Sick Fat & Nearly Dead

Wouldn't it be much easier and less painful for anyone that has to live with you, to learn how to eat real food, learn about nutrition, portion control, and lose weight in a healthy way?

Good advice. That movie is nothing more than a ploy. Juicing can be a great way to supplement a diet as part of a snack but definitely not as a meal replacement. You will lose lean mass doing this, I can 100% guarantee you. This will make it even harder to lose in the future.

Just like she said..learn healthy eating habits, portion control and exercise. There isn't much more to it than that. I watched this documentary back when I was 221lbs 30% bodyfat and I fell for it too. Went out and bought a Jack lelane (spelling) juicer and 200$ worth of fruits/veggies. It didn't last a week. Was a complete disaster.

What I finally did was I sat at the computer and studied over and over. Learned everything I could about calories/macronutrients, protein synthesis and other topics. I studied for 2 months, cleaned out my house of all the crap, went shopping, got a gym membership and started my journey.

Through education I was able to go from 221lbs 30% bodyfat to 164 lbs 12% bodyfat from mid Feb-Aug.

Don't fall for these gimmicks. Same goes for weight loss pills and fad diets. The answer is right under your nose.

300 pounds just seems like forever away.

Don't focus on 300lbs.

For now, take this one day at a time and see if you can make good choices today.

When you wake up tomorrow, do it again.

We are friends on here for a reason..... QFT!!! breaking it down to each day is the only way to achieve this long term... Do everything you can do today to be as successful as you can and lay your head down on the pillow each night knowing you did just that and get a good nights sleep and get up tomorrow and do it again. This was and still is my approach.....

300 pounds just seems like forever away.

Don't focus on 300lbs.

For now, take this one day at a time and see if you can make good choices today.

When you wake up tomorrow, do it again.

We are friends on here for a reason..... QFT!!! breaking it down to each day is the only way to achieve this long term... Do everything you can do today to be as successful as you can and lay your head down on the pillow each night knowing you did just that and get a good nights sleep and get up tomorrow and do it again. This was and still is my approach.....

And while I don't know for certain, I suspect that Ed didn't have a single day where he consumed nothing but juice.

OP, you *can* be successful at this, but it's doubtful this "documentary" holds the keys to your success (and is more likely that it will be detrimental to it long-term).

Isn't it way better to be patient and go forward step by step?
I do not understand these people doing weird 60-90 days crap diets and workouts to get somehow
shredded and molded, powerpeeing on their health.
It took them 20,30 40 years to get that fat, so whats the big deal if it takes a year per 100lbs?

I enjoyed the movie, maybe I'm a sucker but I found it inspiring.

Not for the methods, I agree it is too extreme, unsustainable and unnecessary for most people, but I found the guy engaging and his influence on other people was healthier than, say, Morgan Spurlock (Supersize Me).

A caloric deficit will do it just as well for most, taking it step by step and making good consumption and exercise choices a habit rather than a chore is my aim both for losing weight and for life generally.

300 pounds just seems like forever away.

Don't focus on 300lbs.

For now, take this one day at a time and see if you can make good choices today.

When you wake up tomorrow, do it again.

We are friends on here for a reason..... QFT!!! breaking it down to each day is the only way to achieve this long term... Do everything you can do today to be as successful as you can and lay your head down on the pillow each night knowing you did just that and get a good nights sleep and get up tomorrow and do it again. This was and still is my approach.....

And while I don't know for certain, I suspect that Ed didn't have a single day where he consumed nothing but juice.

OP, you *can* be successful at this, but it's doubtful this "documentary" holds the keys to your success (and is more likely that it will be detrimental to it long-term).

You would be correct no juice detoxes done on my part... just change my relationship with food, ate within a set caloric intake and got moving. The rest is the results of my hard work.... :drinker:

Although the 300 pounds seems overwhelming, just remember that a year from now you will have wished you started today. Time will pass wether you lose the weight or not. It took a long time to put in on, and takes time to take if off.

I watched fat sick and nearly dead last night and it has me wanting to try a 60 day juicing detox. I just know if it tastes disgusting I wont be able to do it. I dont have enough will power to eat nothing plus drink something disgusting. Any thoughts? Anyone seen the movie? Also if I go back to normal calorie counting after the 60 days won't I just gain a bunch of weight back? Only juicing for 60 days will prove to my body thats all it needs and once I start eating again it will go crazy is what im thinking

I saw that movie and it had me SO convinced that it was a legitimate way to get healthy... I even bought a juicer.... I couldn't do it for more than five days. Half the stuff tastes awful, i had terrible diarrhea and my stomach was grumbling constantly. I looked into it with my own research and found that it's an awful thing to do to your body. You're preventing yourself from getting proper nutrition and the lack of fiber is bad for the digestive tract. I didn't see how 60 days of that could benefit me in any way so I stopped immediately. Since I found MFP I started doing a lot of research about health, weight loss and nutrition and I can assure you, juicing is a waste of time and will not help you reach your goals in a healthy and realistic fashion. You will be getting minimal calories so you WILL lose weight pretty quickly, but you'll be so hungry you'll most likely pack on the pounds once you're finished and start eating the same exact quantities of foods you were eating before. Be patient, eat FOOD at a caloric deficit, lose weight slowly and train yourself to eat less forever.

Pay attention to this!

I saw that he lost 100 pounds in 60 days and figured thats a damn good start when I have almost 300 to lose. Thats over 1/3 of my journey. But im just worried about the after and what would happen when I start eating again. I feel like I eat a well balanced diet now.

Why don't use just make a commitment to a lifestyle change, eat in a modest caloric deficit, hit your macro's for each day, measure and weigh out your food, log everything, and get some exercise in. Walking to start would be great, this is exactly the approach I took when I start and at 560 lbs, I could not walk from room to room. It took me alittle over 3 years (100 lbs. a year average) but I suffered little, ate well, and created an environment of sustainability for the long term..... Just my two cents..... Best of Luck...

This may only be Ed's "2 cents" but it is the cheapest, BEST advice you're going to get. Good luck.

Thanks 4 all of the responses. I guess ill just stick with if its not something im willing to commit to for life then dont do it. And juicing would never be a life commitment so im not going to do it. 300 pounds just seems like forever away.

You will get there. Setting small goals along the way will help. Everything that happens between now and the end goal are what makes this experience such an amazing and empowering one.