Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead

I bought a juicer several years ago and then took it back... it took all the skins/pulp out I wanted the fiber.

don't imagine very many would make it to the market that way

Hmmmmm might have to look into one of them....

 

I tried to do the 3 day cleanse and I failed miserably. I just couldn't stand the taste of any recipe I made.
I did enjoy the documentary though.

 

Couldn't do the juicing thing... I have cleaned up how I eat though. I bring lots of fruits, berries and veggies for lunch and breakfast and usually find myself craving red meat by dinner. I cut coffee out of my daily routine (in doing so I cut out a LOT of sugar and that fatty creamer I was using also). I'm drinking a lot of tea to bridge the gap and find myself drinking a lot more water.

 

im not a fan of veggie juice so I mostly just do fruits and will throw in a few pieces of celery or carrots.
for a delicious juice throw in
1 apple
1 peach (pitted)
handfull of grapes
4-6 strawberries
two celery stalks
1 carrot

I will also add in a few slices of cucumber if we have them at the house but I HATE cucumber. Tastes like hand lotion to me...

I recently remodeled our kitchen so I was unable to make any juice for about a week and I ended up craving it! haha

 

Just watched the movie and it was pretty good....I may do this for 10 days! I've had a juicer for years and the wife and I usually juice a few times a week before cooking dinner. Will prob start it on a weekend so I'm a couple days in before going back to work though, LOL!

So who's doing it right now?

 

if you are wanting to eat "clean" and not have to juice, just look into "clean eating".

Me and my wife have been into this for a few months now. Between this and working out she has lost 18lbs. granded she was only around 125lbs to start with...haha

http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/

 

Ya, my wife does the eat clean thing too! Juiced this AM (kale, spinach, beets, carrots, apple) and man oh man am I cleaned out! LOL

Had a great workout and then had a protein shake. Prob will just keep juicing once a day for the vities!

 

I just watched this yesterday, I thought it was pretty good. My wife and I are gonna try it in a week or so. She wants to drop 20lbs, me just 10 but she wants to try it after this doc so Ill do it with her. My biggest problem is beer and cookies. Ill crush a whole box of chocolate chip (only if their chewy) in one sitting.

Anyway, I think it's important what you put in your body. Anyone that has a dog knows how shit food affects their health, so why not on humans. Oh and I live in CO now and there is a beef feedlot about 30miles away. If you see one of those you will never eat cornfed beef again. Whole foods for me now on.

 

To me the "juice" diet only seems like a good idea if you want to detox and then start a new healthy "lifestlye". And I say lifestyle because thats what it really is, its not a "diet" when it becomes the norm.

If you're serious about wanting to get healthy then look into "clean eating".

Here is a good place to start.
http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/

you can also just google "clean eating" or "clean recipes".
Your grocery store trips should pretty much only consist of the outside isles.

Beer is okay every now and then but in reality it will not help you out if you are trying to lose weight. Its all sugar and carbs, unburnt sugar and carbs = fat.

 

Yeah I eat healthy about 80% of the time. Its just cookies and beer that get me. But im not really fat, just not "cut" My goal is to drop to the low/mid 150's. Im 5'6" 163 now. About a month after being married I just put on about 8lbs and cant get them off, but my beer intake also dramaticaly increased after getting married. Coincidence?

We have a Sprouts grocery store. Its like a trader joes I guess. But it doesnt concist of 8 isles of chips and cereal normal grocery stores do. Just fruit, meat, fish, veggies..Just a few snacks.

 

interesting... Wouldn't mind giving this a shot, I don't eat such a balanced diet and my energy level is suffering.. I find myself tired all the time

 

Quite a few people I work with got into juicing after watching it, 1 to lose weight, one to lose weight/detox. I just started eating more veggies...

 

I wish we had a store like that. We have a united market street that has lots of organics and a decent selection but they also have lots of crap.

I'm 5'11" @ 143 lbs and I am trying to put on a little bit of lean muscle weight. Im with you on the 80% eating healthy. I have a few unhealthy things I eat but Im a lot better than I was and Im still trying to improve.

 

I finished the doc last night btw....Phil was def motivating. If that guy can drop that weight in his condition, anybody can.

 

I've been sticking with organic free range meat/produce as much as I can for the last couple of years or so.....youtube "meet your meat" and you'll never touch factory farmed animals again! It's all money driven and industries make billions of dollars off sick people, it's a vicious cycle and prob the worst "conspiracy" of our time.....sorry for the rant!

Juicing allows me to eat 5-10 fruits/veggies easily!

 

For the guys who are contemplating juicing I would recommend easing into it vs. a "juice fast" Rather than just diving in to what is really the unknown and risking what is for many going to be total failure, start out easy by simply having a home made smoothie or juice for breakfast. Experiment a little, start out with fruits, then start adding some greens and see how it all works out for you. Do that for a couple weeks, make it a habit. Slowly start replacing some of the processed food and desserts with fruits and veggies. Basically clean up your diet first and get used to eating fruits and veggies then if you want to try a juice fast try it for maybe 2 days see how it goes.

These fads and all or nothing diets simply are a waste of time money and effort in the long run. You can be successful by being smart. Of course if your plan is do a juice fast for 10 days as some self torture then reward yourself with a 12 pack and a large pizza when your done have at it.

 

Watch the movie man.....there's no point in fasting for 10 days and then having pizza and beer, that's not what it's about!

You're body knows those pure ingredients and doesn't have to digest the nutrients so it will never hurt your body. There's multiple reasons for juicing, some want the nutrients and juice as a supplement (myself included) and others may need full detox and should also be monitored by a Dr if you're in the type of shape that guy was.

 

I know that. Did you read what I wrote? I am not advocating that, nor am I advocating a 10 day juice fast for someone who eats mcdonalds everyday now. There is no point in either.

 

I hear you man but think it's fine to do a 10+ day juice fast and then slowly add back in the "right" foods if you REALLY need it like the guys in the movie! Hell, all of us truly would benefit from that but I deff hear where you're coming from and actually do that!

 

Here is the thing, the body is what does the "detoxifying" not the juice. There is no magic taking place by drinking straight juice. Speaking purely nutritionally, doing a 10 day juice fast is a poor choice for health.

I would hate to see someone watch this movie and think a juice fast is somehow a good idea. It's not. Drinking juice can be a part of a healthy diet but its not the answer by itself.

If you want to get healthy and lose bodyfat there are far more appropriate ways to do it than a juice fast. When exploring this idea you need to understand that if all you consumed is juice at some point you would die of malnutrition, that is fact. You require fat and protein to live. You CAN get that from none meat sources if you choose I'm not here to debate that fact, however unless you know how, you probably won't. This is why many vegans look so sickly, they are malnourished. Not because they are vegan but because they don't know how to get what they need from non-meat sources.

You can live several weeks with no food at all so certainly doing a juice fast for 10 days is likely not going to kill you by any means but it is not the healthiest thing you can do for yourself.