I am starting that Juicing diet? does anybody have any issues with it or recommend it? I watched that "fat and almost dead" video...I was inspired not only by the weight loss but the fact that all of them were able to stop all their medication and there was a few from our ranks too!
Thanks all
Frank.
I went on the candida diet for 5 weeks and, whilst not being overweight I still lost 1st 3lbs. Main thing given up was sugar which is in pretty well everything we eat to surprising levels. Fruir was off the menu due to fructrose and fruit juice was an absolute no no. The skin of the fruit absorbs some of the frustrose, without the skin it is .... fruit !!
I need to lose a lot of weight too, and am struggling as usual (darn you chocolate cake, why are you so nice?). I think perhaps a recognised diet, providing it's healthy, should help anyone who's overweight as it gives you some guidelines to work with. Juicing, I don't know - ask your doctor before starting any diet is always the advice as if you're on warfarin a big change could affect your INR, and they might want to monitor you more often for a bit to make sure it's not having an effect. I am wondering about a slimming club as they provide a real incentive...
Hi Lis, the trouble with slimming clubs is that they are so expensive. They are businesses. What with fees, raffles, special foods etc you will spend towards £20 each week. And you'll be joining the weekly queues to have a wee pre- weighing.
Have you friends to join your dieting aim to give joint incentive?
I too need to lose weight and it's so hard! Cutting out sugar is the way forward!
Hi Keith - found it, here you go 😊
Thought this might be useful - for those wanting to lose a few pounds
the more I learn, the more I lose...
Diet: Cut the following: Bread, rice, potatoes, pasta - completely
Allowed
Protein: Chicken (any), prawns, crab, white fish, eggs, chia seeds, broccoli (I know, I was shocked too)
Vegetables: every single thing you can get your hands on but, steamed and add cold oil after cooking. the oil will give you the 'full' feeling without turning it into saturated fats which is what cooking does to oil.
If you must cook with oil, use coconut oil, your food will taste a little weird for three days
Oil: All of the following are banned: Vegetable oil, sunflower oil, rapeseed oil (I know, I thought that it was healthy too)
Fizzy drinks: none
Lattes and fancy coffees: none, drink regular white coffee including sugar like we used to in the old days.
Bread: replace with rice bread, ryvitas (plain)
Meat: totally okay, eat as much as you want but, not burgers or sausages. Must be real meat.
Cereals: try gluten free granola available in all supermarkets
Yoghurt: as much as you want, not low fat, just live
Milk: full fat not skimmed. Try almond milk if you'd like dairy free
Vegetable soup: make your own from all of the vegetable leftover in the fridge before groceries day - don't fry first, boil and blend, add herbs, spices - you'll find that your store cupboard will become use to herbs and spices....
Salad dressing: Apple cider vinegar and olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon/lime juice - the apple cider vinegar is the only vinegar that is acid neutral.
You'll find yourself craving 'flavour' - that's the brain saying 'give me sugar' - substitute the craving with ginger, garlic, salt, chillies, marmite (for unami taste) and herbs...
Fruit: as much as you can eat
Nuts: provide essential oil, all types including coconut
Seeds: sunflower, pumpkin, sesame - all good for snacking and chia seeds are higher in protein than chicken so great for sprinkling/mixing with other food
Snacks: dried fruit (not ideal but, travel well), nuts
The food industry has been trying to fool us to make more money - the enemy isn't fat, in any shape or form, the enemy is refined sugar. This includes carbs (complicated sugar), the more of this you cut, the quicker you'll lose weight.
There is no need to eat less - it's complete rubbish, just eat the right stuff - if it grows, it's okay to eat. If it grows, get's processed and made into something else, it ain't...simples
If you drop too quickly, you feel light headed by mid afternoon. Carry around some energy food, nuts, seeds, dried food - the feeling will pass but, it feels weird when it happens first few times around.
This isn't a diet, these are just some basic rules to eating healthy. I've heard people repeat to me that I'm doing the 'Atkins' or the 'Paleo' or the 'Caveman' or 'Gluten' free diets - none are right but, you can look these all up as alternatives. I've just chosen to eat right and ignore the advertising - if it grows, we can eat it...
We were never fat (obese) before the 'sugar' monster corporate(s) took over the advertising media...
Great places are Holland & Barrett for bulk products
There you go
2st 2lbs in 12 weeks, maintaining fighting weight quite happily at 11st 9lbs and waist size 32 at aged 47
Brill that Juice! Ill start it today! Thanks will update you..
Hello,
I have always been a little sceptical of diet clubs, the thought of paying money each week and told what to eat and being encouraged to buy certain brands of food held no appeal to me. Until one of my daughters in January said she was ready to go to one and she asked me for my support, so off I trotted and went half heartedly to Slimming World which is only at the top of our backstreet in the local civic centre.
I have got to hold my hand up and say it has been a life changing experience and thank heavens my daughter dragged me there. i have now lost 2 stone and my daughter has lost 3 stone, we still have more to loose and the journey continues. There is no fad food, it's just about going back to basics and revisiting what you eat. I believe you can get a 12wk free referral from GP too.
I agree that Slimming World does work by just eating normal food and recipes but cutting the fat and sugar . I've lost 3 stone in 11 months (despite going on several holidays and having regular nights out). They never use the word diet it's food optimising. They also don't set you a target weight but leave it up to you. My BMI is nearly down to 25 (from 32) which I'm seriously hoping will help my overall health. It has certainly helped my psycologically!
Thanks everyone for your replies i think i feel a little better now knowing you all have lost some weight! My Nutribullet has just arrived as we are speaking...ill try some juicer programs see what occurs, i wont do nothing extreme.
Hi Frank - I did a juice diet for 7 days and lost 7lbs but found it impossible to stick with, I just needed to eat something solid!
What I do now is have either fruit with milled seeds, coconut yogurt or a smoothie for breakfast, sometimes a smoothie or a salad for lunch and a 'lean & clean ' meal in the evening - that is working. I do snack on seeds, nuts and dried fruit, but only a mouthful or 2 and have chocolate, a couple of squares of dark chocolate every day!
I have a fab recipe for a chocolate mousse which you can get away with at any dinner party using absolutely NO dairy & NO sugar. I'll post if anyone would like?
General tip I just found out about - use Date Syrup as a sweetener - fab - just a drizzle over yogurt (coconut of course) is dee-lish!
The secret for me is not feeling deprived!
Very gradually losing weight - about 1 stone 8 lbs over a year.
Takes a bit of time to adjust and the main change is no white carbs at all (flour products, sugar etc) absolutely no processed foods, lots of fresh foods - especially veg.
Go for it and hope please let us know how you get on Frank.
Best wishes CD
Thanks for your Input Dreamer! I shall try it with new aplomb...I hope i spelt that right? hahaha. yes, i am dreading the wall im bound to hit when the hunger demands but im going to try high protein and mix it up. will keep posted...My AF has abated to almost nothing now so i guess losing some weight wont hurt..
I started using a nutribullet a few months ago when my INR had drifted a bit so I was having checks more often anyway. I have a smoothie instead of breakfast with a handful of spinach in it to stabilise my INR. It's a way to get some fruit and veg in every day. No weight loss but that's because I am short on will power as don't need to lose much!!
A handful of oats makes it creamy or a teaspoon of peanut butter which is supposed to stop you feeling as hungry ( I wish!)
Enjoy . best wishes Wendy
I also have a Nutribullet and use it every day. I don't follow the "stages" it mentions in their book but the juices añd smoothies work really well and allow room for experimentation. I find it particularly useful for greens which tend to make me feel bloated when I eat them but not when I've zapped them. Hope you enjoy using it. 
i AM enjoying using it Mama! I also am experimenting with fruit and greens right now but i find it fills me up and im not hungry at all...i already have a feeling of well being .
mayoclinic.org/healthy-life...
I am giving this my best shot - developed by a unit of the U.S. Dept of Health and specifically targeting hypertension which has been an issue for me for many years.
The problem with trying to lose weight is to find some way of not only losing it, but keeping it off! After reading on this forum about the benefits of weight loss, I adopted a version of the CareAF eating plan - very similar to what Hardjuice has posted - and it has worked.
i found that by avoiding anything processed I could control intake of garbage quite easily - sugar especially, which is chucked into everything. (What sort of cook adds sugar to fish??? Mackerel in tomato sauce from Lidl - foul) 😝
I'm wary of commercial slimming organisations who have a vested interest in keeping their clients returning each week, leaving for a while, putting the weight on again and becoming paying customers again. Nasty sceptic that I am!
Has anyone got any ideas to gain weight😄
yea Mick! try my diet techniques! :[
Love it Frank!
Thanks Wendy im looking forward to fine tuning what to smoothie out!
I'm with hard juice . You have to cut out the carbs . That's what bloats you. They make you feel full but not satisfied . Also cut down on fruit , too much sugar , up the veg. Lots of water , no fizzy drinks. No wheat , bread , pasta , rice , potatoes. But as much chicken , Fish, salad , veg as you want . Plain yoghurt is good and nuts as a snack . Works for me !
Lisa
Thanks Lisa, i live alone so any help is good! :]
I went on this for about 14 days and had real success losing weight but it didn't last.
In the end any fad diet - and juicing IS a fad diet - has to come to an end and we usually go back to the diet we know best which often means putting the pounds back on.
Make sure you KNOW what your eating regime will be once you stop juice fasting.
In fact 95% of people who try to lose weight end up back where they started plus a few pounds.
I've battled my weight for decades and have rarely seen the scales tell me anything other than the fact that I am obese.
You can not do anything if you are depressed - not saying you are of course but after suffering from it for decades its amazing what a difference i have seen in quality of life AND the ability to lose weight.
I have always found that if I am exercising I am more likely to stick to a diet. You feel better about yourself when you are being active and that shows in your food choices.
As far as diet goes? Look lets get real. Most of us know what bad food is and what good food is. Its not hard to work out.
Portion control is key. I eat reasonably healthy but I eat a LOT - my portion control is non existent but THAT is the single most important thing for losing weight once you know what to eat.
Juice fasting is one small piece of the healthy eating puzzle.
i hear that Dave. I am considering them factors of course and have similarly been battling for years with weight. Basically ill be entering into a high protein low carb diet permanently with small portions.
Does anyone have experience with diuretics to treat high blood pressure? afib and hypertension ? I am on hydroclorithyazide. (Hctz) and wo
This is my first time writing. I was recently diagnose with a.f. I have no symptoms that I am aware of. It seems to be there all the time.We all share the dreaded AF syndrome. can we have all the different ways that each of us deal with it? I pesonally drink a FROZEN diet coke!
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