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    • Posts: 54 Member
      I got real sick from doing this, and hurt so bad I ended up going to my Doctor. I will not do anything like that again without talking to my doctor first. If you are normal don't do it. I regretted it!! Good luck
    • Posts: 1,252 Member
      Hi, I appriciate everyones responce, but unless you have actually done a juice cleanse or have something useful to say, I don't need to hear it. I have read pros and cons about it, I am looking for some real life expirience, not snide remarks about diarreah and such. So, unless you actually have something to say, don't bother responding. Thanks :)

      Sorry. I've done one.

      Still nope.
    • Posts: 3,038 Member
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      ^Triple Yup


      ^Quadruple Yup
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      Your body already cleanses itself....the only thing you will be cleansing is your wallet.

      Word! You liver and kidneys do just fine without "cleanses".
    • Posts: 64
      Well I'm going to be the odd man out but I've actually done a cleanse before and enjoyed it. I didn't do all that much research, but one of my co-workers was doing it and I decided to do it with him. We did the cleanse for 4 days. I wasn't doing it to try to lose weight, I just wanted to see what it was like and see how I felt afterwards.

      Breakfast each day was a fresh juice from a local juice bar, I tried switching it up each morning, but have to say that I really didn't like the beet juices. Your mouth turns a weird shade of pink and your pee even turns pink along with your #2. lol I also don't LOVE beets, so that was another problem. Also side note, I did only have 1 bowel movement over the course of the 4 days. Anyways! for lunch, usually I'd grab some pre-pressed juices from the juice bar I had visited each morning. They usually had some sort of apple, celery, kale juice freshly pressed and 'to-go' so I'd stick to those for lunch. For dinners, I stuck to juice 2 of the nights of the cleanse from the juice bar, and 2 of the nights I had some vegetable broth. I know that was 'cheating' but I was craving some salt, so that's what I did.

      As far as other options, I did have some yogurt once or twice as well as some fresh berries. Basically anything 'soft' that was easy on my digestion was fine by me. I never really felt that hungry because I went in with the mindset of 'this is what I'm doing for 4 days'....somehow that made it work. At that point in time I wasn't on MFP consistently so I don't know if I lost weight or what, but I felt good afterwards. I am not sure if I'd do it again because I just love food so much, but if you want to try it you should. It's only 3 days and you'll figure out afterwards if it was right for you! :-)

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      Why ? *sigh* Please explain the need to juice fast to me & maybe we can all juice fast together. I did a fast for medical reasons & believe me it wasn't something I would do again. Day 1 was juice & water & chicken broth. Day 2 water only. Oh was I ever "clean" The weight lost was gained back as soon as I was able to eat.
    • Posts: 574 Member
      I was going to pass on posting this, but since you basically told me not to, and I don't do well with that, here is a masterpiece of writing, wit and wisdom on the subject.

      Cleanse by bathsheba_c

      To cleanse or not to cleanse? That is the question.
      Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
      The slings and arrows of non-specific toxins
      Or to take arms against a sea of imagined bowel obstructions
      And by opposing, perforate one's colon. To juice; to detox;
      No more; and by a detox to say we end
      The pH and the balance of intestinal flora
      That guts are heir to, 'tis a consummation
      Devoutly to be avoided. To juice; to detox;
      To detox: perchance to puke: aye, there's the rub;
      For in the pangs of indigestion what side-effects may come
      When we go and leave our undies soiled.
    • Posts: 352 Member
      I've never done juicing but I do usually have a green smoothie every day (using a blender)-this keeps the fiber and is a great way to get in the veggies and fruit. It also keeps things moving along very regularly (as in 2-3 times a day lol). I add chia or hemp seeds to mine as well :)
    • Posts: 401 Member
      Have you noticed that the people telling you it's a waste of time have lost a lot of weight?
    • Posts: 1,143 Member
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      I am not asking to tell me what i want to hear because what I want to hear are more or less real life pros and cons. I appriciate your responce and although it had a very snide tone, it was helpful. Thank you.

      How does one gauge tone via a message board?
    • Posts: 2,848 Member
      Just go ahead and do it. Maybe whatever you think will happen, will happen.


      Ooooo, magic. Right here at Halloween. Pumpkin juice.
    • Posts: 20 Member
      I've done two five-day cleanses. I considered it less of a "cleanse" and more of a reset button. It definitely put the following things into perspective: portion sizes, how much salt and hot sauce I was consuming (not that there's anything wrong with hot sauce) and how much sugar I craved.

      The first cleanse went really well - by day three, I was walking on air. I had tremendous energy. I lost five pounds and kept three of them off.

      The second cleanse didn't go well - I was on an exercise program that I couldn't stop because I had already paid for it, and I just couldn't recover from the workouts. It was terrible and I was miserable.

      I think juice fasts are a great way to "reset" - and three days is completely doable. I wouldn't expect tremendous weight loss, but definitely expect to shrink your actual "stomach" - as in, the sack inside your belly that holds food. :-)

      Good luck!
    • Posts: 549 Member
      before I joined MFP I did it few times. I even did it for a week. geez.....the first days were hard headache, bad mood, super hungry, tired and all, this all gets better after 2/3 days. After a few days you feel like you can walk in the woods and smash some trees. weight loss is a plus but that **** comes back. So end of this song is...for what? Now I would say one day or so after a ****ty weekend would be good. but healthy food is too.
    • Posts: 1,459 Member
      "Cleanse" is just a euphemism for "diarrhea."

      O M G Best quote ever!
    • Posts: 9,003 Member
      I wouldn't expect tremendous weight loss, but definitely expect to shrink your actual "stomach" - as in, the sack inside your belly that holds food. :-)

      Good luck!

      That's called hunger.
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      Your body already cleanses itself....the only thing you will be cleansing is your wallet.

      QFT
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      O M G Best quote ever!

      BWAH! I couldn't agree more!
    • Posts: 19 Member
      My experience with a 3-day juice cleanse: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/cheryl529h

      And I think the word "cleanse" is a misnomer. I never had any unusual gastrointestinal side effects at all during the three days I was on my "cleanse."

      By the way, all the juice recipes I used during the 3-day cleanse are noted in the blog.
    • Posts: 34,415 Member
      I'd really like to know what toxin(s) is/are reduced as a result of drinking nothing but juice for X days. Just name one.
    • Posts: 4,323 Member
      Just my body in general.

      im just gonna go ahead and drop this awesome gif in all "body cleanse" threads today.

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      so far this is number 2. let's keep up the good work!
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      im just gonna go ahead and drop this awesome gif in all "body cleanse" threads today.

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      so far this is number 2. let's keep up the good work!

      How come nobody cleanses MY body like that?
    • Posts: 3,908 Member
      After Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead hit the UK TV I managed to warn some doctors and dietitians to weigh in on this and be prepared for everyone to start going juice cleanse crazy.
      I think this will also be next year's January thing, the British Dietetic are still reviewing their 'Fad Diet' food fact sheets to include this new stuff.

      I can't say what they said obviously, 5+ years in medical school and the decades they've spent practising doesn't, unfortunately according to you, qualify them to answer on this thread.
    • Posts: 77 Member
      Why is it everyone keeps telling me fruit isnt good in large quanities? what does this have to do with my question? I've already stated the juice that I will be consuming if i deside on doing this will consist of mostly veggies.
    • Posts: 5,769 Member
      I wouldn't expect tremendous weight loss, but definitely expect to shrink your actual "stomach" - as in, the sack inside your belly that holds food. :-)

      Uh no, your stomach doesn't shrink. It's the size it is when it's empty, you can't change that.
    • Posts: 5,769 Member
      Why is it everyone keeps telling me fruit isnt good in large quanities? what does this have to do with my question? I've already stated the juice that I will be consuming if i deside on doing this will consist of mostly veggies.

      Actually you haven't really stated much of anything. What toxins are you trying to remove? Why do you think this might be an effective way of removing said toxins?
    • Posts: 77 Member
      I've done two five-day cleanses. I considered it less of a "cleanse" and more of a reset button. It definitely put the following things into perspective: portion sizes, how much salt and hot sauce I was consuming (not that there's anything wrong with hot sauce) and how much sugar I craved.

      The first cleanse went really well - by day three, I was walking on air. I had tremendous energy. I lost five pounds and kept three of them off.

      The second cleanse didn't go well - I was on an exercise program that I couldn't stop because I had already paid for it, and I just couldn't recover from the workouts. It was terrible and I was miserable.

      I think juice fasts are a great way to "reset" - and three days is completely doable. I wouldn't expect tremendous weight loss, but definitely expect to shrink your actual "stomach" - as in, the sack inside your belly that holds food. :-)

      Good luck!



      ^ this... thank you.
    • Posts: 70 Member
      Real life response here. I have done this several times and learned it's useless. Long story short, it's a waste of money and I only lost the water weight which came right back in 2 days or less. Just up your water intake, drink hot green tea with your meals.
    • Posts: 77 Member
      My experience with a 3-day juice cleanse: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/cheryl529h

      And I think the word "cleanse" is a misnomer. I never had any unusual gastrointestinal side effects at all during the three days I was on my "cleanse."

      By the way, all the juice recipes I used during the 3-day cleanse are noted in the blog.

      THank you very much! Helpful blog. I appriciate it very much. I agree with the word cleanse as well.
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      ^ this... thank you.

      Have fun shrinking your stomach sack... Does that sound scientific to you? Lol. .. aliens
    • Posts: 77 Member
      OK. I am going to do it. If it has negative reactions, then I will know. If it doesn't then I will know that too. I appriciate the actual feedback from everyone! I will let you know how it goes :)

      Thank you.
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