Fasting/The juice diet Questions

Juicing gets rid of the fibre that your body needs and allows you consume large amounts of calories without feeling as full.

I stick to eating my fruit and veg.

juggernaut1974 wrote: »

Completely horrible way to go about losing weight. With all sincerity, I would suggest not getting your nutrition/health ideas from documentaries.

Generous of you to say documentaries rather than juicer commercials.

My wife watched that same documentary, and decided (against my opinion) to go on a 30 day juice only diet. I did not thing she will last more than 2 days, but she prove me wrong, she completed the 30 days.

She lost nearly 20 pounds, of course when she went back to eating solid food again, she put on about 10 pound back. Even thought she lost 20 pounds, it did not look like it, because she was loosing muscle along the way, she was lighter, was her body fat was not lower.

She now learned from her experience, she substitutes one meal a day for a juice (normally breakfast), then she eats the fruit and vegetables instead of juicing them. Also, she learned that protein is important.

Remember that losing weight is about what you eat, but also about what you do NOT eat. When she when on the juice diet, she stopped eating bagels, donuts, ice cream, and cake. So, she felt much better, and she thought it was the "juice diet" that made her feel good. In reality, it was the junk food she was NOT eating what made her feel good.

Do not over complicate the issue, want to lose weight and look good?, monitor what you eat, and exercise often, do small adjustments every week depending on the result. You do not need to make drastic changes to your lifestyle, actually, if you do, your body will fight you, your body does not like drastic changes.

Begin keeping track of what you eat today, this will make you aware of where those extra calories are coming from, use this as baseline, and adjust from there. Example: if you have a bagel and cream cheese for breakfast everyday, next week substitute it with a better option but about the same caloric intake. This way, you will began cleaning your diet out, then, and only then you may want to start thinking about changing the amount of calories you are consuming.

I see people (like my wife) that put on about 30 pounds in a 10 years period of time, then they want to lose the 30 pounds in a month, and because they can't, they get frustrated and give up.
Do not put a time limit in your diet, think of it as the way it should be for the rest of your life.

Cheers.

kyukiyoshida wrote: »

I know you can get many proteins and essential fats from dark vegetables and beans and healthy oils like virgin coconut oil. This is where I get mine from as meat consists for less than 10% of my calorie intake. So do you guys think that drinking homemade, natural fruit and vegetable juices maybe once or twice a day to help stay full on top of healthy low calorie meals would work just as well but be more beneficial? I guess I could say I'm looking for ways to help me eat less while getting more nutrients.

You will get fuller by eating the whole fruits and vegetables. Fruit juices in particular tend to be not filling for the calories (vegetable juices have fewer calories, but IMO vegetables taste better whole and are definitely more filling that way).

Why not just eat a healthy balanced diet and increase the vegetables (and fruits, if you like) that you eat?

Yes, you can get plenty of protein (and healthy fats) on a vegetarian diet, but that's not the same as just juices, as juicing excludes many good vegetarian protein and fat sources. If you feel you must try juicing I'd recommend logging at a place like Cronometer to see how you are doing on protein and fat.

kyukiyoshida wrote: »

Has anyone here tried the juice diet yet? I'm watching a documentary called fat, sick & nearly dead. And this guy goes on a juice fast and cleanse for 60 days. So far he's lost 50 pounds by day 31. I guess the general idea is that by juicing you can get in twice as many fruits and vegetables, and you absorb the nutrients twice as fast. So you're packing your body with potent nutrients, and helping it heal and use fat that's been stored. I wanted to know if anyone has had experience with this particular diet and what the results were and if there were any negative mental/health implications or side effects.

If I recall from your previous post asking for help, you have PCOS right? Some people with PCOS find that a lower carb diet is helpful. A diet of nothing but fruit & veggie juice is the exact opposite of that.

kyukiyoshida wrote: »

Aw dang. I wonder why people say juices keep you full then if that's not the case. I'm not too sure what carbs are. But I learned that there are healthy and unhealthy carbs. All the ones I am in taking are healthy, so vegetables, legumes/beans, whole grains, fruits, nuts, and yogurt . If I cut those out wouldn't I be essentially starving myself since that consists for 90% of my daily diet? I also have 2 highly sensitive teeth top and towards the front, they've been getting ground down to nearly half their length since I was a kid, not sure why. But it's because of those teeth that makes biting into fruit and vegetables extremely painful. Especially ones with skins like apples. I'm assuming acidity is what's making it painful to eat citrus and berries. So if juicing would be a nice way to help increase the intake of them, I'd try it. But I've definitely been persuaded from the juice diet.

I don't know your situation, but it seems like if your teeth are interfering with your ability to eat fruits and vegetables, it may be better to get that checked out and fixed than to switch to a diet of juice.

kyukiyoshida wrote: »

Aw dang. I wonder why people say juices keep you full then if that's not the case. I'm not too sure what carbs are. But I learned that there are healthy and unhealthy carbs. All the ones I am in taking are healthy, so vegetables, legumes/beans, whole grains, fruits, nuts, and yogurt . If I cut those out wouldn't I be essentially starving myself since that consists for 90% of my daily diet? I also have 2 highly sensitive teeth top and towards the front, they've been getting ground down to nearly half their length since I was a kid, not sure why. But it's because of those teeth that makes biting into fruit and vegetables extremely painful. Especially ones with skins like apples. I'm assuming acidity is what's making it painful to eat citrus and berries. So if juicing would be a nice way to help increase the intake of them, I'd try it. But I've definitely been persuaded from the juice diet.

If you just cut them out, yes, you would be starving yourself. With lower carb diets, you have to replace the calories you would be getting from carbs with calories from either protein or fat. Limit carbs (find your own happy place), get adequate protein, eat fat to satiety.

If diannethegeek is correct that you have PCOS (I searched for this post very briefly, but didn't come up with it), then a lower carb diet may prove very helpful for you. PCOS is frequently found in combination with insulin resistance (in short, IR means that you eat carbs, your body doesn't process them like it should, and you stay hungry).

Low carb diets aren't for everyone, and they aren't necessary for most people. However, if you do have PCOS, I suggest you do some research and find the plan that's best for you. There are many different versions and levels of "low carb." If you're interested in learning about low carb, check out the Low Carber Daily Forum group. There's a great "Launch Pad" section with tons of information, links, etc.

Do the research and make an educated decision based on your own needs.

Best of luck to you.

^not true at all. So much misinformation

^ I eat white bread (can't eat whole wheat as it has too much fibre), oatmeal and potatoes almost every day and I am not overweight.