Sorry for the double post, but, I feel like this needs it's own post!
So: let me start by saying that juice fasting isn't for everyone.
Juice fasting is becoming increasingly popular within the celebrity (and therefor the rest!) of the world. 50 cent did it to go from muscly to scrawny within a mere month. You do lose a lot of muscle weight this way and I wouldn't suggest it for anyone trying to build muscle. I, however, was mostly concerned with cutting fat and then toning afterwards.
Basically, this is the routine: You have to have your own juicer. When you are making juice for yourself you're to have the freshest of fruits and vegetables. It is ideal that when you juice you drink it right away - something about the enzymes being at their full potential within 15 minutes of the juicing process. You're to drink fruit juice *whenever* you feel hungry. You have no limit.
Personally, this is how I started: 2 glasses of orange juice throughout the morning. 2 glasses of watermelon juice throughout the day. 1 large glass of carrot, ginger and pineapple juice during the evening. Late dinner was a small bowl of shredded cabbage with lime, a little salt and chili powder on it (I'm not overly worried about water retention, it isn't real weight anyways!).
The cabbage was something that, for me, was a solution to the fiber situation. I used it as an alternative to a fiber supplement or giving myself enemas (didn't sound like fun at all!). Plus, chili powder speeds up your metabolism, which is always a plus.
All throughout the day you should be drinking a lot of water. It's also important to remember that you should never feel hungry: this means that you are starving. This is bad and not helpful to losing weight. Your body will be more prone to gain the weight back afterwards.
Bonus: this fast also counts as a cleanse! And it totally works.
Another Bonus: You think you would be weak but, you're drinking a lot of healthy natural sugars, so, you have a *ton* of energy. I have so much energy when I'm on fasts I feel like I'm just floating around. I don't feel lethargic at all. You'll notice you'll be able to increase the amount of cardio you do, especially with all the added time of not having to cook/go out for food, because of all the excess energy. This speeds up the weight loss process!
The first 3 days generally are a little rough, you miss eating. After that, it's cake! And continues to get easier. I wouldn't recommend fasting for your first time longer than a week. Just to see if it's for you and if you feel healthy afterwards.
Remember: everyone is different, so you have to tailor this to you so that your motivation stays high and you don't feel like you're suffering without the things you miss. For example: I love coffee and caffeine. While coffee is a definite no-no on a cleanse, after a few days I would let myself have a low caffeinated tea in the afternoon with 1oz of 2% milk. Also, during the third week of my fast I often drink bouyon in hot water (chicken broth). It's a comfort thing.
I've noticed that I lose about a lb a day after the first 4 or 5 days. So every day after that around 1 lb. Depends on your weight, obviously.
When you're coming off of the juice fast it's extremely important to come back slow as not to shock your body. There are lots of negative effects to this: nausea, weight gain, digestive problems etc. It's generally better to stay on soups, salads and steamed, or even better: raw vegetables, for another week when you come off the fast. Especially if you've done over 3 weeks. By salad and soup I mean I don't mean bisque's or anything with cheese, breaded chicken or ranch dressing on it! You would think this would be common sense but, you'd be surprised at how ignorant people are about things. These foods are high in fat and will most likely make you sick if you don't come back to eating slowly.
I think that's mostly it. I never gained back any weight despite what people try to say. When you come off of it correctly, your appetite is diminished making it easier to maintain your new, thinner, amazing body.
Haha, sorry for such a long post, TL;DR
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