Has anyone gone on a Juice Fast?

I've done it for two weeks and I'm not convinced. There are far less restrictive (and, frankly, healthier) ways to consume the right foods for detoxing/cleansing your body, and as for weight loss... forget it! Sure, you'll lose weight during the fast (kinda difficult not to with this kind of deficit), but the moment you stop, you'll pile the weight back on. I started regaining even during the transition days back to solid food, and yes, I did do it right. So, no. I'm not a fan!

Before joining MFP, I went "raw" for about 2 weeks. This website has a lot of help for anyone eating anything raw, including lots of smoothie recipes and juicing ideas. The menus on the left side of this screen cover just about any questions you could have. You can pretty much eat from your blender, without a juicer. I bought a juicer, but it didn't work very well and I threw it away in a fit of frustration. If you are going to buy a juicer, I suggest buying a quality appliance. The one I bought cost about $150 and it was a piece of junk which leaked juice all over if the pulp basket reached anywhere near full. Also, the pulp was very heavy, indicating the juicing process wasn't efficient. One of the benefits of using your blender is you get all the pulp and fiber from the fruit/veggie you are processing.

http://www.thebestofrawfood.com/

Have fun!

Edit: Oh, one more thing. When you go fruit/veggie shopping, buy A LOT. I found myself constantly prepping and processing and drinking. It takes a lot to keep you going without getting hungry. You will need to replenish at least every 2 hours, or so.

I've done it for two weeks and I'm not convinced. There are far less restrictive (and, frankly, healthier) ways to consume the right foods for detoxing/cleansing your body, and as for weight loss... forget it! Sure, you'll lose weight during the fast (kinda difficult not to with this kind of deficit), but the moment you stop, you'll pile the weight back on. I started regaining even during the transition days back to solid food, and yes, I did do it right. So, no. I'm not a fan!

Just because you didn't keep the weight off, doesn't mean that a juice fast isn't a good way to detox or lose some pounds or kick your body into gear. So, if you gained weight back, you might have done the juice fast right, but apparently you didn't do the transition phase right. The only weight you should gain after a fast of any kind, is water weight, and the extra food you'd have in your body before they come out the other end.

i juice things when i feel sick or when i am on the go and want to avoid buying things like snapple or nestea. never fasted on it but juicing has definitely helped my energy level.

Just because you didn't keep the weight off, doesn't mean that a juice fast isn't a good way to detox ......

Specifically what toxins are you trying to remove from your body? Isn't that why we have a liver & kidneys?

^ This is the winning question. Unless you're doing this for spiritual reasons, I think it's silly (I don't juice fast for spiritual reasons but as of now it's the only reason I can think of that's remotely legitimate). You're not accomplishing anything related to toxins and any weight loss that you're inducing is due to creating a large deficit. You could do this with real food.

Dieting, detoxing, etc. with juice fasting is still a fad way to "get healthy" and "lose weight". Fads don't work. Buck up. Lose weight by calorie deficit and exercise.


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Every Spring I do a 14-day detox program which includes juice fasting. My favorite juice is a combination of beet-apple-carrot ~ very yummy. You can Google "Juicing Recipes" and find lots. My detox program consists of more than just juicing. It has a 14-day schedule with morning meditation, mineral baths, herbal teas, journal writing, massage, walks, etc. And, absolutely NO TV, NO RADIO, NO NEWSPAPERS, NO TELEPHONE...relaxing music is okay. After the two weeks I feel like a new person ~ and, have usually lost 2-4 pounds.

I agree, buy a top of the line juicer. I have an Omega ~ it is awesome. And, yes, buy LOTS of veggies ~ all organic!! ~ they go fast.

My brother in law did the juice diet and has lost over a 100 lbs this year. He is toldly sold on it, he even took his juicer, blender, fruits and vegetables, fresh herbs on vacation last week. He and his wife have become juicer and vegetaters. He is set on it for life,, goes herbs and some of his vegetables, goes to the fresh market to get his produce. He was over 400 lbs. and it workers for him, he got on untitube and researched it all before doing it. It is not for me, he try to educate us last week on the importance of it and getting off red meat. I think it is what you can live with, good luck

Did a six day juice fast a couple of months back. I lost 8-10 lbs and didn't gain it back.

Dieting, detoxing, etc. with juice fasting is still a fad way to "get healthy" and "lose weight". Fads don't work. Buck up. Lose weight by calorie deficit and exercise.

Almost every spiritual tradition has a long history of prescribing fasts for a variety of reasons, including health. Paracelsus, considered the father of modern medicine, called fasting "the physician within." It has been practiced throughout the world since the beginning of civilization. Fasting may not be your pick, but it's certainly not a fad.

I have been juicing for about 2 weeks.. not a fast just adding it my daily life.. and I love it.. it makes me feel refreshed and energized. I am currently using a blender and straining through a cheese cloth which is a pain but it works until i can get a juicer. my husband and I are going to do a 10 day juice fast soon . I really can't wait. I have found that most recipes have too many carrots for my taste..I use only 2 and as long as I have pineapple or 2 apples I can put just about anything in it. the reboot website has a lot recipes to try.

Ive done it before but only for one day at a time, just because its hard not to eat dinner with my family. Overall, its great. Those days though, i gained soo much weight. Of corse it was water weight cause thats all im inducing. The day after when you weigh yourself, don't be mad because you gained a pound. You probally still have some water weight left over, depending on how much you drink. I always lose a pound when i do this, it really clenses out your system! Make sure to equal the amount of juice you intake with the amount of water drink. 8 cups of wate ,8 cups of juice. Make sure its 100 percent fruit or vegie juice with no added sugars! :happy: