Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead

I had a few friends who swore by juice fasting. Some say it isn't healthy because you aren't getting the necessary fiber from the fruits and veggies. you need that roughage.

My friend is currently trying it. She's on day 8 and she feels great and she says she can already see the difference. The first couple of days it was hard for her cause she really wanted food but she worked through it. I think it's a great starting point for those that have a lot of weight to lose.

I, too, saw the documentary and I wanted to try it but I don't have a juicer and that much vegetables is expensive and out of my budget so I have to do things the old fashioned way. (:

the only reason that i wouldn't do it with every meal is because you need a certain amount of protein and fiber so unless you are planning on taking extra supplements or something I wouldn't try it with every meal,
however, I would love to do it for breakfast or maybe for a snack after my workout

I've only done Juice fasting for 1 month. I didn't see any real benefits from it, so I got off.

Yes and I think its awesome. I've only done 1-5 days. No more than 5 days. I don't really do it for weight loss as much as a reboot. I feel really good when I'm done. After a long week of bad food or weekend of drinking or {insert guilt here} I like to juice for a couple days to get my body and mind back on track!

Skip it and just eat right. The weight will be back.

Yes - I recommend Jason Vales books. They are very inspiring and give recipes for you to try. He has various options - lose 51lbs in three days, 7lbs in 7 days. I stuck to this for many months and did successfully lose weight. I recommend it a good way to start losing to give you the encouragement, but to be honest, I couldn`t stick to it for life. There are some recipes that I love - Breakfast Smoothies and Grapefruit/Lemon and Honey Juice . In fact I have had two today because I went out for a meal last night and ate far too many calories and felt uncomfortable. He also gives recipes for soups and meals to encourage you to eat meals as well as juice. It is all natural fruit and veg with Yoghurts in the smoothies.
Good luck and enjoy. I`d be interested to hear how you get on.

I recently saw this documentary also and was blown away! It was eye-opening about how our "eating triangle" is totally upside down from what it should be. I'm more concerned about my overall nutrition than I am the weight loss aspect of juice fasting. I purchased a juicer and can't wait for it to arrive. I plan to do a 5-10 day fast just to purge everything out of my body and then will probably settle into having juice for breakfast and focusing on better nutrition in the solid foods I eat as well. Had my sons watch it with me, too, and am getting them on board too.

I am not a fan of long term juice fasting, esp since too much juicing effects my blood sugar in a very bad way. Be careful of must juicers, they take out all of the fiber and make it unusable.

I do think that juicing for a short period of time or for a meal is great.

To get all of your fiber and all the nutrients, check out the VItamix blender, it is one of the best tools in my kitchen. Not only does it juice the whole fruit and veggie and you get all of the fiber, but it also makes soup fast ( i am a soup junkie), and I also make my own nut butters.

I have a couple of co-workers who are doing this exact 're-boot' / juice fasting; they both went as far as purchasing the juicer from the site. I personally would rather eat my fruits & veggies; according to both of them, it takes so much to make a glass of juice & it seems to me to be a waste of perfectly good produce! I found it especially interesting that when you go to the web site or facebook page for this movie, you get hit with ads for a very expensive juicer.

Just my 2 cents, for what it is worth; I love eating fruits & veggies and I don't eat a lot of meat, so for me, it would be a no-go!

I watched the documentary over a weekend and started juicing on Tuesday. I have now been juicing for 3 weeks and 4 days. I started with a Jack Lalane juicer that I already owned, it had only been used a few times prior. I recently got a Brevelle Ikon juicer (the same one featured on the website) and it makes a world of a difference. I get way more juice and it is much more powerful, fast and quiet.

The first few days were rough because I used to drink a lot of coffee and diet Dr. Peppers. Now I feel wonderful! I have so much energy. I feel happier and I have lost 22lbs. I do not stricktly juice though, I eat one salad per day and only eat raw veggies with it and use vinegar instead of any dressing. I usually have tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, lettuce, spinach, and 1/2 an avocado.

I lost quite a bit the first week now it has slowed to 3-5 lbs per week. I still workout but I try and limit my cardio to 30-45 minutes around 3-5 days per week and I also try to do more weights. Overall it has been a very pleasant experience. I plan on keeping it up until September 16. After the 16th I will probably go vegan.

DMW I have been toying w/ the Vegan idea after my juice fast is over too!!! Have you watched the film, "Change your food, Change your life"? If not and you are thinking about going vegan than you should definitely watch it. It too is on netflix.

For everyone who is saying this is "not a way of life" etc. etc. Everyone juicing AGREES this will not be our way of life. If you watch the movie "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" you will see he does it for 60 days, not exactly an entire lifetime of juicing. Many people on here are doing it anywhere from 1 to 60 days.

Also, for those that didn't watch the documentary. THIS IS NOT ALL ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT. The gentleman didn't even start out trying to lose weight. He has a skin condition that he was trying to heal from the inside out by pumping his body full of nutritious food. Weight loss happens to be a major benefit --> also leading to a much healther life, decreased risk of heart attack, stroke, etc.

His weight was not the only thing that went down. His blood pressure was within a healthy range within 60 days, his cholesterol dropped to nearly normal (or possibly even normal, can't exactly remember) within 60 days. Another gentleman on the film with the same skin condition went into remission, didn't have outbreaks of rash for 3+ weeks, something that had never happened for him before.

I am just saying, this isn't all about a "quick fix" weight loss program, there are many reasons and benefits to trying a program like this. Like many have said before, contact your doctor first. You two can decide what is the best option for you!

I will now step off my soap box. Thank you!

I recently saw this documentary also and was blown away! It was eye-opening about how our "eating triangle" is totally upside down from what it should be. I'm more concerned about my overall nutrition than I am the weight loss aspect of juice fasting. I purchased a juicer and can't wait for it to arrive. I plan to do a 5-10 day fast just to purge everything out of my body and then will probably settle into having juice for breakfast and focusing on better nutrition in the solid foods I eat as well. Had my sons watch it with me, too, and am getting them on board too.

I'm curious what you think you'll be 'purging' out of your body by just drinking juice?

I did carrot juice for almost a year. I lost nearly 80 lbs. When I went off I gained that back plus.

Juicing is the only way I can get a lot of vegetables down as I'm not a huge fan. I did a 10 day reboot and it was great for me, so much energy, my skin looked amazing and learned about a few new veggies that I tried that I never knew or liked. If you go to the site it does say to try and do a reboot every quarter, just to kind of reset your body. I haven't done another reboot but I might do one again in the fall. I love it, now i try and incorporate one green juice into my diet a day. My favorite is the green lemonade.

I am not a fan of long term juice fasting, esp since too much juicing effects my blood sugar in a very bad way. Be careful of must juicers, they take out all of the fiber and make it unusable.

I do think that juicing for a short period of time or for a meal is great.

To get all of your fiber and all the nutrients, check out the VItamix blender, it is one of the best tools in my kitchen. Not only does it juice the whole fruit and veggie and you get all of the fiber, but it also makes soup fast ( i am a soup junkie), and I also make my own nut butters.

^^^ I've been having smoothies every morning for breakfast using a vitamix and I feel AWESOME. My digestive system is running better and I'm getting wayy more fiber much easier.