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Juice Fasting
blackmoon22
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Hey guys and girls! I'm Chau, and I'm a college student here. My weight loss has been off and on the past month so I'm not trying to hurt myself or anything by not eating so I was thinking of starting a juice fast. It's where I drink at least 5 cups of juice daily and consume water for a two-three week period. I know lots of people against fasting but please provide some input on if I should so it or not. I really want to see how it goes.
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Personally, I would discourage against a juice fast for many of my own reasons. I would also think that 2-3 weeks without food would be unhealthy as you would not be getting a balanced nutrition profile through just juice alone.
I'd strongly suggest that you visit this thread:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300319/most-helpful-posts-general-diet-and-weight-loss-help-must-reads#latest
and take a look at some of the posts contained there. Additionally, any post that has been "stickey-d" to the tops of the individual boards are well worth a read and will have lots of great advice on how to begin your journey in a safe and sustainable way.7 -
That sounds like a pretty awful 3 weeks
why would you want to put yourself through that?
Drinking juice and water means you would be consuming nothing but carbs/sugars, no fat or protein. Your body needs those things to function.
You would lose some weight but would probably gain most or all back when you start eating again.
Rather than make yourself miserable, eat nutritious food and monitor your calories. Weight loss is not linear, there will be weeks where you don't lose weight, that's normal.
I doubt you could do any permanent damage to yourself in 3 weeks, but it's not necessary and like I said, sounds pretty miserable. While you are still young, this is a great time to learn how to eat a satisfying healthy diet at the right calorie level. Why not do that instead? Good luck!6 -
Juice doesn't seem like it would contain all the macro and micronutrients that you need... Even if it did, it probably wouldn't satiate you as much as solid food.
Have you tried a balanced diet where you count your calories yet?5 -
My input is no don't
It's not beneficial and in fact is more likely to do harm and make you fatter long term
But I doubt you'll listen TBH5 -
I say don't do it , it's not necessary
Concentrate on meal planning instead so you find meals that fit in your daily intake
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If you want advice on this my advice is don't do it. There is a reason why getting adequate food is known as nutrition. You aren't going to get adequate nutrition on a fast. That is not good for you. The cynic in me however fears that you are just going to wait until someone says go for it and focus on that post as justification to do it. If you have already decided to do it then I guess you are going to do it, but if you are really wanting advice it sounds to me like you already know what the response of most people is going to be.7
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Any weight lost doing a juice fast usually comes right back when you go back to eating. It's a combination of losing waste from your intestinal tract, losing water weight from not consuming sodium, and losing muscle because you aren't consuming protein. You might lose a little fat, but you will gain if back and more when you eat again because your metabolism will crash from the juice fast. Stop trying to starve or crash diet, it doesn't work!3
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Juice doesn't seem like it would contain all the macro and micronutrients that you need... Even if it did, it probably wouldn't satiate you as much as solid food.
Have you tried a balanced diet where you count your calories yet?
This^
Your body needs protein and dietary fats, not much is found in juice. That's not to say juice can't be part of a well rounded diet, but juice isn't a well rounded diet.
Protein, fat & fiber are filling, again not much of these are found in juice.2 -
Have you ever been on a liquid only diet for longer than say- a stomach bug longevity? *shudders*
Id think as a student in college you'd benefit from feeding your body- not to mention that pesky little thing called your brain. There are better ways.
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There is juice and there is JUICE.
If by juice you mean fruit and vegatables that you make yourself using a slowjuice machine, youll get all the micronutrients you need. If you have a good amount of fat you have more than enough energy stored.
If by juice you mean store bought orange juice for example then NO.1 -
I foolishly tried a juice fast (or juice "feast" according to Joe and his disciples) and made it through day 2. Felt like garbage, and realized this was a waste of time/money/energy. Just do some research on how to properly feed your body and take the time to meal prep.
TL;DR: Don't do it.3 -
There is juice and there is JUICE.
If by juice you mean fruit and vegatables that you make yourself using a slowjuice machine, youll get all the micronutrients you need. If you have a good amount of fat you have more than enough energy stored.
If by juice you mean store bought orange juice for example then NO.
If you get all the micro and macronutrients that you require from drinking juice then why is it called a fast?5 -
Hi Chau! I would definitely recommend *against* a "juice fast". While you might initially lose some weight, you'll likely gain it right back when you start eating normally again. What has worked for me (and I'm down 84 pounds) has been logging practically everything that gets past my lips, eating at a deficit, and increasing my activity. This way, I lose the weight, keep it off, and get healthier, all at the same time. It's definitely not as fast as your plan, but it's sustainable, which might be difficult for even a few days on what you're describing.
Good luck in your journey!2 -
Hi Chau! I would definitely recommend *against* a "juice fast". While you might initially lose some weight, you'll likely gain it right back when you start eating normally again. What has worked for me (and I'm down 84 pounds) has been logging practically everything that gets past my lips, eating at a deficit, and increasing my activity. This way, I lose the weight, keep it off, and get healthier, all at the same time. It's definitely not as fast as your plan, but it's sustainable, which might be difficult for even a few days on what you're describing.
Good luck in your journey!0 -
I did a week long juice fast and don't recommend it.2
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Hi Chau! I would definitely recommend *against* a "juice fast". While you might initially lose some weight, you'll likely gain it right back when you start eating normally again. What has worked for me (and I'm down 84 pounds) has been logging practically everything that gets past my lips, eating at a deficit, and increasing my activity. This way, I lose the weight, keep it off, and get healthier, all at the same time. It's definitely not as fast as your plan, but it's sustainable, which might be difficult for even a few days on what you're describing.
Good luck in your journey!0 -
Aaron_K123 wrote: »
If you get all the micro and macronutrients that you require from drinking juice then why is it called a fast?
Ever watched "fat sick and nearly dead"?0 -
Ever watched "fat sick and nearly dead"?
Did you watch it with a critical eye though? He sells juicers, you know.5 -
Ever watched "fat sick and nearly dead"?
No, but then again I don't usually attempt to get my facts from movies.5 -
There is juice and there is JUICE.
If by juice you mean fruit and vegatables that you make yourself using a slowjuice machine, youll get all the micronutrients you need. If you have a good amount of fat you have more than enough energy stored.
If by juice you mean store bought orange juice for example then NO.
The problem with this is....we need more than micronutrients & fat stores.
We all have fat stores BUT our bodies don't use fat stores exclusively (I wish). When we lose weight we lose fat+existing lean muscle mass. A juice fast would increase the amount of lean muscle lost. That's partly due to lack of protein (a macronutrient).
The difference between a juice fast and healthy weight loss is, healthy weight loss actually helps us lower our body fat % along with our weight.1 -
crappy idea. Eat real food and exercise more!1
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queenliz99 wrote: »
Did you watch it with a critical eye though? He sells juicers, you know.
He didnt when he made the documentary the first time around, did he?
And it still dosnt take away the important thing, its GREAT way to eat (or in this case, drink) enough vegetables, and most of us do not eat enough green stuff.
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He didnt when he made the documentary the first time around, did he?
And it still dosnt take away the important thing, its GREAT way to eat (or in this case, drink) enough vegetables, and most of us do not eat enough green stuff.
There is a different between drinking vegetable juice along with your daily meals as a supplement for certain vitamins or micronutrients and drinking vegetable juice as a substitute for eating. You must understand that right?7 -
Aaron_K123 wrote: »
No, but then again I don't usually attempt to get my facts from movies.
Yes ... I should read more science about this ...
Maybe eating more fruit and vegetables is really bad for me?
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Thanks for the tip bro.
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Yes ... I should read more science about this ...
Maybe eating more fruit and vegetables is really bad for me?
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Thanks for the tip bro.
Um how does saying "you shouldn't do a juice fast" equate to saying "vegetables and fruits are bad for you" exactly?
Broccoli is good for you sure, but along with other things you eat that comprise a balanced nutrition and sufficient macros. If you ate nothing but broccoli that wouldn't go well for you but saying that does not somehow imply that broccoli is bad for you...that is just a bizzare logic.7 -
Sounds horrible, and 5-6 glasses of juice will still have calories, depending on the juice maybe a lot more than you think. Better to just eat good nutritious food. Definitely drinking more water may be a good idea, but fasting is really a quick fix that doesn't tend to stick.0
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Aaron_K123 wrote: »
Um how does saying "you shouldn't do a juice fast" equate to saying "vegetables and fruits are bad for you" exactly?
Broccoli is good for you sure, but along with other things you eat that comprise a balanced nutrition and sufficient macros. If you ate nothing but broccoli that wouldn't go well for you but saying that does not somehow imply that broccoli is bad for you...that is just a bizzare logic.
People are so ignorant these days.
Why do you even have an opinion about a documentary you have not even seen?
Stop wasting my time.
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People are so ignorant these days.
Why do you even have an opinion about a documentary you have not even seen?
Stop wasting my time.
I'm not talking about the documentry I am talking about juice fasts...you are the one who brought up the documentry if you recall. I am saying juice fasts are bad idea because they don't provide you with adequate nutrition. If you disagree with me please explain how you can live long term on nothing but vegetable and fruit juices. You shouldn't require me to see a movie before you can explain yourself. But how would you know, you haven't seen the Matrix so clearly you don't know what you are talking about.7 -
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Here's a haiku I wrote about juice cleanses:
Nope nope nope nope nope
Diarrhea nope nope nope
Scam woo huge asss nope
People are so ignorant these days.
Why do you even have an opinion about a documentary you have not even seen?
Stop wasting my time.
Ignorant is someone who calls someone knowledgeable in the science field 'ignorant'.11
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