I recommend "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" (Netflix)
BlueBaron37
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I watched this last night, its more that just the documentary the creator started it out to be and is very uplifting documentary that I found motivational.
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Wow, yea I just watched Fed Up. Really great one also.0
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What is it about?0
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I watched it a couple of years ago and it is very inspirational because he loses weight which helps him get off of his medication for the autoimmune disease he has. He does juicing, which is controversial because you are drinking your calories and a lot of people don't agree with it because you are likely to gain the weight back once you start eating actual food again. Some people do juicing to jump start their weight loss. I have considered it but never have tried it, and I got a juicer at a rummage sale last summer. I was told by others who have done juicing that they can't make it last longer than a couple of days because they said you are REALLY hungry doing it. I may try it just to replace like one meal sometimes. The guy on the documentary just loses a lot of weight and changes his whole lifestyle, which is an inspiring story to say the least.0
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I'm going to try Friday for 3 days.0
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thanks for recommending it, I watched it this weekend. To me, the real hero is the truck driver he just happens to meet at a truck stop... now THAT GUY really changes his life! I am not sure I could do juicing, I would be too hungry. I need to fill my stomach with salad, etc... hopefully my stomach is gettign smaller... :-)0
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You don't have to JUST drink juice. Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead changed my life! I figured out that what I hate the most about fruits and veggies is mostly the texture. No problem with the juice. Most of the juices I make I don't like but I can drink them down fast like a medicine and get my nutrition. I make one juice a day for a snack and now that my body is getting the nutrition it's been screaming for I'm just not as hungry. 75 pounds down! (45 to go)0
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It's a really long infomercial. For juicers.0
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@fat2fit4good when you juice or use a Nurtibullet you are full from what you have.
@mnsmileys I had the same problem when I juice but what I found out really quickly are 3 things that chance the flavor 1) Ginger 2) Pineapple 3) Berries.
If you like any of those 3 just make sure there's enough to effect flavor. Ginger is the most powerful flavor changer and I love it but even I can't have too much.0 -
I like it very much, I find Joe the juicer funny and motivating.
I need some friends and support, if someone want to add me, feel free, I'll do the same0 -
BlueBaron37 wrote: »I watched this last night, its more that just the documentary the creator started it out to be and is very uplifting documentary that I found motivational.
It is also a load of crap and extremely biased
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I don't. It's an informercial disguised as a documentary. You don't need to juice to lose weight. Just stop eating so much damn food.
There's always someone willing to part with their money.0 -
My cousin and her husband watched this and did it for about 2-3 weeks. They lost about 20 pounds (both were about 300 # each). In that time, they had nausea, diarrhea, lethargy, and migraines. The day they gave it up, they went out and ate 2-3 weeks of calories in solid food in about 3 hours.
That was about 4 years ago. They are still 300# each.0 -
From what I read juicing is not that good. They say (and everyone knows 'they' are always right) that by taking the fiber out in the juicing process the body had a harder time controlling the sugars. The fiber aides in balancing blood sugar during digestion. If anyone has done more research on this topic I would appreciate hearing their thoughts.0
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cutenikki07 wrote: »What is it about?
Its about a guy with a really cool blender and he travels around with this really cool blender, blending stuff and this blender is awesome.
I think its a really long infomercial about his blender! I only watched the the first 10 minutes and was distracted by how awesome his blender was, then went online to see where I could buy one!
Also - blendings okay to have as part of a diet, but its not very nice to have as your whole diet - although if you do have it as your whole diet, you get to use your awesome blender loads!0 -
I found Ironman pretty inspirational too, but it doesn't mean I'm going to build the suit.0
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Geez, what kind of blender is it? If it's fascinating enough for a whole infomer...I mean, documentary, then it must be some kind of awesome!0
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SnuggleSmacks wrote: »Geez, what kind of blender is it? If it's fascinating enough for a whole infomer...I mean, documentary, then it must be some kind of awesome!
It's an enchanted money-making blender. Wish I had found it first though
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BlueBaron37 wrote: »I watched this last night, its more that just the documentary the creator started it out to be and is very uplifting documentary that I found motivational.
It is also a load of crap and extremely biased
QFT
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SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »SnuggleSmacks wrote: »Geez, what kind of blender is it? If it's fascinating enough for a whole infomer...I mean, documentary, then it must be some kind of awesome!
It's an enchanted money-making blender. Wish I had found it first though
I see. So fruit and veggies go in... whiz bang boom...money comes out?0 -
With a title like that, how can I resist???0
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SnuggleSmacks wrote: »SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »SnuggleSmacks wrote: »Geez, what kind of blender is it? If it's fascinating enough for a whole infomer...I mean, documentary, then it must be some kind of awesome!
It's an enchanted money-making blender. Wish I had found it first though
I see. So fruit and veggies go in... whiz bang boom...money comes out?
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It's about chubby cowboys, trying to protect their herd from cattle thieves so that they can go low carb, high protein.0
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I'll just add that juicing is really expensive. Now, no one loves a good Jugo Verde as much as I do, but juicing isn't an answer for weight loss for me. Costs too much and I actually like the way fruits and vegetables taste. Plus, I need some sort of fat to fill me up, and nothing is better than butter on broccoli or olive oil on salad or cheese on spinach, etc. Fruit and vegetable juices are great and can make a meal really special or make a nice in-between meal filler, but they are not meal replacements, at least for me.0
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I think people are missing the point, it's not about living on fruit juice only but about a shock treatment for unhealthy people who are going to die early if they don't change their lifestyles dramatically.
The juice fast is a fast track way to being healthy and detoxing the body from all the rubbish people eat to become obese.
But hey whatever !0 -
BlueBaron37 wrote: »I think people are missing the point, it's not about living on fruit juice only but about a shock treatment for unhealthy people who are going to die early if they don't change their lifestyles dramatically.
The juice fast is a fast track way to being healthy and detoxing the body from all the rubbish people eat to become obese.
But hey whatever !
Detoxing...err....No.Hey MFPers.
With the rapid increase of new users there are many posts coming up asking for detox recommendations. I figured this would be a good time to provide some links explaining why you generally don't need to detox or cleanse.
Your body is readily equipped to handle toxins and in the event it cannot, you're in far greater need of medical attention than you are of any particular beverage or liquid diet.
For purposes of weight loss, you're essentially choosing to replace food with liquid calories (depending on the cleanse, but most fall under this category) resulting in what usually amounts to a VLCD. This isn't typically a good idea for a variety of reasons (mood, hunger signaling, skeletal muscle maintenance, performance) and moreover it represents yet another short-cut attempt rather than establishing proper habits.
The intent of my post isn't to insult anyone who comes here with the misinformed belief that they should detox/cleanse. The purpose is to provide information to hopefully save someone the wasted time, money, and potential ill health effects, not to mention the likely weight regain.
Please read the following links:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/821828-detoxes-and-cleanses
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/927327-cleanse-why-you-are-lucky-they-don-t-work
http://www.burnthefatinnercircle.com/members/colon-cleansing-scam.cfm
http://www.biolayne.com/nutrition/detox-diet-scams-and-product-scams-get-called-out-by-real-scientists/
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/fashionable-toxins/
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/toxins-the-new-evil-humours/
http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-detox-scam/
http://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/the-detox-delusion/
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1159755/looking-for-a-detox-cleanse/p10 -
BlueBaron37 wrote: »I think people are missing the point, it's not about living on fruit juice only but about a shock treatment for unhealthy people who are going to die early if they don't change their lifestyles dramatically.
The juice fast is a fast track way to being healthy and detoxing the body from all the rubbish people eat to become obese.
But hey whatever !
What if someone eats a calorie surplus of steamed chicken breast and broccoli to become obese? Quite a conundrum, eh?
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I make sure that my 4000 calorie binges are toxin free! Harrumph!0
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SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »BlueBaron37 wrote: »I think people are missing the point, it's not about living on fruit juice only but about a shock treatment for unhealthy people who are going to die early if they don't change their lifestyles dramatically.
The juice fast is a fast track way to being healthy and detoxing the body from all the rubbish people eat to become obese.
But hey whatever !
What if someone eats a calorie surplus of steamed chicken breast and broccoli to become obese? Quite a conundrum, eh?
I would like to see someone try. Lol
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