First off congrats on picking an awesome way to stay healthy and get your much needed nutrients :drinker: I have been juicing for quite some time and can definitely vouch for its health benefits. My suggestion is to replace one meal a day with juicing, this way here you get its benefits but are not totally deprived. I am getting back into the habit of replacing my dinner with juicing, the reason being is that I noticed dinner has always been my heaviest meal and it feels like a weight in my poor little tummy that makes me lethargic :sick: juicing just feels light and healthy and I don't feel so sedated :happy: But it sounds like breakfast is the way to go for you and it will definitely give you a good kick start to the day. I applaud those who only juice, however, do not feel that’s realistic and as long as you eat moderately healthy and replace one meal with juicing, you are taking damn good care of your body without going ape****

I started trying to do a juice fast at the beginning of February. I rarely ate nothing else in the day, but tried to keep it compatible. I found it pretty hard to stick to completely. Now I'm juicing a couple times a day plus watching my calories on here. My results? When I first started adding juice to my regular food, with eating less, I lost about 1/2 pound a day. When I juiced only or mostly, I lost about 1/2 a pound a day, and was hungry. Now when I'm eating tops 1200 calories a day with exercise, and juicing in part, I'm losing about 1/2 a pound a day, and am happier. I do feel more energetic since I've been juicing and have been waking up earlier. I used to sleep until 8:30 or so, and now I'm usually up with my husband at 6:30 or 7:00. I am thinking more clearly, too, and doing stairs is easier.

I am having a juice every day but not “fasting”.

I PERSONALLY don’t agree with juice fasts and definitely know that it won’t do me any good – I started having a juice because I struggle to eat breakfast and I don’t like many veggies (and therefore, don’t eat NEARLY enough of them).

I started just last week and planned on only having a juice for breakfast, but the juice kept me so full that I am having it for breakfast and lunch with two healthy snacks before I leave work.

Then I eat a sensible dinner, have another post-dinner snack, and that’s it.

I’m struggling to eat ENOUGH calories!

The biggest thing to keep in mind – Be careful of the fruit. Our first attempt at a juice was great for breakfast and lunch but it had about 900 calories. The juice I have now only has about 400 or so.

The results I’ve seen SO FAR have been AWESOME! I have a lot more energy, I feel better, I even lost 3.5 pounds without exercise last week. I’m excited to see how much weight I lose this week WITH exercise.

Here’s the recipe I use (estimate):
5 cup spinach
1 cup kale
3 carrots
1-1.5 cucumber
2 medium apples
1 large lemon

I have also added a little ginger to help cut the taste, but since I’m not a big fan I use a VERY small amount.

Hope this helps a bit and good luck to you!

Sara