I want to start jucing

Why do you want to juice?

Do you intend to juice as a part of your diet or BE your diet?

Just eat the fruits and veggies.
Tastier and cheaper.

well besides weight loss I would just like to be healthier.
make it apart of my daily life

Drinking juice doesn't cause weight loss. Calorie deficit does. Being healthier involves a lot of things. Besides weight, there is also, sleep, lower stress, physical fitness, risk behavior (smoking, drugs, etc), environment, genetics, and mental health to address.

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Sure. But he's a bit older now.

Ah juicing doesn't necessarily cause weight loss. Calories in VS Calories out. If your juicing consists of 5 servings of fruit and veggies, It could be a high calorie drink in addition to your other foods.

Plus it's a pain in the *kitten*. Why not just watch calories of foods you enjoy eating and keep THOSE under a calories goal. That's a way to stay on track.

Okay so I would really like to start juicing but not sure how to start... I know that I don't want o go about all wrong to where I hate it and never want to do it again!.. lol any suggestions / recipes that would be great to start off with?

Thanks

If you have your heart set on juicing, then go to one of these groups.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/search?utf8=✓&phrase=juicing

If you want to get information on why juicing isn't a magic cure, read the comments here.

Besides what everyone else mentioned, I'll add that juicing can be very expensive. You don't yield a lot of juice for the amount of fruit you put in the juicer. Making smoothies in the blender would be more economical.

Here is a three day one if you want to give it a try over a long weekend:
http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/new-3-day-juice-cleanse?video_id=2340814622001

Oh, and cleaning a juicer is a huge pain in the *kitten*

word.

I went on a juice fast years ago and I was almost late to work every morning because I had to clean the juicer out and it took forever!

Oh yeah I lost weight on the juice fast but I also went crazy and got a crazy infection because I was juicing so many fruits. By the 12th day I was staring at my ceiling for an hour and then I just said eff it and ordered Chinese food.

Juicing gets really expensive after a while, 1 pineapple does not yield as much juice as you think.

I try to get in 4-6 servings of vegetables daily and 2-3 servings of fruit. I supplement my diet with juicing, but it generally amounts to 1 or 2 servings of veg...the rest of my intake comes from just eating fruits and vegetables. I usually have my juice in the morning with my eggs as I find it odd to eat vegetables in the morning...but other than that, my rule is to have a serving or two of vegetables with every meal and I snack on fruit and veg as well.

I also eat a lot of lean protein and healthy fats and some whole grains...and I drink beer and eat ice cream and pizza, etc. Losing weight is all about consuming a deficit of calories from that which would be required to maintain your weight. Having a diet that is high in nutrient dense whole foods like fruit and veg and lean proteins, healthy fats, etc is an excellent way of helping to control your calorie intake as well as get your proper nutrition...but you don't have to deprive yourself of indulgences either, you just have to make sure they fit into your daily calorie requirements.

Deprivation and avoidance generally lead to short term success, but rarely are they sustainable in the long run.

I'm actually trying to keep my calories at 1200 a day... I'm also working out 3 times a week and hiking once a week. Its a matter of making all this a habit that is going to be hard for me!.. totally gonna need a lot of support or *kitten* kicking either one should work I guess.. lol

I wanted to start juicing because well I had heard it was good for you. but as I keep reading all the comments not sure if I should or not.

Well, it's definitely not BAD for you. I can't see myself ever doing it because I'm too lazy to clean a juicer, and too cheap to buy fruit/veggies and see it go to waste.

I would say start with buying a juicer and look up some recipes. Try looking on amazon.com at some and read their reviews. I know that a lot of juicers come with recipe books as well, but you could google "juicing recipes" and find some pretty good ones. I will say they aren't cheap, but I bet you could get a pretty decent one for $100 - $150, maybe even less.

Personally, I think juicing is a great option for getting your nutrients. I know some people who don't really like to eat their veggies and fruits, but they'll drink them. If that's the only way they'll have their fruit and veggies - more power to them! It's not a magic potion to weight loss, but If you incorporate it into your healthy eating plan I bet it will help.

I jusice when I am too busy or lazy to eat fruit and veggies or feel that I need more of them.... start slow with an apple, celery, cucumber and some spinach. Its easy. Also like others said it's not to do all the time. Onb Pinterest is a bunch of juicing recipes. Best of luck