JJ SMITH 10 DAY GREEN SMOOTHIE CLEANSE
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I think that it's hilarious that people still think cleanses/detoxes are necessary even after seeing all the negative comments about them. They can't claim ignorance.11
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All the jump start I've ever needed:
*sets MFP calorie goal to healthy weight maintenance*
*tracks calories for normal day*
*exclaims "Holy *kitten* balls, I've been eating twice as much as I should be! Better get that mess in line!"*12 -
PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »All the jump start I've ever needed:
*sets MFP calorie goal to healthy weight maintenance*
*tracks calories for normal day*
*exclaims "Holy *kitten* balls, I've been eating twice as much as I should be! Better get that mess in line!"*
TIL another word MFP will let through its filter.1 -
PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »All the jump start I've ever needed:
*sets MFP calorie goal to healthy weight maintenance*
*tracks calories for normal day*
*exclaims "Holy *kitten* balls, I've been eating twice as much as I should be! Better get that mess in line!"*
Yup!
When I started here at MFP, I spent the first two weeks simply tracking everything I normally ate and getting used to logging and weighing everything. I didn't make any changes, just want to really find out what my 'normal' was.
It was an eye-opener, to say the least.
Then I started by making small, sustainable, incremental changes in my diet and exercise. As my calories went down and my activity went up, the weight started coming off.
It was really that simple and that uncomplicated.
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PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »All the jump start I've ever needed:
*sets MFP calorie goal to healthy weight maintenance*
*tracks calories for normal day*
*exclaims "Holy *kitten* balls, I've been eating twice as much as I should be! Better get that mess in line!"*
TIL another word MFP will let through its filter.
I made some tweaks so as not to get in trouble.1 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »All the jump start I've ever needed:
*sets MFP calorie goal to healthy weight maintenance*
*tracks calories for normal day*
*exclaims "Holy *kitten* balls, I've been eating twice as much as I should be! Better get that mess in line!"*
Yup!
When I started here at MFP, I spent the first two weeks simply tracking everything I normally ate and getting used to logging and weighing everything. I didn't make any changes, just want to really find out what my 'normal' was.
It was an eye-opener, to say the least.
Then I started by making small, sustainable, incremental changes in my diet and exercise. As my calories went down and my activity went up, the weight started coming off.
It was really that simple and that uncomplicated.
In hindsight, I wish I had done that. Be curious to see what I was eating for total calories.
I know, I'll just go back to old habits and log it. If I gain too much I can just do a cleanse to jump start me back on track.3 -
vetsnatural wrote: »The Cleanse are smoothies with protein and healthy snacks. Its a jump start for me so if you are not going to be helpful... please step off.
2 reasons you're going to get crapped on here:
1) "Cleanses" are bs. Nothing is being cleansed, although if it helps you as a starting point, great.
2) By giving us the name of the bs "cleanse" you're using, you've made a thread that looks like spam. This is why 3 people have reported this thread.
It's nothing personal.lagina19871 wrote: »I'm thinking about starting the cleanse myself. Like you said as a jump start to weight loss. The book is about 10 bucks so for those of you who are saying its a waste of money come on now, I could see that if you had to pay a monthly membership most of you spend more at starbucks. LOL
Okay, not this REALLY looks like spam. There are a billion free "cleanses" online that you can do, so spending even a dollar on one is ridiculous.
That would be like paying for pr0n.5 -
lagina19871 wrote: »I'm thinking about starting the cleanse myself. Like you said as a jump start to weight loss. The book is about 10 bucks so for those of you who are saying its a waste of money come on now, I could see that if you had to pay a monthly membership most of you spend more at starbucks. LOL
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1159755/looking-for-a-detox-cleanse/p10 -
I am spending my 10 bucks on a new running bra from Target! Booyah!12
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queenliz99 wrote: »I am spending my 10 bucks on a new running bra from Target! Booyah!
As I've said elsewhere, I'm down a cup size. But since I'm a guy, I'm not complaining.....14 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »queenliz99 wrote: »I am spending my 10 bucks on a new running bra from Target! Booyah!
As I've said elsewhere, I'm down a cup size. But since I'm a guy, I'm not complaining.....
Keep going Tacklewasher! You've got this!4 -
"Our body naturally tries to eliminate toxins, but overexposure to any of them will slow down the body’s detoxification systems. The reality is that you can assist the body in detoxifying and eliminating toxins that cause weight gain and harm your health. You can and should detoxify and cleanse the body if you want to live better and live longer. After your body utilizes nutrients from the food you eat, it must dispose of the unused food particles and waste produced by the digestive process. Without proper and complete elimination, undigested food can back up and leave toxins and waste in your body. But thanks to green smoothies, you can get the fiber you need to cleanse your body, tone your digestive system, and eliminate toxins.”
“Although our bodies have the ability to eliminate toxins, it’s when the body gets overloaded with toxins that it stores them in fat cells. Fat cells don’t get broken down very easily, so they literally weigh down the body and make it bigger.”
Excerpts From: Smith, J.J. “10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse.” Atria Books. iBooks.
Just my opinion but think some of you are being a bit too critical. Just because something isn't for you doesn't mean it isn't great for someone else. I came across JJ Smiths book when searching for Green Smoothie recipes, as I wanted to incorporate more of these into my diet. I very loosely followed the plan along with high protein meals as well as shakes (since I drink protein shakes after workouts). She doesn't say you have to strictly do the cleanse and gives information how to modify. The author is a certified nutritionist and explains in great detail the importance of greens in your diet as well as the elimination of foods out of your system. This book is about a lifestyle change, which is key to any success to weight loss and good health. Personally, I found the book to be extremely helpful for more than just some recipes. You can't assume we all have healthy functioning livers and colons, etc... and that our bodies are just going to naturally do all the work for us. For some of us we need to get our bodies to that stage so that we can enjoy that healthy functioning and this book helped me to do that. I did not lose a ton of weight but instead learned how to change what I eat, how it affects me and how to make sure it is eliminated properly. I lose about 1 pound a week. Is it completely because of this book? No, but I credit it with giving me a good basis to start with and educating me as to how to change my lifestyle. To me, that is important. If this or anything else helps someone on the path to better health and weight loss then all the power to them. If you feel it's not for you, then just do you.4 -
Oy. Strong first post.10
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tammys_130 wrote: »"Our body naturally tries to eliminate toxins, but overexposure to any of them will slow down the body’s detoxification systems. The reality is that you can assist the body in detoxifying and eliminating toxins that cause weight gain and harm your health. You can and should detoxify and cleanse the body if you want to live better and live longer. After your body utilizes nutrients from the food you eat, it must dispose of the unused food particles and waste produced by the digestive process. Without proper and complete elimination, undigested food can back up and leave toxins and waste in your body. But thanks to green smoothies, you can get the fiber you need to cleanse your body, tone your digestive system, and eliminate toxins.”
“Although our bodies have the ability to eliminate toxins, it’s when the body gets overloaded with toxins that it stores them in fat cells. Fat cells don’t get broken down very easily, so they literally weigh down the body and make it bigger.”
Excerpts From: Smith, J.J. “10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse.” Atria Books. iBooks.
Just my opinion but think some of you are being a bit too critical. Just because something isn't for you doesn't mean it isn't great for someone else. I came across JJ Smiths book when searching for Green Smoothie recipes, as I wanted to incorporate more of these into my diet. I very loosely followed the plan along with high protein meals as well as shakes (since I drink protein shakes after workouts). She doesn't say you have to strictly do the cleanse and gives information how to modify. The author is a certified nutritionist and explains in great detail the importance of greens in your diet as well as the elimination of foods out of your system. This book is about a lifestyle change, which is key to any success to weight loss and good health. Personally, I found the book to be extremely helpful for more than just some recipes. You can't assume we all have healthy functioning livers and colons, etc... and that our bodies are just going to naturally do all the work for us. For some of us we need to get our bodies to that stage so that we can enjoy that healthy functioning and this book helped me to do that. I did not lose a ton of weight but instead learned how to change what I eat, how it affects me and how to make sure it is eliminated properly. I lose about 1 pound a week. Is it completely because of this book? No, but I credit it with giving me a good basis to start with and educating me as to how to change my lifestyle. To me, that is important. If this or anything else helps someone on the path to better health and weight loss then all the power to them. If you feel it's not for you, then just do you.
Have you ever noticed they mention "toxins" but never list any specific toxins? Like what exactly are these toxins? Free radicals? Prostglandins? Cytokines? C-reactive protein? They use a touch of science to sound somewhat plausible but at the end of the day it is all puesdoscience.
If you are worried about your liver health go get a liver panel. If you are worried about your colon health get a colonoscopy.
I am glad the book helped you fine a sustainable pattern. To each there own. But many of these quick fixes require people to spend $100's of dollars on their products when they don't need any of that.
Also citing a quote from J.J. Smith doesn't mean anything, show me some published research done by independent researchers who are not profiting from J.J. Smith's products then we will talk.7 -
lagina19871 wrote: »I'm thinking about starting the cleanse myself. Like you said as a jump start to weight loss. The book is about 10 bucks so for those of you who are saying its a waste of money come on now, I could see that if you had to pay a monthly membership most of you spend more at starbucks. LOL
This is rude.
Don't assume I go to Starbucks, I don't. Two, for someone people, $10 is the difference between buying groceries and paying for gas for the week. I don't want them wasting it on this book when they are trying to lose weight. Three, it is still a waste of money.
Good luck with your cleanse.8 -
tammys_130 wrote: »"Our body naturally tries to eliminate toxins, but overexposure to any of them will slow down the body’s detoxification systems. The reality is that you can assist the body in detoxifying and eliminating toxins that cause weight gain and harm your health. You can and should detoxify and cleanse the body if you want to live better and live longer. After your body utilizes nutrients from the food you eat, it must dispose of the unused food particles and waste produced by the digestive process. Without proper and complete elimination, undigested food can back up and leave toxins and waste in your body. But thanks to green smoothies, you can get the fiber you need to cleanse your body, tone your digestive system, and eliminate toxins.”
“Although our bodies have the ability to eliminate toxins, it’s when the body gets overloaded with toxins that it stores them in fat cells. Fat cells don’t get broken down very easily, so they literally weigh down the body and make it bigger.”
Excerpts From: Smith, J.J. “10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse.” Atria Books. iBooks.
Just my opinion but think some of you are being a bit too critical. Just because something isn't for you doesn't mean it isn't great for someone else. I came across JJ Smiths book when searching for Green Smoothie recipes, as I wanted to incorporate more of these into my diet. I very loosely followed the plan along with high protein meals as well as shakes (since I drink protein shakes after workouts). She doesn't say you have to strictly do the cleanse and gives information how to modify. The author is a certified nutritionist and explains in great detail the importance of greens in your diet as well as the elimination of foods out of your system. This book is about a lifestyle change, which is key to any success to weight loss and good health. Personally, I found the book to be extremely helpful for more than just some recipes. You can't assume we all have healthy functioning livers and colons, etc... and that our bodies are just going to naturally do all the work for us. For some of us we need to get our bodies to that stage so that we can enjoy that healthy functioning and this book helped me to do that. I did not lose a ton of weight but instead learned how to change what I eat, how it affects me and how to make sure it is eliminated properly. I lose about 1 pound a week. Is it completely because of this book? No, but I credit it with giving me a good basis to start with and educating me as to how to change my lifestyle. To me, that is important. If this or anything else helps someone on the path to better health and weight loss then all the power to them. If you feel it's not for you, then just do you.
Have you ever noticed they mention "toxins" but never list any specific toxins? Like what exactly are these toxins? Free radicals? Prostglandins? Cytokines? C-reactive protein? They use a touch of science to sound somewhat plausible but at the end of the day it is all puesdoscience.
If you are worried about your liver health go get a liver panel. If you are worried about your colon health get a colonoscopy.
I am glad the book helped you fine a sustainable pattern. To each there own. But many of these quick fixes require people to spend $100's of dollars on their products when they don't need any of that.
Also citing a quote from J.J. Smith doesn't mean anything, show me some published research done by independent researchers who are not profiting from J.J. Smith's products then we will talk.
I thought it was interesting that one of the things she sells on her website is an ebook ($19.95 for 66 pages) on how to make money, oh the irony Ooooh and look-she has a MLM set up and it 'only' costs $297 to get started-
https://www.jjsmithonline.com/products/gsc-certified-leadership.html
Utterly ridiculous.7 -
tammys_130 wrote: »"Our body naturally tries to eliminate toxins, but overexposure to any of them will slow down the body’s detoxification systems. The reality is that you can assist the body in detoxifying and eliminating toxins that cause weight gain and harm your health. You can and should detoxify and cleanse the body if you want to live better and live longer. After your body utilizes nutrients from the food you eat, it must dispose of the unused food particles and waste produced by the digestive process. Without proper and complete elimination, undigested food can back up and leave toxins and waste in your body. But thanks to green smoothies, you can get the fiber you need to cleanse your body, tone your digestive system, and eliminate toxins.”
I really didn't know my digestive system needed it's own special workout. Should I alternate it with leg day?
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tammys_130 wrote: »Not even worth my responses either. Bunch of closed minded know it alls who apparently must have degrees in nutrition themselves or be dietitians, etc... Guess one is not allowed to express their opinion or personal experiences on here without being critiqued by strong minded individuals who can't at least have replies that are not sarcastic or judgmental.
Have a great day and I wish for positive vibes to come your way. How you treat others is a reflection of you and will be your kharma. Thank you all for making me feel so horrible about posting on here.
Before you go, could you please name just one specific toxin that the "cleanse" removes from your body, and how it does it?
Because I've been on MFP for almost 5 years now, and not one single cleanse/detox advocate has ever been able to answer that question.7 -
tammys_130 wrote: »Not even worth my responses either. Bunch of closed minded know it alls who apparently must have degrees in nutrition themselves or be dietitians, etc... Guess one is not allowed to express their opinion or personal experiences on here without being critiqued by strong minded individuals who can't at least have replies that are not sarcastic or judgmental.
Have a great day and I wish for positive vibes to come your way. How you treat others is a reflection of you and will be your kharma. Thank you all for making me feel so horrible about posting on here.
Actually there's many here who do have advanced degrees in science, nutrition etc. And then a whole bunch of us who have been very successful with our weight, health and fitness goals. Which is why these forums have such a low tolerance for pseudoscience woo like juicing/detoxes/cleanses etc, especially when said woo is being pushed by someone who's running an MLM gimmick.
But yeah, positive vibes your way as well, and I wish you the best as you work towards your goals!10 -
singingflutelady wrote: »I think that it's hilarious that people still think cleanses/detoxes are necessary even after seeing all the negative comments about them. They can't claim ignorance.
I would like to see just one OP come back to the thread they opened and share how it worked for them positive/negative.
When they don't hear what they want they never come back
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singingflutelady wrote: »I think that it's hilarious that people still think cleanses/detoxes are necessary even after seeing all the negative comments about them. They can't claim ignorance.
I would like to see just one OP come back to the thread they opened and share how it worked for them positive/negative.
I'd just like to see one OP actually do a bit of reading here first, realize that what they are posting has been posted hundreds of time before and say *kitten* it and not bother posting in the first place.
I've only been here a few months, but the pattern is crystal clear to anyone with even a tenth of a brain.5 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »I think that it's hilarious that people still think cleanses/detoxes are necessary even after seeing all the negative comments about them. They can't claim ignorance.
I would like to see just one OP come back to the thread they opened and share how it worked for them positive/negative.
I'd just like to see one OP actually do a bit of reading here first, realize that what they are posting has been posted hundreds of time before and say *kitten* it and not bother posting in the first place.
I've only been here a few months, but the pattern is crystal clear to anyone with even a tenth of a brain.
LOL! Well yeah that to!
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And yet, mfp is......free.lagina19871 wrote: »I'm thinking about starting the cleanse myself. Like you said as a jump start to weight loss. The book is about 10 bucks so for those of you who are saying its a waste of money come on now, I could see that if you had to pay a monthly membership most of you spend more at starbucks. LOL
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tammys_130 wrote: »"Our body naturally tries to eliminate toxins, but overexposure to any of them will slow down the body’s detoxification systems. The reality is that you can assist the body in detoxifying and eliminating toxins that cause weight gain and harm your health. You can and should detoxify and cleanse the body if you want to live better and live longer. After your body utilizes nutrients from the food you eat, it must dispose of the unused food particles and waste produced by the digestive process. Without proper and complete elimination, undigested food can back up and leave toxins and waste in your body. But thanks to green smoothies, you can get the fiber you need to cleanse your body, tone your digestive system, and eliminate toxins.”
“Although our bodies have the ability to eliminate toxins, it’s when the body gets overloaded with toxins that it stores them in fat cells. Fat cells don’t get broken down very easily, so they literally weigh down the body and make it bigger.”
Excerpts From: Smith, J.J. “10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse.” Atria Books. iBooks.
Just my opinion but think some of you are being a bit too critical. Just because something isn't for you doesn't mean it isn't great for someone else. I came across JJ Smiths book when searching for Green Smoothie recipes, as I wanted to incorporate more of these into my diet. I very loosely followed the plan along with high protein meals as well as shakes (since I drink protein shakes after workouts). She doesn't say you have to strictly do the cleanse and gives information how to modify. The author is a certified nutritionist and explains in great detail the importance of greens in your diet as well as the elimination of foods out of your system. This book is about a lifestyle change, which is key to any success to weight loss and good health. Personally, I found the book to be extremely helpful for more than just some recipes. You can't assume we all have healthy functioning livers and colons, etc... and that our bodies are just going to naturally do all the work for us. For some of us we need to get our bodies to that stage so that we can enjoy that healthy functioning and this book helped me to do that. I did not lose a ton of weight but instead learned how to change what I eat, how it affects me and how to make sure it is eliminated properly. I lose about 1 pound a week. Is it completely because of this book? No, but I credit it with giving me a good basis to start with and educating me as to how to change my lifestyle. To me, that is important. If this or anything else helps someone on the path to better health and weight loss then all the power to them. If you feel it's not for you, then just do you.
Except from a book one must buy. Yeah, legit AF.
Yeah, strong first post, indeed. How about some actual scientific studies? Any bozo can write a book.2 -
But never cleanse free.cerise_noir wrote: »And yet, mfp is......free.
And the New Year is coming.6 -
But never cleanse free.cerise_noir wrote: »And yet, mfp is......free.
And the New Year is coming.
Yeah, I'm looking forward to that. Have not been here that long so I can only imagine what it must be like. Might have to take a bit of a break so my head doesn't explode.1 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »
But never cleanse free.cerise_noir wrote: »And yet, mfp is......free.
And the New Year is coming.
Yeah, I'm looking forward to that. Have not been here that long so I can only imagine what it must be like. Might have to take a bit of a break so my head doesn't explode.
I usually leave the boards around February because of the mass redundancy of crash diet, juicing, and the start of the "I need to lose 50 pounds by June because I bought a wedding dress two sizes too small" threads. I come back just in time for the "how to manage the holidays" threads.5
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