Juice Fasting?

If we're using documentaries as motivation tools, I suggest "Forks Over Knives" any day of the week. Juicing for me is a fun treat. Like, once a week I like to juice up some fun vegetables. But that's what it is...for fun and something different.

How about not using any mockumentaries as your motivation, because they are all biased and pushing some agenda?

I like a glass of fresh apple/carrot/celery juice every so often, just like I occasionally enjoy a green smoothie every so often too.

I did see Fat Sick and Nearly Dead, and I did attempt, in a half hearted way, to incorporate juicing into my diet every day for two of my 3 meals. It got to be too pricey for one thing, when I was purchasing a lot of green veggies to juice... too labor intensive between washing all the veggies and cleaning up the juicer afterward...and for the third thing, after about a week or two I started to get bored from drinking the juice.

I will say I DID feel good while I was drinking the juices for 2 meals a day. I felt more energized...because I was consuming more nutrients than when I was just eating "whatever." However, I just got annoyed the whole prep and clean up process... I haven't used my juicer in almost a year I bet....

I might whip it out for the summer and have some cucumber-melon refreshers instead of sweet tea...

randomtai wrote: »

Fun vegetables??? *blinks* Does not compute.

Shhh...it's how I trick myself.

I do a 10 day juice fast every six months. I only juice vegetables, never fruit and drink alkaline water whilst doing it. I love it. But I don't use it to lose weight. I do it because I have a rather complicated metabolic disorder that means eating is sometimes problematic for me. Having said all that; if you are a sugar fiend, or eat a lot of processed foods be prepared for grumpiness, headaches and so forth. I find after I have done it I do lose weight, put it on again eventually but feel great for months afterwards. So go for it if you want, you will miss chewing though.

If I was going to do something like this I'd be blending, not juicing, where all the nutritious parts get thrown away. I'd also be adding some fats and seeds too

LeenaGee wrote: »

Juicing is great when incorporated into a healthy and balanced diet but it is not sustainable and will not help you lose weight long term. Once you return to your "normal" eating pattern, the weight will return.

Learning to eat in a healthy manner and in a deficit will get you results weightwise and healthwise. Everyone in my family loved having fresh juice and over the years we had it as a weekend treat. Go easy on the fruit and up the vegetables - it is yummy and a worthwhile addition to your diet.

I agree with LeenaGee, juicing is a great supplement to overall healthy eating.
Regarding the fiber removed from juicing the following is from Juicerecipes website:
" What's the difference between soluble and insoluble fiber?
Insoluble fiber is the left-over pulp after juicing. Only a small amount of this makes it to your juice. If you were to mix insoluble fiber in a glass of water, it would sink to the bottom, absorb the water and puff up. If you imagine that moving through your body, you can picture what it does for you. It's beneficial to help get things 'moving' and prevents constipation.

Soluble fiber will make it to your juice. Soluble fiber is 'soluble' in water. Soluble fiber (like gums and pectins) will partially dissolve in water and form a type of gel. Soluble fiber absorbs digestive bile made by cholesterol, which creates even more digestive bile, which then helps to lower LDL (bad) cholesterol. Soluble fiber also can help moderate your blood glucose levels because it helps sugar to be more slowly absorbed, which is why some diabetics report juicing to be helpful to them."

In my case I keep the pulp left over from juicing and use it in other food recipes. I even make crackers out of the pulp. I use the crackers as a white bread replacement. They are basically all fiber.