Juicing - two days in and I am still not hungry!

[spokette]

I decided last week to start juicing after seeing my cousin who had lost a stone in 3 weeks!! I only want to lose half a stone after the excesses of the summer so I thought starting off with a diet comprising vegetable and fruit juice might be interesting (as well as challenging).

So I bought a Juicemaster book (7lb in 7 days) and started juicing yesterday. Today I worked out to one of my DVDs for an hour and have just returned from the park with my DTS. I'm still not hungry!!

I have been drinking fresh juices,which are absolutely delicious as well as exhilerating and I feel fabulous. I plan to do this until Saturday so it will be interesting to see if Jason Vale's promise that you will not feel hungry at all holds true.

Was wondering if anybody else had tried this regime?

hi ladies

i have been reading your thread with great interest. spokette your loss is fantastic welldone!!

am trying to track down the book now.

also lloyds pharmacy do a juicer for 6.99 if anyone is interested.

Just a quick update. Lost another 3lb. Weight loss has slowed now that I am ingesting more solids but I am delighted with my progress. So in total I have lost 11lb in two weeks! I have lost inches all over my body too.

Juicing is natural to me now - I juice in the evening and put the smoothie in the fridge overnight so it is ready for breakfast plus I have some for lunch.

My clothes are so loose on me now that I am going to have to invest in more size 10 clothing. Looks like a spending spree at Bluewater is on the cards!!

thats great spokette.

my book arrived today so i am thinking of starting on monday.

did you add the bacteria into your smoothies? i think im just going for the straight fruit/veg no additives.

the 3 pound loss was that on phase 2?

Hi iamamummy

I did not add the bacteria to my smoothies - just used veg and fruit.

The 3lb lost is on phase two (first week). I have loss lots of inches but not surprised weight loss has slowed dramatically because I only needed to lose 7lb in the first place anyway.

Good luck!!

Quick update. Loss another 4lb so 15lb in 3 weeks!!

DH wants me to stop now because he wants to feel flesh and not bones. As I am now wearing size 10 clothes, I am content to stop but I still intend to carry on juicing. Having juices for breakfast and lunch is enough to satiate me for the day but I will add fruit, protein and some complex carbs to my lunches in order to make sure I keep my diet properly balanced.

spokette thats amazing!!!

i am currently on day 2. didnt realise so much prep was involved. did you make any juices up in advance?

i have 2 stone minimum to loose so its going to be a loonng road for me.

Iamamummy

After the third day, I made up batches the evening before so I had something ready first thing in the morning. By day 5 I found that I did not need anything until about midday because I just was not hungry.

Well done on making it to day two. Once you get to day 4, it gets a lot easier because your body is more used to the regime.

Good luck!

well done spokette!

I am ready to start the 7lbs in 7 days programme this week but have lost my shopping list. I have enought fruit for today's juice's but no more. Someone said it was on Jason Vale's site but I can't find it. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Here is the link to his recipes.

Good luck!

iamamummy, how did you get on?

I am still just having juices for breakfast and lunch. My appetite has been revolutionised because I rarely snack and eat only small portions now of solid food because I feel bloated if I eat too much. I went for a luchtime meal on Sunday and did not need anything else for the rest of the day because I was so full.

THanks spokette, I thought he had a shopping list there too but it must have been taken down.

I am day 2 and really struggling to be honest. I am not hungry, just really, really tired with a muzzy head. Will this go?? I went to bed at 8.30 last night and am contemplating a nap now (I work from home and my bed is across the landing!)

Its really encouraging to hear success stories. Alongside wanting to loose about a stone, I also want to change my eating habits as I have fallen into some bad ones.

hi spokette i shall be starting the diet again as of next monday. i managed 3 days and then we had unexpected guests for dinner and i caved in as my curry smelt sooo good.

twofalls good luck!

Twofalls, the first 3 days are the hardest. When I gave DH and DTS their meals, I disappeared to another room and busied myself. I also kept chanting "it is only for 7 days". Like you, I was not hungry but my mouth felt deprived of chewing[lol]. I did not feel really tired either. Do you drink a lot of coffee by any chance because that may explain your symptoms if you are not drinking it now?

By day 4, psychologically you do not want to give up because you are past the halfway point. Plus you can feel the difference in the way your clothes fit which really spurs you on. Good luck!

Good luck again iamamummy. Did you lose any inches/weight over the three days you did the programme?

Thanks for the encouragement spokette, I need it, although Day 3 today and I feel an awful lot better - I am even going to go for a run later which I couldn't have contemplated yesterday or Monday. I absentmindedly had some of DD's uneaten porridge this morning (which actually is probably where all my problems started in the first place - finishing her food) and it felt so strange!

I don't drink a lot of coffee but probably do drink 3-4 cups of tea a day so that was what the headaches were probably about.

Good luck iamamummy!

Hi twofalls. Just throwing you some extra support to keep going now that you are on day 4. By day 4, I had lost inches on hips and waist and was wearing jeans that I could not do up prior to starting the regime.

Hope you managed to go for your run. I remember having so much energy and vitality. My cousin, who introduced me to the diet, had the same experience. Like me, she has revolutionised her diet, lost nearly two stones in two months and feels wonderful.

The main thing that constantly amazes me is how my appetite has changed, I no longer snack and I become full eating much smaller portions. Yesterday, I had a small glass of turbo charge juice for breakfast, a bigger glass for lunch and dinner was a small portion of spaghetti bolognese followed by a biscuit. I drink lots of water too throughout the day.

Good luck!!

thanks so much for the encouragement spokette, I have to say I feel really good today. It is so strange how I am just not hungry. DD offered me a twiglet earlier today and it wasn't hard to say no - that isn't like me at all

I did go for my run and my clothes are definitely feeling a bit looser. I am going to do the turbo charge next. I will keep you posted!

Day 5 and 5lbs lost and clothes definitely looser!

I have to say though, for some reason, the thought drinking juice for another 3 days is beginning to make me feel a bit queasy and I don't want to go off it all together so I might start the turbo charge tomorrow instead of Monday. Then again, I might not...... will see how I feel.

Well done twofalls. Let us know how you get on with the turbo charge programme. I am currently sipping the turbo charge juice and that is all I have had all day because I am having pizza with the family for dinner.

Even though I am not trying, I still lost another pound in weight this week so 16lb in 4 weeks!

twofalls how did you get on?

spokette 16lbs in 4 weeks is truely amazing!

i have had my first juice of the day, totally in a different mind set this time around than the first so thats a good sign. i feel positive that i can stick with it (remind me of this on day 3 lol)

spokette where did you buy your fruit and veg from? i went to aldi yesterday and stocked up and was shocked at how cheap the whole lot was for the first 3 days - it came to just over a tenner!!

I bought the book yesterday. So will start next week when I will be more organised.

Can't imagine what I will feel like with my coffee in the morning. This will be the hardest bit.

of course I meant without my coffee.

iamamummy how are you getting on? I initially bought my fruit and veg from Somerfield - big mistake! Very expensive. I then went to Aldi and that was much cheaper and just as good! Unfortunately, there are no markets where I live so have to use supermarket.

poshtottie, best of luck. Being in the right frame of mind is half the battle. By the time you get to day 4, you really feel the benefits (as well as the loose clothing) and that spurs you on. My appetite has changed drastically and I only eat small portions now because I feel full very quickly.

I still have juices Mon-Fri for breakfast and lunch because I actually prefer them to solid food!If I do feel peckish, I eat fruit or if I have a craving, I will succumb to a biscuit or chocolate but that rarely happens!!(lol)

spokette - all is going well so far! i am slightly peckish in the evenings but i have managed to not pick at anything. i find market produce goes mouldy very quick so i am sticking with aldi, you cant complain at their prices.

i really hope i can change my lifestyle like yours i definately need it!

poshtottie good luck keep us updated

well done iamamummy! About day 4 I had a real need for something so I had a few brazil nuts. that really seemed to do the trick and staved off the need for anything else.

I am on the turbo charge now but am finding it hard to fit the exercise in. I have lost 7lbs in 9 days but had a bad day on Monday as I was on a course and forgot to take any food with me so I had sandwiches and succumbed to a couple of biscuits. The strange thing was though I didn't want to eat loads and I normally would have so it has definitely changed the portions I can eat and what I fancy, which is amazing. Back on the program now. My aim is to loose between 10-14lbs and I actually think I can do it.

Good luck poshtottie, I found going out with my morning cuppa really hard for the first few days and I felt really tired and headachey. That went by the 3rd day and now don't even think about a cup of tea.

twofalls, well done! I definitely know what you mean about portion sizes and reduced appetite. Don't worry about the bad days. Just keep on with the programme and you will definitely lose 14lbs by the end of the month if not sooner.

iamamummy, excellent news and keep going.

So far today, I have had the turbo charge juice for breakfast and lunch. I also had some grapes and kiwi fruit with my lunch plus one cappucino around 11am. Also drinking plenty of water. No hunger pangs or cravings. Dinner will be homemade chicken soup.

I have just ordered that book!!! can't wait for it to arrive. Need to buy a juicer though...are they actually called 'juicers'?..not smoothie makers or anything??

I hate hate hate vegetables..so will be sticking to the fruit side of it.

Great stories here, i don't own any scales though....so will have to go with the clothes feeling looser way. Might buy some though...hmmmmm.

The problem if have always had when dieting is not having the energy...i have lots of young uns to run around after so need all the energy i can get.