Does anybody juice?

_EndGame_

So I watched a couple of documentaries on juicing, which I thought looked quite good. So, I bought a juicer and a book on good recipes, and have been juicing in the mornings and evenings. I really do enjoy the juices, but there is people on here and outside of MFP that have completely replaced ALL FOOD with juicing! They say that the first 3 day's are quite bad, then the headaches disappear, skin brightens up, you stop feeling sluggish - sounds like a miracle, right?

Anyway, I just want to know if anybody else out there juices? Do you juice full time, or do you just replace the odd meal with it, or do you just incorporate it to your normal diet? I have found that I have ALOT of energy about an hour after having a juice, which is great for when I go swimming, but I do seem to run out of steam pretty quickly. So yeah, at the minute, I've replaced breakfast with juicing. I just want to get some feedback from other people who do it on a regular basis!

_EndGame_

The fruit and veg I mainly use is carrots, apples, pears, lemons, celery, oranges, blueberries, raspberries and cucumber. I've still got to try out the sweet potatoes and kale. It's interesting mixing stuff up just to see what it tastes like. The celery ones are quite overpowering though - I'm not a huge fan of celery!

bubbles1212

I just started juicing again. I do it with my normal diet. If I feel like I won't get enough fruits/veggies from food, I juice them. If you plan to replace your food with juice, I would talk to a Dr. first.

prism1968

I just gave my juicer to my daughter yesterday because I didn't have good results with it... but, some people swear by it. I was just doing the breakfast replacement, although I did try a 3-day juice only fast (and ended up on antibiotics). Each time I was consistent with the juicing, I got cold sores or otherwise some kind of infection Ughhhh, I really wanted to like it after watching the documentaries and hearing other folks' results!

Good luck with it! If your body handles it well, then it is a great way to get a pile of nutrients in a small dose

_EndGame_

I just started juicing again. I do it with my normal diet. If I feel like I won't get enough fruits/veggies from food, I juice them. If you plan to replace your food with juice, I would talk to a Dr. first.

Well, at first I was going to replace all meals, it's called a "reboot" but I soon discovered that there was no way I could replace all food with all juice. I just enjoy eating too much. So, in the end, I just decided to replace breakfast with a juice, then sometimes I have one in the evenings.

Luv2eatSweets

I do juice just once a day. I like to chew food:laugh: I do try to go easy on juicing too many fruits though. Sometimes in the afternoon I juice an apple, ginger and then top with soda water....very yummy.

_EndGame_

I just gave my juicer to my daughter yesterday because I didn't have good results with it... but, some people swear by it. I was just doing the breakfast replacement, although I did try a 3-day juice only fast (and ended up on antibiotics). Each time I was consistent with the juicing, I got cold sores or otherwise some kind of infection Ughhhh, I really wanted to like it after watching the documentaries and hearing other folks' results!

Good luck with it! If your body handles it well, then it is a great way to get a pile of nutrients in a small dose

Aye, I concur, the whole 3 day juice replacement is too much. Breakfast, however, is something I can deal with, given that I'm not really a breakfast person. Drinking a juice is easier than eating in the mornings!

Sorry it didn't work for you. I knew it was one of them things that people either swear by, or down right condemn!

_EndGame_

I do juice just once a day. I like to chew food:laugh: I do try to go easy on juicing too many fruits though. Sometimes in the afternoon I juice an apple, ginger and then top with soda water....very yummy.

Ginger! That's not something I've tried yet. It's meant to be quite tricky to juice I've heard? Has the potential to destroy your juicer? Cinnamon is something I have in and haven't tried yet.

Apparently cinnamon, pears and apples are meat to be a really nice mixture?!

Luv2eatSweets

I do juice just once a day. I like to chew food:laugh: I do try to go easy on juicing too many fruits though. Sometimes in the afternoon I juice an apple, ginger and then top with soda water....very yummy.

Ginger! That's not something I've tried yet. It's meant to be quite tricky to juice I've heard? Has the potential to destroy your juicer? Cinnamon is something I have in and haven't tried yet.

Apparently cinnamon, pears and apples are meat to be a really nice mixture?!

No the ginger is pretty easy to juice....just go easy on the amount. It does have a great kick to it. Haven't tried cinnamon yet, but sounds good.

Cerakoala

I have not tried juicing yet but now I am very interested thanks for posting this thread and the responses

_EndGame_

Yeah, ginger is something I can imagine being quite overpowering.

Typo above, btw, I don't put "meat" in my juices!

Onions are something I thought about juicing, I love onions, but not sure how they would taste in a juice, given that they're quite overpowering!

_EndGame_

I have not tried juicing yet but now I am very interested thanks for posting this thread and the responses

203lbs lost, that's amazing, btw!

Yeah, give it a try! You must be in the same boat as me, now I've lost 135lbs just by keeping a deficit and starting swimming, I'm looking at new methods to shake some extra lbs!

Luv2eatSweets

Yeah, ginger is something I can imagine being quite overpowering.

Typo above, btw, I don't put "meat" in my juices!

Onions are something I thought about juicing, I love onions, but not sure how they would taste in a juice, given that they're quite overpowering!

Yipes onions:noway: Kale is good try that, and parsley is supposed to be good.

baba_helly

I juice as often as I can. I incorporate it into my daily activity and I also feel much more energized after I do it. My favorite flavor is pineapple but I hear any type of citrus will work. Good luck OP!

_EndGame_

Yeah, ginger is something I can imagine being quite overpowering.

Typo above, btw, I don't put "meat" in my juices!

Onions are something I thought about juicing, I love onions, but not sure how they would taste in a juice, given that they're quite overpowering!

Yipes onions:noway: Kale is good try that, and parsley is supposed to be good.

I actually bought some parsley - have it sitting on the kitchen window, not plucked up the courage to use it yet. I don't want to ruin my juice with something I might not like!

_EndGame_

I juice as often as I can. I incorporate it into my daily activity and I also feel much more energized after I do it. My favorite flavor is pineapple but I hear any type of citrus will work. Good luck OP!

Yeah, pineapple is something I use, too, I just forgot to mention it! Can I ask what fruits/veggies you use the most? I've found myself using carrots, apples and pears with nearly all my mixes!

Luv2eatSweets

Yeah, ginger is something I can imagine being quite overpowering.

Typo above, btw, I don't put "meat" in my juices!

Onions are something I thought about juicing, I love onions, but not sure how they would taste in a juice, given that they're quite overpowering!

Well it will only get wilted ....so just jump in there. Close your eyes, and chug it down
Yipes onions:noway: Kale is good try that, and parsley is supposed to be good.

I actually bought some parsley - have it sitting on the kitchen window, not plucked up the courage to use it yet. I don't want to ruin my juice with something I might not like!

Duhh!!! forgot how to use quote button

Cerakoala

Thank you and congrats on your weight loss too! Just awesome I am always looking for new things to try. I grow bored of foods easily lol so always like to try new things

nicklippa

Let me state first that I am not a rep for any company just so you don't get the wrong idea. I used to juice all the time but my wife and I just spent so much time peeling veggies and then much time scrubbing the juicer when we were done it took the fun out of juicing.

So we discovered a company that has carrot, beet, barley, pea protein in powder format and we put in with water in our magic bullet and viola we have juice. 1 minute to clean and rinse and we are done. While I prefer to drink real juice from a juicer, I haven't seen one that is easy to clean and we've had 3 of them.

_EndGame_

Thank you and congrats on your weight loss too! Just awesome I am always looking for new things to try. I grow bored of foods easily lol so always like to try new things

I'm the opposite! I love to eat the same foods, but now I've lost this much weight, I'm having difficulty keeping up the progress!

@Luv2eatsweets - I do that all the time, I once quoted myself 4 times, in the same post, if that makes sense? Lol.

_EndGame_

Let me state first that I am not a rep for any company just so you don't get the wrong idea. I used to juice all the time but my wife and I just spent so much time peeling veggies and then much time scrubbing the juicer when we were done it took the fun out of juicing.

So we discovered a company that has carrot, beet, barley, pea protein in powder format and we put in with water in our magic bullet and viola we have juice. 1 minute to clean and rinse and we are done. While I prefer to drink real juice from a juicer, I haven't seen one that is easy to clean and we've had 3 of them.

You know, I tried the juicing thing for about a day 3 or 4 years back, I used the machine once, liked it, then never used it again! that was mainly due to the complex machine, that had about 1000 different parts, the juicer I have now is really easy and quick to use and clean!