Is anyone interested in being my 30 day juice fasting buddy?

Piano7lvr
Piano7lvr Posts: 1
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It would be a 30 day juice fast. The juices would include lots of leafy green veggies and some fruits. The goal is to cleanse (remove toxins), lose weight, get more energy and promote all over health. Thanks so much.

~Annalee
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  • kaseyr1505
    kaseyr1505 Posts: 624 Member
    Are you my kidneys and liver? It's nice to meet you. I appreciate your hard work.
  • Jupiterdime
    Jupiterdime Posts: 10
    I would love to! I juice regularly already but have really been wanting to do a fast to shed some stubborn pounds before summer. When do we start?
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    uhh NO!
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    Fad diets are not usually well received on MFP. Juice diets are generally considered a waste of time for the following reasons:

    -The majority of weight lost during a juice fast will be water weight that will return once solid food is re-added into the diet.

    -If you have normal liver and kidneys, these are perfectly capable of doing all the 'cleansing' your body requires.

    -30 days living on juice with little or no fats and protein does not seem a good plan for giving you 'more energy'.

    -Fad diets do not promote 'overall health'. They are a short term 'fix' which do nothing long term.
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    Are you my kidneys and liver? It's nice to meet you. I appreciate your hard work.

    :laugh:

    I'm really curious as to what toxins you'll be removing. If you could name one that'd be awesome.
  • gypsy_spirit
    gypsy_spirit Posts: 2,107 Member
    Are you my kidneys and liver? It's nice to meet you. I appreciate your hard work.

    Thread, meet the perfect answer. :drinker:


    ETA: And no.
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
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  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    Are you my kidneys and liver? It's nice to meet you. I appreciate your hard work.

    :laugh:

    I'm really curious as to what toxins you'll be removing. If you could name one that'd be awesome.
    I'd like to know this as well, please! :noway:
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,782 Member
    In for the list of toxins to be removed
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    I'm in. I have toxins from the Butterfinger I just ate, and they gotta go!
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
    IN for the inevitable "you people are mean" thread the OP will create because everyone shot down her juice fasting idea.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    NO
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    This will not end well. Just saying.
  • SpencersHeart
    SpencersHeart Posts: 170 Member
    No thanks .... my toxin zappers... liver, kidney, bowels do well on their own with an unforced regularity. :flowerforyou:
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
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  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    I'm in. I have toxins from the Butterfinger I just ate, and they gotta go!
    Why did I just read this as butthurt? :indifferent:
  • Shadowmf
    Shadowmf Posts: 40
    I'd love to! But I'm too terrified of it... lol I know I will binge on food.
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    I'm in. I have toxins from the Butterfinger I just ate, and they gotta go!
    Why did I just read this as butthurt? :indifferent:

    Because that's what's expected to come soon?
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    I'd love to! But I'm too terrified of it... lolI know I will binge on food
    Le duh.
  • Yagisama
    Yagisama Posts: 595 Member
    The only cleansing I like is a long warm anti contamination shower.
  • ihad
    ihad Posts: 7,463 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/ihad/view/down-the-detox-rabbit-hole-651683
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    Only if I can use them to wash down steaks, chicken, and burgers.
  • RaspberryKeytoneBoondoggle
    RaspberryKeytoneBoondoggle Posts: 1,349 Member
    No thank you. But if you find a really tasty recipe feel free to share:)
  • sargessexyone
    sargessexyone Posts: 494 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/ihad/view/down-the-detox-rabbit-hole-651683

    How do we sticky this :happy:
  • PayneAS
    PayneAS Posts: 669 Member
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  • chachachingona
    chachachingona Posts: 11 Member
    Fasting has been around for centuries-it's not a fad. It is used in Native ceremonies and it is believed to be cleansing. Most of the medicines we use today have come from Native people and every year there are more scientific 'discoveries' that Native people have known about for ages. Don't let judgmental trolls influence your decision. Marketing is everywhere-on documentaries, at your doctor's office, in scientific journals, *and* on MFP. Do what feels right for you. Try it. If you don't like it at least you can say you tried.
  • PinkCupcakes84
    PinkCupcakes84 Posts: 235 Member
    Well they say juice made her look like this soooo.... You first op, let me know how it go

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  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    Fasting has been around for centuries-it's not a fad. It is used in Native ceremonies and it is believed to be cleansing. Most of the medicines we use today have come from Native people and every year there are more scientific 'discoveries' that Native people have known about for ages. Don't let judgmental trolls influence your decision. Marketing is everywhere-on documentaries, at your doctor's office, in scientific journals, *and* on MFP. Do what feels right for you. Try it. If you don't like it at least you can say you tried.

    Drinking juice is NOT fasting, it is a liquid diet. Fasting is taking in no nourishment (only water) for whatever period of time. You are right though, fasting has a long history and is usually done for spiritual reasons: deny the body so you can concentrate on the spirit.
  • chachachingona
    chachachingona Posts: 11 Member
    @earlnabby There are native ceremonies where you fast, but you only ingest specific food or drink. One person or culture's definition of a word is not necessarily universal. In the same way, one culture may fast to "deny the body so you can concentrate on the spirit", but it doesn't mean that that statement is universal or the totality of the significance of every fasting ritual.
  • chachachingona
    chachachingona Posts: 11 Member
    @PinkCupcakes8 :wink: I'm with you;)

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