Juicing Forum

I would love to hear some answers to this from people who know something. I just started a 7 day juice fast, mostly to try to shrink my stomach a little and control hunger pangs when I move on to a more traditional, whole foods restricted calorie diet. I'm kind of an avid body builder myself but thanks to my diet (too many sweets in between my healthy meals) I, too, have too much fat. I was kind of assuming that the juice fast would be a really temporary way to kick start my fat loss program since I'm not sure I can maintain the energy that I need to work out and lift weights at the level I normally do. We'll see, though, as the week goes on...

If you do want to work out or lift weights and maintain your muscle mass there are two viable options that you should consider.

1. Do the juice fast but add a light meal for dinner consisting of fresh veggies and a protein such as chicken breast, steak, tuna, etc. Keep your meals small if your goal is to lose weight. This way you still get the nutritional value of juicing while also getting more protein and carbs.

2. Do the juice fast and add pure unflavored protein isolate to your drinks. This will up your protein and help keep your muscle mass.

Remember, during a fast you are limiting your calories, protein, and carbs. So any prolonged physical activity will burn extra calories and possibly muscle mass if you don't add the necessary protein to sustain that muscle mass. Hope this helps.

Awesome BigMill! Thanks!

Kale, spinach, and romaine lettuce are also high in protein. Look at the Green Giant Juice Recipe, it has around 16g of protein and would be a good option.

My second day juicing and i already feel the headaches and the moodiness, and i guess the greens are the reason im on the bowl so much. But thats a small thing to a Giant like myself. Thanks guys.....

Still not sure why you feel you need more protein. Do you lift weights or are you trying to build more muscle? If that's the case then yes, some protein would be a good idea.

Excellent idea to include as many protein veggies as possible. You might notice that you aren't losing as much weight or weight at all. What happens is that when you workout you are building muscle mass. Lean muscle weighs more than fat. So while the scale may not move rest assured that you are still losing fat, but building muscle. As always, judge by how your clothes fit and how you feel.