Juicing- to do or not to do... that is the question????

Agreed. For me it's an occasional nutritional boost, not a diet plan.

Try juicing a cheeseburger and ice cream, it's epic.

Rigger

Down for this! Also, try adding a little vodka for taste.

I started juicing for variety. A couple times a week I have a veggie juice with a bit of apple and lots of ginger. I like juice in the mornings when I don't feel like eating sometimes and it's a great way to use up veggies quickly that may be getting old. I think juicing in moderation is fine as long as you limit the fruit.

If your goal is to "kick start" or "cleanse", and you're thinking about doing an all-juice diet, that's a bad idea.

Disagree entirely. Juice fasting is great way to make a sudden break from bad habits that are hard to break.

Only if you plan on juicing the rest of your life.

Once you start eating solids again ... wouldnt you just go back to your old habits? I would.

The act of eating and drinking are completely different things.

I love juicing. As others have said I think it is best when incorporated into other healthy lifestyle choice. I have never been a breakfast person and trying to get a meal in before noon is a challenge and often makes me feel ill, so instead I have a green juice. It gives me a ton of energy and fills me up in the morning. Besides that I think it is also a mental boost to have so many veggies first thing, makes me feel like my day is off to a good start (helpful for those with less will power like myself). I have seen absolutely no negative ramifications. Honestly it also helps out with using up extra veggies and fruit around the house. I have the Breville Juice fountain and although cleaning a juicer is always a pain it is way easier to take apart and clean then some others that I have tried.

I'm not sure I'd ever be able to have a liquid only diet, no matter how short term it is.

Love a nice cold fruity smoothie every now and then though! Nommy

I enjoy juicing, I have one in the morning with some chia seeds and flax mixed in. I don't get this "juicing is bad just eat the fruits". In one sitting there is no way I will eat carrots, apples, oranges, lime, celery, cucumber, lettuce, strawberries, etc. So I figure I must be getting some micro nutrients, it can't be "bad" for me. You can get fiber in other ways throughout the day. I would rather have that then a glass of Sunny D. Seems to work quite nicely for me.

Use a blender so that you get all the good fiber from the plants/fruit that you do. Juicing machines remove a lot of the fiber and leaves you with the sugary part of the fruit. Our bodies are designed to eat the whole fruit (minus seeds.)

Juicing sounds terrible. My co-worker did it, said she was doing it for 2 weeks (lol) and quit after 1 day because she couldn't stop vomiting.

Just eat less than you used to eat and log it.

Edited for clarity. She wasn't just juicing, she was on a juice fast.

Another unexciting, ordinary, sensible approach to maintaining one's self. That works. That's why I like this site.

I mean, just juice is not terrible. It is kinda fun to throw unusual fruits and vegetables in there. Just juice to maintain your entire body is not so great.

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