Have you seen Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead?? If not, you should totally check it out! If you have Netflix, you can stream it – like we did. It’s about a guy that decides he needs to take control of his life and body and begins to juice for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!
My sister just recently did it for a week straight! Nothing but juice all day, everyday for 6 full days!! She lost 9 pounds! She started back slow, eating fruits and veggies, 2.5 pounds came back once she stopped juicing but a pound a day is great boost for weightloss!
I really need to try to lose some weight! It’s been almost 6 months since I gave birth to Haley and I haven’t been able to exercise due to my surgery so eating healthy is currently my ONLY option!
My husband still has some “baby weight” he needs to lose too, and he thinks juicing would be a great way to do it. We’re not talking full blown juicing for breakfast, lunch, and dinner but replacing one meal a day – like breakfast, since it gets skipped most of the time anyways.
My husband has an issue with eating veggies so this is a great way to get those food groups in! A good majority of his juice is fruit but has other things like Kale, Cucumber, and Broccoli – things he DOES NOT eat. If it’s not meat, potatoes, green beans, or corn, then he’s probably not going to eat it!! Which he knows is not healthy!
For the first juicing experience, we used a JuiceMan juicer which was given to us for free… so of course the hubby wants to spend money on a top of the line Breville juicer! Lol. The JuiceMan surprisingly worked just fine and although a more expensive juicer may give us a better juice yield, I think we should stick it out with the one we got!
Our FIRST Juicing Recipe:
- 2 Apples
- 1 Peach
- 1 Pear
- Kale (large handful)
- 1 whole Cucumber
- 1 whole Lemon
- 8-9 small Strawberries
This recipe was a total creation of things we had just bought at the store. We added other things in as we went along and tasted. The strawberries (even though it was a small amount) gave it a nice sweet flavor. The cucumber has a TON of liquid yield so it’s easy to get a cucumber-y flavor. The lemon (including the peel) was a very important ingredient. It gives the juice a zesty flavor and cuts the veggie flavor!
Hopefully this is something we can do on a regualr basis, for us AND the babies! (Natalie likes to drink the juice with a straw!) I plan to share new found recipes as we go. If you have any great juicing recipies to share, I’d love to hear about them!!
It is AMAZING how much juice you get out of the cucumber isn’t it? I was completely surprised how much I got! Your recipe looks great, and it is amazing how a tiny amount can add a lot of flavor – like your strawberries. Oh and I did want to mention — one day I added some of that purple cabbage and I couldn’t even taste it. Which was great! You might want to try that – I eat it raw, and love it but I know david doesn’t eat it. So try it, it’s super healthy too – and would be great for you all!
I’m using juicing for my weight loss. Thanks for your recipes. they make my menu get more rich.
If I may add, drinking plenty of water always help in controlling the right body weight.. And homemade fresh juice is probably the best fluid to have..
I want to get myself a juicer so I can start juicing my veggies. I hope to replace my usual unhealthy breakfast with a green smoothie.
i haven’t try your recipes yet, but I will, and just wanted to share this one.. is soo good and would help you to lose some weigh, you could drink it before meals.
One half of big grapefruit, one slice of pineapple, one stick of celery, and like 1/4 of bunch parsley. hope you like it.
I can say you all have great ideas; Juices works, I been trying juicy for 3 weeks and one day; also praying alone with it. I came from 183 pounds, I am today 162 pounds and I feel just great. I been doing some walking and a little arm exercise, I can’t wait to see what another week going to bring.
i have never heard of this i might try it
This sounds like a good idea. I like the idea of getting veggies in that you normally dont eat
I like carrots and celery
I’ve never tried juicing, but I do live smoothies. I’ve been putting my blender to good use!
I sale the show and the very best day started juicing. All day I dranked the mix of apple, alle, carrots,celery it was so good and filling. Im going to do this for a month to see how Michael weight i loose.
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