Juicing Forum

Ok so I have a few questions. For the most part I've been winging the juicing recipes. Creating juices that sounds tasty (and about 99% of them were tasty!).

I do have a few questions. I am mostly managed 3 glasses of juice a day. But my glasses are 24 oz. They are the big insulated cups with the lid and straw. I use these because my son is in the stage where sticking his hand in my cup of whatever I"m drinking and swirling it around is FUN. Plus he wants to drink from our cups. So these cups allow me to share with him through straw and him not to stick his hand in. So 24 oz. 3 times a day.

For the most part, I feel like I'm not juicing enough vegetables. However, I HATE CELERY AND CUCUMBER. The only way I've found em tolerable is with pineapple which is so sweet it kills the taste of them. I"m going to juice a carrot tonight and try that with whatever I come up with. Also I think I can tolerate kale and spinach but my juicer won't juice them. I have to use a food processor and I BROKE my baby bullet processor processing kale the other day /facepalm. I think I have another one.

Is it a big deal if you don't juice a LOT of vegetables? I just cannot do cucumber or celery very much and I"ll go through a ton of pineapple if I have to use them a lot!

Also, ummm this is gross... but I haven't used the bathroom for about 2 days now.. (I've peed plenty). Is that normal? :\

OH and advice on taking my mother to town tomorrow. This is a woman who loves to cook and though says she's supportive of diets she's pushy when it comes to eating at her table. I know I'm gonna be making quite a bit tonight to take along tomorrow because I"ll be with her all day at least. Any diets I've been on usually fail when I go to her house and I go at least once a week! And soon 2-3 times a week when school starts back up as she is my babysitter.

Yes. But I mixed it with cucumber and celery for some juice recipe I was following. So I haven't had it by itself. And I was using my baby bullet to process it because my juicer won't juice kale. I'll have to find another one. I think we got another one.

I think I"ll try focusing on greens rather than cucumber/celery. Don't have any limes till tomorrow. Not sure if I'm a big fan of lime or not. But I'll have to see I suppose

Ticking, it's okay to have a bigger amount of juice but make sure you are still drinking plenty of water afterwards to help dilute it. Juice gets absorbed within 15 minutes so you'll have to be drinking atleast another 8-12 ounces of water immediately after your juice. That's why I suggest a serving size of at least 16 ounces. That's a lot of fluid.

If you don't like any one particular ingredient then simply find a suitable substitution http://www.justonjuice.com/juicing-substitution-list/

I saw you mention a food processor or a baby bullet. Make sure you are not using those during your fast. They just blend your produce together but don't separate the juice from the fiber. It's important that you separate the juice and only drink the juice without the included fiber that blenders leave in. Kale and spinach give very little juice but it's very concentrated. I find it best to run something like a cucumber, carrot, or apple after the spinach/kale to flush out what remains in your juicer.

You need to keep your juices on a 80/20 ratio of veggies/fruits. Fruits contain a lot of sugar and it's important to limit your sugar intake if your goal is to lose weight.

As far as using the restroom you need to understand that when you juice, the juice gets absorbed into you system instead of passing through your digestive system. Since the juice is already broken down and the fiber removed, you aren't giving your body anything to warrant a bowel movement. So it's perfectly normal after a few days to have emptied your system. You will start to urinate much more frequently, but understand that every time you urinate you are removing toxins and fat from your system.

Just don't eat solids! Keep a strong mind and don't eat them. Mothers are incredibly great at getting us to eat even when we know we shouldn't. It's like they took a class on how to make us eat or something... Just hold your ground and keep your goals in mind. Know that in a short matter of time you'll be back at here table eating her foods once you've reached your goals and completed your fast. I'm here if you have any questions.

I used that hamilton beach without any issues but try rolling up your leafy veggies into a tightly packed ball and then running it through the juicer. That helps me sometimes. I also don't press very hard on the pusher, just about a fingers worth of pressure is all I give it.

You can also use Romaine Lettuce in place of the spinach or kale. Romaine has some good protein benefits.

I find that people usually lose on average between 3-9 pounds during their first 3 days of the fast. Trust how your clothes fit, and how you feel.

You are doing great! Keep it up, I'm looking forward to your updates

hello Ticking, sorry bout your Juicer not juicing leafy greens but as JOJ said try to Pack them tightly before passing them through the mouth of the juicer it does help and also u can re-juice the fiber for the second time if u find that the juice from the leafy greens haven't been juiced properly.....

I have a few suggestions for you on what veggies you can juice...u have a wide variety of veggies to use so don't limit your self to celery & though these veggies will give u more juice..Try to juice Butternut squash, Pumpkins, Sweet Potatoes, Turnips, kale, spinach, Broccoli, Zucchini, cauliflower, Romaine lettuce, Asparagus, watercress, Swiss orchard, Beet roots, cabbage, red cabbage, Rhubarb, Green Beans, Purple Asparagus...etc so go for veggies that bless you.....

i hope the above info will be useful......Keep Juicing

Cheers

Yeah, one of my favorite juices with pumpkins is Butternut Squash, Pumpkin, and Golden Delicious Apples with a sprinkle of cinnamon and nutmeg.

So Yummy!!!

Yeah, that was my dessert drink last year! Very good!