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Juice cleanse?

280tofit2014
280tofit2014 Posts: 52
edited February 25 in Food and Nutrition
I'm starting fresh on my weight loss journey and completely turned my eating around from eating out almost two times a day everyday to only home cooking and veggies and protein, etc. I also only drink water now. My question is, would a juice cleanse help get me started or is there really a point to it at all? If it helps, how long would you do it? Thanks!

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  • Pirate_chick
    Pirate_chick Posts: 1,216 Member
    don't. You will do better just eating a balanced diet and drinking plenty of water. Your body will cleanse itself.
  • thavoice
    thavoice Posts: 1,326 Member
    I'm starting fresh on my weight loss journey and completely turned my eating around from eating out almost two times a day everyday to only home cooking and veggies and protein, etc. I also only drink water now. My question is, would a juice cleanse help get me started or is there really a point to it at all? If it helps, how long would you do it? Thanks!

    No. I wont.

    Cleanses are a waste.

    By drinking water and having functioning organs is all the cleansing you need.
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Don't waste your time.
  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    no real point, it may clear out your digestive tract but it will fill up again once you start eating food again. i would just jump right into watching what you eat and exercising
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    Don't do it!

    Have lots of patience.

    Log your food accurately and honestly. Go for 80% good choices the other 20% don't worry so much about. I eat lots of delicious food and have consistently lost. Keep it simple find a REASONABLE deficit: Most people do not need to eat 1200 calories to lose.

    If you have 75+ lbs to lose 2 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 40-75 lbs to lose 1.5 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal
    If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal

    Log your food accurately and honestly this thread will help:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide?hl=logging+step+guide

    Find an activity you enjoy doing - I found I love to ride my bike and lift heavy stuff :)

    Here are 2 more threads that will help take the time to read them:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1235566-so-you-re-new-here?hl=so+you're+new+here

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,037 Member
    No point to it... just keep doing what you're doing.
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    No point.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    NO!!!
  • ChrisUK70
    ChrisUK70 Posts: 54 Member
    I was considering doing a 7 day Juice plan as I am a salad dodger but decided against it. However what I have done is eat normally through the day trying to cut out fried and processed food (which as we all know is not easy) and in the evening I have a juice which is called Super Chute Juice by the Juice Master it is the most fruit and veg I will ever eat in a day. If I go to the gym then I may have a couple of eggs on toast or no added sugar peanut butter on toast.

    This is so I am getting as many nutrients as possible without doing some crazy fad diet.

    Totally agree with what other people have said about drinking water I try to do 1.5 litres a day still having coffee in the morning.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15e4x0EU8p0 this is it and surprisingly it tastes okay!
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