Day 26 - Are Low Carb Fruits the Key?

[makinMYway30]

i just need a basic recipe of the juice ingredients

[transitionalphase]

Thanks for going into more detail about acidic vs. alkaline. I was wondering, is green tea acidic? How about wholegrain cereals? And thanks again for explaining about lemons, limes, and grapefruit. I use to think that all citrus fruits were acidic.

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@transitionalphase Hi, to be honest I am not sure about green tea - I believe caffeine is acidic so I expect green tea would be - Happy to help out :)

[Warpath2198]

Fruit only diet. I laughed out loud. Do yourself a favor and read good calories bad calories or protein power. Drop fruits and any other sugars. After about 4 days you will not even feel hungry for 8-12 hrs at a time. You will not need encouragment because the body will be well satisfied. Break the cycle of ignorance. Get off sugar

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@Warpath2198 Well keep on laughing because I never went on a diet and especially not a fruit one :) Dont agree about dropping fruits but would agree you should limit them because of the sugar. Yes I agree about dropping sugar and I have not had any for 100 days now. Thanks for taking the time to comment...

[FLATFEET3]

wooow your face is very slim compared to your other vid

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@FLATFEET3 Thanks for that, appreciate it.  Checkout my channel video now to see my entire progress. I feel so much better with all the weight I have lost I have to say!

[dab0o]

I find that ginger,lemon & lime mask the bad cucumber taste and I find using less than a whole cucumber works better.

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@dab0o thanks for the tip. I find Ginger to be very off putting, but will do some research into it and if it's got some great benefits will try adding again. It was another "celery" for me with the taste, but I have to remain open minded now I have gotten used to celery!

[luvchild78]

I started my juice fast 4 days ago. and I'm doing my daily videos too to keep myself motivated really. Let me ask you, what do you find that helps mask the awful taste of cucumber , celery and spinache drinks? I love the taste of grapefruit..

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@luvchild78 Thanks for the kind comments and stopping by. Two thinks about celery, spinach, etc. The further you go through your juice fast the "less yucky" they taste. My primary ingredients to mask taste is lemon, lime, and grapefruit. Apple and Carrot are also good at masking in my experience. Good on you for doing your updates each day! Keep up the good work. How long are you planning to stay on your juice fast?

[wahopin]

When I'm past day 30 and transitioned back to solid food, I'm going to concentrate on raw and steamed veges as well as fresh fruits. I'm going to cut out dairy but probably keep the poultry and fish twice per week. I also only eat whole grains but I will cut out the wheat and eat other grains like rice and corn. My hubby loves steaks but I don't think they agree with my body. When I eat red meat, I can't sleep. That's my body telling me something. :-)

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@wahopin Good plan! Yes I am considering cutting out diary as well. Some big steps ahead for us both, but I am sure we can both do it. I am one of those "steak" people (or at least was) but have no missed it much (especially after the first 7 days). So could see myself being a vegetarian now! 

[wahopin]

Another thing about water, your liver uses water to process everything. It uses water first to keep you alive. The secondary use is to process fat and remove it from your system. If you don't drink enough water, only the life saving processes take place. Your liver will not begin to process the fat until it first has done the primary job of keeping your blood clean and the other processes it has to do to keep you alive. So drink more water than you think you need.

[overwhelmingtraffic]

@wahopin Yes water is vital, no doubt about that, your body needs it. Thanks for the update, keep up the good work!

[wahopin]

Good Morning, Day 15 for me. Down 15.5 pounds. Hanging in there. Keep the videos coming. You are doing great.

[dab0o]

Loving the videos Tim, on day 6 now going real strong I have been drinking a lot of water and also taking fibre to help out as we don't get much if any I think that's important in a juice fast, also the transition between the juice fast and normal food I'm thinking going raw food salads on first few days then moving on to steamed veggies & brown rice and then meats.

Keep up the good work!

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@dab0o great to hear you are going strong, well done, keep up the good work. It gets easier and easier over time. Sounds like a good plan with your transition off the juice fast. I need to get my plan firmed up well before my fast finishes.  Yes drinking water is really the key!