The FastDay Forum

http://www.channel5.com/shows/fat-sick- ... l-120-slot

4 days to watch.

Upbeat Aussie takes a juicing machine on a trek across America while addressing his weight and health issues with a juice fast.

I watched that documentary a while back on Amazon Prime. It was interesting.

I've got this recorded to watch at some time. Saw the start but then life got in the way!

I've just watched this. Thank you for posting the link. It was really inspirational, and I enjoyed seeing their success.

I watched it recently, and just incorporated it into my IF routine. At this point I am just juicing for one or 2 meals on my feed days(usually not a meal coming off my fast, but another meal). Tomorrow I am doing my first fast of the week, and am going to use my allotted calories for 2 juices. I am trying to kick up my weight loss a bit as it has slowed down on IF(4:3) even though I am still doing the same thing as when I first started.

BIG BUT...

Juice with caution.
read a relatively recent thread

post78258.html?hilit=juicing#p78258

Always worry when some of us try to change the simple principles of 5:2 and add to it restrictions in food types, times of eating, sleeping, paleo, types of food preparation etc etc.

K.I.S.S. Keep it simple sweetie is what i say. Find 2 (or 3) days you reduce to 25% of TDEE and watch it all just fall off!

Understood, but don't see how using up my fasting calories on juice vs eating something else with lower nutrients would make a difference. The benefit of juice is alot of macronutrients for a low caloric load so its better quality calories than eating something else (good or bad). The question is does the juice give you enough of a feeling of fullness to fight off hunger pains. I think all of us who have been on IF for any length of time for weight loss get to a point where we plateau a bit and need to change things up, at least for a short time. I do like the extra energy I get from from juicing so do plan to incorporate the extra nutrients via a juice now and then. Don't see myself going on the all juice fast like in the documentary as that is a total lifestyle change and can't see myself living that way.