastic.
  • lilolilo920
    lilolilo920 Posts: 184 Member
    What exactly are you trying to "cleanse"? Your liver actually does that for you, cost free!!
  • doittoitgirl
    doittoitgirl Posts: 157 Member
    Don't waste your money or time. You'll get more benefit from any "detoxifying" properties if you just incorporate those foods into your daily diet on a regular basis. Your body doesn't need a juice fast to clear stuff out, if you're healthy it does just fine most of the time.
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