If you struggle with your weight--as most Americans do--you may want to sit down and watch the documentary film, "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead".It's a film about an Australian man with a rare skin condition which was completely cured by his determination to eat right, exercise, and lose weight as he traveled the United States.
How did he do it? Juice fasting. Every meal. For 60 days.
Now, it may seem a little extreme, but he was able to get all the nutrients he needed from the juice drinks he made. He would make the drink from apples, kale, spinach, tomatoes, onions, etc. All the vitamins, nutrients, protein, and fiber he needed to survive came from the juice.
Joe lost 67 lbs in 60 days. He found an extremely overweight man on his weight-loss journey who weighed over 415 lbs. His name was Phil.Phil began a juice diet...and a short 3 months later, lost over 201 lbs.
Why am I talking about this? Well, because I want to do it.
Does anyone out there have any experience with juicing? If so, what combinations of fruits/vegetables do you think are the best palpable and healthy? What do you recommend I use to juice?
No juicing experience. I think it would be hard to get the protein you need that way. Some diets are extremely dangerous because they aren't nutritionally balanced.
ReplyDeleteI went on a diet called MediFast and lost 60 pounds in 6 months. This is a balanced plan created by physicians, with all the nutrients your body needs to stay healthy. I'm approaching the one year mark and I have kept all the weight off. You can find more info on the internet if you're interested.
No specific experience here, either, but I echo the above and add that it strikes me that one would need to be really careful about a diet like this. It's certainly possible to get what you need, but you'd have to be really careful and best to keep up with a doctor.
ReplyDeleteAlso, consider what would happen after the 60 days. Are you going to drink juice the rest of your life? Consider longer-term strict-discipline plans like the one Neal referenced, too. My aunt did something like that and had success. The trick is just that it only lasts as long as you stay on the plan--which forces you to discipline your eating and exercise.
as per any diet you need to check with your doctor, every diet states that before you start dieting or even exercise you must check with your doctor see if it is the best fit for you.
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