JJ Smith 10 Day cleanse

MarziPanda95

Cozumel2014 wrote: »

I hope you DID the cleanse!

Most likely everyone who replied never bothered to pick up this book, if they had they'd know:

A- she a nutritionist
B - The first thing she says is the cleanse is not a weight-loss program.
C - this program helps reset your body's cravings. If you're a sugar-holick this is absolutely necessary.
D- You can eat as many of the healthy snacks as you want during the cleanse.

But yes you do spend some time in the bathroom because it's cleaning out the built up waste.

I no longer drink coffee with all that artificial sweetener as I have more energy than I've ever had.

If you're on FB join the discussion groups, you'll be amazed.

Notes: add the protein - I like garden of life.
Add collagen - your skin hair nails will be beautiful! Plan your snacks!

Doctor was amazed with my blood work results too!

So in short don't do this if you think you'll drop 20 lbs in 20 days .... Do this if you want to change your eating habits and become the most healthy beautiful person that you can be. Buy both of her books!

A- Then she needs to go back to wherever she qualified and get a refund.
B- But she's probably well aware that people use it for that function.
C- That's... literally... so... do... you know what a smoothie is??? It's basically liquid sugar!
D- Then you'd get the same results eating 'healthy' food and adding a couple of smoothies, wouldn't you, by that logic?
E- No, it's not 'cleaning out built up waste'. If you actually had that much waste in you, you'd have serious health issues. If you're that constipated that your poop stays in for that long, you ought to see a doctor. You poop a lot drinking only smoothies because they're basically just sugar and fibre. I'm no doctor, but that doesn't sound good for your digestive system.
F- Nothing wrong with artificial sweeteners.
G- If you have to add the protein yourself because the diet doesn't have any, then it's not a good diet.
H- I'm going to run out of letters at this rate! Your bloodwork probably would have also improved if you just ate healthy foods in a calorie deficit and lost weight.

So basically... you revived a necro thread just to plug this lady's woo books? A cleanse is unnecessary. Eat a balanced diet within a calorie range to reach your goals.

lemurcat12

Cozumel2014 wrote: »

A- she a nutritionist

She is not an RD. According to her website, she "received her certification as Nutritionist from the Institute of Holistic Healing." Unclear what that is, as there are a number of "institutions" with that name, but it doesn't sound that reputable.

She claims to have invented her cleanse to help her recover from swallowing a filling, which is, well, bizarre.

C - this program helps reset your body's cravings. If you're a sugar-holick this is absolutely necessary.

Person above said it didn't change her cravings, and I'm not sure why it would.

I changed my tastes somewhat by just focusing on the kinds of foods I wanted to eat and crave (this was some years ago). Mainly by learning to cook vegetables well and experimenting with lots of seasonal ingredients.

I do like some smoothies, though. Made a huge one for breakfast today and am going to finish it (it was bigger than intended) with lunch, although I will have real food with it. It was a banana, lots of spinach, half an avocado, some almonds, some acorn squash, water, and some of that Garden of Life protein powder you recommended (I like it for a vegan protein powder, it was vanilla flavored). Probably going to be one of the sweeter things I consume today, so beats me how it possibly could break sugar-holism, but of course that's not a real thing.

I see 0 point in "cleanses." But she's riding a trend and making some money as a result. Good for her, I guess.

But yes you do spend some time in the bathroom because it's cleaning out the built up waste.

Cleaning out built up waste is not a real thing.

I no longer drink coffee with all that artificial sweetener as I have more energy than I've ever had.

I love coffee, it's tasty. Don't see why anyone would sweeten it, as IMO coffee is supposed to be non-sweet, but whatever people enjoy.

dwilliamca

I'm not a dietician, but I am a lifelong medical biologist and chemist, and I agree with the above comments that "cleansing" diets are not necessary, and possibly not healthy depending on what macros you are getting and what unregulated supplements are included. Fruits and vegetables are great as long as you get plenty of protein and some fats along with them. Turning them into a green smoothie doesn't make them any healthier than eating them whole, and psychologically I prefer eating my meals to drinking them most of the time. I think so many people burn out on "dieting" because they put too many unusual demands on their bodies and their minds trying to eat "healthy", when all it really takes is a balanced diet of mostly wholesome foods kept under the amount of calories your body burns. Logging calories really works for keeping within a deficit. Good luck with whatever you decide. It obviously won't kill you, and hopefully not mess up your intestinal flora balance. I'd just hope I wouldn't start pigging out on everything I deprived myself of, once I was done with the 10 day torture.

kbivins1031

I don’t believe in cleanses, but I do like cleansing my body naturally with whole food plant based foods and lots of water... Eating better over time is pouring water into a glass of soda and it eventually turning clear again from the right things. Incorporate lots of fruits, veggies, leans meats and lots of water. No cleanse needed.

MichelleSilverleaf

kbivins1031 wrote: »

I don’t believe in cleanses, but I do like cleansing my body natural with whole food plant based foods and lots of water... Eating better over time is pouring water into a glass of soda and it eventually turning clear again from the right things.

I know I probably won't get an answer, but cleanse it from what, exactly? Does your liver not work?

lemurcat12

People just love this "cleanse" concept (you could probably add in the attraction to "clean eating" as a descriptor). Someone should research and write something on the psychological reasons for that, it's kind of interesting.