Juice Fasting -- or My Month as a No-Food-Atarian ...

09/16/2014 2:29PM

Good for you Dave! I love the movie Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. It inspired my husband to do the 30 day juice fast and I went along with him for the ride - this was two years ago though. A couple of thoughts: 1) your weight loss is tracking at the same pace as my husband's - about a pound a day. Mine was not as significant I think because I did not have as much to lose initially as he did 2) I found that when I entered Joe's juice recipes into MyFitnessPal, the caloric intake for one day was more in the 1500 calorie range (+\- 300). Technically plenty of calories, but definitely low on the protein and fat side with carbs being off the charts. 3) you are right in that it is not sustainable. My husband gained back most if not all of the weight he lost. 4) we still juice every now and then when we feel like we need a reminder or reboot. I wish you the best of luck as you continue with this!

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Paula E.

Good point Dave - when I entered Joe's juices as recipes in MFP I entered them as whole fruits or veggies, not as a juiced item. Does the caloric/nutritional value of a food item alter greatly after going through a juicing machine? I don't know. So perhaps your assumption on the caloric value of the juices is more spot on than mine. And, I was drinking an entire recipe, not halving it like you are. It sounds like you have figured out the juicing part - time to put a plan in place for the transition back to solids. (It will be fun to be able to "chew" again!) That transition and maintenance may be harder than the juicing itself! ;) best of luck!

Dave M.

I would think that a significant portion of the calories in fruit or vegetables are in the non-soluble fibre (aka compost) that passes through the juice machine.

Definitely looking forward to chewing again, but oddly really enjoying too how GOOD everything smells while I'm fasting! Everything from my wife cooking onions and garlic as prep for soup, to the "Crispy Garlic Smashers" (new potatoes smashed with garlic and lightly fried in oil) that friends had as an appetizer at a restaurant last night (not to worry, I just had my "dinner" and "dessert" juices!).