The start of my juice cleanse/fast.

[El Jefe]

Alright lads, I started my juice fast/cleanse today and I thought it would be fun to keep everyone updated with where I am. I have already found two recipes I do not like. I thought this kind of thread would be a good way for anyone who is currently doing it or thinking about doing it. You can see me make the mistakes and then learn from them if you want to do this yourself. If you have any good recipes definitely put them in here. Anyone who has any type of input feel free to share it!

Reason for juice cleanse/fast: Doctor recommended for possible solution for migraines. He recommend this also as a good way to lower my blood pressure, LDL and CDL's, none of my numbers are really high, but they could definitely be lowered. I also am getting surgery on my ankle to take my steel plate out and install another newer plate, he said this would help with joint pain and healing. I also watched quite a few different documentaries and read a boat load of articles and I just love what the juice cleanse can do for you. It's not a diet for me, it's a lifestyle change. I want to be healthier for myself, my wife and out future kids. Personally I think I will always incorporate at least 1 juice meal per day after my cleanse.

Cost so far: I bought an Omega 330BM juicer at Bed Bath and Beyond, I had a 20% off coupon and I got it for $130. I spent $39 dollars on 2-3 days worth of juicing items (cucumbers, kale, celery, ginger root, carrots, kiwi, lemon, apples, pears, berries and strawberries). I will update this pretty regularly because I am not sure how much I will go through initially.

Starting numbers:

6'5
358lbs

First two recipes:

Breakfast: 6 carrots and a head of romaine lettuce. Did not like this recipe, it tasted like carrot dirt water. Definitely would alter or not use this recipe.

Lunch:Mean Green juice(off fat sick and nearly dead website). 2 cucumbers, 2apples, 6-8 kale, 1/2 lemon, 4 celery, 1tbsp ginger root. I havent drank this juice yet, but I did try it when I made it. I read online to leave the lemon peel on, it makes it taste a little more lemony. I found the opposite, it makes it more bitter. This juice I would envision to be like take a cows chewing cud and spinkle lemon juice and water on it lol.

Dinner: I will probably make something fruity, because I will need it.


Tips I have obtained and learned that are good to know: Do not make fruity juices to drink at night. Once you get over the detox period, you will have much more energy, if you drink a fruit juice mixture it will definitely keep you up. There are properties in the greens that help mellow you out a bit. I got this tip off a website of a black woman who has a youtube called Raw Raw life, she is super insightful, definitely recommend checking her page out.
Starting off I would definitely recommend spending the money on buying extra fruit, you have start off on the right foot, if you only drink the greens with minimal fruit you aren't going to like it. You can start off on the fruit and pull back after you get used to it.

The cleanup takes longer than making the juice. Buy a good juicer, mine is super easy to clean and use, its a pain, but that comes with the territory.

Thoughts so far about possible road blocks: The only real concern I have is the caffeine withdrawal. I spoke to my doctor about this before I did the cleanse and I have weened myself off of caffeine to some extent, but I know this will be hard for the first 2-3 days. I also don't look forward to taking runny poo's all day.

[Carlota69]

Get the Vitamix when you can. You can get a refurbished one from their website a a discounted rate. That way, you can juice veggies like spinach and kale, carrots etc.
Congrats on the qweight loss and big congrats on diminishing your headaches. Getting rid of the soda and replacing with not only water, but good juice is prolly a huge reason. Soda is ****ing terrible for us.
To continue to lose weight, drinking a gallon plus a day is good. But don't drink your weight in water. .for instance, maybe drink 150 oz a day? Just under 2 gallons from here on out? That's what my trainer ha told made in the past, altho mine is a gallon a day 120oz.
Keep it up. Your inspiration. Love to keep,seeing your progress

[El Jefe]

Originally Posted by La literatura

Also, is this the pos juicer?



http://www.amazon.com/Omega-BMJ330-C.../dp/B0032XEIOG

Yep^

[El Jefe]

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

Nice catch.



You've lost 17lbs in 3 days? Holy jumping ****ing shitballs!

Originally Posted by KILLER_CLOWN

Yes that Juice cleanse works VERY quickly, it's also very dangerous and should be watched over by a doctor...You can go a little slower as well.

Yep, I dropped 17lbs. I will check in with my doctor this week.

[El Jefe]

Originally Posted by Al Bundy

I didn't go through the whole thread, but I imagine you have added blueberries to your diet?

Yes, all types of berries, but I actually have been eating them whole. I am not wasting them in the juicer. It takes like 3lbs of blueberries to make one shake, F that noise. I have been eating tons of different berries. Cancer runs in my family very deeply, and I am on a lifestyle change to combat any type of disease or illness I can. The show fat, sick and nearly dead really hit me in the eyes. I don't want to have a stroke or massive heart attack before fourty. If I can eat different types of berries to help me avoid cancer, even if it only matters a couple %, I am going to do it!

[El Jefe]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

Are you going to update the OP or just keep it in line? And I'd be interested in weigh-in reports to see if/when there's a plateau. I know the HDL and LDL levels can't really be done daily, but I've heard this diet works quickly, so for the guy two offices down (peanut butter in his veins), I'd love to show him a real-life example of how quickly it works.

And thanks, this is awesome! So many folks (6!!!) in my office got lap bands, and it just seems to me that along with the lap band, this is about what they did. So what was it, the lap band or the diet. I know they say the lap bands "magic" is you feeling full almost right away, but that's a will thing, and they seem to have assumed a LOT of risk for lack of will....

Anyway, thanks, this is cool...

I didn't even think about updating the header, I think I will give that a shot. I wouldn't touch a lap band, my aunt did that and she regretted it. I know I can do it myself! I will definitely keep updating.

[El Jefe]

Originally Posted by NewChief

I pee pretty much hourly with the amount of water I drink, so I don't think you're that far off.

This is going to sound sad, but I used to drink so much diet soda that I wouldn't pee for 3 or 4 hours. I watched another documentary about diet sode and regular soda, and man ignorance is bliss. Needless to say, my diet soda intake will be cut by about 95%.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

This is the juicer the guy from the movie bought. Cheaper than the Vitamix.

http://www.amazon.com/Breville-JE98X...2411880&sr=1-2

[RealSNR]

Curious if you're subscribing to any mail-order places to buy all this produce in bulk. I imagine if you take a trip through the grocery store to collect all this, it comes out to damn near $20 a drink in some cases.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Originally Posted by SNR

Curious if you're subscribing to any mail-order places to buy all this produce in bulk. I imagine if you take a trip through the grocery store to collect all this, it comes out to damn near $20 a drink in some cases.

$12-$15 a day. That's the cost at Walmart.

[El Jefe]

Originally Posted by SNR

Curious if you're subscribing to any mail-order places to buy all this produce in bulk. I imagine if you take a trip through the grocery store to collect all this, it comes out to damn near $20 a drink in some cases.

Nope, I shop at Sam's Club, and their produce is ridiculously cheap, althought I do have to buy Kale from Wally World, because Sam's doesn't carry it. I priced my first four days, and with the sweet deals at Sam's I am looking at like 7-8 bucks a day. Well, maybe around 9 if I factor in the Kale. I used a bunch of spinach yesterday and that's pretty cheap. Fruit is ridiculously cheap at Sam's club. I got 10lbs worth of oranges for like 3.88.

[Toadkiller]

Curious why your going to alter the diet after 3 days.

[El Jefe]

Originally Posted by Toadkiller

Curious why your going to alter the diet after 3 days.

I won't alter it till after Friday. I said what I was going to alter, but I am keeping with this for a full week. Then on Saturday I will alter it. My doctor said a week is plenty to get everything out. To be honest, I wouldn't want to do this for 30days or 60days, could I? Sure, but the benefit to me isn't worth it. I am motivated to keep my change, but I also don't want to dred my meal time, life's to short IMO. I am probably going to eat my one meal a day at lunch, which will comprise of a lot of fruit, pretzels, some almonds and some form of lean protein. I will stay on that regiment for 60 days. Then I will probably go down to juicing for breakfast and a small juice to accompany lunch and/or dinner.

[El Jefe]

Side Note: If you put pineapple in the mean green juice recipe it makes it much better. I wouldn't say its awesome, but I actually won't mind drinking it for another week! A downside to juicing is your breath, birps and farts tend to smell like death. I drink a ton of water and it keeps your breath and birps ok. Farts on the other hand, tend to have a mind of their own! Im kidding, it hasn't been too bad. So I have been on for three full days and I really haven't had an issue with running poop, it hasnt been bad at all.

[58-4ever]

Originally Posted by Carlota69

Im a spicy bitch. I use a lot. I love ginger and its so damn good for you. I would say I use maybe 1/2 a ginger root for 32oz of juice?

Jesus Christ, I tried eating a lot of ginger this morning in my smoothie and I burned the shit out of my throat and ass. It certainly clears the pipes too.

[Saulbadguy]

Originally Posted by El Jefe

Side Note: If you put pineapple in the mean green juice recipe it makes it much better. I wouldn't say its awesome, but I actually won't mind drinking it for another week! A downside to juicing is your breath, birps and farts tend to smell like death. I drink a ton of water and it keeps your breath and birps ok. Farts on the other hand, tend to have a mind of their own! Im kidding, it hasn't been too bad. So I have been on for three full days and I really haven't had an issue with running poop, it hasnt been bad at all.

Dumbass.