Fasting vs. juicing

Fasting, juicing = NO. Just eat right. There is no quick fix.

Personally I wouldn't fast or juice. I've fasted before and I would not describe is as pleasant in any way. My advice (and this is just mine personally) if you want to "detox" or clean out your system would be to eat fruits and vegetables for a week. Nothing else. And at least 70% raw. Also make sure you don't go under your calories even if you're working out. This way you will get the nutrients your body needs as well as the fiber. I did this a while back and it was wonderful. I wasn't hungry, I learned a lot about different ways to prepare fruits and veggies that help me now, and I just felt cleaner as a whole. I've never juiced, but I know people who have and seemed to like it. If you must chose between the two, I would juice.

Okay, so I have done a 3 day fast when I was in high school, but already was super thin at that point. I don't know much about either of these, but would like to kick boost my digestive system, and kind of start fresh. I have lost only 4.5 pounds total so far. What is the difference really between fasting completely and juicing. And if I wanted to lose about 5 pounds this way...is it safe to do this? I heard it is spiritual as well as physical.

you won't actually lose fat, just water, and it will come right back as soon as you eat solid food again.

Okay, so I have done a 3 day fast when I was in high school, but already was super thin at that point. I don't know much about either of these, but would like to kick boost my digestive system, and kind of start fresh. I have lost only 4.5 pounds total so far. What is the difference really between fasting completely and juicing. And if I wanted to lose about 5 pounds this way...is it safe to do this? I heard it is spiritual as well as physical.

Any input on this would be soo greatfully helpful. I would love a little boost to keep me motivated, try something new and have fun with it! Also, with fasting, tell me about your experience if you've done it! i.e. did you stop working out?

Thanks!

There are probably going to be a lot of various responses to this post, 'll try to give a nuetral perspective as I don't go on juice diets or any diets, but know plenty of people who love juicing and some I feel juice more than eat.

1. Fasting just has no benefits besides starving, I don't recommend, nor do I recommend the lemon, cayenne, maple syrup trend. Whatever you lose will come right back with avengeance.

2. At least through juicing you do get vitamins, but you also get zero fiber. For this reason if you have to go this routine I prefer the Vitamix. Also its important you are primarily juicing vegetables and adding only small amounts of fruits and veggies that are sweet like apples, carrots, beats. This is called cutting. You're only adding the sweeter to make it taste better.

3. Why not just eat the food you're juicing? If you're going to juice an apple, just eat the apple, eat some veggies, saute some kale. It really isn't necessary to juice because you can restrict your diet and eat super clean without having to starve yourself ( yes I said clean back off). You can eat grilled chicken and veggies, grilled salmon with quinoa..you will ultimately get the same results and have quicker weight loss, but unless you can find a balance between consuming calories through foods you actually enjoy it wont last.

I prefer just staying at my prefered weight through lifestyle changes so I never have to diet. It might come off slower, but it doesn't come back. Having a balanced diet, staying active, and engaging in resistance training like weights, pilates, body weight exercises anything that keeps me strong. In fact when I focus more on a goal like increasing my strength or being able to do more push ups, I end up losing more weight, faster, and look better.