Juice Fast

marywt8

I've been struggling with my weight, I exercise regularly, eat well most days but at night time I tend to binge. I feel tired all the time and generally unwell. So I went to see a Naturopath, he did a blood analysis and long story short he suggested I stop eating meat, soy, diary, wheat and no more drinking tap water.

He also suggested a 7 day juice fast, so that, is what I'm going to do, starting tomorrow. I got some supplements, vitamin C, some probiotic and a hormone tea and I'm gonna start tomorrow. I'm nervous but curious, to both see if I can last the 7 days and what affect it has on my body.

So here's to new beginnings!

gypsy_spirit

See you when you come back to reality.

Seriously, this sounds awful. But, you do you. Best of luck.

_Zardoz_

If he told you to stand on one leg and juggle would you? Any particular reason he decided that you should avoid these things? I suggest going for something you could go for the rest of your life like eating normal food at a calorie deficit. Have a look at the link

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1175494-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants?hl=guide+to+sexypants&page=1#posts-18361594

Kalikel

Your Naturopath is an idiot who is giving you very bad advice.

If you follow the very bad advice, you will be participating in unhealthy behavior and spending money foolishly.

WalkingAlong

It doesn't sound all that nutty to me, except maybe the tap water part but I don't know your tap water or what he thinks might be in it that's bothering you. I've read books on food allergies and suffered from mild food allergies and what you describe sounds like it could be that. So an elimination diet is probably a good idea.

The juice fast is probably just to get a blank slate and maybe get some weight loss to help you stay motivated. Usually the foods we've grown allergic to are things we eat everyday, so rotating them out can be hard without a plan for what you'll replace them with.

Good luck!

sloth3toes

I'm gonna start tomorrow. I'm nervous but curious, to both see if I can last the 7 days and what affect it has on my body.

So here's to new beginnings!

Just be sure you have a transition plan. Even if you don't last the 7 days.... you need to have a firm plan to go to. Or you'll just go right back to where you were, and what you did before.

valarielala

There are good reasons to eliminate all of these things, but to do so all at once is not recommended. Elimination diets are common to determine which foods might be contributing to our symptoms. Juice fasting is fine if you do it correctly and are sensible about it; 7 days is a bit much. Try a 3 day fast. There are lots of websites that talk about how to do this. However, it does sound like, in conjunction with all of the other things your naturopath told you, that it's too much in one fell swoop.

The real thing to consider is something that is called crowding out. Start incorporating more vegetables and fruits into your diet. Start drinking more water (tap water has all kinds of issues around it, but if it's good in your area, tap water is better than no water). The more healthy things you start eating on a regular basis, the better you feel and you'll naturally stop eating things that are bad for you. Bad meaning, those things don't work for YOU. Not the bad that is bad because someone else said it is.

Always listen to your body. Make slow, incremental changes.

La5Vega5Girl

good luck with that. sounds awful and very unhealthy.

i do agree with the naturopath on the diet program for the short-term. google JJVirgin and her diet. i did it last year, lost 10 lbs and found out that i have an allergy to soy.

skinnyinnotime

Did you ask why he suggested this?

Seems pretty silly advice.