Jucing?????

dariusshaw wrote: »

Ok well I plan on starting I gonna still eat my re 4oz chicken breast and vegetables but want to replace dinner or breakfast with a juice. I'm not really sure if I will function just on juice everyday seems impossible but if so I willing to try any juicer recipe?

Instead of "juicing"-- which is basically just sugar, why not lean towards vegetable-based shakes and smoothies instead?

Get yourself a high-speed blender/chopper like a Ninja, and whip up your own concoctions that are heavy on whole vegetables like spinach, carrot, beet, sweet potato, celery, cucumber, and kale. A little stevia for sweetness, and maybe a handfull of frozen berries for color and flavor, and you've got something that will be much more satisfying and filling because of the fiber, and much more nutritious than juice.

rosebarnalice wrote: »

dariusshaw wrote: »

Ok well I plan on starting I gonna still eat my re 4oz chicken breast and vegetables but want to replace dinner or breakfast with a juice. I'm not really sure if I will function just on juice everyday seems impossible but if so I willing to try any juicer recipe?

Instead of "juicing"-- which is basically just sugar, why not lean towards vegetable-based shakes and smoothies instead?

Get yourself a high-speed blender/chopper like a Ninja, and whip up your own concoctions that are heavy on whole vegetables like spinach, carrot, beet, sweet potato, celery, cucumber, and kale. A little stevia for sweetness, and maybe a handfull of frozen berries for color and flavor, and you've got something that will be much more satisfying and filling because of the fiber, and much more nutritious than juice.

Decent idea.

OP, not sure why you think it's a good idea to replace a meal with juice -- if you go too low cal it won't be sustainable, and juice isn't magic. One thing it is good for is people who won't consume vegetables otherwise (as an addition to whole foods), but much better to learn how to eat vegetables, and you seem okay with doing that as above.

That said, I sometimes have a smoothie for breakfast because it's what I crave. Unlike a juice it has the same calories as the usual breakfast I would have, some fat, and a good base of protein. I make it with vegetables (one recipe includes pre-roasted winter squash, green pepper, and lots of spinach), a little bit of fruit (not that much) (the recipe mentioned includes strawberries), a source of protein (I usually use Fage greek yogurt and protein powder), plus maybe a source of healthy fat (I make homemade cashew milk which has more calories than that in the store but also the whole cashews, so some good fat). Something like that is balanced and keeps the fiber and also tastes good (since you make it to your taste).

Bigger issue, whether you juice or not, is total calories, getting enough protein, and getting a good, sustainable, nutritious diet. Here's a good site if you want to learn more about nutrition:https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/ (Much more reliable than that Joe movie).

My serving of chicken is 4 ounces and I am almost 30 years older than you, shorter, lighter, and female.

When you put your stats into MFP and tell it you want to lose 1.5 pounds a week, how many calories does it tell you to eat per day? http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided

nutmegoreo wrote: »

If you are cutting out actual foods for juice, you are likely to end up going overboard, because you will be hungry. There is nothing wrong with juice, but it isn't going to keep you feeling full. Sustainability is a big part of the equation. If you are feeling hungry, how long is it going to last? I make my worst dietary decisions when I am too hungry.

This. Cutting out meals doesn't necessarily help for weight loss. If you're having a snacking problem now, then juicing is not going to help that....it will make it much worse.

Weighing and logging your food does help.