Juice Fasting

[OregonGirl]

If you go on a - lets say, 60 day juice fast - can you, or are you allowed to eat raw as well? I'm going to be getting my juicer ANY DAY now (I've been waiting for two weeks) and once I start, if I get extremely hungry - is it going to hurt if I chew on carrots, or sticks of celery or maybe grapes throughout the day? Or will it ruin the fast? Thanks

[MysticTree]

You can juice and eat raw but it won't be a fast.

[OregonGirl]

Which do you think is more beneficial? Going on a straight fast for 60 days then eating raw afterwards, or juice feasting, which is eating and drinking I think?

[MysticTree]

Juice feasting does not involve eating as far as I am aware. It's a term used instead of fasting because, to many, fasting implies water only. Juice feasting and juice fasting are used inter-changably on this forum forums a both mean juice only. If you haven't done 60 days of juice only before, I'd be inclined to try a 30 day raw challenge first. 60 days of just juice is quite a high level entry into juicing.

[laughalways]

You are right on MT. I think starting with just eating raw first and then moving to juice fasting. Or doing both together until you feel ready to juice fast. You will know I think.

[OregonGirl]

I know it's going to be pretty rough - So I'm actually only planning on doing a 10 day fast, and then see where it progresses from there. I don't want to set myself up for complete failure so I figure 10 days is a good starting place. The only think I'm concerned about is that I drink alcohol, smoke, chew tobacco, and drink around 6 energy drinks a day. I have a highly addictive personality. I'm hoping that I can quit these cold turkey.

[laughalways]

I know it's going to be pretty rough - So I'm actually only planning on doing a 10 day fast, and then see where it progresses from there. I don't want to set myself up for complete failure so I figure 10 days is a good starting place. The only think I'm concerned about is that I drink alcohol, smoke, chew tobacco, and drink around 6 energy drinks a day. I have a highly addictive personality. I'm hoping that I can quit these cold turkey.

Perhaps you should do some research first and try quitting one thing at a time. IMHO it might be too much for your system to quit all of those at once. You should also research the detox symptoms. I know quitting caffiene can cause headaches. You also should have "coping mechanisms" (can't think of a better way to phrase this) in place for your withdrawal symptoms for each of these. Are there behaviors or things you do associated with each of these? Thinking about that might help prepare you for when you will crave them. I mean things like taking a walk when you crave one of these substances. Or calling a friend when you have the urge. I'm sure you can come up with some others.

[OregonGirl]

Are there behaviors or things you do associated with each of these?

I pretty much smoke when I drink. That's the only one really. I drink the energy drinks in the morning at work because I'm tired, and I chew during breaks at work.

[Arky]

Juice feasting does not involve eating as far as I am aware. It's a term used instead of fasting because, to many, fasting implies water only. Juice feasting and juice fasting are used inter-changably on this forum forums a both mean juice only. If you haven't done 60 days of juice only before, I'd be inclined to try a 30 day raw challenge first. 60 days of just juice is quite a high level entry into juicing.

Good advice.

[MysticTree]

you'll have horrible headaches for a few days to a week. If you are giving those up then I would suggest you don't go straight to juice only. You will have enough detox going on without the added detox of juicing. 100% raw even may well feel challenging. If, like me, you are an all or nothing sort of person then I would say 30 days raw would be an ample start. Then when the energy drinks, tobacco and alcohol are out of your system move to juice only.