Juicing?

I've never actually juiced, however I've read in several articles that it's a quick way to lose weight. Only to also learn that it's mostly water weight that is being lost. Most people tend to gain this weight back shortly after they start eating normally.
Stick with MFP and it will help you keep it off for the long haul. MFP a lifestyle change not a quick fix!

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Nikkiairforcewife wrote: »

I've never done a juice fast. I loved that documentary. I think a juice fast is a great idea for cleansing and detoxing your body. I think anyone could benefit from a detoxing-- but 60 days is probably not for many people.

Your body doesn't need to be cleansed, or detoxed. You have organs that do that just fine without starving yourself on juice for days.

OP, just eat your fruit/veg.

God intended fruits and vegetables to be consumed whole. Removing part of the food/fuel is silly.

I watched it, I juice, but I've never done a juice fast, there's no need to do so. I eat fruit like crazy, but I'm not a fan of veggies. I like to juice a few carrots with a beet, drink it on down. Gives me all the vitamins and minerals that I'm not getting from the rest of my diet and I don't have to munch on carrots all day long.

The daughter of a good friend is into it and we had a long discussion. She has swallowed the kool-aid fully and insists that you absorb the nutrients better if the food is juiced and that removing the fiber allows your colon to dump all the stuff it has been holding on to. I got the usual list of "toxins" (dioxins, PCBs, bisphenol-A, DDT, phthalates, heavy metals, etc.). When I asked her about this; the fact that these come from pesticides and herbicides mostly and they are still present in her veggies, and how does juicing remove them when cooking and/or chewing raw does not, and I received silence. She also had no answer when I pointed out that your colon cleans itself best when you eat a high fiber diet and that humans generally have all food pass through within a 24-36 hour period. Nothing gets "stuck" unless you have a medical issue which causes weak walls in the colon that can create pockets for waste to accumulate. We compared 4 months of food diaries (including her 1 month juice fast) and they actually were very similar in the number of calories. I just ate a regular calorie amount each day where she had higher calorie amounts for months with one month of a very low calorie diet. Hers was much higher in carbs and much lower in fiber than mine. I would rather get some veggies in every day (along with my protein, fat, etc) rather than binge on veggies only for a month. I really think that can eventually throw things out of whack if you do it 4 times a year like she does.

I personally watched maybe 10 minutes of the movie and can tell you it's junk for real facts. As people mentioned above juicing is a bad idea. I have done extensive research on it, and it's actually not as healthy as you would assume. Fiber is one thing you are throwing away which you need in order for your guts to function properly and second you are skipping the natural digestion of food. It's another grapefruit diet.

If you do like to drink your food, just get one of those ninja blenders or a high amp blender and put everything in and blend, this way you are getting fiber nutrients and your stomach has something to breakdown other than liquid.

SMH at the number of juice threads lately...

I like to eat my fruits and vegetables. They make me feel fuller longer than juice and the fiber is good for my system.