Juicing/Cleanse Success Stories!
BurtHuttz
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Don't need a bunch of negative nellies telling me it's impossible, I'm just trying to find someone, anyone, who has the proof that such a thing has worked, and that it's unattributable to a simple caloric deficit over time.
Criteria - - Anyone on the site who attributes a significant amount of sustained weight loss (defined as greater than 10% of your pre-regimen body weight, kept off for at least four months after regimen termination).
So, for instance, if you started at 200lbs, you lost 20lbs arriving at or below 180lbs, and stayed at or below that new weight for at least four months after getting there, and you attribute that to a cleanse or juice diet.
No stories about a friend of a friend, I'm looking for primary sources only, please.
Criteria - - Anyone on the site who attributes a significant amount of sustained weight loss (defined as greater than 10% of your pre-regimen body weight, kept off for at least four months after regimen termination).
So, for instance, if you started at 200lbs, you lost 20lbs arriving at or below 180lbs, and stayed at or below that new weight for at least four months after getting there, and you attribute that to a cleanse or juice diet.
No stories about a friend of a friend, I'm looking for primary sources only, please.
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It can def be done. I know someone who lost a lot of weight on a water-fast. He fasted for faith-reasons. I don't recommend it for weight-loss, though. It brutalizes your metabolism, and it has other health risks as well.
Short answer: yes - can be done. Definitely not your wisest choice, though.
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I love the OP's that start their posts with the likes of "don't give me data that disproves my idea, only data that proves I'm right!" And we wonder why our country sucks at Science education....0
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Not sure what you are defining as a cleanse, so this probably isn't it. About twice a month, I drink a cup of "Dieter's Green Tea." It moves things along faster, if you know what I mean. It just gives me a boost to work past plateaus and ToM bloating. I've lost over 10% and kept it off for almost a year, but I wouldn't say I lost it because of that 2x a month regimen. I will say, though, that the extra boost helped keep me going and focused. I lost because of eating clean and exercising, but the "mini-cleanse" keeps me on track.
Sorry that's not exactly the story you are looking for, but I hope it helps a little!
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tried to delete an entry can't figure it out, so leaving this instead.0
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I love the OP's that start their posts with the likes of "don't give me data that disproves my idea, only data that proves I'm right!" And we wonder why our country sucks at Science education....
I love it when people comment on things they don't read.
Edited to clarify: I'm looking for evidence, not meta-studies, research synthesis, tertiary sources - - primary sources only. Does that make a little more sense?0 -
It can def be done. I know someone who lost a lot of weight on a water-fast. He fasted for faith-reasons. I don't recommend it for weight-loss, though. It brutalizes your metabolism, and it has other health risks as well.
Short answer: yes - can be done. Definitely not your wisest choice, though. Good luck!
Friend stories don't count; primary sources only please.
Does anyone attribute >10% body weight decrease sustained for >4 months to a juice / fast / cleanse and not a simple caloric deficit?0 -
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OK. I have been able since 1-1-13 to lose 10 pounds by keeping my calorie intake and exercise routine 100% the same and the ONLY change I made was to eat between 12noon-8PM only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays,Saturdays, Sundays and between 4PM-8PM on Monday's and Fridays. My energy levels are the same if not better. My calorie deficit is to lose 1 pound a week and I eat back my exercise calories (running, strength training).
This version of intermittent fasting has worked well for me so far. Prior to this I was at a plateau that I couldn't seem to bust through. IF isn't for everyone but I'm fairly encouraged by my results so far. So, all else being the same I can attribute with a fair amount of confidence that the differentiator is IF.0 -
OK. I have been able since 1-1-13 to lose 10 pounds by keeping my calorie intake and exercise routine 100% the same and the ONLY change I made was to eat between 12noon-8PM only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays,Saturdays, Sundays and between 4PM-8PM on Monday's and Fridays. My energy levels are the same if not better. My calorie deficit is to lose 1 pound a week and I eat back my exercise calories (running, strength training).
This version of intermittent fasting has worked well for me so far. Prior to this I was at a plateau that I couldn't seem to bust through. IF isn't for everyone but I'm fairly encouraged by my results so far. So, all else being the same I can attribute with a fair amount of confidence that the differentiator is IF.
That's great! Good going. I've heard lots of good things about IF and for some people it really works. There's an eight hour stretch each day where I don't eat, too.
Thank you for your response and again, congratulations you sound like you're doing really well.0 -
Gee, where are all the people who are always arguing that it works and never want to hear about calorie deficits and working out?!?!?! This is their time to shine!!0
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I've had great success with Juice feasts. About 18 months ago, I did a Juice only diet for 16 days, followed by daily juicing included in my diet for about 6 months after that, and regular juicing after that. I started at 107kg and was down to 98kg in 2 months. I then kept it off for a year, before I justified letting bad habits creep back in, and suffered the inevitable consequences.
I was working a pretty physical job when the bad habits came back, so I could get away with it for a while. But last October, I changed to a fairly sedentary job and pretty quickly blew out to 108kg by last Christmas.
So, for all of this January, I juice feasted again. I'm now down to 97 and still dropping.
Because of the "reboot" nature of a juice feast, I no longer crave all the processed, sugar laden foods I was binging on at the end of last year. I no longer have the bouts of fatigue, even on night shift (kinda important when you're driving around a 320T dump truck) and I have the energy after a 13 hour shift to do the C25K program.
I guess It's too early for this latest feast to fit your data, but I'm pretty confident that I'll be looking at a lesser weight in a couple of months, not a higher one.0 -
I've had great success with Juice feasts. About 18 months ago, I did a Juice only diet for 16 days, followed by daily juicing included in my diet for about 6 months after that, and regular juicing after that. I started at 107kg and was down to 98kg in 2 months. I then kept it off for a year, before I justified letting bad habits creep back in, and suffered the inevitable consequences.
I was working a pretty physical job when the bad habits came back, so I could get away with it for a while. But last October, I changed to a fairly sedentary job and pretty quickly blew out to 108kg by last Christmas.
So, for all of this January, I juice feasted again. I'm now down to 97 and still dropping.
Because of the "reboot" nature of a juice feast, I no longer crave all the processed, sugar laden foods I was binging on at the end of last year. I no longer have the bouts of fatigue, even on night shift (kinda important when you're driving around a 320T dump truck) and I have the energy after a 13 hour shift to do the C25K program.
I guess It's too early for this latest feast to fit your data, but I'm pretty confident that I'll be looking at a lesser weight in a couple of months, not a higher one.
Sounds like quite a loss -- and way to go on C25K; great program.
Sorry in advance for all the questions but I'd like to try to get a picture of your technique: you started with a sort of sustained fast, I get that.
When you say daily juicing, what do you mean?
Do you have juice-only each day or in addition to other solids that supplement the juice?
Do you know what your normal daily "calories out vs calories in" look like? (Trying to figure out if you eat more calories than you burn.)
Edited to clarify: Yes, the current fast ending is too recent to validate the sustainment block, but I'm asking about last year - before you put on the extra weight due to lifestyle changes.0 -
Once you get to a weight you are satisfied with will you have to keep juicing as a part of your regular intake or will you be able to cut it out all together and maintain your progress with solid foods as the main source?I've had great success with Juice feasts. About 18 months ago, I did a Juice only diet for 16 days, followed by daily juicing included in my diet for about 6 months after that, and regular juicing after that. I started at 107kg and was down to 98kg in 2 months. I then kept it off for a year, before I justified letting bad habits creep back in, and suffered the inevitable consequences.
I was working a pretty physical job when the bad habits came back, so I could get away with it for a while. But last October, I changed to a fairly sedentary job and pretty quickly blew out to 108kg by last Christmas.
So, for all of this January, I juice feasted again. I'm now down to 97 and still dropping.
Because of the "reboot" nature of a juice feast, I no longer crave all the processed, sugar laden foods I was binging on at the end of last year. I no longer have the bouts of fatigue, even on night shift (kinda important when you're driving around a 320T dump truck) and I have the energy after a 13 hour shift to do the C25K program.
I guess It's too early for this latest feast to fit your data, but I'm pretty confident that I'll be looking at a lesser weight in a couple of months, not a higher one.0 -
bump...I have a friend on here who juices. I'll ask her to weigh in here0
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I do a vodka and diet soda fasting cleanse about every weekend.
Does that count?0 -
I do a vodka and diet soda fasting cleanse about every weekend.
Does that count?
Valid question. ;-)0 -
-- in for the proof --
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I lost 16 lbs on a 2-3 weeks juice diet (inspired by Fat, Sick and nearly Dead). However, I could not maintain that weight when I switched back to eating solids. I was not using MFP then, so did not log my daily food here.
I am now using MFP to reach my goal weight, and have juice as part of my daily food.
So from my experience, do add fresh juice to your diet, but don't be just on juice diet. Water is a sufficient cleanser.0 -
I would say that the only thing which reasonably approaches Cr01502's described cleanse was the documentary "Leaving Las Vegas" about Nicolas Cage's fatal battle with alcoholism. I don't believe that it ended well.
Valid question. ;-)I do a vodka and diet soda fasting cleanse about every weekend.
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I lost 16 lbs on a 2 weeks juice diet (inspired by Fat, Sick and nearly Dead). However, I could not maintain that weight when I switched back to eating solids. I was not using MFP then, so did not log my daily food here.
I am now using MFP to reach my goal weight, and have juice as part of my daily food.
So from my experience, do add fresh juice to your diet, but don't be just on juice diet. Water is a sufficient cleanser.
Genuinely, thank you so much; I will file this under "evidence of absence." Nice job calibrating your technique to something which works for you. That sort of ability to fine tune, rather than get discouraged, is what will make you a success!0 -
Thanks for the encouragement!
When I say daily juicing, I mean that, once I stopped the juice only fast, I still had juice every day in addition to other foods - I would make a juice in the morning, have some of it for breakfast, then take the rest to work with me for snacks during the day.
I didn't track my calories in to calories out while I was on the fast, but I would definitely have been taking in less than I was burning - I don't think I could drink enough juice to create an excess of calories. Having said that, after the first 3 days of the fast, when I had massive, intense cravings for all the processed foods I had become addicted to, the juice was very satisfying and i didn't feel the desire to have anything else.
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I would say that the only thing which reasonably approaches Cr01502's described cleanse was the documentary "Leaving Las Vegas" about Nicolas Cage's fatal battle with alcoholism. I don't believe that it ended well.
Valid question. ;-)I do a vodka and diet soda fasting cleanse about every weekend.
Does that count?
Nicolas Cage is dead?0 -
Thanks for the encouragement!
When I say daily juicing, I mean that, once I stopped the juice only fast, I still had juice every day in addition to other foods - I would make a juice in the morning, have some of it for breakfast, then take the rest to work with me for snacks during the day.
I didn't track my calories in to calories out while I was on the fast, but I would definitely have been taking in less than I was burning - I don't think I could drink enough juice to create an excess of calories. Having said that, after the first 3 days of the fast, when I had massive, intense cravings for all the processed foods I had become addicted to, the juice was very satisfying and i didn't feel the desire to have anything else.
I hope this answers your questions
It does in large part, and thank you again for taking the time. Do you intend to track your caloric intake coming out of January 2013? I'd love to hear about your progress in a few months.0 -
I did a 30 day juice fast. I did not maintain a significant weight loss.... I'm OK with that because the juice fast was beneficial to me in other ways:
1- I proved to myself that I am not powerless over food and that I DO have some discipline!
2- I discovered that I am intolerent to Wheat. When I did the fast, I felt AMAZING, I attributed it to the juicing.. but I later learned that it was not having any wheat products for a month that was making me feel so great.. when I added back the wheat, I felt like crap again...
3- My tastes changed. I begain to crave more and more juice and vegetables. When I first started I could only drink juice if it was quite sweet.. as I progressed through the fast, I began enjoying more and more green and less sweet in my juice. I also enjoy salads more now than before (I used to eat them for the dressing... now I actually LIKE the way salads taste)
4- It helped me begin a healthy habit of juicing daily. I still juice almost daily. Even if it's just some kale to pour into my protein shake.
5- Doing the juice fast helped me break my dependence on wheat and processed sugars. I know, you can break these habits in other ways, but for me, I could never do regular 1500 calorie a day diets because I would want more and more and more and I would cheat like crazy.. but with the juicing, I stopped all that and I realized I didn't NEED more and more.. and that my body really did respond better without the added sugars (before you say that omg... juice is nothing but sugar.. remember that the majority of my fast I was juicing mostly greens and non-root vegetables)
Do I think that a juice "cleanse" is necessary? No I don't.. but it was beneficial to me even though it didn't directly result in sustained weight loss.. it did help me to change some behaviors that were contributing to my weight issues.. so over the long term, I do credit some of my weight loss indirectly to the juice fast.0 -
I do a vodka and diet soda fasting cleanse about every weekend.
Does that count?
I do rum and diet soda. It works for me.0 -
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My husband and I both did an 8 day supervised juice cleanse at Copperhood Health & Wellness spa before our 2011 October wedding. He lost about 10-11 pounds and I lost 8. We were both a normal, healthy weight to begin with so we thought the results were wonderful. If I knew how, I'd post a pic of us at the wedding. We drank fresh vegetable/fruit juice 3 times a day and worked out throughout the day. We enjoyed it and it helped me break my love of sugary sweets (like Skittles and gummy bears) and it was nice to go an entire week without alcohol. Good luck!0
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