Juice Fasts

jaim91 · 09-30-2005, 06:54 PM

Juice fasts:

1) How long should they last?
2) Are you allowed to have Gatorade as your juice, or does it have to be a 100% organic juice (or a drink you make by yourself out of organic fruits)?
3) Should you still have your maintainance calories, but juice in juice rather than food?
4) Are you allowed other drinks (Diet coke, coffee, tea, etc.)?

Thanks!

eli80cal · 10-01-2005, 02:45 AM

What is your goal with the fast?

SDEWITT · 10-01-2005, 03:30 AM

A juice fast??
Personally never heard of it, and cant think of any significant benefits.

Banshee20 · 10-01-2005, 12:08 PM

Ive heard of them as a once or twice a year cleansing process. The way I heard though was all detox tea and water. Supposedly it will rid your body of toxins, etc,help you get past plateaus, and while you lose a little size and strength, you come back stronger. Never tried one.

Ghosting · 10-01-2005, 10:38 PM

LMAO @ Banshees avatar. Juice fast means no protein and all carbs. My mom and sis are like they are great for losing weight. Ive tried to explain the concept of no protein equals major muscle loss, and being the muscle is denser than fat the weight loss is usually pretty significant. They never listen, all they see is the scale going down. That is weight loss to them.

If it is for detox purposes, Im fully against them however the detox is performed. Detoxs programs are usually full of pseudo-scince and made up information that sounds believable. Read this. http://www.quackwatch.org/01Quackery...ics/detox.html

Ghosting · 10-01-2005, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banshee20

Ive heard of them as a once or twice a year cleansing process. The way I heard though was all detox tea and water. Supposedly it will rid your body of toxins, etc,help you get past plateaus, and while you lose a little size and strength, you come back stronger. Never tried one.

Oh crap, I didnt see your post. :) I wasnt blasting detoxs because you said you heard they were helpful in your post. :) *Inserts foot in mouth*

Edit : I was too busy drooling over a guys butt I suppose.

Diesel · 10-01-2005, 10:42 PM

sounds kinda worthless

Amped · 10-01-2005, 11:05 PM

I think they are worthless but hey here you go more info

http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/diet...Juice_Fast.htm

Banshee20 · 10-02-2005, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghosting

Oh crap, I didnt see your post. :) I wasnt blasting detoxs because you said you heard they were helpful in your post. :) *Inserts foot in mouth*

Edit : I was too busy drooling over a guys butt I suppose.

Oh, I never said they were helpful Ghosting. Youre not offending me at all. If I had thought they were all that great Im sure that I would have tried one...and I have not. I said "supposedly" they are good. I was just posting what little info I know about them...a neutral description. I dont really have a super strong opinion on them because I havent ever tried it nor do I know anyone who has.(and I am 99.999999% sure that I never will try one) So dont sweat it.

Ghosting · 10-02-2005, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Banshee20

Oh, I never said they were helpful Ghosting. Youre not offending me at all. If I had thought they were all that great Im sure that I would have tried one...and I have not. I said "supposedly" they are good. I was just posting what little info I know about them...a neutral description. I dont really have a super strong opinion on them because I havent ever tried it nor do I know anyone who has.(and I am 99.999999% sure that I never will try one) So dont sweat it.

Banshee says "screw Ghosting and his fancy pants, I do 10 juice fasts a year on average and my intestines and colon are build up free. Plus I use a bottle of this stuff after for good measure." http://www.colonblow.com/

<--Banshee after a full bottle of colon blow

SDEWITT · 10-02-2005, 03:55 AM

TIGHT, a juice fast.

Ironslave · 10-02-2005, 08:49 AM

Theres no point in detox diets, basically theres no evidence that toxins in your body are responsible for people gaining weight or plateauing etc.

jaim91 · 10-02-2005, 02:47 PM

I just heard it was good for cleansing, and to lose water weight...nothing to do with weight gain or plateauing.

Ghosting · 10-02-2005, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jaim91

I just heard it was good for cleansing, and to lose water weight...nothing to do with weight gain or plateauing.

I thought I already posted about the cleansing, and water weight is pretty funny, considering as soon as you have more water it is going to go right back to where it left. :)