Juice Fasting Question
palak126
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I've been on a semi-juice fast for the past 2 days. I've had to eat a small bit of food each day because I really got sick of the juice. I am using a lot of veggies but the sweetness of the juice really gets to me and also the fact that it is cold. I want to drink something warm and not so sweet. I have been having a mostly fruit-partly veggie juice for breakfast and a mostly veggie-partly fruit juice for lunch. By the time I get home from work, I'm sick of sweet and cold drinks so I want to drink something warm or salty. I've been coming home and blending greek yogurt+water with some salt, cumin powder and cumin seeds and having that so I can get the sweet taste out of my mind. I've eaten 1/4 portion of my dinner for the past 2 days. The question is....is it okay to have greek yogurt or warm 2% milk on a juice fast. What about soup? I'm doing the fast to add more veggies to my diet and to eventually incorporate the smoothies into my daily routine. I also would like its weight-loss benefits. I'd love some advice from people who have done the fast before. Thank you!
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You're the one doing the fast. We're not making you do the fast, nor are we holding you accountable to the juice fast. I would say soup would be fine. I would make sure it's very low sodium and is mostly vegetables. That means something like minestrone or a vegetable soup. No meat, no noodles/carbs, etc. since you're doing this because of the veggies/fruits. Right? *shrug*0
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You're the one doing the fast. We're not making you do the fast, nor are we holding you accountable to the juice fast. I would say soup would be fine. I would make sure it's very low sodium and is mostly vegetables. That means something like minestrone or a vegetable soup. No meat, no noodles/carbs, etc. since you're doing this because of the veggies/fruits. Right? *shrug*
Yes the soups would consist of veggies only. I just don't want to "mess up" the work my body is doing while on the fast by having soup or yogurt or milk so I want to make sure it would be okay to have these while on it. I just want something warm and non-sweet tasting so I can continue this fast without torturing myself.0 -
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The first week is the hardest it gets much easier after that0
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Hubby and I did a mini-juice fast. He coulnd't handle the sweetness too much either. So he didn't use as much fruit, carrots or beets. But he still loaded up the veggies. A broth of some sort might work, I only worry about the sodium. Good Luck!0
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Why even bother posting if you're not going to be helpful at all? Same with you merrillfoster.0 -
To be fair, we are being helpful. It's just not the help you want to hear...0
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To be fair, we are being helpful. It's just not the help you want to hear...
I don't see how you have answered any of my questions or given me any critical advice with a *facepalm*0 -
*headslap**facepalm*
Agreed.
Since when was fasting ever a good idea? The idea of SLOWLY taking of weight and tearing apart your body while feeling sick and hungry from juice just sounds terrible.
Is it really that hard to eat right and exercise at least 15 minutes a day? Is food that scary?0 -
I'm not completely sold on juice fasts. I did one for 24 hours but I wouldn't advise someone to go longer. I do drink juice daily as 2 of my 6 meals. It's mainly vegetables (Spinach, Kale, Carrot, Celery) with an apple or two thrown in. I think juicing provides a lot of great benefits but not as a sole food source.
I watched Sick, Fat, and Nearly Dead and while it sounds impressive there is at least one major problem. Joe lost about 90 pounds, 30 of it was muscle. Do you really want a 1/3 of your weight loss to be muscle????
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May I ask a question about this juice fast? I've never heard of it...how long does one do this fast, and what is it supposed to do? Is it a cleanse? I just got a juicer and am using it at every chance I get. :drinker:0
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If you'd like it spelled out, your body doesn't need fasts. It needs nourishment, ie, actual food. It naturally cleans and regulates itself, it doesn't need you sticking to an all juice diet (or whatever) to do it. Fasting messes up your body's natural systems, it's stupid and potentially dangerous and any negligible weight benefits will be a. offset by the damage you're doing and b. undone when you start eating like an actual person again.
The *facepalm* got my point across much more succinctly.0 -
*headslap**facepalm*
Agreed.
Since when was fasting ever a good idea? The idea of SLOWLY taking of weight and tearing apart your body while feeling sick and hungry from juice just sounds terrible.
Is it really that hard to eat right and exercise at least 15 minutes a day? Is food that scary?
I am not feeling sick or hungry. It is a taste problem. I am actually pretty energized and feel really good. I am doing the juice fast for approximately 5 days after which I will decide whether I want to continue or not. I do eat right most of the time but feel like I don't get enough variation in veggies in everyday. I exercise daily for atleast 30mins. This is not about my exercise or my eating habits, it is about my juice fast.0 -
No it didn't...it made you sound like a brat along with whoever did the headslap...If you'd like it spelled out, your body doesn't need fasts. It needs nourishment, ie, actual food. It naturally cleans and regulates itself, it doesn't need you sticking to an all juice diet (or whatever) to do it. Fasting messes up your body's natural systems, it's stupid and potentially dangerous and any negligible weight benefits will be a. offset by the damage you're doing and b. undone when you start eating like an actual person again.
The *facepalm* got my point across much more succinctly.0 -
No it didn't...it made you sound like a brat along with whoever did the headslap...If you'd like it spelled out, your body doesn't need fasts. It needs nourishment, ie, actual food. It naturally cleans and regulates itself, it doesn't need you sticking to an all juice diet (or whatever) to do it. Fasting messes up your body's natural systems, it's stupid and potentially dangerous and any negligible weight benefits will be a. offset by the damage you're doing and b. undone when you start eating like an actual person again.
The *facepalm* got my point across much more succinctly.
No, it just shows how ignorant some people are.
Juice Fasting is not a detox solution. You have to cut out ALOT of things to actually detox your body.
Juice Fasting is not a weight loss solution. You cut out a lot of good nutrients and calories so how is your body to burn fat. Your just better off doing the raw food diet which is another crap diet.
Juice Fasting does not help with exercise. I've never seen a true athlete do it. For obvious reasons.
So why do it?0 -
No it didn't...it made you sound like a brat along with whoever did the headslap...If you'd like it spelled out, your body doesn't need fasts. It needs nourishment, ie, actual food. It naturally cleans and regulates itself, it doesn't need you sticking to an all juice diet (or whatever) to do it. Fasting messes up your body's natural systems, it's stupid and potentially dangerous and any negligible weight benefits will be a. offset by the damage you're doing and b. undone when you start eating like an actual person again.
The *facepalm* got my point across much more succinctly.
No, it just shows how ignorant some people are.
Juice Fasting is not a detox solution. You have to cut out ALOT of things to actually detox your body.
Juice Fasting is not a weight loss solution. You cut out a lot of good nutrients and calories so how is your body to burn fat. Your just better off doing the raw food diet which is another crap diet.
Juice Fasting does not help with exercise. I've never seen a true athlete do it. For obvious reasons.
So why do it?
Where are you getting all this data from? This is not a permanent life-long decision. I am training my body. My juice fasting=smoothies that blend the whole fruit/veggie in a vitamix. I am not losing anything from that. I am not doing it for weightloss, it is a benefit I don't mind getting. I feel energized and I can do my regular workouts. I'm a vegetarian and juice fasting is not a drastic change for my body. Intermittent juice fasting has shown to be beneficial for a lot of people. What is up with all this negativity?0 -
What kind of juice are you drinking and are you making it yourself?0
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May I ask a question about this juice fast? I've never heard of it...how long does one do this fast, and what is it supposed to do? Is it a cleanse? I just got a juicer and am using it at every chance I get. :drinker:
Some people do it for 24hrs, others for 3-5 days. There are some people on this forum that are doing it for 30-60 days that really want a drastic change to their eating habits and overall lifestyle. It is supposed to give your body a surge of nutrients and train your brain to like vegetables. You can call it a cleanse since it cleans out your insides. I've heard of a lot of people that have been changed by juice fasting. I think if you can't do the fast, atleast incorporating a fruit and veggie smoothie into your everyday diet would be very beneficial because a lot of the times people don't get their daily servings of fruits and vegetables. With a smoothie, you can blend all your servings of fruits and veggies and get about a 8-16oz glass which we would be capable of drinking throughout our day.0 -
What kind of juice are you drinking and are you making it yourself?
I have a 60% Fruit, 40% veggie 8oz smoothie for breakfast (i.e: Watermelon, Spinach, Kale) and a 60% veggie, 40% fruit 16oz smoothie for lunch. The same would be the case for dinner. I make all the smoothies myself with fresh fruits and vegetables in my vitamix blender.0 -
What kind of juice are you drinking and are you making it yourself?
I have a 60% Fruit, 40% veggie 8oz smoothie for breakfast (i.e: Watermelon, Spinach, Kale) and a 60% veggie, 40% fruit 16oz smoothie for lunch. The same would be the case for dinner. I make all the smoothies myself with fresh fruits and vegetables in my vitamix blender.
my only suggestion would be to add some water to make it less sweet.0 -
I don't really understand fasts for weight loss. For spiritual or philosophical reasons? Sure. Weight loss? Personally, it seems like a waste of time. You starve yourself, weakening your body and your resolve so that, when your fast stops, you are at risk to put it all back on quickly and then some. If it works for you, though, then great. The one thing I've learned in this journey is that there are many ways to get healthy. We all just need to find to the way that works for us, not the next guy.0
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*headslap**facepalm*
Agreed.
Since when was fasting ever a good idea? The idea of SLOWLY taking of weight and tearing apart your body while feeling sick and hungry from juice just sounds terrible.
Is it really that hard to eat right and exercise at least 15 minutes a day? Is food that scary?
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I'm still doing my regular three 65 minute workouts on the elliptical trainer and continuing to work out with dumb bells as well at my house. I'm very happy with the results! I've been fasting for about 3 weeks and have already lost 30 lbs. I disagree that Joe lost much muscle mass. And the positives far outweigh the negatives for both Phil and Joe. They got off of medications. And I can see why certain people would like to see you paying for medications but this is one of the reasons I've done the juice fast. I've been working closely with my doctor and I'm already off of one of two blood pressure meds. Before I'm done I'll be done with all of them. Essentially, I've been a raw vegan all this time. And I plan to continue afterwards. Juice fasting won't really help someone in the long-term who doesn't change their eating habits permanently. It's just the "way" all diets are. They help you lose and once you're at a new lower weight you go back to the old ways and the weight piles back on just as it did before.
Well, I'm going to continue to have juices twice a day after my juice fast ends. And there will be a ton more soup, salad, hummus, tofu, and a whole slew of things I'll be enjoying in the very near future. I'm just going to eat the solid forms of what I'm already eating. I've never been a big eater but I've ate the wrong things. Processed foods and fast food and most restaurant food is out for me. I'll stick to places that serve vegetarian fare. I'm not declaring myself vegetarian or any other label. I'll pass. I can't promise I won't ever eat a piece of baked Talapia. But chances are I'll avoid it if my body says to me this just isn't working out. It's all about trial and error. I'm actually going to try to stick to Dr. Furhman's High nutrient density diet for the most part. I'm not a sweets fan (outside of Cokes but I gave that up months ago too) but fruit doesn't bother me. I just seldom ate it before. I liked it but seldom ate it. Same for most veggies although I've been an avid salad, broccoli, and most veggies eater for decades. I just don't do it enough.
The juices will be raw (after 60 or 70 days) but the food will be steamed, baked, and occasionally stir-fried. Moderation is the key. And I don't drink alcohol anymore and never smoked so that's going in the right direction too. I've had my fun. Now I'm going to have it in a new way.0 -
I have one fruit juice in the morning and the other 3 to 4 are Mean Green juice. Pretty simple. The fruit juices change a bit. But mostly it's strawberries, blue berries, cucumber, carrots, and green apples.
I'd say I've got more fruits and more veggies in the last 3 weeks than I have my entire previous lifetime except for as a kid when I ate fruits more often.
I would listen to people who have experience with the juice fasts before someone who has no experience. Ideally, we can manage everything ourselves.
And after this first 60 - 70 days I plan on doing juice fasts of about 7 - 15 days in length a few times a year. Only if needed though. Personally, I don't think my body will be able to handle the crap food I used to eat prior to this juice fast. If it does turn out I go vegetarian for life, so be it. I'll be able to live with that.0 -
Awww yay, thanks for posting such a good success story instead of some bratty comments.
Personally I am a huge advocate of eating sound, nutritionally rich, well balanced, whole, unprocessed foods coupled with exercise. The slow way is the sure way. That being said, I am extremely intrigued by juicing and I don't think a short term committment to a juice fast will hurt anyone. After a LOT of research, I'm planning to do one myself.
Just because it has the word "fast" in it doesn't mean you're not eating. A typical juice fast will bring in around 1300-1600 calories a day, with 40-50 grams of protein and maybe 12-15 grams of fiber. The last two are admittedly low for a long term menu but when examining the whole picture, you are getting the straight amino acids from the proteins and so utilizing almost all of it instead of flushing out the rest. Same thing for the fiber. And that's just juicing. The OP was actually just creating smoothies which will bring in higher fiber content, but will result in a lesser intake of micronutrients.
If you are looking to jump start something, a strict regimen is the way to go for a lot of people to keep them staying on track. And the increased dense nutrient intake AND absorption rate, is also a huge bonus. For some of the ruder "I'm right and you're wrong" individuals on that first page, it's a lot better choice than what most people take in every day. Any positive change is a good one, and even if it's not the BEST choice, it's still an improvement.
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At the rate I'm going I'll drop from obese to overweight right about the time the 70 days is up. So, I'll be just above or just below 200 lbs. A lot of things are coming together for me at the same time. My mountain bike is coming out of storage and I'm really looking forward to that. Autumn is just around the corner.
I try to get in at least 80 ounces of juice per day plus another 8 to 10 cups of water. It's working like a charm really. I expect the last 35 lbs to go much slower but since all the unhealthy stuff is still removed at that point I see the losses as something that will continue no matter what. And for whatever reason I added carrots to my fruit juice and veggie juice recipes with very positive results.
I'll do smoothies AFTER the juice fast. I"ll make them at home and they're all around town too. But a great juice is hard to pass up. I already want a heavier duty juicer and have plans for that too. I like knowing I have a back-up if one were to go out and need repair. I would have one and can continue my juices daily.
Tomorrow is Day 30. Have 3 meals during this 30 day time period had no effect the first time, the second time there was a small gain the next day but it was gone the following day, but this last time with a relatively small chinese meal (vegetables, no meat) I gained 3.2 lbs and they stayed for 3 full days before losing that back by the 4th day. A waste of over half a week. I'm not doing that again. No, it's going to be soups and salads and solid veggies and fruits as I ease back into solid food in approximate 40 days. It won't be a fast transition. Probably over 7 to 10 days. Soup soup soup!0 -
Have you looked into making chips and snacks with the pulp? I have been reading all about the juicing thing and I have found some great ideas for the pulp too. My kids really like crunchy things. What a great side benefit. But that is 2 more machines to buy. :ohwell:
I want to start a juice fast and make munchies for the fam. I might be able to sell the pulp to the local natural dog treat store too. At least the kale pulp.:laugh:0 -
I stumbled across this thread and wanted to throw my coins in the barrel. First, I was a wrestler for a few years, and fasting is regularly used by those athletes because they are organized by their weight and this is a quick way to drop a few pounds. I have also known a few yogis who practice fasting as part of their discipline, and I would consider them 'true athletes' as well. Secondly, fasting is used by a number of people to detox their system, myself included. A lot of people have food sensitivities, but don't know what to. By eliminating things from your body that are not especially easy to digest you can allow it to heal, then you can slowly start introducing things back to your diet to figure out what is really upsetting your body. I know this concept can be difficult to understand until its happening to you, but for 2 years I excercised daily, I was eating healthy and even went to the doctor a few times to try to fix the problem. What finally killed the infection was a 7 day fast followed by 5 months of the most restrictive diet I've ever heard of. Now, I would never recommend fasting long term, which I would think to be common knowledge.... In any case, I sure did read a lot of negativity trickling down this post and i gotta say the little one word insults are a little immature. If you're too lazy to write an actual response, don't bother with the one word lines. It's clear you disapprove of a relative stranger's choice to improve their health, but why bother with the snide remarks at all? Who are you helping with that? Especially when it's clear you have no real knowledge on the topic at hand. Does it make you feel better to validate your health choices by tearing others' down? I read somewhere that people are much more likely to be mean on enternet forums, because it's less personal than actual face to face contact. Personally, I don't think this is right. We should all be more considerate of what we put out there in the world.
On another note, I was actually curious how this fast worked out? Did you end up encorporating soup and/or yogurt? I was planning to do a juice fast soon, and I was wondering this same thing...0
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