Juicing Advice?

sarahdiedrich

I was planning on doing a quick 3-day juicing fast from today until Wednesday, but, of course, I'm feeling incredibly hungry.

I was wondering if anyone could take a look at my diary for today (and the past week, if you'd like) and let me know if I'm doing this right. Today, so far, I have only had "breakfast" and "lunch" - I added in the "snack" and "dinner" juices to see where my calorie totals would be. It's about what I expected, but I'm really questioning myself becauuse I want to eat!

I was thinking of maybe doing 4 days of one meal + 3 juices instead of 3 days of 4 juices only. Thoughts? Do you think this would be a good idea? Does it defeat the purpose? If I must continue with the juice alone in order to feel and see the results of this fast, I will do so!

Thanks for any input!

navyrigger46

Why?

Rigger

GertrudeHorse

My juicing advice? Don't.

You are a hungry for a reason. Human bodies need food. The solution is to eat.

cwsreddy

I was planning on doing a quick 3-day juicing fast from today until Wednesday, but, of course, I'm feeling incredibly hungry.

I was wondering if anyone could take a look at my diary for today (and the past week, if you'd like) and let me know if I'm doing this right. Today, so far, I have only had "breakfast" and "lunch" - I added in the "snack" and "dinner" juices to see where my calorie totals would be. It's about what I expected, but I'm really questioning myself becauuse I want to eat!

I was thinking of maybe doing 4 days of one meal + 3 juices instead of 3 days of 4 juices only. Thoughts? Do you think this would be a good idea? Does it defeat the purpose? If I must continue with the juice alone in order to feel and see the results of this fast, I will do so!

Thanks for any input!

Hang in there. I'm right with you. All sorts of hungry :P

ndj1979

are your kidneys not working properly?

cwsreddy

I was planning on doing a quick 3-day juicing fast from today until Wednesday, but, of course, I'm feeling incredibly hungry.

I was wondering if anyone could take a look at my diary for today (and the past week, if you'd like) and let me know if I'm doing this right. Today, so far, I have only had "breakfast" and "lunch" - I added in the "snack" and "dinner" juices to see where my calorie totals would be. It's about what I expected, but I'm really questioning myself becauuse I want to eat!

I was thinking of maybe doing 4 days of one meal + 3 juices instead of 3 days of 4 juices only. Thoughts? Do you think this would be a good idea? Does it defeat the purpose? If I must continue with the juice alone in order to feel and see the results of this fast, I will do so!

Thanks for any input!

Oh, and most of these fasts suggest about 6 juices, which is what I'm doing. Spacing them out every two hours or so, so every time I start getting the real hunger pangs I juice it up and I'm good.

And before y'all freak some more - I'm doing it as an experiment to see if it has any effect on my excess mucosal production in my throat/on my vocal cords.

Natmarie73

OK, here goes just to summarise what this thread will become in about 2 pages based on every other juice thread ever.

OP - I want to do a juice fast/detox yada yada yada
Why? Just eat the food
Coz I need to detox
Your body detoxes naturally
What toxins will be removed by a juice detox
All the sugars
There is no such thing a detox
Sugar isn't the debil
But I watched the Joe Cross documentary and now I have to juice
That wasn't a documentary it was an commercial to sell his brand of juicer and didn't really happen
I tried juicing and lost 370 pounds in a week and feel great
No it wasn't the juice that made you lose all that weight it was eating at a deficit
Eat whatever you want as long as it fits your macros
Insert dancing cake GIF
But a calorie is just a calorie
No it isn't
Yes it is
No it isn't
Insert facepalm GIF
Something about aliens
Something about dairy
Something about zombies

The end.
[/frustrated sarcasm]

OP, please do a search and read the 37 juice threads from last week you will probably find your answer in there somewhere

cwsreddy

OK, here goes just to summarise what this thread will become in about 2 pages based on every other juice thread ever.

OP - I want to do a juice fast/detox yada yada yada
Why? Just eat the food
Coz I need to detox
Your body detoxes naturally
What toxins will be removed by a juice detox
All the sugars
There is no such thing a detox
Sugar isn't the debil
But I watched the Joe Cross documentary and now I have to juice
That wasn't a documentary it was an commercial to sell his brand of juicer and didn't really happen
I tried juicing and lost 370 pounds in a week and feel great
No it wasn't the juice that made you lose all that weight it was eating at a deficit
Eat whatever you want as long as it fits your macros
Insert dancing cake GIF
But a calorie is just a calorie
No it isn't
Yes it is
No it isn't
Insert facepalm GIF
Something about aliens
Something about dairy
Something about zombies

The end.
[/frustrated sarcasm]

OP, please do a search and read the 37 juice threads from last week you will probably find your answer in there somewhere

tbh she probably won't find her answer in any of them.

Dorothyslancaster

I tried it for 3 days.. by the end of the 2nd day I was certainly cleansed! and had had enough! I ate a salad and felt much better.
Alot of people realy like the juice only. I prefer the juice and healthy meals. although lately I haven't been eating all that healthy. I need to get back to eating more veggies and juicing. Supposedly, you are not suppose to be hungry when you are juicing. I wasn't really hungry. I just didn't want to keep cleansing! lol you might want to increase the amount of juice you are drinking. I say eat and juice!!

Keep_The_Laughter

OK, here goes just to summarise what this thread will become in about 2 pages based on every other juice thread ever.

OP - I want to do a juice fast/detox yada yada yada
Why? Just eat the food
Coz I need to detox
Your body detoxes naturally
What toxins will be removed by a juice detox
All the sugars
There is no such thing a detox
Sugar isn't the debil
But I watched the Joe Cross documentary and now I have to juice
That wasn't a documentary it was an commercial to sell his brand of juicer and didn't really happen
I tried juicing and lost 370 pounds in a week and feel great
No it wasn't the juice that made you lose all that weight it was eating at a deficit
Eat whatever you want as long as it fits your macros
Insert dancing cake GIF
But a calorie is just a calorie
No it isn't
Yes it is
No it isn't
Insert facepalm GIF
Something about aliens
Something about dairy
Something about zombies

The end.
[/frustrated sarcasm]

OP, please do a search and read the 37 juice threads from last week you will probably find your answer in there somewhere

^^^^^This^^^^^

sarahdiedrich

Thank you so much for the advice!

sarahdiedrich

I tried it for 3 days.. by the end of the 2nd day I was certainly cleansed! and had had enough! I ate a salad and felt much better.
Alot of people realy like the juice only. I prefer the juice and healthy meals. although lately I haven't been eating all that healthy. I need to get back to eating more veggies and juicing. Supposedly, you are not suppose to be hungry when you are juicing. I wasn't really hungry. I just didn't want to keep cleansing! lol you might want to increase the amount of juice you are drinking. I say eat and juice!!

Meant to quote you - thank you so much for the advice! I think I'll finish out today and add in meals for tomorrow

sarahdiedrich

Oh, and most of these fasts suggest about 6 juices, which is what I'm doing. Spacing them out every two hours or so, so every time I start getting the real hunger pangs I juice it up and I'm good.

And before y'all freak some more - I'm doing it as an experiment to see if it has any effect on my excess mucosal production in my throat/on my vocal cords.

Thanks for the input! I'm happy to know I'm not the only one - I expected the criticism I received on this post. That's okay, though, I'm sure everyone knows what they're talking about! I think I'll finish out today since I'm almost to the end of it anyway and then add in a meal or two tomorrow


Everyone else - Does juicing have no benefit, in your opinions? Even if I combine it with meals? Or am I really just wasting time, money?

ndj1979

Oh, and most of these fasts suggest about 6 juices, which is what I'm doing. Spacing them out every two hours or so, so every time I start getting the real hunger pangs I juice it up and I'm good.

And before y'all freak some more - I'm doing it as an experiment to see if it has any effect on my excess mucosal production in my throat/on my vocal cords.

Thanks for the input! I'm happy to know I'm not the only one - I expected the criticism I received on this post. That's okay, though, I'm sure everyone knows what they're talking about! I think I'll finish out today since I'm almost to the end of it anyway and then add in a meal or two tomorrow


Everyone else - Does juicing have no benefit, in your opinions? Even if I combine it with meals? Or am I really just wasting time, money?

waste of time and money IMHO …

why not just eat the foods you like and maintain a moderate calorie deficit? You cannot jumpstart your metabolism or cleanse your body of toxins...

QuietBloom

I was planning on doing a quick 3-day juicing fast from today until Wednesday, but, of course, I'm feeling incredibly hungry.

I was wondering if anyone could take a look at my diary for today (and the past week, if you'd like) and let me know if I'm doing this right. Today, so far, I have only had "breakfast" and "lunch" - I added in the "snack" and "dinner" juices to see where my calorie totals would be. It's about what I expected, but I'm really questioning myself becauuse I want to eat!

I was thinking of maybe doing 4 days of one meal + 3 juices instead of 3 days of 4 juices only. Thoughts? Do you think this would be a good idea? Does it defeat the purpose? If I must continue with the juice alone in order to feel and see the results of this fast, I will do so!

Thanks for any input!

Oh, and most of these fasts suggest about 6 juices, which is what I'm doing. Spacing them out every two hours or so, so every time I start getting the real hunger pangs I juice it up and I'm good.

And before y'all freak some more - I'm doing it as an experiment to see if it has any effect on my excess mucosal production in my throat/on my vocal cords.

Look into Silent Reflux. If you have it, juicing might make it worse (all that acidity).

http://www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/guide/laryngopharyngeal-reflux-silent-reflux

cwsreddy

I was planning on doing a quick 3-day juicing fast from today until Wednesday, but, of course, I'm feeling incredibly hungry.

I was wondering if anyone could take a look at my diary for today (and the past week, if you'd like) and let me know if I'm doing this right. Today, so far, I have only had "breakfast" and "lunch" - I added in the "snack" and "dinner" juices to see where my calorie totals would be. It's about what I expected, but I'm really questioning myself becauuse I want to eat!

I was thinking of maybe doing 4 days of one meal + 3 juices instead of 3 days of 4 juices only. Thoughts? Do you think this would be a good idea? Does it defeat the purpose? If I must continue with the juice alone in order to feel and see the results of this fast, I will do so!

Thanks for any input!

Oh, and most of these fasts suggest about 6 juices, which is what I'm doing. Spacing them out every two hours or so, so every time I start getting the real hunger pangs I juice it up and I'm good.

And before y'all freak some more - I'm doing it as an experiment to see if it has any effect on my excess mucosal production in my throat/on my vocal cords.

Look into Silent Reflux. If you have it, juicing might make it worse (all that acidity).

http://www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/guide/laryngopharyngeal-reflux-silent-reflux

lol. I've been dealing with this for two and a half years. LPR doesn't exist. I can rant for hours on this subject.

GertrudeHorse

Does juicing have no benefit, in your opinions? Even if I combine it with meals? Or am I really just wasting time, money?

If you find it difficult to eat fruit and vegetables in their normal state then, yes, juicing is probably a good idea to get micronutrients. But only in addition to your normal diet though. You might also like the taste of juice which is another good reason to drink them.

HOWEVER (and this is the important bit), there are no magic health or weight loss benefits to juice that are not found in un-juiced fruit and vegetables. In fact all you're doing is removing the fibre. Fibre is great so I'm not sure why you would want to remove it.