Juicing
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- autoflavour0
comparing juicing to greensmoothies are bit of a false economy tho..
i tried doing a green smoothie detox.. well, i made it 10 days, but every day was a complete struggle.. a whole pitcher of GS was only like 600 calories.. so to even be above starvation, i would need to get 2 of them down.. it was near impossible.. and i always felt hungry.
where as with juice, more calories per juice, much easier to get above starvation.. and i am good for at least 4 hours..
they are different beasts.
once i am doing with the detox, i think i will start combining them though, i dont feel you get enough value out of juicing greens like Kale or Spinach, and just blending them with fresh juice would be a ideal solution.
- dont get me wrong, greensmoothies are also awesome. but juicing is like crackautoflavour
- its sooooooo goodautoflavour
- set0
Natural healthy chocolate milkshake...
Bag of spinach
Cocao powder
Touch of cinnamon
Raw honey
Coconut milk- i've got those on my shopping list, sounds deliciousscarabin
- It's a nice indulgent one. Yet still super healthy :)set
- i did a couple of these and they were good, this morning i blended a banana with the milk before adding it and it was even betterscarabin
- betterscarabin
- Oooo sounds nice! Will deffo have to try! could add dates too for a more sugary taste (but still natural sugar).Hombre_Lobo
- scarabin0
- what did you use for this tracking?albums
- fitbit.com and the aria scale, which updates itscarabin
- http://www.amazon.co…scarabin
- scarabin0
week one you don't even notice
week two you start getting manageable cravings
week three you start looking for ways to cheat (soup, etc)i'd recommend doing two-week fasts, personally
- irrelevant0
I started juicing after seeing Fat Sick and Nearly Dead. Way better than the supersize me documentary by way of story telling and content. We got this DVD for free when we purchased our Breville and haven't regretted the purchase since.Things you should know going into it. Juicing is not the same as blending first and foremost. Juicing extracts micronutrients and gives them to you in usable form where as blended fruits and veggies still need to be broken down more. For every one apple or piece of kale juiced you would have to eat 5-8 more raw or blended to get the same input of nutrients.
Second, it's time consuming. For every "batch" you make (4 kale leaves, 4 celery, 1 cucumber, 2 green apples, 1" ginger, 1/2 lemon) which yields only 24oz. requires a vegetable and device cleanup time of about 20 minutes not to mention the time for purchasing fresh vegetables.
Finally, cost. Don't be fooled into thinking you need organic for juicing, not true. However, for every 24oz (3 Servings of 8oz per meal for me) runs about 6 bucks, which is not bad but I also add other ingredients like spinach etc.
Benefits, I can tell you that the benefits are unreal. in a little over a week i lost 10lbs and had the energy to cycle 10 miles a day. Now, a lot of that was water weight, but my energy was through the roof and required less tired/crash feeling after meals because my body didn't have to break down other garbage and blood sugar spikes.
If you are looking to feel better, lose weight, get off medication and just be healthier all around, juicing is a great option. I think we are all just used to prepackaged meals and convenience of fast food but if we are willing to unlearn those habits YOU will notice a huge difference in the way you feel, think and recover.
- awesome film, that "hungry for change" and "forks over knives" completely changed the way i eatscarabin
- ohhhhhsnap0
do you peal the banana first?
- scarabin0
i wanna try juicing cannabis
- monospaced0
I think the good juicers actually make the fibrous part edible. I heard only good things about juicing, but I haven't partaken.
- scarabin0
day 4 of my juice fast. i'm having two juices and dropping .4 lbs of fat a day. i was gonna go for ten days but this shit is so easy i'm probably gonna double that. i can't say my cognitive abilities have become sharper like a lot of the documentaries claim, if anything i find it affecting my short term memory as if i were high. unlike the bullshit master cleanse i did a year ago i'm finding myself never really hungry. there are probably a total of five-ten seconds in a day that i find myself wanting to eat but it's not a hunger thing so much as a "damn i wanna go out with my coworkers for lunch" social thing or smelling something delicious someone brought in and just really enjoying it. also working out at the gym hasn't been a problem in terms of energy.
it's clear we don't really _need_ to eat constantly, we just think we do, stressing out about what you're gonna put in your stomach next and how soon... at lunch time my coworkers get crazy and act like crackheads looking for a fix
- that's probably water weight.
good job though man, makes me want to bust out the juicer toomoldero - i considered the water thing as well but it's .4 per day like clockwork with no changes in my hydration habitsscarabin
- i'll share my fitbit chart when i'm donescarabin
- also .4 lbs is about 1400 calories, which is what i'm not having per dayscarabin
- damn, are you exercising too or is this just diet?moldero
- lifting and 30 mins of cardio twice a week is allscarabin
- only 2 juices a day? are you eating some solids then?whhipp
- nah. just two 18 oz juices. i make 'em in the morning and take 'em with me to work http://www.amazon.co…scarabin
- wow be careful, thats not much. I did a 30 day juice fast with 5 a day.whhipp
- Sometimes a juice literally gives me a mellow buzz like a weak jointset
- yeah me too, set. i notice it happens more with spinachscarabin
- that's a crazy amount of juice whhipp! i'm paying close attention to my body so no worriesscarabin
- Yeah... but still way low calories... good luck, I found that after I hit day 5 it was smooth from there on out.whhipp
- its not like a weed high! its low sugar levels and borderline starvation you loons!fadein11
- that's probably water weight.
- ohhhhhsnap0
kale
apples
carrots
celery
green onions
- omg0
I juice all the time. Usually carrots juice and or green juice is my thing. Every now and then I mix it up. Cantaloupe and pears and wonderful to add. I've juiced beets, kale, broccoli, celery, guava. The Power Juicer is a great way to go. Everything that comes out of that machine is good and healthy for you.
- set0
Best way to get fruit and veg, you doggy lose any fiber. I have one or two a day.
Coconut milk, cocao, honey, cinnamon, mixed with any concoction of fruit and veg goes down wonderfully.
I like an Apple, carrot and beetroot in the morning. Maybe a spinach, banana, ginger, cocao and honey in the evening
- autoflavour0
i have been doing green smoothies the past few months..
mainly as juicers are expensive and juicing goes thru so much produce..that said, you will be surprised how good things taste that you wouldnt expect to work together.
- 74LEO0
Yup!
Got the omega mouth juicer been doing for about 2 years now.
Have a good bulk seller of fruits and veggies near me.
2-3x a day.Got some good ideas here.:
http://blog.williams-sonoma.com/…
- autoflavour0
also the juicing vs blending debate is all over the net..
from what i can tell the 2 main arguments areJuicing is just the nutrients and is more of a shot of energy, but the energy doesnt last as long..
where as blending, doesnt have the same nutrient content as it uses way less produce, but the fibre helps regulate the blood sugar.
a whole pitcher of smoothie is about 500-600 calories and is 4-5 large glasses. I did a smoothie detox a month ago or so and lost 9kg in 10 days..
granted a bunch of that would have been water retention, but i have kept most of it off..
Spinach, Cucumber, mixed berries, apple and lemon.. and some ice to make it cold..
so much win.
- the first 3 day were the hardest tho.. cant tell if it was the lack of weed or the lack of caffeine. probably bothautoflavour
- tip: skip the ice, freeze blocks of cucumber instead.omg
- mikotondria30
Nah, juicing is fine. I think you're probably referring to things like kale and spinach etc combined with fruits. I was fairly skeptical about this until you taste it and realise that the acidity of the fruits cuts through the massive vegetable components, and if you blend it right with well balanced earthy, sweet and tart combinations, it can really be awesome. Chuck all sorts of healthy shit it there - chia, hemp, b12 mixes. Fills you right up and gives you a good burst of (albeit fruit fructose based) zing.
- yup good for a nice morning pounding on yur significant other.teh
- jacklalane0
- Ah beat me to it! It's amazing isn't it!?!kona
- Unbelievably good.jacklalane
- i saw a lot of people suggesting this on redditscarabin
- set0
People wince at the idea of a spinach smoothie but it blends down to a really creamy substance and mixed with banana or honey, it both, tastes really good
- tOki0
I won't lie, I clicked on this because I thought it might be about molly.