Juice fasting

nahhan12

How's everyone's digestive systems handling the juice fasting? I'm curious because some websites say it causes diarrhea or constipation so I wanted to know what to expect.

jojoof4

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LizC26

I don't even bother counting calories or logging anything because i can't find anything in the database for fresh juice. If you log the fruit itself, its counting everything else you did'nt consume so theres really no point.

A minimum of 4 16 oz servings of juice each day is all you need . I usually have one every 4 hours starting with all fruit in the morning and greadully removing fruit and adding veggies to each subsequent drink until its all veggies at night.

I usually Juice as follows.

Morning
1 Red apple (anykind)
7 Strawberries
15 grapes (anykind)
A handfull of blueberries
1 peach or nectarine or apricot or plum

Afternoon
1 large Orange
1/6 of a pinnaple
1/2 mango
2 large carrots
1/4 cucumber
1/4 lime

Early Evening
1 bunch of kale
1 granny smith apple
1/2 cucumber
2 stalks of celery
ginger root
1/4 lemon

Night
1 large tomato
3 carrots
1 bunch of brocooli
1/2 cucumber
3 stalks of celery
half head of romaine or kale
1/4 lemon


Ill exchange fruits and veggies here and there to mix things up but overall its mostly consistent and this routine has worked wonders and

Good Luck to those starting!

Thanks, This is super helpful!!!!

cmriverside

Starting Day 4: Woke with a headache again. Downed my Green Drink...15 min later still had the headache. So I had 4 oz. of coffee. Tomorrow I'm switching to Green Tea.
Breakfast : Chard, spinach, blueberries, flax seed oil & whey powder.
Lunch: cucumber, tomato, kale, chard, spinach, tomato, carrot, & Brewer's yeast. ( this got really foamy & I could only drink 3/4 of it)

I've lost about 3 lbs. I was able to do my 30 Day Shred on Wednesday & today. I did 45 min. on the elliptical on Tuesday.

I'm going to keep adding flax oil & whey or hemp to my blends because of my weight training. I need the protein to repair damaged muscle tissue.

Keep on juicin' & blendin'!

I just wanted to say, on this post, this woman has only a few pounds to go to get to her weight goal. I would HIGHLY recommend doing this fast only with a doctor's guidance, especially if you are in a healthy weight range already - as this poster is. I think it is a fantastic short range program for people who have a lot of weight to lose, but it could be dangerous as a quick fix to people with 10-20 lbs to lose.

The movie had the participants under medical supervision, and I know the original poster on this thread, dakota, is also under a doctor's supervision. I've been cheering on those of you who are doing this the healthy way. I do worry about everyone with 10-20 pounds to lose trying this.

oKay, off my

Good luck, everyone!!

cbpbro

Is the night meal any good?

Its not bad, i have adjusted to the taste. I add a bit of seasalt to it and it almost resembles a ghetto V8 in a way.

Day 9 for me, lost another 2 pounds. I must have been detoxing more last night bc i felt weird and warm all night long. Today is still amazing feeling though. I cleaned the whole house yesterday due to the endless pool of energy i had. The last time i moved like that was 15 year ago when i was a teen. Im thinking about starting Couch to 5K today, the only thing stopping me is the weather.

swinginchandra

alrighty, so I finished my 5 days of raw food only. I lost a total of 4 lbs, we'll have yet to see how much of that comes back... I'm guessing 2-3lbs, cause my normal weight loss rate is 1lb /week. I don't know if I'd do it again, but I can say now, eating cooked food again, it's easier for my to control my portion sizes, and I'm feeling the full feeling more quickly. I hope that sticks around! I definitely think it's a good thing to do to reset your thinking and feeling about food. Although I'm hugely addicted to large quantities of fruit now, which isn't necessarily a good thing. I ate a lot of fruit before, and now I just want it all the time!

Amy

kobunski

I just read every comment! Wow! I'm so happy for the people doing the juice feasts!!! Congratulations!
I'd love to do a three day juice cleanse/fast to boost my system with micronutrients and to seek God monthly. I have done total no food fasts before for spiritual reasons and not for weight loss. I think this would be a nice way to just focus on purity and seeking God's plan for my life.
The only thing holding me back right now is the cost of food..I'd need $45 just to spend on myself for three days! I have a family of five and I try to make us meals full of veggies, fruits, whole grains and meat. This month has been challenging financially..so, when I can afford it, I'd like to do it.
Until then, I think I will just blend a veggie and fruit meal here and there and seek God when my kids are in bed!

CarolTempleton

Good job everyone on your fastings..... Its Day 13 and its almost over for me. But I think I will keep juicing in the morning and have sensible meals the rest of the day. Cause honestly I can only drink the fruit ones with maybe carrots and celery and sometimes a cucumber. My taste buds are not there on juicing veggies. I've been making myself drink them. So I'll be eating my veggies starting Monday instead of juicing them. And I'll be sure to eat a lot of veggies. I feel amazing though and going to try and keep clean.

Happy Juicing:drinker:

wintermama13

I've noticed I have to hide my vegies juiced too...celery is pretty good I think though in the juices. I know what you're feeling though

dinitrilestari

this is my second day. the first day, my hand and legs were cold. i hope it will get better on day 2.

waylonthornton

Wrapping up Day 4 and I've lost almost 6lbs!! This is crazy! I've only been doing juice for breakfast and lunch, then doing salads for dinner. This is crazy! I originally intended to only do it for 5 days, but I'm keeping at it for another week.

Good luck to everyone!

Ochunshoney

Funny I saw the same Documentary today. I am thinking of doing 10 day fast in couple of weeks. Just to cleanse and reboot everything.

Getting_Fit_4_Life

Bump. Interesting.

Bsp120167

You guys must be talking about the documentary "Fat, Sick, and Almost Dead". It is really inspirational and gives you a good look at how Americans and the rest of the world eat so poorly. I do some juicing to supplement my diet because i don't think you can get the nutrients your body needs through regular eating. If you don't have time to juice sometimes a great supplement I use is Green Vibrance which gives you a super boost in nutrients.

Steelytop

Day 9: Lost 18 lb. so far. 51 days to go. Feeling great yesterday and today. And finally had a few questions answered that I was wondering about and now feel much better about that too. All is well in my world today! I'm doing fruit in the AM and veggie in the PM. Probably a 1/3 split although there is usually some green apple in there somewhere.

I'm thinking my 60 day mark is going to be pretty good at this point and I do feel well enough now to exercise so i'll be exercising today as well. I have my menu ideas completely thought out in basic terms and I think it will be very easy to stick to this. I enjoy the benefits from the juice.

It's like I learned to associate more pain with the foods causing the problem and more pleasure to the ones that are the direct opposite. I see everyone else's pattern and respect it but this one is for me.

fitfunk

Dipping my toe in the pool. I just dusted off my juicer and made my 1st juice!

Huge bunch kale (yields an inch of juice!)
3 celery stalk
2 generic apples
1 pear

Not bad. Stuck it in the freezer though. I forgot lemons/ginger or other flavor boosters. I did have some organic peach-mango juice in the fridge. Just adding a splash (2 Tbls?) of that made a huge difference.

I found the FSND documentary hugely inspirational. Toyed w/ going full hog on the juice, but decided I'd be more successful if I started it by adding juices to my existing routine first. I'm going to try to add a juice or 2 daily in the hopes of eventually going on the full juice feast.

Though I am going to have to go to the market a LOT more or buy a lot more each trip...

69Jax69

I did a juice fast over a month ago, was going for 10days but on day 4 had a bad reaction to watermelon juice. I have to say though, my body really did feel different and "cleaner" and I had AMAZING energy! I did lose weight, but it came back easily (because I ate like crap) lol.

ohpurdysure

This is great.. I own a Vita Mix and rather Juice everything because I learned that the body needs to Chew something for the Nutrients, its isnt always about making it liquid to fill u up and be healthy, its something about the salavia and the nutrients in the foods we eat.. I tend to like to chew, there again the vita mix is not a Juicer, I can put a whole apple, whole pear skin and seeds and all if I want too.. and a hand full of spinach and add something like a Kiwi _ that ones a peeler.. and then make a smoothie add yogurt and ice.. and wow.... then I eat my Bananna because I have something to eat and drink.. and also the fact that Banannas are strong when mixed with other fruits and u will have only that taste.. so I rather eat the bannana.. Check out the vita mix web page, I have owned mine for 4 years and my Father who is 72 and only looks 60.. is a BIG vita mix user and he walks 1 miles everyday, thats it.. and he takes NO medication he eats green as much as possible but loves his smoothies.. well good luck and to each us our own journeys with the same common want.. to be healthy and live and feel better.. Hats off to ya. !!!

widmar

I've done some juicing in the past. I think I need to get my juicer back out and start again. Could use a re-set.
Thanks to everyone for posting their Journey results. GOOD JOB TO EVERYONE!!!

CarolTempleton

Well today is my last day of full juicing and its been hard, but a real treat. I will slowly add fresh and steamed veggies to my diet, and probably just do a fruit with some veggies juiced in the morning and have salads and fresh greens and lean meats for lunch and dinner. I will probably do this for a week, then back to full juicing and maybe one meal a day. depends how everything goes. Glad everyone is doing so well and keep posting your results, I love to hear about them and your success.

Happy Juicing:drinker:

wintermama13

If you dont' mind my asking how much weight you lost while juicing Carol?

waylonthornton

Beginning of Day 6 here for me and I've lost another pound, making it 7lbs lost!

Pretty stoked.

dinitrilestari

end of day 3 and went to the gym this morning and still had some energy for basket at night. well everythings getting better on day 3.

CarolTempleton

If you dont' mind my asking how much weight you lost while juicing Carol?

12lbs in 2 wks which is at a good healthy rate

CarolTempleton

Good job everyone...keep it up.
Happy Monday with Happy Juicing:drinker:

kelly1922

so i have a question. my husband and i are starting this next Monday, Aug. 8. it will be easier for me to do since i stay at home with the kids. but he works, so we're wondering how on earth he's supposed to make enough juice for his meals at work? what do you all do that work outside of the home? any help or suggestions would be appreciated! thanks!

cbpbro

so i have a question. my husband and i are starting this next Monday, Aug. 8. it will be easier for me to do since i stay at home with the kids. but he works, so we're wondering how on earth he's supposed to make enough juice for his meals at work? what do you all do that work outside of the home? any help or suggestions would be appreciated! thanks!

I drink a 16 oz before i got to work and make 2 more for work and put them in a big container. I drink half about 3 hours later and the other half 3 hours after that, then by the time i get home i can make the final one for the day.


Day 11 for me, down a few more pounds for 22 or 23 total, ive lost track. Feel amazing with tons of energy. Noticed my skin is really super clear and soft and i cant breathe so much easier than before. I took some Ginseng yesterday since its supposed to detox you and i take that it did because i got the warm leg and skin feeling i did before on day 3 and i had to take a nap. I'll try it again to see if it does the same thing.

kelly1922

so i have a question. my husband and i are starting this next Monday, Aug. 8. it will be easier for me to do since i stay at home with the kids. but he works, so we're wondering how on earth he's supposed to make enough juice for his meals at work? what do you all do that work outside of the home? any help or suggestions would be appreciated! thanks!

I drink a 16 oz before i got to work and make 2 more for work and put them in a big container. I drink half about 3 hours later and the other half 3 hours after that, then by the time i get home i can make the final one for the day.


Day 11 for me, down a few more pounds for 22 or 23 total, ive lost track. Feel amazing with tons of energy. Noticed my skin is really super clear and soft and i cant breathe so much easier than before. I took some Ginseng yesterday since its supposed to detox you and i take that it did because i got the warm leg and skin feeling i did before on day 3 and i had to take a nap. I'll try it again to see if it does the same thing.

first of all, congratulations on your weight loss! that is awesome!!

second, thank you for the suggestion. i guess i can buy like a 32 oz. container or something and have him take that to work. how many juice smoothies do you have in one day? 4? or 5?

rhomor

So, those of you who have been juicing- what do you think that this mix will be ok? Kiwi-apple-grapefruit?

Thoughts?

rhomor

So, those of you who have been juicing- what do you think that this mix will be ok? Kiwi-apple-grapefruit?

Thoughts?