Incredibly thirsty since started juicing - what gives?

dsendre
dsendre Posts: 173 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So, I started juicing this week with green juices (mostly kale, spinach, celery, carrot, apple, cucumber) in the morning for breakfast and in the evening as a pre-dinner meal boost. So far, so good and I'm really enjoying the new additions to my daily routine.

However, I've noticed that I'm consuming over twice as much water as I typically do. I usually drink at least 2.5 liters of water a day but now I'm up over 5 liters. Between the juices and all the water, I feel like I'm constantly making trips to the bathroom throughout the day.

Is this normal? Why would my thirst increase so much while juicing? I've read that you're supposed to increase your water intake while juicing anyways but my thirst is kinda out of control right now.
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  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    It probably has something to do with how incredibly unhealthy juicing is
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    Some people mix their fresh juice half and half with water.

    If you're exclusively juicing, try to not go longer than 3 days without a doctor's supervision. If I do an all day juice or mostly juice, I typically will do about 3/4 juice with 1/4 water. And then fill the glass with water again. To me, fresh juice is really sweet tasting. I think that's why I like to water it down.
  • iliveintheshire
    iliveintheshire Posts: 76
    Your blood sugar is probably spiking because there is no fiber/low fiber and no protein to stabilize your blood glucose levels and your body is trying to dilute the blood.
  • wikitbikit
    wikitbikit Posts: 518 Member
    As I recall, kale and celery are fairly high in sodium for vegetables. If you're suddenly taking in a lot lot lot more than you're used to, I guess maybe that could have something to do with it.
  • AbsoluteNG
    AbsoluteNG Posts: 1,079 Member
    It probably has something to do with how incredibly unhealthy juicing is

    Juicing is in fact healthy as you are following the same food guidelines as a Vegan. The only thing a juicer should watch for is putting too much sugary fruits in the juicer.
  • Raybug0903
    Raybug0903 Posts: 86 Member
    How is juicing unhealthy?
  • 2hobbit1
    2hobbit1 Posts: 820 Member
    Time to check your blood sugar levels - could be juicing is pushing you off the prediabetes cliff in to full fledged diabetes.

    Excessive thirst, excessive urination, are two of the classic symptoms. Are you more tired or shaky than before? Are you noticing blurry vision - trouble with night driving? Weight loss beyond what your calorie intake should give?

    If so back off of the juicing and get to a doctor. You do not need to be passing out behind the wheel or winding up in the ICU because your blood sugar is through the roof and your electrolyte balance is all messed up!
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    How is juicing unhealthy?
    High in carbs/sugar (low fiber as well) but low in fat and protein which are the nutrients your body actually needs. You don't need carbs, but you need fats and proteins. You'll preserve your fat mass while losing your lean body mass. Juicing is terrible for your health.
  • nikkionwine
    nikkionwine Posts: 49
    How is juicing unhealthy?
    High in carbs/sugar (low fiber as well) but low in fat and protein which are the nutrients your body actually needs. You don't need carbs, but you need fats and proteins. You'll preserve your fat mass while losing your lean body mass. Juicing is terrible for your health.

    Hmm, strange! I was pretty sure carbs provide energy and I've been juicing for months with tons of stamina, muscle building, weight loss. In fact in the past 6 weeks I've gone from 21% body fat to 16%. I start every morning with a fresh green juice. It gives me tons of energy for cardio :) I'd like to see your statements backed up with evidence. Can you provide trustworthy links? Seriously, I am intrigued.
  • PixieGoddess
    PixieGoddess Posts: 1,833 Member
    Another possibility is that the excess liquids going through your system are washing out all your electrolytes. But regardless of all our conjectures, I agree that the best course of action is to talk to your doctor. (Or at least see if your insurance has a free help line that you can call to talk to a medical person one-on-one.)
  • SanteMulberry
    SanteMulberry Posts: 3,202 Member
    bump
  • phykes203
    phykes203 Posts: 10
    If juicing is done RIGHT, it is incredibly healthy. Unfortunately, too many of us don't include what we need. When I juice feasted I was never thirsty, so your comment worries me about what is causing it. I always put my juices into MFP to keep track of the nutrients.... not sure if you are. I made custom mixes so I always started with "generic (apple)" or what ever juice.

    I second the comment to check in with your doctor.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    How is juicing unhealthy?
    High in carbs/sugar (low fiber as well) but low in fat and protein which are the nutrients your body actually needs. You don't need carbs, but you need fats and proteins. You'll preserve your fat mass while losing your lean body mass. Juicing is terrible for your health.

    Hmm, strange! I was pretty sure carbs provide energy and I've been juicing for months with tons of stamina, muscle building, weight loss. In fact in the past 6 weeks I've gone from 21% body fat to 16%. I start every morning with a fresh green juice. It gives me tons of energy for cardio :) I'd like to see your statements backed up with evidence. Can you provide trustworthy links? Seriously, I am intrigued.
    How are you building muscle on a no protein diet? If you're eating other foods in addition to juicing that's one thing, but an all juice diet is super unhealthy.

    Here are some peer reviewed articles on the importance of protein and the dangers of a low protein diet.

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/62/1/30.short

    http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/content/42/1/81.abstract

    http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/67/11/1161.abstract

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/87/1/150.abstract

    These are just a few but if you'd like more let me know.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    It's not healthy to over-do anything no matter if it's good or bad in your eyes. Little bit of everything.
  • AbsoluteNG
    AbsoluteNG Posts: 1,079 Member
    How is juicing unhealthy?
    High in carbs/sugar (low fiber as well) but low in fat and protein which are the nutrients your body actually needs. You don't need carbs, but you need fats and proteins. You'll preserve your fat mass while losing your lean body mass. Juicing is terrible for your health.

    Hmm, strange! I was pretty sure carbs provide energy and I've been juicing for months with tons of stamina, muscle building, weight loss. In fact in the past 6 weeks I've gone from 21% body fat to 16%. I start every morning with a fresh green juice. It gives me tons of energy for cardio :) I'd like to see your statements backed up with evidence. Can you provide trustworthy links? Seriously, I am intrigued.
    How are you building muscle on a no protein diet? If you're eating other foods in addition to juicing that's one thing, but an all juice diet is super unhealthy.

    Here are some peer reviewed articles on the importance of protein and the dangers of a low protein diet.

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/62/1/30.short

    http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/content/42/1/81.abstract

    http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/67/11/1161.abstract

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/87/1/150.abstract

    These are just a few but if you'd like more let me know.


    How do cows get protein eating grass all day long? If told you that high protein diets are linked to kidney failure and provided links to them, would that be a fair analysis if said diet? Obviously not. Juicing can be healthy and anyone can easily meat their nutritional needs on a Juicing diet as it follows the same guidelines as a Vegan. The only difference is that it's everything is blended up. So lets not go off the deep end by demonizing a diet that you haven't spent much time looking into.


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  • SanteMulberry
    SanteMulberry Posts: 3,202 Member
    How is juicing unhealthy?
    High in carbs/sugar (low fiber as well) but low in fat and protein which are the nutrients your body actually needs. You don't need carbs, but you need fats and proteins. You'll preserve your fat mass while losing your lean body mass. Juicing is terrible for your health.

    Hmm, strange! I was pretty sure carbs provide energy and I've been juicing for months with tons of stamina, muscle building, weight loss. In fact in the past 6 weeks I've gone from 21% body fat to 16%. I start every morning with a fresh green juice. It gives me tons of energy for cardio :) I'd like to see your statements backed up with evidence. Can you provide trustworthy links? Seriously, I am intrigued.
    How are you building muscle on a no protein diet? If you're eating other foods in addition to juicing that's one thing, but an all juice diet is super unhealthy.

    Here are some peer reviewed articles on the importance of protein and the dangers of a low protein diet.

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/62/1/30.short

    http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/content/42/1/81.abstract

    http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/67/11/1161.abstract

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/87/1/150.abstract

    These are just a few but if you'd like more let me know.

    Yikes! No protein??! Is that what juicers do? How can anyone stay healthy long-term without sufficient protein?
  • nikkionwine
    nikkionwine Posts: 49
    How is juicing unhealthy?
    High in carbs/sugar (low fiber as well) but low in fat and protein which are the nutrients your body actually needs. You don't need carbs, but you need fats and proteins. You'll preserve your fat mass while losing your lean body mass. Juicing is terrible for your health.

    Hmm, strange! I was pretty sure carbs provide energy and I've been juicing for months with tons of stamina, muscle building, weight loss. In fact in the past 6 weeks I've gone from 21% body fat to 16%. I start every morning with a fresh green juice. It gives me tons of energy for cardio :) I'd like to see your statements backed up with evidence. Can you provide trustworthy links? Seriously, I am intrigued.
    How are you building muscle on a no protein diet? If you're eating other foods in addition to juicing that's one thing, but an all juice diet is super unhealthy.

    Here are some peer reviewed articles on the importance of protein and the dangers of a low protein diet.

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/62/1/30.short

    http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/content/42/1/81.abstract

    http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/67/11/1161.abstract

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/87/1/150.abstract

    These are just a few but if you'd like more let me know.

    Of course I eat protein, not on a juice fast. But saying "juicing is incredibly unhealthy" is pretty ambiguous. First of all, not everyone who juices, ONLY juices, in fact I'd wager that most incorporate it into an otherwise healthy diet, like me. For me it's a way to get a carb boost before the gym and the nutrients from a lot of vegetables I wouldn't otherwise eat.

    Now, For someone who eats McDonald's all day, I'd even say strictly juicing would be a healthy change, not "incredibly unhealthy"
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    How is juicing unhealthy?
    High in carbs/sugar (low fiber as well) but low in fat and protein which are the nutrients your body actually needs. You don't need carbs, but you need fats and proteins. You'll preserve your fat mass while losing your lean body mass. Juicing is terrible for your health.

    Hmm, strange! I was pretty sure carbs provide energy and I've been juicing for months with tons of stamina, muscle building, weight loss. In fact in the past 6 weeks I've gone from 21% body fat to 16%. I start every morning with a fresh green juice. It gives me tons of energy for cardio :) I'd like to see your statements backed up with evidence. Can you provide trustworthy links? Seriously, I am intrigued.
    How are you building muscle on a no protein diet? If you're eating other foods in addition to juicing that's one thing, but an all juice diet is super unhealthy.

    Here are some peer reviewed articles on the importance of protein and the dangers of a low protein diet.

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/62/1/30.short

    http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/content/42/1/81.abstract

    http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/67/11/1161.abstract

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/87/1/150.abstract

    These are just a few but if you'd like more let me know.


    How do cows get protein eating grass all day long? If told you that high protein diets are linked to kidney failure and provided links to them, would that be a fair analysis if said diet? Obviously not. Juicing can be healthy and anyone can easily meat their nutritional needs on a Juicing diet as it follows the same guidelines as a Vegan. The only difference is that it's everything is blended up. So lets not go off the deep end by demonizing a diet that you haven't spent much time looking into.


    .
    Vegan=/= poor nutrition. I was vegan and I ate low carb with adequate fat and protein. If by high protein you mean over 3g protein per pound of body weight this could be harmful but .8-1.4g protein is perfectly healthy.
  • AbsoluteNG
    AbsoluteNG Posts: 1,079 Member
    How is juicing unhealthy?
    High in carbs/sugar (low fiber as well) but low in fat and protein which are the nutrients your body actually needs. You don't need carbs, but you need fats and proteins. You'll preserve your fat mass while losing your lean body mass. Juicing is terrible for your health.

    Hmm, strange! I was pretty sure carbs provide energy and I've been juicing for months with tons of stamina, muscle building, weight loss. In fact in the past 6 weeks I've gone from 21% body fat to 16%. I start every morning with a fresh green juice. It gives me tons of energy for cardio :) I'd like to see your statements backed up with evidence. Can you provide trustworthy links? Seriously, I am intrigued.
    How are you building muscle on a no protein diet? If you're eating other foods in addition to juicing that's one thing, but an all juice diet is super unhealthy.

    Here are some peer reviewed articles on the importance of protein and the dangers of a low protein diet.

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/62/1/30.short

    http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/content/42/1/81.abstract

    http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/67/11/1161.abstract

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/87/1/150.abstract

    These are just a few but if you'd like more let me know.


    How do cows get protein eating grass all day long? If told you that high protein diets are linked to kidney failure and provided links to them, would that be a fair analysis if said diet? Obviously not. Juicing can be healthy and anyone can easily meat their nutritional needs on a Juicing diet as it follows the same guidelines as a Vegan. The only difference is that it's everything is blended up. So lets not go off the deep end by demonizing a diet that you haven't spent much time looking into.


    .
    Vegan=/= poor nutrition. I was vegan and I ate low carb with adequate fat and protein. If by high protein you mean over 3g protein per pound of body weight this could be harmful but .8-1.4g protein is perfectly healthy.

    I think there is some confusion here. Jucing = Vegan. They are the same diet. The only difference is that one comes in a blender.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    How is juicing unhealthy?

    BECAUSE EATING FOOD IS HEALTHY AND JUICING ISN'T EATING FOOD.

    /thread
  • taiyola
    taiyola Posts: 964 Member
    She didn't say she wasn't eating protein/fats/carbs/food.

    Breakfast = juice.
    Pre-dinner snack = juice.

    :indifferent:
  • Joanneea
    Joanneea Posts: 37
    There is nothing wrong with sourcing protein from plants. Being sensible and choosing well the food you put on your plate, and thus into your mouth just takes a bit of education.

    The same as juicing, educate yourself about the sugar contents of foods, in the same way you know eating a whole packet of dried frutis is not good for you, learn a good combo of juices and consider moderation.



    Plant based protein chart - http://www.theholykale.com/plant-based-protein-chart/


    Here is another one on iron http://www.vegetarian.org.uk/factsheets/iron.html - not sure why parsley doesn't get a mention hm


    Wonderful! Humble parsley has just 36 calories/100 g, but their phyto-nutrients profile is no less than any high-calorie food sources.

    This unique herb provides:
    38% of folates,
    220% of vitamin C,
    281% of vitamin A,
    1366% of vitamin K,
    14% of calcium,
    77.5% of iron and
    5561 mcg of zeaxanthin.
    5054 mcg of carotene-beta
    (Note: the values are in % of RDA per 100 g (RDA-Recommended daily allowance))
    http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/parsley.html
  • delekium
    delekium Posts: 40 Member
    i think celery is high in sodium?
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    How is juicing unhealthy?
    High in carbs/sugar (low fiber as well) but low in fat and protein which are the nutrients your body actually needs. You don't need carbs, but you need fats and proteins. You'll preserve your fat mass while losing your lean body mass. Juicing is terrible for your health.

    Hmm, strange! I was pretty sure carbs provide energy and I've been juicing for months with tons of stamina, muscle building, weight loss. In fact in the past 6 weeks I've gone from 21% body fat to 16%. I start every morning with a fresh green juice. It gives me tons of energy for cardio :) I'd like to see your statements backed up with evidence. Can you provide trustworthy links? Seriously, I am intrigued.
    How are you building muscle on a no protein diet? If you're eating other foods in addition to juicing that's one thing, but an all juice diet is super unhealthy.

    Here are some peer reviewed articles on the importance of protein and the dangers of a low protein diet.

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/62/1/30.short

    http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/content/42/1/81.abstract

    http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/67/11/1161.abstract

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/87/1/150.abstract

    These are just a few but if you'd like more let me know.


    How do cows get protein eating grass all day long? If told you that high protein diets are linked to kidney failure and provided links to them, would that be a fair analysis if said diet? Obviously not. Juicing can be healthy and anyone can easily meat their nutritional needs on a Juicing diet as it follows the same guidelines as a Vegan. The only difference is that it's everything is blended up. So lets not go off the deep end by demonizing a diet that you haven't spent much time looking into.


    .
    Vegan=/= poor nutrition. I was vegan and I ate low carb with adequate fat and protein. If by high protein you mean over 3g protein per pound of body weight this could be harmful but .8-1.4g protein is perfectly healthy.

    I think there is some confusion here. Jucing = Vegan. They are the same diet. The only difference is that one comes in a blender.
    Nuts, some protein powders, flax seeds, etc. are vegan. I've never seen someone juice a nut. I WAS vegan. I was alsoneating less than 50g net carbs a day. A vegan diet doesn't have to be high carb. A juice diet is.
  • lisamarie2181
    lisamarie2181 Posts: 560 Member
    How is juicing unhealthy?
    High in carbs/sugar (low fiber as well) but low in fat and protein which are the nutrients your body actually needs. You don't need carbs, but you need fats and proteins. You'll preserve your fat mass while losing your lean body mass. Juicing is terrible for your health.

    Hmm, strange! I was pretty sure carbs provide energy and I've been juicing for months with tons of stamina, muscle building, weight loss. In fact in the past 6 weeks I've gone from 21% body fat to 16%. I start every morning with a fresh green juice. It gives me tons of energy for cardio :) I'd like to see your statements backed up with evidence. Can you provide trustworthy links? Seriously, I am intrigued.
    How are you building muscle on a no protein diet? If you're eating other foods in addition to juicing that's one thing, but an all juice diet is super unhealthy.

    Here are some peer reviewed articles on the importance of protein and the dangers of a low protein diet.

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/62/1/30.short

    http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/content/42/1/81.abstract

    http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/67/11/1161.abstract

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/87/1/150.abstract

    These are just a few but if you'd like more let me know.


    How do cows get protein eating grass all day long? If told you that high protein diets are linked to kidney failure and provided links to them, would that be a fair analysis if said diet? Obviously not. Juicing can be healthy and anyone can easily meat their nutritional needs on a Juicing diet as it follows the same guidelines as a Vegan. The only difference is that it's everything is blended up. So lets not go off the deep end by demonizing a diet that you haven't spent much time looking into.


    .
    Vegan=/= poor nutrition. I was vegan and I ate low carb with adequate fat and protein. If by high protein you mean over 3g protein per pound of body weight this could be harmful but .8-1.4g protein is perfectly healthy.

    I think there is some confusion here. Jucing = Vegan. They are the same diet. The only difference is that one comes in a blender.
    Nuts, some protein powders, flax seeds, etc. are vegan. I've never seen someone juice a nut. I WAS vegan. I was alsoneating less than 50g net carbs a day. A vegan diet doesn't have to be high carb. A juice diet is.

    IDK if anyone noticed, but the OP said nothing about doing a juice fast, she said she incorporated a juice in the morning and one in the afternoon, she didn't say anything about not eating regular food.

    OP depending on how "unhealthy" you have been, it could be flushing you out, but I agree you should check with your doctor if what is occurring is way out of normal. You are taking in a lot more liquid than normal which could explain the bathroom breaks, but not sure why it would be making you so thirsty, you are not putting that much fruit it, or at least it doesn't look that way.
  • dsendre
    dsendre Posts: 173 Member
    Thanks for all the replies everyone.

    As you can see, this thread has caused me to put a photo on my profile to note that I am indeed a "he" instead of a "she" ;) Thanks for the motivation!

    I guess I should have been more descriptive. I am definitely NOT on a juice cleanse or all juice diet. I still eat a normal food lunch and dinner every day (feel free to look at my diary) but have now started drinking green juices for breakfast (after my morning Insanity workout) and a between-lunch-and-dinner snack.

    Today I am actually feeling pretty normal as far as the thirst goes. I have read that the first couple days of drinking juice can cause some odd side effects. Although I haven't seen thirst specifically listed as one of those side effects, I'm wondering if it's all just part of my body getting used to a new method of nourishment. However, I think iliveintheshire and 2hobbit1 have good points about an increase in my blood sugar. I am definitely ingesting more sugar now than previously with all of the vegetable juices (and small amount of fruit juices). Not too much more, but more. That double dose of Carrot/Apple juice on Wednesday was significantly more sugar from what I'm used to. I'm wondering if the fact that liquids are more quickly absorbed by the body means I'm getting a faster sugar rush from these juices than what I'm used to. I will definitely be keeping an eye on this and will watch the sugar in the juices I make.

    Either way, like I said I'm feeling pretty normal today - which is only day 3 of adding juices to my diet. Unquestionably, I have been feeling more alert and have more energy these past few days.

    Thank you for all the informative links and other information. I'll be sure to post back to this board about my progress as well as any other developments.
  • lisamarie2181
    lisamarie2181 Posts: 560 Member
    Sorry about that OP! :blushing:
  • AbsoluteNG
    AbsoluteNG Posts: 1,079 Member
    How is juicing unhealthy?
    High in carbs/sugar (low fiber as well) but low in fat and protein which are the nutrients your body actually needs. You don't need carbs, but you need fats and proteins. You'll preserve your fat mass while losing your lean body mass. Juicing is terrible for your health.

    Hmm, strange! I was pretty sure carbs provide energy and I've been juicing for months with tons of stamina, muscle building, weight loss. In fact in the past 6 weeks I've gone from 21% body fat to 16%. I start every morning with a fresh green juice. It gives me tons of energy for cardio :) I'd like to see your statements backed up with evidence. Can you provide trustworthy links? Seriously, I am intrigued.
    How are you building muscle on a no protein diet? If you're eating other foods in addition to juicing that's one thing, but an all juice diet is super unhealthy.

    Here are some peer reviewed articles on the importance of protein and the dangers of a low protein diet.

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/62/1/30.short

    http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/content/42/1/81.abstract

    http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/67/11/1161.abstract

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/87/1/150.abstract

    These are just a few but if you'd like more let me know.


    How do cows get protein eating grass all day long? If told you that high protein diets are linked to kidney failure and provided links to them, would that be a fair analysis if said diet? Obviously not. Juicing can be healthy and anyone can easily meat their nutritional needs on a Juicing diet as it follows the same guidelines as a Vegan. The only difference is that it's everything is blended up. So lets not go off the deep end by demonizing a diet that you haven't spent much time looking into.


    .
    Vegan=/= poor nutrition. I was vegan and I ate low carb with adequate fat and protein. If by high protein you mean over 3g protein per pound of body weight this could be harmful but .8-1.4g protein is perfectly healthy.

    I think there is some confusion here. Jucing = Vegan. They are the same diet. The only difference is that one comes in a blender.
    Nuts, some protein powders, flax seeds, etc. are vegan. I've never seen someone juice a nut. I WAS vegan. I was alsoneating less than 50g net carbs a day. A vegan diet doesn't have to be high carb. A juice diet is.

    There is no restriction as to what you can put in a juicer so if one wants, he can put protein powder in it. Nuts probably wouldn't be a good idea but there are other sources of protein in vegetables that one can get that I'm sure you know about since you have been a Vegan, so lets pretend we're stupid okay? :)
  • iliveintheshire
    iliveintheshire Posts: 76
    Thanks for all the replies everyone.

    As you can see, this thread has caused me to put a photo on my profile to note that I am indeed a "he" instead of a "she" ;) Thanks for the motivation!

    I guess I should have been more descriptive. I am definitely NOT on a juice cleanse or all juice diet. I still eat a normal food lunch and dinner every day (feel free to look at my diary) but have now started drinking green juices for breakfast (after my morning Insanity workout) and a between-lunch-and-dinner snack.

    Today I am actually feeling pretty normal as far as the thirst goes. I have read that the first couple days of drinking juice can cause some odd side effects. Although I haven't seen thirst specifically listed as one of those side effects, I'm wondering if it's all just part of my body getting used to a new method of nourishment. However, I think iliveintheshire and 2hobbit1 have good points about an increase in my blood sugar. I am definitely ingesting more sugar now than previously with all of the vegetable juices (and small amount of fruit juices). Not too much more, but more. That double dose of Carrot/Apple juice on Wednesday was significantly more sugar from what I'm used to. I'm wondering if the fact that liquids are more quickly absorbed by the body means I'm getting a faster sugar rush from these juices than what I'm used to. I will definitely be keeping an eye on this and will watch the sugar in the juices I make.

    Either way, like I said I'm feeling pretty normal today - which is only day 3 of adding juices to my diet. Unquestionably, I have been feeling more alert and have more energy these past few days.

    Thank you for all the informative links and other information. I'll be sure to post back to this board about my progress as well as any other developments.

    It's not necessarily the fact that it is a liquid, but how you've made it a liquid. By removing the structure (namely fiber) of the fruit and vegetable, it's basically taken the "work" out of it for your body and BAM blood sugar goes way up. There are some juicers that don't take as much fiber our and are much better for you, but they tend to be like $400! haha. Basically, the less pulp your juicer takes out, the slower the glucose will be released into your blood stream, thus the less thirst you will feel. Hope that helps.

    Think of it like water vs soda.

    http://www.bestjuicers.com/juicertypes.html
  • DaniH826
    DaniH826 Posts: 1,335 Member
    So, I started juicing this week with green juices (mostly kale, spinach, celery, carrot, apple, cucumber) in the morning for breakfast and in the evening as a pre-dinner meal boost. So far, so good and I'm really enjoying the new additions to my daily routine.

    However, I've noticed that I'm consuming over twice as much water as I typically do. I usually drink at least 2.5 liters of water a day but now I'm up over 5 liters. Between the juices and all the water, I feel like I'm constantly making trips to the bathroom throughout the day.

    Is this normal? Why would my thirst increase so much while juicing? I've read that you're supposed to increase your water intake while juicing anyways but my thirst is kinda out of control right now.

    It's normal. You're introducing quickly absorbed nutrients into your system (such as vitamins, minerals, enzymes, carbohydrates etc) that are already pre-digested, and so you can expect your body to react to that. Should settle down after a while. Maybe cut down to 1 juice a day instead of 2 and build up again after a couple weeks.

    I've been juicing regularly for about 1-1/2 years now. I love it! I juice about once a week or so. I also make smoothies with raw berries and soy milk. Great way to get in your fruits and vegetables.

    Juice on! :flowerforyou:

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