New to Juicing.. any help?

I know that if you make apple juice it's a good idea to add a bit of water and to drink it with a straw because some of the juices can erode the tooth enamel (maybe I'm wrong but this is what I remember being told). If you are making a juice with carrots and apple and celery ect ect then you'd not want to eat a meal next to that since it's kind of a liquid meal anyway. I love making juices! I also add ginger to mine. Have fun with yours!!

You lose weight by eating fewer calories than you expend.

Juice is food.

Buying a juicer was the best investment I've ever made.

There's a ton of juicing information on Joe Cross's website, Reboot with Joe

But here's what I've been doing - I juice mostly vegetables and only a little fruit to sweeten it up. If you aren't sure how you'd like vegetable juice start with simple combinations that you think would taste good together - carrots, apples and a little ginger is a great one to start with. As you get used to the taste start adding a little more vegetables - maybe one kale leaf or half a tomato. Gradually you will start liking the taste of the vegetable combinations and you can start decreasing the amount of fruit you put in the juicer - you want to try to get to 80 percent vegetable and 20 percent fruit.

Eating and juicing is fine - when I first started juicing I was just using it to supplement my meals because I wasn't getting enough vegetables in my diet. I lost 35 pounds in two months - the meals I was eating were clean - no refined sugars and very limited processed foods.
When the scale stalled out in June I did a 3 day juice fast - just water and juice for those 3 days, I lost 7 pounds and the scale started moving again.

Since doing the juice fast I have started juicing breakfast and lunch and eating a healthy snack in the afternoon and a healthy dinner with my son in the evening. I don't feel deprived at all and the scale has been steady at about 3 pounds loss a week. I've only been on MFP a couple of weeks, but since starting my weight loss journey back in March I am down about 55 pounds and feeling great.

Why do you hate fiber?

I didn't say I hated fiber?

Juicing = No Fiber
Blending = Fiber

I will still eat whole foods and use my flax seed and all..

but...juice?

OP, please juice responsibly

Don't want to end up in juicers anonymous

I would suggest adding protein to your juices too, it's one of the most important macro's. Additionally, even with juicing, make sure you are getting enough calories. Juicing should be a supplement not a replacement for food.

Hi!!!!

I don't juice, but I have been Nutri-Blasting for almost 2 months now and I love it!!!!! I drink one for breakfast!!!! I used 50% (about 2 cups) of leefy greens such as Spring Mix, Kale, Collard Greens, and spinach.....50% fruits....add water....top it off with about 1/4 cup of raw nuts/seeds for the protein and fat....blend it for a few seconds and I have a meal!!!!! I am pretty full in the morning, and it takes me some time to drink it....another benefit I have found is that my immune system is stronger!! My son got sick a couple of weeks ago....and whereas I usually get sick right after him....I didn't!!!! So this is something I plan on doing for the rest of my life!!!! Not to mention, I get a serving of veggies and my daily servings of fruit out the way!!! Not to mention a good source of fiber and other things!!!!

What kind of proteins? Like a powder from GNC? Or something natural? (I really appreciate the help!)

Pick a protein powder that you like and can afford. They are all pretty much the same. I like sixstar, body fortress, EAS, muscle milk, designer whey and GNC ON. I pick the one on sale.


BTW, with only 20 lbs to lose, set your account to 1 lb per week and if you exercise, eat back at least 50% of them.