Juicing, baby.

I don't really see the point in posting if I'm not going to even be open to opposing viewpoints, lol.

THIS. This right here makes you win MFP today! You won't believe how many people are closed off to advice and differing opinions!

Wow that is seriously refreshing, this post made my day! :happy: :happy:

Okay. In the first line of my original post, I worded that poorly. I said I want to juice fruits and vegetables and that will be the only thing I consume; I mean to say that fruits and vegetables and other plant-based foods will be the only things I consume; so there will be plenty of sources of both healthy fats and protein from places like lentils, soybeans (all beans, more or less), all kinds of nuts, legumes, etc. So between eating those things and juicing a lot, I will be getting plenty of nutrients.

As far as the detox thing goes, I've lived my whole life eating processed crap at basically every meal. My health and fitness journey is a young one, and I'm still in the process of making trade-outs of processed, less natural food items for those that are more wholesome and nutrient-rich. I've done lots of research on the effects of the chemicals found in things like artificial sweeteners, diet sodas (or regular sodas), milk, etc. and I'm aware that my body could be functioning at a much higher level both physically and cognitively if I were to rid it of the junk that has been put in it. Of course my body and my mind will feel better even after the juice cleanse as I continue to lose weight and build lean muscle. Juicing isn't something I plan to do exclusively for an extended period of time. Of course, I definitely appreciate everyone's concern and willingness to voice those!

thank goodness you put that comma between those two words in the topic name.

Juicing violates my main rule:

Never do anything today that you aren't willing to do every day for the rest of my life.

I wonder how many people who have replied in the negative have actually tried a juice detox....

No one on earth has ever tried a juice detox because there's no such thing.

The word "detox" actually means something, and it doesn't mean "drinking water and/or juice."

The whole thread is referring to the term "detox" meaning "drinking water and juice" so that is the term I used. I don't care what the dictionary definition is, this thread defines a "detox" as drinking juice so for the purposes of this thread that's what it means. I could use the term "juice fast" I suppose but I'm not going to pander to anyone's anal retentiveness about terminology.

The main benefits of juicing are that these days it is impossible to eat enough fresh fruit and vegetables to get the nutrients we need because of modern farming practices depleting the soil of nutrients/chemical fertilisers etc etc (hence why organic is always best).

I don't think "organic" means what you think it means.

In Australia, "organic" is defined as "The basic principle of organic farming is to achieve optimum quantities of produce and food of high nutritional quality without the use of artificial fertilisers or synthetic chemicals. It does not use genetically modified foods, growth promoters or hormones. Organic meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic farming emphasises the need to maintain appropriate land management and aims to ecologically achieve the balance between animal life, the natural environment and food crops. Organic farmers do not use pesticides or herbicides. The produce that is produced through organic farming is thus at its most natural form".

Not sure if it means the same in America.

By juicing, you are getting more nutrients because you can drink a lot more veggies than you can eat.

The implication is that more nutrients are better...?

Yes of course more nutrients is better - the whole point of eating calories is to give our bodies and brains nutrients to function. If you disagree, again please explain why rather than just making random statements in the negative. I'm always happy to learn new things.

Watch the documentary "Fat Sick and Nearly Dead" if you can get your hands on it - proof that juicing is good for us.

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead is not a "documentary." It's a propaganda film to sell juicers and books. It is full of misinformation, BS, and outright lies. The diet plan it promotes is very unhealthy. The film is not "proof" of anything except how incredibly gullible people are.