Juicing

What are you trying to achieve? What type of cleanse? Are you just drinking juice the whole time?

I'm about to embark on a weekend cleanse juice fast! Has anyone else been juicing? I'm only doing the 3 day deal for now, but plan to use it as part of a regular routine, maybe twice a month, between healthy eating.

Are you constipated?

Not sure juicing would help since you remove like all the fiber..

lol, no! Just something people at work are trying, and I thought I would too. I've read some facts about it, and just wanted to know if anyone else in this forum was trying it.

Dr Oz is a quack when it comes to diet and supplement advice. Juicing won't detox your body of toxins. Those juice cleanse diets are not backed by scientific research. I've never read any study on juicing, nor have I ever read anything that even specifically list what these so called 'toxins' even are, besides fecal matter anyways.

Just doing a 3 day fast. I have several recipes, one is "Dr. Oz's 48hr weekend cleanse", and I have several recipes from my juice machine as well as the internet. I know that lack of protein and some nutrients can be a problem on a fast, and so that is why its only 3 days. I'm wanting to detox my body of toxins, reset my metabolism, and start a better excercise and diet regimen.

Your body does not need detoxing, you will not reset your metabolism, it has nothing to do with exercise and its not a good way to start a diet as it does not teach you good habits.

Oh, and Dr Oz is an asshat.

in my personal opinion, juicing is a fad....

and I don't have any faith in fad diets....

so no, I don't juice.

I juice in addition to, but not a replacement for regular meals. Sometimes I simply wan't a green drink and really feel good with the kick it gives me. They tend to be calorie heavy for what they offer in terms of being filling though. Try carrot, cucumber, spinach and apple for a tasty juice and fennel really makes a great addition.

There is nothing wrong with juicing and it is in fact healthy for you as it allows you to eat the same types of food as a Vegan. It just sounds like a fad because of the marketing words that people use to sell their blender brand. Juicing is also not a true fast as you are actually eating foods that a Vegan would eat. The word "fast" is just thrown into the mix to make it sound like an extreme diet marketed towards people who are desperate to lose weight.

What kind of juice cleanse do you do after the holidays?

What kind of juice cleanse do you do after the holidays?

I replace 1 - 2 meals a day with juicing, for a week. Nothing specific. It just helps my gut not feel heavy. Holidays and road trips (fast food for days) makes my gut just feel heavy.