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Liquid Diets and Juice Fasting
Liquid Diets (or Juice Fasting) are used for a number of reasons – including detox and weight loss. However for weight loss, generally only fluid is lost – not fat.
A liquid diet consists of juices replacing every meal. Nutritionally this will provide virtually no protein or fat, and few calories. However vegetable and fruit juices will be rich in vitamins and minerals and cancer-fighting phytochemicals.
Liquid Diet for Weight Loss?
A Juice Fast should not be used as a weight loss technique. It is better to eat the fruit and vegetables whole – and therefore gain the fiber, and the increased metabolism resulting from digesting the whole food.
There are medically supervised liquid diets (such as Medifast and OPTIFAST) which are used for weight loss. Generally these (expensive) programs will cause quick weight loss – but they are not sustainable as a lifestyle.
Juice Diet Benefits
It may be beneficial to include vegetable and fruit juices in your diet – but not as a complete replacement of solid food. A number of people use a tonic or juice supplement in their diet to provide essential vitamins and minerals. Others claim there are detox benefits to be had from a juice fast. However you should not go beyond a one day juice fast without first consulting your doctor.
Meal Replacement Products
Meal Replacement Products (or MRP’s) are a general term describing products that have a full range of nutrients in them. Most of these are in powder form and when mixed with water or milk provide a liquid-based meal. These are often used by body builders or those looking to gain weight – they help provide macro nutrients in a convenient form, and are sometimes a lot easier than chewing your weight through lots of calories.
Liquid diet day 7- I a feeling great but I am watching what I take in. Jello- pudding for fat- carnation instant breakfast- protein shake- beef and chicken broth (soak with saltines to help fill) smoothies with fruit and yogurt to keep the sugars up in the body. Green and chai tea- this will keep you drinking something different while at work. Juice with ice in a blender will keep you busy for a while too. I am doing really good and this is all for a friend that had to have her teeth pulled to add dentures. I am not tired and I am keeping up with the kids
I’m 130 lbs and I’m 5 1″. I tried doing a lot of physical activities for 2 months but it was really frustrating because I lost only 5 lbs. I tried fasting for 2 weeks and I had great results. I lost a total of 18 lbs. It’s worth the sacrifice.
I am going on an all liquid diet for 48 hours just to jump start my weight loss program. I need to do something to get rid of the constant food cravings! I’ll fill you in in a couple of weeks as to how it worked to jump start me
Brendan McCarthy 7day Juice Diet Program really works. My fiance tried it 3months ago and it did some really amazing results. He told he has never felt better. From what I’ve ready it’s all natural so it’s very safe. And you get to read lots and lots of very good information in this book about how to eat right and stay healthy. He bought it online and it was pretty cheap.
Today I am starting the ALL liquid diet for 4 days. Will keep u guys posted
this is the first time i try it a fasting diet lets c how it goes wish me luck lol
For a health nerd like me this does not sound good. I would never do this even if u dared me your body needs some kind of food not just liquids. Yea it could lead to dizzyness and passing out because your body is calling for the right nutrition. Best advice dont try this.
hello.
i’m 16, and have tried juice fasting twice at an attempt to get skinny.
the first time i only did it for a week, and i was always tired and dizzy. i only lost a couple pounds, and didn’t really notice a difference.
a few moths later i did it for two weeks. it wasn’t as hard this time, but i had gotton very sick of the juices and somedays i would only drink water because the smell of them made me queasy. I did notice a difference in my face, but it didn’t really make a difference in body fat. I was even biking and walking to try to speed up the process, but i was passed out by 7.
I have been thinking about trying to do it for a month before school starts, but i dont want to be disapointed again. This time if i do it, i will add protien powder to the juices and take multivitamins.
I have done many of these fastings before and the main points to remember are
:HOT water with fresh lemon juice in the morning (hot water stimulates you metabolism and lemon is good for your kidneys)
:Take multivitamins and especially calcium supplements
:If you cheat dont quit, just remember hpow bad you felt and carry on
:If you feel like you have to eat something eat a rivita/rice cracker
:drink at least 6 glasses of water a day
:doont weigh yourself until at least day 3, there will be no difference till then and its just disheartening!
Hope this helps!
i could only do the liquid diet for 4 days and the third and fourth day i didn’t fully do liquids. but i still lose 10 pounds no lie. its hard don’t get me wrong, i couldn’t believe i got through the first day, so the second day came easy. i’m thinking the first day is all i need to get pass and then i have the rest of the six days in a bag. the third day was extremely hard i had a handful of prunes that how bad i craved solid foods, i did good during the fourth day, but at night my father ordered pizza and that was it, i was mad that i failed and gave in like i always do, but i am going to do it again this week. my liquid diet consist of veggie and fruit smoothies that i would make with no dairy or added sugar and i would add apple cider vinager, i would drink those in no paticular order three times a day and 8 glasses of water. to do this you really need to be committed and focus, because if you’re like me the look of and thing solid will mess you up. but even if you do mess up just continue to stick with it until you want to stop. if you want to lose 10 pounds or more within a week i would do this, it cleanse you out, i put prune juice in a lot of my smoothies it adds sweetness(because i have a wicked sweet tooth)and it clears the toxins out of your body and of course its healthy. wish me luck, oh and stay close to the bathroom, really
Hi, I did the SlimFast Optima Diet just with the shakes for 7 days(1 Week) drinking 4 cans a day, I did it 5 days by it self, but the 6 day i was feeling so week and i had some dinner (half roistered chiken w some green platain) instead of the 4th can and the 7 day I got dinner too (rice,beans and some roast pork) I lost like 7 1/2 pounds until the morning of the 7 day. But After only 3 days i have the same weight that I used to have before i start the diet.
(Is imposible to gain almost 8 pounds in three days, i dont know what’s going on?)
Any Help?
may wanna take vitamins before using this diet to get the fiber and protein the human body needs
I am thinking of starting this liquid diet this week. I don’t know what I should do or how to even start. I want to loss 80lbs.
I went from 225 to 178 in 6 weeks juice fasting (and slim fast) mon thru fri. By saturdays my stomach shrunk so much I couldn’t pig-out like I was use to.
Greetings Lance -
I like you honestly and style. you give credit where it’s due..sharing your lifestyle, including you personal fatih in God, brings you results.. that’s the end product that you were seeking, besides giving Him the glory too ..thanks for sharing your personal experience with your own weight loss program .. regards, william
im a diabetic what is the best for me for diat?
Friut juice fasts at 2, 3 and 4 day time frames per week.
1 ounce of room temp spring water for every pound you weigh every day.
Fruits with seeds, green leafy veggies.
NO meat excepting seafood (twice weekly)
No eating at all between 7pm and 4am.
Fruits only between 4am and 12pm.
One hour of cardio work out (non sweating) three times per week.
No refined starches or sugars.
No processed foods. Only go to the supermarket for produce and water.
Works for me….Dropped from 328 to 260 in 6 months and have sustained for 2 years.
Goal is 250 for now (My height is 6′4″).
Most importantly, I eat what I know is good for me, and not because a clown (Ronald MCD) says it is good.
caution, caution. I’m no doctor, but yikes!! First off, run from the slimfast. There is SO much sugar in their plan that you’re kidding yourself if you think this will work. Bodies need a solid ratio of fat/carbs/protein in order to function well. I’ve read water fasts can be very beneficial for you, HOWEVER, you have to seriously limit your calorie burn. Your not consuming any calories and thus expending extra energy will cause you to fatigue, get headaches and or pass out. Read the article by Dr.Benkim at http://drbenkim.com regarding fasting. It’s an eyeopener. I myself am researching to find a beneficial detox. There are so many ads out there it’s hard to sift thru all the scams to find a really beneficial program. Buyer beware, if it sounds too good to be true, it is! The best things I’ve found so far for losing the weight…cut out the refined sugars, caffine, fast food, and alcohol. Walk on treadmill at 2 to 2.5 mph at a 7 to 9% incline for an hour and or 30 min of aerobics. The weight will not “Fall” off, but the steady loss of pounds will be long term. Plus, you’ll reap the benefits of better sleep & more energy. However, due to the major changes in your eating, your brain will go thru withdrawls of the sugar aspect. Sometimes making you cranky and hard to be around. Push thru it, tell your loved ones why your cranky and get their help to HELP you thru it. Losing weight is tough…Love yourself and you can do anything!! Good luck.
can pls some one send me the diet plan becouse i have no idea please hepl i need to loose weight so bad becouse i suffer from very bad back thank you
I’ve been doing the juice fast for 7 days. Having a really hard time because I am 30 lbs over weight and cannot loose the weight. I thought the weight was supposed to fly off doing this. It took until day 4 until I lost anything and in total I only lost like 3 lbs, and now today I weigh my self I gained 2 lbs back. How can this be when I feel like I’m starving myself !!!!! I usually kickbox 6 days a week, I went once and was to fatigued to work out. I do not feel bounds of energy like people say. I have to say I picked a bad week to do this I also have my period. Which I know it could be water weight, but this is rediculous when I was eating salty doritos when I had my period then you can say oh yeah your retaining water, this is the proof that you blow up like a baloon no mater what you eat when you have your thing. I have yo yo dieted for the last year and 1/2 and never really stick with something long enough for it to work. So this was very hard to go a week without eating, I’m surprised I lasted this long. But I’m confused I dont know what to do, go back on weight watchers or continue to fast and see if it takes 3 weeks to kick in. I have been drinking ice water with fresh lemon. Bought a juicer, fresh apple/carrot juice with a teaspoon of mixed green powder, veggi broth for lunch and a few more glasses of juice. Any advice for me???? Help please?? I want to loose this weight so bad, but I have been miserable not eating, and to not eat and now its not working for me.
Lance,
how is the fast going? Next week I am doing a liquid fast as well and wondering if you ever tried slimfast? I’m not sure what liquids to do, any advice? And how long can I stay on it, i have 80 pounds i’d like to lose.
I want to know what are the ingrdients to the different liquids and where do I get them?
I would like to learn more. thank you.
I’m going to try this diet. I am 5′4 and 161 lbs.yeah a little overweight. I hope it works! You will hear back from me in a week!
I completed a 7 day liquid only fast for religious purposes. At the end of the fast, I felt extremely good. I dropped 13lbs, which wasn’t the purpose, but was a great side benefit. I was very hungry during the first 3 days, but each time that I was attacked by hunger, I used that time to focus on praying and glorifying God. After the 3rd day, my severe hunger pains left with my stomach shrinking. I tried to reintroduce solid foods, but just didn’t like the way it made me feel. My job is supervisory in nature, therefore, I get zero exercise at work. I have come to realize that I just don’t require very much solid food to sustain life. I’m approaching this with an attitude of “eat to live”, not “live to eat”. I’m currently doing situps and pushups at work. I’m doing 5 sets of 40 pushups alternating between wide grip, normal grip and close grip. Each week I plan on adding another 10 to the reps. I started with 10 per set, now I’m up to 40 per set. It seems to be working out well for me.
Here’s what I’m drinking:
In the morning, I wake up and mix 8oz cold water with psyllium seed husk powder for fiber and the feeling of being full. You have to drink this stuff within about 30 seconds of mixing it, because it starts to gel VERY quickly. I chase this with pure fruit juice and water mixed with Acai berry mix.
Mid morning, I drink a teaspoon of raw Apple Cider Vinegar w/the Mother with 8 ounces of water. It’s supposed to be healthy, plus it makes me NOT want to eat anything because the taste is strong and it kills the urge to taste anything else. lol. Works for me.
For lunch, I’ll drink clear chicken broth with water.
Late afternoon, a cup of hot lemon tea mixed with Honey for energy. I chase it with a minimum of 8oz of water for the filling effect.
For dinner I’ll have more 100% juice and water. I’m sure to go to bed before or no later than 10pm. If I’m up much past 10pm, I usually have another bout of hunger pains.
Anyway, this has worked very well for me and I’m close to 20lbs of weight loss in about 2 weeks. I started off at 5′8″ and 197lbs. I’m down to about 178lbs now and feeling great. I do think that it’s time to start adding some protein back into my diet because I seem to be leveling off with how much fat I can burn with this current diet.
Thoughts and suggestions are welcome! Please don’t attack my preference by attacking my God though. That has nothing to do with my choosing to diet and would only be received as a personal attack.
Good luck with your own endeavors!!
-Lance
yea I’ve done a fast before and had great results……I’m starting again tomorrow and am hoping to go from 140 to 115 in 30 days……I’m really excited………I will be exercising a lot but I’ll post back in 5 days and let u know how it’s going!!!
you should only do it for 3-7 day’s as a detox the gradually start re-introducing whole fruit’s and vegetables along with the juice for about a week then start eating a bit of protein (tuna,fish,lean meat,chicken ect.) a few times a week in small portion’s.
xx
how long owuld you do this diet?
do the liquid diets really work n how long is it safe 2 stay on them
check out “the 3-day energy fast” by Pamela Serure
check out “the 3-day energy fast” by Pamela Serure
I’ve been on a liquid diet for about three days and I’ve lost a decent amount of fat. I’ve been working out a lot, being sure to drink plenty of protein and supplemented my liquid consumption with a bit of celery (which contains mostly water, but a LOT of fiber).
I’m going to try and keep it up until the end of the week to see how it turns out, but it seems like it works pretty well if supplemented by enough protein and plenty of working out. I did about 300 push-ups the other day and rode a bike for ten miles last night.
Brendon Mccarthy seven day jump start juicer weight loss programme any good or just the same as above comments?
as an eating disorder sufferer,
liquid fasting (be it juice, diet sodas, water, or even milk)
worked great.
This might work, but what is the point of only loosing fluid weight if for us women we gain it back each month. Plus it does not sound fulfilling. I am pretty sure that you will be hungry during the day.
i just finished a water fast,
i killed my system , yeah i lost alot of weight
but i can barly walk to the bathroom wihtout passing out
where’s the protien and iron?
so what do you do then ? …… HELP…!
wow
what are the ingredients?