Juicing Forum

Planning on trying out this juicing thing for a week and then go from there.
Hoping that I'll make it to at least 2 or more weeks.
I'm fat and tired of it. We're going to be trying for a 2nd child soon and my excess weight is a problem for my fertility. Total, I need to lose about 70-80 pounds to get to a normal healthy weight. That is my ultimate goal, but for now, I'll just be happy to go back to pre-pregnancy weight.
I gained 20+ pounds after having my first a year ago and have not been able to get it off no matter what I do. It is stuck to my butt, stomach, and double chin and will not budge. 😕

One of my husband's friends did a juicing fast a few years ago. Not sure for how long but he lost over 100+ pounds doing it and manages to keep it off by juicing every once in a while and eating healthier than he used to.
So I know this can work, it's just going to be difficult since I'm still cooking for my husband and baby and I loooooooove food and cooking (minus the cleanup) so much.

I'm determined though! I want to be one of those success stories people are inspired by.

Anywho, would love some company from others looking to lose a good bit of weight

Okedoke, so I weighed myself this morning. Starting weight is 215.8 Yikes.
I know you shouldn't just go by the scale, but it will be nice to see that number drop.

I did have a slip up this morning! Just a habit thing that I didn't catch until after I had did it. It wasn't a big deal but it's something I'll have to remember not to do again.
Was feeding my daughter some yogurt. And I was in the habit of eating whatever yogurt was left on the spoon. It was only a coating of it thankfully and not a big spoonful lol, but it's just something I need to be aware of next time.

Made a modified Morning Glory juice this morning. No grapes and no ginger. I added a tomato to make up for the grapes.
Pretty darn tasty! It's pretty tart b/c I didn't buy anything other than granny smith apples, but it's still really good and it made A LOT. I saved some for a little later if I need it. I'll drink it before lunch.

Oh another problem. I can not stomach the warm lemon water in the morning. BLARGH! It's disgusting and I can't help but associate it with used dish water.

The Hamilton Beach juicer seems to be working fairly well. It does have a problem of spitting out large chunks of the food. Going to have to get used to running the pulp one more time to make sure I'm getting as much of the juice out as possible. It didn't do so well with the blueberries this morning. LOTS of juice wasted and running down the pulp container.

Thanks so much for the welcome
I'll try a lemon shot w/ warm water after or vice versa. Together though... bleh hehe.

Thanks for the tip on the blueberries (and other things similar). Going to try that next time and see if it helps

Made a tomato juice for lunch.
2 tomatoes, 2 stalks of celery, parsley, 2 small carrots, splash of hot sauce. Delicious but didn't yield as much juice as I was hoping for. Will try the above technique on tomatoes to see if it helps to get more out of them.

Started getting a headache not too long ago. Started off dull and would come and go, but it slowly got worse so took some Tylenol for it.
Can already feel that these next few days are going to be tough! lol

I hope they go easy.
I'm already wanting food. It's not an all consuming craving, but it's there. Not even hungry either, it's just the want for something savory mostly. Doesn't help that I fixed some slow cooker chicken for the hubs that has made the house smell AMAZING. Sigh....
Oh well, just one of those things I'll have to overcome while doing this.

Day 1 is done and gone. WOO! 😀
Started to feel that dull headache coming back before bed. Woke up with it this morning so went ahead and took some Tylenol for it.

I also weighed myself this morning. I know weighing every day isn't good, but it's a bit of an obsession.
I was down to 213.6. So slightly over a 2lb loss. Yay I would've been happy with anything hehe.

Morning juice is Jolt Juice minus the orange and + grapes. Went back to the store yesterday to pick up what we had forgotten. Figured I could just substitute the grapes or tomatoes again for whatever.
I think this morning's juice is the best one yet. You can really taste the grapes and it's just SO yummy. I'm sure with an orange it would be even better. Will have to try that next week perhaps.

Husband is being really supportive which helps a lot. He's thinking about including some juicing but not a fast. I'm sure we'll be buying stuff for him next week

Anyway, so far so good this morning. I usually don't eat breakfast anyway so no food craving YET. It's going to come though probably during lunch time.

Lisall, bloating is normal but it will subside as you go through the cleanse.

Headaches can be big obstacle but just keep taking the Tylenol as you need it.

It's great that you have support. It always helps to keep us focused and on track when we do a juice fast. The more support you have, the better!

The weight will come off and it usually does pretty fast during the first week. Just keep doing what you've been doing and you'll see it fly off Lisall!

Of course you can join Zoey! 😀
Congrats on the 15lbs you've lost already. That's pretty darn impressive 😀
I'm new to juicing myself but JoJ up there is a really fantastic admin and knows his stuff *nodnod* I'm sure he'll be able to answer whatever questions you have.

Still feeling ok today. Took a nap, but really didn't need to. Food cravings, slight ones earlier b/c everyone and their mother wants to post food facebook posts lol, but nothing major.
Need to fix myself another juice, but I don't want to wake the baby! Dilemma!

No headache this morning!! WOO!
So happy about that.
I am feeling a little off though. It could just be b/c my baby is waking me a bit earlier than usual though.

I weighed myself this morning and I am now 211 on the dot. WOOHOO! That's a 2.6lb loss from yesterday. YAY! *happy dance*
Was kind of afraid what the scale would say. I weighed myself before bed b/c I was curious and it read 214. EEP.

Made myself the yummy juice I had yesterday morning. It's still so good!
But looking at what I have left, I'm going to have to head to the store tomorrow morning to pick up some more things. Only have 3 apples left and 3 cucumbers. Def not enough to last for the rest of the week. Will also look through the recipes here to see if there's something else I'd like to try.

I chewed some sugar free gum last night after my dinner shake. I just needed to chew on something and I've read that it was ok to chew gum on a juice fast. It really helped to calm the craving for food. Thankfully we have a large supply of gum in the house so I can pop one in if I need to.

GAH, my birthday (turning 34) will be in less than a month. GEEZE. Where the heck has this year gone?
Anyway, I would really like to be down to pre-pregnancy weight by then. It was only 195 so that's 16 more pounds I would need to lose in a month. I think that's doable? Would be nice to be smaller than that, but I won't get ahead of myself 😀
Now I'm not sure I'll be juice fasting up until then. I've been thinking about a modified juice diet that I could do for a longer period of time.
Nothing but juice one day, then juice for breakfast and lunch and have a healthy dinner the next. That way I could still go out on Fridays with family for dinner. I sure don't plan to this friday though. Having to sit around while they all eat and look at me like I'm crazy w/ my juice in hand LOL.
I know doing something like that though would slow down the weight loss. *shrugs* We'll see what happens.

Take a nap when you can get them! I remember how it was with a baby in the house. Wow, I've never had a fried chicken dream but just how you describe it can make me taste it now.

Cravings can be tricky and you're doing a great job of keeping them under control.

You are exactly right, what's more important? A few minutes of giving into a craving or years of wonderful and exciting moments with your loved ones.

Hi Guys, Joining late too. Started on Tuesday and goal to lose 50 lbs. Use to do water only fasts years ago and this is much easier and more nutritious. I started adding green tea to my juices. I brew about a gallon every few days and keep in the fridge. Take 8 green tea bags and cover with boiling water. Let steep and when cool decant to another container squeezing out the bags and add water to dilute.

Right now the hubs is away and no pressure to eat. Expecting a little pressure when he returns. Hoping the group connection will help stay focused.

Hey lisall - 6 lbs in 4 days is great!!! I weighed after day one and had lost 3 - I would love to think 3 lbs a day was going to continue, but I doubt it. I have been weighing on a dr's office type scale at the gym at my office so I don't want to weigh again until Monday....but I may test my home scales as well - I just assumed the one at work would be more accurate.

Interested to hear how eating one day went - although I really feel the urge leaving now on day 3. I agree with you on the habit thing - I have caught myself in the nick of time reaching for something to chew - I can't believe how instinctive it is! Needless to say - I have enjoyed a lot of sugar free gum for the last 3 days lol

lisall - way to go! Live and learn! I did have a salad for lunch on Day 4 and Day 5. It felt wonderful to "eat" instead of drink - but it did upset my tummy a bit! I am glad I did not go for the hot dog from the cart outside Lowes! I SWEAR I actually heard it call my name! I was actually jogging to the car to get away from the heavenly aroma of grilled onions and mustard! I have only had juice today, and plan on juice tonight and tomorrow, which completes my original 7 days. Got to weigh on the medical scale again this morning and I am down 8 lbs!
The weight loss feels great - but I agree with you - I FEEL different about the foods I am eating(drinking) and what I am willing to put in my body - it is a great feeling!