Experiences of a juice cleanse?

getfitpixi · August 2017

4kg lost due to the cleanse
Just working on keeping it off

kimcalica · August 2017

I had surgery a month ago and doc put me on a juice cleanse for anti inflammatory purposes. He had me on bone broth for protein, and the juices had to include green leaf veggies. I was allowed some solids, free range chicken breast and eggs. Those things are very easily processed, low calorie, and good cholesterol and fat. Sweet potatoes and steamed orange, yellow and green. veggies. I did well on this. I'd suggest you at least include the bone broth. 16oz a day. Or a protein shake.

Muscleflex79 · August 2017

getfitpixi wrote: »

4kg lost due to the cleanse
Just working on keeping it off

since it is mostly water weight it will return quickly and accomplished nothing that a calorie deficit wouldn't have done.

cerise_noir · August 2017

getfitpixi wrote: »

So I'll be doing a juice cleanse in a few days
Only 5 days
I'm doing it for weight and hunger purposes
I was on medication that increased my appetite and I'm hungry constantly
Anyone got any advice or experience?
I'm curious as to know what to expect
Thanks

Drinking juice only for 5 days will not solve your hunger issues due to the lack of protein, fats and fibre. It will make it worse as you're essentially drinking sugar.

It won't do anything for weight loss, either (aside from a little water weight drop).

enyagoboom · August 2017

I do smoothies - do not do this to detox or cleanse your body. your body does that all on its own unless there is something wrong with your kidneys and liver.

For me (and your mileage may vary) I did the smoothie 'cleanse' to detox my sh**ty habits. It forced me to make better choices, do grocery shopping, plan my meals, and gave me a relatively simple jumpstart to *thinking* in a healthier, long term way. Track all your food. Track everything you do. Make sure you account for snacks - do not do this without making sure you have extra food because you will be seriously hungry. Make hard boiled eggs, portion out your nuts ahead of time, get good fruits and veggies to snack on.

Basically, prep the heck out of this.

And 5 days isn't long enough to change your habits. It's just enough to make you miserable and not see results unless you do something drastic which isn't going to help you in the long run. In the end, calories in, calories out are what counts.

pacific904 · August 2017

Did a juice only fast for 10 days last year - followed Joe Cross of the "Sick, Fat an Nearly Dead" documentary. Watching the documentary on Netflix put my head in the right place to do that. Lost 10 lbs, shrunk my stomach, was never hungry but missed chewing. My skin was a lot nicer too. Found the juicing a bit tedious though. My juices consisted of 70% vegs and 30% fruit. Highly recommended.

singingflutelady · August 2017

pacific904 wrote: »

Did a juice only fast for 10 days last year - followed Joe Cross of the "Sick, Fat an Nearly Dead" documentary. Watching the documentary on Netflix put my head in the right place to do that. Lost 10 lbs, shrunk my stomach, was never hungry but missed chewing. My skin was a lot nicer too. Found the juicing a bit tedious though. My juices consisted of 70% vegs and 30% fruit. Highly recommended.

You mean the infomercial for the juicer he sells?

SpanishFusion · August 2017

I would be too hungry to do this, but I think juicing veggies is a good way to get nutrients into your system quickly, especially if you are a picky eater and don't like veggies. Juicing fruits is just a way to get sugar into your system quickly. Eat whole fruit instead. But your body needs protein, fiber, and fat as well. Juice veggies as a way of supplementing your diet, but unless your doctor tells you too, eat real food too.

KaroshiQueen · August 2017

I did a juice fast for 57 days. I got salmonella poisoning from cucumbers. I was in bed for 2 weeks. A lot of my hair fell out. I lost a bunch of weight but it came right back. I'd never do it again.

TrafficCory · August 2017

getfitpixi wrote: »

4kg lost due to the cleanse
Just working on keeping it off

You lost 9lbs in 5 days? Wow...

singingflutelady · August 2017

TrafficCory wrote: »

getfitpixi wrote: »

4kg lost due to the cleanse
Just working on keeping it off

You lost 9lbs in 5 days? Wow...

9 lbs of mostly fluid

rebbylicious · August 2017

Here is where it believe everyone is getting concerned - they believe we do not have "toxins" to "cleanse" but doing a juice fast I believe has some benefits... not to cleanse but to re set your body.
Here are the keys that are important - think of it like an elimination diet, you are eliminating everything from your intestines and stomach. You are slowly re introducing foods back into your diet (like feeding a new baby) test out how you feel after eating things. You are more easily able to see how foods make you feel because you are starting fresh. You can gauge how specific foods make you feel and make permanent adjustments to your diet. Without re introducing slowly and without removing foods that don't make you feel good, there is no point.

singingflutelady · August 2017

rebbylicious wrote: »

Here is where it believe everyone is getting concerned - they believe we do not have "toxins" to "cleanse" but doing a juice fast I believe has some benefits... not to cleanse but to re set your body.
Here are the keys that are important - think of it like an elimination diet, you are eliminating everything from your intestines and stomach. You are slowly re introducing foods back into your diet (like feeding a new baby) test out how you feel after eating things. You are more easily able to see how foods make you feel because you are starting fresh. You can gauge how specific foods make you feel and make permanent adjustments to your diet. Without re introducing slowly and without removing foods that don't make you feel good, there is no point.

Juice goes through your stomach and intestines. The only nourishment that bypasses your GI tract is TPN which is administered through a pic or central line directly into your blood stream.

If you are having digestive problems you should see a GI or allergist depending on the cause and do an actual medically supervised elimination diet with the help of a RD such as Low FODMAPS. Those diets actually have scientific backing on what they eliminate and how they introduce things back. Juice cleanses are not a proper elimination diet.

As well, elimination diets and juice fasts do not reset your body.

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