Juice Detox - Goal: 5 Days.

If you must do this, I would first try it for just one day and see how you feel. Then, plan for no more than a 3-day juice diet. There hasn't been any evidence that a 3-day juice diet has any long-term negative effects. However, it's not shown to have any long-term positive effects, either.

Something I know some Rebooters do is eat raw only for three days, juice only for three days, then raw only for three days.

Basically, I'm trying to talk you out of 5 days. It's possible to harm yourself doing 5 days. And I really would also recommend you try borrowing a juicer if you can't afford to buy one. Fresh juice is still better for you than Naked juice.

Exercising on five days worth of no food will only make you tired, cranky, and leave your body feeling punished. Going five days without food is in itself a bad idea - you don't need to detox your system and it doesn't need a kickstart - the body is not a car, the oil doesn't need to be changed out. Again, all you'll accomplish is punishing yourself.

The body doesn't need that. Your mind definitely doesn't need that. You and your body are not the enemy. Treat it kindly and fuel it properly.

Why do people continue to torture themselves with detoxes of every variety when losing weight is so simple? Calories in/calories out. Control those, be patient, you will succeed. Or you could torture and damage yourself. Pretty easy choice, no?

Instead of cutting out food, if you need the psychological boost of a "kickstart" (whatever that means) why not just eat whole foods for 5 days? Make sure you're getting enough protein, eat lots of fruit and vegetables.

I don't personally believe in detoxing at all (and have yet to see any evidence that it is needed or beneficial), but if you really want to do that there are much healthier ways to go about it.

Instead of cutting out food, if you need the psychological boost of a "kickstart" (whatever that means) why not just eat whole foods for 5 days? Make sure you're getting enough protein, eat lots of fruit and vegetables.

I don't personally believe in detoxing at all (and have yet to see any evidence that it is needed or beneficial), but if you really want to do that there are much healthier ways to go about it.

I'm going to have to agree with this. Kickstart with the fruits and vegetables in whole form, try to incorporate some protein - soybeans, fish - and just cut out your 'cheat' or trigger foods. What you may be experiencing might not have as much to do with your diet as mental fatigue from being on one.

Don't make yourself miserable, cranky and down with IBS. You can do this without juicing.

i looooove a 7 day juice feast! i do juice everyting myself and do exercize once or twice a day.
despite what other people say, in those 7 days i am not cranky or tired! ( maby exept for normaly the 2nd or 3rd day
i then suffer from a headach for a couple off hours)
and for the normal discusion there is if your body does or does not detoxifies from this well
i don't care! the only thing i know and care about is how i feel after 7 days and that feeling is amazing and full
of energy♥ (and yes another plus point is that i also feel about 7 lbs lighter)

so have a go at it, and when it turns out to not be your thing you can alwys stop!

i whish you all the luck, and please share how it turned out for you♡♡

i looooove a 7 day juice feast! i do juice everyting myself and do exercize once or twice a day.
despite what other people say, in those 7 days i am not cranky or tired! ( maby exept for normaly the 2nd or 3rd day
i then suffer from a headach for a couple off hours)
and for the normal discusion there is if your body does or does not detoxifies from this well
i don't care! the only thing i know and care about is how i feel after 7 days and that feeling is amazing and full
of energy♥ (and yes another plus point is that i also feel about 7 lbs lighter)

so have a go at it, and when it turns out to not be your thing you can alwys stop!

i whish you all the luck, and please share how it turned out for you♡♡

Sorry, no. Not eating for a week is never a good idea. That's called "starvation." It amazes me and alarms me that people promote this with such vigor.

I wouldn't recommend juicing fasting for 5 days on store bought juice. Most of the nutrition is gone, that's why they add vitamins.

i don't understant how people can judge without experiance!? starvation? now way
in the 7 days i juice feast i'll eat approx

80 apples
10 avacado's
6 lemons
3 kg corrots
huge piece of ginger
3 beetroods
bunch of kale
bunch of spinage
6 pineapples
celery
8 cucumbers etc etc etc etc

so starving now way! and i never put the weight back on ( did it 5 times)
oh yeh and my eczema and other skin diseas stay away colpletely for monds.

so promoting? i do tell people my exsperiance it's up to them what to do with it.

That might be a more reasonable approach. That IS quite a bit of food. You still run the risk of absolutely shredding other nutritional needs and that is a concern. Many who do juice fasts also subsist on fruit substitutes such as purchased, pre-packaged juices. Your approach would work better, though the possibility of experiencing side effects (headaches, nausea, shakiness, etc) could as easily be avoided by eating solid food.

The reasons I've seen for embarking on a juice fast - to cleanse, to detox, to restart - are not valid. The body doesn't need that sort of thing, it needs proper food and nutrition, and it needs it now. A week of juicing might feel like you're being healthy, but it doesn't do a single thing in helping you choose healthier solid foods.

A week of juicing might feel like you're being healthy, but it doesn't do a single thing in helping you choose healthier solid foods.

That's not true, It can give you a taste for fruits and vegetables so you eat the whole thing later.

Why not just eat the fruits and vegetables? Prolonging the development of that healthy behavior seems pointless.

A week of juicing might feel like you're being healthy, but it doesn't do a single thing in helping you choose healthier solid foods.

That's not true, It can give you a taste for fruits and vegetables so you eat the whole thing later.

Why not just eat the fruits and vegetables? Prolonging the development of that healthy behavior seems pointless.

Some people have digestive issues so juicing or blending (what I prefer so I get the whole food) can give the digestive tract a rest.

Some people have digestive issues so juicing or blending (what I prefer so I get the whole food) can give the digestive tract a rest.

This I could see as valid - to a point. Many medical conditions do well with a day or two of soft foods. But that's a day or two - not lengthy periods in which, in the end, you would be depriving your body of one of it's basic functions. (Eating.) There's a reason babies eventually graduate to solids foods.

A week of juicing might feel like you're being healthy, but it doesn't do a single thing in helping you choose healthier solid foods.

That's not true, It can give you a taste for fruits and vegetables so you eat the whole thing later.

Why not just eat the fruits and vegetables? Prolonging the development of that healthy behavior seems pointless.

Some people have digestive issues so juicing or blending (what I prefer so I get the whole food) can give the digestive tract a rest.

(in bold) what does this even mean? is your digestive tract going for a week-long vacation to Jamaica?

Some people have digestive issues so juicing or blending (what I prefer so I get the whole food) can give the digestive tract a rest.

This I could see as valid - to a point. Many medical conditions do well with a day or two of soft foods. But that's a day or two - not lengthy periods in which, in the end, you would be depriving your body of one of it's basic functions. (Eating.) There's a reason babies eventually graduate to solids foods.

some people have very low stomach acid and need all the help they can get. The raw food give the enzymes for good digestion and the nutrients to get strong stomach acid again. This can take some time. I don't see why they couldn't eat almond butter or ground flax meal as well for their protein and omega-3s. I agree that this shouldn't be long term. Chewing is a necessary habit for good teeth and proper digestion of solid food.

i did the juice fast last summer and it makes you feel amazing. The amount of vitamins that you get makes your skin glow and you have a ton of energy. you will probably be craving solid foods, but wait until day five. i lost about 6 lbs in 5 days doing the juice fast on top of competitive swimming. you must work out if you want to lose weight.