Juicing Forum

Day 5 and I am so happy because I got on scale this morning and I have lost 5 pounds. I must admit that I am having alot of food cravings. I just have to stay focused on my goal and I know I can do this. Good luck to everyone and stay strong.

I just read that you are supposed to remove the peel from ginger. I have been juicing them as is and leaving the peel on. Is it okay to do this or will the peel make me sick?

You all are doing great, hang in there. It does get better. I am on day 14 and have lost 14 pounds and have never felt better. Don't think long term, just take it one day at a time...it does get better!

Day One- attempt 5. I like the juices but feel so hungry. Is it OK to add shitaki noodles for some bulk. They have no calories and are only finer? I seem to do OK until about 7 PM but then blow it. Am thinking about going to bed to stay away from food. I know that I drink enough juice and water. Any suggestions.

Thanks I have to loose 65 pounds. I cannot seem to get enough willpower to just do the juice. So this time with your support I will try to get through a day at a time. I actually like the juice. I do a wide variety of vegetables- mostly green with a small amount of fruit. I am sure that I am getting enough nutrients, but feel very hungry.- I know that they must be cravings.
Today I will just have extra juice if I cannot make it in the evening. I cannot believe that I have so little willpower.

My problem is mind games I play with myself. I start out great and enthusiastic each morning, but by late afternoon I have convinced myself that I should have a vegetable stir fry or some fruit. Or my daughter cooks something yummy smelling and I can just try a bite. It is crazy because I actually like the juices. I put in a huge assortment of veggies and a small amount of fruit. Fruit really spikes my cravings. I cannot put very much in my juice.
I am going to try to drink more juice more often- especially in the afternoon.
I keep trying to juice (5th attempt) but have never made it through the day. Today is day 1 of my cleanse. I will succeed today!!

Yes Aggie, you are stronger than you think. WooHoo goldie, day 16 glad you are there, great to have someone who is ahead of me. Your response gave me encouragement. Please keep posting- it sure helps and i am so glad that everyone is posting more often. Really does keep you going. Have started incorporating exercise and it really helps. Thanks everyone for all your support, Aggie you do feel so much better afterwards! You can do it!!!

I think that I have finally succeeded in making it through Day One. This is my 6th attempt and so far I am good. Feeling achey and a bit queazy but am looking forward to finally trying day 2. Going to bed to cut my losses and boost my chances of success.

JOJ- Over the past 16 days I have one day eaten 1 almond and on 1 day ate half a banana. Does that mean that I broke the fast according to the benefits my body is suppose to experience?

Aggie, that is excellent! Congratulations!!! Don't get too caught up in weighing yourself. I'd hit the scale every few days but not every day as your weight will fluctuate daily. If you do weigh yourself. Make sure it's the same time every day. The best times to do this are in the morning after you've used the restroom but before you have your first juice, or before your last drink of the night.

As far as sludge in your juices, you definitely want to strain that out of there.

Your goal for now should be to replicate day 1. You made it through a whole day of juicing, now just continue that and it gets so much easier. I'm proud of you Aggie, you did it! Now you just have to aim for your goal and hit it!

Aggie, I carried a lot of weight in my stomach but you start to lose weight from the top down. It will be noticeable in your face first. Just a lot of spinach, but don't do huge amounts in every drink. Believe it or not, too much spinach will dehydrate you. But spinach is excellent at ridding excess water weight. Just keep juicing and the belly fat will start to fall off.

Corpusmae, sorry to hear about the funeral. I wouldn't worry too much about the drink you had. It's not like you sat down, inhaled a double whopper, and polished it off with a banana split and a glass of soda. You're doing great. Just keep juicing and reap the benefits. That little bit you drank won't have any effect on your fast this being 16 days in.

Isn't it amazing how fast the weight comes off? I had to go buy new clothes after a week and a half, and then I had to go buy new clothes again less than 2 weeks after that.

I'm interested to see how your blood work comes back. I had convinced my mother to do a juice fast and after a month she had to go get a check up and the doctor was amazed at how healthy she was. She had a whopping zero cholesterol and the doctor couldn't believe it. Her blood pressure was also down to normal levels. So let us know how amazed your doctor is when he sees your results.

Keep it up, you are doing so good with your juice fast!

Aggie, that's great news! Congrats for making it through day 2! The support does help but its your willpower that got you through. You're a lot stronger than you thought! Keep it up, you're well on your way to completing a successful juice fast!