How to start a juice cleanse?

…I forgot to mention… don't keep fresh juiced "juice" in an open container… or really for longer than a day or so in the fridge. It loses nutrients as soon as you juice it.

Check out Chris Karr's book: "Crazy Sexy Diet" - it's one of the things that inspired me to start juicing!

Okay if I knew everyone was going to be a ****ing *kitten* about this, I wouldn't have asked.

Welcome to MFP. Most of these people have so much food industry propaganda ingrained in their minds, they just simply don't know anything else. Anything they know little or nothing about, they pretend they are experts, and will tell you to avoid.

If you want to do a juice fast, go ahead. The most important things to remember, are use fresh juice. Nothing from a bottle. And plan your POST fast diet! That is the most important part! If you go back to eating crap food, you will be doing yourself no favors.

Yeah! Big pharm, Monsanto and McDonald's are out to brainwash us! The food industry is all about making sure we don't spend money on merchandise and cleanses! WAKE UP SHEEPLE.

Woowwww….. OK people are jerks.

While I agree, a hard-core cleanse where all you drink is juice is not necessary…. I juice frequently, and often sub my breakfast for some green juice. It makes your body more alkaline, and hence makes you feel better / has SOME detoxifying affects.

How exactly does it make your body more alkaline? Also, what toxins does it get rid of? Be specific and use science. Please and thank you.

Step 1: Go to the search tab and enter ' juice cleanse'.

Step 2: Search for success threads from people doing said cleanse.

Step 3: Eat lunch.

Okay if I knew everyone was going to be a ****ing *kitten* about this, I wouldn't have asked.

Welcome to MFP. They already created a post to mock you.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1245246-how-to-not-start-a-juice-cleanse

Don't you just love this place? Tell them you want to go low carb, it really brings the trolls out. :grumble:

Try using the dreaded "V" word around here. People are very against nutrients around here, unless they are isolated, then they are apparently OK.

TO the OP: if you google reboot with joe hes the guy who did the documentary "Fat Sick and Nearly Dead." he has a lot of great information.

To the people who write smart a*s comments....perhaps you should spend your time exercising, helping people, reading a magazine, anything...to take the time to comment snarky or rude, heres a newsflash you're not funny. Get a life.

I'm not certain what you mean by cleanse...but we have a Ninja juicer which you can get on Amazon for $99.00. This blender can actually make almond milk out of almonds. (I've never tried it, but someone on Amazon did.)

The trick to juicing on your own is to search the net for some good recipes. I've made the mistakes of just stuffing raw spinach, etc., in there an ending up with undrinkable slug.

My favorite juicer recipe is one 16 oz can of organic pumpkin, 4 cups of almond milk, cinnamon and Stevia. Incredibly filling without making you feel overstuffed.

Another favorite device I like is the Hamilton Beach steamer (the two tier which is about 30 bucks on Amazon.) Can put two layers of raw veggies (e.g., carrots on the bottom closer to the steam) and cauliflower on the top (since they steam more fully more quickly), and make some tasty steamed veggies if you toss on some spices (I like oregano.)

Now, every now and then when I feel that I just need to take a break, I'm very stressed and I know I'm going to make very bad choices or I just need to reboot, I'll do a 3 day program of the stuff I described above....it just seems to get me out of a bad pattern or get me started on a good one.

What you are doing is not juice. What you are doing is a smoothie. And if OP were going to do some sort of liquid diet or whatever, this IMHO, would be the way to do it. It's food, but in drinkable form. I wouldn't go all liquid (OH THE BATHROOM HORRORS) but adding a smoothie or even two to your diet would be just fine. My issue with juicing is that you don't actually fix anything. You don't actually get MORE out of it. You get less and it is COSTLY. And it isn't something you can do forever (drink only juice). But you can do smoothies for forever. Blenders (even good ones) aren't that costly. And you can have a TON of variety along with a device that does more than extract water from perfectly good items that could be eaten. Not to mention, blenders can do more than just make smoothies. That's why everyone is saying don't do it -- long term, it's not beneficial, it's costly, and you don't really get much from it if you don't continue it.

I have to say, the reason many people on here are blunt and give direct answers is because questions like these come up literally several times a day. And for anyone who has been here a while, you see the post and IMMEDIATELY roll your eyes. As much as people WANT to be supportive, listening to the same ol' things over and over day in and day out while still trying to be involved and do your thing is hard. Especially if those things are not beneficial long term. Good luck to you!

Okay if I knew everyone was going to be a ****ing *kitten* about this, I wouldn't have asked.

Welcome to MFP. Most of these people have so much food industry propaganda ingrained in their minds, they just simply don't know anything else. Anything they know little or nothing about, they pretend they are experts, and will tell you to avoid.

If you want to do a juice fast, go ahead. The most important things to remember, are use fresh juice. Nothing from a bottle. And plan your POST fast diet! That is the most important part! If you go back to eating crap food, you will be doing yourself no favors.

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If you had something productive to add, you would have added it by now. Since you can't think of anything, i helped you out.

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Okay if I knew everyone was going to be a ****ing *kitten* about this, I wouldn't have asked.

For the win.

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if you get sprayed by a skunk, i understand a tomato juice cleanse is a good way to get rid of the smell from your body and clothes. you need to bathe in it or shower with it.

that's what this thread is about, right?

TO the OP: if you google reboot with joe hes the guy who did the documentary "Fat Sick and Nearly Dead." he has a lot of great information.

the forums are really promising today!

quick! go sign up for the FSND diet!!!!

Okay if I knew everyone was going to be a ****ing *kitten* about this, I wouldn't have asked.

Because nobody is cheering on this horrible decision? Maybe you do need some juice lol

Why would this necessarily be a horrible decision? I'm not pro-juicing or pro-cleanses, but to suggest that it's a horrible decision is just silly. What is horrible about it?

You seriously don't see any harm in only drinking fruit juice for 3 days!?

No. Can you enlighten me? Preferably with something other than opinion. Some type of reputable source showing ill effects (other than hunger) from drinking juice for 3 days.

TO the OP: if you google reboot with joe hes the guy who did the documentary "Fat Sick and Nearly Dead." he has a lot of great information.

To the people who write smart a*s comments....perhaps you should spend your time exercising, helping people, reading a magazine, anything...to take the time to comment snarky or rude, heres a newsflash you're not funny. Get a life.

We are doing all those things. Everyone who is against juice cleanses is having success in their weight loss/gain. We're just trying to save people from stupid fad diets and tricks that will ultimately not do anything.

How do you know it wont do anything? You are speaking of course from your own extensive experience? Perhaps you would be so kind as to enlighten us all about how your vast juice fasting experience....