juice fast

I'm curious to know how many of the "juice haters" have actually tried juicing. While I agree that it would not be healthy to consume a 100% juice diet for the rest of your life, I do believe it's a good way to jump start healthy living. My advice is to take it a day at a time, and pay attention to what your body is telling you. If you're feeling like you need something more than just juice try to stick with plant based/whole food (quinoa with avocado and lemon, etc.), or you can add things like chia seeds to your juice to give you some extra protein . In my experience juicing is a great way to boost energy, remove toxins, and detox from processed/refined foods without having to think about it too much. I think a lot of people (myself included) would agree that starting a healthy lifestyle can be extremely overwhelming, and by not eating you really start to change your relationship with food. It gives you time to reflect on your past habits without the temptation of food. That way when you're done with your cleanse you have a better sense of what your body actually needs for sustenance. Everybody is different, but if you're considering juicing I recommend the 15 day reboot (rebootwithjoe.com) which is basically 5 days of a plant based diet (including 1-2 juices a day), followed by 5 days of juice only, and another 5 of both. This is a great way to ease in and out of a juice cleanse without taking food away for that long. Do what makes you feel good, and above all pay attention to what your body tells you.

I don't see "sucking down" nothing but healthy, organic nutrients as putting off healthy living. Some people need to distance themselves from food for a bit to help understand how and more importantly why we eat. It's a wonderful way to regroup, and rebuild a PROPER relationship with food which can be overwhelming to someone just starting out. There are proper ways to detox, and there are many who have with great success. It's a great way to boost energy, and draw out negative behavior. You should try it! Or at the very least take the negativity elsewhere. I don't see the point in responding to something you obviously have no experience with. And for the record, I have met plenty of juice advocates who are not fat, nor have the desire to be.

I'm sorry you fail to see the connection...Most of us have an innate sense of how to properly breathe, but many do not know how to properly eat, or we eat for the wrong reasons. You're lucky to have not experienced that problem. Or am I just assuming that? Kind of like you are assuming that people who juice do it for a "quick fix" or plan on restricting food from their diets forever, or never learning moderation. Juicing IN ADDITION to healthy food (in moderation of course), and exercise can be great for one's health. Not to mention there are some veggies that have great health benefits specifically when juiced. Quit assuming you know everything when it's pretty clear by your comments you have not even researched this topic. You're just acting like a bully, and this isn't the place for it.

I do wonder how a person might feel losing weight so fast doing this juice diet and then switching to eating right and only losing 2 lbs a week.

I saw the same movie and was really impressed by his results also. I completely understand that point that you aren't going to sustain yourself on nothing but juice for the rest of your life so why bother doing a fast like this but it has such incredible benefits (not just weight loss) that I absolutely recommend it as something to incorporate into your life in general even if you don't do the fast.

I agree that living on nothing but juice is a bit extreme but after watching the same movie, I liked the idea of juicing and did a ton of research on it. it is a great way to get a ton of nutrients, both micro- and macro- that your body needs. The process of juicing allows you to take in more fruit and vegetables than most normal people would be able to in a day and the nutrients are more readily available to your body as they are already "broken down". Add to that the fact that everything you're now eating is raw and the nutrients in our foods are even more available as they haven't been cooked out of everything.

I didn't do the standard fast but I did incorporate juicing into my regular diet. For 10 days, I made a juice for both breakfast and dinner and then had a decent lunch (lean plant based protein, etc.). Fruit based juice in the AM, vegetable in the PM. Our bodies digest fruits and vegetables differently so I didn't combine the 2. It may sound stupid to many of you but I felt INCREDIBLE. I was honestly in a much better mood, had so much more energy, my skin looked better, I was amazed.

Again, I don't know that I would do a complete fast, especially a 60 day one like in the movie, I know people who have and still are and have gotten great results. I realize our bodies "aren't video games" but I do think we can reset them. Especially after a period of eating crappy food or living with poor eating habits. If you do a fast intelligently and drink the right amount of water, etc. it can help get rid of some of the junk in our bodies that accumulates over time if our diets are less than stellar. What I personally like about some types of fast is that it kind of resets my brain and my habits. Instead of grabbing something here and there when I feel like it, it forces me to retrain myself to be aware of what and when I'm eating.

After the first 10 days, I switched to an AM fruit based juice and healthy meals for the other 2 plus added a morning and an afternoon snack and have been sticking to that ever since (about a month or so now). I still feel great, and have become much more cognizant about food and eating in general.

I wouldn't do it just for weight loss, it isn't a fad diet, its kind of a lifestyle change. I know people who have done the full-on fast and most complained of headaches, lethargy, some nausea the first few days with resolution and feeling great afterwards so be aware of what you may experience if you decide to do this. Also, obvisously I don't have a clue about what your diet is now but n't go from a McDonalds, steak and potatoes kind of diet one day to a complete juice fast the next; ease into it. If you currently eat meat, take that our of your diet first along with dairy; add more fruits and veggies to your diet at the same time.

Whatever you decide to do, good luck to you!

Try to make lifestyle changes rather than 10 day fad diets.

Your losses will probably be mostly water and muscle rather than fat.

I saw the same movie and was really impressed by his results also. I completely understand that point that you aren't going to sustain yourself on nothing but juice for the rest of your life so why bother doing a fast like this but it has such incredible benefits (not just weight loss) that I absolutely recommend it as something to incorporate into your life in general even if you don't do the fast.

I agree that living on nothing but juice is a bit extreme but after watching the same movie, I liked the idea of juicing and did a ton of research on it. it is a great way to get a ton of nutrients, both micro- and macro- that your body needs. The process of juicing allows you to take in more fruit and vegetables than most normal people would be able to in a day and the nutrients are more readily available to your body as they are already "broken down". Add to that the fact that everything you're now eating is raw and the nutrients in our foods are even more available as they haven't been cooked out of everything.

I didn't do the standard fast but I did incorporate juicing into my regular diet. For 10 days, I made a juice for both breakfast and dinner and then had a decent lunch (lean plant based protein, etc.). Fruit based juice in the AM, vegetable in the PM. Our bodies digest fruits and vegetables differently so I didn't combine the 2. It may sound stupid to many of you but I felt INCREDIBLE. I was honestly in a much better mood, had so much more energy, my skin looked better, I was amazed.

Again, I don't know that I would do a complete fast, especially a 60 day one like in the movie, I know people who have and still are and have gotten great results. I realize our bodies "aren't video games" but I do think we can reset them. Especially after a period of eating crappy food or living with poor eating habits. If you do a fast intelligently and drink the right amount of water, etc. it can help get rid of some of the junk in our bodies that accumulates over time if our diets are less than stellar. What I personally like about some types of fast is that it kind of resets my brain and my habits. Instead of grabbing something here and there when I feel like it, it forces me to retrain myself to be aware of what and when I'm eating.

After the first 10 days, I switched to an AM fruit based juice and healthy meals for the other 2 plus added a morning and an afternoon snack and have been sticking to that ever since (about a month or so now). I still feel great, and have become much more cognizant about food and eating in general.

I wouldn't do it just for weight loss, it isn't a fad diet, its kind of a lifestyle change. I know people who have done the full-on fast and most complained of headaches, lethargy, some nausea the first few days with resolution and feeling great afterwards so be aware of what you may experience if you decide to do this. Also, obvisously I don't have a clue about what your diet is now but n't go from a McDonalds, steak and potatoes kind of diet one day to a complete juice fast the next; ease into it. If you currently eat meat, take that our of your diet first along with dairy; add more fruits and veggies to your diet at the same time.

Whatever you decide to do, good luck to you!

This is my issue with juicing. It pushes the idea that meat is unhealthy for you. Meat isn't bad for you by any means. To eliminate a whole category of foods is unnecessary and the fact that meat is the quickest way to get protein, which is probably the most important macro nutrient. For example, I looked at your diary - I am not trying to invade or make attacks so I hope you don't perceive it at that - but most days, you barely consume 1200 calories and to expand to your macronutrients, you barely hit 30g of protein a day. Ideally, to help sustain lean body mass, you need to aim for 1g of protein per lb of lean body mass. And as you age, it becomes a lot easier to lose muscle mass. So if your diary demonstrates the typical juicer, I would suggest that this lifestyle can make long term sustainment and health worse as you are macro-deficient.

Overall, you can be healthy with juicing and losing weight is probably the bigger reason you feel better, but if you sustain calories at 20% less than TDEE, juicing will not provide you any greater benefit. Like many of us suggest, juice is neither better nor worse than any other diet, it's just unnecessary. I firmly believe that managing you macro nutrients is much more important to following a specific diet plan. Because for me, maintaining my muscle is extremely important. The more muscle you have, the leaner and tighter your body will be and the less weight you need to lose to achieve that.

I think it's awesome that you have great success with juicing, but I will caution you that not all weight loss is equal. Fat loss > weight loss (fat + lbm).

No good can come from faddy juice "diets".

Stick to calorie deficits and moderate, regular exercise and the weight will come off in a healthy way.

A lot of people seem to be putting juicing down, but I have seen the documentary she is referring to, and it is very compelling. He actually does a juice fast for over a month, if I remember correctly, and then switches easily to eating vegan to keep the weight off. He cures himself of several chronic health problems and is a happier healthier person in the end.
The problem is this: if he did not commit himself completely to exclusively juicing, he would not have had such amazing results. What he does in the movie takes a lot of will power. . . but so do many other things in life that may be worth doing.

Sure, juice fasts are amazing for the lazy. But I'd rather be healthy and get off my butt.

Yes, one must always remain on their butt while juicing.