Juice Cleanses

^ This.
Juice cleanses won't work. They're not nutritionally balanced.
How long have you been in a plateau? Usually, when someone has been in a plateau for a couple of months, it means that they're eating their maintenance calories, or logging issues.

Can you open your diary for us?

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1159755/looking-for-a-detox-cleanse/p1

I did it, it helped me jump start my healthier eating. I had to somehow cleanse my pallet. I did Squeezed (delivery service here in Houston). The juices were already added here on the site. I looked and with the juice 'meals' and 'snacks' it equaled my daily calorie intake. I did it for 3 days. After my workout if I felt super hungry I ate an apple. The first day I was extra tired (caffeine withdraws).

I wouldn't do it long term, but I think it depends on the individual.

Ready2Rock206 wrote: »

When I start stalling on my weight loss the thing I usually notice is my logging has gotten sloppy. I'm not using my scale as much, I'm not logging every bite, etc... The solution is never a juice cleanse or any other woo.

This^^

Cleansing is unnecessary. Tighten up your logging.

These are my really general tips for a plateau:



1. If it's been less than 3 weeks or so since you last saw a drop on the scale, don't sweat it! Normal fluctuations happen and unfortunately sometimes we stall for a week or two even when we're doing everything right. Give your body some time to catch up with the changes you're making.

2. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.

3. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.

4. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.

5. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.

6. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.

7. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.

8. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.

9. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.

^^You'll notice the words "cleanse," "detox," or "restart" don't appear up there. There's a reason for that. What quick fixes like juice cleansing tend to do is get your body to dump some water weight and waste early on. That gives you that satisfying drop on the scale, but when you get off the cleanse and you start eating normally again your body replenishes the water weight it was forced to drop. Whatever issue was causing the plateau in the first place will still be there. I always think it's more important to assess what's going wrong in your current routine rather than trying a quick fix that's not really going to fix anything. It's important for long-term success and maintenance once you reach your goal that you understand why you've plateau'd.

kshama2001 wrote: »

JennAngel001 wrote: »

I did it, it helped me jump start my healthier eating. I had to somehow cleanse my pallet. I did Squeezed (delivery service here in Houston). The juices were already added here on the site. I looked and with the juice 'meals' and 'snacks' it equaled my daily calorie intake. I did it for 3 days. After my workout if I felt super hungry I ate an apple. The first day I was extra tired (caffeine withdraws).

I wouldn't do it long term, but I think it depends on the individual.

How much did that cost?

Bit the bullet and found their website.

Holy moly. Seriously? $40 for one day??



It amazes me what people will throw their money away on. $240 is 2 weeks worth of groceries for my family of four.

janejellyroll wrote: »

I tried a juice cleanse once. It made me weak (I wound up graying out at work, which was awkward because my co-workers assumed I was pregnant). I quickly regained all the weight I lost once I went back to solid food.

The best way to get through a plateau is to ensure your logging is tight, that your estimate of calories out isn't off, and to adjust as necessary.

I was weak during a week long juice fast as well, but did this at a yoga retreat center and had no responsibilities, so it was ok that I was weak. I too regained all the weight once I went back to solid food.

I was inspired by "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" but know that juicing isn't for me, so have green smoothies for breakfast and am eating more leafy greens at other meals. Bring on the kale!

Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

JennAngel001 wrote: »

I did it, it helped me jump start my healthier eating. I had to somehow cleanse my pallet. I did Squeezed (delivery service here in Houston). The juices were already added here on the site. I looked and with the juice 'meals' and 'snacks' it equaled my daily calorie intake. I did it for 3 days. After my workout if I felt super hungry I ate an apple. The first day I was extra tired (caffeine withdraws).

I wouldn't do it long term, but I think it depends on the individual.

How much did that cost?

Bit the bullet and found their website.

Holy moly. Seriously? $40 for one day??



It amazes me what people will throw their money away on. $240 is 2 weeks worth of groceries for my family of four.

Holy bajeebus... I am in the wrong racket.

I started with a juice cleanse for one week and lost 13 lbs! After that I went onto a healthy balanced diet with exercise and lost 4lbs the following week.
The week after I lost nothing.
At the end of the month I tried the cleanse again for another week because I was disheartened after losing nothing.
I lost 2lbs that week, expected more but a loss is a loss.
I think it's a good kick start but not sustainable. You get major headaches and I had a couple mood swings