Juice cleanse
 

I've done this before a few years ago, anyone else tried it? Day 3 now and struggling but determined :)

No but tell me more, is like for a detox? Weight loss?

I've never gone on a crash diet

Sounds like a fad?

I don't like things labelled as 'cleanse' 'detox' etc, that's why we have a liver.

some of us do

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Some of us do what?

Have livers, I presume.

Oh

:fist: my liver is one of the hardest working organs on tibb

(and that is saying something with all the w****** on here)


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No it doesn’t appeal to me

when i had an eating disorder, yes.

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Well, there's some positive replies on here...
I have non alcoholic fatty liver disease ( I know lol!)
and recently a blood test showed I was pre diabetic :/
Decided to try get a handle on my health, and as it had worked before I'm giving it another go to try reduce my viseral fat.

The first time was after watching a film called ' Fat, sick and nearly dead' it followed a guy who reversed his chronic psoriasis via a juice fast.

I'm doing red and green days alternately,
Red is , carrot, red cabbage or beetroot, 1 green apple, 1 lemon and a piece of ginger root.

Green is, celery, cucumber, apple, lemon and ginger.

How can you expect positive replies when it's basically a starvation diet? Those things you're juicing are mostly water and the sugars won't be processed efficiently without the fibre which is removed in juicing so the calories that do actually make it in are empty ones. I could go on.

Obviously I can't comment on what you're going trough in your personal life but I hope you manage to get it under control

But surely a diet purely on juice / blended food is not nutritional enough?? .

Well !!! I’m definitely not going to knock you for taking a step in a direction that was successful in the past.

The body at times can have fantastic self healing properties if you work with it.

Good luck with your health kizzy.

...just to echo Sheriff, I wish you good luck with your health, Kizzy..:hug:..I’ve just read some stuff on Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, it’s something that I hadn’t heard of before...and improvements can be made with lifestyle changes etc, which you’re looking at....juice cleansing is something though that should always be done with medical direction..especially as there is an underlying condition..sorry that sounds a bit preachy, I don’t mean to...and maybe you’ve spoken to your GP...but I think it’s important that they help you with directive...are you able to see a nutritionist on the NHS..?...

...Sincerely good luck though..:hug:..

I'm sure Kizzy isn't going to do it for an extended period of time, just enough time to gain some benefits from it. Good luck Kizzy, my dad was diagnosed as pre diabetic and put in a support group, he made some changes to his diet, stepped up his exercise and now his blood tests show he is back in the normal limits.

I have a friend who was diagnosed with NAFLD, she reversed it by eating foods that didn’t stress her liver, she cut down on red meat, processed foods, biscuits and crisps and ate a lot of fish, salad, fruit, apples in particular as the skin gets rid of cholesterol in the blood and grapes because they break down fat in the liver, also walnuts and avocado in salads last time she got her blood checked her liver function was 15 ...she is evangelical though and very determined, good luck!

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323915.php

Thanks guys :) I know it sounds extreme, I'm getting lots of soluble fibre, I wont be doing it for long. I've also got arthritis in my knee now ... falling to bits I am lol with any luck it'll help that too.

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I guess its like diabetes in that now we know that a good specific diet can reverse it so as long as a doctor is involved in the recommendations then its all good

I do remember you saying it was working for you last time you did it mind

tbh you don't need a GP to oversee healthy eating

Sorry to hear about your health issues Kizzy, best of luck with your diet :love:

Thanks :hug: you know me, as they say ' I get knocked down but I get up again!' ;)

Sorry to hear that Kizzy, maybe be better to ask the doctor if a juice cleanse is a good idea with your diagnosis?

One of my friends in work has NAFLD, she tries to stick to eating lots of fresh fruit and veg and drinks these little protein packets twice a day I think she said they are probiotics?

Weirdly though she doesnt eat 3 meals a day but instead eats lots of smaller meals, she seems to be constantly nibbling lol

She walks a massive amount if steps per day too for exercise.

Intermittent fasting is beneficial. Like LT said, you can reverse diabetes 2 with that.

Is it a 5/2 diet Kizzy? (5 days normal diet and 2 fasting)?

I wish i was disciplined enough for 5/2, its all or nothing im afraid even though I think intermittent fasting is a great idea for health especially for those with chronic illness.

Working shifts I have totally lost any concept of balance in my diet and have lived of snacks for months and months :(
With any luck getting rid of my sugar and carb cravings will allow me to get back to basics and start enjoying a healthier diet going forward. I'm paying a yearly membership of our local pool/ gym next month to when this is all finished and I've dropped a bit of weight.
feeling very motivated :) Thanks again all! :love:

What’s stopping you trying 16/8 ??

Just means missing your breakfast each morning really ..


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I'm a massive fan of good ol calorie deficit tbh.

It's the only scientifically proven way to lose weight, all these other things are basically fads and none are sustainable in the long term.

Juice cleanse
 

Five years is a fad ?

When you see elite Olympic level athletes turning to intermittent fasting you know you’re onto something good .


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Yes and again intermittent fasting has been shown to successfully reverse type two diabetes.. . done properly


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It's not a life time way of eating so yes, a fad.

In my understanding Josy approves of intermittent fasting when she talks of calorie deficit.

Oop at my previous post.

Actually it can be a way of eating.

A friend of mine always fasts on mondays for religious reasons :hee:

Same with health motivated fasting. If you get into a routine and it makes you feel better theres nothing to say you cant carry on.

Our ancestors didnt have food available all the time so it's not as if our bodies can't cope with that.

No I dont approve of I/F at all

I dont agree that fasting for periods of time throughout the day with a certain 'window's of time where you can eat is a healthy long term sustainable way to lose or keep at a healthy weight.

Yes so they fast for 1 day, not every single day forever hence it not being sustainable long term

Many have done it for decades .. I haven’t had breakfast for five years .

How is that a fad?


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