Juicing Forum

Hello all! I am new and I bought all my goodies (juicer - breville, fruits & veggies) yesterday evening and started this morning bright and early. I work 9-5 M-F so I kinda figured that the best day to start would be Friday so my "crappy" days I can enjoy over the weekend. Just putting it out there and I will be in touch with my status. So far this morning has been good, my tummy is grumbling but that was expected.

Sounds great! Yea I had my lemon/warm water this morning at about 7:30 then my breakfast juice and water. I am a little hungry, but no headache quite yet :). That would be awesome to have company. So what made you start? I wrote my reasoning in my bio, if you have a sec you can take a look.

Thanks! I updated my bio too for anyone interested but basically I am 30 lbs overweight, tired and have severe endometriosis which I would like to try and control with diet and lifestyle rather than hormones and drugs. I had lemon and water and juice at around 8:30am. Am not quite as hungry now as I was an hour ago but I think I will go make myself another juice. I did have some green tea, too. Hope I didn't cause any harm!

I haven't really used any recipes yet...I just put together a variety of things. The first one was chard, beet, carrot, celery, apple and pear. It was really good although I do really like beets. Right now I just made myself spinach, parsley, carrot and pineapple. It tastes pretty good...just an odd shade of green! Good luck making it thought the day. I am at home as I am recovering from surgery so thought this was a good time to start.

Thanks JOJ! Good to know an ibuprofen is okay if needed. I persevered and the headache is going away...probably the green tea helped. It is still there a bit but much better than earlier. I am trying hard to pay attention to what my body (versus my mind) is telling me. Wish me luck as I know that is tough.

How are your juice fasts doing? I hope all is well!

Any thoughts on using coconut water during a juice fast? I have seen is mentioned in other forums. Any benefit or detriment? Thanks!

Hello JOJ and TiredMama, I'm doing ok...just ok, I mean I'm staying strictly on it, day 3, but my joints are getting swollen. Kinda like what happens when I have an allergic reaction to what or too much dairy/sugar. I plan to keep going on, make it to at least 7 days, but I'm a little worried as to why my body is freaking out when I haven't ate anything to cause a flare. Any thoughts JOJ?

Good morning everyone. I just returned from a great trip in Austin. Will probably join the juice fast tomorrow and go again one day at a time. I love how juicing gives me energy. Juiced for 30 days and so did my son. We did well. Met up in Austin, he looks great, pants super baggy and mine too. But we still have weight to lose and energy to gain...managed the crazy food out there but now it's time to get back in the groove. Juicing is the easiest thing we know. So will go shopping for fruits and veggies today after work and join you. It gets easier and well worth the prep time. Have a great day. "The will to act to change" one day at a time.

Cici, you are always removing toxins from your body while on the juice fast. The majority of it happens during the first 3-5 days but still continues on until you start adding toxins back into your body. Keep juicing until you hit your goal and then make sure you go on a healthy diet afterwards and you'll do great!

Corpusmae, glad you got to meet up with your son in Austin. I haven't been to Austin in a while, really great place! Have you started adding exercise into your routine. Some light exercise when you go back to eating solids is a great way to keep healthy and still promote weight loss.

Mannyg, Grats on day 6! 10 Pounds, that's fantastic Mannyg! It sounds like you are doing very well on your juice fast. Mornings were the tough part for me too. Getting up that extra half hour I though would kill me but it helped me get on a better sleep schedule and after my morning juice I was wide awake! Just stick to healthy foods after your fast. A cheat here and there is fine as long as you don't overdue it. A good rule of thumb to keep is to make sure you are eating 80% healthy and then 20% of whatever you like. If you do that mixed with light exercise you'll continue to lose weight and stay healthy.

Just got back from my specialist check up from 1 month ago. Dr. was super excited with my results. Down 16 pounds, blood pressure at an all time low 110/70, never been that low in my life. The nurse wanted to know what I was doing. Told her about juicing and Joe Cross and your site. Dr. said, with this blood pressure you will live forever, LOL, not sure about that but hey it is definitely better than 160 my highest. He wanted to know what I was juicing, when and what. It is great to go to doctors who will listen and he said, Less medicine for you- Yay! Thanks so much for all the support on this site. I am continuing on and my son is as well. He has lost 25 pounds. Love this lifestyle.

Hi everyone. Great jobs, Corpusmae and mannyg! You are helping to inspire me. Cici..how are you doing? I am starting day 1 again today in a better frame of mind, my family is on board now and I have my juices and their meals planned for the next 7 days. My initial goal is just to grt through 7 days. If all goes well my next goal will be to lose 20 lbs and reassess.
Have a great day, everyone!!

Thanks Tired Mama, you can do it and you have lots of support here, just take it one day at a time. It is worth it!!!