Juicy ladies!

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A thread for those wanting to have a go at the 7lbs in 7 days Juice 'Diet' by Jason Vale.

Hardcore juicers will consume juice for 7 days and nothing else. Less hardcore juicers may be replacing 1 or 2 meals a day with juice. All juicers welcome

I plan to do it for 1 week (at the moment).

Last time I followed the plan - I felt refreshed, revitalised and clean.

We plan to start on Monday morning.

The recipe book can be bought very cheaply on ebay. Or the iphone app is only a couple of quid.

To get us started I am posting a shopping list which should cover the first three days, with plenty of stuff over for the rest of the week. The last time I did this 3-day shop online (Asda) it cost me about £30 (not including the supplements)

12 lemons
4 limes
35 apples (not Granny Smiths ? they don?t juice well)
3 avocados
3 pineapples
3 cucumbers
3 bananas
Bag of carrots
Bunch of celery
1 head of broccoli
1 raw beetroot
1 courgette
Stem of fresh ginger
1 bag watercress
1 bag spinach
1 bulb fennel
Fresh mint (optional)
Fresh parsley (optional)
Large pot natural (unsweetened) yoghurt
Ice cubes

Wheatgrass powder
Spirulina powder
Probiotic powder/tablets

Just had another superjuice. Actually managed to drink it all myself, ds2 (16months) loves it, and usually shares it with me.

Everyone else in the house think's it's disgusting :o

Does anyone else add spirulina powder and think it buggers up the taste of the juice? Or has mine gone off I wonder? It's been opened but in dark cupboard for about 5 months? I'm up to my second superjuice of the day along with big glass of water and 2 teas. You will lose weight even quicker Iwanna what with ds2 sharing yours! My friend says my flat honks of 'juice' and that I 'honk' of juice!? I must say they do leave a bit of an aftertaste. Or maybe it's the gone off spirulina? half way through day 2 yay and not at all hungry yet either.

I take spirulina tablets, with the juice. Didn't fancy adding the powder because the tablets smell bad enough!

I want to eat something. I'm debating a bowl of branflakes, I have no will power whatsoever, and I love food.

The spirulina tastes horrid. SO does the wheatgrass powder.

How necessary are they?? ( I take probiotic tablets )

Only had one juice today so far and not hungry in the slightest!

I didn't realise you could get spirulina tablets. I'm going to get some as the powder has a sort of fishy/seaweedy taste that spoils the juices that have it in. I don't find the wheatgrass powder nearly as strong tasting. I don't know how important it is though. I've had 3 juices so far today but am really wanting something to EAT too Iwanna. I'm really cold as well, is anyone else? I find the evenings hardest because that's my hungriest/cravingiest time of day. Am trying to focuss on Muslim people at Ramadan and that if they can go all day/eve without food/drink for a MONTH, then I can manage on nutritious juice for a week! Right off to check out spirulina tablet stockists. Keep on going everyone.

Last time I got some tablets that had wheatgrass and spirulina in them.
I got them from a health food shop in a local Tesco.
I'll check the label when I go back downstairs.

I've felt cold too Pop, but i've gone cold turkey on diet coke this week.
Had my last can on Sunday, so i've put it down to that.

Oooh wheatgrass and spirulina all in one. That would be great. I don't think sudden absence of caffeine is helping me either, but am attributing coldness to lack of carbs and well, erm, food really!LOL I have a long sleeved t shirt on, a sweatshirt and am wrapped in the throw that I usually only use in winter! Just keep thinking of people doing Ramadan - I feel a bit rubbish whinging after 2 days. Yesterday went so well, I didn't think I'd be craving food at this early stage. I'm not even hungry. I just want something NICE! Have just watched my bf scoff a huge bowl of pasta and a big salad! Oh and he had a big bar of chocolate this afternoon. TORTURER!

Spirulina

Supergreens They have everything in them.

Thanks wanna I'm presuming the supergreens are in tablet form? I can't work it out from the link. The price is good too. Will order these.

The ones I got were tablets, hang on, i'll have another look online

Supergreens tablets I think the pack with the wide lid, is powder, and the smaller sized lid are tablets IYKWIM

Thanks for that. I've ordered them. Am sure the juices will be vastly improved without that gunk added!LOL

Ok I cheated a bit today

I had a juice for breakkie.

I had half and advocado for lunch - I needed something to chew

Juice at about 4ish.

Now have just made the Power Greens soup off the Jasom Vale website. I'm going to have a little bowl in a minute to help warm me up. I feel cold from the inside out!

*an advocado

Oh in that case I cheated as well as also had half an avocado. Only I decided that wasn't cheating because it would have ended up in a juice that I'd have drunk!LOL I've had 2 ginger and lemon zingers and a superjuice and have another superjuice in the fridge. I have felt warmer than yesterday. I just couldn't get warm and had the electric blanket on in bed! I feel a bit lightheaded today though. Definitely finding it harder going now. Will be hard tomorrow when I meet friends for coffee. But they are all on various campaigns to lose weight as well so won't feel antisocial for not having coffee and a jaffa cake. Keep on going everyone. Only 4 days to go.

So, day 3 almost at an end! Everyone is doing very well & I also had a great day too - I've had a lemon ginger zinger, Passion 4 Juice master & 2 turbo express's & loads of hot water's with a kick & plain water too. Did a 30 minute swim too & feeling quite energized. I'm out all day tomorrow from home with the children, so I'm going to make up some Super Juice in a flask to take with me & just manage the rest of the day on water till I get home. Also had to re-stock on Pineapples, spinach & advocado's today too. The supermarket had run low on Pineapples & only managed to get one though! Happy Days!

Did everyone just use cow's milk yoghurt today for the Passion for juice master? I've been quite bloated after drinking that & as it's the first time I've had dairy since Sunday was wondering if it was the yoghurt & I might be a bit intolerant? I'll have to have a look in the supermarket's here & see if they do a sheep or goats milk yoghurt to try instead.

See you tomorrow
xx

I didn't have the passion for juice today but will do tomorrow. Because I was out all day I made 4 juices and bottled them up. I did 2 lemon and gingers and 2 superjuices (or maybe it was 2 turbo expresses. I didn't have time (or enough containers to make 3 different types. You can get soya plain yoghurt as well lil. If you felt bloated then would be worth trying a different type of yoghurt. I have to confess to a cheat this evening as was sooooooooooo desperate to CHEW I had 5 ryvitas with nothing on them (I know it's not terrible but I feel a bit rubbish for caving in.) I will do better tomorrow. Nite all.

Good morning Juiceketeers!

I am 6lb down on the scales this morning!!! 6lb. I'm surfe a lot is water but I don't care

My starting weight was 12st exactley on Monday morning

This morning I am 11st 8lb.

BTW the Jason Vale green soup was really nice last night. It mostly contains ingredients that you put in the juices. I left out the asparagus and the peas.

Recipe here

*sure is

OhmiGod cat that is fantastic. 6lbs is brilliant. I'm going by clothes and they do feel a bit looser. Will make the soup. I'm back on track after my ryvita lapse yest. We're over half way! Yay. xxx

I deffo feel less bloated too!

Well done cat that's fantastic.

I'm pretending that yesterday didn't happen as I only managed one juice

But i've done much better today :)

Well done cat - fantastic acheivement!

I did a sneaky weigh in this morning & nada - nothing - not even an ounce
:-( Has everyone else seen a loss yet? Maybe it will all drop off overnight on Sunday!!??

I have been sticking to this 7lbs in 7 days to the letter - although not having all of the juices every day - do you think that has made a difference? I normally eat a low carb diet too & don't have fruit in my diet so due to the amount of apples & pineapples I've gone through this week this may have had an effect too. In addition, I have not been to the loo very often so took some psyllium husk last night to try & get things moving a bit.

I'll be so pissed off if all this effort was for nothing - roll on Monday morning!

Oh well, only 3 more days to go!

I don't think it matters if you don't have all the juices for each day. I've not been to the loo much either and am v constipated, presumably because the fibrous parts of the veg and fruit goes into the bin! I have taken fibergel sachet today. lil I only feel like ive lost a weeny bit so far as well but I've done it once before and it did make a noticeable difference. I've just caved in and had more ryvitas again. This time of day onwards is the hardest for me.