Juice Diet...Very Cold!

Rosy Posy

I have been following the 'launch' programme from Jason Vale's Juice Yourself Slim book- basically you have two smoothies, two fresh juices (all with raw freshly extracted fruits and veggies and some with a little bit of yogurt) and a soup or salad for dinner. Its going fine but I find I'm very cold all the time. Even after I have a hot bath I'll be freezing a short while later. Has anyone else noticed this? Any ideas why this might be?

Other than this its something that I'll definitely incorporate into my daily routine- the juices are yummy and I don't find myself getting as hungry or needing to snack, but the coldness is getting to me. Could this be related to changing to eating more raw food?

Thanks!

metamorphosis

Why do you think your body is cold all the time ... think about the correlation for a moment.

Drinking your cals is never a great idea for numerous reasons

In simple terms, your body is always cold as it is not getting the minimum it needs to stay healthy


All there is is fruit/veg apart from yogurt, you are missing out on fats that you need hormonally and protein.

Not to be rude at all, its a stupid way to start off healthy eating. You cant kickstart healthy eating with an unhealthy habit
What does this entail? How long do you juice for, when is real actual food intoduced back in?

not even wrong

Don't waste your time on gimmicky fad diets. Healthy eating doesn't require heavily promoted books or celebrity endorsements or expensive branded supplements.

El_Dangeroso

The coldness is a massive down-regulation of your thyroid, ie your metabolism to put it simply.

I just don't see how this would 'kickstart' anything, do you think making yourself feel awful is going to increase your overall motivation or decrease it? Think about that.

gosuckonalemon

Rosy Posy wrote: »

I have been following the 'launch' programme from Jason Vale's Juice Yourself Slim book- basically you have two smoothies, two fresh juices (all with raw freshly extracted fruits and veggies and some with a little bit of yogurt) and a soup or salad for dinner. Its going fine but I find I'm very cold all the time. Even after I have a hot bath I'll be freezing a short while later. Has anyone else noticed this? Any ideas why this might be?

Other than this its something that I'll definitely incorporate into my daily routine- the juices are yummy and I don't find myself getting as hungry or needing to snack, but the coldness is getting to me. Could this be related to changing to eating more raw food?

Thanks!

Put on a jumper and you'll be fine.

Rosy Posy

metamorphosis wrote: »

All there is is fruit/veg apart from yogurt, you are missing out on fats that you need hormonally and protein.

There are quite a lot of avocados in it and have also been taking fish oil supplements. I did wonder about the protein aspect.

Not to be rude at all, its a stupid way to start off healthy eating. You cant kickstart healthy eating with an unhealthy habit

The reason I tried it is because I have been following a healthy eating and exercise programme for the last number of months but have stopped loosing weight. For about a month have plateaued at the same weight (BMI of around 24) and I would like to loose a bit more to get back to my pre-baby weight of BMI 21. The book is very convincing about the merits of large amounts of fresh organic fruits and vegetables.

What does this entail? How long do you juice for, when is real actual food intoduced back in?

You have a smoothie every breakfast and lunchtime, a juice mid morning and afternoon, and a vegetable soup every dinnertime for five days then on the weekend you have a soup for lunch and a salad for dinner, which does include some protein. After that you're supposed to continue with a smoothie for breakfast, two juices as snack and a soup or a smoothie for lunch, and whatever you want for dinner- he suggests a protein rich meal such as fish and salad and brown rice, but you can have whatever you want if you need a 'cheat' meal.

Rosy Posy

gosuckonalemon wrote: »

Put on a jumper and you'll be fine.

I've been going round ridiculously overdressed and getting weird looks from my neighbours and people around the place! Caved this evening and had some salmon and greens and a glass of wine for dinner and I feel much warmer now!

Rosy Posy

not even wrong wrote: »

Don't waste your time on gimmicky fad diets. Healthy eating doesn't require heavily promoted books or celebrity endorsements or expensive branded supplements.

I would agree with this to an extent but I have already been eating healthily and have not been seeing results. I know from other threads on here that as you get closer to your target weight it gets harder to loose weight and you have to work harder. This was one way I could see of working harder. I'd be happy with any other suggestions. I already exercise for six hours a week and am looking to bring that up to seven hours but I have a young family and no extended family support so I really don't have the time/energy to do any more exercise.

metamorphosis

My first query would be to ask what your previous diet was before you embarked on this. Generally people think they have a great diet but 99.99% of the time there is something(s) that needs to be addressed. Do you know your RMR, BMR and caloric needs to lose, maintain etc?

Also, if you had been losing weight it is 100% normal to plateau, usually he answer isn't restricting like you are. When I lost a couple of stone a few years back, I plateaued more than once - for one of my plateau I ate more than maintenance for a few days and this acted as a jump start for my body to start losing again.

Just a thought ...

not even wrong

Rosy Posy wrote: »

The book is very convincing about the merits of large amounts of fresh organic fruits and vegetables.

Yes, quacks are very convincing when they're trying to sell you on something. Tell me, is there a lot of talk about various unspecified "toxins"?

Rosy Posy

metamorphosis wrote: »

My first query would be to ask what your previous diet was before you embarked on this. Generally people think they have a great diet but 99.99% of the time there is something(s) that needs to be addressed.

A typical day would be
breakfast: banana with peanut/almond butter (about 20g) and some other fruit maybe 2 golden kiwifruit or an orange

morning snack: fruit- apple or pear

lunch: 2-3 ryvita or rice crackers(just brown rice) with tomato and avocado and lite tuna (just tuna in water- 85g can) or hummus and salad / sushi

afternoon snack: nuts and dried fruit, fresh fruit

dinner: homemade veg chilli with fresh salsa, guacamole, corn chips (plain- corn and unsaturated veg oil)/ soup maybe 3 nights a week/ paella / vegetable fried rice with tofu /baked sweet potato with homemade hummus...

We eat 90% organic, seasonal food, hardly anything processed. I have been cutting out bread and baked goods even tho I make all of these from scratch, and sugar and dairy. I do have these things occasionally. Once a week we'd get takeaway, usually thai or indian and I'd usually have a lentil or prawn dish with lots of vegetables. I'd usually drink a few glasses of wine 1-2 nights a week too.

Rosy Posy

not even wrong wrote: »

Yes, quacks are very convincing when they're trying to sell you on something. Tell me, is there a lot of talk about various unspecified "toxins"?

There was a lot of that, and a fair bit of hard sell on the juicer that the guy endorses and his own range of supplements and 'energy bars'.

But for all that he says a lot of stuff about the diet 'industry' in general and how he's mostly pugging fresh produce which isn't going to line anyone's pocket. Anyway, his diets got good reviews for people achieving and maintaining weight loss, which was why I went for it. I'm at a bit of a dead end and don't really know how to proceed.

El_Dangeroso

Rosy Posy wrote: »

A typical day would be
breakfast: banana with peanut/almond butter (about 20g) and some other fruit maybe 2 golden kiwifruit or an orange

morning snack: fruit- apple or pear

lunch: 2-3 ryvita or rice crackers(just brown rice) with tomato and avocado and lite tuna (just tuna in water- 85g can) or hummus and salad / sushi

afternoon snack: nuts and dried fruit, fresh fruit

dinner: homemade veg chilli with fresh salsa, guacamole, corn chips (plain- corn and unsaturated veg oil)/ soup maybe 3 nights a week/ paella / vegetable fried rice with tofu /baked sweet potato with homemade hummus...

We eat 90% organic, seasonal food, hardly anything processed. I have been cutting out bread and baked goods even tho I make all of these from scratch, and sugar and dairy. I do have these things occasionally. Once a week we'd get takeaway, usually thai or indian and I'd usually have a lentil or prawn dish with lots of vegetables. I'd usually drink a few glasses of wine 1-2 nights a week too.

One thing that's glaring at me is that diet is low in protein. Protein will keep you full and preserve lean mass while losing weight. Add an egg to breakfast, and then a big portion (200g) fish or meat (are you pescatarian? then cottage cheese) to both lunch and dinner. You'll notice a difference in hunger levels after three days.