I want to start jucing

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  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    well besides weight loss I would just like to be healthier.
    make it apart of my daily life

    How does juicing help you lose weight?

    And what about juicing is healthier than actually eating the whole fruits and vegetables you get the juice from?
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    I'm actually trying to keep my calories at 1200 a day... I'm also working out 3 times a week and hiking once a week. Its a matter of making all this a habit that is going to be hard for me!.. totally gonna need a lot of support or *kitten* kicking either one should work I guess.. lol

    I wanted to start juicing because well I had heard it was good for you. but as I keep reading all the comments not sure if I should or not.

    1200 net, right?
  • JesRuizz
    JesRuizz Posts: 215
    I'm actually trying to keep my calories at 1200 a day... I'm also working out 3 times a week and hiking once a week. Its a matter of making all this a habit that is going to be hard for me!.. totally gonna need a lot of support or *kitten* kicking either one should work I guess.. lol

    I wanted to start juicing because well I had heard it was good for you. but as I keep reading all the comments not sure if I should or not.

    1200 net, right?

    what's the difference? .. excuse my ignorance but I'm very new to this =(
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    I'm actually trying to keep my calories at 1200 a day... I'm also working out 3 times a week and hiking once a week. Its a matter of making all this a habit that is going to be hard for me!.. totally gonna need a lot of support or *kitten* kicking either one should work I guess.. lol

    I wanted to start juicing because well I had heard it was good for you. but as I keep reading all the comments not sure if I should or not.

    1200 net, right?

    what's the difference? .. excuse my ignorance but I'm very new to this =(

    1200 gross = eating a flat 1200 calories every day, without adding exercise calories back in (no bueno)

    1200 net = eating 1200 calories AND any exercise calories you earn
  • DeltaZero
    DeltaZero Posts: 1,197 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants


    Read this.
  • JesRuizz
    JesRuizz Posts: 215
    I'm actually trying to keep my calories at 1200 a day... I'm also working out 3 times a week and hiking once a week. Its a matter of making all this a habit that is going to be hard for me!.. totally gonna need a lot of support or *kitten* kicking either one should work I guess.. lol

    I wanted to start juicing because well I had heard it was good for you. but as I keep reading all the comments not sure if I should or not.

    1200 net, right?

    what's the difference? .. excuse my ignorance but I'm very new to this =(

    1200 gross = eating a flat 1200 calories every day, without adding exercise calories back in (no bueno)

    1200 net = eating 1200 calories AND any exercise calories you earn

    ahh.. okay.. see I didn't know the difference.
    yes I am doing 1200 net then!.. =)
  • redheaddee
    redheaddee Posts: 2,005 Member
    I juice almost every morning for breakfast, for two reasons: because I don't like to eat breakfast during the week, and because I am terrible about fruits & vegs in my diet. I have tried a few juicers, but there is a lot of waste. My most recent purchase was a Ninja with the single serve cups and I LOVE IT SO HARD! I only have to peel/core whatever I wouldn't eat anyway, it is super fast, and the clean up is way easier. Plus, since it whips up the whole fruit, I am not losing precious fiber. The biggest difference has been texture: the Ninja makes fruits more like a smoothie as opposed to juice, but I got used to it real fast (add a bit of liquid and blend a bit longer)(ginger ale and milk are my two go-to's).
  • sloth3toes
    sloth3toes Posts: 2,212 Member
    Please check these links

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants?hl=sexypants

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1161976-adopt-a-noob-official-mfp-thread

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/328-juice-fasting-fat-sick-and-nearly-dead


    First one is the best introduction to MFP you will find.

    Second one is if you'd like to find a MFP mentor, who would work with you, one on one, for FREE, which anyone just starting out here, would be crazy not to consider.

    Third, is a juicing group. We run the gamut there, from casual users, to hardcore, mainlining, juicing addicts. I've got a couple of threads there, that might be of some interest to you.... describing my experience with juicing ( the good, the bad and the ugly ) as well as another thread, where I just did a 3 day, juice / protein powder experiment, and the results, ( so far ).
  • Resistive
    Resistive Posts: 212 Member
    http://www.rebootwithjoe.com/juicing/

    Check out this website for more information on juicing if you decide that is what you want to do. There is also a documentary on this called Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.

    I am not for this or against it, just passing on some information I have viewed and watched.

    Good luck
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Just eat the fruits and veggies.
    Tastier and cheaper.

    And fiberier. :-)

    Juicing gives you a lot of sugar and some vitamins, but you leave out the fiber and other things that actually fill you up and are good for you.

    I agree -- eat your fruits and veggies and forget juicing. I do make a smoothie almost every evening as my "dessert," but it includes the pulp from the berries and banana.
  • corsiva
    corsiva Posts: 33 Member
    I watched Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead and decided to start juicing. I went out and bought the juicer he used, bought a ton of veg, and got myself started. My juicing lasted two days. Two days of trying to choke down the vile green substance everyone swore was so good. The juicer went back, the veg got eaten, and I've lost 23 pounds without it. If you can handle the taste of green juice, more power to you! But I couldn't.
  • ArtsyGarbage
    ArtsyGarbage Posts: 38
    I juiced for a little while and it was a gigantic pain in my *kitten*. The juicer was expensive, 3/4ths of anything I juiced turned into this "pulp" that I could either jam my juicer with to try to get more juice out, or just throw away. The quantity of food "pulp" I threw away was ridiculous. With juicing, the juice you make basically has no fiber in it, and any fruits I juiced gave me a giant sugar rush (because it went right into my blood stream) and then I crashed.
    I highly recommend you google search "blending vs. juicing" because blending is so much easier. I blend breakfast (sometimes lunch too!) and it allows me to add things to it like nuts or flax seeds which can not go into the juicer. I use all of the product and I'm not throwing anything away. Also, I'm not, for lack of a better word, sh*tting my brains out because I'm getting the fiber as well.
    Blenders are so much easier to clean and I bought the nutribullet when I got serious about blending-- it's amazing and a fraction of the cost of my, now dusty, juicer.
    10/10 would recommend blending instead.
  • daniicaliforniaa93
    daniicaliforniaa93 Posts: 34
    If you want to start juicing just because, I'd say go for it. If you're trying to juice to make it a permanent part of your diet, IE, replacing meals with juice or doing the Dr. Oz 'juice cleanse', don't. Your body is fully equipped to take care of ridding itself of 'toxins' completely by itself and doesn't need Dr. Oz's cooky assistance, I promise. Anywho...if you wanna start juicing just because you want to...right on. Let me give you some advice: don't jump in head-first all gung-ho about it and expect to be drinking, and enjoying, kale-beet root-vegetable juice immediately like a pro...it doesn't work that way. Start off with mainly fruits and throw in a few veggies and gradually work your way up to mostly veggies to allow your taste buds to get used to the 'earthy' taste. Try the Jack Lellane Power Juicer Pro since you're just starting out and aren't sure if you'll like it or not. It's not a wallet breaker, easy to clean and it comes with a booklet of recipes to try out. Good luck! :flowerforyou:
  • bohemian124
    bohemian124 Posts: 152 Member
    I have done juice fasts a few times, and I also juice every so often for a meal or snack, especially if I have a bunch of extra veggies laying around. I highly recommend you check out www.rebotowithjoe.com - they have a ton of tips and recipes, and it is a very supportive community. Yes, juicing can be a pain, hard to clean, expensive, etc. But you also get a lot of vitamins, and sometimes it's nice to have a big green juice instead of eating a giant salad. I recommend you start with sweeter juices with just a little bit of veggies (a handful of spinach, one stalk of celery) and work your way up. Green apples, lemons, and grapefruits give you a good amount of juice without a ton of sugar. Most mainstream juicers don't extract a lot of juice from greens and can't juice things like wheatgrass, but it's better to start there than buy a crazy expensive juicer if you are just using it once in awhile.

    One thing I wish I'd known early on - celery juice is surprisingly salty, and can ruin a juice if you use too much!

    Good luck!
  • uconnwinsnc
    uconnwinsnc Posts: 1,054 Member
    Oh jeez, I came into this thread thinking "steroids."

    My belief is, don't bother juicing, just eat the whole fruit and veggies. There is no need to force feed yourself juice because you think it will cleanse your body. You have a liver and kidneys that can do that.
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  • welloiledmachine
    welloiledmachine Posts: 1,147 Member
    Here's an article that might help make your decision. I'd weigh all the options and not just one person's opinion.

    http://www.grassfedgirl.com/fat-sick-and-nearly-starving-9-problems-with-juicing/
  • 1princesswarrior
    1princesswarrior Posts: 1,242 Member
    I have a professional grade juicer. I juice a lot in the summer because I do a lot of trail riding and it's easier to take liquids than fruits and vegetables on the trails. You can save the pulp and add it to meals to add flavor. There are a lot of great recipes out there. In my experience the keys are to find a really good juicer, I don't get a lot of waste with mine and to find some good recipes. It's a personal choice. Don't depend on the juice to be any kind of meal replacement though. You still need to eat food and IMHO probably more than 1200 calories with your activity (just my opinion though). Also, you have to drink the juice within 12 hours or throw it away.
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    If you are adding juicing to your preexisting diet, then I am all for it. It is a great way to pack in nutrients and enzymes. But I would caution against doing a Juice Fast as you do not see any real long term benefit from doing so and it also is known to cause incontinence for a brief period.

    However, you should always feel free to make your own decision based on what you feel is right for you.

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