I have been trying to lose weight. About 3 weeks ago, I bought a juicer and started juicing. Now after the three weeks, I am starting to lose weight like crazy, I also changed some of my eating habits, eating more organically and eating more whole grains, too. I feel like my metabolism is turned way rather than being way down like it was. In the morning is the best to weight yourself, right after you get up. I go to the bathroom first before weighing.
Juicing is not recommended by all doctors and is seen as being detrimental by some in the medical community. Therefore you are forewarned that you are about to leave the safe harbor called the AMA and venture into good health using Homeopathic methods of treatment. Be aware these methods were formally used in the practice of good health by those who knew these methods worked, but could not answer why they worked.
Ok, I want to give you what I have been doing.
- Diet Foods are NOT allowed. We are getting healthy here and not letting the Dr's and Food Industry poison us anymore. The only truly safe sugar substitute is Stevia. Nutrisweet, Aspartame and High Fructose Corn syrup are not good for you and should be avoided. If you must have food with sugar in it go for the Organic brand of whatever you desire.
- Breakfast - Coffee with 2% milk and 1 tsp sugar, bowl of whole grain cereal, no added sugar, like Kashi brand has, and milk, and last a boiled egg, salt and pepper. You could add in a fruit like a banana, but they are high in calories. Ignore what the Dr's say about eggs, eggs are a complete food and are good for you. Salt is an essential nutrient, you need to maintain proper sodium and potassium levels, I recommend Himalayan Sea Salt as it contains many trace minerals needed by the body for proper health.
- Morning Break - Kashi fruit bar and a glass of chocolate soymilk. If need be maybe yogurt or some other nutritious snack. A slice of good quality cheese won't hurt you, avoid American Cheese products. If the package says Cheese, it is ok, if it says Cheese Food or any of the other coined phases, it is not true cheese and should be avoided.
- Lunch - unsalted mixed nuts, natural peanut butter and all-fruit jam sandwich on whole grain organic bread. Avoid regular breads, mayonnaise and cold cuts, if possible.
- Afternoon Break - Juice with 2 stalks celery, 2 carrots, a cucumber or zucchini, 4 or 5 leaves of greens like swiss chard, collards or kale, I prefer the swiss chard, 1/2 small beet plus beet greens, 2 apples, or other fruit, 4 or 5 stalks of parsley, 1 clove of garlic and thin slice of ginger. I look to see whatever I have in the refrigerator and will make substitutes as necessary. Nothing is fixed, except the celery, carrots and apples, they make the drink more palatable, so don't leave them out. I use a beer mug and keep juicing until the glass is full. Now there's a drink for ya.
- Supper - I have to make something the old-fashioned way with meat, so whatever it is, is ok with me, I limit my portions, especially when the meat is beef origins.
- Drinks - No soda or diet drinks, including sports water of any kind. Water is the mainstay or you may need a little chocolate soy milk. Alcohol, at your discretion. Alcohol is hard to metabolize, so be advised before you hang a big one on.
This has been the only way I have been able to lose weight. Juicing allows a person to consume more vegetables and fruit than I would normally to able to, using a regular diet. So I believe the fruits and veggies are what is making me healthier and to lose weight at the same time.
Any other foods you desire, in very limited quantities, unless they are organic whole grain foods, with limited sweeteners and limited oil, limit deep fried stuff. Artificial anything is not allowed. If you are diabetic you have to be careful with fruits and root veggies. Monitor your blood sugar and go slowly with juicing. A very good online juicing resource is http://www.juicingbook.com/
There are also good books at the bookstore, such as Juicing For Life by Cherie Calbom, MS and Maureen Keane, MS, CN. This book came to me highly recommended, so it is worth buying and reading.
