REBOOT Fat sick and nearly dead

MAGNIFIEDME
MAGNIFIEDME Posts: 52 Member
edited November 8 in Food and Nutrition
So I watched the movie and was inspired to try the 10day plan for juicing http://www.rebootwithjoe.com/
but i'm blending instead of juicing because i'm not spending $200 on a juicer for 10 days. I'm now on day 6, i've lost 3.4lbs. Its 1200 calories give or take but only fruit and vegetables so I was expecting to actually lose more than that but there you have it - and i'm not done yet.
I plan on continuing this gradually adding back in some protein (chicken/fish) by 22nd of December in preparation of having Christmas dinners - I dont want to suddenly throw meat into the equation on xmas and get cramps LOL
Is anybody else on the plan? I've found that I feel great, not as hungry as I imagined I was going to be as long as I have a smoothie prepared and drinking lots of water.
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  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    No, God I hate that documentary.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Hey, at least you are getting the fiber!
  • beachgod
    beachgod Posts: 567 Member
    edited December 2014
    Great for you if it's working but you don't necessarily have to go on an extreme diet to lose weight. Props for not blowing $200.00 on a juicer!
  • Commander_Keen
    Commander_Keen Posts: 1,179 Member
    1200 calories is the key, not the Juicing.
  • TropicalParaMonster
    TropicalParaMonster Posts: 151 Member
    Yea I did a 3 day reboot by blending then I used a strainer to strain out the pulp (makeshift juicer lol). I lost 2lbs which is nice but I don't think I'd do it again mainly because chicken is my life and I won't ever leave it again, not ever. But I was also surprised how I wasn't hungry as much and I felt some sort of energy surge too. I think juicing is nice to incorporate into your regular food-included diet. Probably sub a snack for a smoothie.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    That's not a documentary. It's an infomercial.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Oh, so no fiber? Boo.
  • iamMaLisa
    iamMaLisa Posts: 278 Member
    I have considered it, only based on the fact that it is supposed to help when you have an autoimmune disease.
  • Butrovich
    Butrovich Posts: 410 Member
    Let us know if this becomes a lifestyle change for you or if this lasts less than a couple months.
  • blukitten
    blukitten Posts: 922 Member
    Tried it a few years ago- was also blending cause I wanted the fiber- already had a juicer cause my kids like to make juice too- but almost killed my husband (not really) and bit everyone else's heads off at even the slightest sideways look at me. Decided it would not work for me. But hey if you can keep with it, it might be a good starting point or a way to find out if you have any food allergies!
  • goddessofawesome
    goddessofawesome Posts: 563 Member
    concordancia wrote: »
    Oh, so no fiber? Boo.

    Last I checked fruits and veggies contain fiber.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    goddessofawesome wrote: »
    concordancia wrote: »
    Oh, so no fiber? Boo.

    Last I checked fruits and veggies contain fiber.

    Yep, and most of it is in the pulp that the OP is straining out (and that juicers strain out).
  • harmoniaxx
    harmoniaxx Posts: 10
    martyqueen52 wrote: »
    lol.... I bet you take Hydroxy-cut too, huh?

    That is REALLY rude. You may not agree with someones choice of weight loss, but to mock and be rude to someone because you disagree? Ever heard of constructive criticism?

  • goddessofawesome
    goddessofawesome Posts: 563 Member
    concordancia wrote: »
    goddessofawesome wrote: »
    concordancia wrote: »
    Oh, so no fiber? Boo.

    Last I checked fruits and veggies contain fiber.

    Yep, and most of it is in the pulp that the OP is straining out (and that juicers strain out).

    OP isn't using a juicer, she is using a blender. Also she never said she was straining it. That was someone else.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    concordancia wrote: »
    goddessofawesome wrote: »
    concordancia wrote: »
    Oh, so no fiber? Boo.

    Last I checked fruits and veggies contain fiber.

    Yep, and most of it is in the pulp that the OP is straining out (and that juicers strain out).

    Right--this is the fundamental problem with juicing and why I never understand why people promote it over just eating fruits and especially veggies. It seems unhealthy to me.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    concordancia wrote: »
    goddessofawesome wrote: »
    concordancia wrote: »
    Oh, so no fiber? Boo.

    Last I checked fruits and veggies contain fiber.

    Yep, and most of it is in the pulp that the OP is straining out (and that juicers strain out).
    Did you even read the OP? The part where OP mentioned blending, not juicing?
  • goddessofawesome
    goddessofawesome Posts: 563 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    concordancia wrote: »
    goddessofawesome wrote: »
    concordancia wrote: »
    Oh, so no fiber? Boo.

    Last I checked fruits and veggies contain fiber.

    Yep, and most of it is in the pulp that the OP is straining out (and that juicers strain out).

    Right--this is the fundamental problem with juicing and why I never understand why people promote it over just eating fruits and especially veggies. It seems unhealthy to me.

    Except the OP isn't juicing, she is blending.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    edited December 2014
    tigersword wrote: »
    concordancia wrote: »
    goddessofawesome wrote: »
    concordancia wrote: »
    Oh, so no fiber? Boo.

    Last I checked fruits and veggies contain fiber.

    Yep, and most of it is in the pulp that the OP is straining out (and that juicers strain out).
    Did you even read the OP? The part where OP mentioned blending, not juicing?

    Edited for tone:

    It has already been pointed out that the person who strained their juice was not the OP. Insomnia will do things like that to the brain.

    You might also notice that I was the one who made a positive comment on fiber when the OP originally said that they were using a blender.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    3.4 lbs of water down the drain. Whoopie. This will come back when you return to the real world and start eating real foods again.
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  • harmoniaxx
    harmoniaxx Posts: 10
    darkguardian419 wrote: »
    harmoniaxx wrote: »
    martyqueen52 wrote: »
    lol.... I bet you take Hydroxy-cut too, huh?

    That is REALLY rude. You may not agree with someones choice of weight loss, but to mock and be rude to someone because you disagree? Ever heard of constructive criticism?

    You must be new here...

    Welcome to the internet :wink:

    Oh believe me, I know. I just tend to try and choose forums that are a little less on the negative side in the community. I assumed that this one was one of them. I guess I assumed wrong.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    BFDeal wrote: »
    Blending is definitely the way to go. Last night I used my Nutribullet to blend my Big Mac, Fries, and Chocolate shake. I tossed in a couple blueberries for antioxidants and resveratrol. Boom. Health.

    I lol'd

  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
    I was 100 lbs overweight, too, and I ate at a deficit and got off my butt in order to lose it. (I didn't even cut out chocolate or wine.) This Joe guy's movie is an infomercial, not a documentary, like another poster said. You're eating around 1200 cals a day and this is the reason for your weight loss.
  • smittybuilt19
    smittybuilt19 Posts: 955 Member
    Fat, Sick, and Nearly Lunchtime. Somebody hand me a cheeseburger...nom sayin'
  • kendalslimmer
    kendalslimmer Posts: 579 Member
    Commander_Keen wrote: »
    1200 calories is the key, not the Juicing.

    It's great that you've found something that works - I know that feeling! - but what the person above said is absolutely correct. If you logged normal meals on MFP and stayed at the 1200 cal mark you would still lose - and the benefit of doing it the MFP way is that you'd learn about portion sizes and how to lose weight with a balanced diet (e.g. fat, protein and carbs etc).

    And when it comes to weight loss you don't want to lose more than 2lb per week anyway or you risk losing muscle mass (and the more muscle you have the better your metabolism!).

    RE 1200 cals - give MFP your height, weight etc and see what it recommends. You want to lose weight, but you want to do it the healthiest, most sustainable way possible!
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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    goddessofawesome wrote: »
    concordancia wrote: »
    goddessofawesome wrote: »
    concordancia wrote: »
    Oh, so no fiber? Boo.

    Last I checked fruits and veggies contain fiber.

    Yep, and most of it is in the pulp that the OP is straining out (and that juicers strain out).

    OP isn't using a juicer, she is using a blender. Also she never said she was straining it. That was someone else.

    The movie that is the topic of this thread is about juicing. Thus, I think comments on juicing are fair game. Do you not?

    Also, my question about why not just eat fruits and veggies stands. The premise behind juicing--what is promoted in the movie--seems to be that you get far more micronutrients since without the fiber you can eat a lot more fruits and veggies than you otherwise would. I don't agree with this approach, but at least it provides an answer to the "why drink them instead of eating them" question.

    I personally think smoothies are much better than juicing, but that's not what the movie is about, and there continues to be no reason to blend fruits and veggies and eat only them vs. eating a balanced diet that contains fruits and veggies.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    OP once you go back to eating normal the weight comes back on.

    Why do people make weight loss so complicated, just eat at a reasonable deficit (and not 1200 calories!!!) and exercise.

    I did and lost 121 pounds, now been maintaining for a few months now.
  • mfp2014mfp
    mfp2014mfp Posts: 689 Member
    Serah87 wrote: »
    OP once you go back to eating normal the weight comes back on.

    Why do people make weight loss so complicated, just eat at a reasonable deficit (and not 1200 calories!!!) and exercise.

    I did and lost 121 pounds, now been maintaining for a few months now.

    Grats on your weightloss.
    People make weightloss complicated becasue were often told by the media it is.
    In saying that there is nothing wrong with everyone trying different ways to reach the same goal, goodness knows Ive tried many different approaches on my journey all which lend to my overall experience. I believe thats in some ways the best part, trying different ways to achieve a deficit and seeing how the body responds, depending on what is currently being eaten.

  • mykaylis
    mykaylis Posts: 320 Member
    love that movie. love juicing. taking it all with a HUGE grain of salt though. juicing has its place for some people. blending has its place for many people. as long as you're consuming vegetables i don't see much harm in it.
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